The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
b Editors are not responsible for the views
Of Correspondents.
TaR POWER OF ORGANIZATION.
Il Has Been Shown Forth in Countless
Instances Will the Farmer Shut His
Ryes to the Lessons Taught

Il Has Been Shown Forth in Countless
Instances Will the Farmer Shut His
Eyes to the Lessons Taught
correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
/ have come to the conclusion that
what the farmers need is to solidity
and organize. The spirit of the times
demands this for their protection. You
can hardly pick up a paper in which
notice is not given Of some new or
g~anization to protect and promote the
interest of the class referred to.
We know that Hannibal could not
have maintained himself in his sixteen
years of sojourn at the very gates OF
the proud mistress of the world had it
not been for his thoroughly organized
forces. Napoleon could not have been
the master of Europe but for his
superbly disciplined army. Nor could
the Father of our country" have been
successful but for his trained and pa
triotic army, which was moved by one
common impulse and idea.
No trust, monopoly o. other com
bination or conspiracy could dominate
or influence the country but by the
power exerted through organization.
This power has been written and
spoken of by f ,op and others long be
fore monopolies or trusts were thought
or ever heard of. Union and united
forces were considered as having great
strength il not virtue; but our farmers
and planters do not know this, for If
they did, they would be found arrayed
In one solid phalanx making an assault
upon the enemy-not divided up as
they are into Democrats, Republicans,
Populists, Prohibitionists, and Know
Nothings and q thousand and one other
political combinations. Instead, they
would be gathering up, cementing and
fostering the greatest power to be
found in this country to-day, for it
lies in the farmer element if properly
exerted. How long shall this element
Of strength and power remain asleep
and dormant7 Just so long as the
farmers will permit it, who can, when
they see fit, be masters of the situa-
tion.
If they do not act and cooperate the
fault will be theirs. How long by
inertia and want Of concerted action
this force will be delayed is a question
to be answered by the farmers them
selves, individually and collectively.
have now written several letters in
which the main idea I desired to pre-
sent was the strength and force of or
ganized power. I have stated it as
plainly as I could, hoping that I might
suggest something that would o III
the class which has moved slow in the
past, to quickened action, at least in
keeping with the vampires and con
spirators which are seeking to suck the
life blood from the oppressed and down.
trodden Of all classes. I do not mean
to fatter when I say the most deserv-
ing and best posted Of our population
is embraced in the rural districts, where
Gods sunshine abounds and the pure
air is inhaled in the coves, hills, noun
tsins and valleys Of our beautiful and
blessed land. We know this, for it ia
written deep in the history Of the
country. Let them show their
manhood by organizing for the defense
of their own rights and rights of hu-
manity.
Wa ]. LEARY, SR.
Chowan Co., n Q.