Year: 1873

GouvEREEUR, N. Y, May %, 1873.
To tbs Editor of the Utica Herald:


Having seen an editorial in the Herald op-
posing the Order of Patrons Of Husbandry as
wicked or tyranical, and many times having
had my attention called to the fact that others
of like import had appeared, write you. il
is evident that you are not aware what our Or
deI is. The discussion Of partisan politics is
forbidden by ur constitution, yet we believe
that we, as men, (not as patrons of husband
ry), as duty, scan very closely the acts of
our public servants that we, as producers,
while we furnish food for the millions;
fight our nations battles; defend its liberties
in time of danger; should, of right, have an
equal share as such in the making Of those
laws by which all are governed; that we have
a right to demand that in all things, wether
political or otherwise, the principles of COM
mon honesty shall not be whsly ignored, and
to place ourselves in position to enforce that
demand We acknowledge the fact that
mind will always triumph over matter, and
that an active mind, whose whole thought is
to gain the profits of our toll will always be
successful so long as we, like the OK, depend
only on our muscular power but we find that
the Great Ruler has given US brains also, and
if He has given US them, it was that we might
use them true, we have men Of active minds
and of great wealth arrayed against US, but
we begin TO realize the fact that thoy cannot
eat their money, and hope that ere many
years passed away we will be able to show
the great kings of monopoly there is in our
order most noble conception, that principal
is about to be born that to him or her who
labers belongs the pay. Yes, even farmers
are beginning to believe that they can, in a
, measure, fly their own kite, and perhaps soar
as high and continue as long on the wing as
though we should continue to hang at the tail
of the kites of others. We see vast river Of
| the few who already possess their millions
Now, we mean to stop those waters, by legis-
lahon if we can if not, by some other honor.
able means. We know no party; but we con-
slider it the duty Of all connected with us to,
outside of the Grange, see to it that the candi-
dates Of all parties be men OF integrity, whose
interest is the welfare of the people, and not
political ring,masters. Men profit from
knowledge gained by others, the steam en-.
CINE was not brought to perfection by one
man, but each ofits inventors took hold where
the former left of. So, too, with rascality
each has taken hold where the other left of,
until it seems to have out stripped in psrfec.
ton the steam engine but single-handed men
could not have made rascality such science,
but they have combined-combined to fleece
those who earn their bread; and there re-
mains no safety far the producer but to com.
bine also, and that too, as thoroughly as those
arrayed against him. Yet our society is not
for the farmer alone, but for all whose interest
is with US.


In the Grange also we are taught to ad'
vance the interest of education. In short, the
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry is for the el'
ovation of the masses socially, morally and
financially, and we hope that the press Of nc
political party will 20 oppose US that We shall


be compelled to regard them as our enemies


c. d. BHEMAN.


General National Grange p. Of H.