The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-22
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those dependent upon U.s., buG aSd!n
all oppressed and suffering humahi'y'
But WHY have we failedG The oasIc
cause lies in the cumulative nere9it%iS
defect In ourselves. The isoIateb ono |
we have lived has resulted InSoJ and
following his own way oorooo
1noIidoS nv the wisdom ChaC COMES
So ~ ~oeS0ciation of ideas ana DC
a;SoaT-o 800 nursed our own opinIouS'
SoH,oboJv eIse's opinions that were
"a SinboJ ~. and we thought were our
oTn and have grown anu
intojerant Of the opinions OF others;
We have not pooled our intellect Il
manhood. we have fought single
handed and alone, and betn beaten In
detail. Past organizations and lodges
of the present organization, the ALL
ance. have disbanded because every
man could not see alike and &gFe6.
Onr inteiIects are made dl1eFenI. we
uoro not intended to see alike, we
were Intended to differ, and l dl1Ier-
mo tO find the truth, or at least a sale
line of action between u divergent
oninions. All other classes and Organl-
2ati0ns have learned the use and value
of divergent opinions, and have
learned the perfection OF human wis
dom from organization, by acting as q
unit on a line Of action that was the
CUll1D44CO hISNOLN III 4A NAACOSA ~ An
not represent the individual opinion of
q single member of their organization.
When we learn this lesson, when we
overcome this fatal defect In our own
organization, we will be wellnigh in
vincible
And though every effort at organi
cation IN the past has failed, yet every
effort has done good. Every effort has
to a certain extent overcome the fatal
defect The same cause thai produced
the other organizations, produced the
Alliance, but the cause Is intensified;
the same defect that made the other
organizations fail may wreck this or
g~anizatiOn, but the defect Is growing
less, is disappearing. We believe the
time has come, that the hour has
struck, when the peoples organization
under the guidance of q divine provi-
dence will be successful, will become
permanent. But let this be as it may,
let every reformer feel hat it is his
duty to press forward; the Lord helps
those who help themselves. Let every
refOrmer buckle on his arm 9r with new
zeal. The struggle will be great, but
the results will be greater. The result
will be justice and liberty or oppres
sion and servituGe.
We have so long allowed other classes
organized to control legislatures, Con
crosses, and to exercise undue Influence
IN the executives and courts, and en-
croach upon our rights through the
form of laws, that to day we find heart
less greed and sOullesS monopoly en-
trenched behind unjust laws, and
watching the rising tide of discomfort
from the millions they have oppressed,
bled, made poor, and who are wellnigh
desperate. These organizations under
stand the significance of this last great
uprising Of the people. They are pre-
pairing for the struggle. Kindred mo
nopOlies are organizing into assOcia
tions Of mOnOpOlies with n central
head. They see that the reforms de
manded by the people, if successful,
will force them to discontinue their
game Of speculation and wholesale
preying upon the masses. They ere
growing arrogant as well as more vjgi-
liant and subtitle.
And still, at this critical hour, when
liberty, Justice, and even a republican
form of government are hanging IN the
balance, and it sCemS that nothing can
save the people but a III tied effort on
their part to regain their government,
and establish the principles of Jeffer-
son and jackson, the hired press and
the servile politician howl that the
Al1ldECS mas gone lOGO DGllGICS. 1l6N
would have the people to devote their
whole time to making more wheat,
corn, cotton and tobacco, while thew
want you to have confidence" in them
to run the government, to make money
scarCer, to make produces cheaper,
make debts bigger, and lay a larger
tribute and a heavier burden upon the
masses for the benefit ofmOnop0lies
and the bondholGers.
AS your chief officer, as enc who at
your comm9H1 has been carrying your
~6anAeEDand fighting for your princi-
pies in the front ranks, as L who has
tried to serve the organization and his
country, who has seen the Organiza-
ton pass through the trying ordeal of
a fierce political campaign, and then
though suffering from the conflict be-
gin to regain and rebuild, | wish to say
to you that the supreme duty Of the
organization to day is to throw its
whole power and influence to correct
the evils that have grown up in our gov
eminent, to r~e-establish the principles
Of Justice, so as to make it possible for
the great original purpose Of the organ
iZatiOn to be carried cut to bless and
elevate mankind.
/ thank God there is one man, at
least, outside of the organization whose
commanding position L ripe years
give weight to his words, who has the
wisdom to see and the manhood to say
that such is the great duty of the Ali
ance at this hour. I refer to Senator
ZebulOn 3. Vance.
But let me beseech you, in striving
to accomplish this high and all impor-
tant duty, not to make the Crganiza-
ton a part of any political party. Let
the organization give no help or com
fort to any party, except so far as that
party identifies itself with our princi-