The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-01
THE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited by the Pioneers Agricultural
Correspondent.
CONSOLIDATION.
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
We have been favored with copy of the
National Ecoricurest, Official Organ Of the
Trainers Alliance, Agricultural Wheel and
Farmers Union. Subscription price one
dollar per year. 1t is a weekly paper, we'll
got up, and ably edited. entirely devoted to
the interests of the industrial classes. We
shall be pleased to receive subscriptions for
it. We copy few extracts from it on the
consolidation Of the agricultural organ
izatians of the country. Editor.
The Farmers Alliance, the Agricultural
VIII eel, the Farmers Unions, the Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association, the Grange, the
various organizations of the West and North
west, the various trade organizations of the
manufacturing and mining industries, are
all but regiments of the grand army OF
labor. Acting independently and without
preconcerted plan, their endeavors can ut
be uncertain at the best, if not doomed to
failure; but, consolidated into one grand
harmonious effort, with perfect understand
ing and under wise direction, operating
with the result but success. When such
federation is accomplished the cause of
labor is won. There is no power on earth
that could stand before such a combination
or would even think IF opposing it. The
silly and childish differences that distin-
guish parties are not worthy Of a moments
Consideration when compared with the
grand results which are possible Of ac-
hievement under such an organization.
The result would be the harmonious coming
together of all the factions and Distracted
elements among the people, reunion in
%rI1 oh ~ fhn Form or
friendliness and sympathy which charact-
eriaed our people Corruption aud chicanery
would flee before it aud the temple Of our
liberties be cleansed of the filth which has
befouled it so long. The opportunity is now
offered for the people to throw aside the dis
graceful prejudices which have so long
estranged them and unite heartily and
patriotically in a grand endeavor to restore
our Nation to the true character our fathers
hoped to see it develop.
The agricultural population is so much
more numerous than any other class that,
united aud acting in harmony, they would
be irresistible. How foolish to destroy
their power by dividing their forces when
their cause is a common one and certain to
triumph through harmonious action. There
ore no sectional differences, all are equally
opp -essed. Let them unite under one
leadership and the Union will be thea act
ually restored.
The proposed consolidation Of the agricul-
tural Or, anizations of the country into the
Farmers and Laborers Union Of America
promises to do more toward the abolition ol
sectional feeling than anything ever before
attempted. The cause of labor is the cause
of humanity, of justice, of liberty. 1t is the
cause of home, of family. of wife and child
| rem. It is the cause of all true and noble
men of every section and Of every land. In
this holy cause all good men and patriots
can strugsls side by side. Sectional feeling
has no place when the enemy is q common
one. Let the industry of the North and
South. of the East aud West lay aside the
old bitterness, consult together for the com.
mon good. Engaged in the same struggle
exposed to the same canger, dependent upor
one another for support and assistance, al
soon leoyn that each has misunderstood the
other, that there are true men in every
section. A common danger maket com
mon reliance, and q common victory, 9
glorious disenthra!ment of the whole peo
pie, will make common rejoicing and unite
the masses of the Nation in stronger ant
holier bonds than ever before. Then I
pride in redeemed and purified common
country will again make true our ancient
boast that we are one and lnseparable.