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THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY.
Vol. 7.
RALEIGH, N. C, MARCH 1, 1892.
No. 3
FAEIEB.
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HE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.
President Ij. L. Polk, North Caro-
Address, Atlantic .Duuaing, x
v W., Washington, D. C.
Vice President II. L. Loucks, Huron,
-uth Dakota.
retary-Treasurer J. H. Turner.
w.raia. au areas, z$y iNorm uapitoi
; , N. m w asnincton, u. u.
lecturer J. H. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
. Y Macune, Washington, D. C.
Uonso Wardall, Huron, South Da
ta. J Y Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
A. i- Cole, Michigan,
R. W. Beck, Alabama.
M. D. Davie, Kentucky.
s-iTiOXAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
L,"L. Polk, "nairman.
n. V,'. Macune, Washington, D. C.
Man.i Page, Brandon. Va.
L P Foatherstone, Forest City, Ar-
j V. F. Gwina, White, Tennessee.
..RTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALT.l-
-VNCE.
r'rc.-i lent Marion Butler, Clinton,
v C.
Vice-President T. B. Long, Asho-
ille. X. C.
Secretary-Treasurer W. S. Barnes,
ialeigh, W 0.
Lecturer?. 8. Bell, Brasstown, N.C.
.eArd-C. C. Wright, Glass, N. C.
Chi "la iu Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
.ewlX. C.
D;or Keeper W. 11. Tomlinson,
'.wrtieville, N. C.
A.iant Door-Keeper II. K. King,
vaunt. N. C.
Sere ait-at-tVrms -J S. Holt, Chalk
iiVcI. C.
.tvste Business Agent W. H. Worth,
t-'.cv4a Riwinnsa Aewncv f una W.
v Graham, Machpelah, C.
irVCTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
-:.' :'IINTA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
r. V.. Alexander. Charlotte. N. C,
hai:v:riau; J. M. Mew borne, Kinston,
0 ; J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, N. C.
rTi-: ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul
reth. M. G. Gregoiy, Wm. C. Connell.
TATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C. ; N. C.
Inlish, Trinity College: J. J. Young,
'oienta; H. A. Forney, Newton, N. C.
'"irolina Reform Press Association
J. L. Ilamse'J.
Pi c sic nt ;
:t Buticr, Vice-President ;
Uli.
I
AI'F.HS.
Mate Orran, Ralt-i! N. i",
I'Mint'i i. y.
lie Workingman
Salisbury. N. ( .
hirzcVa Advocate,
lountain Home Journal,
llliauje Sentinel,
wunlry Lite,
lercury,
1 at tier.
TarlMiro, X.
Asheville, N. C.
Goklsboro, N. C.
Trinity College. N.C.
Hickory, N. C.
Whitaker, N. C.
lcrlcaltiiral Bee,
(loMiboro, N. C.
Whiteville, N. C.
I Each of the above-named pa jvrs are
requested to keep the list standing on
the first page and add others, provided
theil are duly elected. Any paper fail-
HOT to advocate the ucaia piaijorm iciu
dropped from tneiisi prompiuj. kjut
fyyvle can now see ivhat papers are
wlizhed in their interest.
LUENCES OF THE AMER
ICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.
a youug doetor a few days ago, he said
(that Col. Polk was about to carry the
Farmers' Alliance in this State into a
hird political party. (This young
lloctor was about as well posted iS
Jiost anyone is who reads nothing but
tfinr lv partisan r.auers.) lie was in
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hiimhlfi servant that
ilUllUCU J
ie iiUa gOl Lli tJJixif, .'ii hk,, -
b wosthe people vho were about t
ar-v So. Polk into a new political
lartv, nnd that Col. Polk with all his
-or- irid creniup, vrouM be powerle&s to
testrain them much longer. It is not
r.Ur. -nor is it tne warmers xvjh
m-!w,-1 k ana an nis
fc nee Pendents and Lecturers are do
ling in I month. The low prices of to
,7icco fe an evil that every farmer
.lUdisLinds and feels the effects of.
Ae kii ws that he is not getting more
han )te half for his tobacco what he
orrierly did, when there were no trusts
md the markets were open to free com-
f petition. Let a farmer cross a ferry
and go to town with a load of tobacco,
and then have to sell his wagon boily
to get b ick across the ferry to get home,
and the Democratic and Kepuoncan
parties sittng on the fence grinning at
lim and telling him to go home and
uit raising so much tobacco and vote
or the tariff, and then he-will get a
ood price for his produce. That man
on't riAed Col. Polk nor anyone else
3 tell him that there is something else
nong hesides tariff and over-produc
Ion. T iat man knows that if there
ms but one load of tobacco in the
Inited States, and but one man or firm
) buy is, that the one load would not
riog any more per pound than it
ould if 'here were a million loads.
0 also 1 ws that if there was only
0 load c : obacco in the United States
"A thert vas open competition be
'Jn mai lfacturers, that the one
C- woulu sell for a fabulous price,
1 soeathist curtailing his crop would
I ntchJ'-t hi carrying the people into a
I 1 deal party, but it is the trusts
pVJ , . orations that are winked at
iatedbv the old parties, that
pi olho woVk. The American To
.ompany and the Cone Export
farmers mio a new puninvti
.mi:
. 1 1 :
do xio good, for if there is a large crop
he gets three dollars pfhuiidred for
his tobacco ; if there is a small crop he
gets the same, and if he wants thirty
dollars, no matter whether the crop is
short or long, he has to raise a thou
sand pounds of tobacco to get it. He
knows that under the present condition
of affairs curtailing his crop means
curtailing his income also He knows
that he is in no humor to quarrel with
the Democratic or Republican party,
as the case may be, on tariff, when his
family are living on corn bread and
sorgtuim molasses and are clothed in
last year's guano sacks. He knows
his only remedy is a strong anti-trust
law. But for lo! these many years the
Democratic and Republican parties
have been looking calmly and smilingly
and serenely on and see trusts and cor
porations swoop down on the poor
farmers like a bear on a bee-tree, de
vouring the honey and leaving the bees
robbed of their hard earned gatss; and
when the bees remonstrate, the old
bear says you must not suck so many
flowers and make so much honey; you
are over cropping yourselves. The
forest is suffering with an over produc
tion of honev.
Yes, poor bees the forest is suffering
with an over production of honey, but
the bears are devouring the honey and
the poor bees are starving because
there is an under consumption among
themselves.
Your humble servant dropped in a
store a lew days ago and the proprietor
said to him: " ' Look here, we are suf
fering with an over-production of but
ter; the market is over etocked with it
and we can't rind sale for what we have
on hand, and I can't account for it,
can you? '
I told him yes, I could account for
it very easily in this way: The farmers
ware not getting anything for their
tobacco, consequently they ha I to sell
their butter and everything else they
could and live on something cheaper.
It was not an over production, but it
was because they were not able to con
sume it. A few years ago, when to
bacco was selling from ten to sixty del
lars pr hundred pounds, there was not
a pound of home made butter to be had
in your town, there would not be to
day if necessity on the part of the
farmers did not compel it."
It is the same way with a great many
other things; the labor of the farmer is
going in the capacious maws of trusts,
co iibines and corporations, and the
farmers have to sell the best o? every
thing they have ard live on the barest
necessity, not luxuries of life, and
simply because they hwe to do that;
they are taunted with the cry of over
production Yes, we are sutferir-r with an over
.liictir.. b'.it r;f,t aver pre
j duct ion o money r tobacco or cotton
I iv wheat or corn, but it is an over pro
duction of trusts, po!s, syndicates,
corrupt noV.ticiar.s, knaves find scoun
drels and blind partisan fools.
Fraternally,
W. li.'SCllOOI.FIELH,
Lect'r Rockingham Co.
THOUGHTS FOR THE CONSERVA
TIVE VOTERS OFTHE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
The imu h-talked of year 1802 is with
us, and it seems to me that it is time
for us to begin to examine our ranks
to se if we are united and ready for
Khe great political battle that will be
tougnt on tne nrsc luesuay in govern
ber, next. I fear not. judging the future
by the past ; for it is well known that
the two old parties will make the
greatest effort of their lives, each to
carry the election on that da for their
party. Here in the South the negro
wdl be the diivingword used to keep
the Democratic bosses in power; and
at the North rebel will be the word
used by Republicans for the same pur
posewords used only to keep up sec
tional feelings and strife, which should
have died long since, for it is a well
established fa ;t that there can be no
prosperity when our people have to
fight the war over every four years-;
not with powder and ball, but with
abusive words, which are more lasting
and dangerous than actual war, for we
ail know that the r eople of our once
happy country are much worse off
now than ever before Fince our gov
ei nment was established ; and why is it
po ? Is it caused by the laboring classes
of our pec pie? Nay, not, for if so,
titerc would not bo so much of the
laborers' produces in sight throughout
tae country at this time.. Still we are
told by eome of the leaders of both old
parties that we must work harder and
live more economically; for what? to
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer, in order that the bosses may
the mere easily control us on the day
of election. Fellow-laborers through
out this broad land of ours, let us arouse
from this degrading position and say
to all that we are citizens of these
United States, and that we intend to be
' freemen and will support no minfor
voniee urjless we honestly believe he will
ivj.rry out one of the demands of the
Farmers' Alliance,, which is equal
rights to all and spe?ial privileges to
nonei Give us leaders that have been
stancf ing on this plank in the past, if
to be found. . Old Legion.
. Stoick is never injured when enclosed
by a picket and wire fence. The Gar
rett F-jence Machine that this fence is
made Xby is in successful operation in
every &tate and Territory in the U. S.
and eeeVns to be a universal favorite.
Address o. H. Garrett, Mansfield, Ohio,
for catalcv gue giving full description of
machine iv-nd also wholesale prices of
pickets, wire, &c, which he sells direct
to the farnsier.
PERSONAL POLITICS.
I will add a few lines to what I last
said. Personal politics is the tap root
out of which grows the bulk of our po
litical corruption, official impotence,
spoil hunting, neglect of the interest of
the people and false hero worship. A
political party ought to be a body of
voters voting together for the time to
advance certain principles defined. A
political party now, mainly, is a body
of voters bound together for the pur
po$e of advancing the. interests of cer
tain men and classes. If this is not
the main purpose, it is certainly often
the main result. A.t any rate, princi
pies are often advanced only as fast as
they consist with the interest of cer
tain men. There is one mob of news
papers that wish to advance the inter
ests of the South only so fast as they
consist with the presidential aspira,
tions of a certain pot house politician
named D. B Hill. There is another
mob that would retard the issue of
financial reform until it consists with
the political interests of Grover Cleve
land (and Wall street )
What is the matter with such news
papers? They have just simply been
filled up to the throat latch with per
sonal politics. It amounts to a disease
with them. It has been burnt into
them by a score of personal campaigns.
They have been made drunk with its
miasma in a hundred politic il conven
tions. Many have had their zeal quick
ened by small dividends of the cam
paign fund. It is no wonder snch a
howl is raised for a "good organizer."
A good organizer is a good provider of
a campaign fund and a free distributor
of it.
But how does personal politics get
its main strength? It i by the mar
riage of the interests of countless thou
sands of office holders and office seekers
wTith the principles of the party. The
creation of any new office with a salary
attached is hailed by organizers with
delight, because it means more influ
ence and an additional contribution to
the campaign fund. But viewed in
their true light such addition1 do not
bring strength. "An element of
weakness" remarked a shrewd politi
cian to me once when he was trying to
solve the problem of distributing the
Federal offices in this district. He va
right. The next nominating conven
tion saw h.m defeated and the next
election saw his successor defeated be
cause of the feuds engendered by the
distribution of spoils. "Capua was a
cannae to Hauibal,'' the ancient maxim
was that is, spoils destroyed the army
which destroyed the Romans. The dis
tribution cf the penions and party
patronage has corrupted Yankeedom
Vet we would follow in the same, mad
'care-T. Vu iho piactic.vl quettiou
comes up, " w hat is the remedy ? ' " You
cannot stop men from wanting office
and seeking it in political parties or
out of them " "This they have always
done since the foundation of the world."
No, but this past-ion like all others must
be made amenable to law must be
guided in its exercise by some system
or code or custom which will reflect
the sentiments and protect the inter
ests of the people at large. The
remedy is the separation of local
from national politics. Let the elec
tions for State and Federal offices be
in diffe' ent months in different sea?ons
yt a even as far as possible in differ
ent years'. All clerical and minisleral
offices, which are elective, should be
totally divored from legislative offices.
This will break up partyism, or at
least the monopoly of partyis-m. Con
ventions would then be composed of
the friends cf reform and not of the
friends of candidates alone, or mainly.
Delegates sent in the inteiests of
Erinciple's will prefer such interests,
'elegates sent in the interests of per
sons will prefer such persons. Dele
gates sent for one main purpose will
swap and trade and bargain to accom
plish it, especially if it is a selfish one.
Most men in the heat of their agony
for, a friend who may serve them a
good turn will "trade off" a better
man or tone down a principle. A con
vention full of such men may produce
a monstrosity both in men and meas
ures. Let the delegates be ever so good
they cannot serve two masters. Do
j ou know how it is that often "black
legs" and small ward politicians are
sent to conventions to the exclu
sion of able and influential student of
government? The black leg and the
ward politician have agreed to prosti
tute their votes and influence in the
convention to secure some person an
office ! They have found out who is
or can be made, by "work," the
strongest, and they unite on him. He
unites on them. The question which
they wilt try in the convention is not
one of principle, for they have covered
up all principle under such vapory
term as "good Democrat" or "good
Republican," which the faithful under
stand, and which may mean anything,
everything and nothing. Thy are
sent there to try an issue between two
or more persons perhaps equally quali
fied for office, and generally, of course,
neither very well qualified. Having
finished the main businesrs of "ballot
ivg " they have little time, talent, or
disposition for devising means for re
lieving the people. This is rhy all the
evils of which we now complain have
greatly grown and keep growing. This
is why the so-called leaders . now
stand aghast and are so ominously
silent in the presence of these evils.
Like the man in Scriptures who had
not on the "wedding garment" they
feel that they are out of place, and like
him, are "speechless." A eDrrupt tree
does not bring forth good fruit, and a
spoil hunting convention cannot bring
forth a reform? We must change our
political methods or we cannot hope
for reform. We must whip these
money changers out of the Temple of
Liberty, or the stench of its defilement
wlil reach up to heaven. Long ago
there were found those who would
make "serving tables" a fetter to re
ligionand this had to be made a sepa
rate business from preaching. So now
the gross material, pecuniary, mercen
ary influences must be separated as far
as possible from the principles of pure
government, which are the life of the
p?'ple.
i'olitics has become "a rotting mass
of rank unwieldy woe." The people
have allowed the temple of liberty to
be overgrown with every noxious vine
ol . selfishness. The corruption of a
reeking capital spread unchecked in
every State. The political methods of
D. B. Hill and Tammany Had are ap
plpudecL in the backwoods of North
Carolina if only they win the spoils.
Legislative offices offices. State or
national, through which laws are made
and the policy of government is shaped
must not bo ttje reward of spoilsmen
They must not be bought and sold in
the interest of men or parties. If such
practical methods are here suggested
car.uot be adopted if the people cannot
in a large measure unclog their inter
ests now so bound up with thoso of
individuals they deserve to have
their interests ridiculed, set at naught
or i stponed, as tho present Congress
is doing. The people have preferred
the interests cf office seekers to their
ow-j, and the office seeker when he
get j in office simply continues the
preference. The people will not pay
the expenses of their iriends to conven
tions and then complain because the
rai'rouds do. Let the people, for ex
ample, use the same diligence to get
their friends to the conventions that
the railroads do and half this cause for
compl lint against railroads w ould be
removed at once.
I regret as much a3 anybody to see
the political and economic ills we sufftr
constantly increase, but nothing less
could evt r have brought the people to
their senses.
1 have waitetl steadily for ten years
for an opportunity to attack partyism
in tho South, but never until now have
1 seen the popular mind in a suitable
frame even to listen to such an attack.
Never until The Progressive Farmer
was begun, have I known a newspaper
which has permitted such an attack in
its columns. Even now the people in
the towns and villages bear such at
tacks with impatience, although the
ever increasing bankruptcy of the mer
chants is slowly bringing them to sus
pect that something is the matter be
sides the tariff. Experience keeps a
dear school, but few of us will learn in
any other. I have some much harder
u:;lAiivr trrih than these, to utter,'
and I will pulish them when I think
the fullness of time has come.
W. J. Peele.
PR DURHAM IN CALDWELL.
Granite Falls, N. C.
Mr, Editor: Dr. Durham, District
Lecturer cf the Eighth district, began
a series of lectures for Caldwell county
to day at Granite Falls Academy, and
while he gave but a short notice, he
was met by a fair audience, a larger
crowd than the famous Fort Worth
anti Sub-Treasury crowd. He deliv
ered a most excellent lecture, anel was
congratulated by some of our beet citi
zens outside of the Order
After the audience was dismissed,
the doctor met the Alliance in a pri
vate session and gave the members
some good and timely advice, which
encourag ed them to stand by the Alli
ance and its demands. The Doctor's
visit to Granite Falls has done much
good. His speech was calm and plain,
clear cut and exactly to the point, free
from abuse and strengthened the Alii
anoe with those who hf ard it, and im
pressed them favorably with its aims
and purposes.
Our Alliance, No. 1,707, has fifty
male and nineteen female members on
its roll, with more to come.
At a recent meeting a vote was taken
ou the Ocala-Indianapolis platform;
the result was every member present
except or e voting for the demands. So
you see, Mr. Edi-or, we are practically
a, unit on the Ocala demands.
If the present Congress fails to give
us 3ome relief, the place that knows
them now will know them no more
forever. We will in future send our
demands to Congress with brains at
ona end and boots at the other.
Fraternally,
G. W. Hayes, Sec'y.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Editor : At a meeting of Clark's
Mill Sub-Alliance, No. 1.523 held Feb
ruary 6th, 1S82, the following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted :
Whersas, The partisan press, or a.
large proportion of them at least, have
persistently misrepresented Col. L. L.
Polk as President of the National
Farmers' Allimce. Be it
Resolved, That we reaffirm our con -fiance
in and our esteem for him, and
t At we denounce in unqualified terms
tiisrr action, and look upon it. as an at-
U. "L- tkn Allin-n.-ta o r-v il ifr.sl nrlTl-
ciples.s
2d. That we stand by and endorse
the Alliance demands as were amended
at the Indianapolis Convention.
3d. That while we are not partisan
in our views we will not support any
man for any high political office who
doea not stand on the Alliance de
mands. 4th. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to The Progressive Farmer
for publication.
W. A. Russ, Sec'y.
THE PROPOSED SILVER COMMIS
SION.
Mr. Editor: The free American
citizen can now congratulate himself
that he can find in the reform press a
medium thrqugh which he can learn
the naked truth without coloring and
suppression to suit certain individual
or partisan interests. This thing is so
ausoiuieiy necessary to tne mainten
ance of popular rights and of a repub
lic that every man who wishes to be.
properly informed on political subjects
should subscribe at once for some of
the best reform papers. Here in pass
ing we cannot help to note the marked
improvement in the correspondents to
The Progressive Farmer. For mental
ability and a logical conception of their
subjects some of them are truly giants
in the land. Now for my subject :
For what purpose is "this proposed
international silver commission? Once
before the peoplo became anxious for
the free coinage of silver and theii de
mands were delayed by the appoint
meit of a silver commission to confer
with the Kings of Europe on the sub
ject, and anti silver men were appointed
on that commission and they did noth
ing. Will not the same scheme be
played again? The people are getting
impatient and wrathful at this jugglery.
Three commissioners at $5,000 and ex
-penses simply for delay, jugglery and
deception. What are they going to do?
w nat can tney do witn tiie silver dol
lar of America? Will they make it
smaller or will they make it larger, or
do they expect to obtain free silver
coinage among these kingdoms? They
will not make the standard silver dol
lar smaller, for the bondholders are
now under contract to take the present
silver dollar of 412i grains. Will they
agree on the present dollar? No, they
will not agree upon that because these
kingdoms have vast sums owing their
citizens,payable in the gold dollar or
its present equivalent, and these kings
are not going to agree to any proposi
tion which will lessen the intrinsic value
of these debts. Is there a white man
green enough to suppose that after the
citizens of these kings had spent mil
lions in procuring legislation to depre
ciate the silver dollar and appreciate
the gold dollar in these United States
that they would turn on their heels
and give up this bought advantage for
naught? There is no one so silly ex
cent a dupe or a partisan.
hen what is left for this commis
sion to do ? N othing but to enlarge the
silver dollar, put in more silver. This
will change the contract with the bond
holders and all other forms of indebted
ness. Will the people submit to having
the dollar made larger with which they
are to pay near thirty billions of debts?
Will they1 submit to having all 'those
debt contracts changed and they robbed
of millions more? Many thanks to a
reform press which will keep the peo
ple fully posted in these matters.
Then the only objects of the commis
sion are delay and peradventure the
enlargement of the silver dollar for the
benefit of the bondholders and bankers
of the country. If there is a member
of Congress who cannot do justice to
the people by the free coinage of silver
and by end ering that bloated potentiate,
the Se-cretary of the Treasury, to pay
off the bonds in silver which is the
contract, let him step down and out.
This will bring the two coins immedi
ately to par. If it does not, the people
should get the advantage of the dis
parity ; for it was by wicked legislation
against the rights of the people this
disparity came about.
Is there are party afraid to advocate
what i- just av.d right for fear of de
feat? If there be such a party, or if
there be a man in Congress belonging
to any party who for reasons of party
success is willing to waive act on in
defense of the rights of the people, let
su di a party or such a member be con
demned. Why should the capital be
encuiiiberee with such vermin?
Sorry are we to note the fact there
was a time when America did not have
to consult with the Kings of Europe in
regard to her money matters ; but now
the republic has become so base and
groveling, it is sincerely proposed 'to
get their consent to an act of the free
coinage of the silver dollar. What a
base use have we come to at last ! In
1837 there was a disparity between the
coins and Congress promptly brought
them to par by lessening the gold in
the gold dollar. There was not a word
heard about consulting the King3 of
Europe on this subject. Why? Be
cause we had men in Congress we had
honest men whose sole ambition was to
represent the interest of the people.
What have we now, with some few
laudable exceptions? We have politi
cal marplats party hacks, whose sole
ambition is part. success and individ
ual fortune. You cannot deny this.
Every party journal says give us power
and we will set all things right. If
they are afraid to espouse justice and
right before they gain power, will they
not be doubly afraid for fear of losing
power after they giin it? Who are
you deceiving by such bosh as thi-?
Not the people who are kept posted by
the reform press. A small hide bound
coterie who read only political-slush,
may not know any better, but they
are learning the truth fast.
Some questions, may be asked here:
Who does Congress represent, any
way ? Why thi3 ' cLla? ing and dodging
on a. sharply defined issue in which the
people have,: an interest? The answer
comes proving itself. Most of thepres
ent Congress represent capitalistic in
terests. They are in hearty sympathy
with said interest and at the same time
they dread the votes of the people.
The capitalists know their advantages
given them by the law, and millions of
people do not know theirs do not
know how much thev h
ceived and plundered by law, sanc
tioned by both. parties. The Congress
man know-s it is easier to deceive the
people by the help of the party press
than to deceive the capitalists, there
fore he panders to their interests and
runs the risk of plviner the nart.v
to the people. If the people revolt
having learned the treachery of their
representatives, they have no choice;
the opposite party is equally as bad.'
Here the people are caught between
the devil and the deep sea helpless,
down trodden, stripped and plundered
by these modern statesmen The party
organs, some more ignorant than the
people, blow their praises long and
loud, and those putting faith in these
journals some times consider the most
corrupt scoundrel the greatest man in
the land.
For delay and to shun the wrath of
an outraged, people, the plutocrats
must ask advice of the kings about
silver. Thirty, forty or fifty years
back in every sharply defined issue
where tho interest of the people and
capital wras in question, the people have
been legislated against. Now to gain
time they must consult the kings. The
republic Once had men so patriotic and ,
honest she would have repudiated such
a proposition with scorn; to day this
sickly plutocracy become the bootlick
of monarchs and make grinning
grrimace3 before their nobility. How ,
hast thou fallen, oh land of the free t
Once the pride and glory of everv Fe
publican in the world, now a hissing
and a reproach to the name. But
thanks be to those noble men who
through all this base legislation against
the peeple, stood manfully, without ;
regard to party for their rights. They ;
will be the jewels of history, while
those others will make a blotch. Thanks
ba to the reform press which is giving
forth words of tr ith and soberness, for
they are fast redeeming the people
from political ignorance and thraldom.
My fellow countrymen, whose men
are you? Do you belong to the people
or the plutocracy ? Are you going to
take sides with the millions spoliated
and robbed, or with the spoliating? If 1
with the people, stand over on this
side. Come ; as fast as your eyes are
opened, come. Stand steadily; stand
fast. This is the side of the republic.
This is the side of the oppressed poor.
This is the side of Heaven The weight
of all history rests upon you. The fate '
of coming generations gather around ;
you. Living, stand. Dying, then be .
buried. W. II. Lindsay. .'
RESOLUTIONS.
Franklinton, N. C.
Mr. Editor: Whereas, We, the!
members of Mt. Olivet Alliance, No. j
466, are in favor of all creeds and faiths
discussing the demands of the Alliance
with a spirit of fairness; and whereas,
we find the partisan press and politi
cians will not do so; and whereas, we
find instead of a fair discussion they "
abuse and villify our demands and na
tional officers. Therefore be it
Resolved, That wo wili not subscribe ;
for nor support any partisan paper
that abuses the Alliance 'demands orf
national officers, without a just cause. ;
2d. That we will support no man for
office in 1892 who abuses tho Alliance
demands or officers, w ithout a just
cause.
3d That we have the utmost confi
dence in the integrity and honesty of
our National President, Col. L L. Polk.
. I
4th. That we stand upon the Oeala
platform of 1890, and as amended at "
Indianapolis m 1891, until something
better is presented.
5th That we are in favor cf the
Georgia railroad system, separate cars
for white and colored, with soma ac
commodations and a uniform traveling
rates for each.
6th. That we are in favor of the laws
of North Carolina being amended or
enacted so that a man that is subject
to poll tax shall not be allowed to vote
unless he can show his tax receipt for
the past ear.
7th. That we heartily endorse the
course pursued thus far in Congress. by
Hon. S. B. Alexander and Hon A. H
A. Williams.
8th. That a copy of tho above resolu
tions be sent to The Progressive?
Farmer for publication. :
9th. That we respectfully rc quest the :
Clinton Caucasian, Silisbury Watch-
man, Tarboro Farmers' Advocate,
Asheville Mountain Home Journal, ,
Goldsboro Alliance Sentinel and Agri
cultural Bee, Trinity College Country ,
Life, Hickory Mercuryi Whitaker's.
Rattler, Whiteville Columbus Weekly .
News, Raleigh Weekly Stfcle Chronicle,
and Louisburg Times teV please copy.
Done in regular meeting Februarv Ctb, -1802.
Jons: May, Pres't.
A. II. Catlett, Sec'y.
A special bulletin has been issued by
the N. C. Agricultural iCxperriment
Station at Raleigh on th subject of
the digestibility of cotton seed hulls
and meal. This is No. 800, and being
more technical than the usual reader
cares to peruse, is not sent to the gen-,
eral mailing list. It will be supplied
upon special application to the Station.
From the experiments described in it,
it is found that the following expresses
the digestible portions of the different
constituents: Protein, 24.6 percent.,
fat SO 6 per cent., nitrogen-free extract
40 3, and crude fibre 27.1. The nutri
tive ratio was thus 1:25.6. Wheat
straw it will be remembered, is 1 :43 7.
A ration of 1 lb. cotton seed hulls and
7 lbs. meal was also investigated, and
the nutritive ratio, was found to be
1 :10.8 A Jersey cow, Belle of B ok
side, was use i in the experiments , con
ducted by the Station.
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