The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-06
aoME SUGGESTIONS.
The Ono Rule by Which to Measure All
Acts.

AeIS'
The Alliance is adjusting itself and
settling upon firm and acknowledged
basis. 1t was at first small matter
but underlying it were great and inn
mutable principles that were destined
to develop and support a super
structure that for magnitude and
strength would stand without peer
in the nation. Slowly but surely the
work has been going on building up
and extending and bracing and
strengthening till to-day the Alliance
stands forth upon solid platform and
as u recognized power in the land
Now, having sustained ourselves thus
far, we must allow the invasion of no
foreign element into our territory.
We are family bound together by
the laws of common interest says
the Southern Alliance Farmer and we
have established rules and regulations
by which we propose to be governed
and our household regulated. over
these we have appointed rulers who
are to direct our movements, look TO
our interests and facilitate our relief
which is the end for which we are
striving. Now, brethren we want to
sustain our order and place it
where it will not only be of
enough importance to formu-
late demands, but 10 have them
answered for our relief and benefit
This matter we have placed in the
hands of men to whom we have en-
trusted the arranging and furthering
OF our efforts and the advancement of
our cause They are in position to
acquaint themselves with the well
concealed policy of our enemies, and
the surest and best methods of at
lacking or meeting the issues as they
arise. One OF these men may think
one line of policy best and will try TO
carry it out; this is Just as it should
be; he may be right, another may
think different course should be
pursued, this is legitimate; let him
follow tho dictates of his Judgment
his way may be the best so long as
they remain true to our demands we
take no issue with them. We bid
them a hearty amen in everything
they do with the interests of our
brotherhood at heart. If they mako
an error it cannot affect us so serious
ly as an opposition or dbsension or
a controversy among the brethren
that would end in divisions and finally
in bankruptcy Of our order Any
strife or distrust has a tendency to
weaken our cause and disrupt our
organization. Nothing is 50 destruc-
tive to an organization as want Of
unity. Brethren be admonished We
have already suffered enough, The
chains o: plutocracy have CALLED our
neck and we are still chatting under the
bondage We must not get up strife
or dissension about men, or parties, or
we will wear these calling chains till
we sink into serfdom, and our nation,
once the pride of the patriot and tho
envy of world, will become nothing
more or less than u monarchy with
money and bonds to create kings and
erect thrones while we poor vassals
toll on under the lash OF entailed pow
erty and disaster. | admire q noble
man. | cling to pure and beautiful
sentiment with the ardor of an en- =.
raptured poet But this IL not the
day or time for idle hero worship or
refined sentiments. Truths hard as
adamant meet us on every hand,
stern realities preclude all raptures
of ideal sentiments. On every hand
we are confronted with the hard and
stubborn fact--if you do not stand as
a unity against oppression you are
lost-a break IN the ranks Of the ALI.
ance means utter ruin to our hopes
and aims. We may believe this man
is right or the other man is right, but
do we know it? DO they themselves
know OF surety that they are right?
They must act in accordance with
their best informed Judgment and
leave the result to higher and wiser
Counsellor But as long us they are
in accord, not with your ideas, or
mine, or any one else's but with the
rule by which we propose TO measure
all doctrine presented tho Ocala
platform as long | say as they DO
not antagonize this let us accept and
stand by and defend them.