The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT

4 man vas once 6SCued from drown
inc although in a very exhausted and
almost unconscious condition, and as
his rescurer stood over him, hesitating
and uncertain just what to do for him,
a bvstander approached and asked:
Cant something be done at once for
this man; he isn't dead?'
No" said the other, "he isn't dead,
Init there are fifteen different things to
do for an apparently drowned person
and I can't think which one comes
frs"
The drowning man opened his eyes
and gasped In a Shiverlng voice, is
there any one of them that says any
thing about bandy2'
Yes" responded the other.
We'll, Them said the drowning
man. You go ahead on that one, never
mind the other fourteen"
Suppose we make a practical appii-
cation of this story to the Alliance.
There are men now in the Alliance,
as well as others who have left it be-
cause their bosses told them to, who
are very persistent in saying the Ali
ance is - about dead" the Alliance IS
gone" Whether or not this IS a case
Of the lips expressing what the heart
wishes is not appointed to this scribe
to say. Yet they would impress the
In~suspiCCUs that they are very soll:l-
tous about the condition OF the Order,
All realize that it received a severe
shock during the recent campaign. Ii
YOU are sincere in your anxiety for the
cause, and still see signs of life (Which
signs to some eyes are abundant), why
don't YOU do something for II! The
Alliance needs reforming Gj 50 many
different points, there 7 50 many
different things things to do, that you
cant think which n comes tirSt2
Up steps a brother and cries "Busl-
ness Agency" Why just go ahead
on that one, nevet mind the other four
teen" Never mind about your pOliti
cal differences; never mind about your
demands; never mind about Congress,
Or the legislature, demagOgry, partisan
leaders, and the like. Never mind the
insults of such a man as Bro. J. s.
Bell who, by virtue of being an ALI
anca officer and upon his honor (0 as q
man. bought goods from the Agency
for which / e has many times since de-
clined to pay. Never mind the fact
that Bro. Bell seems to think the
Agency Fund was contributed to pay
the 3eots Of such defaulterS. 1t will
not be done 50 long as they have a
shirt on their backs (~unless they take
refuge behind the homestead.) Never
mind the kicking, squealing, foaming
and biting of the enemy. Go ahead
On the Agency" 1t is the antedote. 1t
is the life r~estorer. It is the one thing
upon which we are all agreed. Do not
wal. for this, or that, thing to trans
pira. 60 ahead " on what you EnO2C
to b. right. It IS the partof a simple
ton. or OF a ~nerveless man, to stand
and look or a suffering man crying
he'll die! he'll die! he'll die!' and
offer &c effort to relieve him. If you
are sincere il your anxiety for the
Alliance, try your hand at the Agency.
L is the one feature Of the Alliance
which reflects instantly to the benefit
Of the patIcipatOr. Try 1t.
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