The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-04

Members Have Left the Farmers
Union and the Need of Curing Their
Folly.
To the Officers and Members Of tn
f'armers Unioa
This is a chapter on quits being
for the benefit of the brother who IS
Weakened or fa1nt-hearted- peevish
as a chicken with the pip and ready
to quit the Farmers Union at the
drop of the hat. A smaller percentage
are yielding to these special reasons
than ever before in the ORGANIZATIONS
history, but the NUMBER needs still to
be lessenec.
Just run our eye over a few OF
these cauSes for "qritung'' q If the
temptation ever strikes you to use
one Of them as an excuse, remember
that Barrett urged You to pay some
strong man to take y+1 back or he
barn and give YOU what YOU used to
get before You ceased to at neatly over
your fathers knee.
You quit we had STOCK com
Dan1es, and you didn't believe In the
principle.
You quit because you thought We
didn't have cooperation in its true
sense
You quit because a little Of your
AtAOfiNJ NIAo olOiN 1Aid U ~ AfCo
You couldn't get another honest Off
Ger at the expense Of a little effort.
You quit because somebody told You
you would have n better standing if
you didn't run with q crowd of "one
Sailus' ~felloWs; Ou We found out since
what a he that was, but perhaps you
haven't the manhood to confess it.
You quit because you thought they
Shouldn't have pensioned Mrs, Gresh-
am. one of the noblest acts the organi-
cation has to it's credit.
You quit because they gave me a
present Of one thousand doilars-ani
let me tell you didn't want to take
1t, eau l knew just how YOU
would feel.
You quit because we were irving to
do too much.
You quit because We were not doing
enough.
you quit because a few salaries were
raised. and you'd rather give your
money to sn outside faker than some
BODY trying TO help you and bold
enough to tell you unpleasant truths.
You quit because some organizer. or
OFFICER, told You a lie. forgetting that
the organization, INC its principles,
are bigger than any mar Or set of
men.
You quit because you did not get
any immediate personal benefit, for
SCttitiS NHdi rev O1Oi1OnS are not
wrought over night and that perhaps
the fault was yours for not
ing properly and sacrificing a little Of
your fanCied independence.
You quit because there were SO
many poor, ignorant folks in the Far
mers Union forgetting that every
man is his brothers keeper, and that
your nose up at may be marrying your
tomorrow or giving In11 or
derS the day after.
You quit because women were al
lowed to join. yelping that they had no
place in our meetings and Fought to
be at home where they belong-for-
getting that the woman makes the
home and that one of the first princi-
pies of the Farmers Union is trying ia
better the home.
You quit when cotton reached a
good price, or failed to reach a good
price.
You quit because we didn't &C
enough or too much, into politics.
You quit because you thought there
We're some grand rascals among the
members, especially the leaders. for
getting that there are just as many in
the churches and the secret orders and
that is your business to stay in and
help turn them out.
/ could multiply these "uuits' in.
definitely. There isn't my use. You'll
recognize a good many of them, and
be too stuck up to admit it.
But just let me remind you, brother
that while in some states We are coins
to halt for a spell, and perhaps mari
time, this organization Is here to STAY
from a national standpoint. 1t is here
to transform rural life in America, t.
get a square deal for the farmer. tt
abolish mortgages on farms. to elimi.
nate the demagogue. to make the gov
to which the farmer contrib.
uteS so literally return to the farme,
a little more in taxes.
Take a broad view Of the situation
Get off of your own little ant-hill
Bear this in mind. as the final test
you wouldn't kill yourself if every
thing went wrong. your crops failed
and your faith in human nature meter
cd out Well-the Farmers Union i