The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
FEOsI TEXAS.
81 Il Comfy.

more thoroughly aroused to the
very responsible duties that rests
upon them and the. grand work
that is to be accomplished to bring
about the grand results of our be-
loved Order. They are beginning
to realize the fact that there is a
work for every one and the impor-
tance of every one being willing to
do his or her part. When these
feelings and desires are firmly
planted in the minds of the MEM
bers of any Grange, that Grange
will move right onward in spite OF
all opposition that can be brought
to bear. Our Grange has. never
slept for a month since it was or
ganized in January, 1874. Amidst
the darkest days of the Order, it had
faithful few, who, at all times and
in all places and under all circum-
stances, have boldly defended the
principles of the Order with such
ardor and zeal that doubling Thorn
ases have been reclaimed, and the
Grange lives. But l did not expect
or intend to say so much about our
Grange. | am trying to collect
data from which | may at some
future time give the readers of The
PATRON condensed history OF
Birds Creek Grange.
In THE PATRON, of February II,
| read letter from Bro. Daugherty
of Caldwell county, in which
feel called upon to make some re-
ply. Bro. Daugherty hopes that
will suggest the means by which
the farmers of the Nation can be
reached with the glad tidings of
Grange salvation. This. Brother
Daugherty, is knotty question, and
will possibly ever remain unsolved,
and many poor, ignorant tillers OF
the soil die without ever getting a
glimpse of the good time coming .
AS long as we squeeze a dime till
the Eagle, the emblem of Liberty,
squalls, when contributing to the
aid of these two means to reach the
people-the Press and the living
Speaker-and pour it out with a
vengeance in support of cliques,
rings, combinations and corpora
tions that have organized for the
purpose of robbing labor of its just
rewards and sucking the life blood
from the farmers of this Nation,
We can not expect the glad tidings
of the ''good time coming" to
reach the masses of the people.
How long; O, how long, Bro.
Daugherty, will we bow in humble
submission to and pour out our
money for the support of those
measures that are fast tending to
make slaves of not only ourselves
but our children that come after us.
Suppose that the one -hundredth
part that we contribute each year
to support the Infamous Tariff sys-
tenn, the National Bank system, and
a host of other Systems" that is a
blot and stigma on the fair name
OF Constitutional Liberty, to the
grand object in view-the sending
of a pure Grange paper and an
honest, living speaker to the peo-
ple-what would be the results?
In less than five years we would
be able to enter the Temple of Lib
erty, kick over the table of the
money changers" drive out the
"den of thieves" that nave so long
corrupted it, roll back ''the wheels
of fraud and corruption" and start
again a wiser and a better people.
| did think of giving Bro. Daug ugh-
erty some plan by which this work
can be accomplished, but will wait
until the assembled wisdom of our
Order meets here in Bolton, when
L hope and believe the work will
be accomplished. 1t is fully within
our reach, but it will take money
You can not expect a man to neg
lect his own business and pay his
own expenses to do the work.
Before leaving this subject wish
to say to Bro. Daugherty, that if he
will get up the ''open meeting" and
the Patrons of Caldwell county or
the Prairie Lee neighborhood and
thinks that l could be of any ben.
eft to them, | will meet your peo.
pie and tell them what l understand
to be the objects of the Order, the
benefits that can be obtained by
orgaization and cooperation, pro-
vided my expenses are paid.
want nothing for my time or labor
This is as much, l think, as could be
asked of me.
published in the Texas Farme,
some time ago that [ would go any
where in the State thai my services
was wanted if my expenses were
paid. | renew this proposition
through THE PATRON OF HUs-
BANDRY. Nothing prompts this
but an earnest desire to see our
cause advance all along the line.
If ever we redeem the toiling mill
lions of this Nation from degrade
ton and slavery, they must be
reached, educated and elevated.
If it is a crime for me to sub
scribe for and read all the Grange
papers / can pay for, and try to ex
tend the circulation of them among
the farmers of the land, then
plead guilty.
This may provoke Bro. Fuller to
turn his fire upon me, if so, the re-
sponsibllity must rest with him.