The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-28

Tern Will engage the SERVICES d
not less than 80, OOU lecturers in
Our cause. earnestly invoke
the aid and cooperation of the
entire brotherhood in securin :,
a faithful lecturer for every sub
ordinate and county alliance and
for every congressional district
within the jurisdiction of our
order throughout the whole
country.
Arrangem ents are also being
made for the holding two or
more grand alliance mass meet
ings in each OF the alliance
states during the year, or as
many more as the brotherhood
may desire, Let us have your
active and earnest sympathy in
making this the great education
al campaign year in our his
tory, and thus be prepared to
meet any emergency that may
arise.
State and county officers
especially arc earnestly admoh-
ished to push this work in their
respective Jurisdictions Jealous
ly.
The enemy is actively on tie
alert. 1t is his purpose to buy
or controI our press as far as
possible. Failing with money
he will substitute Office or its
patronage. Failing in all this
he will strive by every means
foul or fair, to create divisions
and discussions in our ranks.
If a convention Of the enc
mics of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union
was called 20 devise plan for
the overthrow and destruction
of the order it would doubtless
adopt, as the most speedy and
effectual, such methods as would
create dissension and strife
among members. How eagerly
and exultantly they hail the
least indication Of this! If an
erring brother 80 far forgets
his obligations to the order as to
assail its principles publicly LIE
is heralded by the politicians
and the partisan press as a hero.
If a paper which has been des-
lgnated representative Of the
principles Of our order proves
false to its most sacred compact
and assails our members or our
principles, it thereby gain:
speedy ad mittance to the respect
and confidence Of our enemies
If influential or prominent
me nbers, disre garding their Ob
iga tons to each other and tC
the er,engage in a public
personal warfare through the
press o. otherwise, our en9mie:
are abundantly satisfied.
| No member Of our order ha.
the right to assail another mem
Der publicly, through the pres;
or otherwise, SO long as tl,eil
names are on olr roll Of mem
bership. Such All offence is {
violation of his obligation
and should merit expul
sion. No paper vested will
authority to represent our ordel
officially has the right to assai
our principles or any member
of the order while acting in
such capacity. Such an offence
should canse all true alliance
men to rnpudiate such a paper
prom ptly. No member, while
his name remains on our rolls
= has a right to assail the princi
Piles of the order publicly. He is
not only permitted, but is en-
: couraged by our law to discuss
any and all measures coming
Within our province with TIE
utmost freedom and to any ex
} tent he may desire WITHIN the
order. But the will OF the major
ity is the law of the order, arc
il he cannot acquiesce in the de
: cision OF the majority, and feels
that he is conscientiOusly i'm
PEELED to go before the public
} and assail our principles, ht
should first divest himself O.
l his alliance uniform. With wha
consistency could a Baptist or
Methodist 90 before the worli
: and publicly oppose and de
nounce some Of the most cherisl
ed tenents Of his church? How
long would his name remain 81
E the church book? How Ions
: ought it to remain there? Why
L should he expect or desire t,
: remain a member Of tn,
church.
Loyalty to alliance principle
is the only true, alliance test
not only as to membership, bu
it should faithfully be applied
I in the selection o. all officers
from the steward in a subordin
T ate alliance to the president o
z the national a11iance and !
! must be applied in the selec
: tion Of those who are to max,
and execute our laws, if W,
would reasonably hope for til,
reforms which we seek.
We want no foes within on
!, camp. We can live better with
. out them. Let the membership
be Watchful and faithful anf