St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-18

RoGuR FAIlA.t(
July 6, 1891. !
EDvrOR Sr. TAxxASy FAnxrs.

1SVulO0 oAs
/ see an article In your issue of july
4th, headed 1.-THE Alliance and Politics.
In said article the author casts relec
lions on the Farmers Alliance and it,
leaders, I o IN Alliance map, true x
the cause and its leaders, am IN duty
bound to reply, I nm no scholar, mel
ther am ! . newspaper reporter, but
think I . answer my ssRlce Farm
friend, and At the same time not com
init treason against my State or pure
Democratic principles,
Now, Mr.. Rice Farm, I see from the
tenor of your letter in the FARMER, that
you ere not In sympathy with the Far.
mers' Alliance or its leaders. neither
are you . friend to the Anti cause, and
I hardly think you are . friend to your.
self Or family, II you have the . Of
the latter resting on you.
You say the Alliance leaders : pre-
pairing for the fray. You are quite cor
rect in this, IS the leaders of the two
old parties are opposed to the Alliance
demands-or In other words, opposed
to labOr's demands, the voting strength
of which Is 10000 600. I think, then,
that We are entitled to the bl0Od-bOught
privilege of discussing y social and
political hopes and fears. Friend, We
are not deprived Of these rights simply
because we are Alliance men. Oh, NO.
I think, my friend, you are like the
Dutchman's dog skin, moi quite SO gen.
erous As you should have been. You
seem to have forgotten that the ALI
ance speakers were booked for COvins-
ton and Bogue Falia Union, not ut or
near Alex. Rogers. However, We are
willing to make allowances fol. You, for
we verify believe you to be . Lotteryite.
The Alliance ami Ants will spend their
money in loss questionable ways than
on doubtful parishes.
The Alliance does not propose to buy
votes, for the very cattle bought to-day
will fox rs to-mOrrew byssselling'O out to
John A. Morris. This kind of stock is
= curse to our civil government, and
are greatly in demand just now with
John A. Norris pets. My friend does
not shun criticism, rather invites It.
Very likely he does not fear his God,
either; If he did probably he would not
have assailed the Alliance and its lead
ers without any cause assigned.
The Alliance in this parish two years
ago 50 select organization" Wrong
again. II you had said select Organiza-
tiOn," then ! say amen-elected by the
law of the Order, under the eligibility
clause. I have some little idea.iof the
constitutional law of the Order. and IL
there ever has been any One deprived of
membership who was Justly entitled
thereto, it has come under my OBJ
servatiOn. I admit there are men here
in this parish. and likely in many other
places, who, after . sumptuOus feast on
rare, seat themselves on vel
vet lined sofas or cushioned arm-chairs,
and exhaust the theory of farming, who |
claim to be eligible to membership. |
Never. Neither has any one been ad-
mitted to membership simply to swell
our numbers. oh, no. Bro. Rice Farm,
VIC wantn no Judases in our ranks.
In regard to the Alliance in politics,
| would ask Rice Farm in whom rests
the perpetuity of our civil liberties? |
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Web
ster. and many other brilliant founders
our glorious American Government
are recorded thus: With the poor rests
our dependence for liberty. I admit
that poverty and ignorance are twin
But the rule has grave excep-
All men are not ignorant who
are poor In this worlds goods, neither
poor men be deprived Of study
ng the great problem Of social, finan-
cial and political economy. Then. Bro
Their, let us organize and study how to
live up to the best interest toward our
God, our family and our country. II
you object to this doctrine you cannot
q friend to your countTy's liberty and
.rOsperity.
Oh, yes, farmers, stay out Of politics.,
will disflgure your sunburnt fea-
ures. Yes, let John A. Morris, Pinch
back, Herwig and other patriotic politi-
al saints run the political machinery
II this State twenty-five years more,
md I predict we will wake mp rubbing
'ur sunken eyes and paid faces In the
'arren fields of social, financial and po-
itical destruction. Away with such
dangerous doctrine, and let that God
.iven light of liberty shine ia every
look and corner of our beloved Louisi-
ma. H.
Mr.. Rice Farm, I am quite willing to J
rant every man his honest views on ,
my and all matters relative to his So !
ial, political and religious interests, :
md at the same time ask the same
'rivilege. Rich AMI poor, they are all ,
nen. Then why encourage such vas. :
between farmers and poll
Now ] ask again, can Ds mo- j..
ratio leaders, who love Democracy In )
IS plain, simple meaning. support . ,
nonOpOly organized within the State by :
Iadical carpet-baggers, and one that :
our Democratic rights and :
eace7 say no, no, wei. i,
"Ccnyress the target of Alliance lead. /.
70, Instead Of LOOKING after their '
This forage from plutocrstic
acks has lost its SAVIOR. Nothing short
( our lost rights will appease our
'rath, and we must and will have /
hem. We propose to clarity the stream 3
y purifying the fountain. :
Now, Mr.. Rice Farm, in regard to J
ractiOnal parts of numbers, stsquare /
and the root of q tree" you have
~-rAVr SuHAA A. R-eH> A. y
onkey who walked before The glass. {
Omit we farmers are feeble In gram
lar; a. for myself, probably I might .
the difference between Smiths &
rammar and Webster's Spelier, though
keep my business square all the same. .
am glad to hesr 1t intimated that you /