"INDUSTRIOUS POOR."
Dr. Parker, of the London City
Temple, said in a sermon on New
Year's day: "There is no torment
sufficient for robbers of the indus
trious poor." Then; is a whole sermon
expressed in these few words. The
"industrious poor" are the back-bone
and sinew of the whole world, and
the way they are treated is a shame,
let the "industrious poor'' organize
for mutual protection and there rise
at once a howl from the Shylocks in
every quarter of the earth, and this
howl re-echoes back and fourth un
til it is taken up by the insignificant
set of cross-road and street corner
tattlers, who think themselves to be
the "seven wonders" of the world
Even men of North Carolina, who
are possessed of considerable means,
md who are bitter enemies to the
Farmers' Alliance have been heard
o say: "If I could buy all the cot
ton that comes to this market at three
cents per pound I would do it."
Now, if this class could manage
o buy the poor farmers' cotton at
three cents per pound, they would
glance at his tattered coat, slap him
on the shoulder anil tell him to work
hard and use mora economy, and at
the next breath begin talking about
-overproduction." How much long
er will the "industrious poor" be
"hewers of wood and drawers of wa
ter.-" Mnv the d
when the "industrious poor" will re
alize that in unity there is power and
mai mere is no hope of relief save
through the ballot-box. B
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I5AKNES' LETTER.
THE STATE SECRETARY WRITES US A
SHOWiSU WL V fCN'aTOK ATWATEB ASP
Til K OTHER AI.LIANCEMEN" jkORCED
To THE IXPAltors AUEXP
V E XTS.
