The advocate., 1890-01-30

time 10 consumed by asking and answer.
Ing questions pertaining to the Con.
stution, the Exchange, etc, and that such
questions are asked At any or all times
tho propoundera may think Of them.
Perhaps the best way 10 facilitate matters
In this respect would be 10 prepare tho
questions In writing before attending the
meeting have a query box and pass IL
around before dinner Address the
queries 10 the Pres, sec'y,, Trustee,
Stakeholder or the person whose business
II Ia 10 answer them. Lot tho Grst thirty
or forty minutes after dinner bo devoted
10 answering them. This will give the
persons who arc asked the questions time
10 glyea satisfactory answer and will
have a tendency 10 make tho members
more punctual after dinner. We would
further suggest that our county meetings
be held quarterly instead Of monthly,
thereby curtailing the expenses ofattend-
Ing and lnsurlng better attendance when
we meet.
AS TO the expense let as look at that
little. Our Union (Provldencc) Is entitled
TO three delegates. IL costs US 84.20 TO
be present at this meeting; In twelve
months this would amount 10 85t.t9
which would DO quite little help TO our
county or state exchange and as we have
about 80 Sub-alllances II amounts 10 no
lonst 81, 800 a year TO say nothing OF board
and the worst Of II Is, II all goes into the
pockets Of the "othor fellows" as wo have
learned to call them, l. 9. the r. r.. 90.
We could better afford TO have two
days session every three months than ono
day every month, and two days would
give us time 10 tell all we know, and be-
come very we'll acquainted besides.
But / would not have the Union sleep
three months and then expect them TO
come up 10 the county meeting full OF
zeal and enthusiasm. But instead OF tho
county meeting think we should sub
stituto district meeting Let the coun-
" bo divided into districts OF two, three.
or more townships, let the sub-unlon meet
every week, and district meetings every
month.
At the district meeting and county
meeting let us have papers TO read and
discuss topics Of interest TO us, from
"non-partlsan stand point" Of course.
We women could come right ont and
say what party II was that passed laws
detrimental TO our interests. We could
say that we had waited 30 long that wo
had nothing left but our votes THAT is II
we had the yOte) and 30 we must use them
10 defend ourselves. But you might Just
as well shout "scat" TO q lot OF wild cats
as to say "party" to a man, n,-they would
scatter just az quick. You say that wO-
men don't need TO vote, for you protect
their Interests. From the present state
Of Affairs II looks like you hadn't protect
ed yourselves or us either; but | am dl-
crossing.
AS | said, discuss measures from nom
partisan standpoint for under the exist
ing circumstances II IL NIL the way we
can accomplish anything, let II no longer
be said, that farmers don't know enough
about the affairs Of the government TO bo
Legislators
Our paper Is already too long but we
must add, read, read, read Alliance papers,
You may read all tho partisan papers In
the Uuited States and you cant learn the
things you must know. How many Of
you take an Alliance paper2 II you
don't now, don't sleep more than once un-
ill you subscribe for one.
Every member of our Union ought TO
know the demands made by our order az
81. Louis, and ought 20 know why each
one was made, How many papers that
are not Alliance papers, printed those de-