The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10

DAY by organizing on politics. But,
says the cliques and rings, ''you must
keep out of politics" am persuaded
If the Alliance had come square out on
politics and let business alone, their
voice would have been heard from the
mountain tops to the sea coast. Let
1T be known that the farmers are or
ganlzed on politics, and you will see
every politicians knee bend and ear
give heed.
Let the Alliance stop dabbling in
petty business interest run mostly by
sharpers who use the Order for gain,
get closer together with the business
man, take stand on politics, and such
change In few years this country
has never seen, their voice be heard
from every shs dy valley, from every
cotton olossomed field, from every
golden wheat field, and the waves will
watt it upon every beach in this fair
land.
If the Alliance can't go into politics,
change its char. er, change It's tactics
and run it into politics At the pres
ent prices for corn, wheat, tobacco.
cotton and every farm product, and
bill just vetoed cuttingoff fifty millions
of dollars, what can the farmers ex
pect7 How do they expect to get laws
for their relief unless they get them
through politicsV All our troubles
originate from what is done in Wash
ingtOn.
The pauperism of England and ten
ants of oppressed Ireland is the result
of politics; a few have their millions in
slavery. Are the farmers of this coun
try going to wait until it gets at that
stageH IL they do, it will take bay
onets to settle things then. Come to
gether now, organize now, fight it out
at the ballot-box. 1 want to see the
South and West unite; they are the
producing sections. Let them come
together and fight for their common
interest, and there Will be change for
good.
Let the farmers go along in the even
tenor of their way, knocking clods and
failing to keep an eye on politics, and
in few years when boy is born poor
it will be a license to pauperism the
rest of his days The only object 7
have is that I may add one word to
get the people together; they must
come together or nothing can be &C
cOmpIished. There is strength in
union. want to see the white Anglo
Saxon blood of the South and West
united, farmers and business men stand
together; if Democrats ignore their
out on lines of principles and put up
the right kind of men, leave out all
politicians and political tricksters. The
farmers of this country must stand in
line on politics, for it is in their power
to dictate legislation. l am no enemy
of the Alliance; think it has done
great good as an educator of the peo
pie; yet think it made broad mis-
take in recognizing every little business
as a business of the Order, and think
time has proven it and will prove it
more 1t would have been we'll enough
to make fight against trusts, such as
the jute trust, and things on that line,
but to have kept out of general bushes
and kept down prejudice would have
been wise. But if the leaders think
the Alliance is doing its proper work,
keep up the good work. But the farm
ers must be organized on politics If
they ever expect any laws for their re-
lief. How is it going to be dOnei If
the Alliance can't go into politics, then
organize Farmers Board of Trade as
an auxiliary to the Alliance and let
each Alliance have its board of trade
and have one general board for each
State, through which to speak at
Washington, and when they speak
their voice will be heard. Suppose one
intelligent farmer from each county IN
every State in this Union had gone to
Washington and remained there sew
eral months during this session of Con
gress, don't you suppose the voice OF
that army would have been heard7
Although the clouds are dark now, the
bIllows rolling high, yet you would
soon see the dove return with the
myrtle leaf, showing there is yet solid
ground upon which to anchor.
Yours truly,
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