The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
PRESIDENT HALLS SAY.

members III other States: BROTHERS
| i clip the following from the Nat
ional Economist of February II,
1891, vol !, No. -, p. $40:
Mr.. L. 5. Hall is president of the Farmers
and I.aborcr> Union OF Missouri. and ne and
5Sr or two others. in Il determined ctftrt to-
transfer the organization t" one of the polisi-
cal parties. have done much to disturb and
diSinlcgratc the movement i'll that State.
Hut Mr. Hal! is ambitious and hor- not he
licvc Missouri i larE" cnuU:r.i tor MIN. We
understand tina: he has recently been to
Springfield tn teach us Sunkrrs hOw TO nam
age an Illinois senatorial contest. Mr.. Haiis
assumption is very great His organizations
is not involved i'll the Illinois contest. an /
| what rFurni,r>' Mutunt Associatio nien do
| III Springfield or elsewhere is none nt his
business. te was never II rncmi"r OF the
| Farmers mutual S.nI;it A~>o,iat ion, EcvTr
had anything to do vita il. and il lie ever
Snid II word III it, favor tc public never
heard il lie is simply partisan r"ii;: citn:
nothing more. nothing. less: and is ,rtrfnnrd
81 far ,t$ he c'n ii.i'rEccit that the ::iirrs
movement shall i.:' s$cd tor partisan ptr-
| poses Before hr attempts to Gict:ur to iii-
iios or 10 crtrn! either t:ifin organizations.
| lie wNiiit do well to wait ua.il -Iti have
died away tue ccos of the Kisses hr rag, iTea
III the n:.ii.:I':i ,n"C;tnM oi his owii ct;'i:H.-
| .ion.
| This is the view Of the Pro -r2ss:yt
Farmer Of Mount Vernon. ILL., The
brethren Of the Farmer, Mutual Bone
Ii; Association can rest assured thai
| the great bulk Of tie National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union vii!
remain true 10 til" agreement entered
into At oy'a!a; HAT the; ,leprHcltc the
| fact t!:kt ANY member OF Tie Alliance
should presume to Interfere with their
affairs National Economist.
| have r1t replied 10 the charges
made Ivy tie rarisian press against
me on account OF my connection with
| the Illinois senatorial contest, fJr the
rcas On ti:*t men who run against
r.risi:,n political interests, must cx
poet to receive abuse from thns.
| representing these interests. and w
'rs#ss rely upon the organs Of cuI
order AMI the good sense of he broth
cr!:ool for cEuncrAtinH and defer &c
i;Et new that am cruslrc;l l'y :
paper of our own order, and ;h!'
PAPER The national official organ.
feel that it l. my duty to tell all thai
have done i'll connection with tia
matter, and lei my brothers iail "
whether NY relations there with have
been rcp:chcnsihle or Eot.
| For several years in the past oi,e
nf the demands OF OR .t;on,l Al /
state organizations. as set forth 4
cur annual meeting has been a2,! i:
NOW: We demand tha election O.
United States senators ny Il d:"ec
vote of the peon'r. when this demand
WAS FIRST made i:y the Alliance, &;
outside world l:ootr,l at It Is r"yo!;l
t;otars. an.l it never received r2cog
nition at the hand Of any po!;;ie;s
party until Gen. john N. pa!mt
cansa out and canvHsscl I'll" STATE o
Illinois upon that principle drclari;1:
;iia: the .:I:..nc2 method Of clc c,in;
Il United yates senator WIS the cnl,
just oae. lie, Of cour7" El&:l2 nan,
enemies, hu: he made or cn2!iie
his and w!.nr1 . ma:I s;lceI.'l 1T IL.
n3etiiot! Of ;;2n. ia!ncrs canvass. Ii
>necr>l at one Of The principles IN,
! demands CT oar order
He received Il IN" s'rily l,y popal;,
ballot. Alliance m"tnosi collecting. o
bet"cen 2a.;;;ta :;:;, 3D.Gno. Was il
no; entitled to TIE :en:;.or2ilip i'll III
c;cs Of nj! tr;.e Alliance men?
We had declared III, way ~ tic
Ialh: aitcd flutes senators p..:cilt t,
be elected; be followed :A.,t way, a,,,1
according to orr own in,ti.o,i, VIZ
elected " a large majority.
If wc 10 :.ct .taEei iy and supper
. nan who ,tan'i ~ anl supper: o.;
: principles, I.ow can va hope -: sac
-,.,., Is 4 l,on-partlsan organization
Before talking to he t.i:te Iur.ni,2l'
Of the Illinois Legislature. who Aol
he balance Of p,wcr, / had :; fl
;alIl wish GA. Palmer anl 90 hi
view On Il, !;lan"i;,i ailI .a":N rlHn!;
/ II utiT order. and he zcs,ou,ly favor,
, /. The f.ce :,ni unlimited coilan
: If silver
,. : large increase in The volume G
| de circulating medium.
i ;. !, rcmcy,! Of The heavy h",le
Of t;,ri;l t;ix@s from the ncccs,itil
i r..
l.. FELT, in view Of al! The for,
: -,,i3. .---.,,'. That it was the duty {
:. very .i.ii;ncc man, and The iH;cres
Of every farmer am! l;;horer in thi
: country. to see sucll Il "2an rs ti:at
the United States Senate.
. Had such men as Gen. Palm,
been in the r.a;o:ify in the Unite
states Senat. since tie war, we woul
10, now be bur,lc:c,l by that lrn
= list of class lHw< enacted TO build Il
:: the creditor last nj the cXpcnce ,
:. the dejto: W s., y ,rt'lwa It ana S,tltl
Nor would TIE farmers AMI iahule,
Of this country have felt ti.emsely.
: forced to enter secret societies all OK;
|; Dir land to defend them and the
. rights against tie cncroachni2Mts {
aggregated capital, anl the greed .
" governmental fed ''nf.,lita.'
e AS orr constitution declares. Y
$ are not partisan political body, II
f. are banded together for the purpo:
% 'of educating the agricultural! c';s3.s
i'll Tic Stitnt' VI tSiJiitLliS --Jt ii
IL :nent in a strictly aoa- part;s:;n spirit
'e hardly see how any consistent Al
ancc man can help feeling a de.
is interest III seeing men put to the fro
IS who favo: our principles, irrespecti'
70 OF their partisan political! utilization
a. | woiit to see Nassrs. Moore, Cocb;t
> and Tauheaecb, and reasoned Il
, matter over with :hem and tried
Ia induce them TO cast their votes
10 Gen. Palmer for United States Sex!
h ter from Illinois. ] did not do So Il
l. cause lie was Democrat, hui bc...u
he WAS Il Jealous champion of :
those principles so much needc;i
Il, the poor and oppressed Of our emit
Il. ;and and have only one regret &C
IN corning the matter and tina; is, ! COZ,
he not induce these three mcu to so
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