Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-08-08

wish to he saved from absolute beggary they
must be united and demand justice, fair treat.
ment aud equal opportunities at the hands ol
the men elected to represent them in their
legislative assemblies. Possibly we may have
sep, too long and the evils of which we COM
plain are 100 firmly liked TO be rooted out,
out the farmers are at last fully awake and
determined to work out their own salvation. .
Just how this is to be done has not yet been
fully decided upon, but of one thing ut least
| we are sure, and that is that il we are firmly
| united and determined to leave noar and hon
orable means untried to better the condition
of the industrial classes of our country, we
will in the end be successful, aud that as soon
as the purposes OF the organization are gen.
orally understood we will have the approval
and assistance OF the intelligent and honest
portion of this community, knowing as they
must, that upon the success OF the agricultural
classes depends the future prosperity of our
country, and that our republican government
cannot long survive the impoverishment and
degradation OF the agricultural population,
and the concentration Of all wealth in tn e
hands of a favored few. -
TUE POLITICAL STATUS.
'The alliance is essentially a political or
ganization, but it is strictly non-partsan.
Persons OF all political faiths are admitted |
The membership in Maryland is largely DEM
ocratic, and should it continue TO increase in |
members in the future as rapidly as it has in
the past eight months, it must necessarily |
have IN the not distant future considerable |
influence in The councils OF the party to which |
most Of lis members belong Most tar-mind-
ed persons will agree that when people take
the management of affairs into their own
hands, determined TO be no longer governed
by political hacks and chronic otlice-seekers,
whose only aim is to put themselves in posi-
tons where the pay is large and the work
easy, an immense stride will have been taken
in the direction ofpure government and hon
est legislation, Such action can but result
benefcialy upon all the people of all classes
and occupations in the State.
BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW.
''i he business purposes ot the alliance are
well understood. In those States where the
order has become strong in numbers the
members have saved large sums through their
xchang es. The farmers OF Georgia saved
last year $500 900 in the purchase of fertili-
zers alone, in Dakota S62 900 in binder twne,
aud many hundreds of thousands were saved
all over the South and West Already an
agency has been established in Washington
by the alliance people in Maryland who do
business IN that city, and the results follow
ing this establishment have been beneficial.
AT the next meeting OF the State alliance, TO
be held in Baltimore on August IL, II move
ment will be made, and no doubt successfully
carried through, 10 establish in that city n
State exchange tor the convenience OF all al
lance men in the State
THE FARMERs AND THE KNIGHTS.
"No farmers organizations in the history
of the world have grown so rapidly and at
tained such proportions as the Farmers Al
lance and Industrial Union. Already the
knights OF Labor are co-operatiny with us on
all matters where the interests Of the TWO or
CARNATIONS are Identical.