Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-19

| public is when the rulers have the same
| interests as the people. If they have not.
| constitutions will break down somewhere.
| except for the sense OF duty Of tine
rulers"
All elections depend upon this principle.
You may multiply election officers and re-
| truning boards: you may provide for an
| appeal to courts Of first resort or last re-
sort. but in the end you must come some
| where to q point where the sense of duty
| is stronger than party spirit. or your
| sort of cheating. The same thing is true
| of the individual voter or legislator Wh)
is to elect the senator. or the governor
| who is 10 appoint the judge, vino is to
| interpret the constitution or statute and
| decide the cause for the juror who is to
| find the fact.
| psrmanency Of the Republic On these
| men depend life, liberty. and property.
and yet each of them has TO make that
choice. Each has to decide whether he
will be influenced by ambition or by
party spirit. CT by desire for popular
favor. or the fear of popular disfavor, or
the love of money on the one side. or by
the sense Of duty on the other; hence the
great single purpose of moral education
must be to induce the will to adhere to
| it's general. permanent. and deliberately
1 which appeal to it with special strength
| az the time for the choice, OF action. In
other words. it is 70 give strength TO
| strength Of temptation. To teach this to
| the youth of the Republic. and especially
| those from rural towns with whom the
the highest and most important duty Of
the order of Patrons Of Husbandry.
The final purpose of all scholarship. of
| all life. is character This is the true
| province Of the Grange. and to accomplish
| these things it Is necessary for all state
pomona and subordinate oranges to hold
| constantly before it lofty ideals Of Grange
| work. The success of the future of this
| great order will be not much in the
| attainment OF such ideals as I'm the effect
to attain The struggle no reach the goal
| is of far greater benefit than the arrival
at the point sought; as when We feel that
we have arrived at the object sought, our
| usefulness Is on the wane.
The foundation Of all legitimate success
| Right doing must spring out Of our ma
ture, or it cannot be attained. The sue
| cessful farmer must also have Daticrt
persistent industry. and the faculty of
| judging all facts with their relation to
| each other.
| THE PRESS.
| Everywhere that the Grange exists the
| press of the erltire country has rendered
Grange principles and a better knowledge
of what the order stands for. which We
fully aDnreciat'. al for which We feel
| very thankful. Mo: - Tho papers of our
| State have t. tod .''e Grange fairly and
| honorably, ami 10 ~ those ask vou.'
| support in the future. without their
l support We WOOIu ut, deprived OIL q most
valuable aid in Grange work and Grange
| extension. Along this same lin. of edu-
cltional work ] wish to especially cal!
your attention to the contract made ~
| your executive committee with the G. NJ.
Clark Publishing Company of Benson.
the Plan Of which will be fully explained
| during this session. ard which will enable
| the Oranges and Patrons CT the State
to secure standard books on very favor
| able terms l have visited this establish
| mcnt at their headquarters. and By per
sonal investigation ] feel to recommend
l,em to you as safe. reliable ard hon
| with which you can do business TO your
| advantage.
With the present session closes my
ninth year as your master, and he 18th
and during these years l have been IN IL
position 20 know What has contributed TO
The growth and development 1T the order
| in this State and l caution you to beware
OF those who criticise without suggesting
| better II ethod5. 10 build up the srandest
organization in existence: who neither y
have a right to expect your confidence;
whose interests are not closely allied
practically with the great basic industry
| which YOU represent; who strive to
| create d.ssentIon and dscord in the Or
der: who do not seek to harmonizc. bIt
to divide Thus the order will continue on
and on. increasing it's strength and in
.huence for good. SO long as there is need
of uplifting the social life of our people.
so long as there is need of protecting the
interests of agriculture. SO long as there
is need for u higher civic virtue Or a
more exalted patriotism. SO long If kept
in its own true province of work. Will
the Grange cE1ure.
| So swiftly the years have flown with
the onward march Of time SO crowned
with privilege and with blessing that as
we look lack. it seems incredible that 50
great a cycle has passed. as but yester
day that the task was begun. The bless
i1gs of these years. the privileges en-
jcyed. he joys, the gladness. the friend
ships, and the cheer scattered all along
the way so plentifully that thei. abund-
ance well nigh hides all other cecollec-
tons.
The Grange of Maine faces the future
as We come together in annual session,
tn take an inventory OF the past and
present and Outline the work Of the fu-