The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-17
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE AND
THE FINANCIAL REFORM.
Especial Cor. State Chron!cle.)


'Reforms begin in the belly said a
blunt old philosopher. The farmers as
class have most sorely felt the contrac-
ton of the currency-famine of money.
Their organization has come forward with
the most definite remedies. The Demo
cratic party, as party, had paid too
little attention to the money reform un-
til this agitation was commenced. The
farmers ought certainly now to take the
lead in their own measure and nominate
the man who is to advocate it in the Ma
| tional Assembly, and the leaders OF the
party ought to be wise enough to gladly
| accept any candidate strongest with them
| Any passing prejudice against other
classes in sympathy with them is mere
skin disease-looks bad, but t,.cre is
nothing in it-any warfare with
classes and corporations not in SYM
| pathy with them is constitutional and
has come to stay. People may take sides
las their interests may appear" Ordi-
narily it is best to have men learned in
the laws to make laws-though the SEN
timent of every every class of citizens
ought to be represented in every law
making assembly. Every lawyer in full
sympathy with this financial reform is
anxious for the farmers to rush on and
butt their heads against the same wall
they have been trying to push down. AS
soon as they recover from their fresh
man enthusiasm they will be anxious to
get all the help they can and will be in a
fit frame of mind to choose their real
friends in whatsoever class they be
found.
l sometimes hear criticisms among the
most thoughtful of our cltizans upon
the Alliance that it is q class Organiza-
ton and therefore opposed to the genius
of our institutions. But the abstract
; question does not appear to be now be-
fore US. The interests of this class have
been viciously attacked by another class
The issue has been made upon them
in common of course with many others
: but they are the first and the worse hit.
: But the party worshipper cries, ''Is not
the party sufficient" Parties are in.
tended to represent the interests of the
people when the interests of a particu
lar class are seriously affected, they
must adopt the most effectual means te
have them redressed.
: We have been taught that reform:
: ought to go on inside the party They
. take us at our word and 60 in and con
} troll the party, being in the majority
" We will have to submit gracefully or g
back on our plan of organization.
The party is sufficient when it bravel,
: leads a needed reform.
The party is sufficient when it speedil
. answers the complaints of the people.
s The party is sufficient when it nomi
,. mates the best representatives OF til
c most vital issues.
: A party is sufficient when its repre-
i sentatives in convention are chosen wit
~ respect to the main issue and not wit
IL respect to persons.
IR The farmers are now severely han
a pered by difficulties.
r. Q). They are not able to send the
- representatives to convention.
a. a. They are divided on a question {
ut spoils. The slime of this serpent hs
ht been trailed inside as we'll as outside tt
o Alliance.
10 (3.) Their best men are not always
III the lead.
IL a. Side eddies of fools who are bu
no bling out small minds of class hatre
: are sometimes mi staken for the mai
;" current of their great reforms.
ne Men and organizations, at some perit
90 of their existence, need to go throul
oi- great trials to bring out their characte
istics and show what spirit they are G
y" This organization has yet had no cruc
Dr. test, no soul trying fire. Hence they
not know their leaders yet, or many
,r. them, and what is almost as bad they
not know their auxilliaries outside
'no w. J. PEELE.