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RALEIGH, N. C, MAT 10, 1892.
No. 13
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HE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLI-
ANCE ANU iwuuol Kini
UNION.
indent L. L. Polk, North Caro
,a ddress, Atlantic Building, F
w., -'vasningwii, -l. .
f Vice Prcsident-H. L. Loucks, Huron,
riy-TTeasurer J. H. Turner,
US' ii Address, 239 North Capitol
7 Washinjrton. D. C.
Lecturer j. jj-- mci, u.oiiouo.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
ST Macune, Washington, D. C.
Aionzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
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j 'j Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
A.
R.
M.
a . Cole, Micnigan,
V. Beck, Alabama.
D. Davie, Kentucky.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
t h. Polk, Chairman.
C W. Macune, Washington, D. C.
Mann Page, Brandon Va.
L P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar-
W. F. Gwinn, "White, Tennessee.
imRTH Carolina farmers' state alli
ance. president Marion Butler, Clinton,
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Vice-President T. B. Long, Ashe
ille, N. C.
Secretary -Treasurer W. S. Barnes,
Lecturer J. S. Bell, Brasstown, N.C.
Steward C. C. Wright, Glass, N. C
Chaplain Rev. E, Pope, Chalk
tevel, N. C.
Door-Keeper W. H. Tomlinson,
'avetteviile, N. C.
Assistant Door-Keeper H. E. King,
.'canut, N. C.
8ergeant-at-Arms J. S. Holt, Chalk
i,evel, N. C. w TTT
tat-e Business Agent W. H. Worth,
italeigh, N. C.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-
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i. uranam, iuauupoicuj,
CXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ma; ftUKiu
Carolina farmers' state alliance.
B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C,
Chairman ; J. M. Mewborne, Kinston,
N'. C. ; J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, N. C.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul
breth, M. G. Gregory, Wm. C. Connell.
'TATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C. ; N. C.
English, Trinitv College: J. J. Young,
Polenta; H. A."Forney, Newton, N. C.
Horth Carolina Reform Press Association.
Office? L. J-Zarisey, President;
ifarion atle, Vice-President ; W. S.
Barnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
.regressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, N. C.
'""aucaian, Clinton, N. C.
The Workingaaan's Helper, Pinnacle, N, C.
Watchman, Salisbury, N. C.
Farmers' Advocate. .Trl0'--
Mountain Home Journal, Asheyille, . C.
Alliance Sentinel, Goldsboro, N. C.
(Country Lite, Trinity c ollege, r.
Mercury, mcKory,
Rattler, Wliitakers, N
Agricultural Bee, Goldsboro. N
Clumlraf Weekly News, N hiteville, V
Alliance Echo. Moncure,
c.
c.
(J.
c.
C.
Each of the above-named papers are
requested to keep the list standing on
the first page and add others, provided
they are duly elected. Any paper fail
ing to advocate the Ocala platform will
be dropped from the list promptly. Our
people can now see what papers are
publislied in their interest.
THE CRISIS.
Mr. Editor: The great crisis of
which we have been foretold is near at
hand ; indeed i3 now-upon us. When
ever you find one of our leaders or
prominent men falling away in the
very heat of the contest, watch that
man and see if he don't turn up a can
didate for some office. Whenever you
see a partisan journal quoting what he
may say with approbation, or you see
him tailing pains that his new ideas
may be sown broadcast in print, keep
your eyes steadily on him. He is sow
ing to the wind and casting his bread
upon the waters, which he hopes will
bring an office after awhile.
The Republican party is jubilant,
thinking that the plutocratic element
of the Democratic party will succeed
in ostracising the reform element
and kick them out. The Democratic
party, if its organs are its power, are
determined to eliminate all the reform
element from its councils and there de-
) pend upon the party lash to whip them
' j into plutocratic ranks. Here we have
f i the two parties bound and manacled
vy vv an mi wii piuouv;iujr ucvcxuimcu
to ngnt tne people every men oi me
ground. To an ordinary thinker, this
appears unreasonaDie, ana ne can
gather no good re-tson why. But when
you come down to consider whose
office or whose money is involved, you
at once come to the whole secret. It
is men contending for place and plun
der. Plutocracy shows those whom it
will favor, ana plutocracy has the
money. The common people are mere
' sheep to be shorn, driven and cuffed at
partisan pleasure. These parties have
a rule which they say no honest man
can violate: that if a man takes a part
V to support men if nominated of whom
V he may have never heard, and to eup
1 port principles yet in some boodle
' mongers brain. If you don't swallow,
swear and affirm tnat you wui swallow,
the dose, no matter what it may be,
pudding or epicac, you are not an hon
est" man. Both tyrrant-ridden parties
have this rule. Why? Because the
pudding or the epicac is already pre
pared and Wall street says swallow or
you can't get office, and the politician
say swallow for their own sakes ; anc
this cry of honesty or dishonesty is to
frighten the common people, knowing
that this is a weakness that the pluto
cratic element don't possess, and this
will leave them complete masters of
the political field in both parties. The
devil quotes scripture some times and
wears the garb of angels, and men
)rize most that which they possess the
east. We don't rail at them for elling
of honesty, but we object to their die
fating to the people of this State what
constitutes an honest action ; because
we don't consider them competent
judges nor their motives disinterested.
The crisis is on. All along the line
there is a powerful whipping, snapping
and popping, just as it was when they
foisted on this State those two old
fossils in the United States Senate.
They succeeded then in their whipping
game and they firmly believe they can
subjugate the freemen of this State
again by the same process. They have
chosen a member of a trust in defiance
of the sentiments of the people, in de
fiance of their own platform, (what do
they care for principles?) and they are
trying to beat the people down and
place him in nomination and then
whip and snap and pop for his election.
Thev are willing to day to place Cleve
land or Hill in nomination for the
Presidency in defiance of their own
platform and against the sentiments of
the people and trust to the party lash
to rule the people.
The people in this State and in most
of the States are in a very bad condition,
politically. Two gigantic corrupt par
ties, ruling them with a rod of iron,
deceiving and plundering. No choice
left them. The case is getting des
perate. But what I commenced to talk about
i the crucial test to which the Alliance
will bo subjected this year. Nothing
will please the two plutocratic parties
more than its disruption. No one will
injure the Alliance except the poli
ticians in the Order. These are widing
some times to barter and trade their
Erinciples for office. To the brother
ood we would say on the eve of an
election he who repudiates one iota of
these principles and then is taken up
by one of the plutocratic parties and
nominated for office, reject him. Office
or the promotion to office, is not one of
tne objects of the Alliance. Any mem
ber of the Alliance has an unquestion
able right to advocate any party he
may please; he has a right to object to
any principles whatsoever he may
E lease; but it does not look well for
im to seek office after so doing and
make an effort to subordinate his Order
and any of its principles to party. The
principles of his Order should be held
superior to party and to office.
This is the bone of contention. The
party desires to subject the Alliance to
party dictation. As soon as any Alii
anceman yields and makes his party
superior to the Alliance, he depreciates
his principles. Asa question of policy
he may so yield if there is no justice
nor right involved. But in a matter
of right and justice no man has a right
before God and man to yield to party
dictation. Then we would say let any
man choose his own party and choose
his own principles and be his own judge
in all things but let no man compro
mise any of our principles for the sake
of office, and the Alliance will pass
through all this ordeal of 1892 without
a blemish. The Alliance stands in the
pure upper atmosphere, above corrup
tion; it is the arbiter and judge of all
parties. This year it may vote for one
party, next year for another, as its in
terests and rights may dictate. Those
who belong to the Democratic party
or the Republican party, or the Peo
ple's party, or any other party, are not
well educated in Alliance principles
yet. The Alliance i3 not the prisoner
at the bar; it is the judge and jury.
It i not the cat's paw to drag chestnuts
out of the fire for any man ; it is the
man himself.
The politicians will be unable to ap
preciate this exalted attitude of the
Alliance and there will be strenuous
efforts to demoralize the body from
this high and noble purpose and these
politicians will receive aid and support
from the plutocracy. The batteries
will be let loose all along the line on
this noble band. The plutocracy love
a slave, but it hates a freeman.
W. R. Lindsay.
PAMLICO COUNTY.
Bayboro, N. C.
Mr. Editor: At the regular meet
ing of the County Alliance of Pamlico
county, held at Arapahoe on April 14,
1892, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That this Alliance heartily
endorse the platform adopted at the
St. Louis Conference, which convened
February 22d, 1892.
2. That we will not support any
man for office who does not declare
himself squarely on that platform, and
pledge himself to use his vote and in
fluence to have the demands as set
forth in paid platform enacted into law.
3 That we endorse our worthy Na
tional Preoident, L. L. Polk, and ex
press our utmost confidence both in
his integrity and ability and pledge
him. Macune and our other leaders our
endorsement so long as they support
and stand firmly by the principles and
demands of the Farmers Alliance.
J. H. Holton.
Wm. A. Carrawa,
J. 3. Martiic,
Committee on Resolutioi s.
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from now until Nov. 15th
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LETTER FROM THE WEST.
Hendersonville, N. C.
Mr. Editor : I have been a constant
reader of your paper for some time,
nd fully agree with your course, 90
per cent, of the reading men in the
country are disgusted with the old
worn out, clap trap doctrines that have
been worn thread-bare by politicians,
and demagogues. Why ? The reason
is perfectly clear and plain. The dis
cussion and legislature during the last
quarter of a century, has been produc
tive of no good whatever, but on the
contrary has been the source from
which much evil has arisen. The plat
forms of the two old parties have been
annually pushed to the front, for no
other purpose but to keep in the back
ground new and living issues that if
adopted would unfrock, unseat and re
tire to the walks of private life dema
gogues that have lived upon party and
platforms when their constituents have
by their legislation been swiftly drift
ing to the poor house.
A few years since a handful of hon
est patriots, who had read of the down
fall of the Roman Empire, began to
draw conclusions, that the people of
these United States were swiftly trav
elling the same road that brought
about the destruction of Rome, and
came to the wise conclusion, that as
men living under the same constitu
tion, protected by the same flag, and
ready at all times to defend that flag,
with their life's blood if necessary, had
the right to meet and consult together,
for the good of the present generation,
and those to come after them. One
grand and noble course pursued by
those of whom I speak, they always
invoked the blessings of all wise God to
aid and guide them in their delibera
tions. This course has been pursued
ever fnince by this organization, and
one of the cardinal qualifications for
eligibility to membership, is that the
candidate presenting himself for mem
bership must answer in the affirmative,
the question whether or not he believes
in a God.
The question naturally arises just
here, had these individuals the right
to think that the law, making power of
our country had been legislating in
favor of one class, the rich, to the
detriment of the other, the poor, to
that extent that they had really created
thereby grievances? And before I at
tempt an answer to this question. I
will propound the second. Has the
grievances since the organization has
een formed abated?
There will bo no doubt in the mind
of many that they had by improper
legislation created grievances almost
too intolerable to be borne. TLis has
been largely due to the improper
legislation in Congress, in regard to
supplying the people with currency.
The Constitution expressly says, Con
gross shall supply the people with cur
rency. Under the national banking
system it is not done, and the meegre
supply in many parte of the country
creates a demand for money, that in
many instances, the higa rate of 8 per
cent, allowed by the banking act is
totally disregarded, and all that the
oppressed American citizen will give
over and above the legal rate is taken,
though it be 20 per cent. This one
single act is a grievance that ought not
to be borne. Hence it is you will find
in the demands of these patriots the
abolition of the national banking
system.
Has the start ever been made to
abolish tbe system? Not at all. Then
of course it still exists, and this griev
ance is still in existence.
Then they thought and demanded
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
shf uld be tbe law of the land. This
matter is too fresh in the mind of the
reader to demand an answer, with a
majority unprecedented in the House
of Representatives, it has died the death
(we rear) that will know no awaken
ing, during this Congress. Then of
course this grievance exists.
The railroads are run in this country
at an annual rate of 32 per cent, claar
profit to these corporations. Magnifi
cent private cars at the disposal of
these railroad lords champagne, fine
cigars, whiskey &t one end, dining
room at the other, and an aristocratic
officer in the center surrounded by
luxury unheard of, with the man that
pays the taxes. This thing still exists.
We might continue to name other sore
grievances that we propose to correct,
but it would make this communica
tion too lengthy.
During the time of the schooling that
has been going on in this State, we have
heard men from almost the housetop,
in the hedges and by-ways declare our
demands were proper, and when the
time comes we will give you aid and
support. An address was issued some
time since declaring devotion to our
principles by men outside of our Order,
and what do we see? One of these
very birds that declared undying love
for us, demanding a division of time
with President Butler, on what que
tion? on the demands of our Order that
he so recently endorsed.
Further, the political bosses, court
house rings, who make their living by
the sweat of th brow of the laborer,
mechanic and farmer have at last
vowed that those who it was thought
would endorse these demands intend
to see in the convention in Raleigh,
May 18th that the demands will not be
endorsed, but in an interview of a mem
ber of Congress from North Carolina,
he says it is to be an old-fashioned
Democrated platform, and old-fash-ioned
Democratic candidates, and we
are not afraid, etc., etc.
Is the Alliance in this State to stand
and beg this party or that to endorse
our demands? Have we lost our man
hood? Did we have just cause to com
plain, when we organized? Have the
causes been removed? Are we a set
of blatant cowards? Are we contend
ing for one thing that is not just and
equitable? Are the men that compose
the Alliance in North Carolina of that
class that shirk responsi bility ?
The two old parties have done much
for the Alliance from one end of the
State to the other men whojiave always
stood by party, to day are in the ranks
battling where they will be found in
November next working and voting for
Xaiy and the baby. No Wall street,
anti-silver, plaid trust, monopolistic,
gold standard candidates for us, and
may God give us the victory. B
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PLAN FOR RELIEF.
Iredell Co.
Mr. Editor: We have been reading
and examining the various plans of
relief suggested in The Progressive
Farmer for some time past, for tbe
benefit of members of the Alliance who
have been unfortunate, and who have
lost their property by fire or other
causes.
We have also noticed the many ap
peals for help published in your paper,
and also we have received cards from
various Alliances asking assistance for
their unfortunate members. We havg
always responded most cheerfully
whenever appealed to. We believe,
however, that the present sv stem or
want of system is very unsatisfactory
and expensive, as well as being uncer
tain. If a member has sustained a loss
of property in value to the amount of
thrtor four hundred dollars, an appeal
is published in your paper to the vari
ous Alliances throughout the State.
There are over 2,000 of them. If each
Sub-Alliance sent 50 .;ents, the amount
the unfortunate member would receive
would be more than double the value
of the property he lost. He would re
ceive 1,000 besides the expense of
postige and registering lette s, from
2,000 Alliances, which would be, at 12
each, 1240 more.
Of course it is not at all probable that
all of the Alliances would c ntribute
every time an appeal is published in
your paper or made by sending postal
cards properly endorsed. But under
the present method and want of system
in helping unfortunate members, how
are the various Sub Alliances to know
how much h is been contributed by any
or all of the various Allances through
out the State? They have no means of
knowing; there never has been any
notice published as to whether the
amount aakod for had been received
more or less. We therefore think that
a system of relief should be adopted
t'iHi.'vuld ba .moro certain and less
expensive, by which a large amount
could be saved in postage and register
ing letters.
It has been suggested by Houston
ville Alliance, that a general assessment
could be made quarterly, to be remit
ted to the County Secretary with the
regular quarterly dues, and by him re
mitted to a State Agent, who should
be a bonded officer. The amount so
assessed to be in proportion to the
value of property each member lists
Should such a system be adopted, it
would enable a prosperous member to
help according to his means a member
who wa unfortunate a brother who
accidentally lost his property, but not
by any fault or neglect of his.
These suggestions are made with a
view of having the matter discussed,
to the end that a sy-tem of relief will
be agreed upon and adopted that will
give relief to worthy members in actual
need, more cersain and prompt with as
little expense for postage and mailing
as possible.
The relief plan should be considered
and discussed by Alliance men as being
a very important measure for their
consideration. It goes to the founda
tion of fraternal brotherhood.
The matter should be discussed in
the Sub Alliances, and the delegates to
the county meeting could have it dis
cussed there. The County. Alliances
could instruct the delegates to the State
Alliance to have that body discuss the
matter and to take definite action and
formulate a plan of relief that would
be just, prompt and more certain.
P. B. Kennedy.
MEETING OF CARTERET ALLI
ANCE, NO. 1,440.
Bogtji, N. C.
Mr. Editor: The quarterly meeting
of the Carteret Alliance met at Eureka,
Thursday, April 14th. Onslow's pride
as a man and orator, Frank D. Koonco,
of Richlands, was the orator for the
day. Mr. Ralph Howland, County
Lecturer, intrcduced Bro Koonce in
that easy style that characterizes the
man. Koonce's talk was public, to
some 500 people. He made deep im
pressions upon the people generally,
and was well received by the Order.
He spoke one hour and fifteen minutes,
being stopped by rain. His speech
wan regarded as practical and forcible,
interspersed with spicy anecdotes with
tke opposites which are characteristic
of the man. He buried those epithets,
such as "yellow buck deceiver," "bal
loon," etc., so deep that they will never
be resurrected in thi3 section. Koonce
is a wonderful man, and anything else
but a balloon. Wherever he goes, the
revolution is wonderful, and those who
do not want to think differently better
put themselves in shape to harmonize
instead of antagonize.
In conclusion, let me say the dinner
was just grand enough to have fed a
thousand sumptuously. Eureka.
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from now until Nov. 15th
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THE PUBLIC VOICE.
Hoiv may the Alliance and the
friends of reform best secure the recog
nition and enforcement of our prin
oiplesf
(A given space in this column will be
devoted weekly to answers to the above
question, from the friends of reform.
In order that the largest number may
have a hearing, we must ask that you
do not write more than twenty lines.
Sign your name to your answer. Now
let us have your sincere and honest
views.)
what to teach the people.
Teach the people that the fight is not
between parties, buo between labor and
capital. Then nominate and elect men
who will represent their people's inter
est instead of their party's interest
KANSOM HINTON.
KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF DE ROAD.
RlDGEWAY, N. C.
In answer to your question. I would
say stand squarely and flat-footed on
the Alliance platform and vote for no
man who don't stand on them with
you, for he is none of ours, and vote
for Wall street no longer. Leave off
all party prejudice and keep in de mid
dle ob de road. J. F. P. Harton.
STAND SQUARE.
Hollo ways, Person Co., N. C.
Stand squarely upon the St. Louis
platform adopted February 22-24, 1S92,
with every foot flat-f xted, as immove
able as the stars. Support no man for
any office whatever unless he is an ac
tive, bona fide, uncompromising, zeal
ous member of the Farmers' Alliance,
and let the cry be "lay on, Macduff,
and damned be him that first cries
hold! enough."
N. N. Tuck.
STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
In answer to your question in our
valuable paper, would suggest that we
stand together on the Alliance demands
and vote together. Why should we
be Democrats and Republicans and
vote against each other . hn our inter
ests are the same. Let us stand together
and vote for mod who are in sympathy
with our demands, regardless of party.
I mean true Alliancemen, not poli
ticians D. A. Long.
a voice from arkansas.
Mulberry, Ark.
By renouncing allegiance to both the
old Wall street parties and voting the
People's party ticket from constable to
president.
In order to find out whether the Peo
pie's partv movement is right or not,
we should first learn who is favoring
it, and who are op'pesing it. The very
fact that the whole gang of Demo-Re-publioan
bossee, aided by the subsidized
press, are raising Heaven and earth to
keep the people out of the People's
party, is good enough reason that we
should pull loose from that old rotten
Elutocratic gang, and unite with our
rethren of the North and West. Don't
let the Nonconformist, of Indianapolis,
switch usoff into the Stanford Gresham
side show. Weaver and Polk or Weaver
and Powderly are good enough. We
want to run Weaver and Polk on the
St. Louis platform.
A VOICS2 FROM NEBRASKA.
Your editorial in April 5th number
entitled, " They Will Stick," was read
and re-read with interest. I am glad
that my Southern brothers at' last see
conditions in their true light and stick.
Yes, I know they will stick. A hole
in my body amply attests that my
Southern brothers have the courage to
stand by their convictions. That was
a "family jar." Now the common
enemy (money power) is assailing both
of us, there is no alternative but to re
unite and defend our lives, homes and
common interests. This is the fight
for life. Will we stick? Millions of
tongues echo, yes. In this war for
principles we recognize no North, no
South, no East, no West. Let us bury
our sectional prejudices which were
created more that advantage might be
taken of us than anything else, and
work and vote for principles as old as
the eternal hills, as just as God him
self and made sacred by the shedding
of our forefathers' blood. Let us stand
by the Cincinnati Ocala, Omaha and
St. Louis platforms wherever we can
find them. Brothers of the South, here
is our hand, shake witlji the pledge that
we will meet in November with the
determination to show to the world
that we are freemen in fact. Let our
voices sound a protest louder than
thunder's rumble against the encroach
ments of capital upon the rights and
liberties of the people. Let us be men
who can think and act for themselves
in the interest of the masses against
the classes.
Fraternally,
ROBT. WlLLKRD.
PROTECT ALL.
Old Sparta, N. C.
Mr. Editor: I feel that I wish to
say a few words of admonition to my
.brother Alliancemen. We should do
all in our power to elevate ourselves,
but not anything that would pull down
others, as both the old parties are do
ing for their own promotion. Please
allow an old man who wishes the wel
fare of every class to offer a few
thoughts in reference to the lamentable
condition of the laboring people of our
country. The Republicans want to re
main in office, not to serve the masses
of the people, bnt a certain class. The
E artisan Democrats -by their iseue of
ree trade or low tariff; that proposi
tion robs one class of laborers that the
Republicans are protecting. Now,
brethren, in the coming political strife
I would say to you, consider well be
fore you act; if you join ranks with
the party whose proposition robs you
of their protection, can you expect
them to aid you in protecting your
selves? Protective tariff is essential,
for dear labor cannot compete with
cheap. Brethren, I would advise you
to leave this class tariff for the two
old parties to fight out, and suggest
that the People's party recommend
protective tariff for all. Close our
ports against the outgoing of the raw
material and the importation of the
manufactured goods. Some one will
say, "how can it be done?" Isn't one
as easy as the other? Europe will say
"if you dictate prices to us, we will
go to the other nations, where we can
dictate prices." To this we reply, go
ahead, we won't try to compel you to
purchase of us, but we give you our
prices, and if you don't choose to give
them, we can use them ourselves.
Farmers, we can soon arrange our
crops to supply our own needs and be
independent of them. Brother Alli
ancemen, why is it that we hear so
much bickering among modern Demo
crats? You have seen from past ex
perience that you cannot hope for any
change in the government that will
benefit the condition of the people, and
you cling to it. For what have you
made your demands if you continue to
hug and kiss the party that denounces
you as 4 4 class legislators "unconstitu
tional? The, old parties have beet
barking at each other for the last forty
years, without ever having made
any laws in behalf of the farmers and
laboring classes, and I would say to
all laborers in the fields, in the fac
tories, at the forge and in the mines,
that they need never expect any
favors shown them until they get to
gether in a solid band and march to
the ballot-box and vote solidly for men
in your own ranks ; men who have a
principle tliat money cannot buy.
After you have nominated your men
for office, price i hem and be sure you
do not allow your President but
twenty-five thousand dollars a year
and all other officers in proportion,
and then look after them and see that
they work for the interest of the peo
ple in common. Brethren, I think if
you will adopt this plan you will see
them falling in alLalong the line, and
we shall become a prosperous people.
'while there wiil not be that undue
waste of money upon office-holders.
Let our candidates for office be plain
spoken and openly declare their posi
tion, that we may kno v what to ex
pect from them. D. V. Mercer.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY MEETING.
Hertfokd, Perquimans Co.
Resolution offered by Bro. Wm.
Nixon and adopted at our county
meeting, held at Winfall, April 14th,
1892:
Whereas the Farmers' Alliance of
North Carolina did appoint delegates
to meet, confer and act with other
delegates from the Alliances of other
States, as well as with other organiza
tions (having the same object in view)
in St. Louis, Mo., on the 22d of Feb
ruary, 1892; and whereas said dele
gates did meet at the time and place
aforesaid in conference and after ma
ture deliberation did adopt a platform
(almost identical with the Indianapolis
platform) upon which all could stand,
and did put forward said platform as
the best they could do, they being
unanimous in their action. And
whereas, it becomes the duty of this
County Alliance as well as all other
Alliances, after having examined said
platform and it meeting their approval
to endorse and ratify the same. There
fore Resolved, That this County Alliance,
in regular session at Winfall, N. C,
do approve, endorse and ratify the
same and do promise to stand by and
abide by it, and that we as Aliiance
citizens will neither support nor vote
for any man or set of men or party that
does not stand squarely, unequivocally
and positively on this platform.
2. That the Secretary furnish a copy
of this preamble and resolution for
publication in the Carolina Dispatch,
The Progressive Farmer and the
Farmers' Advocate, of Tarboro.
J. P. Winslow, Sec'y.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY.
El Paso, N. C.
Mr. Editor: Having attended the
meeting of the County Alliance and
mingled with the brethren, I can as
sure you that the Order in Brunswick
county i3 not dead nor sleeping, but
on the contrary is wide awake and
well posted as to the situation. It
passed resolutions indorsing the St.
Louis platform and indorsed our dele
gates to the St. Louis conference, with
but two dissenting votes. Dr. Cul
breth has completed his round of lec
tures for thia county and has done
great good. He is certainly the right
man for the position. We will always
welcome him to our county.
A plan was adopted by the County
Alliance for the relief of those sustain
ing loss by fire or otherwise, which I
thmk will commend itself to other
counties and also to the consideration
of the State Alliance at its next meet
ing; but as the plan aad synopsis of
the meeting will be sent you for publi
cation, I will only add that you and
the Order everywhere can rest assured
that old Brunswick will do her duty
next November. Success to The Pro
gressive Farmer and to the editor.
W.W.Drew.
The Progressive Farmer
from now until Nov. 15th
for 50 cents. Make upyour Clubs.
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