Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-06-28
FARMERS DEPARTMENT
LETrRH.

rcfs 20 MAILMAN Alliance, jane
lGths
Believing that every act ~ ~
individual should have nn incrn.
tive CA reasnu. aud the more en-
olliug that incentive the greater
the effort will Ice 20 accomplish
the end sought, ! have decided
10 talk ID you this evening a. 10
the Necessity aud Importance to
the farmers Of tae Alliance. 90
some SIMILAR organization. u u
divine declaration that no man
liyeth % himself. nor docs auy
man lie g. himself. And every
other occupation or profession
Except the farmers recognize
this great truth, have accepted il,
and have their organizations Tor
their mutual benefit. which =
right, and. in thcu union and CO.
operation they have strength and
through their strength they haze
bocn able 10 force success, and, |
regret e. say. often 10 the dciri-
mcnt II their best fricnds--thc
farmer. In this ! think they have
been unwise bat I do not expect
Ia deal sith them except tsA~J>~
wisdom from their example. TO
the thinking man the question
naturally presents itself what
makes the difference the farmers
are not wanting in intelligence, in
energy, nor a. they seem t. he
wanting la business tact aud, BE-
sides all this, Il j. an inconfro-
vertlble fact, that we are the pro
duccrs ~ al the wealth ID wa-
once ours then how comes IL
that We have retained 80 little u
Iity Now, for answer 90 thi- 1T
us examine. aud first Of I'll 1t "a
examine ourselves, for il j. slid.
"Oh, man know thysclf :" and
have Ne 1, our actions, for ac-
tions speak louder thm words,
accepted the truth that We are. tn
fact. our brother keeper Have
Nc taken them, a. il were, ~ tlr.
| hand and said Come. brother,
and 1T "a 70 together; We will
divide equally ia, responsibilities
aud share equally the Ges-ingsy
/ thereby recognizing the fact that
lin union there = strength = bat
said ia actions, il not Va wortis,
brother, you hold here while !
/ go up II there !, more than |
IAN get. will call for you, then
realizing that there arc ~ riglts
that We could have sold both oar
rights for mere a mess 81 pottage.
/ Two much II tbs spirit, ! fear,
my brother, !, What has made S
drawers Of water aud carriers q
mortar, while other occupations.
rs a mass, have succeeded, e,i-
Identity through the strength they
gain BY union. We, a. mn I,
have been 4 failure. while others,
through their union. nave been
able - shape lcgi,latiou aud en-
mergc. Oar whalr un#teal Il.
tenn, regardless IT psFty pI r.
forns or ISSUES, j. tcnring O. tt-ss
point which will crea,s galf
between the interest Of the oapi.
tali.t and labor. This gulf j. be-
coming 50 broad as % -hui III the
lahurcr from every right which Dr.
Il has to the fruits ~ Biz toll.
We have wrapped onr>rlsr- ap
ID our s,lfshne--, hoping against
hope for something 10 turu up In
oar relief and, Ia conclusion, ms
brethren, lyt nae >tv something
ha- turned up to-wIt The Farm
crs' Alliance. Now, brothers,
comes the question, will 80 use
| u, or abuse ~ Will We degrade
Il 90 the selfish and mental cud
- buying goods cheap; cod
forbid, bat LET a. cndcayor a.
pcrpctuatc II for " God given
principles ~ Brothcrly love.
Relief and Truth, then, these 9th
cr things viii come Of their own
accord, without the asking.