The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-03

where the Alliance S6aC0 Omcors are
tr1e Aliaucemen-m men who r en-
bued with the idea that their frstduty
] ia to build up the organization first,
and themselves next; men who have
the natural tact and ability to do these
things unfortunately in some States
we have those who I believe want to do
but they don't know how)-trom these
States come good reports, and the or
ganization is prospecting; they are turn
ing their attention to all the different
interests of the Order, with the deter
mination to make the Alliance the per-
lmanent organization of the farmers.
In some other States the State officers
have given all attention only to the po-
litical side of the organization; they
have insisted on bringing partisan
politics to the front as the main and
leading feature of the Order, and hav-
ing failed to carry their own individual
points-in plain English, elect them
selves or personal friends to some
official position. The result: bad de
moralization FROM the Subs UP to the
State organization from the course pur-
sued by the State officers.
From some unfortunate results con-
nected with the national organ we
once had, l vac persuaded that properly
it was well to dc away with the national
organ, I believe now that this was a
mistake. IL those whom the organiza-
ton placed in charge of the national
organ failed, they should have been re
moved, but the national organ should
have been continued in spite OF all
petty individual selfishness and greed
In my judgment the national organ
ization needs a national organ, and /
want the matter taken and thoroughly
discussed in all the States before the
Supreme Council meets in February
next.
The National Executive Committee
should have some n paper through
which they can, and should, communi-
cate direct to the State organizations,
the State officers; and wen the individ-
uel membership needs at times to be
addressed. lam aware that the reform
press agreed, and it was decided at
Raleigh, and it was understood that all
communications should be sent out
simultaneously to all reform papers;
thata would publish and disseminate,
and q better work and a more efficient
work would then be done than by one
national organ.
Has it been eo9 How many COM
munications have you read from the
worthy President9 What have you
seen from the National Executive Com
mittee9 How many letters of e8hOrta
ton from the National Secretary Yet
all these things must and will have to
be done to keep the Order in line and
the membership on the Sub Alliance
rolls. There must be some one paper
to which all the membership will look
for official notices. The State and local
papers are all right in their way, and
are doing a good work and filling a
place that a national paper might not
so well fiji. Still 1 repeat, experience
has taught me that we need a national
organ.
lam aware some will hasten to say
Another organ to sell Us out! Another
organ to betray the organization! Not
here or now do / propose to thrash old
straw, or discuss what are now dead
ISSUES, but if the first national organ
failed in the expectations of what the
majority thought was its bound and
duty, it was the fault of the manage
ment and not that of the organ itself,
or the necessity of such a medium OF
direct communication. To bring back
in line the 1900, coo membership the
Alliance had on its Sub Alliance rolls,
we must have a strong Alliance paper
in each State, and a national paper at
some central point. You can't rub
that out. Does any sane man believe
that the Farmers Alliance organiza-
ton has fulfilled it's mission? That it
is going to go like the Grange and it's
kindred institutional Not SO, for it is
one step in advance of these, it has the
light, the experience and the education
that these fore runners brought, and
the reaction of the organization is be.
ginning to tell all ever the country.
The organization must be brought
back to the original intentions and pur,
poses of the Alliance; they were of the
best. The times demand such an or
ganization and the necessities of the
agricultural classes require it. Had