The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-04
IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE
ALLIANCES. ri

"NHE Subordinate Alliances will
hold their last meetings for this
esuarter during the present month.
These will be very important meetings
and every member should attend, If
possible. 1t is the time prescribed by
cur Constitution for the
N ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The progress of our work, the spirit
OF the brotherhood, the success of our
cause can be greatly promoted or re-
Earded by the officers of the order.
Hence the importance of electing your
very best men to these positions. Do
mot change simply for the sake of
Ghange. Do not keep a man in position
whe has been inefficient, from what
ever cause. If you have a good Sec
wetary, keep him. This is n of the
most Important of all the Offices, and
requires study and training and expe.
Eience and a love of the work.
It is the meeting also for the ALI
Ances to consider and act on the pro-
posed Consolidation.
MOB THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE LII
-ANCE, WHEEL N UNION.
A copy of this Constitution was
mailed to each Subordinate and
e County Alliance in the State. Many
Sof the Alliances have already taken
action and in every instance, so far,
: they have endorsed it. Many, how
ever, have hesitated until they ascer-
tain whether, by the consolidation,
ANY additional expense is to be in
Ncurred. AS we understand it, no
Change is made in the officers, no
change is made in the number of ALI
-ances, no change of charters will be
required and no additional expense
will be incurred by the adoption of
the Constitution. If a majority of the
. States shall ratify the Constitution,
then defamation from the President
of the Farmers and Laborers' Union
will announce the fact and the State
delegates will all meet in st. Louis in
December to hold our first annual
meeting as the new organization,
(which delegates are to be elected at
sonr State meeting in Fayetteville in
august. If the States shall fail to
Eatify, then provision is made for the
meeting of the delegates to the Ma,
:Eional Alliance in Atlanta, Ga, in DC
Eober Of course, if the consolidation is
effected, wewil necessarily adoptaneW
code of secret work, which is being
prepared by a special committee OF
/. Secret Work, that was appointed a
our last annual meeting at Meridian
We are informed by n Of the com
mittee that the code which they vii
present, will be simple andteasilycem
pretended, and which t~heyhthink vii
be an Improvement on that of eithe
she Alliance, the Wheel or the Union
as at present practiced. If the pre-
posed consolidation is effected, it vii
G add at least a half million members
chiefly from the States of Tenn, Ky
Ark, Mo. and Kansas.
The County. Alliances in their Jul
meeting will elect delegates to GU
State Alliance, which meets in Fay
etteville on the 18th of August. Thes
county delegates should be instructe,
how to vote on this matter and to d
ahis, it is necessary that it should b
considered and acted on in the Sui
Alliances, that their wishes be mad
known to the County Alliances.
The various farmers organization
existing in this country have an aggr,
gate membership of not less than thre
millions. What a power, if they wei
consolidated and all acting in unison
They should be and will be brougl
together. The same causes that hay
operated to put neighbors together
Ehe Alliance or Grange, and tn;
brought these Alliances or Grang,
INTO county or State organization