The sun., 1890-05-27
COZ GORDON TO THE FARMERS.
He Tells Their Organization Tie IL with
Them in All Their PurpOnea

Then, in All Their Purpoaea
ATLANTA, May 2G.-The Farmers Alliance OF
Georgia. az meeting several weeks ago ad-
dressed number OF questions to all candi-
dates for State and Federal ofilces. Gov.
Gordon. who is In the race for the United
States Senate. answers
"As q life member OF the State Agricultural
Society from early manhood. and identified in
every possible way with the farming interest
OF the country, my highest concern In public
and private life has naturally been to protect
and promote the great agricultural in
dustry OF our country. not only as tho
lending. primal. and principal calling
OF our people. but the one most
essential to Southern and national prosperity.
and yet least favored by the Government or
protected by its own votaries Hence for ff-
teen years or more / have labored in Conven-
ton. on the public rostrum, and in private
station to induce the farmers OF the country to
organize. For fifteen years or more l have
urged close. compact union-an all-emb brac-
ing agricultural brotherhood, defensive in it's
character. and only aggressive In protecting
that industry from uniriendly legislation. un-
Just exactions and hurtful determinations.
In view OF these efforts to secure organization
during 30 many years OF my past life it Is
scarcely for me to say that hailed the advent
realization OF a long-cherlshed hope: nor is
1t necessary with my past record before you to
say that | endorse without reserve and with
unabated emphasis tho policy OF the Alliance
for an Increase OF the circulating medium OF
the country.
II regret that cannot In this letter discuss
the reasons, or rather excuses offered for this
needless and cruel policy. What ought to be
said OF the folly and madness that would en-
force IN this country policy, which every
where. in all countries and conditions, is reek-
Ing with the indscriminnte murder OF every
interest that makes a country rich and Rreatp
Il shall hope at AMI early day moro fully to
analyze this subject and discuss the other
probems to which you allude In your very
courteous letter.
by education from my youth up by per-
sonal inter est and by every consideration Of
the welfare of our people, my sympethies are
deeply enlisted in all the high purposes sought
TO be accomplished by the Farmers Alliance
rejoice that the genius OF the aReIthe genius
of organized COOPERATIVE effort-has at last
possessed. aroused. and impelled TO action the
great body OF the tilers OF the soil. With wise
counsels to guide them to conservative action
with full recognition OF the rights OF others, but
uncompromising, resistance to wrongs upon
Legislative or Congressional discrimin-
alton in every phase or form. whether
discrimination be against landed interests
through pet banking system. or against
tho masses OF the people through unequal tax
alton. uncontrolled corporations and monop-
unitedly combating all these governmental
partiai,ies and special privileges tho success
OF this great movement by the brotherhood OF
farmers Will be doubly assured. and that sue
cess will bring not only to the farming classes.
but to the toiling masses OF the people. speedy
OF prosperity never known before in the his
tory OF this republic"