The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
THE F. A. & [. Z.


ThenT
There past members Of
the State Farmers Alliance Minnesota strong disposition to
unite with the West the F. A.
Farmers Alliance established and
developed by the late mented Col Polk North Carolina the
State Alliance of Minnesota branch Of the open Alliance OF
the Northwest which but simply
an society society with its
with the
greater which life branch and took
commodities benefit its
at redu rates.
Every Minnesota years
there has been disposition form with the F. A. u
but reply
some the churches notably Scandinavian the Luther
an opposed to society," and it would "ure US to
run contrary their and
adjourned without taking organza
IN he mean time the open state alliances of other states wlc
comprised the membership
ing This clerical class of left and
joined the larger organization And organization aoding
Its people benefits either been
growing weaker and weaker by membership
pies anyhow and who As rue have ea oa and sunnorer Of
the
loose from this influence or dissolve altogether
Some By Laws WERE
quest OF Mr. Long, Magnolia
ton OF Archbishop Ireland (for membership
Cathos and Bishop Ireland nothing that
he could the T. Association ritual
tagonistic to the Catholic
We hope every or now member of 1.-THE open
Alliance will January
question: and
ticn Of certain cergymen u.s. anyhow
larger organization and
the great work which has sumbeed
Vemya A. H. Hendrickon Thos
Meighen. Senator Aobsteld L. Long,
Others begin tremendous emancipation
There is another thing consdered
is by the terms of its constitution limited
OF advocating principles.
organization the other
Industrial Union
gen ana others VINO mpahze with the principles the
We have in Minnesota large body
towns and Cities who thoroughly
but are out Of the organization because they actual ers
the SOIL If we combine with the f. u,
this class; cities
widen it's basis of operation.
In the F. A. the insurance feature prominent Wo
not in dull in
to leave their comfortable esde
practical they
ce Only sentiment loyalty organ
zaon under
finds that by being member society
life Insurance. then he has something many
ads ana tens OF thousands of farmers and worngmen there
whose lives ove,shadowed
which they hope to leave their children there
sweep away soon as the directing Intelligence of the father is
And what comfort it must be approaches
dark of DEATH know wiped
fellow beings
whatever resulting benefits
goods TIE REPRESENTATIVE already advertising every
of supply houses which Offering goods
people reduced
of the this be made larger advantage
the people.
The Peoples Party not de- and the
e broadened out to include besides the farmers the
the cities, will
will be stand against the
of oceeekrs and trickse who
the whole reform a pottage.
Now brethren these your approval this
to this paper and
tell them to down with meeting
ST. Paul. and let what be done upon
suppose that
of the F. A l. IT, well supporters
of Popus pncpeswhch indeed
sion of the doctrines that have been taught in these
heless there disposition
extensively partisan No will Peoples
MS before this
work that
the Republican with
w De against them "" have got men, not only in the
ahks OF farmers but among the abong people,
aud this
January 9TH meeting
what do to improve the conditions of
We would also glad
Mr. Poore,
of the L. IT, which being of the
society, able
Instead of dovng the Peoples
Hodgon. let expand build Alliance
"Who would be free themselves strike