The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-26

elevate the agriculturists of the nation ana
place them on that high iplane which tneA
| once occupied. The organization Is oppono"
because people do not understand us allhs
and purposes; is opposed because II II thoutn.
| that we are drifting into a political party -
the Farmers Alliance is not partisan.
1ba Third party is derived from TINS or
| canization. but il does not now dictate 10 W
member in that respect. The monopohes W
| Wall street combine and oil other classes aLo
! organized, and the lAlliance says 70 the sElh,
oulturists 10 act is concert. Is TINS WIVns'
Rv this organization its members Will DC oen-
Gifted mentally. morally, socially ana hn"n-
cially.
FINANCIAL NECESSITY.
This combination Of the agriculturists IS a
financial necessity. You represent MY per
cent OF the population and should nave ~
control fifty per cent. of the great wealtn Oh
this nation. but as a class you are growing
poorer every day. What ia tho explanation,
Agriculturists are not remunerated ns ny n
ouqht 20 DO. In 1885 farmers constituted %
ner cent. OF the population and owned 70 per
cent. of the wealth.; in 1880 20 per cent. OF
population and owned % per cent. OF tho
wealth. in 1890 81 per cent. ID popuIa''on
and owned only 20 per cent. OF the properly
and should pay only 20 per cent. OF inc taAeo'
and you now pay about n per cent. ~ -
taxes. IL II any wonder that tnls Class SnO"'u
cry ont against oppression!
~MILLIoNAIREs ~ TRAMPs.
In 1s47 there was only one millionaire IN this
country and no tramps. Now thirty-one thou-
sand nillionaires and one-sixtieth of the pop
ulation have two-thirds Of the wealth. In 1917
nothing was heard Of millionaire IN congress-
Men now 90 10 Congress and come BACK NIL
liOnaires. As an OrganiZatlep we want 10 n
ouire into this rapid accumulation or weaith.
they say farmers cannot organize, and II they
- -.L..-1f.l. unyfIfnn InGlr TNDlU
increase In numbers will solve this problem.
The mortgages on farms in Illinois, Kansas
and other States arc 50 large tnat
in 1889 oil the farm produce AT inc
low price al which II was soId lacKeu III
the fertile States Of Illinois four Millions OF
dollars of pairing interest on the mortgage
debt. The depression in our own states is 80
great that thousands of acres east OF the Blue
Ridge are growing up in pine and broomsedge.
In the fertile VALLEY and Southwest with lts
fine mineral productions farmers find 1t hard
to buy or pay cash down for a suit OF clothes.
There must be zone remedy and some re-
lief must cOme.
WHAT ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
The Alliance demands Adjustment OF
national banks, advocates tho sub-Ireasury
bill demands increase of circulation or
money. and free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. These are some of our demands. and,
if wrong, point ont 10 us something better.
We want equal rights to all and special priyi-
leges to none. BY organization and co-opera-
ton all these injustices to the agrlculturist
will be overcome.
All are urged to sustain the Alliance. If
it fails to accomplish It's objects no
similar order will accomplish what it has un-
dertaken. We want TO see the time when the
great political parties will be uneasy about
what we will do.
The address Of Mr.. Snavely was ably de
livered in an earnest and graceful manner and
gave general satisfaction to bis audience.