The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-30
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.
THE ALLIANCE CAN HOPE FOR
NOTHING FROM OLD PARTIES.

To Trust the Grick>ters who Have En-
shaved the People. Is " orsc Than Folly
The Masses Must Move for Themselves
allow TO the Line
What would be said Of that work
man who had been given directions for
hewing sill if he did not hew to the
line? Nha, was the line drawn for if
it was not intended that it should be
followed: Every man. no matter what
his occupation or calling, should have
line marked out, Il correct line, and
follow it. For twenty-five years the
members of the alliance have been
workers under the politicians on par
ty lines. Some employed by democrats
some by the republicans, and as the
bosses have laid off their work like the
true workman they followed the line of
duty-alwavs at their posts, and al
ways voted for their party, right or
wrong, always to the front as directed
by their masters. never tiinching. but
ready to die as Il democrat or repuhli-
can, in order to hcw 10 the line of duty
as they conceived it.
For twenty-five wears the bosS"S
have kept them 10 III" In" but alas the
people have seen that in following this
line they have been led astray; that
they have i'm; .overished their families;
their homes have been taken from
them: the means of educating their
children have been deprived of, and
hunlledS 0Hd NOu<0nd>. g"S, mill
ions, are hegeared to-day by those
who should have given correct lines,
should have protected them, should
have seen to it that the; had shelter,
food and raiment. Twenty five years
ago in America there We're no tramps,
but to-1aY how is it? Millions of
tramps. driven to want and oppres-
sion, have no homes. no shelter, but
are leading wandering, vagrant life,
while thousands Of women and chill
dren are suffering for food and perish
ing, and that too in fire" Imci'ir0.
where If is sail We make 50 much that
| We cannot find market icr it-oyer
production. Yet We are told hy these,
| our former i,0Ht;rHl bosses, and their
allies. that th, farmer and laboreT are
shiftless, good-for thing sorts Of fell
lows-that to make country prosper
ous the j,oor >Lpuld be Mdl" j,ooreI'.
| He ri"h Firhtr, that the laws have
been made t" protect the few from the
| oncr0nchm"ht> If tn" m01tu and
| should be kept SO, that these poor.
| good dfor-noihihg .trljoW<. need no ed
ucation, no money. no relief but should
stick to their work. hew to the line, no
matter how much wifi" anlisbics suf-
fer should work for their old masters
| as q dltfY then ORE IL H"ir rpuHtU,
now when THESE fHzH gOOdt tof-notL Utg
| farmers G7td j0LOFfr& as they are
| called by the successful gambler of
| human labor, after these many years OF
| faithful work for these old parties.
| have dared to make in their society
rooms and have formulated petitions
| setting forth their condition and ask
| ing relief how have they been an
swered? They are told that their de
| mands are class legislation and uncoll-
stitutional. They are told that their
| meetings are reasonable and their of
| ficers are scoundrels, that they, the
| people, have brought all this poverty
on themselves hy their carelcssness
| and shiftlessncss, they are told to lei
| politics alonc-that their vocation is tC
| make cotton. corn. wheat, to work til,
| mines. to build railroads. to work fol
| their masters, and We. the politicians
and allies, will make the laws. The,
are told that their demands will upset
the financial and progressive interests
Of the country, that the only way to dc
is 60 back to their cid party bosses who
are ready and willing and waiting to
| pletect them and save them and the
country from ruin by continuing the
same old line they have been follow
ing these many years. Workers az,
told here in North Carolina to stick to
the democratic party if they want tc
| get relief IN Kansas stick to the rep,lb
lican party if YOU want relief. We
| have been sticking for 10 these man,
years and instead OF relief, oppression
is our portion, our homes taken from
us, orr families perishing. Can W,
hope to get relief inside of either o
these old parties? That's the ques
ton. The democratic party says 1t ha,
not had a chance. Yet when Il bill wa,
introduced in our last legislature fo,
relief Of the people it was killed b7
the committee. When bill for rcluc
tion Of interest III North Carolina wa:
asked for the old bosses and their al
lies fought ii ni,d LjHcd II. Get re
lief from the old parties: How? Neve,
until these old political bosses and thei
allies, the monied sharks. are keptou
of our legislative halls. We can ge
our demands only hy standing square
| w f,,,. tbnrn ,,,, ...T..j II, i. ..I
ta5Hed except UI'oHgh the m0><e
trusted most, honored highest. hav
gone hack on the people gone bach Il
their gods-have listened to til
golden(not SIrergD song of the op
pressor and are afraid to raise then
voices for the people
Our people need relief and we mus
have it. You, my brethren, hav
chosen the true, the Ornfn ,IcnGhd~
and it is a duty, a solemn, holy dnt
TO chew to that line, let the chips fal
where they may" Make no conceS
sions. for you are right. Let those VIII
are 'rrong make them. Close up tn
ranks my brethren. let elbow touch el
bow and let the heart throbs of all b
! 1tit III ttilloH itlti itJ iilt tSt' VI cit
be the cause cf all "Hc,r to the Hpc
for your homes, for your children, fo
your liberties. -JiUscu. N. G.. J R,t
RAJ Home.
| The Third Party.
1t is no longer question of whethe
or not we will have third party in TIL
field next year, but the only questio
of interest in relation to the new part
is what will be its strength, and fror
whence will it come. The idea tha
there would be a third party organize
at all was pooh. poohed!! for Ion
time by partisans of both parties, the
declaring that it was impossible to OF
ganlze third party because there wa
no necessity for one, and no room fo
one, even il there did exist the neces
sity. They have learned, however