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are earnestly admonished to push this

are earnestly admonished to push this
work In their respective jurisdictions
zealously and vigorously.
The enemy Is actively on the alert It
is his purpose to buy or control our
press as far as possible Failing with
money he will substitute office or its
patronage. Failing in all this, he will
strive by every means, foul or fair, to
create divisions and dissensions In our
ranks.
1t a convention of the enemies Of the
National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union was called to devise a plan
for the overthrow and destruction of
the order, Il would doubtless adopt, as
the most speedy and effectual, such
methods az would create dissension and
strife among the membership. How
eagerly and how exultantly they hail
the least indication of this! II an erring
brother SO far forgets his obligations to
the order as SO assail its principles pub
Eicly he heralded by the politicians
and the partisan press as hero. If a
paper which has been designated a rep
resentative of the principles of our or
der proves false to its most sacred COM
pact and assails our members, or our
principles, it thereby gains speedy ad.
mittance to the respect and confidence
of our enemies If influential or prom
inent members, disregarding their obli-
cations to each other and to the order
engage in a public personal warfare
through the press or otherwise, our en-
emies are abundantly satisfied.
No member of our order has the right
to assail another member publicly.
through the press or otherwise, so long
as their names are on our roll of mem
bership. Such an offense is a violation
of his obligation and should merit ex-
pulsion. No paper vested with author
ity to represent our order officially has
the right to assail our principles or any
member OF the order while acting In
such capacity. Such an offense should
cause all true alliance men to repudiate
such paper promptly. No member,
while his name remains on our rolls,
has right to assail the principles of the
order publicly. He is not only
permitted, but is encouraged by
our law, to discuss any and all
measures coming within our province
with the utmost freedom and to any
extent he may desire within the order.
But the will of the majority is the law
of the order, and if he cannot acouiesce
in the decision of the majority, and
feels that he is conscientiously Inn
PEELED to go before the public and as
sail our principles, he should first di-
vest himself of his alliance uniform.
With what consistency could Baptist
| or Methodist go before the world and
publicly oppose and denounce some of
| the most cherished tenets of his church,
How long would his name remain on
his church book? How long ought it
to remain there? Why should he ex-
pect or desire to remain in the church?
Loyalty to alliance principles is the
only true alliance test, not only as to
membership, but it should faithfully be
applied in the selection of all officers.
from the steward in subordinance al-
lance to the president of the National
Alliance, and it must be applied in the
selection of those who are to make and
execute our laws, If we would reason.
ably hope for the reforms which we
seek.
We want no foes within our camp.
We can live better without them than
with them. Let the members be
watchful and faithful, and guard with
untiring vigilance the principles of the
order. Never was the outlook for orr
cause so hopeful and encouraging. We
have only to be true to our principles.
true to our obligations and to our noble
order, and all will be we'll Frater-
nally, L. L. Polk.
President n. Z. A. and |. u. .