Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-02-15
The Farmers Alliance.

they are deprived Of social intercourse to
a greater extent than any other class In
the alliance they meet together, learn TO
know and appreciate each other, discuss
all questions of interest to themselves and
profit by each Others experience. They
combine In their purchases and in their
sales, and deal directly with the manu-
facturer and consumer, thus relieving
themselves from the profits OF the who'e-
sale men, the jobbers and the retail deal
ers. The alliance uses its combined and
united influence to uphold morality, hon
esty, truth, honorable and fair dealing
among its members and the community
in which it exists. It strives to promote
kind and sympathetic feelings, to aid and
assist each other in every way and to
bind all together in bonds Of interest and
sympathy. II settles kindly within itself
all differences that may arse among is
members without interfering in the slight
est degree or in any possible way, with
their religion or political opinions. No man
who does not believe in a supreme being
who rules the universe can become mem
Der, the Bible is, and must he, his guide.
1t is a secret organization in which It's
members are bound together in one united
brotherhood. with charity for each others
shortcomings They haye signs by which
they can know each other, when and
wherever they meet. it matters not from
whence they come, and they are brethren
rendering each other as far as possible
any assistance needed. When properly
organized they keep their business secrets
to themselves and not do interfere with nor
make war upon any class Of men, hut
unite and work together kindly and quiet
" for the good and prosperity of the agTi-
cultural and mechanical classes. Agricul-
ture Is the foundation rock upon which
the prosperity Of the nation must and
does rest, and upon which all depend for
food and raiment. The agricultural class
largely out-numbers all other classes COM
bined, set strange to say all other classes
are organized and combined TO work to-
gether for the oppression Of this class
they seem to be trying their best to kill
the goose that lays the golden egg. The
monied monopoles, syndcates, pools,
trusts and rings have combined to depress
the prices OF whatever the farmers have
to sell and raise the price of all they have
to buy. The natural law of supply and
demand has become obsolete and the
rings, pools, and trusts put prices mp at
will. The rings have ruled down the price
of wheat from fifteen to twenty cents
per bushel, while their own statements
made the wheat crop hundred Of millions
short. The pork combination has borne
down the price even on days when there
was not half a supply on the market. The
beef combination has depressed the price
of beef until they are buying the low
| grades of cattle at about what they get
for the hides and tallow. The farmer who
raises. fattens and markets the beef gets
the value of the hides and tallow, and the
Gamer who butchers the beef gets the
whole carcass. They have so depressed
the price Of the better grades Of cattle
that those engaged in making this kind
of beet will do well to get off with only
the loss Of their corn, grass and long food.
Every few days you see a refrigerator car
passing along the Valley Railroad bring
ing dressed beef from Chicago into our
county towns to be sold at the same price
net that You can afford 10 make it i've
weight. They have almost taken posses
sion of the Northern markets, and are now
fighting for our last live beef market,
Richmond, and threaten the butchers
there that if they do not take their beef
they will establish an agency there and
stock the market with dead meat at hall
the butchers prices for beef How long
can you continue to support your fami'
lies, pay your heavy taxes and raise al
crops at a loss You must in the neal
future 90 down under the iron heel OF
these monied despots They have n bill
of sale over your farms now and compe
YOU to work for them at q loss. II the
present state Of things is not stopped the
children Of to-day will see the agricultural
people Of the Emitted States the peasantry
and serfs Of the moned aristocrats. The
whole agricultural population from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the lakes
to the guilt are in a state Of uneasiness and
alarm and they are banding together il
these monopoles and robbers of thell
hard earnings. The Fairness Alliance
now has over two millions of men in IT.
organization, is scattered over thirteen
states of the Union, and is gaining recruit
by the thousand-Yast numbers OF the mos
intelligent and influential farmers OF thu
Sonth, the Wcst and tho Northwest arr
enclosed in its protecting folds. TIT
farmers, farm laborers and mechanics can
not contend singly with these millions Of
mcaey aud powerful combinations. Then
where does your interest lie : Most as
suredly with this band Of sturdy workers
who are allied to you in interest and witt
are nobly battling for your rights. TIT
business system of the alliance has proye'
to be a iudicious, safe and cheap one, ha
worked well, and while in its infancy ha
saved millions to the farmers. Thousand
of dollars have been saved to the farmer
Of Rockingham county by It's operations il
the last tweve-months.
The power Of the alliance is in proper
ton to its numbers, and its savings vii
increase as the manufacturers learn I
know its power. Twelve months sine
the manufacturers who would make II
contracts with the alliance or sell any
!, thing to its members if they knew it, ar
r now knocking at its doors and bidding
, for contracts. am in position to know
, whereof speak, and have no object q
4 ann but to benefit my brother farmers.
( No obligation is demanded of any ma
by the alliance that Christian gentle
2 man cannot take, and no duty require
4 that a Christian cannot perform.
I GEORGE CHRsMAN,
g Business Agt. Rock. Co. F. 4
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