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THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OP STATE POLICY.
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EALEIGH, N. C, JANUARY 27, 1891
No. 47
THE NATIONAL FARMERS' AL
LIANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.
p-esident L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
Address, 344 D. St, N. V., Washington,
yce-President B. EL Clover, Cam-
tffee, Kansas.
Secretary-Treasurer J. H. Turner,
Georgia. Addr jl 239 North Capitol St,
$ W., Washington. D. 0.
Wtarer -J. H. Witletts, Kan aj.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
0 Macune, Washington, D. C.
Acnzo Wards!!, Huron, South Dakota.
J 7. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
judiciary.
R C. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac Xiedracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
1 E. Colo, F, wlerville, Michigan.
SATIOXAI- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Preside ts of all the State o-gani-iations
with L. L. Polk Ex-ojjicio Chair
man. JORIH - i-''-:-VA FAHMSSS' STATS ALLIANCE
pr icr gii&s Carr, Old Sparta, Sf.C.
y jt-fv --idenc A. H. Hayes, Bird-
sow - "
re:.vy -E. C. Beddingfield, Raleigh,
Vurer J. D. Allen, Falls, N. C.
L -r:;.-r Thos. B. Long, Asheville,
A distant Lecturer R. B. Hunter,
S ntersville, N. C.
C .splain S. J. Veach, Warsaw, N C.
Do.: Keeper W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
ette u, N. C.
A -'.sunt Door Keeper H. E. King,
Peav.it. N. C.
Seunt-at-Arir.s 3. S. Kolt, Chalk
Lev -1, N. C.
Sta.e Business Agent W. H. Worth,
Rale.zb, N. C.
Tr-iste Business Agency Fund W. A.
(Sraiar , Machpelah, N. C.
8XECCT 7E COMMITTEE OF TEE 50P.TH CARO
LINA FARMERS1 STATE ALLIANCE.
S B. Alexander, Chariot e, N. C.
Chai ran; J. M. Mewborue, Kinston N.
C.; J a Johnston. Ruffin. N. C.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C; N. C.
English, Trinity College ; J. J. Young,
Polenta; H. A. Foraey, Newton, N. C.
NOTES ON CURRENT EVENTS.
The Alliance Carriage Co., of Cin
ciniiati, Ohio, whose advertisement
will be found upon another page of
this paper, has placed upon our table
very neat, full catalogue of their
tock of carriages and buggies. Tais
firm is the largest manufacturing
establishments of strictly hand-made
carriages in the United S.ates. They
sell to Alliancemen only. If you
want anything in their line, send for
their price list and terms.
The caucus of the Democratic party
in the New York Legislature has
aominated David B. H 11, by acclama
tion, to succeed William M. Evarts in
the Sena;e of the United States. It
is probable that the Herald now
knows why Mr. Hill did not endorse
Mr. Charles A. Dana for that position.
Governor Hill's political star seems to
be in the ascendant. But he will do
well to remember that no Senator has
iver been elevated by the people from
the Senate to the White House.
Yo;i will please note the foL'owinp ad -anced ecali
f differences for tin package over tieTcer-:
30-3 s tin pails, 1 cent pjr loutH over tierces.
12-'"a 7-8 " '
- O's " 3-1 " "
-SO'b " 3 8 " " "
1-50's " 1-4 " " "
2 50 s " 1-4 " "
Thi increase is imperative on account of the ad
vanced duty on'tiB plate, which, blthoutfh net t-
take t fleet .til July, 3891, ha? already b;enassu ned
j importers. Yours truly,
F. E. PATi ick COHPAHT.
The above circular letter shows ex
ctly how the McKinley Tariff bill
aelps the farmers and other laboring
people of this country. Of course our
readers will appreciate the help thus
afforded them, especially when they
&re told that the plates from which
lard cans are made are not produced
in this country at all; so that there is
not even a pretense that the tariff
was levied in this instance to protect
nd foster any one of our infant in
ustries. There are threatened complications
the Senatorial contest in Kansas.
The Alliancemen in the House
threaten to unseat seven Republicans
that body and seat seven Alliance
ien in their places. The Senate meets
them with a counter threat that if
these Republicans re unseated, the
nate will adjourn without day, and
lt Governor Humphreys appoiat In
gall j to succeed himself. The ques
tion, so far as we are informed, of the
rights of the seven Republicans does
not come into view at al1. If these
seven Republicans have no right to sit
in the legislature, we hope the Alli
ancemen may turn them out, neck
and heels, if it costs the loss of a
hundred Senators. But if these seven
Republicans have been fairly elected
to the places they claim, then the Al.
liancemen who may take part in any
scheme to unseat them will deserve
and secure the contempt and scorn of
every true frien3 of the Alliance in
this country.
In response to an invitation from the
Legislature, Hen. J. L M Carry, late
Minister of the United Slates to the
Court of Spain, and the present agent
of the Peabody Fund, addressed both
Houses of the General Assembly in
the Hall of tiie Commons,' on last Wed
nesday, upon the subject of Common
School Education. The address was a
masterly and unanswerable presenta
tion of the obligation the State is un
der to provide means for the educa
tion of all her children of both sexes,
and of all colors. His arraignment of
the State for never having made one
cent of appropriation for the higher
education of women was especially
powerful. We shall be sadly oisap.
pointed if this great speech does not
bear fruit in the way of practical leg
islation in the interests of our common
schools during the present session of
the Assembly. We are sure that all
classes of our people would be glad to
thank D:. Cuny in person for his
wonderful speech.
Col. Polk does not own so much as
the hundredth part of one poor cent
of in teres s in the Daily Call, or in
the State Chronicle, nor is he interested
either directly or indirectly in the
present contract for the State printing,
or in any contract for the State prim
ing to be made with the present Gen
eral Assembly. He has no connection
whatever with the State printing and
intends to have no connection with
the State printing; and any statements
to the contrary are entirely without
foundation, anl do Col. Polk grave
wrong In the beginning of the con
troversy about the State printing The
Progressive Farmer declared distinct,
ly that it did not want, and would not
have, the State printing. How could
we have truthfully made that state
ment if Col. Polk had been connected
any way with the State Chronicle f
Does the News and Ohservzr mean to
imply that our statement about the
State printing was untruthful ? We
shall be glad to have our neighbor,
the News ani Observer answer that
question explicitly.
The Railroad Commission bill has
passed through the caucus stages, and
has been effared in the Senate. It is
understood that it has been, or will be,
referred to a good and able committee
for further examination. While the
committee has the bill in charge, we
are told that adverse interests will be
given an opportunity to be heard in
relation to its provisions. We think
this is fitting and proper. Erery in
terest has the clear right to be heard
upon questions of legislation which
touch their welfare. There has been
some "baby-talk" in some of the
papers about the bill being in the
hands of the " Alliance ring," and
about its being rushed through with
out due consideration, and more to
the same purpose. But it is the in
tention to allow all parties to be fully
heard. These hearings, however, will
not be allowed to work any unreason,
able delay of its final consideration by
the General Assembly. We think we
can congratulate our readers in the
near future upon the passage of the
Riilroad Commission bill of 1891.
Least-wise, we are expecting to con
gratulate them.
ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENCE.
Cana, N. C., Dei. 28, '90.
Cana Alliance, Nj. 801, met at
their usual time and place, and among
other business the following resolu
tions were passed:
Resolved, That we approve the
course of President Polk.
Resolved, That we work for and de
fend the principles of the Farmers'
Alliance.
Resolved, Taat we support no mm
that is not favorable to the principles
of our order.
Resolved, That our Representatives
be instructed to support good men
who are known to be favorable to the
principles of the Farmers' Alliance.
J. W. Collette, Pres't.
J. W. Eaton, Sec'y.
Shallotte, N. C , Jan. 12, 91.
Mr. Editor: Bro. William W.
Drew, a member of Town Creek Alli
ance, No. 1,416, Brunswick county,
having lost his dwelling house, kitchen
and smokehouse with their contents,
by fire on Dec. 23d, 1890, without
any insurance, it was resolved by
Brunswick County Alliance that the
Secretary give notice through the
State organ that if any person or Sab
Alliance felt it their duty to assist
said brother they could forward their
contributions to the undersigned vho
will receipt for the eame. Bro. Drew
i3 an honorable, industrious man, bnt
unable to repair his great loss.
Brethren, please help him.
John H. Mints, Sec'y.
Perqfimans Co , X. C.
In pursuance of the notice in The
Progressive Farmer calling for a
thanksgiving service among the vari
ous Alliances in the State, a few of
Winfall Alliance, No. 1,108, met in
Cedar Grove Church, January 1st, at
11 a. m. and carried out these ins true
tions. Bro. Biker, President, made a
fewremarlis. Bro. Baker read the
third chapter of Lamentations, and
Bro. Stanton led in prayer. After
singing several hymns and thanking
God for his manifold blessings unto
us, we adjourned.
The Alliance is moving ahead, giv
ing strength day by day, in this
county. There are some careless and
indifferent members, of course, but
we hope they will sometime realize
their mistake and come back.
We meet now every Friday night,
and the meetings are growing in in
terest. Ke?p up the fire "all along
the line " and let us continue to unite
and develop until we shall hav be
come a power irresistible and as
mighty as Niagara itself.
Fraternally,
A. W. Jordan.
Edenton, N. C, Jan. 12, '91.
Mr. Editor: Oa the 9ih inst. the
Chowan County Farmers' Alliance
met with the Yaopim Sub-Alliance,
and a very pleasant and profitable
meeting it was. It was profitable to
visitors and unmarried people like the
writer, for we got our dianer without
it's costing us anything. It was pleas
ant for many reasons: 1st. The busi
ness was easily and early finished,
giving us time to enjoy the pleasures
of the occasion. This is Jack's reason
little work and plenty of play. 2d.
The Chowan County F. A Bind met
with us and dispensed sweet music at
intervals during the day. By the way
the band "gets there" every time
and promises to be the best feature
of our meetings. The writer thinks
like Jack "all work and no play
makes Jask a dull boy."
After dinner, (and there was pleas
ure in dispensing that, too,) the Rev.
Jos." Lynch gave us a fine lecture
upon subjects interesting the farmers.
It was the best effort he has made
and he deserves much credi: therefor.
Like the rest of us, he must have
been elated and inspired by the
charming surroundings. The young
I
ladies did't charm him though (?).
Bro. Lynch was elected County
Lecturer and we impose upon him the
duty of visiting each Sub Alliance in
the county once in six months and
lecture there upon the principles and
purposes of the order. Will tell you
more next time about oar brethren
and Bisters. This is enough for one
time.
Please say to the brethren that
Bro. S. O. Wilson will meet us in
Eienton on January 26ih at 1 p. m.
and give terms on guano, etc., to be
bought of the State Agent, W. H.
Worth. All come to hear him on
that day. Bro. Lynch will import
the new secret work to the Sub Alii
ances at his first visit.
Yours fraternally,
H. C. Privott, Sec'y.
Whereas, The old political papers
of both parties, controled by political
bosses, continue to write abusive and
slanderous reports in regrd to our
national President, L L. Polk.
Resolved, That we will not support
or allow to be read in our families any
of said papers.
Resolved, That we have entire confi
deuce in our President as a champion
of our cause for the laboring class of
our country.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
luions be sent to The Progressive
Farmer for publication, with & re
4uest to other paptrs friendly to our
cause to copy.
Approve i by Chalk Level Alliance
in session January 10th, 1891.
" J. E Lton,
J. H. Chamslke,
J. O. Latta,
Calvin Jones,
T. E. RiasBiE,
Committee.
Gold Uocx, N. C, Dec. 30, '90.
Mr. Editor: The Republicans are
accused of many wrong things, such
as high tariff, national banking, trusts,
bankruptcy, etc. Tariff is right, but
not too high, because labor would
come on a level with the world and
there would not be any incitement in
this country to make a liing for the
producer. The prodacer is the one
that would have to lose in the case of
raw material. 1 am a producer and
can hardly get half what I did before
the tar;ff was taken off; of course I
am the loser. National banking is
wrong because they can charge what
they please for something that has
no life or knowledge of its existence.
The laborer ought to have interest on
what he makss or profit on produce.
Trusts are not right, because they
make big profits to them thathavn't
produced or labored for that which
was made.
Banking is not right, because it
protects the rich and not the poor.
And m iny other laws that exist are
devil ishness and not Republicaaisoa.
Republicans claim precisely what the
Alliance claims and is ioing.
Yours truly,
B. J. Aechbkll.
Olin, N. C, Jan. 5, '91.
Mb. Editor: At a meeting of Olin
Alliance, No. 642, on January 1st,
1891, the following preamble and reso
lutions were passed by said Alliance,
and the Secretary ordered to send a
copy to The Progressive Farmer for
publication :
Whereas, As the money power has
been expanding and contracting the
volume of our currency at will for
many years, thereby producing peri
odical and ruinous financial panics
with a view to control the volume of
property to the great loss of wealth
to the producer and wage-workers
and the rapid increase of the wealth
of money changers; therefore
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
Alliance that our government should
repeal the present national banking
system and issue all monies and in
sufficient quantities dires'.ly to the
people on proper securi:y and at one
or two per cent, per annum.
Resolved, That the government
should have direct control of all rail
roads and telegraph lines so as to use
.hem in the interest of the masses or
majority of the people.
Resolved, That our State legislators
be and are hereby instructed not to
vote for any man for United Senator
who will not pledge himself to work
for these results and all contained in
the demands of our national counsels.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to The Progressive
Farmer, and a copy to each of our
Representatives in the State Legisla
ture. P. C. Jcrnet, Sec'y.
Dallas, N. C, Jan. 1, '91.
Mr. Editor: In compliance with a
resolution and request of the State
Alliance, Dallas Alliance, No. 1,206,
met in their hall on January 1st, and
after prayer by our Chaplain, an old
resident but now a citizen of Greene
county, Tenn-, Bro. J. L Clemmer
was introduced who made a very in
structive and interesting lecture upon
the principles and workings of our
order, he being President of the
County Alliance of the county in
which he now lives.
Bro. Clemmer's address was re
sponded to by your humble scribe in
his feeble way as best he could. Evi
dence of much good was plain to be
seen, and Dallas Alliance considerably
revived. Your humble scribe was
then elected Corresponding Secretary
of said Alliance.
A resolution was unanimously
passed endorsing the course of The
Progressive Farmeb. Several rew
subscribers and some renewals of
subscriptions was gotten up, suiting
their action to their words.
A resolution was then pased re
questing the Corresponding Secretary
to forward the proceedings of the
meeting to The Progressive Farme
for publication.
Yours fraternally,
C. A. Thobnbukg,
. Flat River, N. C, Jan. 10, '91.
Mr. Editor: As there has been
nothing written from Roun 1 Hill Alli
ance, No. 1,355 to your valuable pa
per, I concluded to write you a short
article and let you know of the exis
tence of a prosperous and goahead
lodge in this sect on of North Caro
lina. We have a large membership
and the majority are zealous, earnest
workers who seem to be awake to the
importance of the great reform move
ment of the day. Although there are
some who are lukewarm and indiffer
ent, still there seems tj be more in
terost manifest! now than ever,
Our Alliance, in conjunction with one
or two athers near by, ii endeavoring
to establish an Alliance store; and
judging from the efforts being put
forth in that direction, wo will be
successful. I am afraid the all absorb
ing politiccal questions will oe dis
cussed to the exclusion of other things
which are of importance to the farmer.
If in our every day farm life we dis
cover any new plan or method we
suppose would benefit our brothe
Alliancemen, we should not hesitate
to make it known to him in our regu
lar meetings, for in that way the
meetings would be made more inter
esting and it would be the means of
doing each other good.
We were very much gratified at
the final adjustment of tha Vance
Alliance matter and trust all of our
Representatives will instruct him to
support ihe Alliance measures, and
that Vance may be the champion of
the Alliance as he nas been of the
Democratic party in North Carolina,
and then his success will be assured.
So with the hope that all will labor as
they should, I close.
Fr iternally yours,
Addisoh G. Mangum.
rCamden County Faimers' Alliance,
JSo. 1,219, met pursuant to Alliance
law, Jan. 9ih, 1891, and was opened
in regular form. Roll was called and
the following officers were present:
E S. Mercer, Present; Wm S Bart-
lett, Vice President, W. R. Dczier,
Secretary, H. C. Ferebee, Treasurer,
T. B. Boushall, Lecturer, W G. Fere
bee, Assistant Lecturer, H. C. Mor
is, Doorkeeper, and C. L. Sawyer, As
sistant Doorkeeper.
Minutes cf last meeting read and
approved. C. L. Grandy, W. G.
Ferebee and C. L. Sawyer were a
pointed a committee on credential,
who reported the following delegates
as duly elected, represeeting the dif
ferent Sub-Alliances: South Mills,
No. 1,213, John B. Old and J)hn S.
McCay; Planters, No. 1,217, M D.
Dozier, N. S. Berry and W. E.
Sawyer. Shiloh, No. 1,216, H. C.
Morrisett and W. G. Godfrey; Lone
Star, No. 1,218, B. H Forbes, W. R.
Gilbert and H. S. Tarkington; Old
Trap, No. 1,215, D. F. Bray, Geo.
Burgess and Jno. H. Siwyer.
T. B. Boushall, C. L. Grandy and
M. D. Dozier were appointed a com
mittee on resolutions, wLio offeied the
following:
Resolued, Thit W. P. W'alston, the
member of the House of Representa
tives from Camden, and P H. Morgan
and James Parker, Senators from the
First Senatorial District, be requested
and instructed to use their best efforts
to induce the legislature, now in ses-
sion, to instruct our Senators in the
Senate of the United Slates to sup.
port and stand by our Sub Treasury
plan other demands of the Farmers'
Alliance, and that such instructions
be made before the vote for U. S.
Senator be had; and that they, said
Representative and Senators, support
no OEe for U. S. Senator who refuses
to obey such instructions.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this
Alliance be instructed to forward a
cjpy of the above resolutions to our
Representative and to each of our
Senators as soon as possible.
On motion the above resolutions
were adopted.
The Alliance took a recess for one
hour, and at 2 o'clock it reassembled.
O. G. Pritchard tendered, his resigna
tion as County Business Agent, and
on motion it wis accepted, and Willis
G. Ferebee was elected to fill the
vacancy.
The delegates were requested to
ascertain the amount of fertilizer
needed by each Sub-Alliance and
notify the County Bisiness Agent as
early as convenient of the same.
T. B. Boushall offered the following
resolution :
Resolved, That the ladies of Camden
county who are eligible, be invited to
join the Farmers' Alliance and thereby
become identified with it, and thit
the members of the Sub Alliance i in
'the county be instructed to use their
best efforts to induce the ladies to
unite with the Alliance.
On motion the above was adopted.
The Alliance unanimously endorsed
the following, to wit:
1. We endorsa the Alliance plat
form as adopted by the National
Alliance at Ocala, including the Sub
Treasury plan and other demands.
2. We favor the creation o! a rail
road commission by the legislature.
3. We favor an amended road law
that will give us better roads.
4 We favor a lower rate of interest
and the abolition of the national bank
ing system.
5. We favor a dog tax of fifty
cents per head to be paid into the
school fund.
There being no further business,
after the reading of a very timely
article from The Progressive Fabmzb
and a few remarks for the good of
the order, by our Lecturer, T. B.
Boushall, and a motion to have these
proceedings published in The Pbo
obessivi Farmer and Economist-Fal.
con, the Alliance adjourned to meet
second Friday in April.
W. R. Dozieb, Sec'y.
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