South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-19
THE FEBRUARY MEETING VIEWS OF
AHInA MANRiNG, PaEsIDE~T
WASHINGTON STATE AL
LANCE
LANCE.


asking my views Of the imporlanc
81 our February ,nee'Irg. etc. The
6rst step taken 'b=aid be In secure
perfect harmony In the Ma iof al
Farmers Alliance aud I,.dustrIal
Union as tue step taken or To he
taken 10 secure our rights i de-
mar d5 aid we sh, d al. be Irepa.-
ell 10 m Ike reason alb e conccssi rs
II Others In order TO secure perfect
harmony and uni Cd action that We
may secu-c success In my opinion
there never has been n meeting call
ed sincs the { rmetion f tbis gov.
eminent that meant mo TO tie
Amer can peop'e than does tn Feb.
ruary mceting; f.om lie simple fact
that our views do ntt harmon.z, Us
to- tie steps to be taken il o:dsT TO
stcure our deman s. Many good
brothers bel eve tina, al we d. mand
can he s'cured through the Old par
lies. while multiplied thousands r. .
lieye with me hat We will never sue
cecil outsi lie Of independent action.
| had as soon apply TO tho d,vd TO
Iu>slem aud ex, ect an unc oud, q
title 10 the same as To expect reIi. T
from the two Cd pa.lies that be-
long body, sou! and boots 10 the M 1n-
ey power, and ! bave no faith in the
education of the AiIiince man that
would prefer enc Old parry 10 the
o her, let us read the Bank rs Mag.
szine, aud learn som, thing from them
IL we have failed to learn from obser.
walton and history magazine. We will
Don mate tue heuh Of the ticket for
bJtL parties and then let The fool
grangers fight over them. Oh
what consolation and this is all ye
are fffered.
Then, what should tho February
meeting doH Form q new party?
No; that would do violence to the
best judgment and feelings OF thous.
ands OF our brotherhood ell over the
land North, SOu'h, East and West.
Each man select good men of his
party and vote for thsm2 No; that
would not better the matter, for
each would he controlled 10y his par
~ caucus and " he bolted be would
be sncered at by his party and his
influence destroyed, for no man fares
worse than q So called traitor TO his
party Here is what would sug
gest and advise, re- Affirm our de.
mapds with as few changes as pos
sibIe, especially tho subtreasury and
land loan feature, for without these
our reform is failure, for thoy de.
s'roy the power Of money TO oppress
(tbe master monopoly Of al) anil
then pass reeo u ions, cot a sounr-
ing brass aud linking cymbL, tn
with n voice !ood enough 10 r. acl tre
ear OF the doomed and damned. as
vel as the sTch9d mansions Of e.er-
nal peace. That we will support the
par y and the party only that is now
or may hereafter be organized that
I will afOpt our demands as their plat.
] form wjthou, the crossing OF On or
dot'irg OF ao } and by so d inS vii
convince the world that we make our
demands 10 str'C " non pcrtisan
| spirit and are honest in making hese
/ demands, Otherwise 80 ere not. 4
think that ] speak advisodly when
! cay that Washington. as veil as the
en- Pacific slope. believe in indie
! pendent action, have NO ith in tho
old parties ard less faith ia any o.
ganizaii0b that would exprct rcIef
from such COurce. A Democratic
Alliance man, a Reput lean Alliance
mar, or any other Alliance man that
Il smO Der cur demands ia any
hostilo party y 10 AlliinCe man
Whatever in cur estimation and We
would not give pistofeen for dues
10 support any such gsnization
through which 10 be fooled aud de-
ceivcd. - Economist.