The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-24
LEST THEY FORGET.

ers' Union, Calls Upon Farm
ers Not to Let Their Congress
men Forget What they War,t.
President Charles S. Barrett,
of the Farmers Uniou. in a let
ter to the officers and members
of the association reminds them
of their wonderful united power
and calls upon them to get be.
hind Congressman in behalf OF
specified legislation. The let
ter is as follows:
ITO the Officers and Members
of the Farmers Union:
I'm obtainingss measures of
direct interest to our members,
the slowness of the lawmakers
to respond to our requests is al
most as much the fault of the
farmers as of the lawmakers.
MANY of the leading Con-
gressmen told us, in substance,
after some little conversation:
Why didn't you come up before,
face to face this way and get in
behind US? Of course, we under
stand we made the farmer prom
Uses. and we expect you to call
on us to redeem them That's
the milk in the cocoanut with
these and with every other Con-
gresham.
''Brethern, don't let them for
get. And the only way you
can keep them from forgetting
you is not to forget them!
81 have watched interest
after interest work here through
it's representatives. and it came
to me forcibly that not a one Of
them nor all of them combined.
and then doubled. is so powerful
as the farmers of this country.
''But all the power in creation
would not forward the fight un-
less you keepin behind your Con-
gresham and refuse to let him
develop a poor memory.
Hardly a farmer in the Or
ganization, or out of it for that
matter, who doesn't remember
how the Congressman, when a
candidate, told him of his indy
ing love, and how he promised
this and that and just asked to
be given a chance to get this
and that.
How many Of you have sent
this promising brother gentle
reminders, from time to time, in
the shape of genial little letters,
inquiring after his health, telling
him you remembered how much
he loved you. and asking him
+; when he expects to get busy
: securing some Of those things he
used to talk about?
!; mighty few of you, reckon
Most of you recover from thu
excitement of a political cam
paign like getting over the meas
2 les, then straightway proceed t.
forget about the necessity O.
keeping in touch with the mai
: who holds your commission II
Congress. Then when anothe
candidate comes along, frothinl
at the mouth like a mad bull AM
: tells you how you've beer
t betrayed, you vote him in ant
the other fellow out-aEd the1
t get busy, go out and dig pota
n toes, chop cotton, patch the barr
I or something else, and forge1
: Mr.. No. Two!
: THAT practice more than an!
8 other one factor, explains tn
8 failure of the American farmer
I to secure service at the hands O
e Congress.
a ''You are the mightiest force
in this land today. Up here
t they are all afraid Of you, ant
: with good cause. Collectively
you make the power Of Taft Of
(. Roosevelt or Aldrich or Cannon
look like 80 cents.
The thing to do is to realize
3 that power by not forgetting
your Congressman.
Another thing. We are here
to right things and keeping yoU
posted. We're going to do that,
from time to time, in the most
complete manner. Stenographie
minutes are being kept Of every
conference, trained and faithful
: members are lining up and in
vestigating Congressman weigh
ing promise, against perform.
ance, and burning the midnight
oil in your interest.
''But-in the meantime-don't