Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-30
WAS THE GRANGE AND
"WHEFI." FAILURE.

TO do. We rarely ever accomplish
just exactly what We start out to ac-
complish, butt think the "Grang'
and Wheel" sowed some seed in
good ground aud that they brought
forth abundantlv, while some fell
among the rocks and thistles and
we're lost. | am sorry to say, was
neither a Wheeler" nor "Gran.
GER" but my father and mother
we're, and it was then, in my early
boy hood that l was taught, pIactic-
ally, the same principles that We
are fighting so fearlessly for today.
Aud | dare say there we're thousands
Of fathers and some that the love for
those principles had never died in
their hearts, but had just been sleep
ing to be resurected by the expedi-
ency that prompted the organization
of the F. Z. and &. U. of A. Some
say that we will fail as did the
Changers and Wheelers and etc.
Well, some people have got Just
sense enough 40 predict, and not
enough to theorize, aud then if they
do chance to guess right trey can say
al told you so. Those same fell
lows that predited the downfall Of
those previous organizations are the
very men who cause them to fail
Had they Joined and put their shout
der to the wheel, and not studied so
much about failing, they would have
been a decided success.
And, naturally as the laws of
gravity. some OF those people, and
their posterity, are still predicting
that we won I stick, and that we will
fail.
Brethren aud sisters. what do you
think about it2 You who are in
sympathy with us and still out of
the order, and are eligible 10 mem
bership. Do you think we will fail?
| say We have got no use for the
word. Fail. We should cut il
out of the dictionary and never teach
1t to our children as some Of those
who have always said we would fail.
say we cant fail. We are in no
shape to quit. We have started in
for self protection and in self. defense
and why should we quit with victory
in sight.
The cotton people Of the South
have wop several VICTORIES over the
cotton gamblers aud thieves Of the
east; The tobacco growers Of this
country have hurled defances in the
face Of the mighty tobacco trust and
why should not this encourge US to
keep up the fight,
We have more Of the mountains Of
war than those who are trying to OPP
pose us--we have got more ballots,
and almost all the necessities Of life.
But while we have those advantages
we don't want to use them to the
detriment Of any class or creed who
are doing legitimate business.
! do earnestly and sincerely hope
] will never hear another person,
whose interests are indentical with
ours, ssy, that the great organization
OF ours-that has bought so much
relief to the farming class, will fail.
In sen Sc, | believe he is a trait.
or to our cause, and is trying to
play to the hand Of some political
pirate with whom he is affliating.
And those whose interests are not
identical with ours are more excusa-
bic than the above named person, for
they, the business world, think we
are SO ignorant that we are liable to
make a mistake and ruin the country
But they will find out later that what
is good for the farmer is good for the
merchant, the doctor, the lawyer and
in fact everybody but the "Drone.
Now, let's not think Of failure
again. Let our inaginations and /
md our dreams be Of the future, !
when we can see our children meas
Ire up head and shoulders, with the