The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-05-07

gone down. till to-day the American Ia
borcr. in bitserncSS and wrath. asks
which is the worse of the twO-the black
slavery that has gone Or the white slav-
cry that has Gomez"
DO You wonder the women are Joining
the alliance? | wonder if there is ;s
woman in all this broad land that can
afford to stay ont of the alliance. Our
loyal. whitc-ribbon women should be
heart and hand in this Farmers alliance
! movement, for the men whom we have
sent to represent us are III" only men in
til" counSel> of this nation who have not
been elected Oh the liquor platform, and
want to say here. with rNultant pride.
that the live farmer congressman and
the United States senator we have sent
up from Kansas the liquor traf fife Wall
street, nor the gates of he'll shall NOS
prevail against them.
II would sound boastfuI were +" de-
tail To You the active. earnest part the
Kansas woman took in the rrccn, cam
paign. A republican majority of 1000
was reduced to less than 5000 aud VIC
elected o. representatives. five out OF
seven congressman. and ii United States
senator. for to the woman Of Kansas be.
longs the credit of defeating John j.
Ingalls,.
He is feeling lal about it yet. too.
for he said to-day that women and In
dianS were the only class that would
scalp dead man rejoice that he
realizes that he is politically dead.
| might weary YOU to tell YOU in de-
tail how the alliance women found ime
from cares nf home and children to pre-
pare the tempting. generous viand> for
the. a illantt nitpIt. dinners whrr,. II IN
CRY thousands and tens Of thousands
gathered in the groves and forests to
listen To the words of impa>Sion"d ora
tory. "ft,lmr> from w"mrn'> lips. that
ncrNrd the men of Kansas to forget
their party prejudice and Vote for
| ''Mulir aud the babies
And not only did they find their way
to the voters hearst. through their
>tomachs. bat they sang their way as
we'll. | hold here Il book of alliance
songs: composed and set 10 music by an
| alliance woman. Mrs. Florence OlmStcad.
of Butler county. Kansas. that did much
towards moulding public sentiment.
Il Alliance glrr clubs. cumpuSrd Of
women. gave us such stirring melodies
a> TIL" nation has not heard since the
| Tipp"cannr and Tyler campaign Of 1910.
| And while am indiNduaiiZiny. let me-
| call yuur attention To book written
| also by an alliance woman. ! wish Il
copy Of il could be. placed in the hands
! Of every woman in this md uf ours.
The Fate Of u Fool" i written hv
| Mrs. Emma &. Curtis of Colorado. This
| book i'll til" hands of women would teach
/ them 10 b. Just and generous toward
! women. and help them to furgiI" ana
/ coiidonr i'll each oih,r the sins 81
! >W""tIv forgiven wh"n committed by
! men.
| Let no one for Il moment believe that
t this uprising and federation Of the pro-
t pie is but Il passing episode in politics
! 1t Is n religious a> we'll a> Il political
! movement. for We seek III put into prac.
/ teal operation the teachings and pre-
| r"ptS of .lr>u~ Of Nazareth.
/ W" seek tu enact Justice and equity
/ between man and man: seek To bring the
| nation back to the constitutional lihcr-
| ties guaranteed It's 10y our forrfatherS.
| The Noic" that is coming up to-day from
! the mystic chords of American hearts
! is the same vote" that Lincoln heard
/ blending with til" guns nf Fort Sumter
t and III" Wilderness. aud il is breaking
| into Il clarion cry to-day thar will be
| heard around the world
crowns VIII fall. thrones will trcmhl"
! kingdomr> will disappear. the Divine
right nf kings and the Divine right OF
capital will fad" away like the miS1> ot
/ mnrnin" when the angel of liberty shall
/ hindl" til" fires of iuStcr in the hearts
/ Of men. Exact Justice to all. >p"cIa
/ privileges to none. No more million
! aires. and no more pauprr-: II" more
/ gold kings. silver kings or oil kings. and
| DO more litglc waits or humanity >tarV.
| ing for Il crust of bread. Ne more gaum'
| faces. hnllnW-ry"d girls in the factories
| and 10 more little nnv> reared in puv.
| trty and crime for the pcnitcntiarie>
| and the Callo~S. Eut We shall haE" the
golden age of which Iraiai sang and tn,
| prophets have 81 long forctold: whrl
| the farmers shall b" prosperous ano
| happy. dwelling under their own Vine
and Zig tree: when the iahorcr shall
| have that for which he tolls; when oc
eupanct and us" shall be th" only title
| To land. and rvoryon" shall obey TIL,
| Divine injunction. I'm the sweat of thy
fac" shalt thou eat bread" When met
shall be Just and generous. little less
than gods. and women shall be just ant
than angels: when we shall not he be
government of the people by capitalists
but a government of the people, by
the people.