The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-04
NAT. F. A. AND |. U. DEPT
At st. Paul Mr.. ]. G. Ranley will re-
ceive subscriptions for The Representa-
tive at his office, 400 Baltimore Building.

At st. Paul Mr.. ]. G. Ranley will re-
ceive subscriptions for The Representa-
tive at his office, 400 Baltimore Building.
The activity displayed in the organiza-
ton OF new alliances and recognizing
old ones shows that the farmers are
awakening to an interest and realization
OF their condition. The agitation carried
on by the alliance officers during the
past year is beginning to bear fruit.
We have in the past three weeks is
sued and distributed $4,000 Alliance
pamphlets free to the Alliance members
and farmers of Wisconsin and Iowa. We
have books in preparation to distribute
also in Michigan, North and South Da-
kota and Nebraska 1t is only by per-
sistent and constant distribution of liter
ature that eventually the reforms which
the Alliance advocates in a non-partisan
spirit that the interest of the farmers is
at last aroused and action taken by the
organization of the great farmers or
ganization which has accomplished so
much in the past and which offers the
only hope for amelorating the condition
of the farmers in the future.
I The state officers with few exceptions
have reported to this office as having
their local alliances organized. This will
bar them from participating in the Sc
cret work which was overlooked last
winter at our convention on account of
the lateness Of the adjournment, the Of
hcers had nearly all left the city before
the obligation could be administered.
Each state officer should at once cor
respond with the national secretary and
secure national charter in order to
be qualified to have the obligation ad-
ministerial
1t is not very good sign to see our
state officials wearing shoulder straps of
brlgadier-generals and be without a
regiment or company. What dc you
think about it yourselves? 1t so happens
in this case that the officers who have
to say the most in criticism of those Of
hcers who are doing their best have no
connection whatever with their local al
lance, and never asked to have a meet
ing called in their neighborhood to see
If their neighbors were anxious or willing
to revive their alliance organizations.
This is case where we can exclaim with
Lord Bacon: 'Some men are born great.
some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them" Which
class do you belong to brother officers
We may have more to say along those
lines later. We have about made UP our
mind that couple Of good active bees
in hive are better than a whole hive
full OF drones. Who does this boot fit (?
We will leave it to yourselves for the
present to answer. We may answer the
question later.
The State Federation of Labor will
hold its state convention this year early
in June. The alliance will be represent
ed at the convention by such representa-
tive alliance men and leading farmers OF
the state as Hon Jno. R. Campbell, OF
Clyde; Hon. Thomas ]. Meighen ana
Hon. Jas. Campbell, of Utica, Minnesota.
The delegates will submit their report
containing the substance of the resolu-
lions passed at our state convention last
winter and ask the federation Of labor to
indorse as much of them as they can.
They will also offer suggestion to the
federation convention that they outline a
plan Of action which will be submitted
to the alliance for their Endorsement, and
both organizations will join with each
other in securing their demands by hav-
ing the active and earnest cooperation of
both societies with membership of some
100000 voters In this state. If some
satisfactory plan of cooperation along
practical and intelligent lines is estab-
lished, this vast organization CT "pro-
ducers and consumers" can control the
social, commercial and political destiny
OF this great commonwealth We hope to
establish closer and better relations be-
tween these two great organizations of
the "toilers of the workshop and The
farm"