The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.



II has been said that if a person or
persons love cause, they are ever
- willing to make sacrifices Tor 1t
This can be verified from history.
from experience and from observa-
ton.
Chris. and his Disciples were re-
formers, they sacrificed all things.
even life for the cause of christiani-
ty.
The followers Of Cromwell fought,
bled aud died for the reforms t4at
they desired to bring aDout
Martin Luther and his followers
made many and great sacrifices for
thu cause of the Protestant faith.
Uur Revolutionary Sires sought re-
firms, bn. only accomplished their
purposes by untold sacrifices They
sacrificed their time, their money
and blood, and many of them their
lives that they might leave TO their
offspring an inherl ance OF liberty
and freedom, and We their descend
ants are now called upon to make
sacrifices to retain the free institu-
tons that cost them so dear.
viii we rise to the occasion and
throw off the oppress0rs yoke while yet
we may, or will we prove ourselves
unworthy defendants of such noble
and worthy Sires by rowing our
necks to the yoke by allowing the
money lords to bind lis vet mole
tightly by suffer ng The shackels to
be more securely riyeted upon our
limbs.
Know We not farmers and laborers
that it rests with YOU to lay whether
you will be slaves or freemen. Know
We not that in union there is strength.
That by uniting yourselves farmers,
laborers mechanics and artisans, that
you can at the ballot box can
sever the yoke that now Expresses
you. Awake giant, arouse yours, If
and break the oppressors chains.
Let us come together, let us rea-
son with one another as becomes
brethren Of the same household. Let
us act as brothers by assisting one
another in the time Of our great dis
tress. Let us, each one, resolve that
we will do something toward adj
yanclng our cause and helping each
other. The beginning may be small,
but we are not to despair the day of
small things. Let us recognize this
truth, that unless we are willing to
make sacrifices for our cause, we
need never expect to bring about re-
form. If we love our cause, if we
believe in it, we will be willing to
put our hands in our pockets to help
to bring about the reforms we de-
sire. If we are unwilling to do this
then we do not desire any reforms.
Let us, each one, set apart something
for this cause. Farmers set aside a
plot Of ground, the proceeds of
which you will religiously devote to
the reform cause. One might devote
the proceeds of one acre,
another a half or fourth,
a wage laborer such part in money,
mechanic certain amount Of profits
&c. Let the editors and any and all
professions who are members of the
Alliance Or other industrial orders,
and all reformers whether they are
members of any of the different or
ders or not, give their mite. We
could have a treasurer to receive and
disburse this fund. The fund then
should be used first as benefit sick
fund, and as a fund to supply a
needy brother in case Of loss of
horse or mule by death, or loss by
fire, also to be used in establishing
circulating libraries and in MANY
other ways.
Brothers this is really small con-
tribution, but it means much. VIII
you adopt it? A. BROTHER.