The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-13
Secretary and Treasur
LETTER FROM MAGNOLIA.

Mr.. EDITOR:-I have just read Miss
Cassie Kemp's letter in THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER and am glad to know
there is at least sister in grand
Order who is not ashamed to tell her
age nor afraid to stand up for her
rights. If all of our sisters were like
her I think they would greatly benefit
our cause. | am 10 years old and have
been a member Of the Alliance for only
two weeks, but even in this short time
I have been able to see the business of
our cause and the great and good work
being done by u members. Our cause
is only in it's infancy as yet, but it is
the heartiest and fastest growing baby
ever born in this great country of ours.
It was born like our blessed Saviour
amid the poor and humble, and like
him it points the way to peace, pros
perity and happiness. 1t points the
way that we poor and overtaxed sons
of toll may find relief and enjoy the
fruits of Jul labors as God intended us
to do, and not live as slaves as we have
been for the last twenty years. When
80 per cent. of the people of the United
States belong to the laboring class,
what is to prevent the laboring class
from ruling? We have only to get this
class united and then we will have
things our way a little, and the time is
coming when the laboring men of all
classes must unite and defend them
selves against the money power and
unjust laws of their country, or else
sink down to the very lowest depths of
poverty and disgrace. We should real
ize the magnitude of our position and
should remember that not only the
people Of this country but Of the whole
world have their eyes fixed on us. We
should be very careful therefore how
we act, for I tell you brethren if we
have any faults they will surely be no
ticed. We should press straight on
ward, "be as firm as the Rock of Ages"
turn neither to the right or left nor
give back one inch until the last enemy
of reform is subdued.
AS for my part I am ready to exclaim
with the patriot of revolutionary days,
Patrick Henry, give US freedom or
give us death" and I think this is the
sentiment of every true Allianceman
in the United States. Who is it that
has me spark of manhood in his bosom
that is base enough to live a slave
where he car die a patriot and hero9
We need only the true and brave in
u ranks, those who dread sneers and
abuses Of country merchants and
crack Drained politicians would do
well to stay where they belong-out of
the Alliance. When we only get 5
cents per pound for cotton these scoun-
drels cry overproduction, that we make
more cotton than the whole world can
consume, and then if we say a word
about hard times they tell us we are
lazy and if we would go to work we
would be all right. But they have
about had their day, for the farmers
are now awake and we are going to
have things our way awhile now. In
1896 we are going-to reform everything
from President to road overseer, and
then we will have such good times and
have such a nice country that some of
them will get ashamed and reform too.
and the remainder, who are too mean
to live in a country where the people
rule, I suppose, will wander of-and die
in dispair. Long live THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
Yours respectfully,
CHRISTOPHER II. DARLINGTON.