The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-13
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Party. They must devise WAYS an,
means io interest members 80 strong
~ that none viii fail tn attend eael
meeting. Have live measures dis
cassed by good speakers, not permit
ing lengthy speeches only from thos'
especially invited TO occupy the even
ing. Have joint debates ON ques
tions Of local and national interest
make special provisions io in,eresr
the young members of the order;
have them furnished music, read cs
says, deliver declamatious. rccita
tions, enlist recruits, and thus learn
from the beginning the prominent
part they are to take in the work oi
the Legion.
Give the women large place in
the work, IN providing entertain
ments, Ia devising ways 60 build up
fund for campaign work. Utilize
their services in every way possible,
and encourage them To feel that they
have large share in the great work.
Discourage anarchist sentiments.
disobedience 10 the law, overriding
the will of the majority, appeal TO
lynch law, and invite no speakers of
that class, nor tolerate wild-eyed ia
naticism mong the members. We
seek, by peaceful means, the ballot
and repeal of obnoxious laws, the
end We desire. We mean To win by
honest means, and will not resort 10
bribery, ballot-box stuffing. false
counts, fraudulent rejection of votes.
intimidation, or any of the countless
methods used by the old parties to
accomplish their ends.
But we must become SD strong that
we can prevent such terrible crimes
from being perpetrated. Our lack of
organization was fully shown in Kan
sas; there in a State where we polled
$50, 900 votes we were ridden over by
the iron hand, and men sworn to de-
fend the State joined the mob and re-
fused to execute the command of the
Governor and rightful commander
in-chief of the militia.
The Legion must make the law SUI
preme. They must protect the hsl-
lot, see that fair count is had, and
the result declared honestly. See To
this at all hazards. We must reform
at the ballot-box or the republic will
be destroyed.
To accomplish the results named
above we must have a Legion in eve
ry voting precinct. Ten devoted men
can insure the scanctity of the ballot
at eoch box. We can organize these
Legions, but not by lying down su-
pinely and permitting the enemy to
walk over our sleeping bodies. Not
by fearing that the Legion will take
the place of some other order, not by
waiting until the election of "a is
upon us, but by uniting in one grand
effort in every locality iii the nation
now.
The 1,000,0 900 voters last fall are
the vidette of the mighty army that
will win victory in '96. To gain that
result we must increase our vote to
at least 100000 in "a. To do that
We must organize, build up strength
en-, and recruit. Wherever the Lee
gion has been planted it has at once
demonstrated its peculiar fitness for
this exact period in the history OF the
Peoples party.
Before it is week old in any com
munity it shows vigor, discipline and
is at once eager for the fight. Cali
fornia is ablaze with enthusiasm.
The earnest Gillespie puts in a Lee
gion every day. The regular State
held at Sacramento on
March llth, and participated in by
of all industrial orders, al
most unanimously endorsed it as the
very best method of political organi-
zation, and at the meeting of the Or
egon State Alliance, held few days
since, a resolution was unanimously
passed endorsing the Legion and ask
ing each county to recommend the
name of a suitable person to be com
missioned as county recruiting
officer.
No organizer must take "a commits
sion nnless he means to plant it ev-
erywhere he can reach in his territory
Every one who has tried has succeed
ed. We must have earnest, fervent
work from each man holking a com
mission. No drones in the Legion
hive. Our doors are wide open and
the back stairs CREASED to permit
traitors to slide hastily from view.
We have no secrets, no ritual, no
oath. We are as open as the day
and mean to march in the bright sun
shine.
Certain men claiming to hold un-
patents on all movements of
the people are trying covertly aud
craftIly to prevent the Legion from
being organized. 1t is needless to
mention them, but the grand work
will go on. The peoples movement
cannot be stopped by mortal man.
Political revolution is in the air
The 'Stuffed Prophet" who expects
to even gain third term by the
union of all the gold bugs and plu-
toerats in both old parties is opposed
TO the Industrial Legion. His co.
horts are organized. We must be,
or the "Jugernaut" will roll over us,
and human-iiberty will die, and the
poor will be chattel slaves and serfs.
Would you be delivered then.
Let the blazing torch of education
shine on every path, illumine every
house. Our appeals will touch the
great throbbiDg heart of all men
and women not utterly turned to
stone. Let each Legion at once
have library and reading room
wherever it can be done; let all con-
tribute a little. Even the widows
mite may save her little ones, bereft
of fathers care, from a life of gloom.
Individual effort is what counts.
Each member must gain one vote
for the party; each man, woman, all
the young must do something. Take
paper, book, word with soul in
it. and drop all in the boundless sea
of discomfort, and the waves will
roll over the two old parties, and
the people will rule, and the power
of Wall street and dominion of Shy
locks will end. We must build up,
and that speedily, or night will come,
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