The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

r. F. ROGERS. PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA
ALLIANCE.
ness and disaffectiOn are everywhere
disproved. The Alliance is today greater,
stronger and more united in purpose
than ever before.
Few members of the Alliance realize
the tremendous power and numerical
strength which the order has attained.
1t is true today, it has been true for some
weeks, that the National Farmers Alli-
ance and Industrial union is the greatest
secret organization on earth. No non
political organization in the world can
match its stupeIdous muster roll. Its
power, social and political, is. yet to be
demonstrated in it's full strength. 1t is
a po yer that must not be used thought
lessly or indiscriminately. The respon-
sibility Of its use is fearfully great. Let
only the best, the wisest men in the Or
der be delegated to assume that respon-
sibility. No better epitome of the situa-
ton has been made than that of Presi-
dent Livingston, of Georgia, in his
annual address to the state convention in
that state. He said:
Speaking for Georgia Alliance men, I
feel authorized to say that they are more
determined than ever to push their battle
to the very gates of the enemy All the
enthroned forms Of oppression and rob-
berry must be assailed with unf1agging
yalor until the last of them is hurled
from place and power, and the people
the honest people-the producing people
tile restored to their birthrights and
are masters of their homes and capitals.
IL OTTER states the good work goes brave
ly on. l have visited some of those
states that are strongest for the Alli-
ance, and can say to you that there is no
abatement Of interest or devotion among
any Of them. All reports to the con-
tra1y- are the tactics of the opponents of
the Alliance to niSlead its members and
discourage and disperse them.
New states are being wheeled into
line They are being skillfully organ
lied and will soon be marching almost
solidly with us. Our enemies, mean
while, are not idle. They are both
alarmed and active. They are well
posted now as to our purposes and
chances Of success. They have begun to
organize against us i'll some places, and
in nearly all Instances they trust to their
ingenuity and money to produce dissen-
sions and conflict ip our ranks. They
believe that if they can embroil and di-
vide us they can conquer us. But they
are niscalculating the strength, the
honor and the answering faith of the
Alliance .nen. We can never be misled
and defeated by such tactics
What, then, is the duty of the hour?
On this point, too, no better, wiser
words can be found than those of Presi-
dent Livingston in the same address.
He lays down six rules to follow:
!. We must remain united and cultivate that
fraternity OF feeling and identity of interests
| which will knit us together into an individual
body.
=. We must turn deaf ear to the carpings
and complaints of those who are on the out
side of the Alliance, and to the factious growl-
inGs Of the disgruntled who are in our fold.
3. We must stand solidly on our national
platform. 1t needs no apology from any of us.
speaks for itself and for US. 1t is the broad
basis OF our national union and mutual inter-
ests. 1t suits men of our persuasion in every
section. Let us not abandon it nor be driven
from it. With that creed we conquer.
4. We must cooperate in our plans and
!abors with our brethren in the other states
and sections OF the Union. This pledge is a
part of our Ocala acts, and must be fairly and
fully redeemed.
5. We must prepare for a hard and bitter
warfare against our order and its principles.
No new organization seeking reform of the
political and economic conditions of the United
States has ever been assailed as we have
been. But that which has been done against
us is as nothing to what we will have to
combat in the future. We must set our flags
forward, compact our ranks and break our
enemies to pieces upon the solid breast of linked
and loyal Alliance men.
9. In this great fight for right, justice and
relief we must be willing to make personal sac
rifices of time, money and opinions, that we
may be united and gather to ourselves all the
helps our work demands
1t is evident that the Alliance or the
Peoples party will not be much disturbed
this year by entangling alliances in most
states. Both parties are too badly fright
eued to offer to make com binations with
the new party. They are more afraid of
1t tnan tney are OF the old rivals. In
deed, a combination of Republicans and
Democrats against the common enemy,
| the people, is much more likely to be
made in many places. All of which is
#eminently satisfactory to the friends of
reform. They are able and willing to
| fight their .1F1fn battles. i.
Congressman John Davis thus speaks
OF this feature of the fight in his state.
Kansas:
1T is solennly announced that the
Democrats VIII not fuse with the Peo-
| piss pies party! Hail, Columbia! Who has
asked them to? Last fall they begged
| for fusion. in any and every WAY so