Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-01
ADDRESS FROM PRESIDENT NELL.
Farmers Union Purposes Briefly and
Clearly Set Forih-A Timely
Letter.

Letter.
The Eagle takes pleasure IN re-
publishing below a letter from
President NELL OF the Texas Far
mers' Union. The letter makes a
clean. clear cut statement regard
ing the purposes OF the Union, and
our readers will profit by giving It
careful consideration. The aim set
forth To control the price OF the
products of the farm is one which
OF right belongs to the farmer, and
the bringing about OF such condi-
tions will be the surest safeguard
of the permanent prosperity OF all
OF the people of Texas and of the
South, of whatever vocation. Mr..
Neills letter is as follows:
TT. Worth, Tex, Sept. so, 1907.
Il want the citi zens OF Texas to
understand the Farmers Union.
want the cooperation of every
loyal and patriotic man, woman
and child in this state regardless OF
their occupation or profession.
For these reasons ! offer this brief
explanation of what we are trying
to do, and earnestly ask that every
one having the best interests of the
State at heart line up with us.
We want 10 control the price OF
the products of the farm There
you have the sum and substance of
the whole proposition.
incidentally, ours is all educa-
tional and fraternal organization.
We want 10 educate ourselves in
the. science of agriculture and in
the business of farming. We be-
lieve that our demand that cotton
be priced at the point OF produc'
ton instead OF on the cotton eX-
changes OF New York and Liver
pool, TO be a just and reasonable
one, and we believe that with the
cooperation of all honest Texans
we can enforce that demand.
We do not intend TO dabble in
politics, but We will ask the enact
ment of laws for the protection of
the best interests of all the people
of Texas. We never have. and we
never will, ask for laws giving us
any special privileges, and We al.
ways have, and always will, OPP
pose all laws that give special priv
ileges TO any class.
This is the first OF the great
farmers organizations to take the
whole people into its confidence
and TO ask the cooperation of all
the people.
We do not propose To start
stores, nor banks. nor factories,
nor anything else a. an organiza-
ton. We do not propose to med
die with the business OF other peo-
pie. Some people have criticised
Us for maintaining an Office for the
purchase of supplies, but ! will
take this occasion To inform the
public that at our last State meet
ing an amendment was ordered
submitted To- the members abolish.
ing the office Of Business Agent,
thus clearly showing that the Farm
ers Union intends tc coniine its
efforts 10 the proper purposes of a
farmers organization, without IN
any way interfering with other
lines of business. This amendment
is sure 10 carry, as the farmers are
intelligent, and sincere in their
purpose OF attending to their own
business and allowing all other
classes the same privilege.
We ask and earnestly hope that
every loyal Texan will lend moral
and material support to the farmers
i'll their effort To hold cotton al a |
stable price. Cotton is worth Isl
cents per pound, and il we stand
pat, backed by the entire citizen
ship of Texas and the South, we
will win the fight Once won, the |
victory is TO the South for all time
to come. The prosperity that fol-
lows will be enjoyed not alone by !
the farmer, Dut by all the people.
ID. J. NELL,
Pres. Texas Farmers Union.