The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-12
The Dawn is Breaking.
Herald the glad tidings!

Herald the glad tidings!
The sentinels on the wall behold
the dawn of the peoples emancipa-
ton. 1t floods the entire nation with
a halo of divine efiulgence.
The united vote of the great labor
organizations of our land is Il recog-
nizcd factor in American politics
They have marched up bravely to the
polls, like pilgrims to the shrine of a
holy temple.
Already the North AMI South are
clasplng hands in Il fratcrnal bond of
holy union.
No carpiny politician las longer
power to hold them. the one against
the other, in sectional liscord
Old ISSUES are going.
New ones are at the front demand
ing immediate and unitcd action.
The brothers in Blue of the Farm
crs Alliance have met THEN brothers
in ;,ray.
Their hearts were melted into one
in Il common cause. as were the Nor h,
crn and Southern bullets on the field
Of battle
Oppression united the hearts of our
people against the tyranny of King
George the Third
Oppression now unitcs our whole
people againsta common enemy.
P:;lsied be the tongue and blasted
the ambitions eff him who seeks Ion
ger cngen,lcr sectional strife for par
tisan ends.
\ crandcr and more gressive
war is being enforced than ever
trampled to the sounds of martial
music on CORY battle fields.
1t is war Of intelligence over Gu
pidity: of right over mi 9ht; of intel
lect and reason over INCLINED bodies
ard bleaching bones on deadly battle
fields.
The fiat has gone fourth. From it
there is No rctracting or withdrawal
1t is divine intelligence working in
the hearts of the people: as heaven
hid in the measures of meal until the
entirc mass he leavcd 1t is God 5
law. 1t is the evolution of the race
1t is the thinking power that enables
men in the face of great wrongs to
stand up bravcly. untlinchingly on
their feet and demand an uncon!it-
ionsl surrender from the grip of thci,
oppressors.
The New Year heralds the dawn OF
this glorious emancipation.
1t is surely coming.
For political purposes, the Knights
of Labor reach out to clasp hands with
the Farmers Alliance For political
purposes. the Farmers Alliance re:,.
ches out to every labor organization
in the land. All labor elements are
being drawn to@ather by i tie of com
mon kindredhood against a common
oppressor.
Georgia and Kansas are the first tt
iDscribe their names in the annals ol
history. Sister States of theNorth are
South, standing united in the vangu
ard of one of the most valiant victor
les ever recorded. Bearing the price
less banner of the symbol of peace
Other states are beautifully form
ing into line.
What 4 glorious march!
Time scared veterans who have stoo,
faithfully on the watch towers since
the first grecnback WAS issued. thei
faces beaming with a light which
is divine.
Manned and disable soldiers NOV
ing Ill solid phalanx.
Long lines Of farmers with home
heavily mortsaged or sold out Il
sheriff sale.
All phrases Of industrial pursuits
with up!lfted faces and throhbiu:
hearts, marching together, hrively
fcariesslv onward in the great battle ,
human rights.
The idicr> against the toilers
The oppTessors against oppressc'
The boEd-nastcrs against the bono
slaves.
Rich, proul. arrogant corporation
against the great family Of God : Chi
dren, whose riches are only Il legacy Q
love.
. What march,
What Il struggle.
What victory!
Make haste, all We servants Of til
public good. to herald the glad news
Sing it We poets and all We patriot
1 and pliilantllropists proclaim 1t to tn
world
Sound it in the hearts Of the wca
and weary and the downtro,laen.
The people advent is surle; comm:
From the pine-ciad forest of til
, North to the orange groves of til
! South; from the great Atlantic to I'll
: Pacific slopes are heard the stead,
ceasless march Of the oppressed.
They are marching onward to vi