The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA

Mr. EDIToR:-The people Of this
country are thinking as they never
have before. The conditions that have
been brought il to existence by and
through the monopolistic laws that the
money power has put in force, compels
thought, thought compels organization
and education, until all classes of
wealth-producers are organized and
being educated. In the eastern part
of Pennsylvania the Changers hold the
fort, are fully organized and are being
educated. In the northern and western
part the Farmers Alliance hold the
fort. In a number of counties they are
fully organized with large member
ships and increasing. In this, VenangO
Co, Pa, there r II Alliances, a few
having 100 or more members, and as
a general thing Differed by active
workers and brainy men. @. 9. Kean,
Esq our able organizer, brought into
existence an Alliance on May 18th,
1892, at Grange Hall, Sandy Creek,
Venango Co., Pa, with so charter
members, 43 males and z females, and
elected as President T. 7. Foster; Vice
President, @. L. Goodwell; Secretary,
E. T. Boals; Door-keeper, Charles
Boals; Assistant Door-keeper, w. T.
Houser; Steward, A. w. D. Woody;
Treasurer and Lecturer, J. P. Hatch.
At the next meeting they added three,
with more to follow. There are three
more ready to organize and they will
be organized this month. In Erie and
Crawford counties the Prohibition and
Peoples parties have nominated J. @.
Sibley for Congress. He is a true re-
former and an honest and able man
cd -oO1,O aL111Er 4lo1 +11 hot 0E @ha
average member of Congress covers,
and if elected will legislate for tie
whole people. He is the member of
the State committee Of the Peoples
Party for this district. l cannot see
any reason why the Peoples party and
Prohibition party cannot unite on the
same men as candidates for the legisla-
ture and Congress. Their objects and
aims being the same, by so doing a
number of members Of the State Legis
lature and members of Congress can
be elected and perhaps a U. S Senator
or two. There are certainly some one
or more persons who are fully in har-
mony with the principles that both
parties are in favor of and advocate
that both parties could nominate and
by so doing elect the same man. l
think Gen. James B. Weaver fills the
bill in every way. He is an honest,
able and fearless reformer IL whom
every person has confidence. He is in
harmony with every plank Of both the
Prohibition and Peoples parties. He
is a statesman, not a partisan, and if
he should be elected would look to the
interests of all classes. The force Of
conventions and the logic of events will
compel a union of all the reforms to be
fully successful to wipe out all class
legislation. Now is the time to begin.
The Peoples party State convention
was held in the city of Franklin, June
22d. The same condition exists now
that existed in 1852. Previous to that
both Wings and Democrats professed
to be opposed to the extension of
slavery, each claiming that their party
was as much opposed to the extension
of slavery as the Free Sellers were,
but in 1852 they both adopted a prohi-
bition slavery platform. The same
now on the silver and monopoly ques-
tion, both processing to be opposed to
mOnOpOlies, but passing monOpolistic
laws; both protesting to be in favor of
the free coinage of silver, but voting
against and defeating it They are both
falce to the wealth producer and false
in the trust the people have reposed in
them, and should and will be reIegated
to the shades of oblivion. Hasten the
day! Voters, it rests with you. Think
of it. You n responsible.