Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-05-07

an address TO the American people, in
L Viting reform, Industrial and other or
CARNATIONS to choose delegates In Ncvern-
Der, one from each congress district,
who shall be instructed upon the point
! of independent political action
and who shall attend the Re-
lorm National convention, which has
been called for February next. Then it
will be strictly an affair of tn, people and
not Of the leaders The decision will be
the peoples decision, and therefore
right decision"
National Lecturer Willetts talks In the
same way. lie said that he intended to
go to the Cincinnati conference, and he
hoped many other Alliancemen would 90.
lie has spent all his time since the Ocala
convention In visiting the Alliances of
the country. He says that the members
are by no means solid as yet IN favor of
independent political action, but there is
rapid growth of opinion in that direc-
ton.
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The predictions so freely INDUCED in
by the anti-reform press of the country
that the Alliance movement would abate
some of its energy after the elections and
fall into speedy decline, have not been
fulfilled. This failure of fulfillment has
not, however, discouraged the prophets
They keep on telling US that the enthu-
siasm is dying out of the Alliance. The
organization of Iowa, West Virginia,
Ohio and New York within six weeks is
pretty vigorous work for an institution
that is said to be losing its enthusiasm.
We think the Alliance was never more
vigorous than it is to-day. We think it
never did better work than it is doing
now. We urge our friends to push on
the good work of educating the people,
In this way, and in this way alone, we
shall win all the objects we have in view.
-(Raleigh, N. CO. Pyogressige Farmer.
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The Progressive farmer, President
Folks paper, has the following: "We
see that an effort is making to induce
southern Alliancemen to attend the meet
ing in Cincinnati to form third party.
We think the Alliance should maintain
its distinct character as a non partizan
agricultural organization. This it cannot
III = goes into a third party We
Alliance should continue to
h0fu ~ ,,Ssent Independent position, in
order / y its votes may be cast for the
men ana party that gives surest promise
of bringing in the reforms we demand.n
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A sensible Alliance editor asserts that
one thing that is of the greatest import
ance to the members of the Alliance is to
attend the meetings regularly. Unless
you do this, brethren. and become
thoroughly posted in the work, you can
never achieve what you so earnestly de-
sire. Attend the meetings promptly and
regularly, though it be at a sacrifice to
syou, and in the end you will find that it
will be of profit.
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The Alliance Herald (Montgomery,
Ala.) says: Land, transportion and
finance are the subjects engrossing the
attention of the Alliance; land for hong :.
for the people; transportation of the pro-
ducts and merchandise at reasonable
prices; financial system that will meet
the demands of business, keep the con-
troll Of the volume of currency out of the
power of syndicates and combines, and
afford the people adequate supply of
money to transact business.
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On his return from trip through the
state of New York, where he has been
speaking to the people on the principles
of the Alliance, Hon. Jerry Simpson is
reported as saying that "the financial situa.
tion among the farmers is critical; that
in the section where he has been, fully so
per cent of the farms are mortgaged for
I,o;r e. TT
pie are anxious to join the Alliance and
engage in this great work of industrial
emancipation
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Adair County Farmer (Kirksville, Mo. J
says: THE Alliance does not expect to
get every reform that is needed at once,
but it sets out what is required to be
done, and will keep ITEM prominently
before the people, pressiiA forward, turn
ing neither to the right n6r to the left,
but pushing for the prize at the end of
the contest-g good government for all the
people.
The Independent (New Britain, Conn. }
says Organized labor is advocating
industrial reform Industrial reform does
not contemplate the abrogation of the
rights Of any individual. What it does
seek is to deprive a few individuals of
special privileges by which the rights of
the majority of our citizens have been
| wrested from them"
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The County Alliances in Alabama are
| passing resolutions asking Governor Jones
to reappoint Commissioner of Agricul-
| ture II. f. Kolb when his term expires in
! September. AS the commissioner is to
be elected by the people at the general
election in 1892, the reappointment will
be for a short term of only about o year.
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Outside of the State of Missouri and
Mississippi the Alliance is having a gen
eral boom. Texas is just now expert
encing revival, while North and South
Carolina are doing splendidly. In Geor-
| gia the order is stronger, more united
| and determined than ever.
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| The sub and County Alliances have
swept over Ohio, and now State Alli-
ance has been organized. This will
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