The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-30
TO ALLIANCEMEN.
Secretary Barnes Does Some Plain Talk
ing on the Duty of County
Officers, Etc

DEAR BRETHREN Il want your atten
tion-the attention of eUery Alliance
member in North Carolina. Some of
as are not doing our duty. I am re-
ceiving letters from different parts of
the State from old members whose
Alliances have gone down, but who
wish to re organize. but do not know
how to proceed. Now, brethren, it
seems, if the county officers had done
their duty, especially the lecturer,
there would be no necessity for old
members to be writing here to know
what to do to re organize. l am glad
to say this is not the case in all coun-
ties.
Brethren, why this apathy Let me
tell you a fact: To keep the Alliance
in a prosperous coLd,tion, to restore
the Sub Alliances that have gone down,
sacrifices will have to be made by ALI
aucemen, not only now, as as done in
the past, but as long as We hold TO-
gether. Some men and women have
got to do some work in the Order with
out pecuniary reward or hope of reward
Whose duty is it, Read your oDliga-
ton, my brother, and see if every
member is not expected to do some
thing for the cause if he loves it and
wishes it success as he should do. Some
claim to be Alliancemen, and yet are
doing all they can to destroy the Order.
Some claim to be AIliancemen and have
never offered to carry out one of it's
cardinal principles. Deeds, my hreth-
rem, not words, are what we have to
count on. The members who are will
ing to work can find time to dguote O
fetU hours on q feU days to r @ organic
ing the Oder, where gone down, or
getting back members that have left
1 am talking to yOu, my brother I am
talking TO gou, my sister. Let each
member go to some one Of the delin-
quent members or TO some one of those
who have Withdrawn from the Order
and ask them to return. Let him know
you desire his company at your meet
ings and that you need his co opera
tion, his council, and his help in curry
ing out the priE ciples of the Alliance,
and l assure you, if each one will 90
this, there will be such an upbuilding
of Sub Alliances ali over the State as
never before known.
Let the prejudices ard Ill feeling en-
gendered By the late political com
pa'gns be dispelIed. If you have said
au9ht wrong. uliy against your neigh
Dor to cause him to leave the Alliance,
go to him and ask his forgiveness, and
| show him you desire his friendship No
neighborhood is large enough to hold
two factions which are uufriendly. An
All wise Providence placed us in com
munities and neighborhoods that we
might CO operate and live in peace and
friendship with each other, and it is
His injunction that i've should love Our
neighbOrs as ourselves" Brethren,
let me appeal 10 you to do your part IN
breaking up sCrifes and p~rejudicea, if
any in your neighborhood. All OF us
have faults, and when uncharita6Iy we
say anything harshly about our neigh
bors, remember that some one might
be able to say as much, if not more,
about us, and not tell a lie.
Now, brethren, let each member take
it as a part Of his duty to see thoee near
him not in the Order, and ask them to
join you in your association. Go to
these Alliances that are down and help
to raise them up. The farmers and
laborers, the wealth-producere, must
keep posted land we all know the Ali
ance is one Of the best educators in the
land). Let US show a solid front In our
work and thereby compel the political
parties with which we may vote t o
carry out our demands, and especially
give to our whole people equal rights
under the laws" and not to continue to
grant special privileges to individuals.
corporations, trustS and s~hYlOcks. IF
this shall evt r be gained then you may
rest assured it will be q Victory gaintd
through and by the Alliance organiza
ton. No political par ty will do what
is needed unless compelled 10 do Sd by
some cooperative, Intelligent b dy
Will you assist in this work, Y
brother, my sister2 For the next So
DAYS, let each one of us see what be
can do in the Alliance work. Brother
L scturer, won't you let the old mem
bers of your county know how to re-
organize and assist them in doing scr
the other officers should assist Won.
Let every member keep in mind tie
words OF dear departed brother /.
L. Polk, do gOur dutu."
F~raternally yours,
WIS BARNES,
Sec'y.Treas. N. g. +. &. "A.
Raleigh, N. @, July Is. 1895.