Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-05-14

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Several colored Alliancemen of Sumter
county, Georgia, are reported to have
bought large tract OF land in that
county, and have put up a saw mill.
They are shipping lumber all over the
State, besides setting out over 200 acres
in fruit, and Superintendent Richardson,
of the State Colored Alliance, says this
beats politics. The colored Alliance is
marching on to victory. There are in
the South to-day over 100000 mem
bers. The time is near at, hand when
this grand organization will demonstrate
to the world that its members intend to
keep abreast with the times and demand
races and nationalities in the United
States. The agricultural fields will work
out the race problem
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Labette County Statesman (Oswego,
Kas says; Teaching the science of
government is one great object of the
Farmers Alliance Too much ignorance
has prevailed. and the word Of dema-
gogues has been taken too long for the
welfare Of the people. False systems and
false policies have so enveloped the
farmers aud laborers that life is perpetual
hell before them. They are aroused at
last to the misery and injustice of their
condition, and they are struggling man
fully to escape from it, They neither
stop nor slacken their work until success
crowns their labor, and justice shall once
more be enthroned in the government.
Speed the day."
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The Peoples Press (New Castle. Ind. J
says: Take good care of your sub
Alliance; use every means to keep it
pure; strive to make it an educator; la
Dor TO keep. up an interest; teach the
doctrine of truth, justice and social
equality; stimulate the young mind as
well as the old to higher and nobler
purpose in life; cultivate high degree of
social fellowship in the order; invite
free discussion on the living issues of the
day; do not expect to accomplish too
much in one day, but be satisfied to see
your strength increase day by day"
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Mississippi and Tennessee are now
making it lively for their United States
senators. The various Alliance organi-
cations are asking Senators Walthall and
George and Senators Harris and Bate how
they stand in regard to the demands of
the Alliance platform. The senators to
be elected in both these States will have
to make very active campaigns and prove
themselves stronger with the people than
the Alliance, or else suffer defeat at the
hands Of the order, if they refuse to ac-
cept the platform of principles laid down
by the Alliance.
Under the new congressional appor-
tionment in Alabama the Sixth District
| Alliance was cut In twain. President r.
| w. Beck, who was sent into the new
! ninth district, calls q convention of ALI
ancemen from Jefferson, Blount, Bib,
| Perry and Hale, to meet in Randolph,
| Ala, to organize a District Alliance for
the new district.
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The county Alliances in Florida are
taking action in regard to President Folks
+, circular relative to lecturers for the Dis
trict Alliances. When these shall have
been provided in each congressional dis
| trict the lecture system of the Alliance
| will be fully completed, concerning ma
tional, state. district, county and sub
Alliances.
Organizers are now at work In every
state and territory in the union and sub
Alliances, County Alliances, district AL
lianccs and State Alliances are being
formed as rapidly as possible. President
Polk recently visited Columbus, Ohio,
and organized there State Alliance.
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Some Alliance papers think it was too
great hardship on the Alliancemen to
love to pay difference of dollar bale
for cotton bagging, and are gratifed that
they can now purchase jute bagging at
reasonable price under Alliance sanction
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Boliver county Repieao (Rosedale, Miss
says: 1.-The Alliance of Boliver county
will support no man for the legislature or
senate unless he pledges himself 10 sup
port men for the United States senate
who will advocate the sub-treasury BILL"
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In its march northward the Farmers
Alliance is establishing its official organs
all along the way. One of the largest,
handsomest and best edited of these is
the Farmers Alliance Journal, of Balti.
more, Md, an eight-page weekly.
In Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
some other states the Alliance.has largely
increased its membership by absorbing
the Patrons Of Toll, an organization which
preceded the Alliance in those states.
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The new editor of the Toilsr, at
Nashville, Tenn, in his saluatory, says
the change in ownership and manage
ment does not mean change of policy.