Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-17

is philanthropic, and until this feel
ing pervades the minds and hearts of
each and every one of us, and drives.
out that wicked notion of self first,
which has been growing and increas-
ing in US for a number of years, and
almost depriving US of working to-
gether for ourgeneral good, our aims
and objects will be futile. But how
is this evil, this growing evil, to be
eradicated and this better condition
effected /? l answer, by every one of
us taking an interest in our meetings,
each feeling that it is his duty to at
tend and show by his acts, if not by
his words, that he is willing to do his
part in striving to carry out the teach
ings Of our order.
The aims and purposes for which
our organization was established can
not be accomplished in a day, a
month or a year. 1t will take time;
so we must not weary in we'll doing,
but press on with vigor, hoping and
trusting that God, the author and
giver of all good, will eventually
crown U efforts with success.
Hence I urge the necessity of pune
tuality in the attendance of our meet
ings, which will tend to advance the
social feature of the order, and that
you take part in the deliberations
and debates, and thus improve your
minds. Be honest and upright in
all your dealings with your fellow.
men. Adopt the golden. rufe,,~'Do
unto others as you would have them
do to YOU" Thus the brotherhood,
which our order requires, will be es-
t%ablished, and all prejudice and self
ish motives and desires will be dis
solved in the sunlight of brotherly
love.
Let me again admonish you that
no great innovation or change Is ever
accomplished in a day, a month or a
year, and that we, a class, who for
the past twenty years have borne all
the burdens and filled all the places
and positions as menials, cannot, nor
ought not, to grow weary in seeking
relief. Under various forms of or
ganization, and at divers times, the
tillers Of the soil have endeavored to
extricate themselves from their de-
pressed condition, but never before
has there been such a united, deter
mined, increasing effort as is now
being made throughout the South
and West. Those who in times past
ridiculed our attempts and antago-
nized our efforts, are now ready to
give encouragement and offer a help
ing hand.
The declaration of purposes, as set
forth by our order, are 80 laudable
and conservative that none have the
audacity to openly oppose US, and
only by subterfuges and lodges are
we meeting any opposition. This
we may expect, for it is al hard for
some to release their hold upon US as
it was for the old master to give up
his slave.
have heard many of our farmers
cursing, bemeaning and blaming the
merchant, the lawyer and other pro-
fessional men as being the cause of
our depressed condition. This is
all wrong and contrary to the declara-
ton of purposes as set forth by our
order. They are only following their
legitimate avocations, the same as we
are doing, and as the success of their
business is dependent on ours, I am
magnanimous enough in my views
and opinions to think that the ma
jority of them would rather see US on
the high road to wealth and pros
persity and occupy the positions that
properly belong to US, than to lend
a helping hand to drag US down
into the lowest depths of degrade
ton to rise no more. We ourselves
are solely to blame for our pitiful
condition, and if through the want
of organization, unanimity of senti-
ment and concert of action, we let
the few, compared with our numbers,
become masters Of the situation, we
deserve a worse afliction than we
have ever suffered or endured,
Now, brethren, 1 think we are on
the right track. Let us never grow
weary or tired in our cause, but re-
main true to our obligations, to each
other, and to the principles as set
forth in u declaration of purposes,
and my opinion is that success will
crown our efforts.