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UNITING THE INDUSTRIES. 



The Patrons of Husbandry are a class organization ; other 

 class organizations have sprung up in various states, and under 

 various names, some of them palpable swindles to coin money 

 through the sympathies of the masses who are constantly unit 

 ing to lift a mighty &quot; Groundswell,&quot; which it is to be hoped will 

 carry before it the last vestige of corruption and wrong doing, 

 spreading the debris far out upon the sands of obscurity. 



In some respects all these societies have objects in common, 

 but in many others they are widely divergent. 



What is wanted now is a tie that shall bind all the industrial 

 classes of the country, whether they work with the hand, the 

 brain, or both, earnest men and women into a fraternity that 

 shall seek the greatest good to the greatest numbers ; and, 

 through co-operation, sway the destiny of the nation for good. 

 Whose motto shall truly be, &quot;Equal and exact justice to all, 

 according to the just deserts of the individuals.&quot; 



Such an organization is even now called into life, and has 

 already spread into several states. Under the broad folds of 

 its banner are received those in every walk of life, who, while 

 not warring upon classes, will frown down any attempt by cer 

 tain classes which conspire against the public weal, either by the 

 monopoly of capital, oppressing labor, or by the enactment of 

 laws unjust to the many, while favoring the few; who will not 

 create one monopoly to kill another, but by buying and selling 

 in the best markets, shall save to themselves profits that are 

 now divided amongst a horde of scalpers ; who will so educate 

 the fraternity that each individual shall use his suffrage intelli 

 gently and firmly. 



