The advocate., 1889-10-05

Ci0na, That is with an gy0 % the
main chance in the promotion OF orr
cause. Will the interests OF the Order
be subserved by forming a political
partyi / think not. 10 is violation
Of one of tho cardinal principles OF
our Order. Have we not resolved ito
labor for the education OF the agricul-
tural classes in the science Of econom-
ical government in q strictly non-par-
tisan spiritp Hayewe not each OF us
been assured by Che officer who init
ated us into the Alliance that the du-
ties of an alliance man would not con
hict with our political or religious
yiews7 How many Of us as organic
ing officers have given the brethren
this assurance. Isnot this the prin-
ciple that actultes the brotherhood In
every state in the Uuioni Instead OF
asking, is il not7 / will say emphatic
ally 6is Every paper from our ma
tional organ down, including those
that speak with authority for the alli-
anceof their respective states AZ far as
/ have read are uneqivocally opposed
to an alliance political party. All OF
You who were at the Meriden mass
meeting last spring doubtless remem-
Der the fiery words Of Mcdowell when
he told you how the Alliance and
wheel of his state had conquered with
c,,t nol;ticat marty Who is Nc
DowellY The state lecturer and pub
Usher OF the state organ OF Tennessee.
The Dakota Rwalist--the organ for
the Alliance in South Dakota, says;
'tAt tho alliance convention held in
Huron last June IL was wisely decided
chat our work should be done within
tho respective partiesi aud the result
OF last weeks Republican state con
yention must be in every was salts
iactory to the true alliance man." In
that young state whore they have the
best alliance organization OF any
northern state our folks have driven
Che republican party TO take step in
advance OF even Kansas on the pro
bibition question by declaring for
both state and national prohibition,
this being an alliance article OF faith
out there and they are going TO make
the republicans, the dominant party
elect one il not two alliance men to
the United States senate and two men
satisfactory to the alliance to congress
besides state representatives.
Brethren, lot us have but one plank
in our platform; principles before
party and men above platform--this
with aU it implies. Let us resolve
that we will support no man or any
platform that is not Rn embodiment
Of our principles IL we will mcul-
cate this grand principle in our sub
alliances and do our duty as men, at
the primaries we can dominate this
state as completely as the whiskey
mon dominate the middle md eastern
states--and on the other hand with an
organization Of our own we will be as
completely at the mercy of the other
parties as is the prohibition party OF
to-day grand ns are their principles
Without political organization we
have both the other parties by the
nape OF the neck. If we organize q
party either of the other parties will
have us by the seat Of tho breeches.
Ii we work within the old parties they
,y;I1 hava hY1f honoved words for us. IL
we do not we will, from their point OF
view, all be shystering Office seekers.
80 much as to tho political rewards
and penalties. What will bo the of
feet on our organization-the effect Of
this party organization can but be bad
md only bad. What can We do either