The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-30
State Lecturer Williams Letter.
From the Missouri World.

state of ours will meet with a
variety of people and they have a
variety of opinions al, d great many
in the course of time change that opin-
ion. There are vari'ou, reasons for
this change--the opinion may have
been hastily formed, or it may have
been formed by listening to the teach
ings of the leaders of some political
party and when an opinion is formed
um'er the latter method it is always
impregnated with partisan zeal that
leads to prejudice, aud when once
this prejudice is broken in nine cases
out of ten the opinion is changed
Hence, today we find opinions chang
ing all over the country. ''Smart
men change their opinions, fools new
en-" Men who until recently would
not 60 out and listen to the crank"
~ now come out willingly and sit
for hours and pay marked attention
as the wrongs of the laboring classes
are portrayed and nod in token of
endorsement of what is said, and fire.
quently with an outspoken 'That's SO,
that's So They have known for &
long time that there was something
wrong and they are now realizing
that tie only remedy for that wrong
is in the ballot box, and to get the
best results they must go to that box,
not rs Democrats, not as Republicans,
but as a great brotherhood of wealth
producers, and they are demanding
in words that must be heard of their
party bosses to ''lct them loose" and
are tearing that ring out of their nos
es that the boss has been leading
them by for these many wears. They
are demanding an independent move.
The air is chuck full of it and it is
as certain to come as can be, and it
will come in the near future-in fact
it is here now, and il has come to
stay. 1t will be an avalanche that
will sweep everything before it and
the man or men, or political party or
parties that stand in its way will us
certainly get run over rs the toad
that would attempt to stop or change
the course of Il herd of mad bulfaloes
that once roamed the plains of the
west. And as Patrick Henry said
once on memorable occasion, LET
it come! Yes, | repeat it, let it comet"
The people must have relief. They
have asked, prayed and supplicated
to the powers that be for redress Of
their grievances but all in vain: all
they have ever got was promises that
would no sooner be made than brok-
ed Now they are going to take mat
tiers into their own hands and sweep
these promise makers out of exis-
tence. If this country is ever saved
It will be done by tise united effort of
the labor!ng people.
Corruption commences in high
places and goes down. Reform com
mences down and goes up. That cor
ruption is rampant in high places
there is no question, and in order tc
get publication it will be necessary
! to commence that work among the
wealth earners and let it 60 up. As
long as partisan leaders can keep The
people divided over somt matter thai
lis of but little Importance to him who
earns lis bread by sweat they can rul
riot high, but when the people talk OF
taking the business of running this
government in their own hands, 20,
Isee the hand held up by old part,
booses in holy horror, who say, WHO
you are going to tear the grand ole
Democratic party all to smitherecns,
or. ''You are going to burst asunde
the dear(?) old republican party.
Now if the Democratic party, or th'
Republican party, or both parties
must be bursted before the toilins
millions can get relief from the op
pressions that are making their condl
ton worse than slaves, the soone
they arc bursted the better for th'
people. But says one, ''if 20,
form an independent party you mus
take material out of the present cor
rnpt parties and the new will be II,
better Where does the church ge
her members from? Out Of the sin
ners of the world, but they do no
join the church while sinners, in fac
they have 10 inclination to join Will
in state of sin. Neither of the dom
inant parties AS an individual part,
is responsible for all the corrupt leg
islation, but the people hold then
both toa strict account and the,
must atone to an offended people b,
being relegated to the rear Sec tn
recent Democratic convention o
Iowa declared in favor of free coin
age and endorses Cleveland, who L
a pronounced goldbug. '.Oh, con
sistency, thou art 4 jewel" Will th'
people be hoodwinked by their prom
Uses much longer? From the indica
tons now they will not. Let the PEG
pie loose, let them form their owl
opinions Us to the true condition OF
affairs and it will take no instructions
as to what they shall do. just lie
them form all the parties they wan
to. when TREY get to understand the
true condition they will 60 right
Then the party that is right will have
nothing to fear at the hands of thu
people. Political leaders know this
Then if their party is right why art
they SO opposed to the people find
ing out what is right? Why are they
so opposed to the people taking
hand i'll the politics that our noble OF
der is teaching-the science of gov
ornment?
Yours for relief,
GEO. W. WILLIAMS,
State Lecturer.
Humansville, Mo-, June 80, 81.
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