Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-05-09
TO The ALLIANCE.
Vice President Williams of the State
Farmers Alliance on the
Third Party.
He Recommends All Local Alliances
to Discuss the Matter and
Take Vote on Il,
His Views Are That the Time Has
Come to Act and Through an
Independents Party too.

GARFIELD, Wash, April 24.-I de-
sire to speak to the Alliance of this state
through the columns of your paper
The point that desire to refer to is the
subject of the third party that we have
recently heard so much about
for the past few months. consider
that this is question of very great inn
portance, which we, as co-workers with
organized labor, have to solve, and l
think it is high time we were at least
co lsidering 1t in our locals and arriving
at conclusion. | want to recommen
to every local of our state alliance to
take up this subject and discuss it and
then take a vote on it and report the
vote to their respective county alliances,
and in like manner the county alliances
can report to our state meeting next
fall, and then we can act intelligently at
said meeting. Make your appointments
ahead for the discussion Of this question
so you can have full attendance, and
be sure you get the sentiment of the
majority of your members. Brethren,
attend TO this all-important question
without delay.
Now, as to my own views on this sub
iect. 4 am confident that the time has
come when we should act, and in an in
dependent party. There is not an ALI
ance man in the state of Washington
but knows that if we get the reforms we
are advocating we must get them
through national and state legislation,
and they further know that we have got
to have absolute control Of said legisla-
ton to accomplish this end. Then the
question naturally arises GLOW are we
to get control?" Must we still get on
our humble knees to the old parties and
beg them to hear our prayers? And
then they will '1resolye" and 'whereas'
and 'resoIve" again and make far pro-
misses, and then leave us the sack to
hold as usual.
Now then, brethren, you all know
they are-or the leaders of both old par
ties are-bitterly opposing the very dear
est and best principles we are adyOcat-
ing, and you all know that neither OF the
old parties have done anything in the
last twenty years in behalf of the labor
ing classes. On the contrary, they have
legisiated against us and in favor of our
enemies. What can we expect from our
enemies? Nothing more than what we
have already received. Then, brethren,
in view of all this, let us lay down all
party prejudice and come together and
reason in a sensible manner, and act for
ourselves, and be our own leaders. We
know that we have the power. Why
not use it?
Our politician friends tell us that Or
ganized labor is a good thing if it will
only keep out of politics; or in other
other words, so long as we do the work
and let them get the pay. No, politi-
( OiSt1 II itIItH, WV Jlltlllh N'u Wi iIlhCll'
You have been our authorized agents
for a long time and you have betrayed
your trust, and now we purpose to turn
you out and act as our own agents.
Again, they say: ''If you do elect
your own men we can buy them" Now.
beg leave to differ with you in this, as
we have had fair test Of this matter in
Kansas and it did not pan out so.
Mr.. Politician, ! advise you to stand
clear, for the great tidal wave is coming,
and is going to sweep the nation as it
did Kansas last fall, and if you do not
stand clear you may get swept off into
the political unknown.
Now, brother alliance men, let every
one of you form himself into a commit
/ tee of one and work with a might for
our glorious principles, and we will be
crowned with a glorious success in 80.
What a grand thing it was, forming that
grand federation with all organized la
Dor, at Oaksdale e B. Williams in the
Industrial World.