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PMRES8TV t 1 1 .-Ms. 5 - THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OP OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICT.. 701.7. RALEIGH, N. C., APRIL 26, 1892. No. U 1 f 9 f 1 s NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI- ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL UNION. frejiiient L. L. Polk, North Caro- Building, F ma. Address, biauui. &, - r W.. Washington, D. U. w V-ice President-H. L. Loucks, Huron, :3outh Dakota. Secretary-iTeaKuici u. U . JL. 1U1UC1, i-reia. Address, so fiwi . ixr Wfrshinerton. D. C Lecturer J. H. Willetts, Kansas. PTTcmrrm: board. Vlonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da r i? Tillman. Palmetto, Tennessee. . j. . j JUDICIARY. . A. Cole, Michigan, r' W. Beck, Alabama. XI D. Davie, Kentucky. NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. f t. Pnlfc "!h airman. n V Marame. Washington, D. C. ,1nn PacrA "Rrandon. Va. L. P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar Kansas. . W. F. Gwinn, White, Tennessee. - stt rtpni. WARMERS' STATE ALLI ' A A-A V ANCE. President Marion Butler, Clinton, B. Long. Ashe in to" n cretarv-Treasurer W. S. Barnes, Lecturer-J. S. Bell,.lirassrown, SfcS Work --1-"' iovel, N. C. Door-Keeper W . fcl. lomiinson, 'ayettevUle, IN. Assistant Door-Keeper-U. r King, vanut. Is. O. ?erjreant-at-Arms J. B. Holt, Chalk vel, jN. U. ,, state Business Agent -W. H. Worth, .laleicrh. N. C. Trustee Business Agenc ency Fund -W. Graham. Machpelah, N. C. CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C, ;r, tjnariofcwj, r. v., Jnairman; J. M. Mew borne, ivinsuii, v n . t s Johnston. Kumn, in. . 'J.m .i.t.vra TrmTCTARY oommtttek. 1 i AlCi AUIik.lii Am - Elias Carr, A. Leazer, Elias Carr, A. ieazer vr -c mi ;reth, M. U. uregory, v m. . -TATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C.; N. C. toglish, Trinity uouege: j. j. xuuii; rolenta; t. iv. roraej, i'cwwu, Morth Carolina Reform Press Association, 7 T. Kamsev: President: . T I V I - v mm ' t - ifYw nnilfT Vice-President: W. S. Barnes, Secretary, PAPERS -regressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, N. C. i aucasiau, , r iT- Watchman, SSSt ! & Banners auvuisw, . i" -vt o Tonntain Home Journal, Asheyille, rs. U. Alliance Sentinel, ,?i?s,V2' v r' Country Life, Trinity College. N. C. 'Rattler ' Whitakers, N. C. Agricultural Bee, Goldsboro, rj. Columbus Weekly isewB, S hitevUle, . C t ytTlrZm requested to keep the list standing on ine first page ana aaa flfpxl tng ' 'ivocate the Ucala platform iliu be dr Kied from the list promptly. Our runri , mri rimn see wnat vavers are oublished in their interest. REVOLUTION. What Great Minds Have to Say on the Subject Derita. N. C Mr. Editor: " Coming event3 cast shadows before them. ' More than hve vpnrs aero I heard a man in a public cnrh make the exDrepsion. " vote for men and principle and let the parties 1 7i1 it A. a . go to smasn. uinere mat were pres . -. i i 1. cn to Kniasn. WLiiera luil vvuic ui ca i ent declared he never made any such r ii ww- 1 expression, for the reason that he was too good a Democrat. Now that senti mpnt has crrown in the minds of the masses of the more intelligent and more law-abiding voters, there must be some great cause or something badly t i v 1; e DQ some gretii. uuuse ur eumeiuiug uauij wrong somewhere in the politics of our . . .1. A i Pultun y iuau uuuuuit duvu u f. ?tii ui.- 4.1 " u lion.- xney ueiieve tuc cause lu uc iuo -4. v., ,i: ,-,-,f,i I against the masses and in favor of the r a 4k. hiu 4V low, uiiu nicjr wai " "" fQTrA,wl fw hvfi heer, tktm in and have fared sumptuously every day, it i. at a .rvi.nn tr,.mn-a tiSKK"tf r,t In S .r,M .t. tho nnimhathnt miirht full. fi t ii. p ii11." I I inem; ine oP sion nas Deen irom uniusi la wb ; mai i the remedy must come from a repeal orine laws loat oppress inem anu ine creation of laws that gives equal rights to all and special privileges to none, M f v n ; i. .1 i At i j a i I ivna ine great quratiun ana bu impure- ant one of to day is how shall it be ac- comnlished? ' Hear what George William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly, and a great aposne oi civil reiunu, gays : ' ,ViAnaTTOi T"krkTfir o r i i Vi o 1 1 of n m a i .t or corrupt xne anuienc guarantees ot freedom, burn and destroy the idols of parties that you .hare worshipped, banish party from your country, con- -i' iiuc in iJ vjiAcraiiwiaa ciiJ-JULli-i JJi iuuiuico ;.v.s Cfn ni Nfo;. T7'i4- .r.s sentativea that will vclce'the maioritv of a free people. Seid to the Senate statesmen whom histirv will immor talize and nations mike their models. 44 T thA man to H-ikwho from nrin- ciple stands before thelwqrld with the reform banner unfurUld expect to be very unpopular with ti 3 politicians of both eld parties. Asfi; rv s says, X1C serves his party bdst f j erves his country best,' yet a public man who steps outside of regular party lines is exposed to misrepresentation of his motive and to a charge of weakness or corruption in hit conduct; he gains little credit for hia moral nnnmo-fn nf self assertion. But Dean Stanley savs sen aesenion. isut uean btanley says what is called nnhl ae may be in itself M ml6ieadm and as corrupt as the opinions of any indi- viauai. ne must be blind or a tool wno cannot see that the minds of the masses are awaking: to that oninion. and is revolving in that direction, when they see and feel that the money power has succeeded in impoverishing the people through acts of Congress till less than one eighth in each hundred own anv land. They have become tenants and slaves, and one million tramps upon the hisrhwavs: the wealth and homes of the nation surely and swiftly moving: into the jaws of a financial octopus." " EI. W. Beecher says the glory and safety of a country is in its homes, which contains t,h tnift element of national safety and vitality. "The godly Edward Payson, speak mg of the power of money, says: 4 When with the hand of mammon it can lay it hand on a nation's wealth, is the first, second and last great cause of the ruin of the republic.' Then, as if inspired by prophetic wisdom, he says: 'In vain does experience offer us the wisdom of the past for our direc tion Tn vain rlnoa tho cwninanf hiRtnrv - j spread her chart and pcint out the ruin a 1 -1 - T to wnicn we are advancing, in vain -- , "5- K linger aWnd the on Whieh they pensaea ana warn us 01 our approacn inft.P ; n will we to day flatter ourselves that the causes "which have nroved fatal same causes which have proved fatal to all other governments will cease their pernicious tendency vrhen exerted on our own? And yet there are hun dreds to day who see nothing i o alarm us, nothing of storm in these prophetic truths lAfilepn. rock fid to sloen bv the very storm their ignorance and in- dirterence nas permitiea to overtaKe them." ine ourning ana earnest counsel or The burning and A young may be appropriately applied here: "Awake stand in arms nor lean against thy epear, lest slumber - SLftai one momenL over rnv soui. anu fate surDrise the noddinsy Rome nev t - &n the seeming elements of power than at the moment of her fall. She had grown rich and riches had corrupted her morals, and while mammonism cor rupts morals, it blocks reforms, for as you can see to day, men who have favors to ask, or have only simple jus tice of the public are slow to follow their convictions into any reform move- ment. Yet they can see that popular cnvprnmflnt, ia t-dav no more in the hands of the people, but is degenerating into the nanas or a doss. his visit to this country, Herbert Spencer said: "You retain the forms of freedom, bus so far as I can see there has been a considerable los of the substance. It is true that those who rule you do not do it by means of refiners armed with swords, .... . V A f regiments of p r,aners who 0bey the word of command as loyally as aid the dependents of the feudal v , M. hmV lAar1. nobles and who thus enable their lead ers to override the general will and make the community submit to their exactions as effectually as their proto- types or pia. eureiy ne says: 44 Those who framed your Constitu tion never dreamed that twenty thou sand citizens would go to the polls led by a boss.' S. F. Query. WHAT HAS BECOME MONEY? OF THE Allinnr.fi lecturers and others are con- - . . - . stantly writing to the Mercury tor in formation aa to how much monev W( formation as to how much money we have now in circulation ; how much it has been concentrated, when and how. For the information of inquirers upon this vital question, the Mercury states . . , -nr. nrk AAA among the people about o00, 000 000 or 7 ftfl Twr nanita. ana that in I860 we that there is now in active circulation - . . hnd S2 Her ranita. r- --r . a , 0 Thftaetof Congress Dassed Sent. 12. 1865 provided that legal tender notes mierht be converted into interest bear . - ih nnn nnn mg bonds to the extent of $10,000,000 in six months and $40,000,000 per month thereafter. Br act of March 7. 1867, $50,000,000 3 per cent, bonds were issued for legal tender notes then held by banks as lnwriil rfisprvfifi. ;h s 1RBo $o4 000.000 - IS - legal tenders were converted into 6 per ; T . 0 cctQ M. ftnn nnrt By act of July 2o, 1863, $25 000,000 more legal tenders were , retired and 3 wr ppnt. honds issued therefor. rtoTtt. mnna - 0 00 , , By act of Mah4S,9 the legal tenders and 5 opnas were maae pay able in coin and the people lost $500,- 000,000 Rv ao.t Of JulV 14. lSyU.Sl.&UU.UUU.UUU wftro issued at an average interest of Ql ner flPTlt , cro -ia anofo By act of 1873 Congress demonetized er. tnnnnnn r y.a "'ra v"' frantional currency was changed into 5 I . . - I nr rent, bonds. Bv act of 1878, $100,000,OOU 5 per hnnda wArfl lSfilied IOr S1UU.UUU.UUU VVUV v-. w - ' in gold coin to lock up m the treasury. Southern Mercury. The Procrressive Farmer from now' until Nov. 15th for 50 cents. Makeup your Clubs. LETTER FROM WARREN COUNTY The Condition of the Farmer and the Causes. - Warrenton, N. C. Mr. Editor: As you have stated that your columns are open for the dis cussion of all subjects of public interest, l venture to make a lew statements which I believe to be f ac just as they occur tome. It is evident to everV I venture to make a few statements man of sound brain, capable of think ing properly and without prejudice, that the agriculturists of this country are in a deplorable condition, brought i i. i : i ; i i, x"pu" X"rdl :i :r , ui. tuo Aiiiuiiuo ciiiu. utile! lauui uniuuc . 1 1 r j jj j t- t : . : . . ... o. . '. I Ml I I I f-? I IIIV I -l .Mf-T I .t-1 liri lt l.llllllll. I and it is comm through the efforts of these labor unions. It is amusing to see how little popped up men hurl their bitterness at tne Alliance through the disguise of an attack on Col. L L. Polk, and they seem to imagine that they are the money lords, and tbat the Alliance is trying to pull them down when the fact is some of them have not money enough to buy a bob-tailed bull. They should lend their support to the Alli ance and march with it to victory. It is tim3 to stop these bitter comments on Col, Polk, for he has proved himself a gentleman, patriot and hero, and is to day at the head of the grandest army ever formed on American soil, for he represents the wealth-producers, the bone and sinew of the land. You have only to look around you and see farm ers who ought to be owners of happy homes, but they are now poor tenants, their homes having been gobbled up by unscrupulous merchants, mortgage companies, etc., ana tnis is causea Dy the prt sent damnable money system. This reform which is coming will benefit all mankind, regardless of pro- fession and the relief demanded must come, regardless or party name, it is for the right, and right will triumph. There are too many pauper factories in our land. L.et all good citizens rally to the rescue. When Col. Polk sounds tne trumpet, a mighty column wni oe seen advancing with unwavering step to the front. Jno. B. Powell, Jr. WAITING AND WATCHING. Fort Barnwell. Craven Co. fn t,T"YTTl"r . TZ-ST VA 1ClV t XT TTAftliO have been waiting and watching, listening and readin . - m. ,m and while there has been miuh said endorse with all my hands, 'there has also I could not approve. and done that I heart, head and been much that ana out tor my illiteracy would have spoken long ago. l5ut, Mr. Hiditor, the time has come that ever 7 man should speak, however ignorant he may be. K ha feels any interest in his home and country, and would ay or do anything to defend and aid them, ho must do so quickly. The little cloud that arose in the west grows larger and darker. What first seemed to be a mere wind. cloud now threatens to be a mightv storm, a cy clone that will sweep over our country, sufficient only to destroy the Farmers Alliance, blight the bright hopes of our people and causa them (us) to fall with a crash even below from whence we aroso only a few years ago, and our last stage will be worse than the first. Already we see the lightning's flash and hear the thunder roar. We fear the consequences: our hearts sink within us, and we weep over the future of our people. Mr. Editor, the United States is dear to us because Jt is our country, but old North Carolina is dearer, because it is our Home, it is grand to have control and govern and rule our country, and it should be the ambition of every true, patriotic citi- 7Pn of anv country to help to do so. But it is grander, yea it is a necessity, to govern and rule our home. The nation is worth much to us but the State is worth much more. But I am getting off too far ; I will come to the point and ask a few questions: Has a maioritv of the National Alliances endorsed the Third party ? Does a ma jority of the State Alliance favor it? If . 1 a 11 a 1 j i t r not wny is it mat oniy tnose wno iavor it write for The Progressive Farmer? Is it that those who oppose are afraid place that The Progressive Farmer so much favors it and will not publish what is written in opposition? Either of the two is bad enough, but the latter is worse. We expect no more of a par tisan paper, but we do of ours, which claims to favor 44 justice to all and espe cial favors to none." In conclusion let me say I am a mem ber of the Farmers' Alliance, favor its principles, want relief, and am heart. head and hand with the reformers. I Kaliaira tVio nrincinlAa of t.hft A II i anffl properly carried out, will bring these to pass. I look upon it as the greatest T .u it and grandest organization the world has ever known, and I earnestly hope rill o Ira miotab'oci tr hlnilni- lta r.n.aa v0f TTr,fH oil fiiio t can rt opposed to any such movement under say here why but will in future, if al- lowed, fullv explain. If the third party ever becomes a necessity, before A ha tr ha a fpw planks saved out of its platform and more inserted. At present we need no third party in the State or .Nation. My real object in writing is to move some one ele that can to write. I don't believe in any one sided business until we are satisfied that that side is right. I believe in a free and unre served expression of opinions, a discus sion of the differences an agresment to express themselves for fear the Third the speeches. Suffice it to say they all What organs in this State have mis party may get in power and they will did well, and gave us a field day for represented the Alliance and its chosen want a nlace and can't get it? Or is it the Alliance and its principles. servants? Democratic and Republi- on something, then respectfully sub mit to a majority. Myopinion is now expressed. It may be wrong, but I am honest in it. I feel that I have as much interest in the welfare of my people and that there is as much responsibility resting on me as a common citizen for the rise and fall of my country as any other, taking ; " 7 7U-1-. J mTc2?1?on ahl1 Tafnd m?a?l LhXe,5aAd n? If. a?llstffe take is made it is from the heart. I feel that my position is best for the Alliance, best for the State and best for the na tion. As for mvself. if mistaken I havrt nothing to loco T hvA no Knomai favors to ask and none to give, i Tier I is no office that I can fill, and have no j r i - T i j uicuus nur js.111 lur wiiuiii x vvumu bciu principle nor an 1 . . v-w-b. nonpfit ffinviphnn tr oriv an orhrift or position but am wifc to sacrifice i-t ' v " r"7.,." ecu iui iiiy iiuiiio tin Li wuuuv. Kespectfully, J. w. Iane If the brother will jog his memory he will find that the only articles favor- mg tne Third Or any Other parties espe- ciaily, have appeared in the 44 Public Voice " column. Outside of that col umn his own article is the most 44 par tisan " that ever appeared in this pa per. Editor. BRO. MASSEY IN CASWELL CO Mr. Editor: We met Bro. Massey at Blue Fork, his first appointment on the 15th of March. The weather was cold and cloudy. The crowd listened attentively and became enthusiastic on hearing Alliance doctrine. There is a large Alliance at this place and exten sive business carried on through our Business Agencv. conducted by Bro Joe. Hurdle, an active and enterprising jtsusmess Agent. 'We went next morning through rain and hail to County Line and found a large crowd, listening to a string band discoursing sweet music, awaiting our arrival Bro. Massev. getting partially warm, we introduced him, and getting warmer with his Fubject, he delivered an able and eloquent address to an highly ap- preciatire audience, after which we partook of the many good things pre- pared bv our good sisters. We carried him to our house and enjoyed his com pany. Then off for Purley next morn ing. where we found a good crowd gathered to hear our principles dis cussed, who expressed themselves hl7 Pjf I .W - II U IU I I I I I vVe took lunch and had a secret ses- sion, atter wnicn we returneu nome t . y a 1 1 through the freezing ram. N ext morn in;? -we were out early for the Red House, where we met a large crowd. rf-o. Massey discussed Alliance prin citfe. iu ackvr, pointed iwa happy manner. .We discussed for a while our financial system, after which we feasied on the many good things prepared. After evening session Bro. Mas-sey went on to Leasburg: had out to hear him there a large crowd. We hope he will visit uasweii again, ior tne people from all parts cf the country desire to hear tO him. With our reform papers to educate the people, and such lectures as Bro. Massey gave us, we will plant our ban ner on the citaaei 01 plutocracy. C. G. Lea, Co. Lect r. LETTER FROM WAYNE COUNTY. A Union Meeting and What was Done. Mr. Editor : Pie ise say to the brethren that 44 Old Wayne is still alive. Our constitutional crank has not quite driven us from the field, though he claims some or us never knew the first rudiments of the Alii- ance doctrine. I started out to tell you of the organ- ization of a Union last Saturday at Eureka, in the western part of the county. Four Sub Alliances, Falling Creek, Prespect, Thunder Swamp and Eureka, cans. Who is content to watch each formed the Union with the following the other and when a measure is pro officers : W. B. Hood, President : Louis posed for the public good 'tis voted Godwin, Vice President; M. E. Britt, Chaplain, andJ. A Stevens, Secretary. Brethren J. D. Ezzell, J. M. Mew bqrne J. E. Person, J. T. Kennedy and C.VF. R. Korneay addressed the audi ence. I will not attempt even a synopsis of Towards the close, our venerable brother, J. T. Kennedy, arose and piauing iiis iianu upon nia iiuoio urow, (whose locks are blossoming tor the grave) told us in feeling tones they meant something. Said he, 44 for 48 long years I have cast my votes for the .Democratic party, but to-aay, witntne rest of my Alliance brethren, I am -v . . . 1 j 1 called a 4 calamity howler," and why should not we howl? The men whom we have elevate i to positions ot honor and trust, men who are (or ought to be) servants of the people, have created unto themselves the House of Lords,- A, . VnvrA 4-llTmAi H 01T w cay my iiu,vc iuiutu backs upon the people and are worship- nmfiT at LIlH RnrillO Ui. VV Ull BWTJCU. CWJ.U. standmsr there with the noble senti in the form of a preamble and platform, passed by the St. Louis Con moved their adoption with a rising vote. They were adopted unanimously. . We adjourned to meet the hrstbatur- We propose to discuss, at that meeting, ine measure iiuw utiuio vAugicoo the free coinage of silver. Hch bub Alliance selects one of their members to take part in the discussion. J. A- Stevens, Sec'y. . The Progressive Farmer t fftom now until Matt 4 KV. 11 W luiw r 50 cents. Make up your Clubs. "AROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL JUST AS SWEET." Warrenton, N. C. I sit before a cheerful fire on thi3 bleak spring day, with all nature arrayed in an icy coating, and the question 13 mentally propounded, what is the course for the patriotic citizens of North Carolina to pursue at and be fore the November elections? What is our duty? Shall we, 44 knowing dare maintain," or shall we be content to let others do our thmkmg, and thereby "CVUID lUClO UULUU UilVCU Ucl.l(UlCt rnese are questions wnicn every patri otic citizen will have to answer, and by their votes shall ye know them. What is democracy? A plain, every day answer is, rule by the people. To rule means to govern, control, direct. The next question that arises is, are the wishes of the people the laws of the land? Do the people rule in that sense? is xiaruiy iieuesaary tu toy iuai mey do not. Ihen if the wishes of the peo- pie are not carrieu out, tneir uesire is not the law of the land, and the people do not rule. If the people do not rule, we have not democracy in America. Then what governs !and controls our country? Money! Whoes money? The mnnpv Hprivpd from taxinc von find T ana he bone and sinew (and truthful- v the heart and blood) of America? Ah, no ! That only keeps the machin ery in motion, and new duties and new and more powerful exhaust fans have been added, and solely for the purpose of exhausting for a Billion Dollar Con gress. Our money, theref )re, does not direct, govern or control, but the im mense sums contributed and used for campaign purposes the money of large corporations. The immense sums to maintain a strong lobby and the further fact that the Senate is com posed of millionaires who are in the same category with alien million and multimillionaires, e. have money to lend. It is second nature for million aires to legisi ite to Keep money at a premium, and to us common folk, few and far between. The House more correctly expresses the poverty 'and will of the people, then it is by com parison in worldly sroods far beyond the people. Read the Congressional Record, as I have been doing of late, and turn to the Senate branch of Con gress. If you find anything introduced for the benefit of the people, there will be perhaps a few remarks upon it by the Senator who introduced it and per haps a half dozen questions askea by a few Senators, and the bill is referred t j some committee for final instruc tions, un the other hand let some matter come up of importance to the money power let some appropriation bill for the purpose of spending the people's money, and especially in gov- ernment buddings, and it is passed ex neditiouslv. and several ner dav. Thus xt is that money is king. The servant has become greater than his lord. Money like fire, is a good servant, hut, n ha1 mnster ParnHnYiVol ao it. may seem, money is the cause of the depressions of to day, but , it is the money which has been taken from us. 4 4 They got it by forms of law ; by means most foul.V Who is responsible? The Democrats say, 44 our great enemy, the Republican party." The Republicans say, 4 4 our old foe, the Democratic are right. Who party." And both voted into the hands of a favored class the right to dole unto the people their own money and to fix the rate of in terest and the security? Democrats and Republicans. Who re chartered national banks? Grover Cleveland. Who is opposed to the free and unlim- ited coinage of silver? Benjamin Har rison and Grover Cleveland, with D. B. Hill between them. Who is spend ing the people's money over a secon- darv issue? Democrats and Republi- djwn or not made prominent because it will make the party m power popu lar if the measure is passed? Demo crats and Republicans. Who are often absent from their seats in Con gress, attending to their private affairs? Democrats and Republicans. can. What organs in this State have eagerly clipped and 44 passed around" articles teumg tnat tne Alliance is ios- mg strength in some other State and going to pieces, or that some "very prominent gentleman" has withdrawn from the order? Democratic and Re I . - v 1 T-v A TTT1 A publican largely democratic, vvnat 13 the politics of the organ at bur State camtol which, before Congress con vened, was loud in the caff for free and unlimited coinage of silver, ; and which afterwards as anti-free coinage men loomea up ior tne presiaency, condescended to give the minority re port, with an expression that the ma jority report was weak,, and which now has quoted from the National Economist, not veibatim, but that the Economist says in effect 4 4 that it (free coinage) has been used as a popular measure to stir the people up for politi- cal purposes, without m fact bemg of mucn importance to mem. Ana goes on to say that the whole agitation, cated by the National Economist i uiuusiug iuu cuw uy i.xiuciii vx. uupu lar measures, that after all promise them but little of economic value." Politics, Democratic. What is the politics of the pasy-t the State capi tal that utters its v.alwffsJory to Col. Polk and reads him out ortt.e Demo- cratic party ? Politics. Demratic- fru cnm nnnA. Tllr no "the apostle of free coinage" and Het the Democratic party is in favor of free coinage. Isn't the editor of the above alluded-to Democratic organ just where David B. Hill is with Eomething said in favor of both sides, and ready to flop over to whatever stand the next Democratic nominee takes? It looks so. Mr. Editor, the laborers of our coun try have put forward a platform upon which every man who 4' earns his bread by the sweat of his brow" can stand. It is the exponent or the wishes of those who produce the wealth of our great country. It is natural that thev should desire its principles enacted into laws. They are honest and m earnest when they say that our condition would be much im proved and our country's prosperity would advance smoothly to the highest pinnacle of greatness if these principles were tne laws 01 the land. This reform movement, this great unrest among the people, is not the effect of the lan guage of mere visionary schemers, but is an indisputable evidence of the galt' ing yoke of our oppressors. Look at our country as a unit and all seems well ; look at it individually and all is depression, gloom, dispair. The laborer is worthy of his hire, but he is robbed by a system of laws that need to be re pealed and that speedily. I heartily x endorse the platform of the labor con ference, as expressed at St. Louis, and desire to see its principles enacted into laws. Can we do this through either of the parties, Democratic or Republi can? Do we not see recorded in the Democratic papers that the Republi cans would have nothing to do with the People's party in the last elections in the Western States. And is it not recorded in the Republican journals in the West, that the South will not leave the Democratic party? And are not both assertions used as a rallying cry to keep the voters in the old parties? Is it believed by any sane man that the relief asked in the St. Louis plat; form will be granted by either or the old parties. They will not let each other grant it 'twould be too popular. The State Chronicle in its weekly issue of March 15th, states that the value of the railroads four years ago was oetween eight and nine billion dol lars and that now it has increased to not less than eleven billions. .Ihe Chronicle thinks it is preposterous, the idea Of the government owning them. Suppose the government did not own and control the postal system, how much delayed mail matter and how much in postage would the Chronicle suffer? Suppose the products of the soil could be shipped expediously and cheaply like the Chronicle is, would net .we bvj greatly bs-iecLjpurte and comfort ? Railroads ougLyto be placed in the -hands of the people their property to be made use of with as many comforts and as little expendi ture of money as possible. The divi dends on eleven billion dollars would help Uncle Sam to reduce the tariff. An increase of three billion dollars in four years shows enormous profits hx railroading. Do not confiscate them, but pay the owners, retain the present management and disfranchise them, as long as employed by the govern ment, and the railroads thus owned would become a great blessing. Let the Chronicle look at the matter from the people's standpoint, as we who pay the freight and have no voice in what we buy or ship, have to do. Look at it from the standpoint of Rev. Mr, Renn, in his competition for the Chronicle, and he will see the matter right. I believe that all govarnment employees should be disfranchised while holding office. I have digressed here to show you that one, at least, of the Democratic organs is in opposition t ) one of our demands. Mr. Editor, our people are firm on the St. Louis platform. We believe thrit if you should place the above platform under the Democratic banner that it would receive words of strong commendation from the . Democratic papers instead of faultfinding and abuse a case of whose ox is gored. If the People's party is necessary in North Carolina to have the St. Louis platform enacted into law, then by ajl means let us have the People's party ; 'twill be but the placing of the ruins of government in the hands of the plain people, which is democracy. Howard F. Jones. RESOLUTIONS OF MORVAN LIANCE, " NO. 79. AL- Anson County, N. C. Whereas, under the present system of government the public are deprived of the privilege of enjoying the fruits of their labor; and whereas we believe, the partisan press of the country to bo bribed against the interests prostrated, our homes covered with mortgages, land and money rapidly concentrating into the hands of the few, therefore be it unanimously Resolved By Morven Alliance, in regular meeting assembled on the 2nd day of April, 1892,. that we endorse the Ocala demands and the St. Louis platform, finance, land, and transpor tation. 2. That we will not support any can didate for office who does not endorse the Ocala demands and stand on tho St. Louis Platform. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Progressive Farmer for publication. . J. J. Dabbs, Pres. Jno. L." Johnson, Sec'y. The Progressive Farmer from now until Nov. 15th for 5 0 C en t S . uee up your Club.' :. f - : . - . - - T -
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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