The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02
AGGRESSIVE ALlIANeR.
An Educational Campaign Among the
Jersey Farmers
snecial 70 tie Jersey GU Neles.

8Sfsey FARMERS
Specio1 to the Jersey city Nelcs.
TRENTON, Aug. l. 1S9I--A campaign of
education has been organized by the
Farmers Alliance for New Jersey. Tie
enthusiasm that exists liz the State has
not been OF the Kind that leayens, and
while there has been u gradual increase
Of local Alliances in the State. there has
not been the progress that the National
Alliance had desired to see. There has
now began anyass that is of more than
ordinary Significance The whole State is
to be awakened TO the Alliance methods,
SO that the first demonstration of faith
and strength can be made at the fall cleo
ton.
National Lecturer WiIletts and State
Organizer G. 2. Atkinson. OF Salem. have
mapped out series of meetings that indi-
cate that the Alliance has some business
on hand. New Jersey being one Of the
wealthiest agricultural States in the
Y mon. there IL great desire to capture
1t Tor lbs influence, its position and its
wealth. The work of leavening began
last week in Hunterdon county.
This week the work IS going on in War
rem County. a meeting was held at Dan.
vile on Monday largely attended
gathering is reported as being held at
Hackettstown on Tuesday. Yesterday
State Organizer c. p. Atkinson held forth
at Washington. Today be will be at
Hainesburg, and tomorrow there will be
an authorizing in Blairstown, the town
founded by the millionaire railroad mag
nate, John I. Blair.
MEETINGS IN AUGUST
The other dates liked for meetings are:
AT New Brunswick. on August 20;
Mount Holly, August II; Belvidere, Aug
usr %; Flemington, August "a; FIR eehold,
August 25s Salem, August %.
WARREN Hunterd0n and Salem County
Alliance picnics. The Alliance will send
speakers to address the farmers who wii |
participate In the picnic now being ar :
ranged by the Warren County Farmers
Association at Beividere on August q.
One Of the new moves on tbs part Of
the Alliance IS TO send speakers to the
meetings of the Comfy Boards Of Agri-
culture. These are the local branches Of
the State Board of Agriculture, which is
the farmers organization recognized BY
the State, and which receives an appro-
priation. Heretofore the State Board has
not been favorable to the Alliance. and
regarded the work of organization
in the state as a poll fical movement.
ind even declared that it would not re-
ceive delegates from the Alliance because
of its being a political organization. To
change this prevailing opinion several
direct manifestoes were officially pub
llshed, in which the Alliance set forth
its plans of operation in New Jersey.
It denied that they intended to start
a third party, but rather reform the
old lines parties by Dledging the eandi-
ates and supporting only those who are
willing TO vote for labor, agricultural and
economical measures. The Alliance will
therefore seud both National Lectures
Nillelts and Dr. q. P. Atkinson to the
meeting of the Warren county Board 81
Agriculture. on August 80
WARREN AID SUSSEX
There is much Importance attached to
the meetings in Warren aud SUSSEX
counties, because there is a decided feel,
ing among the farmers for a movement
against the high salaries and extrava-
gance IN public Offices. Some pertinent
resolntions are TO he passed at the meet
lug Of the Sussex County Farmers Club-
to he held at Like 61inneIt on August 10