Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-04-16
Progress ofrho Alliance work.

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Progress ofThe Alliance Work.
The Pennsylvania State Alliance
was organized April 14th, 1890.
There are now over two hundred
sub. Alliances with more than ten
thousand members, and our friends
are organizing at the rate of one
Alliance a day, Sundays inclded.
Secretary Deming says: "We
have been battled, badgered,
kicked and cullod, not only by our
natural enemies, but by those who
should have been our friends. +"
But Notwithstanding the better
fight, the Alliance is gaining ground
and winning friends.
Wisconsin, the State in whic h
Senator Villas says there is no AL
| liance, had only seventy-eight sub
organizations last June. There
are now two hundred and thirty.
six Alliances organized. ApplicG-
tions for charters are received by
the Secretary every day, and tn ere
will be over three hundred organ
izations before the end of next
month.
West Virginia was organized
seven months ago. There are now
four hudred and thirty .hree organ
izations reported, and the work is
more vigor..T.,ss ana society ;,',i'ep a pie, than
ever bef, - The only Ere! every
county there are .I.SS' missioned or.
ganizers at work 'N-fhe interest is
wide spread,znd eager, and the
people are leaguifs themselves TO-
gcther for the common good.
Secretary Davis of The Kentucky
State Alliance sent out charters
for sixty new sub. Alliances during
the month OF March. Eighty-six
Of the one hundred and ninteen
counties in the State are orgaized.
There is a total off, 400 sub.unions
in the State with a membership of
more than one hundred thousand
farmers; and the work now being
done is simply grand.
North Dakota has not been idle,
ii she has been quiet. During the
past winter the Alliance has
doubled It's number of sub organic.
aious. and largely increased its
membership; and friends there say
they will continue the work with
renewed rigor and energy during
the spring and summer.
The New England States have
been showing a lively interest in
the Alliance for me time past
There have been rndreds of ap-
plieatious for Alliance literature,
and particularly for the sub-treas-
ury plan argument. In New
Hampshire the interest has cul.
minated in the organization Of the
"Granite State Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union at Troy, and
dispCntiOn was sent there last
week. They are now calling for
organizers, and think the time j.
ripe for good work in that section
In some sections, particularly
in New York, the partisan press
has succeeded in keeping up a
strong predndice against the Alli-
ancc. A national organizer who
is at work there gives the Bureau
an incident in his work. He says:
! sgnt word To- an exclusively farm
ing district that ! would speak for
them on q certain date. Arriving
there found few people. They
were not lamhiar with the Alliance
and were afraid of it, i presented
economic questions for an hour or
more. Ny listeners were struck
with wonder. They seemed to
have no ideg Of the cause Of their
financial depression, and OF the he
probation Of their farms la value
" more than one hundred per
cent IN the past ten years 4 =
Five days later | got telegram
asking uls To come and make one
more speech. / did so. The whole
country was out ana a more en-
thu-iastic meeting / never saw,
even in knhsas. At the close Of
the speech organized an Alliance
and parties liom other sections
were anxious to organize also
The two states which will enter
the Alliance lists this month are
Ohio and New York. The first
will be organised to-day and The
second on the 22rd. Both are
well equipped for entering upon
active organized work. In Ohio
there are one hundred and eighty
seven sub-Allianees, with mem-
bership Of over eight.thousand.
New York has two hundred and
iorty,one subAllianees with o mem.
bership exceeding ton thousand.
Thus the good work goes Oh Ali
ance men all over the country
never had better cause TO remain
true and firm to their principles.
The ieayen Is spreading every.
and the people are being
welded into a solid unit for reform.