Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-22
ALLIANCE NOTES.
NEWS OF THE ORDER FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
Items Of Interest to Alliance
men Everywhere.

The Alliancemen in Virginia and North
Carolina who grow peanuts are still hold
ing their crops for better prices, and the
peanut trust Wall have to come to their
terms.
The Valusia County Alliance met at
Bafbersville, Fla, and held the January
meeting, which was full of interest.
George Willicombe was elected presi-
dent and P. L. Jenkins, secretary.
The admirable spirit displayed by the
colored farmers in their Ocala meeting is
worthy of all praise. That part of Super
intendent Humphreys address which
treats of political action is commended
.opoliticians on tho anxious seat.
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The Cincinnati Gazette admits that
there are two eminent virtues and saving
graces in the Farmers Alliance movement
genuine patriotism and sobriety. They
represent homesteads and firesides. and
have American customs and aspirations.
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President r. F. Rogers has arranged
full program for the Farmers Alliance
exposition at Ocala, Fla, up to the first
Of February, and expresses the hope that
II may notrclose then, but be continued
until the middle Of March. This will
probably depend upon rush Of North
ern visitors.
La the death of Hon. r.. G. Patty, the
distinguished president of Noxubee
County Alliance, the Alliancsmen of the
entire state Of Mississippi have suffered
great loss. In political, social and secret
order circles he was man of command
ng influence, and always prominent as a
leader. Such exalted characters are Just
aow needed in Alliance circles for leader.
ship and counsel.
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The Alliance has not, as many people
think, caused falling off in the mem
bership Of the Grange. Not only is
,here revival of the Oranges of Georgia,
,ut in all parts of the country increased
membership and new Oranges arc re.
ported. In Maine, out of $40 Oranges,
,ix in every ten own the buildings In
WhtSsA WIZ thosty uuu tul9 ~ KOOu SYl-
ience OF prosperity and permsnency.
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Speaking Of bis Alliance brethren, State
Lecturer Collins says: / want you oil to
resolve that you win be full-sized ALL
.ncemen or quit the order; and if things
are not going. exactly to suit you, don't
quit on that account, but consider that
The Alliance is yours and you arc de-
termined to make it serve righteous
purpose. Your voice is as strong a. the say
pf any man in the order, my brother, and
It is your bounden duty to speak fight
out if you see anything going wrong.
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The new editor of President r. L.
tAs z SF NC ne sc z 8
want the public printing, nor public pat
ronage of any sort. 1t is an important
Alliance reform paper, and means to say
Just what it thinks upon the economic is
tues before the people; but it intends to
make no faction fights, and engage in no
personal conflicts with anybody for pri-
vate gains; and we mean to keep our
bands and our conscience clean while do
ing the work.
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The Alliance Gazette (Atchison, Kan. J
says: 1.-The Associated Press dispatches
from day to day have predicted dire
things in store for the Alliance as q re-
suit from quarrels that were predicted to
come off at the national meeting in Flor
ida. The meeting has passed of quietly,
however, and the best of feeling between
all sections of the country still exists.
The thought Of this country being united
under one flag and harmoniously working
for the common good, sends thrill Of
dissatisfaction through the veins of the
two old parties that is too hard to endure
in silence The people for once have the
interest of the people at heart.
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DeKalb County Ga, Alliance, has
adopted the following resolution, unani-
mously:
Whereas, The State of Georgia has
sufficient scholarship. and
Whereas, The financial statutes of the
State is sufficient, and
Whereas, we are using school text
books that are subjects of the trust.
Therefore,
R<solced, That we respectfully suggest
to the Legislature the necessity Of publish
ing the common school literature of the
State, to be published by the State, and
made uniform in the State, and furnished
to the common schools of the State at the
cost of publication.
1t would be idle, says the Progressips
Farmer, of Raleigh, N. O., the official
organ of President Polk, and also the
State Alliance, to attemp pit to disguise the
fact that many alliancemen--good and
true alliancemen-in this country enter
tain serious doubts about both the desir-
ability and pFacticability of some of the
measures that have been offered for their
acceptance. It is unwise to
brush these men aside as enc
mics Of our order and obstructionists to
our reforms because they do not agree
with US upon all points. Whether they
or right or wrong is not the question.
The question is, shall there be an open,
free, full and fair discussion of all reason
able plans and opinions, and the ultimate
i selection Of those to be carried through.
which are best for all classes Of our citi-
zenshipa