Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-02
AMONG THE FARMERS.
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Corresrsaasncs % prsctiesi Agricultural topic
4 sslicits.i. Aaairv-. all oSmmunicstiens u
tsntissl Tor this detsrnsnt ~ ht>xt II. hAs
sosb, A<ftcsitarAl h'iiisF OsfOri ps~"srs
MAINE STATE GRANGE. DOVER
The county ot riscatsquis u sliS
With the hone.t ycomsnry uf Nslre
ani the Maine state Grange In full bias
In Central Hall, Dover. Monday even
Ing a rcCeption MAS tsndered the ,lsitor
hy the Cltlssns II the twin to~ns, an'
the affair proved one 80 the pl~assntcs
Ia the history ~ the order. pr. E. \
Thompson presided. =. u. Peaks mad.
the address of welcome, u whici
worthy Master Hunt responded. W
". Stetson, Nuburu, followed With I
flne speech. and then came an eloauen
address by ". y. rsr.on. oi foNcroft
With responses by llon. Edward wiggin
Dr. q. VI. rNltchell aud lrof. Rogers
Fully ~ wcre present. Ample quar-
tiers have been provided, snd the leadin.
spirits ot the order are here sud sCil'el,
AZ work.
At ten O'Clock, Tuesday morning, th'
gaV,l fell. and the roll call found nesrl,
all the ofic,rs present, and llS dele
gates from IL oranges. \ good rcpte
ssutation, to D. largely Increased b,
later arrivals. The work 10 orgsnlts
tion l. Vel IN hand, and al are waliinI
Tor the Masters address, which u th'
urst order 20 business this Tuesday
afternoon. Everything indicates q busy
working ss.siou, aud that the currents
Nill be sst moving AZ more rapid rate
~ mote u b..
IN. Masters address was deliNerc'
Tu.s,i,v afternoon h,tofc two hundred
and h.ty Patrons.
NAsIIR's NppgL>s.
Wastly Ptrvas ~ a, Mia >iii'
GrHaps. II l. mN esteemed pfiN'lsg,
aud duty o. extend Co you al irsistusI
greeting, oc,upS iug a. de- th. highe.'
oni,ili position II the order In this state
I.slNing upon Divine ALL aud guidance,
~. ~ practical representatives of sgtt
cultural Interests, srr nov entering
upon the dutirs ~ the tNenii,th annual
session oi the state Grsngc. lNrnit
,esr. have elsp.el since thi. orgnnlSs.
lion came iuto h,ing in our state, aud
twenty wear. 10 experience have taugh'
10. many valuable lessons. We have
learned full veil that Ne cannot r,lN
uIz1n men of othsr Callings Ia do ouf
u ork. prot~t oar Interests, or make
laws that shall not discriminate AZ ,iu.i
us. We have lsarnsd, too, that organl.
sation. sslt-fclisnC-, aud oneness ~
lsuftuass ani actisu. are our onli SAFE
ruar,i.. W srr surrounded by organ
ret iur,s. that arv absorbing uur sub
stance. which must BE- met sud n~uiril-
f.,i. u ~ al. by orgauigcd 'iioti. In.
ii,iiusl enterprise l. suppr-.s',i. and al
p.ahhy rivalry aud competition !. amt
hilatsd. aud merged into s,ndicaies,
,umhines aud monopolies. Well NAV
az pause, aud with dismsy e,claim,
What wili the harvest bc!'
rJRIV-Is 90 uIE "gpIg.
The fundamental pfiucipl~- ot eur
,rdsr are desigu.d tO advance aud im.
prove the cundition of the American
Isfmers, morally, socially, Intellectual
\ aud materially; aud In these III
.rrtians, Ne clsim, has nohly fulfilled
l. mission, 80 far - istm'rs ha'" BEEN
.ra, ,hs,i. aud have bevome Interested Ia
hs work. The ouief l. bs.-,i on th.
,road prin,iplcs oi N. brotherhood oi
nau. aud the universal faihrrhoot ~
soi. IN whom we place cur faiih. "
,roenifes no scyiioualism, hut this
.uuntrv a. one grrat whole. Describing
very .lcment that can scatter secd. oi
iiscord among the people, U SEEKS q"
o.ter mutual UNDERSTANDING, ufm.r
.oufidcncy. aud q irairrual brotherhood.
Il Ignores an distinction oi seN. religion,
,olhics, and se.ks to makc 20 it, mem
,srs hsttsr men and hettcr women, aud
therefore, h.ttcr citiSvus.
n i not the mission ot the Grange io
,nta gouise or destroy any legitimate IN
iu.try. On the Cuntrary, Ne would
gladly encourage aud foster all such,
l.lI.Siug ~ We do, that al need all.
Ne ssrk C. grade upward, aud never
loN nNard. Ia elevate the farmers, tn
ring them on to broader, high,r levels
"a AL respects, tu take them out ~ the
lecply worn futs ~ ths psst o. more
condition, - that farming
hall NO longer BE- considered q subofil-
iatc necc..it,, bat one, rather, cniitled
% the highest. mo.t honorable r,gsrd
rom all classes.
tue II the greatest questions ot the
lour Zoe us to consider j.. hoN bet To
IA aud direct to greater usefulness, In
iuyncc aud efficiency, the work ~ the
rider, a. we'll a. to build ~ aud Tn
.rva.s its msmhsr-hip. The order ltsef
auuot hsstoN tsnsfts unearued by the
nembers thereof. II provides the oP-
,ortuniiy, the memhsrs mu.t do the
1ork and wiu the prize. The Grsngc l.
- us farmer. the .heyt-snChor to our
,opss. aud PROSPEROUS ysOmanry 4.
he anchor of safety o. our American re-
,ublir, for Ia truth The farmer feed.
hem all"
Al o,cr ihl. broad land people of all
.lasses, aud of al occupations, are In
organizing Tor protection. or
,romoti0n ~ some cherished inietcsi.
Brother farmers, shall we hg bchinit
,l,all We ~ the lat a. move la thi. III
rctiont Our late lamentr,l brother,
Richard Nuiter. once sait, that u be- had
,ut three words of adNicr to give the
Iarm.t. thvy Nuull b.. "orstnixr, Or
.anifr. Organize" aud o. these would
ia. work. work. work for organlxi-
ion 1. Nofthlss. without earnest. per-
.i.tsnt work. simply Wishing succe..
o our order, or pro,iding other, without
~ much az offering a suggestion for
letier work. will never produc. good re-.
.ults, but serves rather "a r,ttrl.
cur order .. bslug appreciated ant
hOnOr-d more ani more, a. its aim. aud
purpose. become better known. It,
principles, L.. educational
md scCial advantages; it, long and
.aried experiences; IT, many achieve
nents la the Interest Of agriculture, all
serve To- make IL sn order honor,i aud
by farmers, aud respected
by other Glasses. It. jast aud reasonable
iemand. are respected aud considered
Dy state aud national legislators, aud
,Vsry person, Who can claim Ia b. a
member 10 the order. ough, Ia Tel proud
q his or her pretrfmsnt. aud feel u a
iuty Ia DO al In their power to preserve
d Ia H.. simplicity, purity aud ussiui-
le.s; snitransulit Il uuimldirci to their
pOsterity.
I.st u stand .iie by .ilc. shoulder io
shoulder. sni labor for the upbuilding
q the order, anl ths determination of
h. principles. Til. l. not altogether a
question Of eNpedlsnvy Or policy, but
Dne ~ neCc.sity. let us squ,r- our
actions by the ruie Of equity aud justice,
and rircumScribe our desires by tb. at