Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-03-05
ALLIANCE NOTES.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITs
MEMBERS.
What is Being Done in the Various
Sections for the Advancement
of the Great Organization.
HISTORY OF THE ALLIANCE.

HISTORY OF THE ALLIANCE.
The history Of the origin and objects Of
the Farmers Alliance, which has grown
to such mammoth proportions and yields
such great influence on the questions of
the day, has been printed over and over
again, but as new accessions to the order
are constantly being made, the story will
bear repetition for the benefit of new mem
bers.
The first Farmers Alliance was organ
lied in Lampasas county, Texas, in 1876.
The objects were to resist the unlawful
depredations of cattle and land thieves
and bring the law-breakers to Justice
This organization was very defective.
w. Il. Baggett, who was member of this
organization, moved to Poolville, in
Parker county, and organized the first
Alliance in Parker county in 1879. The
organization from the beginning rapidly
spread out, and the first State Alliance
was organized as Central, in Parker
county. in 1879, under the name and
style of Farmers Alliance" The name
was changed to the Farmers State Alliance
in 1881. The organization continued
to grow and spread throughout North
and Central Texas until at the meeting
held in Cleburne, johnson county, Texas,
on August 6, 1886, eighty-fou counties
were represented. At this meeting the
declaration of purposes of the order were
perfected, as follows:
Profoundly impressed that we, the
Farmers Alliance, united by the strong
and faithful ties of financial and home
interests, should set fourth our declara-
lions of intents; we therefore resolve,
1. To labor for the education of the
agricultural classes, in the science of
economical government, in strictly non
partisan spirit
2. To indorse the MOTTO Gin things
essential, unity; and in all things, char
ity."
8. To develop better state, mentally,
morally, socially and financially.
A. To create a better understanding
for sustaining civil officers in maintain
ing law and order.
5. To constantly strive to secure en-
tire harmony and good will among all
mankind and brotherly love among our
selves
9. To suppress personal, local, section,
al and national prejudices; all unhealthy
rivalry and all selfish ambition.
7. The brightest jewels which it gar
ners are the tears of widows and orphans,
and its imperative commands are to visit
the hom,s where lacerated hearts are
bleeding; to assuage the sufferinls of a
brother; bury the dead; care for the
| widows and educate the orphans, to ex-
ercise charity toward offenders, to con-
strue words and deeds In their most fav-
orable light granting honesty of purpose
| and good intentions to others; and to
| protect the principles of the Alliance
unto death. Its laws are reason and
equity; its cardinal doctrines inspire
| purity of thought and life; its intentions
are ''peace on earth and good will toward
! men,"
The adoption of the first declaration of
purposes caused considerable confusion,
which necessitated called meeting OF
the State Alliance, which was held at
| Waco, Texas, on January II, 1887. AT
this meeting perfect harmony was secured,
the membership numbering over 100, O0O
This meeting selected delegates to meet
with delegates sent by the Farmers
Union of Louisiana for the purpose OF
| organizing a national Alliance of the
States comprising the cotton belt. Those
delegates met in the city of Waco, Texas,
on January 10, 1887, and organized.
~
The PROGRESSIVE Farmer Raleigh, N.
CD under the significant heading of "a
Day of Reckoning Will Come, +" says
Eat the expiration of the Fifty first
Congress, that badly will have been in
session thirteen months. What measures
has it adopted for the relief of the people9
1t has appropriated hundreds of millions
Of dollars, and much of this vast sum of
the peoples money has been squandered.
Millions and millions have gone to the
erection of costly buildings for cities,
towns and even villages, where they are
not needed. Millions and millions are
used as bribe money in the name of pen
sions, while the people whose honest toll
produces this money cry for relief, and
are consumptuously ignored. Again the
sub-treasury bill was introduced nearly
twelve months ago, and was securely
slowed away in pigeon hole in the SEN
ate committee room, where it lies today.
Under the rules of that body any senator
could introduce resolution instructing
that committee to report that bill. Has
any senator introduced such resoution2
1t not, why not2 Have not the people,
to the number of hundreds of thousands,
sent 10 their petitions in favor of that
measured Are the people thus to be ignored
and spurned9 We predict that the pres
ent Congress will adjourn on the Bird of
March, an the whole file of the Con-
0ressionat Record for these thirteen months
will not contain a single measure that has
been adopted in the interest of the peo-
pie. And do men imagine that the peo-
Pile will endure and suffer and toll and
beg and plead forevera Do they wonder
that discomfort and complainings and
unrest exists2 We say we predict that
Congress will adjourn without giving the
people relief. Will it persist in sowing
to the windY If so, it will surely reap
the whirlwind, for day Of reckoning
will come"
The Meridian (Miss.) STANDARD says
fsMuch 10 hainer and hos haa,, cold of tha