The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-23
MIR. LONG EXPLAINS.
The Work and Benefits of the F. A.
and l. u.


Editor Representative:
Since the call Of President Nermil-
va FOR the state meeting Of the Farm
erS Alliance. in which he invites the
cooperation of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Uuion, l have
received requests from leading alli-
ance men that should explain the
objects Of the order and also its insur.
ance degree.
1t would take too much space for
me to explain all Of it's workings and
all that IL teaches and hope to accomp-
compllSh, but l will give brief sketch
OF the organization. 1t is secret or
der and uses ritual, the same as 9TH
erSecret orders, which contains the
work of this particular order. The
ritual is very simple and contains no
hifalutin business, but is practical, and
just enough of it to protect us from
those who do not belong to the order.
and SO we can know member whe re-
ever VIC meet him. There is no no.
lit!cal or religious test
In the ritual and bylaws there is no
mention of any political creed or doc
trine and yet the Populists have never
carried state which was not organ
IACu III Vic i. u.
The reason for this is because the
order is made up wholly Of the indus
trial classes. and the motto of the or
der is that it is to be for the better
ment Of the producing classes NOR
ally and financially" and instead of
debating simple ques tions to pass
away time, we discuss politics in its
pure sense, which is the science of
government; and is tho Peoples Par.
tvs three principles, finance, land and
transporter iOn, to be controlled by the
government, comes the nearest to
gOOd gOVernme 1T II :IJIlIElput
forth, the majority of the members
vote and work for the aforesaid party.
The order is a Trade Union" or
gained under act Of congress, and
does an immense amount of business
in a cooperative way in all the states
where it is organized. 1t is altogether
different from the open alliance, whero
there is no order, and everyone can
know the business of the Alliance.
The insurance or benefit order is
called the second degree, and contains
all the best features of the other fra
ternal orders.
The directors Of the insurance de-
gree are: Mann Page, Brandon, Va;
II. l.. Loucks, Altruria, S. D.: j. f.
Willis, McLouth, Kan; w. l.. Peek,
Conyers, Ga; W. p. Bricker, Cogan
Station, Pa: S. d. Cooley, Topeka,
Kan: Helen S. johnson, Cory, Pa: W.
j. Plummer, Ticonic. Iowa: w. Bran
denburg, Jacksboro, Texas Nearly all
of these men have national reputa-
tion and their names are familiar to
all alliance men.
Nearly every fraternal order is rep
resented by one or more of these men,
and in the National Alliance Aid"
they have tried to improve on all the
other orders.
me Der can pay assessments on
$500, 5000, $1,000 or s. 900, just as he
sees tit. Ii he loses an eye or one limb
he is paid one-Quarter OF the amount;
If he loses two he receives one-half. If
he lives to be - years old, and has
paid assessments for 20 years, he is en-
titled to draw out one nth each year.
The order has paid every loss in full
from the beginning. Two or three
losses have been paid in this state.
Although there is no extra charge
for the accidental insurance, the cost
has been as low as any fraternal order
in eXiS tence.
A great many confound this with
U'iC AiiiduCC Ildil duu L lIc MS uruQCG,
but there is no compari son.
Every officer, organizer and secre-
tary has to give a bond in a good sure
ty company tor the faithful perform
ance of duty.
There are some fraternal orde rs 500
years old: some in this country 800
years old. There is no reason why ours
can not stand the test of time the
same as others.
| am going to make no argument in
favor Of any man joining us, except to
say: II you feel salts fed with exist
ing conditions; it you feel sure that
you will leave enough wealth over and
above your debts to provide for your
family; it you do not believe in the
brotherhood of man and that we
should be an organization of the in
dustrial classes that will stand behind
all political parties to see that your
liberties are not wrested ffom you, land
will aid you in cooperative work, then
join the n. +. A. & I. o., which you
can do without Joining the Insurance
degree, the same as in some of the
Oldest and greatest orders of the
world. 1fyou do not feel sure that
there will be something left for your
families after your estate has been.
probated, then join the N. A. A., the
order which is the peer of any.
Magnolia, MINI. L. G. LONG.