Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-26
THE ALLIANCE.
OFFICIAL.
To the Brotherhood of the N. F. A. &

order. The demOral1z1ng elements,
which always enter into political cam
paign. are already being marshalled by
the enemies Of our order, with deter
mined purpose 10 divide and disrupt us,
if possible. No device or scheme will
be left untried. Every effort will be
made to divert the minds of the people
| from the great issues which are essen
italy the life of our great reform move
ment.
1t was this knowledge of the situation
that promoted the action of the national
legislative council in maturing a plan
for lecture system and for presenting
it to the order for adoption. The
ultimate, inevitable and triumphant
success of our principles is assured II
this system be actively and faithfully
prosecuted, for the American farmers
and all other classes and interests
which are so intimately related to them
will not fail to stand together for right,
justice and equity, if properly informed,
If prosecuted as designed, this system
will engage the services during this
year of not less than $4,000 lecturers in
our cause. 1 carr estly invoke the aid
and cooperation of the entire brother
hood, in securing q faithful lecturer
for every subordinate and county ALI
ance, and for every congressional dis
trict, within the jurisdiction OF our
order throughout the whole country.
Arrangements are also being made
for the holding of two or more grand
alliance mass meetings in each of the
alliance states during the year. or as
many more as the brotherhood may de-
sire. Let us have your active and
earnest sympathy in making this the
great educational campaign year in our
history, and thus be prepared to meet
any emergency that may arise.
State and county officers especially
are earnestly admonished to push this
work in their respective jurisdictions
zealously and vigorously.
The enemy is actively on the alert.
It is his purpose to buy or control our
press as far as possible. Failing with
money, he will substitute office or its
patronage. Failing in ali this, .he will
strive by every means, foul or fair, to
create divisions and discussions in our
ranks.
No member Of our order has the right
to assail another member publicly,
through the press or otherwise, so long
as their names are on our roll OF men,
bership. Such ar offence is violation of
his obligation and should merit expul-
sion. No paper vested with authority
to represent our order officially has the
right to assail our principles or any
member of the order while acting in
such a capacity. Such an Otfense should
cause all true alliance men to repudiate
such paper promptly. No member,
while his name remains on orr rolls,
has right to assail the principles of
the order publicly. He is not only per-
mitted, but is encouraged by our law, to
discuss any and all measures coming
within our province with the utmost
freedom and to any extent he may de-
sire within the order. But the will Of
the majority is the law of the order, and
if he can not acquiesce in the de-
cision of the majority, and feels that he
is conscientiously impelled to go be-
fore the public and assail our princi-
pies, he should first divest himself of
his alliance uniform. With what con-
sistency could Baptist or Methodist
go before the world and publicly OPP
pose and denounce some of the most
cherished tenets of his church? How
long would his name remain on his
church book? How long ought it to
remain there? Why should he expect
or desire to remain in the church?
If convention of the enemies of the
national farmers alliance and industrial
union was called to devise plan for
the overthrow and destruction OF the
order, it would doubtless adopt, as the
most speedy and effectual, such meth
DDS as would create dissension and
strife among the membership. How
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