The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07
LET US WATCH THEM.
MICHAEL N. G..

MICHAEL, N. G.
Dear Brethren of the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial UniOn:
Suffer word of e%xortation. Every
thing considered, success has been
beyond what many of us expected, and
utter failure for us as an organization
was predicted long before this by those
who were not favorable to this great
movement on the part of the labOrlng
people of this land. But anything else
but failure has marked our footsteps
thus far. Our progress has been up
ward, onward and triumphant all
along the line, East, West, North and
South, and we therefore ought to be
like PauI-"Thank God and take cour-
age" Paul was bound with chains and
on his way to prison, but when he saw
some of his brethren who had travelled
some So miles to meet him, and no
doubt on foot, at that, Paul was by this
act on the part of his brethren cou
aged and strengthened for, and better
prepared for the conflicts before him.
But as Paul was a prisoner, so are we;
but success thus far and the favor
able indications Of a brighter and bet
ter day in the near future for our hard
working and oppressed people, should
inspire us with gratitude to God, and
courage for every conflict yet before us.
We trust we III grateful, and we
know we feel encouraged as we look
around and over this broad land of
America, that God evidently intended
should be the home of the free, and see
so many of our noble order in our legis-
lative and congressional halls, who
have pledged themselves to do all in
their power to accomplish the grand
ends and purposes of our noble order.
1t is true we + greatly in the minority
in our present Congress, but forty or
fifty good and true Alliancemen, with
the help of those who are in sympathy
with us, ought to be able in a great
measure to check the tide of reckless
extravaganza, and secure the passage
of some measures, at least, that would
tend toward relieving a down-trodden
and oppressed people. They can at
least do as the old darkey preacher
said he would when exhOrting his
brethren to a more faithful life, viz:
He said: my bredren, if de Lord
was to command me to jump through
dat brick wall, 1 would jump at it; for
jumping at it belongs to me, and de go
ing through belongs to de Lord"
So brethren of the Alliance, now in
Congress, we want, and expect you to
do some jumping, and by that show to
an oppressed people that you want to
relieve them, and that you would if
you could; and by that act you will
not only retain our confidence, but will
enable us in the near future to send
other members there to assist you, and
then you can go through the walls of
monopoly, trusts, combines, high tariff,
demonstration of silver and the inter
nal revenue, &C., &c. But remember,
we Ire watching you, and don't forget
it; we say the jumping must be done!
And as to the members of the Legis-
lature in North Carolina, I say, breth-
rem Of the Alliance, watch them. They
must not only jump, but they must go
through every objectional wall within
their jurisdiction, for they have the
necessary majority to do so, and if they
fail, never, no never, let one of them
darken legislative halls again as
our representative. Again, brethren,
l say, watch them, and if they fail to
do their duty, and whole duty, brand
them as deceivers.
GEO. E. HUNT.
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