South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-18
What is the Farmers ALI
ances

The following is taken fiom the
Washington correspondence of tue
New York World:
What is tho Farmers Al.iance?'
This question has been asked of late
by nesriy every Representative In
Congress who halls from an ayricul-
tural district. and TO lie msior.ty of
them n comprehensive ami more or
less satisfactory reply has come. The
general public, however, has been bus
meagrely enlightened by the stray
paragr apis thai have from time "
time appeared in the newspapers OF
the country reciting the threats of the
Alliance against some statesmen who
could not be induced to look at par
ticular public question through the
eyes Of tue farmers of his con slit ueu
cy.
In a tumb'e-doan three, story
building on Ninth street, in this city,
is located the office of j. III. Turn er,
the National Secretary OF the Far
mers' Alliance aud Industrial Union.
Mr.. Tuner is q native of Georgia,
the state in which The Alliance has a
stronger representation in political
and industrial circles Than in any
other in the United States. In this
npretentious building NAV also DO
found the Cflice Of the Executive
Board of the Alliance and of the Leg
islative Committee. G. w. Macunc
is chairman both of the Beard and the
Committee. Macune is typical
Texan, tall and strongly built, with a
sharp black eye and heavy shock OF
dark hair that tumbles over MS broad,
low forehead. lie is ready talker,
and when be discusses the aims aud
purposes of the organization for
Which he is engaged N laborinI he.
fore Congress lie grows enthusiastic.
In addition to his other duties MIR.
! Macune edits tue National Econo.
mist, the official organ Of the ALI.
ance. La answer to the query of the
Worlds correspondent as to the Oh
jec and aims Of the order, Mr. Ma.
cure launched forth upon his subject
in style curious.y combining the
practical AMI sentimental. He said
'fhe object OF the Ma ional Far.
mers' Alliance and Industrial Union,
"a expressed in its declaration of pnr
poses, are First, 20 labor for the
Government in a grizzly non-parti.
san spirit and TO hiring about a more
perfect u ion OF those classes; sec
ond, TO demand equal tights for ID,
| for Al. \
to indorse the motto, I'm things es-
scntial, unity, charity fourth, to de.
velop better state, mentally. moral
ly. socially and financially; fifth, 70
constantly strive To secure entire
harmony AMI goodwill to all man
kind and brothetly love among our.
selves; sixth. TO suppress personal
local, sectional and national preiaii.
ces. asl unhealthy rivalry and all sci 4.
fish ambition; seventh, TO visit the
homes where lacerated hearts are
bleeding, TO assuage The sufferings oil
brother or sister, 10 bury the dead,
care for the widows, EDUCATE the or
phanS, exercise charity towards often.
ders, construe words and deeds in
their most favorable light, grant hon.
esty of purpose and good intentions
TO Others. and to pro- ect the princi-
pies OF the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union until death. Its laws
are reason and equity. its cardinal
doctrines inspire purify of thought
and life, it's intention ia, 'on earth
peace, good will 10 men,
These are the expressed purposes
Of the order. They have been In The
declaration Of purposes from the he l..
ginning. | Grmy believe il TO be an
evolution 10 modern material prog
ress, and that the CHEST duties IT'S
officers can perform is To simply read
the Indications Of the times sufficient.
lY well TO do such things "a seem i'm
peratively demanded by the people
under the surrounding circumstances
'Wbat is the strength pf the Far
mers' A Alliance in the different states
Il cannot give you the exact
strength Of membership in eac'i OF
he states. In reality there are in
existence two National Farmers AL
liances. II. l. Loucks, OF Dakota, is
President Of one, and l.. L. Polk, OF
North Carolina. is President Of the
other. There Is no plain line of d.
vision or demsrkation between them,
and I cannot therefore give you the
exact &c r.tDry u eac 1, nor the exact
number of oaej, bat together N ey
embrace a membership OF something
moro than two and q half millions
according TO the best estimates have
bte1 able N got. Thew have organ
iza'ions in Mary Land, Virginia, West
Virginia, North aroma, south Car.
DINA, Florida. Georgia. Alabamq,
Miss ssipyi, louisiana, Texas. Ar.
kansas, IndiIn Territory. Colorado,
New Mexico, Kansas, VI ssouri, Kon-
fucky, Te1ressee, Indiana Sou h
Dakota. North Dakota, Minne 'ot-
Iovs, Nebraska. California. Wash,
ington. IilCCi3 Michigan, Ohio,
I Penns lyanio, New York, New Jos-
sey and Delaware. TIE largest mem
bstship 10 any one state is, perhaps,
IN the state Of Texas. West Virgin.
ia has no Slate Alliance yet, but will
soon be really 10 organize one
Il have never seen any positive
statement as 70 the exact Tins tie
alliancc movement was Grst started
or nv y HON IL waq inetouratCd TEE