The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-16
The Fight Is On,

The following is clipped froin tic
Progressive Farmer of North Caro-
lima, e,iit-,l By Hon. l.. J.. Polk, pres
i'lcnt Of the I. \. Il |. L, 1t has the
right ring:
''i'l;a members CT tn" Farmers !
.ia;c" MAY ,Hakr up their Minds tina;
everything thai can lac done viii b.
done t. ,iiS;nt,sratc our urirr Ani
We need nrt il;,:lcr ourselves thai
this work nf diS;n;cr.r,t;nn will he
behaved nniii the 'r-ini,ny Of the
c;,mpai.,. OF iS9s There i, r";s4o.,
TO think that the wor,l OF destruction.
has been already htLuu We hav.
heard tia: :. prominent E'll il,
this Stale said that tie r;iiisn,,ls of
tie S:;,ic employ twenty thousand
Voters. whose action 1T til, polls they
can control. and that these twenty
thousand inan shall III nl.ti,. to vnt,
for any nr;.,ro before they shall! II,
allowed II vote for any m,u who
rcted Cor Il railroad com EMISSION bill
let It's MAKE some LITTLE. c;timli.. o.
the forces that will !'c arrayed ag-iin,'
It's i'll this contest. The Il .pullic;:n
party will do all it can 10 destroy TIL,
Alliance, because that party knnw
that if the .Alliauc, u..ts control of
public affair; there will he an end oi
their policy OF financial oppression
The Democratic power VII Il, II! iii
its power to discourage the .tllialc,
| because that party knows that t. turn
the country over t. tlr Alliance
means the permanent r2:i:cM mt of
their bosses from the management ..
! nati"n:i' and state affair; The Min
ufuctGrcrs will fight the Alliance to
the dcyth iec,,lse they know that Al
t lianc. success is the end OF ;!.rii
schemes for the rnhh:ng the country
i'll the name of protection. T:,r rail
reads Will resist he alliance with ali
| their enormous power. because the;
know hat the sEctc>s OF tie A!itaAcr
lne;ns til, controlling Of ri! the rail
| ."'a,S III the ln.e:ro: OF t.in people
The telegraph monop"!irs will I'll:
the Alliance hecluSc they know :t-,i
+! order is committed 10 Il postal tele-
! graph system. Tie banks ami trok
..rS will ti1Ilt the Alliance hHcl:l>,,
they know tic Alliance has declared
against tl,cir plans Of oppression and
rohl'erv:
! These ar tn. m:in f,rc.'s that are
cyea IL" arranging them selves
against The Alliance. It mast b"
confessed; tAaJ TIE outlook is not Is
Go>ca.c VITA hope as It nigh he
, Bat thea the Alliance has Tie rig',,
Gil il. siie in III" conflict, aH.l it ca,
not fall. L. setting I'll. E"plbii,a;.
and Democratic parties in TIE host
that a-e a.'T;;v2,i against The Alliance
we ID not i.le:'n to iacutl" the RAM.
and :iie az tl.e,~e parties Only the OF
carnations Of them. We are sure
that the principle, OF the -ill;anr,
are ntmev.;: Republican in the broad
est and tiuy.;t sense. We mean t,
say thai oar contention for cqn;'
rights fer all, AMI special privileges
fu1 none. c:li',r,;ic> nj! that i; good il
the principle, OF both OF those "ls
:! parties. -tirl We ar glad to know
that thousands AID t'r;:',>anlo uf bot;
! Democrat, AMI Republicans have
joined rs AMI are stan LING Will, lis il
tie conflict. Bat l.. Ii remember
:,stt ou; f-Ars ar,, numerous, and pow
erful. ailI will ,lD all they can to H.
fca. nn: movement We Invite !.
our rank ali Glasses OF nic:l WHO arr
willing to "n;!orse or principles am
work to c;abo;ly them iii just aut
ub,ic administration.