The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
WARMERS ALLIANCE, No. 1924,

ClemmOnsville, Forsyth Co., N. @.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I see that some of our
Alliance brethren are taking great
pains to give us warming against third
partyism. | think their time would
be mnch better spent in warning us
against politicians and the teachings
of the leaders Of the two old political
parties. [ can speak for Warmers
Alliance which numbers nearly 100,
and say we do not want a third party
if we can get justice through either one
or both of the old parties; but we are
united On the st. Louis and Ocala de-
mands and will continue to work for
that end, even if it should require the
one hundred and third party; and if
we are to judge the future by the past
we must conclude that neither one of
the old parties will ever grant our de-
mands, for history tells us that at one
time the King of Great Britain be-
by divine right, but our fateers did not
believe it. Did they ever convince him
of his error? He could not change his
views without giving his former
declarations the lie. The old Wing
party and Democrat party never could
embrace the new idea that the negro
slaves in the United States should be
free. The Democrat nor the Republi-
a party eve could endorse the
greenbOck idea. The old Roman
Catholic church never could adopt the
doctrine taught by John Calvin, Martin
Luther, ZinzindOrf and others. The
Primitive Baptist church could not be-
lieve in the new ideas as taught by the
Missionary Baptists, neither could the
Missionary Baptists embrace the doc
trine taught by Alex. Campbell.
All these changes, politically and
religiously, were brought about by a
new organization. The old leaders of
old parties will never help to put new
ideas into working operation, for in so
doing they would have to go back on
their known record, and if the Alliance
principles are ever put into working
shape it will have to be done by a new
organization of some Kind. If there
had been no corruption in the two old
parties there would have been a
necessity for the farmers organiza-
ton. Both the old parties have legis-
lated aud enacted laws for the benefit
of capitalists and monopoly syndicatesy
bankers and gamblers to the detriment
of the laborer; they have robbed that
class Of people that clothes and feeds
the world. We have borne this for
twenty-five years without grumbling
until forbearance has ceased to
be a virtue, and the first favor
we ask of them they cry out
unconstitutional" Now the leaders
of the old parties know this is true
and have known it for years, for they
planned the robbery.
[ want to vote for an Allianceman
for President in 1892. If I fail to get
that opportunity I shall not vote at all.
[ hope the Alliance will emblaEon the
ST. Louis and Ocala demands on our
banner and hoist it aloft, have a grand
peoples rally and march to victory in
1S92-elect so many Alliancemen to
Office that our enemies will be con
strained to cry out for the rocks and
mountains to fall on them and hide
them from the face of the next Presi-
dent and Congress.
Now one question to the brethren. Is
it not the height of folly for us to be
united and work together 1854 days in
the year and then on one day in the
year tear up and split up and destroy
everything we have done and that on
the only day in the year that we could
accomplish design by being united?
HOr Gods sake give us a ticket we car
vote, build a platform that all true
AllianCemen can stand on North, East,
South and West. Let it be broad
enough so we can all stand on it with
out one-half having to trample the
necks of the other half.
T. j. KETNER.