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THE PKOGRESSIVE PARIES. y L K INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEGTLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. RALEIGH, N. C JULY 28, 1891. Vol. 6. No. 23 THE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION. Iresideirt-L. L. 1'ojk, North Caro lina. Addivss, Sli D. M., N. N., WVo&St-R H. Clover, to eSasurcr-J. II. Turner GS Address, 239 North Capital qf W . Washington, D. " Uvturer J. H. Willetts, Kansas. EXECUTIVE BOARD. C AV Macuno. Washington, I). C. Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da kota. , J. F. Tillman, Palmetto. Tennessee. JUDICIARY. H C. Demming, Chairman. Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark. A. E. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich. NATIONAL -LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Presidents of all the State organ izations with L. L.. Polk Es-officio Chairman. SORT II CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLI ANCE. President Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N C. Vice-President A. II. Hayes, Bird town, N. C. Socretarv W. S. Barnes. Raleigh, X. C. Treasurer J. D. Allen, Falls, N. C. lecturer Thos. B. Long. Asheville, X. C. Assistant Lecturer R. B. Hunter, Huntersville. N. C. Chaplain S. .1. Veach. Warsaw, v c Poor-Keeper W. H. Tomlinson, Favetteville, N. C. Assistant Poor-Keeper H. E. King, Peanut, N. C. Sergeant-at-Arms J. S. Holt. Chahx Level, N. C. State Business Airent W. H. V orth. Raleigh. X. C, Trustee Business Agency rund W A. Graham. Maehpelah, N. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TILE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE. S. B. Alexander. Charlotte, N. C. Chairman; J. M. Mewborne, Kinston. N. C. ; J. S. Johnston, Ruflin, N. C. STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. R. J. Powell, Raleigh. N. C. : N. C. English, Trinitv College; J. J. Young. Polenta; II. A. Forney, Newton, X. C. BERTIE COUNTY ALLIANCE. Win;.s-.;i, X. C, July 11, "'.l. liefore the regular hour of opening of the County Alliance, which met with Centre Alliance at Mass Hill List Friday, Prof. P. R. Boggs, principal of the Windsor Academy, delivered an able and eloquent address to the people of Bertie county there assembled. His speech was listened to with profound attention by the large crowd present. His speech was on the '"Relation of the Alliance to Education." He h ndled his subject with masterly skill and his remarks brought conviction to all present of the great need of education for the future generations the states men, politicians, farmers, laborers and all classes for superior education, not alone to be found in books. lie made a lasting and favorable impression upon his hearers. Promptly at 10 o'clock the Alliance was opened with President Wood in the chair. Roll of delegates called and only two out of nineteen Sub Alliances did not respond. Minutes of last meet ing and reports were read, corrected and approved. Bro. J. IT. Xowell, of Centre Alliance, (with whom the County Alliance met) delivered an ad dress of welcome to the County Alli ance. He made an excellent address and was listened to with profound attention. The regular routine busi ness was then transacted, after which we adjourned for dinner. Immediately upon reassembling the election of officers for the ensuing year was gone through with and resulted as follows: M. J j. Wood, President; W. A. Capehart, Vice-President; W. J. Cobb, Secretary; .7. W. Perry, Treasure-; Rev. T. T. Speight, Chap lain; Ja. Bond, Lecturer; E. B. Moore, Assistant Lecturer; Sol. Cherry, Stew ard; J. W. Watson, Door-keeper; W. T. Phelps, Assistant Door-keeper; J. B. Stokes, County Business Agent; J. M, Early. Pr. H, V. Dunston, William Rayntr, Executive Committee ; Dr. II, V. Dun-tun. delegate to Stato Alliance; J. C. Freeman. E. B. Moore, Rev, B. B. Williams, delegates to District Alliance-Rev. Ii. Williams, alternate to State Alliaie e; B, II. Swain, Cor responding Sec ret a ry . The next meeting of the County Alli ance will be held at Roxobel. E;f ession was opened with prayer by Rev. T, T, Speight, Chaplain, fol lowed with singing by Center Alliance. The singing was one of the moat pleas ant and agreeable features of the oe casion. The Alii ance in Bertie is rapidly in creasing in membership and the inter est in the order is more pronounced at each successive meeting. The people are becoming more fully aroused to the importance of the triumph of Alli ance principles, and the advance in education along this line is something marvelous. The importance of low tariff and the free coinage of silver is gaining more headway than ever among Alliance and non-Alliance peo ple in this county, and from present in dications old Bertie will roll up a large majority for the principles of the Alli ance at the next election. Our people are a little slow and cautious in taking hold of new and untried principles and doctrines, but when once fairly under stood they hang on with the tenacity of a bulldog to what they have espoused. The people of liertie are a large- hearted and generous people, filled with the chivalry that produced such heroes as Lee, Jackson, Pender and others, and with a love of God and their native land unsurpassed by any other people on the face of the globe. She has produced eminent men sol diers, statesmen, scholars and gentle men. God bless her. May her people ever be proud of the achievements on battlefields, the rostrum, in the pulpit and the institutions of learning of her noble sons. The thanks of the County Alliance are due Center Alliance for the elegant dinner which was served on the grounds and to which the large crowd present did ample justice. B. II. Swain, Cor. Sec'y. LENOIR COUNTY STANDS FIRM. Kinston, X. C, July 13, lfcWl. Resolved, That -we, the Farmers' Al liance of Lenoir county, hereby re endorse all the Nation! demands set tled upon by our Supreme Council at Ocala, including the Sub Treasury plan. 3d, That we hereby instruct our dele gate to the State Alliance to vote for no man for any ollice whatever in the Alliance, or to represent the Alliance in any way, unless first satisfied that he favors all our demands including the Sub-Treasury plan. 3d. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the National Ecouoynist and The Pk k;ressive Farmer for publica tion. ThealK'Ve resolutions by S. H. Bright were unanimously adopted. J. W. Daly, Sec'y. Bro. D. D. Gibson, Gibson Station, N. C, sending in a club of subscribers, expresses himself sensibly, as follows: "What is needed to peal the Alliance is literature of the right kind. Now is the crisis in its history and we must work, unite and stand firm on our de mands and take reform literature and we can win if we hold to our demands and be unceasingly at work. I hope to get our people up to their full duty as time advances." ALLIANCE PIC-NIC. The New York Brethren Have a Nice Time They are Solid for Reform. Honeoye Falls, N. Y., - July 10, 1891. Mr. Editor: The Alliance pic-nic at Machias on July 11th was a love-feast and a grand success, both as to numbers and enthusiasm. President Polk captured everybody for the Alliance by his impassioned eloquence. All felt that his words were the echo of his heart's best wish. If the South can send such men into every county of the North, sectional lines and sectional animosities will fade away like, an April snow before a sum mer sun. After dinner brother Ralph Beau mont, encouraged by such an example and enthusiasm, made a most stirring speech which was heartily applauded. Every one went home feeling that if such speeches and such facts were pre sented to the people everywhere, it would be but a short time when the people North, South, East and West would be joined solidly together under the Alliance banner and would march on to certain victory. D. F. Aliens smiling face was seen in the crowd, also C. M. Maxson of the Alliance leader. Ed Dibble, of Lima, N. Y., a com paratively new convert to Alliance doctrines, spoke a few moments' on State matters, and his remarks were well received. Among the many Alli ance workers I had the pleasure of meeting that sturdy old reformer, "Farmer Dean," whoso smiling face seems to carry encouragement and con fidence to every one he meets. President Arnold, of the State Alli ance, presided in a dignified manner. He is one of the most pleasant of men to met. An Allianceman. THE ALLIANCE AND ITS MISSION EDUCATE THE MASSES. Peacocks, N. C. What is the mission of the Farmers' Alliance? To this suggestive and very momentous question your correspon dent has been forced to give answer as the best he could time and again, and realizing the fact that much and even deep solicitude in this respect exists among all classes of men, I concluded to give a general answer through our paper. Now as to the true objects, aims and purposes, it is a fact clearly set forth in its Constitution and docl ir ation of principles, 1st. To labor for the education of the agricultural classes in the science of economical government in a strictly non-partisan spirit. Now I propose in this letter to show the mission of the Alliance so far as this first article reaches, and no further at present. First clause: "To labor for the education of the agricultural classes." Does or can any man or wo man object to education? Who is it that doesn't keenly realize with a heart sickening regret, the fact that he knows too little by far of matters essential to his common business, and even the little which he sometimes had hoped he knew, when brought to the test, proved to be very imperfect. I say most men realize this fact, unless he be a bigoted simpleton, who has not brain enough to see how big a fool he is. Some men arejiko drunkards, be cause they stagger themselves, they imagine they are standing or walking steadily while every other person is staggering, hence how important that the masses be educated. What a bless ing it would be if all our people were so well informed that they could, knowingly mid thoroughly take hold of any business; were so educated that when they go to the ballot box they could cast their vote for, and in favor of, the candidates who advocated the best and wisest and most liberal form of legislation. Such voters as these are patriots; they vote from principle; they understand why they vote and for what i lies' vo hc-v. th v en the man to be their leader whom they regard the best calculated to advocate their measures; they love their plat form because they understand it, and love the men and women of their party because they know them to be brethren and sisters from principle, and as such they are those in whom they can confide. Education is what we need; education in everything but especially in the governmental affaire of our nation. But some will object to the political education of the agricul tural and mechanical cllasscs and say they had better study things connected with their business and let politics alone leave them to lawyers and pro fessional politicians. Oh yes, and the people of the United States have been so doing for many years, and what is the result? Why ignorance, extrava gance and ruin is the consequence. Why? Simply because the masses of the people had unbounded confidence in their leaders, and why? Simply be cause this ignorance lias grown upon the people in proportion as they have failed to watch their leaders and to hold them to account for their acts. How could one expect any set of peo ple to become an enlightened and in telligent constituents when the greatest part of the speeches of men who come before the people for office consisted mostly of witty jokes and smutty yarns, and the candidate who had the best stock of jokes on hand and could amuse the audience best and then wind up by fastening his impressions indel libly with plenty of popskull whiskey. I say, such a man generally has counted the highest vote at the com paring of the polls. How many voters to-day among the agricultural and me chanical classes of the people can give an intelligent reason for being either Democrat or Republican? How many of the men who have held office in the ranks of, and have been entrusted with tho interest of their people, can or would be willing if they could, to give a fair, honest, plain statement of what they have done while in office ? Ah ! sir, many of them would have about such a paroxysm as Belshazzar had when he saw the hand writing upon the wall. Yes, sir, they would cer tainly realize the fact that they would be weighed in the balance and found wanting. Now, dear friends and brethren, I am writing facts, and you can't deny them. I don't believe that you will have the hardihood to attempt it. No, sir. It's bad, of course, to do a mean act, and surely does not correct it to deny it. Now, with this alarming state of ignorance, let me add, growing ignorance among the masses. I appeal to you as American freemen and most affectionately ask you, what is your duty? Is it not to at once fall into line with your fellow-countrymen and aid in the noble cause of education? Who is it that opposes the education of the masses? Why, sir, it is that phi to cratic, ring-making, mtrigueing, specu lating class of politicians who, know ing that their cause is dead as soon as it comes to the light. They know that by and through this craft they have their wealth, and thus they seek to keep the poor duped, priestridden peo ple believing that this old image is the God bent embodiment of national leg islation, inasmuch as it cfttne from Jupiter. That is from Wall street, N. Y. So they, instead of being willing to come to tho light and reason fairly and justly, set up a harangue and cry, great is the gods, Wall street and the plutocrats ! Now we are for the gen eral education of the people and espe cial in matters of a free, equal and economical government; and so far, taking into consideration the many disadvantages under which we have had to labor, we have succeeded ad mirably. Our people in this section are reading the Alliance literature, listening to their learned and honest lecturers, and as a rule they retain and digest what they hear and read. As such they are fast waking up to a knowledge of their wrongs in the past, learning how to guard their present interests, and they are getting things in real good shape for a successful cam paign in 1892. With such men to lead them as Polk, PefTer, Ben Terrell and many others, and such rich, instructive reading mat ter as is afforded by The Progressive Farmer and Xational Economist, etc., our people will present the grandest array of true talent in the next cam paign that has ever been displayed in this or any other country. But some will confront us with something like this: 'T see your people don't all agree upon every proposition of the Alliance, no - -.natter high: wn y i ;:now we have a few soreheads and defunct croakers and some urchins, too, among us 'who are learning very slowly, but they are only such as follow for the sake of the "loaves and fishes," or who, being defunct in the old parties, thought to get promoted amongst us. Poor fellows, they can't say shibboleth. Some such members remind me of men who will work hard in the early part of the season, will plant all right, plow well, hoe nicely and stir early and late, but when the sun begins to wax hot and the days get long, he begins to fail and finally gets so far in the grass that he concludes all will be a failure and so gives up his crop to General Green, and takes a little school, a small clerk ship, railroad or some other hireling job and thus makes shipwreck of home. Brethren, don't do so; please stand firm, look forward to success and ultimate prosperity. We are sure to win. 4 'Boys, let us beat them, or Mollie Stark is a widow." I have written this article with the best wishes for the success of the noble Alliance cause and the consequent prosperity of our beloved country. Yours fraternally, D. N. Gore. LETTER FROM GRAHAM COUNTY. Robbinsonville, N. C, Julv 7, 1891. Mr. Editor: As you, probably, have had nothing from this (Graham) county concerning the workings of the Alliance, I will try, in a brief way, to tell you how we are progressing in the work. Most of our Sub-Alliances have been, for sometime, asleep or indiffer ent, and our friends, "the enemy," hope that they are dead, but we believe that our members are beginning to arouse themselves. J. S. Bell, the Dis trict Lecturer, has visited our county, and we believe has done much good. He spoke at this place on the 29th day of June to an intelligent audience, and gave general satisfaction. He showed that it was not the farmers or masses of the people who ruled this govern ment; but that the plutocrats and monopolists dictated as to what laws shall be enacted. He also showed that the Alliance could stand only by stick ing together; that " in union there is strength." We believe that the pur poses of the Alliance are good and hope that it will not launch out on any reckless or uncommon-sense scheme. Of course we need to expect opposition but we should not let the sarcasms or burlesques of our enemies deter us from what we conscientiously believe to be our duty. Hoping the Alliance success in what is right, I am Yours fraternally, O. P. Williams, Cor. Sec'y. OUR PROGRESS. Weekly Record of Manufacturing and Other Enterprises Started Rip Van --Winkle no Longer in the Old North State. Manufacturers.' Record. New Berne. Parties have been seek ing a site for a barrel and box factory. King's Mountain. P. R. Elam, re cently reported, is developing man ganese mine. Durham. B. N. Duke has purchased the Lyon property and will lay it off into building lots. Carlisle. G. E. Tucker and others are reported as erecting a flour and grist mill and two cotton gins. Panacea Sxrings. Norfieet Harris has put new machinery in his cotton gin, as reported in our last issue. Aurelian. W. C. Daniel will rebuild his cotton gin recently reported as burned; also will put in saw mill. Williamston. The Williamston Fur niture & Manufacturing Co. has re cently started a furniture factory. High Point. The Piedmont Broom Works has doubled its capital stock and the capacity of its broom factory. High Point. The High Point Can ning Co. has doubled its capital stock ; also the capacity of its canning factory. Greensboro. The Gold King Mining Co. has been organized for the purpose of developing mineral lands in Guilford county. South River. J. L. Lindsay & Co. are remodeling their flour mill to the roller process system, as reported last week. Asheville. L. C. Shuey has pur chased the rock quarry of W. P. Troy, near Pearson's Bridge, and will de velop same. New Berne. The Carolina Tram 5c Lumber Co , reported recently as in corporated, etc.', will erect lumber mills, machinery has been purchased. Raleigh The lialeigh Water Co. will hold a meeting on July 21 to consider the issuance of bonds for the purpose of improving and extending its watsr works. Mooresville. The Mooresville Can ning Co., lately reported as organized to erect a canning factory, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. New Berne. A. M. Bilker will, it is stated, change the location of his furniture factory and start the manu facture of mattresses in connection with same. Charlotte. W. M. Wilson, Robert Stokes and A. L. Herstein, of New York, Jiave incorporated the Wilson Physicians' Supply Co., with a capital stock of 30,000. ... Shelby. The Shelby Improvement Co. has reorganized under its new charter with W. P. Love, president ; T. D. Lattimore, vice-president, and J. L. Webb, secretary. Greesboro. The Guilford Battle Ground Co. has recently been incor porated to reclaim and improve the site of the battle of Guilford College, near Greensboro; President, David Schenck; Secretary, T. B. Keogh. High Point. Rhode Island parties and others have organized the South ern Bobbin, Spool & Shuttle Co. with a capital stock of $30,000 for the pur pose of erecting a factory in High Point for the manufacture of bobbins, spools, etc. Statesville. Negotiations are invited for furnishing brick and lumber for the erection of three and probably six tobacco factories on the property of the Statesville Development Co. Ad dress II. L. Hoover, manager. The company may also erect a cotton fac tory. New Berne. Thomas Daniels, C. T. Watson, A. R. Dennison and others have incorporated the New Berne Im proved Cotton Ginning Co. for the purpose of "ginning and other manufac ture of cotton and cottonseed, etc. The capital stock is $5,000,. with privilege of increasing to $100,000. COL. LONG AT HENRIETTA. Mr. Editor: While I have for years been a reader of The Progressive Far mer, I have rarely written for its col umns. I would not do so now but for the fact that not enough has been said about the work of our State Lecturer, Col. Long. A few days ago I had the honor of addressing an immense body of people at Henrietta, in Rutherford county. Mr. Justice, of the Rutheford- ton bar, also spoke. Col. Long followed j I with an Alliance address. It was July 4th. I can't report the speech. Its effect was educational, but I chiefly remember its thrilling, inspiring force among the thousands who heard it. It was fair. There was no Republican ism, no Third partyism. It was an economic discussion, so plain that everybody comprehended, and withal so eloquent and telling that not an enemy of the order would have averred his relation to it. I have heard the Alliance leaders of the Union and the orators of our country, but I give it as my honest conviction that for its capturing eulogy, biting sarcasm and moving pathos in his descriptions of the destitution of labor, I have not heard that speech excelled in long years. Politically the Colonel and myself are crosswise, and it costs me some effort to say what I have ; but it is the truth. Especially in handling the constitutional lawyer (J) was he withering, and in the manly defence of Col. Polk. The men who are attack ing Polk's motives, he said, are not worthy to buckle his shoe-latches. It was a great speech, and its effect will last. W. E. Aberxetiiy. L. D. ALLEN, The Wit of the Old North State. Mr. Editor: In writing you an article about the following named gen tleman, I do so solely because it is my duty to write, and if this article reaches the eyes of Mr. Allen, I hope he will not be offended. There resides in-one of the small vil lages of Rutherford county, the mail who is, without question, the wittiest man in North Carolina to-dav. That man is London I). Allen, of Cuba, N. C. When I say the wittiest man, I mean just what I say. His wit is not that quick repartee that makes Zebulon Vance so famous, but is of that sort of original humor that found itself so plentiful in the first Bill Arp, whose philosophic sayings and witty expres sions, together with Ids small knowl-, edge of orthography and syntax, made him inimitable and caused another man totake his name at his death. Mr. Allen is net an educated man. He knows nothing of Latin or Greek. I would compare Mr. Allen to Davie Crockett. Like Crockett, Mr. Allen is; a natural philosopher; and like. Crock ett, Mr. Allen is not afraid to express his opinion. Having had the pleasure of a long and intimate friendship with Mr. Allen, I can the more easily speak of his abilities in his line. Mr. Allen does not heed the expression of Mr. Holmes, "it is a very dangerous thing to be a funny man," but rather takes a pleasure in debate or argument, in which he is always at home. Like other great funny men, in the midst of the roars of laughter and shouts of applause, Mr. Allen stops suddenly and points to a moral which too frequently drives away the laughter with tears. I am glad I know London Allen. When I see him and hear him speak, I know how perfectly successful Chris tianity and wit and fun can blend on a human, and I am led to abolish the idea that "religion was designed to make our pleasures less. Personally Mr. Allen is tall and" heavily built, weighing some two hun dred pounds. He is social and will meet you with a smile upon his face. He is about twenty-two years of age and lives on a farm. He has no thought or care for public life and lias often said as much in my presence. Indeed when once requested to address art. audience at a college commencement where there were five thousand peo ple, he boldly refused, saying "he al ways preached to small congregations. y When he speaks his eyes have a strange brilliancy about them, so much so that it is almost impossible to look into them when he is enthused - ith his subject. This is so much so, that when Mr. Allen was in the Society going to school at Rutherford College a young gentleman left the judge's bench be cause, as he expressed it afterwards,, "that man looks through me. v Mr. Allen is a wit of nature. He cares not knows not of the rules of elocution or oratory, yet in the outburst of his wit, you will notice a peculiar elo quence, and he sometimes grows as eloquent a.s he is witty. No one evei" hears him without admiring him. If he may not equal Nye or Arp in ability to write, he can excel them on a stump,, and in his prime London Allen is fair superior to many of our famous witSL I commend to the press of North Caro lina the man who wears the well earned title of "the country wit." Very respectfully, A. T. Aberxatut Rutherford College, N. C.
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