The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-12-18

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the midst of boundle.s pros
parity, for others. He has de-
termined to effect a change in
these conditions, aud re-adjust
himself on living basis to the
new civilization.
2. This movement means the
EDUCATION OF THE MASSES.
as masses-of the farmer as
sarmer. 1t means the assertion
Of the manhood OF the yeomen
of tie nation. This IL real
education. The accent Of cur
education has hitherto peen TO
get on, "to RISE" we have been
taught to climb out OF the
humble sphere i'll which we
were born into some 80 called
higher sphere. The smith
learns TO despise his anvil, and
the clodhopper to look with
contempt upon the pillow. They
rise to "higher" things. They
become lawyers. and doctors,
and preachers, and bankers, rail
road men and politicians. We
now have fully eight million
men in this country educated to
BIZ Presidents of the United
States. We only need about
a dozen Presidents in hundred
years-an awful waste of raw
material!
The farmers are learning and
teaching it to their children, in
this organization, that the work
of the farm is as sacred, as
noble, as honorable as that Of
any sphere in life. Women too
are admitted to the Order. Well
they may. There are more far
mers' wives in the insane asy-
ium of America than any other
class. They have actually re-
cognized the fact that
WOMAN Is A HUMAN REING.
A reporter once asked an old
farmer in the west what lie
thought about the question els
marriage a failure ?" He re-
piled, what. marriage? Well,
let's see. There's Lucindv gets
up in the mornin', kindles the
fire, milks six cows, starts four
children off to school, tends to
three others, skins twenty pans
of milk, feeds the hens, like
wise the hogs, looks after some
motherl-ss sheep, gifts break
: fast, washes up the dishes. gifts
dinner, ct cetera-whv. man
do you think | could Hire any
b.,dy to do all that for what
she gifts? Not much! It's a great
success, sir p All! these patti
ent, sad faced, weary millions
of women! The pathos of theil
lives! They have entered this
organization with cheeks flush.
ed with hope, many of them
for the first time in life. May
God lead and bless them j.
3. This movement means
co OPERATION AS AGAINST COM
PETITION.
T. is in this principle oi
Socialism that the Order has it,
strongest foundation. They are
pledged to cooperate with each
other in the production ni
economic goods, and not only
. so, but to cooperate in the dis
tribu lion of these goods. The
Alliance stores for supplies are
, O. prominent feature of theil
work. These stores contain TIE
germ idea of the great Indus
+. trial Cooperative Societies a
Workinglnen in Great Britain
They are asserting in life The
, principle, that it is better ful
!, men to fight for each other thur
!, against one one another They
are learning the secret OF asso
GATED power-that in union
, there is strength. 1t is in the
!, light of this fact that We sol VI
, the apparent paradox, thai
, while they cry out against
; trusts and monopolies, in tie
, same breath they dend that tt e
Government press its functions
to the very verge OF Stale
Socialism. These cries are not
inconsistent. They are the a.
sertion Of fundamental prlu"i-
pies. They reconxnize the i'm
portant fact that government.
is not something separate from
the people, but when normally
administered, il simply the,
people governing themselves =
! that it is not a power to bs
forced, but a power to be uti;i
zed for the happiness of all.
4. The Organization means
: Brotherhood. It is a fratsrn:.l
and BENEVOLENT Order wi :,
principles of love and fraters.i
J ty, wide as the world, universal
as the rose.
The 18th and 9th Articles in
their st. Louis Declaration ut
purposes.
A SFCOND DECLARATION oy IN
DEPENDENCE,
read thus:
"5. To constantly strive to
to SECURE entire harmony an