The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-09
WHAT Is TIE FARMERS AlIIANCEp

Explanation OF It's 0hjects-A Son.f'nrtf
san OrInnIzation-f:qu,I Rights for All
Its Motto, "In Things E.sentia,, Unity
Chhrity"-It Numbers Millions, .J..-..
Ud'ainD'on Special 10 Ne,u l'o-s Norld.
what Is tho Farmers Alliance p
This question has been asked OF late by
nearly every Representative in Congress
who halls from m agricultural district
and to the majority Of them n compre
liensive and more or less satisfactory re.
ply has come. The general public, how.
ever, has been but meagerly enlightened
by the stray paragraphs that have from
time to time appeared in the newspapers
OF tho country reciting the threats Of the
Alliance agalnlt some statesman who
could not be induced to look at partic.
ular public question through tho ewes OF
tho farmers Of his constituency,
In Il tumblc.down three story building
on Ninth street, In this city, is located
the Office Of J. II. Turner, the National
Secretary Of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union. Mr.. Tanner is native
OF Georgia, tho State in which the Ali.
ance has a stronger representation in
political and industrial circles than in
any other in the United States. In this
unpretentious building may also be
found the office Of the Executive Board
Of the Alliance and Of the Legislative
Committee. @. W. Macune is Chair.
man both Of the Board and OF the Com.
mittee. Macnne atypical Texan; tall
and strongly built, with a sharp black
eye and heavy shock Of dark hair that
tumbles over his broad, low forehead.
lie is ready talker, and when he dis.
cusses the aims and purposes OF The
organization for which lie ia engaged in
laboring before Congress he grows en-.
thusiastlc. In addition to his othe,
duties Nlr. Macune edits the National
Economist, the official organ OF the ALI
ance. In answer to the query OF the
Worlds correspondent as to the objects
and aims OF the Order, Mr.. Alacune
launched forth upon hio subject in
style curiously combining the practical
with the senti mental. He said:
", The object OF the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, as ex-
pressed in its declaration of purposes,
are: First, to labor for the Government
IN a strictly non.partisan spirit and to
bring about a more perfect unisn of
those classes; second, TO demand equal
rights for all and special privileges for
none; third, to indorse the motto, In
Things Essential, Unity, Charity;
fourth, to develop a better state, men
tally, morally, socially and financially
fifth, to constantly strive to secure en-.
tire harmony and goodwill TO all man.
kind and brotherly love among our
selves; sixth, to suppress personal, local,
sectional and National prejudices, all |
unhealthy rivalry and ali selfish ambi-
ton; seventh, visit the homes where
lacerated hearts are bleeding, to assuace
the sutlerinss Of brother or sister, to
bury the dead, care for the widows, edu-
cate the orphans, exercise charity to-
wards offenders, construe words and
deeds in their most favorable light, |
grant honesty OF purpose and good in.
tentions to others, and to protect the
principles of the Farmers' Alliance aud
Industrial Union until death. Its laws
are reason and equity, it's cardinal doc.
trines inspire purity OF thought and life,
its intention is on earth peace, and
goodwill to man."
"rhese are the expressed purposes OF
the order. They have been in the de-
claration OF purposes from the beginning.
l firmly believe it to be an evolution in
modern material progress, and that the
highest duties its officers can perform is
to simply read the indications OF the
times sufficiently well to do such things
as seem imperatively demanded by the
people under the surrounding circum.
Stances"
"What is the strength OF the Farmers
Alliance in the different States?"