The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

The National Eoonomlst Ds1nes TIA PED
zion - the OSGnn u the ORdsr.

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Inc Farmers Alliance IS surety
farmers organization, 1or the purpose
OF securing mental, moral, social and
nnanclal improvement A. IN tho
pialnest terms expressed 10 It's organic
and fundamental law. it has been
strictly non-partisan from the very be-
ginning. with that understanding OF
10 OBJECT everywhere taught ~ every
MEMBER ana every alliance publication,
the order mas had phenomenal growth
ana prosperity. experience has shown
mat TINS conception OF the objects OF
the order Is solid and acceptable
1oundation. ample Tor the largest and
most durable snperstructure. All this
being true' u follows that u would be
very unwise 70 change the policy. More
especially IS this true when the antici-
Pated poncy IS one that mas 50 often led
20 failure, ana the present policy has
Deen attended with greater results and
rewards. why then any necessity Tor
cnange9 IL should be remembered
that notnng succeeds like success"
ana that u IS always well to let well
enough alone. The order, a nom
partisan organization, can stand the de-
moraiizing enects OF the coming cam
paign Of 1892 and continue TO grow, even
though It's members agree individually,
anu practically all act as partisans In
the same party, whether that party
snail succeed or laii. But should the
order participate IN partisan strife II
would De damaged by defeat and per-
maps destroyed by success. whatever
the order IS the economist must De,
while ~ Is the omcial organ. Every
tnougnt ana IDEA Y has must come from
sne oroer, ana every WORD u publishes
must % ior the good o. the order.
Inc course pursued by the order up
70 da.e mas Deen very wise. Measures
nave oeen indorsed and advocated. A
meeting mas been called Tor February,
loSs, ior the purpose OF conferring with
al organizations OF producers willing
70 cooperate with the order and agree
ing on such demands as all are willing
20 indorse. and 70 decide on the method
OF enforcing these demands. This IS
perfectly right and proper. II could
not DC said tnat the demands nao the
inoorsenen. q the people unless they
come from oeiegates eiec1ed Dy the peo-
PIC an. instructed On tnose PoinsA Inc
time intervening between the notice
ana the meeting gives ample time Tor
such election and instruction. The de-
mands would amount TO nothing unless
some plan or power OF enforcing them
IS known 70 exist. but many Tear that
the plan TOT enforcing the demands Will
pc third party. Such fears are ground
less' because should that course be
pursued there IS no ground for
apprehension. whenever the rank and
ME OF people tand they Will surely be
represented az that meetlngl say Q
'nlrd party IS necessary u Will come,
ana u should come, ana all good cltl-
zens can aHord 70 hall u with JOY as
cltizens, because II would Tor . time at
least abolish corruption. hut the
Farmers Alliance as an order could not
nave sucn polucai party as branch,
OF . so-caiIed Side show IN the
ainance. Inc very existence OF the
order would preclude It from accepting
subordinate position In the party. The