Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-08
FLEA FUR FARMERS.

The Farmer Lsss In the Struggle Of Liss. |
John O. HiGxins Address before > |
Large Msssing Of Farmers at sssnsor,
Del. February o, 1890.
| LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The Ma
tioual Orange recently met In tts twenty
third annual sessi0n In Sacramento, Gal.
Eastern Delegates were met ct the border
4 line and claimed NJ guestA Of the State.
That great State and all her people de-
voted themselves TO tn hospitable enter
talumenA- Of the strsuges who, with esr-
tain credentials, walked into their open
hearts. The great password was "Agri-
culturc;n the sslutAtioa was "Br0these
aud sistcrs Of the East, thrice welcome"
1t 10 quite Improbable that California ever
gave more lavish OF ueguidcsut hospa-
tally 70 any set Of mon that ever before
entered her territory, and perhape some
OF her own people wondered why thess
plain farmers aud their wives should no
treated % pioneers are II lands where
rank 10 everything.
Tho true explanation 10 the Grange has
proved itself . benodcieut institution aud
NO people have felt tta isfiuepce more
plessingly than those Of California. II
has elevaaed the aims Of her farmers; II
has made their work more prosperous.
their homes happier, aud mingled iesl-
ings Of brotherhood, gratitude and pride
combined to make California charming
hostsss and the twsaty third annual ses-
sioa OF the National 0rangs the most
notable Of IL existence.
Tho great interestA Of . nation are
government, civil and religious freedom,
peace, education, Temperance, and her
l IN a arta1 kU6nafFtRa 4
factures, agriculture. The farmer, and
his greatest organization, the Grange,
has primarily to do with the latter, but
40 each part OF . building depends up0s
, every other for Its s0lidtty and strength
, 90 all the iutsrests OF . people hinge and
depend upon each other. There Z, asd
shoald always b. healthy rivalry be-
tween these great national interests. Not
that men engaged 10 commerce sock To
keep down those engaged In manuisc-
lures or agriculture, but they ore keen
aud intelligent and are ever looking out
to promote ths great Interest In which
the business Of their lives Is engaged.
: They sometimes seek to influence legis.
: promote theories and express opinioni
!. born more OF selhshness than OF states.
manship
= II has loug boen felt that In this battle
:, Of the wits the farmer has not Away
come out . victor. lie feeds the word
but tile world IL combined TO leave hiu
but small profit upon what his labol
= produces. Commerce In the form Of Tia,
' in iddls man takes often fully one half o
the price paid by the ultimate consumer
D The manufacturer taSes toll In every
o thing the farmer wcan-in every piee
d OF machinery used upon his farm. Tn
other great interests have managed 10
d instance 10 shit four afths Of the tsKe
. ron themselves aud they now rest upo
real esta,e, mainly the farue.
q Every farmer admit, that he must /
!, alert IN his buying and selling, 10 pre-
ducing, in the preparation Of his goot
Tor market IN the mainI enAnce Of b
u credit
i This applies TO all engated 10 what '
!; call busin, ss. But 10 their not somethil
81 for farmer to think about beside raj
lug grain? Certainly he 10 fully US mu,
50 concerned about what he shali get for
n Now, II 30 devote myself 70 my far
ID a. not /, observe what 10 going on arouI
n me-a combination Of chcumstapc
NAV depress the price OF my grain oil
= buiier-so that / ind myself worlil
IL without pr.ft When inquire VII
" those causes are may find them easi
- or l may not. II do quickly find tht
z. causes and see how they could have be
., prevented, 1 may blame myself for bel
sh so devoted to my business that my bu
: ne . interests have been lett to sutIer.
NJ This " the message that bring to "
p- to-day: ATTEND as deyotealy as 81
= to your business, but do not neglect I
N interests which arc superior to and CO
or troll IT,"
I Whist you buy belongs to the sun
=, economics OF lie; what you soil and /
". price II commands makes the lar
10 volume Of your busiuess and upon the
depend sucoess or failure. You como
n. this hall, aud In . spirit of true thr
a. and necessary economy you come
or understand the advantages OF Gran
l., cooperation. But II 10 your greal
= privilege 10 have study. consult. sugge
" improve until you, In common wi
ii tke.Grange taught farmers oil this natl
10. shall fully understand the great intere,
of the farmer, not only In bis busine
but IN all the soeial and political RICH
q duties and privileges that = citizcn Of
n Tree country should demand, pract
E, and enjoy. How much the tarmers
5 America have lost by the neglect OF tn,
- interests no man will ever compute.
)F 1t used to be that ouly taught 10y sol
OF great 4 saster could men learn what "
Y good for them, or what bad.
Then neryed BY that instinct Of sc
: preservation that rescued man has
keenly, all turn in and help . great
- form movement.
- For instance: The transportation
IL rail- used to be destructive of the prof
- oil western farmers.
Their interests were Slaughtered wi
out the slightest mercy by magnates o
combinations.
,ne Favored men and frms. by ooDtrelll
rye men and cars aud ge;t'gg drawbac
II. could force other buyers out OF the IN
n ket md establish practical monopoly
1t was only after the farmer, In
OF graz ge, had learned, not only to
{ Is operate hut to study his own intere'
Sc 81 that the heretofore resistless tyra
Il we're brought to terms. How long wo'
:. we have prevailed against the evils Z
uk spot cash OF the great oleomargar
m ~, ilrms n thsre had been no organization
Ap- the various States to hold Legislators
or Their duty, vhether Al Harrisburg, DO
or WashipgtOni How long can We u
Mt prevail to keep what we have got unl
oor eternal vigilance directs the same POI
a. to Its maintenancei
y The dairy 10 now your sheet anch
uE and niue yet, but for the successful
And tles Of the past, our butter would h
I. had to meet tallows and lard In Il
various disguises at every counter.
ED Look at the prlncely fortunes made
JEFF the early fertilizer men-kessrs. Phil
Q: and others. Nearly all the profits Of ,
II rrics. ~aut into tina e0fiAra 0f fartllI