The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01

could be given. Thirty of the neighbors
gave the family days work. Hoping
the Alliance will have success and
gain the victory for the farmers,
Respectfully, M.
WOLF POND, N. c., April %, 'SS.
EDITOR FARMER For the first time
since your most valuable paper has
been in existence [ ask a small space
in it's columns. 1 belong to Alliance
No. 26S; we number between fifty and
sixty members. and [ am proud to say
that we are endeavoring by every pos
sible a to carry out the princi-
Piles of u order, especially to endorse
the motto, in things essential unity,
and in all things charity, to develop
a better state mentally, morally,
socially, and financially. And although
the Alliance is yet in it's infancy with
us we have already received much
benefit from it, Notwithstanding
the opposition we have had to on
tend with and I am proud to say that
there seems to be a determination
among our members to accomplish
something more, and we hope by our
united efforts in a short while to be
able to develop the Farmers Alliance
in to full manhood. Never before
have 1 seer the farmers so awake to
their interest as at the present. All
seem to be thoroughly aroused to the
Importance of organization and union,
but we should not be surprised at this
when we consider the expressions we
have been bearing for many years, we
have felt the strong arm of oppression
bearing down upon US and we have
always meekly submitted to it's cruel
designs, and it is time hat we should,
and | think that we are beginning to
see the necessity and benefit of organ
ization and unity of action, and if we
are faithful to our order, success is
sure to crown our efforts, but if we
succeed we must work together, we
must stand shoulder to shoulder and
come together as one man, and if we
only do this brethren, the day is ap-
preaching when Allianceism will pass
from infancy to manhood, for our
ranks r rapidly being filled up with
the best material in the land and ere
long we will be recognized by the
whole world as a powerful fraternal
brotherhood, battling for equal rights
to all, and special favor to none, and
we soon shall be rewarded for our
labors. Brethren, the time is fast ap-
preaching, if we do our duty, when
the chains of monopoly and oppression
will be broken assunder. Then let US
come to the front in one solid phal-
anx, and unrivet the chains that
have hitherto been binding us down,
and declare ourselves a free people,
and let our freedom be a heritage for
our children assigned by our ances:
tors, and we will receive a token of
approval from all nations of the earth.
Brethren, let us take courage and fight
harder, and wave higher our banner
over the monopolistic combinations
against US, and show to the world that
we live and have stability about US,
and to those individuals who are so
ignorant as to say that the Agricult-
ural Alliance is composed of inferior
material, we would say that such do
not know what they are talking about.
If 1 understand it, it is from her hands
that all other avocations live, move
and have their being, though she has
failed to run in the right direction for
the lack of harmonious action on the
part of the laborer, but since we have
got on the right, track, and while
hopes are bright and prospects good
for her to land us safely on the sunny
banks of sweet deliverance, let US