The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-20
The Pennsylv. ala sfate Grange

The PennsylyAsia afate Grange. /
At the recent splendid meeting of
the Pennsylvania State Grange, |
Past Master Piolett made a strong.
eloquent speech, which we print
below. It will be read by Patrons
in other States with great interest
and pleasure:
Worthy Master, Ladies and Gen
Hemen: livery much wish that some
other,person had been designated to
make the acknowledgements of the
State Grange to the gentleman who
has so truthfully portrayed the great
interest that we represent; but the
Master has given his order that
should do this, ard having myself
occupied his place and exacted obe-
dience to my orders, now when we
have changed positions l obey.
| Turning to Mr.. Hildrupl: Sir, as
/ the representative of these women
and men who have listened to your
admirable expositions of the princi-
Piles of our Order, thank you most
heartily. You are welcomed among
us as having been the first among
the very first to realize the impor-
tance of the Ora ge organization
the only organization which the
agricultural interest of this country
ever had or which that of any coun-
try ever had. Until the advent of
| Grangers there was not in the his
tory of the civilized world single
instance in which the agricultural
people attempted to organize as
such; and here let me say that pre-
sumo if were to take mye7@7t at
this moment, .."ss7s'
of the purposes we have IN vrevy as
they would by anything | can give
in hours of talk.
This is our tenth annual meeting
of the State organization. You are
aware that we could not make a
State organization until we had
certain number of subordinate or
ganizations. Although we feel that
the farmers have been derelict in
, not embracing this organization
with greater alacrity and readiness,
still we recognize that we have
m, de commendable progress. We
have awakened those of our own
: class to an appreciation of the i'm
, portance Of encouraging such init
} mate social and business relations
among ourselves as would, in a
measure, compensate for the disad
i vantages of our comparatively iso-
0 lated manner of life. We could not
J. have farms in the towns and cities.
Indeed it has been we'll said that
generally where there is town OF
t city there is a good farm spoiled
e [laughter]; and not only have we
to live in the country, but we have
to labor, on an average, thirteen o1
IS fourteen hours of the twenty four
e 1t seems that it is impossible for
farm establishment to be conducted
without this extraordinary amour
5 of labor-an expenditure OF effor
. not common to any of the industrie
of the country other than our own
= This is accounted for not only upol
e the fact alluded to by the gentlemai
Il who preceded me, that ours IS tn
er great fountain from which all tn
[e industries annually receive their re
cruits-not only do we constitut
7" the great conservative reservoir
which serves to keep society IN OF
der-but we take care OF the Hock
Te and herds. The whole animal cres
to ton depends upon our toll and ou
er are-and it is quite as much OF
task 10 rear them as it is to nurtur
our own species. Herein we hav
~ a labor and a responsibility that d
O. not come within the purview of an
I'd other industry; and when listenin
To remarks such as were uttered b
the gentleman who preceded me,
> feel that the Grange, in its Progres
pit is indeed leaving the imprint OF l
RS influence upon our own times. Al
all plause. -,
:. We have, this year, added to OF
% numbers more than one thousan
e. members. One thousand farme
who had never before come with
:" La our Grange have agreed to It's
u1 .:I cret formula and are satisfied ar
'n pleased with its purposes. we pr
,ss pd pose to go on increasing, and Y
- ~ propose, moreover, as we progre'
no m to meet boldly every exigency tn
en. sa arises. This leads me to inquil
,nI n5 what is it, farmers, that STANDS
.nu I our way-what is the evil fro
1el , which we seek relief 1t is
liy same that has made the task OF
'el- farmer an onerous one in all ages
py civilization. tits the evil of uneq,
Dn- representation and its immedis
r'y and consequent result, unequal ts
'ns- M alton. It is the story OF every &c
ais ernment thar has had on exlsfen
OF that its burdens have been thro,
upon the agricultural class, and q
Ibis class has been unreasonably
H,,. .;a.. unfairly dealt with. This has ..
40, '',n done by the force of law. Il
1gn ! - been done arbitrarily and by no 2
ter warrant than that by which