The advocate., 1890-04-09

part assigned mo ialter II would give
me great pleasure as well as assist me TO
best perform my work, 10 read through
the columns Of your paper tho plans
mapped out by the Business Agents Of
other counties and the statement Of their
success was unexpectedly assigned
this most responsible position IN the
county alliance and believe that the Ex-
change is the central figure and the most
important part OF the organization to
bring about an immediate relieffrom the
oppression Of the present system OF trade,
thereby securing 10 the laborer an equality
Of purchasing prices compared TO their
labor, until we have secured such legisla-
tIon as will secure 10 us equal rights with
capital, that we have In our organized
state 80 long struggled and asked for
and have grown gray with waiting and
Watching only TO soc that our hopes have
been built on the drifting sands Of politl-
cal dishonesty and corruption.
In our despairing moments we have
fortified In our last intrenchments under
the banner Of Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union, TO fight II out with our
enemies with their Implements, organ
zation, and with our millions Of loyal
soldiers we see the ray Of light from the
eastern horizon. have mapped out my
own course as TO the best plan to operate.
First, visiting the exchange and being
informed by our state agent that they are
In great want Of spot cash at present to
operate with, and being fully persuaded
that It's support depended upon each and
every member the Brotherhood prompt
ly responding, in order TO give II credit to
command the attention Of manufacturers
of Implements, and machinery, and mer-
chandise generally and cause them to
concede to the Alliance, exchange their
goods at wholesale rates, at once
started on my way canvassing the county,
and in the past two and q half weeks
have travelled across the county, visiting
nine sub-alliances and speaking TO them
on the great necessity OF contributing to
the Exchange 30 as TO reli6veits operators
Of embarrassment feel that my labors
have been crowned with sucCess. Ihave
by forcibly setting forth the subject to
the brethren, succeeded In getting
$4,000 subscribed from each sub,aIllahce
or a sum total OF about $4,000 but it is
not. all payed in yet and after our next
cotnty meeting March 20, ] hope t5bc
able TO give the Exchange d littlo boom
with the much needed and hard earned
cash, but freely contributed 20 this cause
(as little drops Of water and little grains
Of sand make the mighty ocean and the
pleasant land IL II comes from dll tho
counties In the sunhower state it viii
give force 10 the finances Of our institu-
ton. Now II this meets with the APPROX
al Of your Editor and will DO giveh space
in your valuable paper, I will visit YOU
again in the near future when / have Sc
cured more funds. hope to hear from
business agents Of other counties in order
that we may compare notes and be mu-
tually benefited by reading each others
experiences in the work. In the multi
tude Of Council there is Wisdom.
Now your humble servant is desirous
of showing his allegiance TO this noble
work and 70 try to lit the burden from
the millions of fdOwntrodden and enslaved
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