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EQUAL KIGIITS TO ALL; SPECIAL PRIVILGES TO NONE.
Vol.2.
O., MAY
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OFFICIAL OKGAN OF NORTH CAROLINA KNIGHTS OF LABOR. " 1
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" WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
Cedae Creek, N. C. )
Mat 19tb. 1888. )
Mr. Editor: A word of encourage
ment to my brother farmers may not
be out of place at this time. It is
plain to me toeee the spirit of discon
tentment springing op among them.
This feeling of uncertainty and unrest
is not altogether without a just cause,
and yet, much of it is purely imagina
tion Or ch..rlj attrU nt v to &.?-e3
v -i.-.cn icy at o;?r own iU mi . which
iiiav be easily remove. i by change of
management or altering oar methods.
I hope that ii giving expressions to h
faw plain, practical though fa, my mo
tives may not be misconstrued or mis
understood. I can booe to benefit but
little ifany the old chronic croakers.
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ni-j.iiit their i:v- -nu, t-lu
. t;r.se ;guuorat voice crv
urd fcitue:;
L.a'd J i ties !!! born mo u-
iiS'.l
i.d
inf i! 11 nirbt vvhi!e ihr in- r.
re so i'.te ati;r amide, ?
ruund. For tlie l.'t quarter of ce.,
tury onr government U .h b ien rapid y
dniting towaid entruiizatiun. The
steps to this end have been wi ll planu
el and deeply laid, and like s me sl.iw
but deadly poison have gnawed away
at the vitals of the country's weal un
der the gpnrioos plea of defending the
pejple. Our trusted Statesmen bevo
inaugurated a sys:em of taxation,
'which like th fibed vampire, sooth a
to repose while it pucks thf lile-blo -d
from the body politic. Thus far they
have met with a measure of success in
blinding the eyes of the people. To
tbt agricultural classes they have look
ed maink for th.irdup s, whom th y
hope to mislead in support of their nu
arlous schemes. Tuey redy upon this
clatS not only because they aro mure
numerous, but they regard them us
inore iguorant, and therefore, the easiest
luted into traps set for thein. It is
from the pockets of this class that otr
national . treasury gathers its richesi
harvest of all national prosperity. If
any clat-s of our fellow citizens should
be treated more leniently than anothr
it should be this. The rapacious pol
iticians think, and right y too, if this
large an 1 influential class can be rap
tured and held in bondage by their
sophistry, their d. signs catf be accom
plished with certainty. But some one
has said, "We should have no fear of
error wuile truth is left to battle it."
I therefore have au abiding confidence
'in the ' sober second thought in th peo
pie." Already a gh-am o:' approach
ing day begins to iliuiuin the horiziu.
The danger is already visible, the rook
abound c at c'elry indicates the ruin
ahead unless our go d od ciaft bus at
her helm a piiof. wiiu f r-adv n rvis
and competent. alility. Tim b a -on'o
steady light flashes :icro:s the rented
billows and our nb e ship of State is
moving gran ily on to her moorings
A few miore days of patient t ii, t
eameet en leaver, and all rf our t-bac-
les will bo broken, and then all of nf
people will be as.onished that de.-igi i g
.jmagoguea were permitted to h-i'i.i
them in bondag- so long. The haud
"writing is clearly seen upon the wall,
and needs no Daniel to unfuld its hid
den meiuing. It speaks in an ambig
nous phrase. It sas the insdiocs and
depleting tariff must be remodeled to as
to yield sutHcit ut only to supply the
actual Wants ot the irorernment eiono
Xlivlly admiuitvrcd. All class legis
lation
kind and character must be abolished;
the markets of the world must be opeo
ed to our commerce, without let or
hindrance, gold and silver or gold and
silver certificates of convenient denom
inations to be issued by the treasury
upon actual deposits of gold and silver
coin or bullion must be recognized as
the only standard of value in all com
mercial transa jtion and the constitution
ot the Unit d Suis, ad the boi:d of
in;on oetwe? Sf-.;(-;, mast be er-.iiv
g'ier?ed r-ri at buiA iriv of our
keed .in. Ail of th:g the people will
ultimately demaad and secure and and
then be astonished that they ever per
mitted unscrupulous and" desuruinjr
demagogues to hold them in bondage
so long. Now while much of our troub
les may be justly, attribntrbe. ?c the
idu
on oi'tLe vro -i-.--
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The Chioaeo Herald makes the stntA.
ment that in 1860 there was not a fac
tory child in America. In 1870 pro
tection had dragged 114,000 children
oat of the schools and for
uo crime but poverty sentenced
them to such lives of undeipay and ov
erwork as the ignorant must lend among
the edocated. In 18S0 1S2,000 were
sacrificed to the modern Moloch. At
the same ratio, 1890 will ho.c an armv
'-.-v. ajj.wre.u. is Mt. potmlatii p .f
fcw 'tf . vor.ovi chiidion in t'le ii:o.t.
brr.titied by b-.-sses, demoralized by in-
essfnt iabor and contaminated by as
sociation without restraint. I
For Spring 1888,
THE NEW CHEAP STOflE
HOf M. Fold & I3noJ
Is loaded to the muzzle with seasonabla
tgoods
Clotliiug, Hats,
Shoes, Trnobs,
VALISES
t a p-s c
if-.):'
I: ; ;-.; I t.; rr-mo''-ode
iiiiv,' ! re of '.'
e and
we fa,tain are. '
Ol :. rt;e occupatio n ti
:ujk icr snlsi-nc" win.
'iyo . a -tails and i.ie l:,umerabie
itejus to be attended to ct the. proper
lime than agriculture. No other bus
iness demandH more vigilauce or a
higher order of perceptive faculties.
'Take cari o. the cents and the dollars
will takH care ot tkemselvps " sKnnbf
be inscribed on the doorpost of every!
fartnertiirniifrliniiktbol .n l M'u f
S " " " '.u-t. O. 4JU Jr-
m?rs to day nrliviug in the -sbado'J
ana poriais oi aeatu arul uill stay -at
that point until the "reaper comes to
nap his harvest. " It is the aim oi
every man to reach the coveted goal
and whvbhould man hold his friend
back and drive him to starvation.
D. C. D.
LET UJS VOTE TOGETHER
Chalk, P. O. N. C. )
May J 9th, 1SSS. )
Editor Messenger: Not bavin z
seen anything from this vicinity in
our most valuble paper, I have con
cluded to nrite a few i to ms.
llavmg noticed a communication a
few weeks ago from Winnie, treating
on the subject of running the Knights
of Labor with the Farmers Alliauco in
our next election, I am with him there.
Tbe platform of the Farmers' Alli
ance is nearer with tha. of the Knights
of Labor than anything we have so n
1 think it is time for the l iboruigc bis
of people to loino to the front' thev
have been trampled down by
monopoly long enough, an I just as Ions
a- we iend sle k-tonued lawyers and
rapitabsts to CoureFs it will be jut
ilie situe, and now let us ail coin.- to
gether uud vOtw ti-.gtier and pu. the
iab iring in n iir.dlic and then we will
Ome to the front.
lours lot Gowning monopoly.
Tjsuk Vm; kick.
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Tije platft-rm ad n'ed by the labor
party at Little K k May 1st cMid-irses
tbe National p'atfonu efFebr-arv, 18b7
on laud, transport tlion, money income
tax and Chinese labor; faors ief.rru
de nauded by agricultural wh. el, far
mers Ka'io'.al Aliiwuco ami tbe Knigtus
ot Labor; favors iax:ug all lat.ds l-el i
for speculative purpo$es at full value;
favors the cons didation of sta e and
i ation il 5 e -tions: favors nationHl aid
to education; legislation for subjection
of tiusts, miiroads an I other corpora
tions of state eon rol and the establish
ing of a laber aod rgricu tuial tuietu
That the farmers and wage wotkers
are fast joiuing bands in self defe. ee is
one of the most encouraging signs of
the times Th great order of the
iOiiirh?,, . f T,-, i -r emphatically tb
astr:tne.M i:::c lod tn weld ti e it,dutriii
ti: world in one a lid ii rcsiFt
. v.hl.'b will bave thp noner
tuv .c: .! a d politici-.i .striK-.t-.J
:;a.:::8 :.ri ti e brc.j? Of j;ist
, il ji-ht. New Era.
SATORELb-
NECK WEAR IlpcilERr
NOTION S
ewelrY-&c.s
Newest anHoblifst Scarf is M. Folb k Bni
! DAISY.
ri Vvirs W...is a,; lo- anyone.
c!"- -.V.; - ta.-iiovas poi;;ib:.. and
c s lafg. q.tntities. Oall andso
o jrt iutd prices before b.i iri -L
1jL 6c llliO.
44 Stuin r;i-C7n St
The noauuotion of bankers, lawva s,
and the to s of monop-dv tor loidativ c
positions should not be tolemtcd this
fall. The people especially the loilin
portion of -hens1 should be rpe8rne I
by those of their own class vbo c-tn
full V svinp-ithiae with thetu 'd wlm
devote tl:emelves to their interrttd ,
Is now located in one of Frank
Thornton's new Stores, which is
one of the handsomest in the city,
having a glass and irou'front not
surpassed anywhere for a soft,
strong light, that is so essential
in selecting goods. .
Is in keeping with
the handsome building
-he occupies, and is the larg
est, most complete, and withal
the most attractive both as to quality
and prices he has ever oi'i red
his numerous patrons.
Of
mm goods'
ovcrv description, of the newpst
and rettiest designs, and at prices
sure to ;ease voti.
h I n m k
And everything else in the Pry
Goods lino may be found at
K. LEWftLQ'S
'Mew-
JOHN G. SHAW?
Attorcrv aad Ceun.lor at hw.
E-Colletsons a specialtv. PromBi
renuttaiue?. f
FAYETTEVILL7
RflANUf'ACTUKEO OF HRICfr
tllANUFACTUItEK. OF QRIci
nms bcst m
Altomey id Ceansellor at LaV,N
Lillinqton, Harnett County, N, c
SENERAL PBASTICEPBQMPT ATTEKTIOI.X
P. P. JONES. "
Attorney-at-Law,
DUNN, Hahxltt Co., N. C.
PracUees iu any putt of the State, and
many iW .n tbe state. PromptSS.
tentnn given loptofessional basinesi
IIAIFORDBROST
HAVE BEEN SO IIUSY SELLING
GROCERIES
Candy and Sausage!
lleir1 ad BOt Ume to
GIVE THEM A CALL AT
McIXTYIJE BUILDING-
BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS,
And ottto-s about to
BUILD HOUSES, FENCES, Aa,
Shouid t?ill on or write to the undershnx
-d for pncs ot building material, auclfi
Mouldings, Oi Urifj,
YEATHERBOARDINS, FLOORING
Pttiaw, pjsrs. UTncs,tc;
ekeep a Iarg; Rtock constantlv on
hand, or can nukv nnv tx sic JlT
d.-lav wiuiou
Add ress
WALTFK WATSON,
Fayettevdle, N 0
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