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THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. .,
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RALEIGH, N. C, FEBRUARY 3, 1891
No. 48
TH2 NATIONAL FARMERS' AL
LIANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.
president L. L. Polk. North Carolina.
Address, 344 D. St., N. Washington,
D G
Vice-President B. H. Clover, Cam-
hr&ve, Kansas.
qjretary-Treasurer J. H. Turner,
Georgia- Addr 239 North Capitol St,
c w Washington. D. C.
Lecturer J. H. Wiiletts Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
C W. Macune, Washington, D. C.
iWzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota,
j F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
R C. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
. b! Cole, Fowlerville, Michigan.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Preside ts of all the State organi
sations with L. L. Polk Ex-ojjicio Chair
man. ifflRTH CiBOLIKA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE
Pre-nienl Elias Carr, Old Sparta, "sT.C.
Vxe-President A. JtL. Mayes, uira-
Se;retary E. C. Beddingfield, Raleigh,
?easarer J. D. Allen, Falls, N. C.
Lxturer Thos. B. Long, Asheville,
S. 0.
Aistant Lecturer R. B. Hunter,
3 inters ville, N. C.
Chaplain S. J. Veach, Warsaw, N G.
Door Keeper W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
ette rills, N. C.
Assistant Door Keeper H. E. King,
Peanut, N. C.
Sareant-at-Arms J . S. Holt, Chaxk
LeviN. C.
Sta.e Business Agent W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, N. C.
Trustee Business Agency Fund W. A.
Graba n, Machpelah, N. C.
EXECUTVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO
LINA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE.
S B. Alexander, Ch&rlotre, N. C.
Chairman: J. M. Mewborne, Kinston N.
C; J S. f'ohnston. Ruffin, N. C.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C.; N. C.
English, Trinity College; J. J. Young,
Polenta; H. A. Forney, Newton, N. C.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Wisconsin has elected ex-Secretary
Vilas to succeed Mr. Spooner in the
United Spates Senate.
Judge Peffeb, a prominent Alli-
anceman of Kansas, has been elected
to succeed John James Ingalls in the
Senate of th3 United States. The
decree has gone forth that the Alli
ancemen of Kansas are not wax in the
hands of ring politicians to be shaped
into any form to suit the views of the
bosses. They are men, who know
their rights and dare maintain them.
Brother George W. Stbaughan
thinks "Our Zb." is a fine "old
horse," but he is afraid he will not
pull in harness he is not used to. We
think he is used to working in the
harness he now wears; at any rite he
ha3 said he will work in his present
harness, and we think he will do what
he says. We assure Bro. Straughan
that wo think the teachers in North
Carolina get too little pay now, and
we certainly would not be in favor of
making it less.
We hope our readers will bear with
as. Our space is so largely taken up
with the proceedings of the legislature
that maty things that would be inter
estmg and helpful to our readers are
crowded out. We have it in our pur
pose to make some changes in The
Phogressive Fabmeb, in the near
future, that will delight all our friends,
and be helpful to them besides. We
only ask them to be patient with us
Until we can get the reins in our hands,
and then they shall see.
The Force bill Ji is been again laid
wide in the Senate. It is to be hoped
that it will never again be taken up.
We want to express our grateful ap
preciation of the manly courage and
patriotic sirjgle-mindedness of those
republican Senators who voted to lay
this most dangerous measure aside.
To us it i3 hopeful and encouraging
beyond measure to see men in public
laying aside the passions and
Prejudices of partizan politics in order
to vote against measures which threat
ej the peace and prosperity of their
wmiiry. We are profoundly glad
that the National Alliance at Ocala'
voted unanimously to condemn the
Force bill. That organization was
not afraid to put itself upon record in
opposition to this measure of usurpa
tion; and it is not too much to say
that the ringing resolution condemn
ing the bill has had its effect in bring
ing about the result over which we
rejoice to day.
Whether our friends can see it or
not whether there is any difference
or not it i3 certain that there is a
pamphlet in existence, and a copy of
it is in this office before us in fact
at thi3 very moment of thirty two
pages, published and distributed to the
people by authority of the convention
at St. Louis; and this pamphlet is en
titled The Sub Tbeastjby Plan. Upon
page 5 of this pamphlet is the Sub
Treasury Bill, which occupies about
two thirds of one page of said pam
phlet. Now certainly thirty two pages
of plans and discussions of plans can
not easily be confounded with tvo
thirds of a page of the same pamphlet.
The Sub Ireasury Plan is much larger
than the Sub Treasury Bill; and any
thing larger than another thing cannot
be that other thing. The Pbogbessive
Fabmeb quoted an article from the
Intelligencer of this city in wiich that
paper drew the distinction between
the plan and the bill; and, since we
made that quotation, we have been
told quite plainly that we were ignorant
of Alliance matters, or we never would
have admitted that there was, or could
be, any difference between the Sub
Treasury Plan and the Sub Treasury
Bill. We know we are ignorant. But
then there are two or three men in
the United States that do not know
any more than we do; and we a.-e not
trying to learn any more, because we do
not want those two or three fellows to
be left alone. We stick to it that
there must be some difference between
thirty two page3 of a plan, and two
thirds of a page of a bill a part of
the plan.
Mt. Vernon Alliance, No. 1,613,
Lincoln county.
Mb. Editor: We are small in num
ber, but we have large hearts for the
Alliance and we do think that it will
be a grand thing yet. But we are
tired of seeing so much in favor of
the old pirty that is, one of the old
parties trying to swallow up the other.
Sir, you must change your types a lit
tie or we can't support your paper any
more. I see a great picking at the
old Republican party, and not a word
at the Democrat c party. Sir, I think
it is high time for the Alliance to stick
together; and it would do well for the
Alliance of both of the old parties to
make a third party. We like to read
the National Economist, and some
pieces in The Pbogbessive Fabmeb;
but we think it high time for The
Pbogbessive Fabmeb to publish Alli
ance new 8, and not politics. We are
tired of the old song politics. We
would take about ten copies of your
paper in our Alliance if it was strictly
an Alliance paper. We request this
published in The Pbogbessive Fabmeb.
Yours truly,
F. J. Leathebman, Sec'y.
J. H. Hull, Pres't.
We publish the above letter with
entire cheerfulness; and we assure our
correspondent that he is mistaken
when he says we are trying to further
the interests of the Democratic party
rather than those of the Alliance. We
have not said one word, editorially
that can be construed into subserviency
to the Democratic party. If, a 3 our
correspondent intimates, -the Demo
cratic party is trying to swallow the
Alliance, certainly we are not respon
sibla for that. Does our correspond
ent blame a toad when a snake has
tried to swallow him ? We suppose
not. We suppose he blames the snake.
Does our correspondent expect us to
hold our peace when the Republican
party goes wrong? If so, he has
mistaken his man. We should be
sorry to lose the support of our cor
respondent. But we do not intend
to let him, or his Alliance, or any one
else dictate to us for one moment what
we shall say, or not say. We mean
to say what we think, and there's the
end on 't.
ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENCE
Asf.ury, N. 0., Jan. 10, '91.
Mb. Editob: Our Alliance met in
regular meeting to day. After dis
cussing the public road system s.t
some length, we passed a resolution
authorizing the Secretary of our Alii
ance to suggest, through The Pbo
gbessive Fabmeb, to the members of
our present legislature that they for
mulate a plan by which to work our
public roads by taxation.
Caeson Johnson, Sec'y.
Auburn, N. C, Jan. 19, '91.
At a meeting of Auburn Alliance,
on the 17th inst., of which I was
President, pro Urn, the following reso
lution 3 were adopted :
Whebeas, We consider the office of
State Statistician burdensome and
worthless; therefore
Resolved, That we solicit the aid of
our brotherhood in the abolishment of
the same.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to The Pbogbessive
Fabmeb and to Bro. R. J. Powell.
Sellie M. Smith.
-We, the members of Brown's Alii
ance, No. 13, being in regular session
this, she 17th day of January, 1891,
passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That Brown's Alliance, in
Bortie county, ask our Representa
tive in the Legislature to'" use his
earnest protest against passing the
no fence law in White's township.
Resolved, That we ask the Legisla
ture of North Carolina to repeal the
homestead law.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
sent to The Pbogbessive Fabmeb and
the Windsor Ledger for publication
Wm. Williams, Pres't,
A. J. Wabd, Sec'y.
Resolutions passed by Whaley's
Chapel Sub Alliance, No. 335. Onslow
county, N. C, January 17th, 1891:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Alliance that the stock or no feuce
law would be injurious to the farmers
and stock raisers in this the upper
part of Onslow county.
Resolved, That we ask our Repre
sentative in the Legislature not to al
low such a law to come in effect
without being ratified by the qualified
voters of the county.
Resolved, That we send the above
resolutions to The Pbogbessive
Farmer for publication and ask the
co operation of other Alliances who
condemn the above law.
William C. Jabman, Sec'y.
Fbanklinsvillk Randolph Co., N. C,
Jan. 22, 1891.
Mr. Editob: As Fair Grove Alli
ance, No. 1,307, has appointed me to
write you a few lines for publication,
I will say that our membership enrolls
34 males and 30 females. Every one
of our members is up with his dues
and we are in good working order.
We generally have a good turnout of
members at each meeting. We meet
twice a month and have made arrange
ments to get some geod reading to
distribute among our members to
strengthen them in the Alliance faith.
I am also authorized by the above
named Alliance to say that we heartily
endorse C. W. Britten's resolution in
No. 45 of The Pbogbessive Fabmeb in
regard tq taxpayers showing their
tax receipts that they paid their tax
the year before, unless they cannot
vote. Fraternally,
A. C. Ingold, Sec'y.
Whebeas, The National Economist
and The Pbogbessive Fabmeb, our
National and State official organs,
have so boldly and fearlessly advo
cated our cause and defended our
principles; therefore
Resolved, By the Franklin County
Alliance, that we heartily approve of
the stand that they have taken, and
recommend and urge that every mem
ber of this Alliance subscribe to and
read these papers as one of the very
best means of education in the way of
industrial freedom.
Resolved, That we denounce with in
indignation the unfair and perverse
criticism now being made upon two
of our noblest and most trusted lead
ders the Hon. C. W. Macune and
President L. L Polk by the partisan
press of this country. We resolve
further that we will stand by and de
fend with our moral, (physical, if
needs be) support the great, good and
noble leaders in our order, who are in
the front ranks battling for our rights.
Resolved, That a copy of the above
resolutions be sent to the National
Economist and Pbogbessive Fabmeb
with requesi to publish.
Mm. J. Hates,
Sec'y Franklin Co. Alliance.
Sassafbas Fork Alliance,
Jan. 13, 1891.
Resolved, That the Secretary of our
order be instructed to request our
representatives from this county, in
the present Legislature, now in ses
sion, to introduce a bill and urge its
passage, of the following import, viz:
That it be enacted by the General
Assembly of North Carolina that all
Justices of the Peace be hereafter
paid a yearly salary of one hundred
dollars for their official services and
all Justice's fees be abolished; that
one Justice be appointed for every
one thousand inhabitants or fractional
part thereof to a town or township;
that all fines of every character im
posed by Justices be paid into the
county treasury; that the jurisdiction
of Justices be extended; that county
treasurers or Siieriffs in such 4coun
ties as have no treasurer shall pay
Justices from the county taxes month
ly; that whenever a Justice shall fail
to peform his official duty or refuse
to give attention to any business pre
sented to him, he shall, upon convic
tion in the State Superior Court, be
fined not les3 than fifty dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars and
imprisoned thirty days.
Mb Editor: We were very much
pleased with your publication of Gov.
Boies' speech at the Reform Club
banquet. Some of the papers had
published Cleveland's and Carlisle's
speeches. Cleveland's speech was dis
appointing to many of us, as it evident
ly narrows down the campaign of
education to tariff reform. Alliance
men everywhere were educating the
people in reform of the administration
of the finances, land and transporta
tion, and who will deny their great
share in the results of the last election?
We hope it is not the intention of
Democratic leaders to ignore what was
and is done by the Farmers' Alliance
in the campaign of education. We
claim that our principles as well as
our demands are thoroughly demo
cratic, whether the Democratic party
accepts them or not.
Cob. Sec'y Gboveb Alliance,
No 1,912.
Csolia Alliance, Bladen Co., N. C.
Mb Editob: I have been seeing a
great many., opinions of different par
ties proposed to make times better
and money easier. I have given the
matter some study. I see no reason
why the United States can't put a
banking house in every county and
loan to every citizen at 1 or 2 per
cent, by taking real estate or any
other property that is safe as security
and be sure not to advance more than
1-2 or 2 3 of the cash value of the
property. The interest of the money
would help to run the government
and the 'speculators then would come
to Uncle Sam or the banking system,
for no combine would have banks.
At 1 and 2 per cent, so everybody
would borrow from Uncle Sam and
he would have all his children upon
an equal footing is our motto, and on
ward and onward. I think this would
be a better plan than the Sub Treas
ury bill. It wou.d be less trouble and
give to every farmer and business man
a chance to develop his resources
and put his sleeping property in
ajtive use, give new life to the whole
country, while every town and sur
rounding country would bloom and
flourish like the spring rose.
Your 3 respect fully,
James Oashwell.
DrjBHAM, N C, Jan 12, '91.
Whebeas, Sister A. S. Hill, a mem
ber of this Alliance, has sustained a
great blow by the death of her hus
band (Bro. A. S. Hill) our ?ub-Busi-ness
Agent, leaving her with three
children, the oldest only four years of
age, and nothing for sustenance. The
sister wants to farm another year,
and every farmer knows that now is
the time to start a crop and not wait
till spring. You remember that the
Bible says, those who give to the poor,
lend to the Lord. So, kind brethren,
let us help our sister all we can, and
our reward will await us. All contri
butions and letters of inquiry should
be addressed to Bro. A. L. Holloway,
Secretary of Alliance No. l,075Dur
ham, N. C.
Resolved, That this Alliance give
sister Hill $5 out of our treasury.
Resolued, That we ask each Sub
AUiaace to act on this at its earliest
convenience and send its contribution
at once to Bro. Holloway, so the
widow can start her crop in time.
Please give some.
D. C. E., President.
Marshall, N. C, Jan. 11, '91.
Mb Editor: A 5 a regular mooting
of the Madi3cn County Farmers' Alii
ance, held January 9th, 1891, the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted and ordered to be sent to The
Pbogbessive Fabmeb and Country
Homes with request to publish:
Resolved, By the Madison County
Alliance, in session January 9!,h, 1891,
that we denounce the Republican
party for its open opposition to the
principles of our order, because we
believe them to include much that
pertains to our welfare as farmers,
and that we denounce the Democratic
party for its attempt to capture the
Alliance, thereby allying it to a politi
cal organization, from which we seek
to keep it free.
Resolved, That we urgently request
our members in the Legislature of
North Carolina to earnestly contend
for the various demands formulated
by the State Alliance prior to the late
campaign.
By being thus true we shall greatly
alleviate our financial condition and
confirm our fidelity to the principles
of our order.
W. P. Jervis, Pres't.
R. N. Bbanson, Sec'y.
Nathan's Cbeek, N. C.
Mb. Editob: I thought it might
not be amiss to write you a few lines
from old Ashe. We of the Alliance
are progressing finely. The ele:tion,
instead of being detrimental to us,
was a means of strengthening our
order. Truly we lost some members;
and, by the way, our losses were
gains, but have gained more good,
honest men than we lost. Our cause
is on the boom now. We have a
fine lodge now, numbering about 50
males and 20 females. We are all do
ing the best we can for the order.
Our county meeting wa3 the second
Friday in this month. We had a fine
turnout, and the business was trans
acted in neat style. We elected us a
County Lecturer, to-wit, Bro. Ambers
Weaver. We do not intend to rest
contented until we have made all
eligible persons in our reach members
of our order. We hope to start an
Alliance store at Jefferson soon. One
of the obstacles with which we had
to contend m the outstart was the
lack of confidence in ;he order. Great
many prophesied, prior to the election,
that thera would be an Alliance
funeral in our community after the
election, but GoJ grant we are more
vigorcu?, I think, that the Alliance
funeral will not take place until after
the death of the devil, so when you
hear of hi3 death, some yeais after
wards ou may perhaps hear of the
death r f the Alliance; the reason is
that the Alliance will have a battle to
fight as long as the devil lives. He
with his couorts being around seek
iag whom they may win over to the
side of prejudice. Brethren, now let
us all who are members, push the
work of the order unceasingly for
five years, then if we see no improve
ment I am willing to push five year3
longer.
If the Alliance fails, may God of
Heaven tell us what will help us.
With much success to The Progres
sive Farmer, I am yours as evor,
John D. McMillan.
Mb. Editor:- Your permission given
in the issue of the 6th inst. for the ex
pression of opinions concerning Sen
ator Stanford's Land Loan bill is the
cause of this communication.
The scheme is in accord vitJb. the
demands of the Alliance as expressed
at Ocala, but the bill has objectionable
features:
1. Engrafting centralization upon a
measure for the relief of the people
is a feature of questionable expedi
ence, when appointments to the civil
service are under the control of the
party in power.
2. The minimum limit for loans
ought to be lower than $250 to ben
eSt the small landholder.
3. The bill should also contain a
maximum limit for loans.
"he National Economist in its issue
of December 27th, contains an article
headed, "For an Enlarged Issue," by
J. H. Grcff, the reprint of which in
your paper might be of ' interest to
many of your readers. Said articlo
proposes to utilize the State and
county treasuries as the means of dis
tribution for the Land Loan fund and
use the interest for th3 maintenance
of the common schools. The benefits
of such a measure are obvious, if the
plan is practicable. Linking a prac
ticible land loan and educational bill
together and enacting it &3 a law
would be a boom to the people. Here
is work for a Solon.
J. Pagenstecheb.
At a meeting of the Tyrrell County
Farmers' Alliance, the following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The partisan papers and
individual men of this State and othars
have unjustly assailed our esteemed
National President, Col. L. L. Polk,
both his public and private character,
and continue to do the same.
Resolved, . That the Sub Alliances
fail to recogniza said partisan papers,
and show an indifferen;e worthy of
our noble order, and henceforth
pledge ourselves to subscribe to our
State organ and read it, well knowing
that through Alliance literature the
success of our order depends.
Resolved, We agree and commend
the s.and our State organ The Pbo.
gbessive Fabmeb took in regard to
our Senator, Hon. Z. B. Vance, in re
gard to the Sub Treasury bilL
And we further request that our
Representative vote for the Railroa i
Commission bill and restore the con
victs back for labor on the Alligator
and Broad Creek Canal in Hyde
couaty. 0
That our Representative do all in
his power to pass a law at this session
of the General Assembly making six
per cent, per annum lawful interest
and that no greater amount shall be
charged, either directly or indirectly,
with sufficient forfeiture and penalties
attached.
We ask, beg and implore all the
Alliance brothers and sisters to take
more interest in their respective Sub
Alliances, pay their dues promptly; let
there be more unity and sincere
brotherhood, educate ourselves better
in the future, subscribe to good Alli
ance literature; the more a brother
reads the more he knows and the bet
tor Allianceman he becomes.
That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to The Pbogbessive Fabmeb, the
lalcon, of Elizabeth City, and a copy
sent to each of our Senators and Rep
resentatives in the General Assembly
of North Carolina.
Respectfully submitted,
O. E. Tatom,
Allen Cahoon,
J. W. Swain,
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