The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-02
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The governor of Nebraska signed
.bo Australian ballot law, the bill hav-
,n1 nasscd with the emergency clause,
an5 2 600 pamphlet copies have been
ordered printed for general distribu-
ton.
The Pennsylvania house has passed,
=, a vote of 1903 to 81, bill taxing an
.5racite coal lands and creating fund
Gov the relief of the injured and the de-
nendcnts of those killed in mining an
thracite coal.
Tho much needed reform of elect
;ng United States senators by direct
votc of the people is becoming more
popular and rapidly growing in favor
with the great industrial masses. AT
toast five state legislatures havS passed
resolutions demanding such a change
IN the constitution as will require such
elections of United States senator's
This is encouraging. Let the good
worl, 90 on. 1t is only question of
time when the pressure in its favor will
force congress to adopt such constitu-
tional amendment.
1t is ono thing to know that we are
moor and that others are rich, and it is
another and very different thing to know
that we are poor because others are
rich The former may be the discern
ment of the providential or unavoidable;
the latter is the proof of thievery and
dishonor. You, who by your prejudice
or Indifference bring upon your house.
holds such condition, ought to be
ashamed to get down upon your knees
and send up to Heaven the Masters
pravcr, Give us this day our daily
bread" Stop voting to others the priv
ilcgc of robbing you; then, if you desire,
pray like man in the image of God,
and not like a fool in the likeness of the
deril.-Pacific Union.
Our Missouri reform within the
PARTY" farmers legislature is a failure.
II seems TO be dominated by the polit.
ical bosses who are in turn dominated
by the monopolists. Word comes to us
from very reliable source that already
two old party farmer members have be-
come disgustcd and declare that they
will 90 home and take the stump for
independent action. This is good news.
They will find lots of the people who
have recently made a similar change
thousands of them who since last elcc-
ton have become convinced that re-
form within the party is not prac-
ticablc plan and that the only remedy
is for these reformers to stay together
at the polls regardless of their former
party pre- eiudices. Iissouri World.
The confederation of industrial or
rauizations lately organized for the
purpose of cOnfederating all organiza-
tions of producers willing to cooperate
in securing the reforms in legislation
now being demanded by the necessities
of the great producing classes of this
country, is making rapid progress.
President Ben Terrell extends an invi-
tation to each and every industrial or
gauization willing to cooperate to Sc
cure such ends to communicate such
facts to Secretary John w. Hayes, No.
6l4 Broad street, Philadelphia, at as
early date as possible, in order that
such organization may have due notice
and full representation at meeting of
the executive board, to be held some
time during the coming summer for the
purpose Of selecting place for the con-
vention to be held in February, 1892,
and fixing the basis and representation.
1t makes one laugh TO read the
arguments" of the old party press to
the effect that a third party is unneccs-
sary in order to bring about the reforms
SO much needed. It's too late, you old
pirates! You have both had hand in
making reform necessary, and as You
have gotten things into their present
condition it is not at all likely that You
will do anything to reform the things
You yourselves have brought about.
But aside from this, you are both in the
control of monopoly, and monopoly
will fight against reform till its last
breath is gone. Reform is the death
l'nell of monopoly, and monopoly real
ICES it, too. And where, pray. would
the old parties be if it were not for
monopoly's contributions to bloclSs-of-
five funds? Reform-reform nothing,
you cesspools of corruption, you! Rot
ten eggs cannot be made pure; neither
can you.-Lincoln (Neb.) Farmers AL
lance.
That there is to be third, or farm
ers' and laborers' party is evident. 1t
will be no child's play, but deter
mined effort to right the wrongs COM
planned of. The recent shortcomings
of congress upon matters of vital inter-
est to the people makes such action nee
essary, and will receive the support of
every farmer who loves his country and
calling more than party. In the COM
ing farmers and laborers party will be
found thousands of patrons of hus-
bandry exercising their rights as citi-
zens to affiliate with any party that
will best carry out their views. This
is grange doctrine and thoroughly
sound. While this is true, members of
the order cannot, must not, in any form
attempt to compromise the grange.
The grange as an organization is abso-
lutely non-political and must remain
so. The training received by its men,
bers make them the best of members
of any political party.-American
Grange Bulletin.