The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-31

mer, to the State Alliances, which
are tomeetin annual session in the
near future. During the next Al
lance year we will doubtless be
confronted with stupendous prob
lens. Men Of our order and espec-
tally our officials, will be tested in
every way. We know that efforts
will be made to buy and bribc
them that their patriotism, their
devotion and constancy to princi-
pie, their moral mannood will be
tested as never before. It is all
important that men be chosen to
lead during the next year who are.
sound and solid to the core, who
can withstand all manner Of temp
tation, who will prove pure metal
in the furnace, and who are abso-
lutely unpurchasable. Take no
man for a leader whohas the Office
itch. The state presidents for the
next year and the delegates to the
supreme council are the most inn
portant positions to the Alliance
people that are to be filled for .
year (if not years. to come. The
brotherhood should keep their eyes
wide open and see lhat none are
selected to these positions but the
s'tried and true" This advice, SO
excellent and SO much needed,
comes rather laie, and therefore
cannot be called timely Too ma
ny Of the leaders already have the
Hofiice-itch' and are scheming DEM
agogues, but they havesecured such
a foothold in the AlliGEsee ranks
that few, if any Of them will be
thrown overheard this fall. 1t is,
more likely that the reformers and
paotesters will have to awalk the
plank"
The County Alliance Of Florida
hayea schedule arranged for meet
ings 50 thatno two counties assem-
lble on the same day. This gives
State Lecturer G. i. Collins the IA
NOUS 3Tom Sawyer Of the press,
time to attend the regular meet
ing Of every County Alliance with
outany conflict in hisappointments.
The following which was addressed
10 d Texasedltor is respectfully referred
| to the Oregon Farmers Alliance
/ My dear sirs, you are firing your
| guns atnoise made by the enemies Of
| the Alliance and not at the Alliance
principles, as Won seem to think AL
low me toinsist on yoqr reading the
Declaration Of Principles of the Far
Mrs Alliance and Industrial Union
| before you become alarmed at noise
or flee from d shadow The Declaration
ofPFinciples will teach you no Alliance
member can advocate the transform
ing Of the Alliance intoa third party
unless hebe void all principle, truth
| and honor Neither can he advocate
the Alliance going into the first oreec-
onti parties fol reform unless he diyest
himsclfnf ailh0nor and truth (Dou't
70 get this) The Alliance is d political
organization, but not d party organiza-
tion (Don't forget thisJ But It Is or
/ Should b. u conservative element ask
ling and demanding such political re.
form as III the judgment 0fitsmembers
will protect them best from the usuri-
ons robbery that has been praeticed on
them for twenty years BY class legiala-
ton The Allirnce Ii made up Of every
/ political parfy, same as the Christian
Church Or the Masonic fraternity, but
1 it dare not take sides with either frat,
second, third Of fourth political party,
onIy as individual citizens For Gods
sake, and in the name Of liberty-loyiiig
Americans, do ask that you do not
| deterus BY yeurslangand vituperation
from casting our votes (if wesee fit for
| d party that has neveras yetr0hbed us,
or held while being robbed Perhaps
yoli arr not aware Of the existence Of
tie N NJ National Farmers Alliance,
tthe National Citizens Alliance, and
ether reform organizations wllose PRIV
iIege 1t $50 go solid for any party Of
ltheif choice, all Of which ARE entirely
separate from the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union If there was
anydelegat9 sent cy the Fatnlers' Al
Industrial Union to the Gin
Icinnati mass-neeting, he was d fraud
and wholly unauthorized Gentlemen
and the Texas Farmer, IL you have an
lideain your brains that will give the
| I0wnttfeddeu farmers sure and more
nr0upt relief from the tlsnriousODpfes-