Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-12-19

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Organizers are at work in the states Of |
Washington, Oregon, Ohio, New York,
New Jersey and Arizona. And in all
these states the fields are ripe unto harvest
but the laborers are few. !, !, ;5s
cannot too earnestly urge upon you
the Importance Of devising means and
methods for the prompt occupation Of
these and other states, with competent
and active organizers. During the year
I have visited officially twenty-four (24i
states and everywhere 1 found a jealous
interest and harmonious spirit among the
brotherhood. Indeed the order was
never in finer spirit or more united. in
purpose than it is today.
In this connection the president urges
the question Of lecturers which he regards
as the most essential to the upbuilding Of.
the order. He recommends the policy Of
employing state lecturers at fixed sala-
ries to be paid out of the national or state
treasures, and in sufficient numbers to
canvass the whole field thoroughly dur
ing the next year.
THE PRESS
..By3 far the most potent and influential
power underlying this great revolution Of
industrial and economic thought" says
the president .'has been the reform press.
At the earliest practicable moment the
supreme council should devise plan
which will give to every family in the
order thoroughly reliable paper devoted
to the interests of the Alliance.
REFORM LEGISLATION
" President Polk further recommended
the organization Of a national legislative
council whose duty it shall be to have
charge of;such legislation as may be Of
interest to agriculture. His idea is to
have this council composed Of the nation
al president OF the Alliance as ex-of1cio
chairman, and of the presidents of all the
states represented in the supreme council;
and that the Legislative council should
hold its regular annual meeting at q
designated time and place, for delibera-
ltion and to transmit TO the membership
lof the oraerin each stste, all measures OF
bills such as they may decide should be
enacted into law.
CITIZEN OR DOLLAR.
The message dwells with great stress
upon the Importance Of the financesof the
county, saying let us not be diverted
through the Vaccinations Of political in
trigue, from the great and paramount
Issue now before the American people.
Financial Reform.
Let shis be the slogan and the rallying
cry Of the people until relief shall come.
We cannot hope for relief if we accept the
financial policy adopted and practlced for
a quarter Of q century, by the two great
political parties of the country.
Never in the political history Of the
countay was there such universal interest
among the people and such urgent de-
mand on the political parties for financial
reform, as characterized the recent cam
paign, and yet the great effort of the
leaders of each of these parties and Of the
partisan press, was to give overshadow-
ing prominence to questions and issues,
partaking largely Of partisan character
to the exclusion of the one great vital,
living issue. financial reform.
Indeed, the evasion ,of this great issue
has been prominently characteristic of the
two great parties for the past twenty ty-five
years.
The great absorbing question, let me
repeat, before the American people, is
not whether the democratic or the re-.
publican party, with their evident sub
serviency to the will Of corporate and
money power, shall be in the ascendency,
but the question is, whether under our
republican form of government, the
citizen or the dollar shall be the sovereign.
A system of finance which recognizes
and secures to every citizen of this coun-
try au equitable, fair and just right TO
share its benefits and which will furnish
a volume of circulating medium, ad-
equate to the legitimate demands of the
country, at low rate of interest, is the
greatest and most urgent need of the
times.
With well worded tribute to the nom
sectional proclivities of the Farmers Alli-
ance, the message closes with beautiful
and touching appeal to thes valor and
patriotism of the membership Of the
order
SECTIONAL LINES BROKEN.
After the reading of the message Presi
dent Loucks of the South Dakota ALI
ance made short but eloquent address
touching the subject of sectionalism in
the message. Your correspondent has
seen Mr.. Loucks at his best in many a
campaign speech but never has he heard
the invincible Dakotan speak with greater
fervor. An old confederate soldier from
Indiana moved that all exsoldiers in the
hall who indorsed this sentiment express
ed by Mr.. Loucks arise to their feet, and
75 or 100 arose amid great enthusiasm
Continued aaert sceeE.