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THE PkOGRESSIY H THE INDUSTRIAL ,YflD EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY. RALEIGH, N. C, JUNE 21, 1892. No. 19 FAMER i . . . . . r i . I 1 f" ..T UNION. Loucks, Huron, V" Address. Va3hington, iath c. -r rr m Address, 239 North Capitol V Washington, D. G. Vm t tt iXTillotr.s. "Kansas. Lecturer o. EXECUTIVE BOARD. , w Macune, Washington, D C. (Jizo Wardall, Huron, South Da- ;ta. illman, Palmetto, Tennessee. a JLJ JUDICIARY. i. Cole. Michigan, A. - k. Aiaoama. 5 D. Davie, kcuiuuk . sItional legislative committee. n L Loucks, Chairman pSv Macune, Washington, D. C. Brandon. Va. L P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar- Gwinn, White, Tennessee. eTHrOLIN'A FARMERS' STATE ALLI ANCE. i?rcsi lent Marion Butler, Clinton, Hce-Frc-sident T. B. Long, Ashe-Sretary-Treasurer W. S. Barnes, Surel-J. S. Bell, Brasstown N.C. ;UardC. C. Wright, Glass, N. C. Tiaplain Rev. E. Pope, Chalk 1 C )r-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, vetteville, N. C. Lssbtant Door-Keeper H. E. king, -S-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk SeBuSness Agent-W. H. Worth, 1 ih C " rultee Business Agency Fund-W. Graham, Machpelah, N. C SCUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH IROUNA FARMERS' STATE ALLIANCE. ! B Alexander, Charlotte, N. C, airman; J. M. Mewborne, Kinston, C. ; J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, N. C. IE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Uias Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul th, M. G. Gregory, Wm. C. Connell. TE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. I J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C. ; N. C. dish, Trinity College: J. J. Young, enta; H. A. Forney, Newton, N. C. n.. ' rth Carolina Reform Press Association. WeeriiT. L Ramsey, President; rion Butler, Vice-President ; W. S. mes, Secretary, PAPERS. jresslve Farmer, cB'-ian. , Workinsman's Helper, Raleigh, N. C. Clinton, N. C. Pinnacle, N. O. Salisbury, N. C. tchnian. mers' Advocate, atry Lite, cury, tier. iculmral Bee, ance Echo, :ial Iiif'.'i-mer, Tarboro, . U. Trinity College, N. C. Ilickory, N. C. Whitakers, N. C. Goldfeboro, N. O. Moncure, N. C. Raleigh, X. C. Hack of the above-named papers are nested to keep the list standing on pst page and add others, provided y are duly elected. Any paper fail to advocate the Ocala platform will iropped from the list promptly. Our pi? can now see what papers are dished in their interest. THE FUNERAL SERVICE. Rev. Dr. J. W. Carter, of the First aptist Church, Raleigh, of Which Col. L. L. Polk was a Member Dr Carter's Touching Re marks, Sunday, June 12th. Stenographic Report by E. J. Forney. r. Carter announced that he would d the 1 1th chapter of St. John, and I: "I have been informed that this pter was a special favorite of our eased brother. Now, that he has e, I trust that the truths found in s chapter may be a great consola i to the loved and sorrowing ones behind.1' The chapter was then 1 DR. CARTER'S SERMON. f hat I have to s;y during the few nents I will talk to you thi3 after n is suggested by two texts of ipture. One is Proverbs 27:1 not thyself of to-morrow, for n knowest not what a day may lg forth. The other is in the epistle ames, 4: 14 Whereas, ye know not it shall be on the mor ovv. For it is your life? It i& even a vapor, ich appeareth for a little time, and a vamsheth away, he writer of the fir&t text was Solo i; the writer of the second was the )stle James. Solomon was the ed and brilliant King of Israel. ies was prominent among the 3stles. Solomon was a very wise i ; James was a very careful and ctical man. The very wise man I : " Boast not thyself of to morrow, thou knowest not what a day may lg forth." The careful and practical l said: "Whereas, ye know not it shall be on the morrow. For it is your life? It is even a vapor, t; appeareth for a little time, and i vanisheth away. The two agree. highest wisdom and the largest icity for the comprehension and lagement of practical affairs, agree lieir final decision. l the days of the Apostles, as at the cnt time, there were many whose is reached far away in the future, rs to come were included in the ex ation with which they looked for I to the future,, and upon these rr- . nnMAL FARMERS' ALL-J-. ns they often builded splendidtoDes. bgNAi ,.m!MnnsTRIAL there is one mistake whic was 9 Nl.O A -!-- 1 j 1 V ' 1 by some men then, and vhich wv o live now are in danger; jf re rt. . We may not include qath nl i lans. The possibility of flung may be taken into our calculations. We uiC assume that our lives wfhbe spared 'and prolonged to execute ur purposes and accomplish what wehle planned. Speaking to the men of tis class the Apostle said : " Whereas, e know not what shall be on the mb row. For what is your life ? 1 5 is eWi a vapor, lhat appeareth for a littr time, and then vanisheth away ;" whiJ the ancient Kins said : " Boast not thv self of tomorrow; for thou knowesi not wnat a day may bring forth." y There are two thoughts suggested tQ' my mind. One is our ignorance of the j mure, uur Knowledge of the past 19 very imperfect; our knowledge of the; present is exceedingly limited; and our knowledge of the future is simply nothing. The years to come with the momentous events with which they are freighted, are concealed from our view; but with a longing desire we often look forward to the future. There are times in our lives wrhen re would give much if we could only foretell with unerring certainty the events of a few months or a few years; but these desires are always mocked at. Deeply do wre feel our weakness and our insig nificance, and sadly do wo ft el our limitations when we stand in front of such problems as we often have to face. Have we not by personal expe rience learned that in myriads of in stances the things which we confidently expect do not occur? We anticipate them, and perhaps are almost certain that we will not be mistaken, yet we are disappointed; while other, events of wThich wo have never dreamed do come to pas-?. They often rush upon us with a kind of terrible swiftness and over whelm us with the suddenness of the awful shock. Our ignorance of the future is a fact so well known and pro verbial, that one of the arguments for the inspiration of the Scriptures is based upon it. In ancient times the prophets lived. They looked forward into the dim future and foretold com ing events ; they foretold the overthrow of cities and the downfall of nations, which at that time were great and powerful. They foretold the coming of Christ, his sufferings and death, and ascension to the Fatner's right hat d, and the glory of His kingdom. And now when we see that their prophecy is transmuted into history ; when we notice that the events they foretold have ceme to pass, we feel that they were inspired from high Heaven to speak as they did. We feel that God must have revealed Himself and much of the future to them, because we know how ignorant man is of things to come Are we not reminded this afternoon of our dense ignorance of the future? A week ago not one of us anticipated the ppeedy death of our deceased friend and brother. We not only hoped that his life would be continued through two or three decaies to com1, but many of us expected confidently that he would be spared at least for years, and be permitted to do much more work and exercise much more influence be fore he wTas taken away. A week ago we had no thought of the painful event which was so near. But four or five days ago the lightning flashed to u the intelligence that he was danger ously ill. The next day we were told that his condition was very critical perhaps almost hopeless. When the next day came we inquired and were told that he was better ; and then we hoped that he was going to be spared. Then with a sudden noss so appalling came the final message announcing his departure. Oh, how ignorant ot the future we are ! But another thought suggested here is the uncertainty of human life. For what is your life? " It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanhheth away." Did you ever on a dark night look out on a pestilen tial marsh and see the little lights dancing about? The noxious vapors and poisonous exhalations arising from the conditions which exist, seem to burn and flicker for a few moments and then pass away. What is your :fe? "It is even a vapor that ap peareth for a little time, and then passeth away." In the word of God many figures are used to impress us with a conception of the fearful uncertainty of human life. It is compared to a 'blooming field. You rernomber in that beautiful 103d Psalm the expression on this sub ject." As for man his days are as graes ; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more." In oriental countries the year con sists of two seasons. The dry season comes, vegetation is parched and the fields are barren. The wet season comes, and soon the earth is carpeted with the rich, luxuriant grass and all spangled with gay flowers. It is a scene of feurpassing beauty and wondrous loveliness. But in those countries the siroccos, simoons and other hot winds often arise and sweep over the earth, and then in a few hours the flowers bow their heds and wither, the grass perishes and the place is a broad scene of death. So is human life. Then the prophet said, "We all do fade as a leaf." We know how un certain is the life of the leaf. Spring comes, the bud bursts, and the leaf ap pears. It is tiny, it is tender, it is fresh, it is interesting ; but perhaps in a few days there will be an untimely frost, and the loaf suddenly perishes. Or if there is no frost, summer comes with its parching heat; autumn creeps on, and you notice that the color of the leaf is fading. It is changed. It as sumes hues of wondrous, matchless beauty, such as no painter who has breathed the Italian atmosphere can imitate; but then it is the beauty of death. A little more fading, and it is dead and crumbling. " We all do fade as a leaf." You remember the expres sion of Job: "Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower and is cut down ; he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth nt." Yes, he is com- Eared to the flower. It comes, it is eautiful, it is an ornament, but it is soon gone. You see the shadow but as the sun marches through the heavens it3 position "changes in a little while and the 3h.dow disappears en tirely. But how many expressions are there in the S ;riptures intended to con vince us of the exceeding shortness of ur fleeting lives. is I have now spoken to you of man's norance of the future and of the un certainty of human life. There are 8 me suggestions from these thoughts. Xe are reminded here of the great need ojiudicions economy in the use of time. Tb Apostle exhorts as to live, redeem ing the time. Because time is precious, am in danger of being lost, we are ex hoied to live, redeeming the time. Hd- may we redeem it? By putting it tcthe best use; by feeling the value of it by filling all the days, hours and minims with earnestness in character makiig. and with usefulness in the ser vice kf God and humanity. How many menind women live as if time was supenbundant, as if they were just floodeV with enormous stretches of time, r which they have no use? How toy waste it, how recklessly they slander it! Look at a young man wla inherits an enormous fortune, of. whicn perhaps he has not earned a penny. te thinks his Vealth is bound less and vbottomlosa, ind supposes it will last a thousand lift times. He goes on recklessly and final! closes his life a pauper. Many becooe moral bank rupts because they d6not know the value of time. Thejtfeel that they have such a vast superfluity of it that they waste it, they squander it wick edly and the result Hthey sink into moral bankruptcy anauperism Let us live redeemin, the time, for we are ignorant of the fiture, and life is brief nd vanishing. We need to re deem the time most cfrefully. Then we should exercise a judvious restraint on our u'ordly tendencik and pissions Now I do not say tha we should not enjoy the useful thingf of civilization or that we should be li some of the 1 had no re decencies of inasmuch as ancient philosophers w gard for the comforts ar life. But I do mean th wc have only ufe to Uv that cannot Tbe a very much a3 it may bo a jina3iiUx;h a ng one, inas- ffry brief one with many of us and mi soon tor mi nate with any of us, it isirastly impor tant that we should not dote it entire ly to wordly and perishi thing3. We should feel that having b,t one life wo ought to make the best p)3sib e uso of it. You can usually fora. an idea of the length of a voyage b$ the amount of provisions that areputn board tho ship. If they lay in a lare3 supply of food you may suppose that!ihey expect a very long voyage, but ilthey lay in only a small supply you r.ay suppose that they anticipate a shrt voyage. When a ship goes into thePolar Seaa to battle for long dreary jfears with the everlasting icebergs, it usually takos as much provision as it can safely carry. But a ship pn a short voyage does not take so mui. Do we not see men starting on theyoyage of life as if it were to bo as lng as eter nity ? And do not some of iheee men strive to make provision for i thousand such lives as we live here? I That is a great mistake. Life is not Oing to be long. It is all right for us iO provide comforts enough to last us through tho voyage. But let us reme iber that there is something better ip live for than the very best that perisiing earth can give. Yes, Christ taugl.t us how to live when he said, "Seet ye first the kingdom of God and His yghteou3 noss, and all these things 'shall be added unto you. " In the sane connec tion he said " take no thougitfor the morrow. Upon a wrong interpretation of these words men build f als theories. Our Lord did not mean that ye should be entirely indifferent to the future and did not say it. It is safe tcisay that his 70rd3 are not very well lendered. What he really said was, ube not anxious for the morrow." Ib not re gard to-morrow with a cankering, con suming, drawing anxiety. Be not anxious about it, but use the present the best you can, and in this way be prepared for 10 morrow. Aiy friends to day is the mother of to morrow, and to-morrow will be the daughter of to day. And the lest way to obtain the favor of the daughter is to honor the mother. The trouble with many of us 13 that we have too many to-morrows and not enough to-days. We are constantly transferring the obligations and duties of to day to to morrow. The work of to-day is too often deferred till to morrow. Let us have more to days and fewer to-morrows, and life will be nobler, richer, and higher than it is. This afternoon we gather around the coffined remains of a brother who not long ago was with us in the flosh, but has now been oalled away from the scenes of earth. There is mourning in our land to dav. not onlr here in the one home in Raleigh, which tras doubt-- lees the deret epot on earth 10 him ; not only in this community, where he was so .well known in thousands of homes of North Carolina, but in many homes in every State aod Territory of this Union. Our brother was born and rearei in this State. Years ago he held positions of honor and trust, and dur ing recent years he has become one of the bet-t known and most prominent citizens of our State. Still more recent ly ho has come to be well known all over our broad land. During late years he has been placed at the head of probably the greatest industrial organization that our country has yet, known. He has also been honored' in his religious denomination. Many years ago he professed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. For years he has been a respected and esteemed member of this church. For two years he was President of the North Carolina Bap tist State Convention. He seemed to be in the midst of his life and of his labors and yet suddenly all is closed. We do not understand it. God kno ws why it is. But very often we find deep and puzzling questions which we must refer; to tho court of final appeal for decision. We regret the decease of our brother. If we ould have had our way, if our will had been permitted to prevail, he would have still lived and been with us. But our Father has seen fit to allow his removal, and it is for U3 to bow our heads in meek and sweet, resignation to the Holy and Di ving will. Yes, there is mourning in many homes to-day. Raleigh feels the loss of one of her most honored citi zens. North Carolina feels the loss of one whom she regarded with high re spect, and away yonder in the far West in the shadow of the Roky Mountains there are sad hearts ; yes, away on the Pacific Slope, the death of our friend will be felt as a kind of per sonal bereavement. But it is the Lord'3 will and must be done. Hence we fiuy farewell, brother, farewell. Fold those hands, for their work is done. No more will they be stretched forth to grasp the hand of millions of frien l 1. No more will they transfer the thoughts of the busy brain to the writton page. Close those eyes No more will they look upon the scenes of ccruh, or into the eyes and faces of loved ones. But we tru.t that they look upon the jasper walls and golden streets of the New Jerusilem, and see the King in His beauty. Seal those lips. No more in this v. orld will we hear their outbursts of firey eloquence. No more will they kiss the warm, responsive lips of those deare than life itself. J they t peak love iords to wife amTthil dren vsjbA that body; it has been Jtrurnent of many labors; it ha 1 endured much sufferings but now fae work isoveivhrmia passe-.'. Long eiefW'is before usw We d irt from rm wiw gnei ana Dury him v.: hope. ivloRL LIGHT. Railroad Frauds Revealed Facts and Figures from the Official Documents--Perjuries of the Robber Barons. Mr. Editor: Upon my return from a tour of the State, during which I have spoken twenty-throe times, I find many letters urging me to publish some of the facts and figures given m my speeches, for the information of the people. This request seems to me reasonable, particularly so, since I have been ac cused by some small fry newspapers, of working in the interests of the Paci ic Railroads, by my opposition to the scheme of granting bonds to the amount of $100,000,000 to the Nicaragua Canal. The government of the United States loaned bonds, bearing 6 per cent, in terest, to the Pacific Railroads, to the amount of $64,623,512, and stipulated to pay the interest on those loans, upon condition that these companies would pay back to the government the prin cipal and interest in thirty years, and upon the completion of the roads, the companies would pay yearly a percent age of their net earnings on account of these advances made by the govern ment. Congress also gave them 26, 000,000 acres of land, upon which they have realized $39,479,213.71 with $26, 054 270 worth yet unsold, making a total land grant worth $65,533,483 71. As the companies get the use of all those gift in money and land for thirty years, they gain a further advantage ui interest of $199,790,250. Tho govern ment also gave them a right of way four hundred feet wide, the right of eminent domain, and space for depots and side tracks. - In addition to these gifts many of the States, counties and cities made large donations, so that the gif te from all sources may be grouped as f ollow3 : Principl and interest by tbe United States $178,884,750 Value of land grant 65,533,483 From other source 3,070,877 Toial aid, including in terest on the amount do nated for thirty years, or until the maturity of the bonds, according to the re port of the Pattison com mittee on Pacific Rail roadi, P. 135 $447,729 470 The government invested these great corporations with the control of these great public highways across the con tinent, and gave them power to levy toll upon all the traffic which might pass over their roads. In considera tion of these great powers, and the do nations in land and money, Congress enacted that they should bind them aelre to have their stock fully paid up in csn, ana tbat tnev snouia Duua a first class road and carry for the gov ernment at the same prices they did for others, ana report to the govern ment under oath the amount of stock actually paid in, and the expenditures, recaiplB and indebtedness. With these obligations resting upon them what did these ccmpanies do? The Union Pacific actually paid in on account of stock $400,650; less than half a million dollars, and Oliver Ames made oath Sept. 27th, 1870, that they paid in $36,762,300. The Kansas Pacific actually paid in 1250,000 and R. E. Carr made oath Sept. 28th, 1872, that they paid in $5, 072,500 The Central Pacific paid in $760,000 and Leland Stanford made oath Sept. 18th, 1871, that they paid in $5 1,283, 190. The Central Branch paid in $3S6,700 and R. M Pomeroy made oath Sept. 21st, 1869, that they paid in $980,600. Total amount actually paid in cash upon their stock, $1,797,350, yet the four men named swore their companies paid in $97,09S,590. Thee oaths are now on file in the Interior Department according to the report of the Pattison committee upon Pacific Railroads, page 140. Now let us see what stealings they have made in bui'ding these roads, you will find they have never been eur passed in the history of mankind, un less it was attempted by the Nicaragua Canal Construction Company in their reported contracts. The Union Pacific Railroad cost for its construction $38, 824, ('00 and the company issued stocks and bonds to themselves to the amount of $109,814,812, making, some would 1 . "-v AAA r- !T 1 1 n Hay, a ciear prouo or $fu,yyu,z, out; an honest men would call this a clear steal. The Kansas Pacific was built for $11,800,000 and the company issued stocks and bonds to . themselves for $25,028,250; a clear steal of $13,228,250. The Central Pacific and Western Pacific were built for $40,000,000 and this com pany issued themselves stock and bonds for $124.211, 6S0; a clear steal of $84, 211,680. The Sioux City Branch cost $2,600,000 and this company issued to themselves stocks and bonds for $5, 047,720; a clear steal of $2,447,720. The Central Branch cost $2,731,347 and their company issued stocks and bonds for $4,200,000; a clear steal of $1,46S, 652. The California and Oregon line, from Delta to the State line, cost $3, 505,000 and the company issued fetocks and bonds to themselves for $ 1 2, 500, 000 ; a clear steal of nearly $9,000,000. The whole cost of constructing all these roads was $104,955,347. Bond3 and stocks issued, $277,302,462; a clear steal on the work of $1S1,347,115. These steals were made generally through 4ltf1t3N4lJtion c"Hpam"rs, owned and thlTsaking contiuctsit h themselves and more thahoiiblmgth-msWifjall nation are now paying rates in vfhnd freight ucon all this fictitious capital Do tfco reoTIe of this State wish to repeat trXia-rlrne by guaran teeing the $100,000,000 bonds of the Nicarag--a, Oann' aul pUcinc it in the power of half a dozen men to levy tribute upon the commerce of the world ? We shall see. The facts and figures given here are official, and taken from Senate Document No. 51, Fiftieth Congress, known as the Patti son Committee's report upon the Pacific Railroads. But I am not done with this report yet, I desire to call the attention of the people to what these companies call equities." The debt due the govern ment must be paid soon amounting to "$178,884,769, and to stand off some of chis debt these bandits bring m a bill of "equities " which for cheek will sur pass that of the committee on address of the recent Canal Convention, when they say the Canal will be " controlled by the American people " instead of by I 1 j 1 a Doara or aireciors, a maiority 01 which is elected by themselves, the canal company. But to the "equities." The first charge is $7,120,073 for dis count on the sale of the bonds, and in terest on this amount for thirty years, $12,816,132. Total $19,936,205. They sold their bonds at a discount and now charge the government interest for thirty years on a debt they owe the people. The Ei cond charge is, "The amount the government saved in its transpor tation, between the completion of the road in May, 1869, and the time re quired for its completion, July, 1876." This modest charge is $47,763,178, and this for completmg the roads seven years before the law required. They had the use of the roads for seven years, and declared dividends of more than $35, 000, GOO. The next charge is $1,853,323 which the government now owes them for transportation. The next charge is $500,000 that the companies' say they have lost by the delay in the government issuing pat ents to their lands. The Pattison Committee reports that the Union Pacific refused to patent their lands in Nebraska amounting to 1,839,400 acres, 1,200,C0 acres in Colo rado, 3,500,000 acres in Wyoming, 400,- 000 acres in Utah, 4,000,000 acres in Kansas, 2,0:0,000 acres in Nevada, and they have not selected one-half of their land in California. The amount given here is the land now surveyed, ' and ready for patents. In the States of Nebraska and Kansas laws were passed to compel them to patent their lands so they could be taxed, yet they have the cheek to make this charge. Next is loss by the sinking fund in vestments, $1,612,966. When we did get a little money of them, we invested it in government bonds, and the price of bonds went down a little and they charge up the loss. But I think the cheekiest charge is this "Loss by diversion of business from the Union and Central Pacific to to other subsidized roads, $37,000,000." Yes, they charge the government $37,000,000 for permitting any other roads to be built to the Pacific Coast. 1 wonder what they will charge the government for building the Nicaragua Canal? This-letter is already too long, and I will close by giving the summing up of the Pattison Committee: "Had the Pacific Railr .ds been built and man aged upon .est methods, had the govermr' jan been properly applied, these coi-u.nies, regarded as a whole, V could have declared dividends at the rate of 6 percent, per annum for 18 v' years, from date of actual completion to the present time, upon all the moneys that they would have been required to pay in to complete and equip the roads; they would have own 2,495 miles of road free from all debt, and worth $124,600,000. The Union Pacific, Cen tral Pacific and Central Branch could have repaid every cent of tho principal and interest advanced by the govern ment to date, and could have reduced their charges to shippers to the extent of over $li0,000,000.v " But they chose dishonest methods. At the outset they divide $172,347,115 of fictitious capital, and dissipated over $107,000,000 which should have been applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the government debt, and they taxed shippers to the extent of over $140,000,000 to pay for the in flation of the capital of these companies, and for the vicious practices that crept into their management. " Now, my friends, do you feel like going into partnership with the Nicaragua Canal crowd, to hatch out anotfier set of rascals ! When you find a corporation that will not steal all they can, you may look for wings to sprout on the backs of the directors, for a flight to heaven. Mariox. Qannon, Pres't. The people's champion. Wiia$.iaL-. Why, The Progressive Farmer, and it's only 40 cents through the campaign. ' THE PUBLIC VOICE. How may the Alliance and the friends of reform best secure the recog nition and enforcement of our prin ciplesf (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 mav'r have a hearing, we must ask that v cat do not write more than twenty terri Sign your name to your answer n lpf. lid Vinvo vAiir einPArA nnr'tf '( --J l ?r' views.; "hurry up." T TT V h of Hurry up. Let every t. 'VM' the People's party at once '( s Jfi h Look over the offenses and thunder against them. De& '! V '; il !.Ui' the national bank plank out of itS","Ki I'i form in 1860. Eight elections since ! wlU gained one with that plank, from Pret dent Jackson to 1855. They gained five . of the seven. Fraternally, Dr. M. A. Simmons. YOUR DUTY. Winnabow, Brunswick Co., N. C. To secure recognition of our prin ciples, only requires Alliancemen's duty according to estimations to declara tions set forth: the Constitution, when every man"caii.be educated as to what their duty is as Alliance brethren, and interested in the same the great work will speedily be done. Then why not forget all partisan, sectional, local and personal prejudice, and once cast our votes for the intere t of country, homes and families. That's duty and what we want, and there is much to be considered on the part of selecting men to make laws and rule over us; also there's where the trouble comes. If it could be avoided it would be better not to fill an office from Benjamin down to door keer in a Sub-Alliance only by those who stood unwaveringly by the Alliance demands, which are equal rights to all and special favors to none, endorsed at Ocala and St. Louis. G. W. Howard. STICK TO IT. RAEFORD, N. C. In answer to public voice, will say in my judgment that the best way to ob tain the needed reforms is for every Sub-Alliance to resolve and stick to it to withdraw all patronage from the ex treme partisan press. We pay our money to foster and sustain newspapers to denounce and ridicule our principles. They hoot at our demands and publish every little disturbance in the Alliance they can hear of and often circulate reports they know to be false. They are making every effort to prejudice tho people against the reform move ment by blockading the channels of aggression in the Alliance to some ex tent. We can stop this. The Alliance can perish many of these little one horse concerns out unless Wall street considers them their branch establish ments and will support them. It is proper and right for the Alliance to withdraw patronage from these papers and show them that they arc desperate ly in earnest.' It will strengthen those papers favorable to us. A A. Williford. BOTH WELCOME VISITORS. 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