The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

every hour of its onward march, on
whose waters the moon continually
reflects her image On her unendlng
circuit around the globe. These great
seas are composed of many waters
that come down the rivers. Away
back to the mountains tops to some
small fountains there are bubbllng up
pure and sparkling waters Of sun,
melted mountain snow, is where the
great rivers that fill the seas have
their beginning.
The Alliance will have to begin at
the fountains head. In the humble
home, in the rural district, in the
home circle, by the Preside is where
we will have to begin our work
There is the place we will have to
make our first efforts. There the
Alliance must set her seal. We have
to learn our members that they have
a great work to perform. The world
expects that of the Alliance; the ALI
ance expects that of its members.
And why should we not begin our
great work of reform2
The rural world has turned towards
the Alliance, and is ready to lend a
helping hand when once the great
work of economical reform is set in
motion. The political world is stand
ing aghast at the prospect of the
awful doom that stands ready to en-
gulf our fair land and pleasant homes
in the terrible whirlpool of political
strife and turmoil where the weak
must succumb to the all,powerful
demsgogicalisms that are cursing our
country.
Our work is enormous, u task is
great. Is the Alliance equal to the
surroundings? Will the members re-
spond to the roll call when the hour
comes7 Can the Alliance be depended
on to accomplish it's work? To per-
form this great work the Alliance
must be united more closely and con-
solidated more firmly. The Alliance
members must understand their duties.
Our leaders r great and powerful
men, equal to any in the nation.
They can be depended on; they can
be trusted. They will lead where any
will dare to follow. Their record is
such that the nation should be proud
to do them honor. Our tramp should
be onward and upward, firm and
steady with no faltering. The word
fail should never be known in our
ranks. To accomplish this we must
understand each other and obey with
alacrity and without a murmur. To
do this we should all know what is
expected of the Alliance. We should
be well trained and we'll posted on all
Alliance principles and workings.
Our weak members should be made
strong. Our violating members
should be thoroughly worked over
and tempered to stand until the work
is done. Well united, we'll drilled
and well posted our work will be
easily accomplished. Our success
will be assured, and our bright star
will rise and shine to set no more.
How is the Alliance to accomplish it's
great work and fill its mission? 1t
must and will have to begin at the
fountains head. 1t must begin in the
Sub-Alliances. Every Sub-Alliance
should fit each and every member for
his or her allotted duty. Every mem
Der should and must have and read
an Alliance paper or papers. Simply
an agricultural papers will not do.
Agricultural papers are good and
should be read, but all agricultural
papers r not Alliance papers, and
do not teach Alliance doctrines. Then
it is easy to be cen the necessity of
purely Alliance papers in the hands
of every member of the Alliance.
These teachings can be gotten from
no other source only from purely Al
lance papers.
The Alliance has a work to perform
such as has never before been under
taken by any order o. organization of
men.
We have the life of the nation to
consider. Desperate men and desola-
ton booms up in the near future.
Unless 1t is stayed by the strong arm
of the people in self-defence. The
Alliance has to mould sentiment such
as has never before been known in a
nation. 1t is the peoples work, it is
a work that has to be taught to the
mighty that the world and the full
ness therein belongs to the people and
not to the few. We have legislation
to reform land the sooner tie 6etter).
We can accomplish our work in all
its parts and finish our allotted duties.
In the language of the great patriot
and statesman, Patrick Henry, eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty.
Without liberty there is no enjoy
ment of peace, no love of country, no
patriotism. Let us then go to work
and fill up the brightest page in our
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