The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-02
TO THE ALLIANCES
OF THE STATE.
A STRONG APPEAL.-ORGANIZE
AND EDUCATE.

In the busy season of the harvest of
course several Alliances in the state
have not held meetings and very
many are behind with their dues. 1
take this course to remind them that
it is all important to have meetings
called in the near future. The ALI
ance is in debt and those who have
carried us naturally expect that we
shall pay up now.
Although the farmers of this state
have been blessed with an abundance
of crops the returns thereof in ready
money are very small, owing to low
prices, about the same as last year
when crops over the entire country
were. a failure. Does this not prove
conclusively that the law of supply
and demand has been abolished?
Hence the prices of our products are
now governed by some other gigantic
monster which we cannot expect to
overcome at once, but to do the best
we can at present. Had not the state
Alliance been hampered by the wants
Of necessary funds the last two years
we might at least, have been in
fighting position. Would not the
good thing to have had now? Are we
willing to let that move die from the
blow struck by the Supreme Court?
No!
And how long do you suppose we
will have any Irvine plant at the
Saltwater prison If the farmers let
them alone? The next meeting Of
the State Alliance will undoubt-
edly take steps to Investigate where
and to whom the prison Irvine was
sold this year and every Alliance in
the state which bought any of that
Irvine this year will please report to
the undersigned secretary the amount
bought, at what price, and Of what
kind, and II any other sale to farmers
come to their knowledge please report
same.
Now what can the farmers do? Call
meeting of your Alliance at once,
where you have one, and where not or.
ganize at once, hold meetings not less
than once in two weeks fail not to elect
a purchasing agent, and if you have any
produce to sell ship it either to our
state agent Mr.. Powell or to some 9TH
er reliable commission man in Minne-
apOlis or Duluth, and before you buy
any groceries let your purchasing
agent put h1hself in communication
with State Lecturer L. G. Long, at
Magnolia, Mimi, and he will show you
what you ought to pay for groceries,
etc, etc.
The Farmers Alliance, although in
it's infancy, has accomplished much
good already, but let every farmer in
the state: aye let every farmer in the
United States, who has the least spark
of philanthropy and patriotism in his
breast unite and form local branches
in every locality, and the achieve
ments of the Farmers Alliance will
be of greater consequence to the hui
man race than the achievements of
that world famed Alliance of the
European Nations which in the early
part OF the century OverpOwered Ma
pOleon Bonaparte and sent him a
prisoner to st. Helena.
Organize, meet, educate and de-
mand your rights. Alliance officers
see that every member pays his dues
and have same forwarded to the State
Alliance. There is scarcely farmer
among the $4,000 or sc, 600 memb ers of
the Alliance in this state, who will not
pay the small sum OF ten or twenty
cents if given to unde rstand the enor-
nous benefit to be derived from it,and
remember that the State Alliance can
do nothing without funds.
Alliance papers please copy.
All. HENDRICKsON,
Sec'y Mimi. State Alliance.
Sank Centre, MIMI, Sept. q, '95.