The advocate., 1890-07-23

And YOU members OF the alliance, you must
prove Yourselves faithful in this great work. !
remember when we entered the army the boys on
the picket line would hear two on three bullets
90 zip, zlp, ZIP, and they would come into camp
and ten llOW well they had stood u, and they
Thought they were brave soldiers, but that was
nn test. II They had stood IN that FIRST angle Ol
that hre.girt ridge 900 Gettysburg, and y0u had
reached ont and touched their shoulders, yOu
could have called them brave sol.
diers The day N coming when Your
manhood ls t0 bc tested, when your moral
courage Is 10 be- tested, and n You stand the test
on that dag will know that yOu are tnlo
men. ain standing now lllat behind tle cur
tain, In the full glow N the coming sunset, BE-
hind me are the shadows ON the track, before
me lies the dark valley and the river, and when
mlngle with lts dark waters want W cast one
lingering look upOn n country WhONe govern.
ment Is Oi the people, FOR the people and by the
people, / want tO see These great underlying
principles IN operation, Inc greatest good lQT
The greatest number freedom and equal rights
N all and sperIal privileges tO none. The gen.
erati0ns 10 follow us shall show the wOrM these
principles.
Ny friends, want to close, feel that there
ore gross imperieClins In tOdays work, know
have your sympathy ! believe tlmt In Tile
work have attempted 10 DO have your hearts.
believe when call fOr friends, can rely upon
Kansas. (Anplnus0) ! believe that when we
shall all come together, Kansas will stand In the
front rank and VIII own the post Of honor
hope that she will 20 on increasing In numbers
ana In her glorious enterprises. ] Delleyo there
N fast coming a further revolution when there
Will be two classes the extreme rich and the
extreme poor. The middle class has been the
great source Of strength they have been the
bulwaTk Of this country. They have fought tho
battles, and have preserved our free installations
want W seo the middle classes rise up. LEI the
alliance take them by tho hand and speak Nv
them words Of encouragement ana tell them
that when God mad8 them he never made larger
men. Let us llit them up and make them feel
chat the country belongs 10 them and IN depend
INK upon them. Let uS encourage them " 70
forward and remain as they have been, The great
source Oi strength OF this country. Now | want
10 tell You that the people all over the country
are Watching what the Farmers Alliance N do.
Ing In Kansas to-day, They are looking IN aa
what attitude You Will take. Let us 10 forward,
therefore, and do the right and tho right will ti-
umph, When go back 10 my home ! will tell
with pleasure what have been made ~ feel In
the great state " kallsas, and Us ! assure yOn
thnt shall he pleased ~ meet you on my own
soil, and should any " YOU ever cOme down thnl
way, you Will receive a hearty welcome, There
shall be no Mason and DlXOn's line on alliance
maps VI tho future II shall be one nation ami
one ing. (Applause.) Aud now I'm like the fellow
who asked his girl ~ marry him; she said she
would, and he leaned back against the wall and
sald never q word for half an hour, FINALLY the
glrl could endure II no longer, and said, "Wlllie
why don't you say sOmothlng2" "Well" he re-.
piled, "l feel ~ II there had been enough Mldn
UAughter) And W ! will say Cod bless you tlll
we meet again Good bye. (Applause,