The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-22
re fast drifting away from the land

are fast drifting away from the land
marks of the fathers of the republic.
Prompted by these painful con-
victions, we have solemnly appealed to
the sense of justice and patriotism of
the American people. Ignoring past
party differences, men 9f all SECTIONS
and of all shades of political opinion
have magnanimously and periodically
aligned themselves under the alliance
banner and espoused common
cause.-the cause of a common country,
the cause of humanity and Justice.
We expected opposition, persistent,
bitter and powerful opposition. We
expected that every expedient that
could be devised for demoralizing and
dividing US would be employed. We
expected that the formidable evils
against which we had entered battle
would intrench and fortify behind party
lines and employ the machinery and
enginery of party power against us. We
expected that our righteous demand
for an open field and an equal chance
in the race of life would be ignored and
spurned We expected that our earnest
plea for justice would not be weighed
in the scale of reason nor met
with fair and manly argument, but
that we would be ridiculed, maligned
and persistently misrepresented In
all this we have not been disappointed.
Now, what is our duty as alliance
men? Plainly, it is to stand Loyalty
and manfully by our principles, vote
for no man nor party who oppose our
principles, extend the hand of friend
ship and fellowship to any man or
party who favor our principles. Place
measures above men. Place country
above section. Place love of home, of
family, above the Elusive and treach-
erous rewards of party service. Place
right above wrong.
Let duty-the grandest word ever
uttered in the dialect of mortal tongue
duty to God, duty to country, duty to
home and family, be the sublime stand
ard of our action in all things devolv-
ing upon us as citizens. Let us be dill
gent and faithful in all our duties as
alliancemen. Keep up and strengthen
the organization. Encourage the wav-
ering. strengthen the weak and confirm
the strong. Continue to educate
the people in the great principles
of justice. equity and truth. The
crucial test of our manhood and
our loyalty to principle is upon
us. Stupenduous effort will be made
by our enemies to so direct the cam
paign of 1892 as to disrupt and destroy
our organization Appeals to sectional
pride or prejudice will be made. Let
us answer that our order knows no
north, no south, no east, no west. The
disaffection or disloyalty of an occa-
sional traitor in our ranks will be urged
as evidence of decay. Let us answer
that no human organization that ever
had an existence was exempt from
these. Party fealty and party spirit will
be. invoked to force an abandonment
of our principles Let US answer that
we will stand by that party that
will stand by us, and that we are not
so blind as to expect relief at the hand
of any political party that opposes our
principles and seeks to destroy our or
ganization. Weakness in numbers, and
our disorganized condition as politi-
cal factor, will be paraded to prove
our helplessness. Let US answer that
the old Saxon spirit and courage which
met this same base argument in two of
the mightiest revolutions of modern
times, and gave to the world this great
country, has not yet died out in the
hearts of the American people.
Corporate power. centralized capital,
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be held up in formidable array to in
timidate us Relying on the justice of
our cause, the invincible power Of right
and the favor of God, let US meet them
with the only weapons left us-man-
hood and ballots
ssEaual rights to all and special privi-