The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-10
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. r. Alexander. r. r.
:" D. No a. Owosso

- D. No. a, Owosso.
TO whom Correspondence for the department.
should be addressed.
New Lothrop Grange No. ss4 is ar
rangeing for large time in connection
with their installation ceremonies jan.
2sth. We hope to be able to publish
their program next week
Sackcloth and ashes should be our
portion for the well nigh fatal blunder
last week in regard to the time of the
installation of the officers of Owosso
Township Grange.
y The Grange secretary who does not
answer promptly communications per.
taining to the good of the order is not
doing his whole duty. Plain words but
true.
If you are not deriving the benefit
from your membership in the Grange
which you think that you should, just
look in your own door yard and see il
you do not find that it is yourself and
not the order that is to blame.
THE FARMERS INTEREST IN LEGISLATION,
Both state and national, should be the
same as that of all good citizens, all
true patriots. He should favor the en-
actment of just laws-laws which if i'm.
partially enforced would work to the
greatest good of the greatest number.
He should oppose all class legislation,
even that which would work to his own
financial interest to the material injury
of his less favored brother who is 80
unfortunate as to live in the city, just
as much as he does the laws that dis.
criminate in favor of the great corpora.
tions.
Some may say that there has been so
much legislation in favor of the mono
poles, the trusts and all large &C.
cumulations of wealth as against the
man with small means or only his bare
hands that it would be but just that
there should be swinging of the pen.
dulum in the other direction.
If my neighbor wrongs me am not
justified in doing him an injury. The
old adage that, 1.-TWO wrongs never
make one right" holds good with COM
munities, states, and nations the same
as with individuals.
The farmer, more especially the small
one,is mbination of the two classes,
capital and labor. How fitting it would
be if we could be instrumental in ush-
ering in an era of exact justice to all, of
showing that the interests of capital
and labor are identical and putting in
to practice that rule of life laid down
by the Great Teacher, but which to be
regretted is so little used, "Do We unto
others as ye would that they should
do to you"
We should not send men to represent
Hus at Lansing and ashington because
they are farmers unless they are men
of honor and ability. men who have the
courage of their convictions-men who
will stand for what they believe to be
right regardless alike to the Glamour
of the multitude and the scheming de
vices of those who would use their gold
to corrupt legislation.
MO accomplish these things we must
not only talk but act. We must take a
lively interest and active part in public
affairs, we must be spoke in the politi-
cal wheel.
Moreover we should not be so alb
sorbed in material things that we can
give no attention to those measures
that tend to remove temptations and
improve the morals of our people.
'Have by some surgeon Shylock on thy
charge to stop his wounds lest he do tleed
to death" People can bleed to death.
Tire loss of blood weakeDs the body. 1t
must follow that gain of blood gives the
body strength. The strengthening effect of
DR.. Perce's Golden Medical Discovery is In
large part due to its action on the blood
making glands and the increased supply Of
pure, rich blood 1t produces. 1t Is only
when the blood Is impoy erished and impure
that disease finds soil I'm which to root.
The "Dscovery" purifies the blood and
makes 1t antagonistic to disease. When the
body Is emaciated, the lungs are weak, and
there is obstinate lingering cough, "GOlden
Medical Discovery" puts the body on
fighting footing against disease, and so In
creases the vitality that disease Is thrown
off, and physical health perfectly and
permanently restored. 1t has cured
thousands who were hopeless and helpless,
and who had tried all other means OF cure
without avail.
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