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RALEIGH, N. C, SEPTEMBER 29, 1891.
Vol. 6.
No. 32
PMOGIESSIVE
THE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI
ANCE AND INDUS 1 KiAL
UNION.
President-L. T.. North Caro
lina. Address. 344 P. fct., IN. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Vice President B. IT. Clover, Cam
bridge, Kansas.
Seeretar v-Treasurer J . II. Turner,
Georgia. Address, 239 North Capitol
St X. W., Washington, D. C.
Lecturer J. II. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
C. W. Macune, Washington, D. C.
Aloro Wardall, Huron. South Da
Rota. J. F. Tillman, Palmetto. Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
II. C. Demmihg, Chairman.
Isaac McCraeken, Ozone, Ark.
A. E. Cole. Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
izations with L. L. Polk Ejc-6licio
Chairman.
SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS
STATE ALLI-
ANCE.
President Marion Butler
Clinton,
N. C.
Vice-President T. B. Long,
Ashe
vide, X. C.
Seeretar v-Treasurer W. S. Barnes,
Raleigh, N. C.
Lecturer J. S. Bell, Brasstown, NX.
Steward C. C. Wright, Glass, X. C.
Chaplain Rev. E. Pope. Chalk
Level, X. C.
Door-Keeper W. II. Tomlinson,
Favetteville. X. C.
Assistant Dor-Keeper -H. E. King,
Peanut, X. C.
Sergeant-at-Arms -J. S. Holt, Chalk
ievel, N. C.
State Buint-ss Agent W. II. Worth,
Raleigh. X. C.
Trustee Business Agency Fund W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, .. C.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE.
S. P. Alexander. Charlotte, N. C,
Chainnan: J. M. Mewborne, Kinston,
X. C. : J. S. Johnston, Rullin, N. C.
STATE A LI J ANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Eli; is Cair. A. Leazer, X. M. Cul
breth, M. G. Gregory, Wm. C. Connell.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, X. C. : X. C.
English, Trinity College: J. J. Young,
lYleuta: II. A. Forney, Newton, N. C.
North Carolina Reform Press Association.
Officers J. L. Ramsey, President:
Marion Butler, Vice-President ; W. S.
Barnes, Sea ta ry.
T'AT'F.nS.
1'rotrr
-,ive Farm
v. State Orau, KaU-i'i. . t .
Caucasian.
Clinton, N. (. '.
Rural Home,
Watchman,
Farmers' Advocate,
Mouutiwin Home Journa
Alliance sentinel,
Country l.ile,
Mercury,
ilson, N. .
Salisbury, N. ('.
Tarlro, N. C.
Ar-hevilie, N. C.
uihlsboro, N. C.
Trinity College, X. C.
Hickory, X. ( '.
WLitakers, X. C.
Rattler,
Rnrh ff the above-named rtaners are.
requested to keep the list standing on
the first page and add otlters, provided
they are duly elected. Any paper fail
ing to advocate the. Ocala platform icill
be dropped from the list promptly. Our
people can noic see u'hat ajers are
published in their interest.
THOSE NEWSPAPER ATTACKS.
Wake Forest, X. C.
Mr, Editor: I have never sought
admission to your columns before, and
it may be that we will not attain the
object of our desire by knocking at
the door now. If you will not throw
the door open wide at the first rap, we
will continue until we peel the skin
fiom our knuckles. We have an
abundance o the mud turtle disposition
in us, when we take hold we hang on
until it thunders.
We will introduce ourselves to you
and to those upon whose patience we
propo e to draw as John Henry, (all
communications addressed to him care
of The Progressive Farmer will re
ceive prompt attention) and will say
that we are first and above all an
Allianceman. We have severed our
connection with any political party
that is now exerting itself to counter
act or weaken the usefulness and influ
ence of the Alliance. We are determ
ined to be heard upon all subjects
effecting our interest, and our demands
shall in ceive a reasonable share of
recognition at the hands of the law
makers of this land, even if we havet)
make a foot -mat of the Democra ic
and Republican parties, to accomplish
our purposes. We have nothing to
cover, our demands are before tin's
nation, "known and read of all men "
Our purposes are deep-rooted and
firmly established ; they are, so to spc ak,
as are the stars of heaven, and all the
old political trickstersand wire-pullers,
parasites and demagogues cannot re
sist the deluge that is sweeping and
rushing onward over the mountains
and p'ains from ocean to ocein.
A large number of Alliancemen, my
self one of the number, would prefer
under ordinary circumstances to re
main true and loyal to the Democratic
party, but that party has now forfeited
all the rig its it ever had, and is no
longer worthy of respect or esteem at
the hands of the toiling masses of the
fields. O-itiin Democratic journals,
chiefly among them the Xeus and Ob
server, a recognized standard-bearer
of Democracy, ha- been unceasing and
untiring in its denunciations of the
central head of this institution. (I
hope no one will conclude that we rush
to the defense of Col. Polk, we believe
he is able to take care of himself, but
he is too busy to waste time on such
little fellows as the editor of the News
and Observer.) It seems that Mr. Ashe
is fighting the Alliance in and through
the person of Col. Polk, he has not the
manly courage to come out fairly and
squarely and turn his artillery upon
the body of the order, but prefers to
fire at the Alliance from behind Col.
Polk, wdiere he supposes he is safe from
attacks from the other side. Capt Ashe
is wise, we will spare him rather than
kill Col. Polk, but we will throw a few
bombs over the Colonel's head into the
camp of the Asheites. The Asheites or
Democratic party has been promising
for the past twenty-five years to lead
us in straight paths, we have been
groping in the darkest of darkness, and
our pathway has been extremely
crooked and rugged. They promised
to give us bread ; they have given us a
stone. They have promised to give us
meat; they have given us a serpent.
They promised to remove the infernal
internal revenue ; later on thy declared
that the articles bearing this tax was a
luxury and the infernal internal rev
enue must be retained. (Wonder what
they will do with the red legged grass
hoppers during the next campaign?)
The life of the Asheites since " de war '
has depended on radicalism and the
negro. Each succeeding campaign
brought us a fresh dose of each. We
have been purged with this homogen
ious compound until the bare mention
of it makes us feel like vomiting.
Well, Mr. Editor, this note is about
long enough, so we will reserve for a
future paper some remarks upon an
other party equally as loathsome as
the Democratic party, that is, the Re
publican party But before we close,
we would like to say that Capt. Ashe
may say that he is not fighting the
Alliance, but is fighting Col. Polk.
Well, if Col. Polk was not at the head
of the Alliance would Capt. Ashe at
tack him as he has? Certainly not If
Penj. Harrison was not at the head of
the Republican party, would we ever
hear of that individual through the
Xeivsand Observer If Oliver II. Dock
ery had not been the Republican nomi
nee for Governor, would the News and
Observer had so many bad things to
say -bout him? I think not.
Well now, if Mr. Ashe has attacked
the Republican party through its
recognized leaders, is it not reasonable
to conclude that he is doing the same
thing in regard to the Alliance? Cer
tainly it is. If Mr. Ashe has nothing
against the Alliance, but has a person
al grievance against Col. Polk, is it
not a little unmanly and ungenerous
to heap abu.se upon him, holdingthe po
sition that he does? It really seems so.
Whatever may be Mr. Ashe's mo
tive, whatever purpose he may have
in persevering in his present course, the
time is near at hand when the Persians
and Medes will enter the city, and his
knees will shake and smite together
worse than BelUhazzar's when he, in
his drunken revelry, saw the hand
writing on the wall.
John Henry.
INJURIOUS INSECTS.
Few people fully realize the enor
mous tax levied annually upon the
agriculture of the United States by
injurious insects. According to trust
worthy statistics this tax has often ex
ceeded 200,000,000 per year. This sum,
large as it is, is more likely to increase
than to diminish since each new year
sees new insect pests added to those
we had before. Bulletin 78 of the
Xorth Carolina Agricultural Experi
ment Station deals with insect pests
and gives ten different and tried
formulas insecticides with illustrations
of the best apparatus for applying
them. The bulletin treats specifically
of the following insects: Cotton and
boll worms, plant lice, red spider, flea
beetle, cut worms, tree cricket, chinch
bug, corn hill worm, corn bill bug,
hessian lly, grain moth, harlequin
bug, cabbage caterpillar, cucumber
beetle, potato bug, blister beetle, to
mato worm, pea and bean weevils,
codling worm, canker worm, apple
tent caterpillar, plum culculio, peach
and apple borers, pear twig girdler,
rose bug, grape culculio, grape leaf
Roller, and jane bug.
The bulletin also describes and
illustrates a number of predacious in
sects which aid in repressing these
pests. This bulletin contains thirty
two pages, illustrated by thirty eight
cuts of insects and apparatus. It is
sent free to all applicants in Xorth
Carolina, and will be sent so long as
the supply lasts to all outside the State
who enclose six cents in postage stamps
Address the X. C. Agricultural Experi
ment Station, Raleigh, X. C.
SIMPSON DID NOT SAY IT.
Letter from Bro. T. L. Vail, President of
Mecklenburg County Alliance.
Charlotte, X, C.
Mr. Editor: We have seen it
stated in the Charlotte Chronicle and
other papers that the Hon. Jerry Simp
son in his Charlotte speech said that
"he favored social equality. Inti
mating, if not saying so, that the
negro was morally and socially the
equal of the white man."
We were present on the occasion re
ferred to and listened attentively to
Mr. Simpsons speech. Mr. Simpson
said no such thing. But did say that
he made a distinction between social
equality and political equality. He ex
pressed the gratification that the negro
could secure his rights in the South,
but did not say anything by which we
could infer that he favored social
equality or that the negro was in his
opinion the equal of the white man,
socially or morally.
Respectfully yours,
T. L. Vail,
Pres't Mecklenburg Co. Alliance.
THE PARTIZAN PRESS AND THE
PEOPLE.
Mr. Editor: The time has come
when the interest of the people and the
interest of the partizan press vary.
The interest of the people, and their
welfare, and the interest of parties
and of their co-aiders, the press, are
two distinct things We find in these
journals many beautifully written edi
torials, interspersed with some whole
some advice ; but the trend of them all
is to create and manufacture a senti
ment among the people against the
Alliance, some covertly and others
openly and above board.
They aim at the leaders They first
charged that L. L. Polk was aspiring
to the United States Senate. That
lying prophecy failed and next they
assailed him as an aspirant for the
public printing. In this they proved
false prophets. Next came these mag
pies demeaning him because he was
aspiring to be President. The last
chargi going the rounds is that he
wants to be Governor. If L. L. Polk
be called upon as a candidate to run
for any office, and is elected by the
people, what business is it of this
wooden-headed gang? Who has con
stituted them judges of this matter,
anyway ?
Xext" they have a sling at Macune
and Co., advise all people against these
wily demagogues. Who, we pray, is
a more wily set of demagogues than
these journals and the men they ad
vance? This strike at the heads of
this movement is the same strike they
would make at every man they could
not brow-beat, if they had the chance.
Their hatred manifested against Polk
and Macune only manifests their gall
against every member of the Alliance.
But there is a purpose behind all this
which the friends of freedom should
know, and that purpose is to manufac
ture public sentiment in the interest of
the parties and against the people.
What seems striking! strange is that
these hypocritical parties should mani
fest, or rather profess, an abiding in
terest in the people's welfare, and the
very first time for years that the peo
ple have manifested a wish or a de
mand for their rights, these self same
demagogues have set up to fight the
people with all the ingenuity their wits
can devise. Stick to your parties."
cry thev. This is your onlj- hope. And
prav who constitute the parties,' The
leaders, the bosses and the press. Take
these away and they woul i be dead
before to morrow night. Their lives
are fictitious. " Thev are dead corpses
already, kept puffed up with wind and
brag. Take away the wind and hi
from t hee ,-t utfed mummies and they
woidd fall lifeless and flat They know
it. The press know it. But they have
an interest in keeping breath in them:
hence this effort to create a public
prejudice r gainst the people's demands.
What vital principle do they live on?
Absolutely none. They profess to live
on the tariff issue, a more hetrogeneous
conglomerated mass of absurdities and
contradictions never disgraced the at
tention of an intelligent people. These
leaders cut and slash, sparkle and burn
with patriotic fire on the stump, then
go to Washington and on some goods
they lay a high tarilf, on some a low,
and others none. But after a bull dog
fight at home to amuse the people, go
to Washington and do the same thing.
They levy the tarilf all the time as
their boodle interest or party interest
dictates, Xothing more nor nothing
less. Why then are these parties so
tenacious on the tariff issue ? Because
either side is a very indefinite propo
sition. It signifies nothing. It don't
instruct. Elected on this issue, a man
can go to Congress, and as he pleases
so he obeys the bosses. Who are the
bosses in Congress? The sharpest and
grandest scoundrels on God's green
earth.
The elfort then of the party press to
maintain their interests and to create
a public sentiment against this people's
movement is for the purpose of party
aggrandizement and the subjection of
the people to a shrewd, unscrupulous
set of scoundrels. Each party saj's so
of the other, and we, with oilier evi
dence, believe it.
The party press complain that they
are not allowed to criticise men and
measures in the Alliance. To this we
reply we know your business in mak
ing the criticisms, and after we see the
hidden hand protruded and know the
game you are attempting to play. We
find you a willing witness on all that
lying scribblers may say against us
and very carefully keeping the good
in the back ground. And if you should
say some good and gain the confidence
of an unwary brother, you become ten
fold more dangerous to the people than
an open enemy.
Let us see how the party press stand
in relation to the people. A few test
questions will explain everything. If
Cleveland, Hill, Gorman, Harrison,
Blaine or Algiers be nominated on plat
forms ignoring the people's demands,
how many party papers will desert
their party nominee? Every man will
choke down and swallow every prin
ciple he may have of his own and rally
to his party flag. Why? This is
their business. What are they after
now? To so mould public sentiment
about the men and measures of the
people's cause as to render the whip
ping in process easy.
They are sincere and honest from a
plutocratic standpoint, whose servants
thej are Both parties are absolutely
and totally under control of plutocratic
interests ; therefore the party journals
are under control of plutocratic in
terests, and any citizen wmo is influ
enced by party journals is under the
influence of plutocracy. The people
can never be free until they discard
the advice of these servants of a higher
power.
Both of these parties claim they are
the people's party built up by the
people and for the people. If that be
so, what are they fighting the people's
demands for? Oh! they are unconsti
tutional and ruinous. What of that?
Who constituted you judge and dicta
tor of the people? Why do you not
obey the demands of the people with
the same unquestioning fidelity you
obey the demands of plutocracy ? You
cowards and hypocrits! When for
once have you argued that any plank
in your own platform was injurious to
the people? When have you admitted
any of your own nominees were unfit
for public favor? Xot once
They only have a fictitious being an
organization for spoils and plunder.
What possible benefit can they be?
We would extend an invitation to all
these wayward sons to return home to
the house of their fathers to desert
the dry parched lands of plutocracy
and come to sweet pastures green.
Turn, sinners, turn; why will you die?
The people say turn the genius and
intention of American institutions say
turn the spirits and council of the
dead patriots say turn, and your own
sense of right and justice say turn.
Come now; why will you halt between
two opinions? To-day, if you will hear
the voice, harden not your heart.
Lucius Lagone.
ANOTH
R PLAN OF RELIEF SUG
GESTED. Marry, Stanly Co , X. C.
Mr. Editor: I read Bro. Millikin's
suggestion in The Progressive Farmer
of the 18th inst., and would say that I
have been thinking in the same direc
tion. I have also read your remarks
to the same in the last issue, and if re
lief can be had promptly without the
action of the State meeting, it would
certainly be a wise measure, for I have
every reason to believe that many, if
not all, of the appeals that are made
are real deserving, and if prompt and
liberal response to these appeals by all
shows our willingness to fulfill the in
junction, " To bear each other's bur
dens," and still a more divine injunc
tion, " Do unto all men as you would
have them do unto you,"
I have a plan a little different from
the brother. I will give it in as lew
words as possible My plan would be
this: Add an article to the Constitu
tion making it the duty of the secre
tary of each Subordinate Lodge to pay
to the County Secretary out of the
runds belonging to said Lodge 15 cents
for each male member in good stand
ing, (the ladies paying what, they
choose) at the end of each quarter,
the County Secretary to add to the
sum total the sum of 15 cents per quar
ter out of the funds belonging to the
county, and send the same to the State
Secretary or Business Agent, to be kept
and known as a relief fund. Then when
a brother or sister has a misfortune,
let the President, Secretary and Busi
ness Agent constitute a committee and
investigate his or her loss, make a
statement of the same, approved by
the County Secret iry, and under seal
forward the same to the party in charge
of the relief fund for a check to be sent
to the unfortunate one.
This, like the brother's suggestion,
would not lay any more cost upon any
body, and would be, I think, a suffi
cient sum to meet the requirements
and nobody would miss it, and it would
give the Alliance a charitable standing
unequalled by any other institution in
the country.
I am not as well informed upon the
financial standing of the Alliance, both
Subordinate and County Lodges, as
some others, being only a piivate
member, and not living as near a Lodge
as I ought in order to attend regularly,
but I hope soon to have a Lodge nearer
home. But I think if the quarterage
and other funds be economically
handled and used, there will be a suffi
ciency for this purpose, and I am sure
it could not be used to better advan
tage. The only advantage I see in this
suggestion over that already offered is
this: I think relief would be more cer
tain and more speedy if each secretary
were ordered to pay this amount at
each quarter, just as he pays his other
dues. Then there would not be so
much expense in sending in the relief
fund. For instance, if a brother were
to lose a horse and each Lodge were
assessed 15 centc, it would cost half of
to send it bj postal note, which would
be the cheapest way our government
has provided for us with any safety.
If the plan I have suggested were
adopted, no county would be likely to
send less than 10 per quarter. This
could be sent by check or money order
and would be cheaper and safer. But
I am not so particular about the sys
tem to be adopted, but think we cer
tainly ought to have some, and as one
am ready to bear my part.
Yours fraternally,
J. A. Caurle.
ENDORSEMENT.
Elm City, X. C.
At a regular meeting of Joyner's Al
liance, Xo. 770, held Sept. 5th, 1891,
we, the members of said Alliance, hav
ing read and discussed the plan or sug
gestion of Bro. W. S. Millican, pub
lished in The Progressive Farmer,
for helping a brother who has sustained
a loss by every Alliance in the State
paying five cents on every one hun
dred dollars worth, heartily endorse it
and hope every Alliance in the State
will endorse the same and cause it to
become a law in the Alliance.
Jerkin Jenkins, Pres't.
OUR PROGRESS.
Weekly Record of Manufacturing and
Other Enterprises Started Rip Van
Winkle no Longer in the Old
North State.
Manufacturers' Record.
Stanley Creek The Xims Manufac
turing Co. will start brick works.
Tarboro As reported last week, J.
F. Shackelford will enlarge bis knitting
mill.
G raham Colonel
ported as developing
Graham is re
a silver mine at
Graham.
Xashville The Arthur Arrington
gold mine, in Nash county, is reported
as to be developed soon.
Fallston The Fallston Alliance Man
ufacturing Co. has. it is stated, erected
the cotton gin lately mentioned.
Hertford The Fleetwood & Jackson
Lumber Co. will, it is stated, put in
machinery for the manufacture of
laths.
Rocky Mount E. W, Smith, of Dan
ville, is reported as erecting a four
story leaf tobacco factory in Rocky
Mount.
Elkin The Elkin Manufacturing Co.
will, it is stated, put in additionsl ma
chinery to increase the capacity of its
cotton mill.
Kernersville R. D. Fulton is re
ported as to erect in Kernersville a to
bacco factory to be operated by Mr.
Bencini, of High Point.
Greensboro J. A. O Jell has, it is re
ported, purchased the knitting mill of
the Greensboro Knhting Co. for $5, 500;
will doubtless operate same.
Ashe County The Missouri Mining
Co., E W. Green, president, is re
ported as developing the Gambol cop
per min- in Aslie county.
Salem T. & II. Fries have recently
put new machinery in their woolen
mill: also have contracted for a 110
light incandescent electric plant.
Raleigh The Junahiskee Wine Co ,
recently organized, lias, it is stated,
purchased the TIeek vineyard and will
erect a wine distillery with 50,000 gal
lons capacity.
Salisbury The Salisbury Granite
Co. has, it is reported, been organized
with a capiial stock of $150,000 for the
purpose of developing granite quarries
near Salisbury.
Statesville E. J. & A. G. Stafford, of
Kernersville, will erect a tobacco fac
tory in Statesville, as reported last
week ; will put in machinery to make
plug and twist tobacco.
Newton J. H. McLelland has re
cently put roller process machinery in
his flour mill, situated near Crossing,
Catawba county. Its capacity is 30
barrel, and it is operated by water
power.
Asheville R. B. Vance, J. G. Martin
and F. Stikeleather have incorporated
the Blue Ridge Hedge & Wire Fence
Co., to manufacture hedge and wire
fences, etc. The capital stock is
$100,000.
Raleigh The Capital City Land Co.,
lately reported as incorporated and as
having purchased and as to improve
the Briggs Sc Woihble property in
Xorth Raleigh, will establish a subur
ban town to be called Oakdale.
THE MEETING IN GATES.
Gatesville, X. C.
Mr. Editor: As only a brief notice
of the mass meeting at Kittrells, in
Gates county, has been given, I pro
pose to give the public, through our
highly esteemed journal. The Progres
sive Farmer, an account of the meet
ing.
Anticipating a large crowd, the
brotherhood made extensive prepara
tions for their accommodation and
comfort. Although it had been rain
ing for about eight days, and it having
been predicted that the meeting would
be a failure on account of rain, but the
great, good and merciful Governor of
the weather, and of all things, caused
the threatening clouds to disperse, and
on the morning of the 2d of September
the dawning looked more beautiful
than ever, and sun seemed to rise with
unusual brightness : all nature appeared
to take on a new life and activity, and
as the sun appeared it seemed to shine
more brilliantly than usual, and as it
went speeding along its daily course
not a ray of cloud seemed to cross its
silver path to obscure its brightness.
There are four roads leading to and
connecting at Kittrells. Early in the
day every road was full as far as the
eye could see, humming to where the
great meeting was to be. By 1 1 o'clock
a. m. there was at least six thousand
people on the ground. When I say six
thousand I mean no exaggeration.
The speakers of the day, Marion But
ler, of Sampson, President of the State
Alliance, W. A. B. Branch, Congressman-elect
of Beaufort, and Col. Harry
Skinner, of Pitt, were met by the
Chowan Alliance Cornet Band, accom
panied by a large number of the
brotherhood.
The Hon. M. II. Eure. County Presi
dent, did not join the procession on ac
count of feeble health, but was on the
stand to receive the speakers.
President Eure made a few remarks
of welcome, after which the exercises
were opened by a most solemn and in
telligent prayer by our County Chap
lain, the Rev. C. J. Woodson.
At the conclusion of the prayer, our
gallant and intelligent townsman, the
Hon. W. T. Cross, in a few well chosen
remarks, introduced President Butler,
who spoke for one hour and four
minutes. As one wrho voted for him
for President, I had no fears as to his
ability, but feared he was too young
for such a responsible position: but
after hearing him. I am satisfied that
we made no mistake in his election.
His speech was able, intelligent and
instructive.
At the conc'usion of President But
ler's speech, the Hon. W. T. Cross in
troduced Xorth Carolina's greatest
orator. Col. Harry Skinner, of Pitt.
Col. Skinner spoke for two hours and
a half. It would be presumptuous for
me to undertake to describe his speech,
it is enough to say that it was truthful,
logical and unanswerable in everV
particular. While Col. Skinner is not
a member of our organization, and is
not eligible to membership. we have in
him a champion who has no superior
and few equals. I sincerely wish that
President Butler and Col. Skinner
coifd be heard in every county in the
State.
At the conclusion of Col. Skinner's
speech, dinner was announced. All
were cordially invited to dinner. There
were fears by some that the immense
crowd could not be fed. but they were
agreeably disappointed. The dinner
was not only great in quantity, but of
the very best quality, and after all had
been fed to their appetite's gratifica
tion, there was enough left to have fed
them again.
After the sociable interchange was
over, Congressman W. A. B. Branch
was introduced by the Hon. W. T.
Cross. Mr. Branch was a strange r to
our people, having been prevented by
an unavoidable cause from meeting his
appointments in the county in the
campaign of last summer. Mr.
Branch's speech gave great satisfaction
and the people are highly pleased with
him, and I say as Col. Skinner said to
him on the stand : if he will do as he
said he would and stand by the people
as Sam Randall did his people, he will
be Congressman Branch for many
years.
I have heard that some sore heads
said that it was a one sided affair; that
we would not allow those opposed to
the organization to speak. Our organ
ization is an organization of education.
We want and invite any who may feel
disposed to meet us on the hustings;
and to show our willingness to meet
them, I take the liberty of saying for
the county of Gates if there are any
who are not members of the organiza
tion, and are desirous of a joint public
discission of the Alliance demands
known as the Sub-Treasury plan, we
will make the necessary arrangements
and furnish the dinner for the occasion.
Xow trot out your anti-Alliance colts,
or here fter keep quiet. We have sev
eral hayseeders well charged, powder
dry. waiting for an opportunity.
To grace this grand meeting, we had
about one thousand ladies.. When we
have the presence and prayers of the
good Christian women, we may expect
success.
Long may you and The Progressive
Farmer live to help fight our battles.
I hope the day is not far distant when
it will be every farmer's house. Let
the fight go on with the partisan papers.
When our opponents commenced a
personal fight against our leaders, it
showed their weakness, and that they
were whipped. Their abuse is strength
ening our cause. We have one or two
in this county who are trying to dam
age the Alliance, but every word they
say is to our advantage.
The Alliance is all right in Gates;
ninety per cent, of the voters are firmly
in favor of and stand squarely on the
Ocala platform. John Brady.
THE ROANOKE BEACON.
Roper, X. C.
Mr. Editor: At a regular meeting
held by Bethel Alliance, Xo. 1,758, the
following resolutions in regard to the
Roanoke Beacon were unanimously
adopted and ordered published in The
Progressive Farmer:
Whereas, The Roanoke Beacon, a
aDemocratic paper published in Ply
mouth, X. C, has taken a decided
stand against the reform movement of
the Farmers' Alliance; and whereas, it
has repeatedly published articles by
correspondence and written editorials
against the best interests of the farm
ers; and whereas, it published an
article in its issue of September 11th
in which the writer severely criticized
The Progressive Farmer, the State
organ of the Farmers1 Alliance of Xorth
Carolina ; therefore be it.
Resol ved, That all members of Bethel
Alliance, Xo. 17,58, who are at present
subscribers to the Roanoke Beacon
order their papers stopped at once.
2d. That the Alliance as a whole re
fuse to patronize the Roanoke Beacon
in the future, and that we warn all
Alliancemen throughout the country
against it as an enemy to the Farmers'
Alliance and as a diseiminator of the
poisonous and dangerous doctrines of
a corrupt partisan press,
3d. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to The Progressive Farmer for
publication. D. D. Bailey, Sec'y.
AN APPEAL.
At a regular meeting of Dogwood
Alliance, Xo. 2,003, held September
5th, 1891, the undersigned was ap
pointed to solicit aid from the Subordi
nate Alliances for our unfortunate
brother, J. I. Whaley, who is an active
member of our Alliance. He had the
misfortune, on July 10th, 1891, to lose
his mule. His loss is one hundred dol
lars. The loss to him is very great.
We therefore appeal to the Alliances
throughout the State to contribute to
his relief. Any amount, however
small, will be greatly appreciated by
this Alliance. Please forward all do
nations to J. I. Whaley, President
Dogwood Alliance, Tuckahoe, X. C,
or to W. B. Harget, Secretary.
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