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SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER to PATRidflC ALLIANCEMEN. Defending the'Alllance against Pollti cal Tricksters. ?o My Alliance Brethren 6/ North' “* s.' Carolina: ■ ■■ __ V-' r»;. - - /Lenoir, N. C., Nov. 24thjl800.~^ I -was among the first; to join the Alliance in Caldwell Do. Before I joined, I was assured- that nothing wa$secret except tbeaigns and pass words, which were necessary to pro tect ns from imposters. When I was initiated, I was sol -emnly -assured that there was noth ing to “conflict with my political or religions views.!’ • - As 1 ar as interference was con cerned, my religion and my politics were placed on the same plane, one was as sacred as the other. il I read the Constitution of the or der, and found no hint in it, that it waspver to be made a political machine. On the contrary its la bors were to be “In a strictly non partisan, Spirit.” - A i ilt is a benevolent Protective As sociation to assist each other in trouble. “And- to secure entire , harmony and good will among all I mankind, and brotherly love among • nnrsplvpaV>‘*: . j- ' : -ourselves.” , These, are the great objects of the oi der, and no one can deny thut they are praise-worthy, i; .-:r- : But onr constitution has, boen violated, and pur . principles tram pled upon, and as - a consequence what do we see? - - - - - i - Instead of brotherly ■ love among ourselves, there1 is a discord; instead -of-seeuringentire-harmenyand-geod: wilt with our -neighbors and other .classes, the seeds of suspicion jeal-, otisy, aiideven hatred are sown;1 political tests are set up and every ■one in or out or tue order compelled to submit to them on pain of polity iciil destruction and if any one - re-^ fuses to bow down to those idols, no matter what his ability, expe rience .and faithful devotion to the best interests of the farmer, and alt ; classes, he is denounced as unwor thy of confidence; office seekers 'seeing how the order is being used [as a political machine give up, for the time, their legitimate callings and force themselves in contrary to ttho letter and spirit of the consti tution; the freedom of the preSs is threatened if it presumes to eriti Icise those in the authority-threaten ed with the boycott, a copy of the odious “hau of the empire” used by despots iu the dark ages. F Freedom of thought and freedom of speech are threatened with the ; jienalty of being “kicked out of the i order.” . And in addition to all this, there is evidence, amounting almost to a certainty, that an effort is being, made through the Alliance to in duce orcompel the members—elect to the Legislature, to violate their | solemn pledges to the conventions. | that nominated them, and- thus trample on their honor, and betray tlje people, both in and out of the order, who elected them. This is the condition that con fronts us. And now what will the conservative members of the Alli ance do? Shall we call a halt and demand a return to the constitution and accession of this constant in terference without'political convic |lions? ’ Or shall we remain silent | and see pur order drift to dpstruo Itioh?) - ■’. ' . I This will be the -inevitable result if we do-not pome-together and ea ter a determined protest. Good men who are out will not join us, and all classes will band, against us. But what can we do? (For one I propose to stand by the constitution of dur order, ia$ offer this suggestion to my conser vative ’brethren throughout the State, and appeal to them to come together and let themselves be heard [ and felt. '' Let us in oor sub-Alliauces, when they meet in December, and in our county Alliances, when they meet - in January, Resolve that we will not permit any interference, from any quarter with our political rights and convictions, aud we advise and .counsel.. tjie members elect to the legislature to stand upon their con stitutional rights and upon their honor, andi to. keep sacred the pledg es' made to the conventions that | nominated them, and to the people who elected then* And we further more condemn the “boycot” in every form. . ” ■When you have passed some such resolutions forward them to your Representatives and Senators in the legislature, and haver them publish* ed in your Alliance and State pa* pers. I would advise every Allianceman ^whether a delegate or not, to attend the county alliance and if it de clines to adopt such /resolutions, let them •immediately/organize -as - a Democratic meeting and pass the resolutions as Democratic Alliance*, men.' 4/"/ I believe this course is £0r the good of onr order. I know it is in harmony with'the spirit of our fundamental insti tutes, which guarantee a free speech and a free press, and with onr stat ute law, which forbids'secret polit ical societies as hostile to the geni us of iliberty. I I invite suggestions from ray con servative countrymen, aud ask the. State papers to publish this appeal, ’/t.-I'i/irs/lB. L. Beall.' We approve of the above resolu tions, and ask onr. conservative brethren to unite with us and adopt them. - B. M. Tuttle, H.'Tjr. Pkessebll, /l-'* P. A. WAnuciK. i / Jr R. StkbiIe,; //-/if/-"H. S. Blair, '. •’ . . J. S. Deal, - C. A. Presssrll, A. G. Hartley. Some Interesting Facts About the Slate Pensioners and the Amount Due Each. * ‘ • State Chronicle, 28th utt. State Auditor Sanderlin is busily ingaged in his annual State pension work just now. The warrants for pensions will be sent out about De cember 1st, 1890. ■ Some points of the new pension law are not familiar to the public, and since the Warrants are. soon to be issued.all over tile State, some fates relative to the law may prove interesting. ' ■ The State pensions are divided in to four classes whoare to receive pensions according'to the degree of risibility- .under the following grade; ■■ 1st. To such as have received a wound which renders them totally incompetent to perform manual la bor, one hundred dollars. 2nd. To such as have lost a leg above the knee or an arm above the elbow, seventy-five dollars. ■ 8rd. To such as have lost a foot or leg below the knee, or hand or arm below the elbow, or have a leg to arm rendered utterly useless by reason of a wound or permanent in jury, fifty dollars, - - i 4tb. To such as have lost oue eye, and to all indigent widows remain ing unmarried, and all other 'sol diers who are otherwise disabled to perform manual labor by reason of wounds received while in the Con federate., Service, twenty-five dol lars. In case the amount appropriated by the General Assembly in any^ year for the purpose of paying the above allowances be insufficient to pay-the above ,^n full, then the same shall be apportioned' pro rata among the foregoing grades, ob serving the gradation, so as to give the greater proportionate amount of aid to those more seriously disabled, as in this case set forth. The Auditor’s books show that including all grades, there are 8,950 applicants who have been adjudged entitled to pensions under the law, of the following grades and num bers!' 40 of the first class.. . .9100each, i 220“ “ seoond “• 75 “ | 33(1“; “ third :6Q. ^ 3300 “ “ fourth “ .25 - | To pay all these pensioners the full aiiiouutprescibed by the grade seetibu would require $121,000, _ .: ; The pension fund is derived from the following section of the new pension law: _ ' . That a tax of three cents on eve ry one huudred dollars value of real and and. personal property " of this State, and moneys’, credits, investments in bonds, joint stock companies or otherwise, and also a tax of nine cents on each' taxable poll or male between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, except the poor_and infirm whom the coun ty commissioners may declare and accord as subjects for exemption, shall be and are hereby levied to be applied to the special object of pay ing the pensions provided for in this act and to no other purpose. This tax yields a total revenue for this year j>f about $80,000, and since the amount :s insufficient to pay the pensions prescribed in full; it must be apportioned pro rata' among the pensioners, observing the gradations so as to give the greater proportionate amount -to those more seriously disabled; and under this rule the following is the apportionment for each pensioner: 40 of the first class... ,$71.00 each 2201 “second11 63.25 “ 330“ “third “ .... 35.50 “ 8360 “ “ fourth “ .,.«-■ 17.75 “ * The pension warrants will there fore be sent out this year according !to the apportionment of this table. 4 large number of the fourth class are widows of Confederate soldiers, aDd this is the only class in which they can come. r A Tar-Heel {aril's Tragedy. Ortensboro Record, i ^ Friday's Daily Record bad tbe fol lowing item which we copy froth tbe Durham Globe-. ' - A Dorliniu girl has "just plaj^d a rough joke on a confiding young man who trusted his honor and happiness in her hands. Miss .Liz zie McMurray, formerly of this place, but now of Roanoke, Va., was woood and won'by Mr. * Lank ford, of that city, and had promised to give him her hand and unite their fortunes on the 3rd of December. Imagine the surprise and conster nation of the expectant groom when he learned that on Tuesday last she had run away with a rival,'and was then Mrs. Thacker and lost to “him forever. • ' ' The name' of the young lady seemed familiar; but . little did we think it was the'beautiful Miss Lizzie MgMurray, formerly of Payetteyille, whowas well known in this place, where She has frequently been, visi iting relatives. But so it s was, and We have learned more of-the partic ulars of the romantic love affair. T?he cards had boen sent out for the marriage with Mr. Lankford, and the old folks were not only will ing but" delighted with Miss Lizzie’s choice'of a life partner. But “there’s many a slip between the cup - and the lip,” and young Thacker J had met' Miss Liz-ie ‘ and won her heart.' Thus far it is well for the lovers; bat Miss Lizzie's parents did .not fa cy the new prospective' son-in law, and forbade him the house, and began a close watch ’on the move ments of the daughter. But, the sprightly lady was not to be thwart ed, neither was Mr. Thacker. Tues day was the day appointed for the elopement and Miss luzzie told her parents she was going over to see a friend in another part of the town. The parents told her that was all right and they would go with her. Miss Lizzie went in, and the old folks, knowing there was no escape by the rear,'quietly sat down on the porch to await the termination of the visit. Miss Lizzie saw a close carriage on the neighboring back street, and knew her lover was awaiting her appearance for the promised ride'to.the nearest parson,. Something'in'ust be done and that quickly, and as no brave woman ev er sits down to scheme or cry; but acts promptly—seemingly by intui tion—Miss Lizzie soon blacked her face with a burnt cork, borrowed the wrap, apron and bonnet of the colored cook-—took the market bas ket and watked briskly, bat nnsus pectedly by her watching parents in the portch—met her lover and the.two wete soon driven to a pas tor’s, where “the twain were made one.” After the old folks had tired of waiting for Lizzie, they called for her to accompany them home—but, alas, Lizzie McMurray was \ no more. She was Lizzie McMurruy Thacker. A MOORE COUNTY WOMAN WHO ; LOVES HER COUNTY; Her Head and Heart are in Education. JErpress Correspondence. v" ^ Johnson’s Milts, N. C., Nov. 29th, 1890. We begin to anticipate the Christmas festivities, which they say are numerous hereabout. Cu pid is as jubilant as the^ Democratic party, and his crop resembles that of the’Pitt county farmers in mag nitude. I think Mercury must be helping him gather it in, for last week a beautiful wedding bell hung over a happy pair in St. John’s church, and its snowy chrysanthe mums will scarcely be withered be fore another bell must hang its flor al beauty over anothervf>air. . They say the little fellow issowing a sec ond crop;.but this may go to waste before another harvest, _ Tbe TeacKeft! Association of this countv met in the new school build* ing at Grifton three weeks ago. There were few teachers present. The organization is similar to the one attempted in Moore two years ago. The next regular meeting will be held in Centreville, Dec. IS}, when an interesting session is ex pected. : __ An entertainment will be given at Cerityeville academy on Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, for the benefit of the Thompson Orphanage (Episco pal) at P hart ott«. 'The ExPhxae is invited to attend. Letters from Moore are full of praise of Prof. Alderman and*|the recent Institute. I should be glad if we could have such men as Profs. Alderman and Mclver to convass the good old county thoroughly ' in the interest of education. The ed ucational movement is generally confined to the towns; and the men itnd women , who /‘darned in the blue-back spellin’ hook,” and are willing to send their' children two months in mid-winter, when they are not wanted on the farms, to a school-house which no amount of heating can make comfortable— these do not hear the march of progress, and sleep on. Every reas onable effort should be made to reach this class. If the poor and ignorant are once convinced of the practical utility of mental training they will strive to secure for their children the blessing which fortune has denied them, and we shall have schools supported well Where we now have cabins full of suffering little oues. I am glad to see from Wednes day’s Express that the poor chil dren of the public schools of Moore are to have restored to them this year part of the funds of which they were robbed last year. ' The money ought to be returned with compound interest, for no one can compute the damage of thatone lost year. I read with much interest the. ad dress of. Prof. Winstqu published last week in the Express. It seems to me that this eloquent appeal in behalf of the University ought to meet a vigorous and enthusiastic response from the friends of the in stitution. It is a shame that this noble institution should not receive from the State and her alumni such support as would enable her to bold her rightful fdaee “at the head of our educational system." Shall our Alma Mater be Starved or crippled while all the colleges are becoming stronger every day, extending their usefulness and striving to eclipse her? . Will not the noble sons of Moore„ whose Macs have won so many of her prises, raise the . “Bah! Rail! White and blue! Hoop-la, hbop-la. N.0.U?” . which shall help to eadow first the Chair of History, and after that the University itself, so that her doors may be practically open to the poorest sons and daughters of toil? ■Who will be first on the honorable roll of the Alumni Association 6f Moore? - - •— - “ - . ... : _ N. M.S. • [This letter arrived too late for Inst week, but it is good this week.— En.] iiSsS® -.yjv .L^Su'Sr COL. POLK RE-ELECTED President of the National Farmers’s Alliance and Laborers* Union. ALL THE STATES SECOND HIS NOMINA TION—AND HIS ELECTION IS WTl.Ti Lt UNANIMOUS—THE COLORED AL- j LTANCE CONDEMNS ONE ACTION OF 4 THEItt WHITE BRETHREN ON THE V ; FORCE BILL—BUT THE WHITE AL , LIANOE IB' UNALTERABLY OPPOSED ■4JIP ,TBUT; MEASURE! ~ Raleigh Chronicle, Ocala, Pla. Dec. 5—Col. L. L. Polk was to-day re-elected President of the National Farmers’s Alliance and'Laborers' Union. He Was nom inated bj^Kansas, The nomination was seconded by everyState in which the Alliance is organized, and ' the election fias* wholly unanimous amid the wildest applause. ! THE FOBCE BILL CONDEMNED. Ocala, Fla., Dec. 5.—At the meeting of the National Colored Alliancemen last night, a resolution was offered condemning the action of the white Alliancemen in pass ing a resolution on- Wednesday in opposition to the Federal election bill, because such Ration has no re ference whatever to the aims and purposes of the organization, and was calculated to check the growth of the Alliance. The resolution will in all proba bility be passed to-day. . A resolution was introduced by Delegate Patillo, of North Carolina, concerning the Conger lard bill, which recites the injustice and op position of the measures now before Congress:—— After a long preamble the resolu tion closes as follows: SAVORING THE PITRE FOOD. “Therefore favoring the doctrine of equal rights for all and special privileges for none, and being op posed to the abuse and proclama tion of the taxing power of the government, and the enactment of class legislation by whieh one indus try is fostered and built up at the ex pense of another, we protest against the passageof the Conger lard bill, while in the • interest of public healthand morals, and to secure pure food and pure drugs we favor and pray for the passage of the Pal dock pure food bill.” The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Colored Alliance speakers claim that there are 75,000 negroes employed in the production of cot ton seed'oil, and that if the Conger bill passed, it would deprive them of their wages. Owing to the diffiult v in securing information from the National Al liance, the position of President Hall, of the Missouri Alliance, on the election bill resolution was misstated in Wednesday’s press re port. The Alliance press committee requests the publication of the fol lowing: UNALTERABLE OPPOSITION TO THE FORCE BILL. “Mr. II. S., Hall, president of the State Alliance of Missouri, made a strong speech in favor of the reso lution condemning the Lodge bill. After the resolution was duly car ried and without a single person ex pressing himself personally opposed to it, Mr. Hall moved to reconsider the resolution, which-' motion be ing seconded, be then moved to table the motion to reconsider,, and this last motion being carried, the reso lution was carried, : never to be re considered,end,the order was thus unalterably committed against the bill.” , ADVOCATING A REDUCTION OR THE “ PRESIDENT’S SALARY. Ocalta, FLA./Dec. 5,1890.—The feature which consumed most of the forenoon session of, the Alliance convention was a resolution by^Col. Livington of Georgia, to endorse the St. Louis platform. After much disc ission and one amendment to the platform, the resolution.passed un aimnously. Chairman Macuno of the executive committee next made his report. In it he advocated econo my and the reduction of the Presi-. den f'issal ary nn d the renu iv.il of the. President’s residence from ' Wash ington. Macmie spoke" against a third party movement. He suggest-,, ed that a convention'!*} called for February, 1892 to consider the mat ter. not to open.The wop.ld’s fair on SUNDAYS. ■ A resolution has been jmsed re questing the worlds fair comniis sionerstnot ft op.r fu? inir m, Sundays. . Powderly arrived this afternoon and will deliver an ad dress to-morrow. GALL FOR A THIRD NATIONAL PARTY. Ocalla, Fla,, Dec. 5.—A call signed by- Gen. Rice and Joh n Da vis, of Kansas, and about seventy five other members of the Alliance, has been issued for a national., con ference to meet at Cincinnati on the 3rd of next Februry. The call invites delegates from the Farm ers’ ** Alliance, the Citizens’' Al liance, the Farmers’ Benefit Associ tioa, the Knights of Labor and all other industrial organizations that support the principles of the St. Louis agreement, to meet for the purpose of forming a; “National Union Party” upon the fundament al idaas of finance, transportation, labor and land, in. furtherance of the work already begun by these or. ganizations, preparatory to a united Struggle in the political conflict now opening to decide which in the country is the sovereign, “the citi zen or the dollar.” THE COLOBED MOVEMENT. In order to show the significance of the colored Farmers’ Alliance, I, give an interview with President Humphreys. He is a white 'mail, a Texas Baptist preacher, who spent some years in missionary work among the negroes. When their Alliance began to assume pro portions, they asked him to take charge of the nation organization, both because of his ability nod because of their confidence in him as a friend, of the race. He is-an elderly man of large frame and portly person, with plain speech and a free blunt manner. “When I commenced this work,” said he, “there was violent opposi tion in all the Southern States.” • “What'were your politics before you began ?” “I had mighty little politics about me. I used to be a Democrat, but the Democratic party got so bad that I quit voting. l'h'ad no poli tics, and never will have, unless some third party comes tip. I vot ed a few Republican tickets, but might few.” “the negroes, were in the people's movement Trom the beginning. They withdrew from the Repub lican party because of the lack of justice in its treatment of their race. They complain that they have not had a share in the offices, and they claim that-the general legislation of congress has been against the inter est of the farmers. This is their principal complaint.” “Do they complain that the Re publican, party has not protected them in the franchise?” , i “I have njever. heard that com plaint, and they would make it to me if they made it to their fathers, I don’t believe it was ever the privi lege of an old man to enjoy the con fidence of the American people as I do theirs. I believe that. In one of our Alliances a brother said that had the Lodge bill been offered twenty years ago, it would have been a blessing to the country, but it has come too late. What he meant by ^homing too late’ was as he .explained—that the time hod come when the white and colored laborers would vote together in a common party, neighbor, and not against each other, and that the col ored people would have the same1 protection at the ballot-box that the white citizens had. In fact, he said there is no need of tbp Force bill now. He was a Republican and there, are others—W. A. Patillo, of j North Carolina, one of the leading j colored men of the United States, and Luronne, of Louisiana, of the same diameter, who will tell you the same thing.” ■ . ■ “What is the membership Of vonr order?* . J “Wo hayio how 1,000,000, of whonr 150,000 are adult males. Our statistics show that seven-eights' of the negroes of the South are en gaged in agriculture. We are or ganized in thirty States. Sixteen are represented here pow, and wo look for several more. The bulk of our membership is in the South At lantic and Gulf States, distributed as follows: 100,000 in Alabama, .84,000 in Gergia, 90,000 in Sooth Carolina, 90,000 in Missippi, 90,000 in Texas, 20,000 in Arkansas, 60* 000 in Louisiana, 60,000 in Virgin ia, 20,000 in Kentucky, 60,000 in Tennessee, 55,000 in North Caioli •uid the rest scattered." As To the Lobby. Durham Globe. Private advices from Raleigh state tliat {lie Richmond and Danville will resume its old tricks this winter and ihat the legislation which, it a< may want will be forthcoming if ' tho usual methods of obtaining it will work. The people not only of North Carolina, but of the common country, know the despicable and damnable methods' resorted to by rich and powerful corporations to shape legislation favorable to them. Just what part the Richmond and Danville has played the Globe does not profess to know, but it does know that the talk is common that— this giant railway controls the State . of North Carolina. It is of course against the interest of the stock holders of the Rich mond and Danville to have a rail way commission in this State. Railway commissions with no pow- 'i er are unless and extravagant. The ■ mode of dealing with railway com panies in past years is not what the people demand these times. That ! rates are too high in North Carolina any honest man will admit. The legislature will be called up- ' on to pass a law that will give the producers and consumers a half chance at least. Under existing tariffs the railway companies take ..." the lions’ share. * ’ .. To secure the desired end it is probable that a corrupt and cor rupting lobby will be stationed at Raleigh during the legislative ses sion. The duty of this lobby will be to get members in its clutches. If not one way, then another. The pernicious and baneful influence of the lobby has been felt over all the ? country. The Massachusetts legis lature, in its beverly investigations* two .and four years ago, showed to What depths the corporations will go to secure what belongs to the pep- T pie, while the scandals which have been brought to light in the central portions of the country are shock ing and frightfuL i. , ihe legislature of North Carolina should pass the law as advocated by the Buncombe county people con cernjng a railway commission. The - bill should be introduced, and those who vote against regulating s the railways by law should be spot ted forever wben places of trust and honor are being given. The man who will vote to favor corporations, and against the intere«t& of the peo ple, generally votes because be baa been bribed. This is the plain word for it, and this winter bribe givers and bribe-takers should be watched with care. The Alabama senatorial deadlock was broken at 11:30 o’clock last Friday, by the nomination and re- >; election of Senator James L. Pugh, *• in joint legislative session. The contest was the longest and most determined in the history' of the State politics. ■ Pugh’s nomination was secured by the withdrawal of Watts and Kolb, the friends of these candidates uniting almost to a man on Pugh. Tba ty-ouo ballots were taken in all, the last standing Pugh, 91; Seay, 81. -