The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
A CARD.

National President H. H' GOu~AS'
F' H.. members of the F. A. &L. o.:
TO '' 40 1tth day of June III order
9 Snred an irreparableloss In the death
sat hat wise counsellor, trusted Ieaaer'
Of Sn eel beloved brother, President l..
ana %Tk Why he should have been
l. from us at this time, In the
taken Of life. in the vigor of manhood,
pf:ILbh his ripe experience, enjoying the
VIII aJ HT of organized labor as no
connu man has ever done; just on the
otneLf b4ttle when all eyes were turned
eVT e. as the Moses who was to lead
70 Ito the promised land of liberty
Us inbor, must ever remain a mystery
1ol 4 nation mOurns the loss of an
10 u 1 king. For no other man
unG 10 nation would so many tears
ID been shed as have been and will
Iao he'd for our dear departed brother.
gT had no gold to give, no patronage
- JbostOw, no promises for the future;
W. VI vet this plain man of the people,
anJ more friends who loved him, more
un"onIo who trusted him, more citizens
PJIUPP Ionged to crown his brow with a
~TMInaSidnntiaI cOrOnet, thana all the wealth
p Val street could buy or the patron
W. oao Of a dozen presidents could in
AZ a23once. He was the idol of our order.
# was contagious. He was the idol of
oroanized labor. We ne1er shall see
bis3 like again. We bow Our heads in
Grief under the Christening rod. We
9ron our tears on his COnsecrated
rave We mourn the loss of the
99randest man this movement has de-
25aIonpd, 1t is meet that we do all
This in the memory of u brother.
Feeling as he did, that the battle of
aces was on; realizing as he did the
te3rrible conflict necessary to avert dis
aster; knowing as he did that every
man who loves this republic must be
rallied to standard to save it from
the fate of other nations where the
wealth of the nation has aggregated
in the hands of the few. He would
TODAY, were he with us, urge us on in
the line duty, He would plead with
rs to " strip for the fray "-push for
ward to the goal he has already
reached; to receive the reward al
ready his. Well done good and faith
full servant; enter into your reward"
By YOUR choice it becomes my duty
to take up the work so suddenly
snatched from him. | do so with a
very, very heavy heart-c courage al
most gone-to attempt, to follow the
Incompatible leader. He bids me
strip for the fray" l obeyed his
orders when living; I will obey them
now, and respond to the. call of duty.
He has plainly marked out the path |
should follow. To emulate his ex-
ample and follow in his footsteps as far
as my abilities will permit will be the
surest road to your confidence. There
be no change of policy, I will need
your aid and assistance more than he
did. There will be a meeting of the
National Executive Committee at
Omaha, July 1st, when plans for the
future will be outlined. I hope to
meet and consult with many of our
State officers there. In the meantime
address all communications to 239,
North Capitol St., Washington, D. G..
We can but show our respect and
love for our dear brother by conse-
Grating ourselves anew to the cause he
loved better than life, each one resolv-
ing to redouble his efforts for the
grandest platform of principles ever
enunciated by any body of men; the
emancipation of labor from the power
Of money to Cypress by constitutional
methods at the ballot box,
Fraternally,
II. L. LOUCKs,
President N. +. A. & L. Z.