The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-01-21
Farmers EDsoE-
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Sp,ed Spectators.
Lincoln, n. NJ.

If Shakespeare could reconstruct Mid
summer Nights Dream and adapt ii to
the idiotic assininitY of the common
herd of to day he would have to make
Puck his hero and cast him as "guide,
philosopher and friend" and establish a
sort Of private secretaryship for Puck
and put IN that character our seldom sene
friend, the Fool Killer.
But few weeks ago, the Farmer s ALI
ance. so called, was proclaming itself
worthy the confidence of the tiller of the
soil, the artizan mechanic and the Spud
Baron.
In the organization may be found some
OF the hest citizens of this big county.
The whole society was in town this
vsoell, to support such of their brethren
as we've charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill-murder
That is the very first exhibition Of the
Farmers Alliance of Lincoln County.
Like brothers they have stood by each
other in adversely.
They will provide bonds, if possible,
for those charged with crime.
That is their business.
l thought it was mutual association
for reciprocal benefit.
That where was wrong ; for it turns
out that the free-masOnry of the Farmers
Alliance, in one pai ticulpr, is to dcfraud
each other (witnout knowing, or KNOW
ING, the facts) from the effect of the law
as IA resultant to unlawful acts.
Their erstwhile President goes on a
bond for $500, one day, thereby declaring
ne is worth that amount, and the same
day or threabouts, he makes a pauper af-
tidavit that he cannot pay the fees of Off
GERS for serving process upon witnesses.
Holy Jesus And the honest farmer of
America is willing to follow the lead Of
such representatives
When we look back upon our ancestry,
we always feel the pride aof nativity in
the knowledge that our people were
land-owning farmers but now the case
is reversed.
What son will, or could be proud of a
father who followed the lead Of acknowl-
edged paupers
The tramp--the despised, forsakcn out
cast who is kicked and cutfed from pillar
to post because Of his wOrthlessness,
would starve rather than admit himself a
helpless pauper
The alms-houses. the work-houses, and
houses for the poor are open wide for the
tramp who will make oath that he is u
pauper. And yet, the poor devil, worth
less as he is, is too proud to make that
oath.
And, the members of that alliance have
followed that lead with perfect satisiac-
ton.
Suppose they depose that President
what then Nothing but shame 'Tis
not that r.au does thing, that his
neiahbors censure him. It's the knowledge
that in their hearts they have acknowl-
edged themselves like unto one who
WOULD DO such an act.
Shame to the Farmer Alliance
If Iconld insult myself by, for one mo-
mcnt. thinking my good fathers, who
we're "to tho manor born, " could h@Ye
svmpathized with an organization that SO
.landered the proverbial honesty of the
American farmer, | would erase from
memory every dear recollection and lost
every vest ge OF pride that lies in the
hearts Of men for their ancestry.
Pauper's Parliament, should be writer
in big red letters over the Lodge room oi
the Lincoln County Alliance,
Let the big yellow sun of high nool
rest ON the form of the Alliance that sh'
may be seen well and distinguished as thu
insulter of the farmer and the trick.
trucking of few schemcrs whose pur
pose is to make the best use 0f the gull
bic gubergrubber
Already the Alliance has candidate
for the Probate clerkship, and God onl!
Knows what they wont want, before sum
lneri is over
They say that they win exercise NJ
power in politics, and as an organization
viii make no political preferences.
That's n lie.
ATye handled men too long to be foole'
BIZ IL lot of guliible fools who don't know
Ihdney-comb from Il porus plaster AM
who don't understand the difference be
tween turnpike and n shell-road'
If smith Lea or Buck Guyse should be
come candidate for sheriff next fall
one would be voted against soHdly by tn
Alliance. They would vote almost to
man against Smith Lea, though he is a
gopd man and citizen as there is in Lin
coin County and has more sense than tn
whole. Farmer Alliance haze nay.