Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-05
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Hsrfls .nlsisr, HrfAsr. q >isfsrs -
"a HuHs >iafs trIsgs lheio-. 10 an
oth.r grange wear Calls thsorksr. to-
gvther. not only to review past, bat
prepare for thu futurv. leaiicr ,csT,
a. We gather. ths couclusiois prc.ssi
upon Va With ever increasin orcc, tha .
II, a. an order. Ne ARE o. n place
and po.iiion, the character ,the work
done by the indi, dual, anChe badly,
must continually D. liti. What
.ufiicc,i one war ago will meet the
requirements of to-day. iri l. ever
ths same. bat oar Nies % itungs. az
rapidly a. the Seasons. Ioorrus l.
ever h+forv "a. ani for " Nmust -
preparing Resting sguar on the
grand truths eml-'dis,i la tipcClsra-
tion 10 Purposes, se shall h., tpprvci-
ats these - ~ srrk daily th.lisrprc-
tstion In the light ot changii cSeni.
To D. q pstron, Oue must bsi touch
Nith AZ the vital iotv~s az wur every
hsld. \ p-rson NAV 10 n.i-r ot
the order Who paw. hi due. aattisnd.
m. hsrNcst feast, bat 80 90 ca q %
trua a b. l. not thrOsihg hi CIT ani
iniireyt influence contlnually bshslf
~ IA. active ~ork ~ IN. Graug II la
an, measure wc till out hy the n. Ne
survlN los- contact y ith the ior,f that
current which never rests Al never
Naits.
The allrrsss. of ths Norihytaster
anI SECRETARY tell the story a ,mefi-
. cal strrngth. but, bruthsrs and .i't..
. thi. 1. not enough. An orgsnlg ga L.
not strong simply b-Caus- Il ct. a..
memhsrs hy the thousands. u Ina 10.
lie aad envrgy only Nhsi thos'nsn-
. tsrs m.kcit. The responsibility sue
c,-s.ful Grangr work fvst. ~ up sny
90 all ufiic.rs. bat upau the in' lual
msmt-r Who i called To D. ruu.
. Thl. mean. murv than taking ar--.,
.isning the consultation, or aticno. IN.
harvest fcssts. ActiSity Ia Grsus ofk
I. demanded u 49, wuuld 10 pttrO in-
deed. To-mnrrON. next year, this M
d. more fullv ml nifvst than ilsy.
What. then. l. the character ~ our II ,
Ni-Ning the sahj~ct in the ligid ,hr
rNpsrirnc, ot the past i'e ycar,, ,ing
Shich have given q considerable a.
urr ~ time Ia the oricr, u seein. 'ny
mini that the sltu,tio, l. Que cilliuor
SERIOUS confederation. Active, "a 4
efi,rt along lines Shere sure groNuli
impfuyvms ut Will eusue, !. tie drin, ~
the hour. We have passed through r.
trying period. wheu the qnr,iioa,f
numh.rs had to b. solved, snd to-day y
met hy other problems. How shall =
r.t lin our meml-r-hip, AMI secure "
Interest aud hearty co-oPention' =
wears pass, ani the marks of age lncfs. i.
. ho~ recruit. FROM the advancing hos Z
young m-n and women pressing M
the threshold of life. active duti.
I The answer mu.t ever be. BY kespi
the Il ,ndsrd ~ the order fully abw
the beet ihought of the day, and bv
curing ofiicers Who are In compl.
touch With the vital questions sgitau
the minds Of earnest WORKERS e'e'
where. We cannot b. fc,l on the hi.io
/ 20 the past Ne cannot be lei save
those whose feet are turned towards
.un. aud whose mtryh l. steadily II
ward. serious questions are confroni'
| turn whiCh Nay we may. The oran
must L. political, bat ssrsr partisa
There are the great problems of a0eq'
/ burdens. .uujast taXation, aud cla.- lex
/ lstion. bearing directly upon the y ,trt
ani to ~ rvme,lie,i only by pcf-o'
activity upon hls part, within hl- o'
party lines. The driit 10 thought
a~ay frvm the farm. the unconscious
not the cooscioas, poNer ofcorporati"
toward. incrv ,-ing the burdens thrrcs
I Concentration of Interests gives q mlg'
influence, sni dep-nstspce upon az
culture l. fs-t being forgotten. :
thee serve their purpc-e.ln fee ing
spirit of unrest aud discomfort, e-I
/ clslly among the Young. wemu.t thr'
our active Influence Into the primarh
.,ani shoulder to shoulder where so'
count the mo.i, and demand sui s'c'
I the DOMINATION Of those Who ~ill be u
Al % the one. greet underlying, o''
I reaching. life-.a.tainlng Industry whl
/ feeds the wOrli. ~ by giving thong
and pstIeut investigation, We may arou
/ o. that intense political action by ~h'
I iniiyilu,l., In their several partie-, "
stand Tor the right and Yield noihin
the intricsi. problem. ~ill be SOW.
Men will by this course, AMI this sion
come 10 realization of the magpitn
Of the issues, AMI BE- prepared to lcg'.i,'
for the greatest gcoi of all, Ne THY al
/ will be able to stsn,i. unninchlng, ~
sn.~e ering the call of duty. Onll
thl. highest standard II intsliigencs. u
result Of earnest Grsnge effort, cas-
hop~ to hold our forces for consec4i
action against the combined opposite
COULTER Interests.
Brothers and sisters: with this =
sIoa close my oGiciai datiss - LsctP