The advocate., 1890-05-07
The Duty of the Alliance in Kanans.
RITCHE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, !
Kansas, April 20, 1890 !

space IN your COLUMNS 10 say teW words
on what believe 10 be the duty Of the
Alliance In Kansas OF fcourse the Ali,
ance is not political party, but Is organ.
lied 10 accomplish certain ends which,
summed up together, mean the omanci-
patton OF labor from the thraldom Of cap
Ital Now, Mr. Editor, the necessity Of
accomplishing this end Is not denied by
any Of the agricultural and laborlng
classes regardless as 10 which political
party they may have belonged Yet as
10 how these ends are 10 be brought about
the people differ widely. The old line
politicians say 20 the alliance, don't go
into politics or your alliance will go to
pieces, Iiyou want reforms you have
the right TO petition, and you can thus
secure the reforms you ask for through
the present political parties Now II an
alliance man takes Issue with this reason
ing, and daros 20 doubt its success, the
politician holds up his hands In holy hor-
ror and oxclaims WHAT new party3
Then they take TO abusing M, saying the
alliance Is n democratic or union labor
annex, and lbs leaders are unropentant
rebels, or working other appeals 10 old
party prejudlces. Now the mission Of
the alliance is one Of peace, by bringing
together a class Of people with common
interests II seeks TO allay all sectional or
party preiudicos and stop these laborers
from lighting each other, while dema-
gogues under the leadership Of the trusts,
monopolies and the whole money power
go on robblng the people Of all the profits
Of honest toll This system has been
going on for twenty years or more, and In
the mean time the party bosses have
kept up the fires Of party hatred to blind
the people TO their own interests. And
why have we been fighting each other?
Certainly II has paid some one. Was II
us? Well, no; but go look at the gllded
palaces Of the money kings and think Of
the mighty fortunes that have ebeen piled
up in the last twenty-five years. This
tells the tale. Did these Napoleons Of
finance earn this money! Not much.
They were robbing us OF our labor while
we we're kept apart fighting each other;
for IL would never do 10 allow tho labor.
ing millions TO combine for mutual pro-
lection, because once lot the people see
the enormity Of the crimes perpetrated
on them In the name Of enlightened
statesmanship, and they would rise Mt
once and lure the unholy crowd from
power. But the day Of ignorance Is
past, and the close Of the nineteenth CEN
tury will sec the dawn Of a new ora, and
that heaven blessed and sanctioned ayo-
cation agriculture viii be placed at the
top round Of the ladder of our clviliza.
ton, the position 10 which il rightly be-
longs. To accomplish this end the alll-
ance and labor organizations should at
once 20 TO work, How secure themg
That's the rub. II we insist on the pres
ent lawmakers looking up the farmers
interests, the idea Is hooted at, and we
are told we don't know what we need.
Then II we suggest the advlsablllty Of
electing new men to Office, mighty pro-
test Is sent out by these so-called states
men, backed by the entire subsidized
press, and we are told that II will never
do for theslliance to go into politics. Oh,
mo- It's all right for us TO meet and talk