The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

Texas will hesitate to duplicate any
amount that we propose to invest in
business in such city. What we have
secured has been secured without any
such proposition on our part for the
very best Of reasons-we had nothing
to offer
Thus we see by actually investing
$500,000, we can make our Exchange
ST 100000 strong in six months; does
any other legitimate enterprise offer
such speedy and sure returns This
is question for earnest, honest ALI
ance men to consider
If the Exchange, with capital of
less than 100000, has saved to the
farmers Of Texas $2,OOO,OOO, what
can it do with $l,OOO,O00 capital and
the united intelligent cooperation of
the membership, is also question for
the brethren to mediate upon. Any
one who is not void of candor in or
out Of the order, will admit that the
man who planned so skilfully and
labored so successfully is nothing
short of benefactor and merits the
esteem and confidence Of every good
citizen.
There never has been, and never
can be, any liberty as long as the peo-
pie are in doubt Neither can there
be any true Christianity practiced as
long as the people are chained to
mammon's car. Every principle that
is good or great are involved in the
present struggle as exemplifed by the
Exchange.
We must intelhgently dispose of
mighty problems now confronting us
and it must be done without delay or
the organized cormorants will goad
the people to desperation, anarchy and
revolution. 1t is useless to attempt to
dodge or belittle the gravity Of the
situation If we fail to intelligently
meet and dispose of those pressing
Questions our children will inherit
anarchy within twenty years. Nothing
but speed and universal organization
upon sound fundamental principles
can save us.
We have attempted to organize for
the sole purpose Of preserving and
perpetuating lawful and financial free
dom, upon the fundamental and just
idea that the farmers of America
should own the farms of America and
that those who pay the debts should
contract them.
What are we trying to do financially?
Do we aim to simply change merchants
and not change the system upon which
they do business? What would we &C
complish in the way of financial liberty
if we establish cooperative stores in
every town in Texas if they buy, ship
and sell independent of each other?
What is or where is the utility of an
organization without some central
head to direct the movements of the
organization How on earth such an
organization would or can in any way
hinder the great monied organizations
from robbing the people at will and
perpetuating the most tyranical slavery
that is sure to produce anarchy and
national annihilation?
We are confronted with soulless
monied organizations whose ramifca-
tion permeate every nook and corner
of this continent organized for the
sole purpose of levying tribute upon
every industry whose plans are as
secret as the grave, and every move
ment is as silent as snow and as merci-
less as a cyclone, whose every move
ment is dirdcted from one head center,
whose every command is implicitly
and instantly obeyed; indeed they
have assumed such vast proportions
that they are driving the sun of pros
perity from American soil. Success
has made them SO arrogant that they
set the laws of the country at defiance
and openly declared that no branch of
our government dare to refuse their
demands or attempt to hinder their
conquest of the people.
To try to prevent this wholesale
spoliation we have attempted to organ
ize the farmers and laborers into the
Farmers Alliance, each member hav-
ing voluntarily and solemnly agreed
that in all things essential they will
act as a unit. The Farmers State
Alliance, in it's wisdom, as a means to
an end established the Farmers Ali
ance Exchange of Texas, obtained for
it charter under our State laws with