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THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.

From the Western Rural: | The National Farmers’Alliance as the name denotes, is a national organization of farmers, having for its_objeet the promotion of the interests of agriculture. The reat son for its existence is to be found in the fact that this is an age of organization—an age in which important results are accomplished only by massing forces that can be bound together upon the basis of similarity of circumstances and community of interest. It is believed that the influence to which tho magnitude and importance of agriculture entitle it, can only be exerted through the principle of organization, and it is only thus that farmers can favorably affect the social ancT economic conditions which so vitally concern them. It is believed further, that the general public does not desire to be unjust and would not willingly de-; ny to so important a section of industry as agriculture, any fair and well considered demand which

farmers regard as essential or advantageous to their welfare. Organization affords opportunity for such intelligent decision as shall furnish a reasonable assurance that the demands that may be mad 9 are fair and well considered, and also supply a voice which to some extent, at least, can give authoritative expression to the farmers’ wishes and needs after they have been formulated. These are some of the considerations—and only some of them—which render organization by the farmers of the country desirable not only for their own sake but for the sake of the public. Mere unrest and discontent without definite expres sion of grounds of complaint, has never yet lighted a wrong or removed a grievance. The object, then, of the National Farmers’ Alliance is to secure unity of action, after full and intelligent discussion, for the promotion of such reforms as may be necessary to a bettering of the farmers’ condition. It covers a broad field tnd nothing that can advance the walfaro of the farm or the farmer is foreign to it. Naturally, purposes so extensive cannot be described in detail in a word. They include reformation in economies, the dissemination of principles calculated to encourage and foster agricultural pursuits and to secure to those engaged in them their just share of the returns from the 6oil, the education of the agricultural classes in just ideas of government, opposition to monopoly, tho inculcation of the belief in the dignity and worth of the pursuit of agriculture, the discussion of all topics relating to the farm, whether di’fectly, The"case of crops, grasses, feeding, breeding, etc., or more remotely as in the case of transportation,- markets, supply and “demand and the like. The principle of co-operation in purchasing is one to which the Alliance devotes much attention and with good results and it seeks by some legitimate means to so influence legislation as to secure

justice from ..railroads and transsportation companies, to abolish special privileges to the few, to prevent food adulterations injurious alike to consumer and producer to inciease markets at home and ftlAroad, and to crush out such as tend to destroy ligilimate trying under the laws of competition\*ud supplyjagddemaud. - \ .. "~ With these purposes in .view, the National Farmers’ Alliance has organized State Alliances in igxi 'o f the States of the Union and has in process oE orgauation five other State?, with numerous local Alliances in still other States where the body is not yet strong enough to warrant State organization. The plan of organization consists of the National Alliance at the head, with State organations auxiliary to it and they in turn Lave subordinate Alliances organized under their jurisdiction, both county and local. ■ The officers of the Farmers’ Al-, liance are as follows: President, U. L. Loncks, (Jlchr Lake, South Dakota; Vice-President, J. H. Powers, Cornell, Neb.; Secretary, August Post, Moulton, loa.; Treasurer, J. J. Furlong, Austin, Minn.; Lecturer, N. 13. Ashby, Des Moines, loa. ' Thus far it is almost wholly located in the Northern States, and its headquarters and business office at Moulton, loa. Its methods arejnon-partißan, It believes

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that however interested individuals, professional politicians and some partisan leaders may feel, the vast majority of the people of alt parties want to do right It believes that The Alliance principles are right and only need agitation and discussion -o commend, them to the masses of all parties. The following is Sec. 1 of Article xii of the Constitution of the lowa Farmers’ Alliance, and is practically the same as is contained in the Constitutions of all the State bodies organized under the auspices of the National Farmers Alliances: Article xii, Sec. 1. This organization is strictly non-partisan in its methods. It is recommended, however, that eaoh member use his utmost influence in the political party of his choice to secure the nomination of candidates for Congressional or legislative honors committed to Alliance principles. This principle of non partisanship it has never abandoned, even temporarily, and in lowa where it has perhaps accomplished most, it has never had a political ticket in the field. At the annual meeting in September, 1890, it formulated a number of legislative demands which were complied with at the last session of the legislature as, for example, in the passage of the law authorizing and requiring the making of joint tariffs upon railroad traffic, the reduction of legal contract interest to eight per cent, the passage of a text-book law, the law against trusts and trade conspiracies, and many others. Upon the same nonpartisan lines the Alliance was chiefly instrumental in securing at the hands of the previous legist lature the adoption of our present system of railway control, which includes an elective railway commission with power to fix rates, a system which however combatted when first proposed, no one would now be wilting to abandon unless for something very clearly shown to be better. I have thus given a hasty and somewhat incomplete outline of the National Farmers’ Alliance and its objects, methods and plaD of organization in response to many requests for information regarding it. In various parts of the country the necessity that is felt for organization has led to the formation of a number of other organization upon diverse plans, having a variety of objects and pursuing almost as many different methods of work. What is written above is intended as a brief description, although necessarily quite imperfect, of what the National Farmers’ Alliance is in these respects. Those who may desire' further information will be supplied with copies of the conatitution and proceedings of the meetings heretofore held upon sending me their address with request for the same. August Post, Sec’y. National Farmers Alliance.

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