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TEE PECSEHH3WE PAEIHIB : AUGUST 16. 1898 4 NEGRO SUPREMACY. Essay Read Before Bertie County Alliance by Mrs. Sarah E. Mitchell. Ur President, Brethren and Sisters: Perhaps eome of 3 ou may be think ing that this subject is quite foreign to the Alliance and may be wondering why bo strange atopic should be chosen on this occasion. But if you will j 1st consider a few momenta, you will easily remember when there was such a panic among the people concerning this fearful and wonderful bugbear, that the Alliance lost many of its members. Every one of you wh03ehair is whit ening, knows that when the negroes were first emancipated, and given the -franchise, that the Southern States were overrun with men from the 2Jorth, or elsawhere, going among tbe negroes and advising them to vote for Republican party "the pnrty thut Jlreed you," they " said and warniDg them that if the Democratic party re mained in power the negroes would be put back into slavery. This sounded plausible to tha ignorapt colored men, and they were quickly proselyted, and that sd securely that they vote the eame ticket until the present time, al though they know that the Democratic party has been in power in the South ern States during all these years, and 210 one has ever heard of anything lie "going back into slavery." Now, these men were evidently hired and sent on this mission; and it is quite probable that some of the most infl lential negroes may have received bribes. Fjr we have not forgotten that they started in life remarkably well considering the circumstances. Well, at the same time this other cry of "negro equality," "negro su premacy," "negro domination," was heard in the land . All this was part of the deep-laid plots and plans of plutocracy to ruin this free government, in order that the iarmers and laborers, both white and colored might be brought into indus trial slavery. It reminds me of Aesop's fable of the eagle, the cat, and the swine. Like the cat, the shy locks and money -sharks set the white voters and the colored voters to watching each other, bo that their eyes might be blinded to the real robbeis, who were impoverishing the masses, and enriching themselves. How well they have succeeded you are All able to bear witness. Afcer a time the Alliance was formed and the framsrs found that -unju3t iegijlation was bringing them into poverty; that demonetization of silver, contraction of the currency, v3nd that various other discriminations ihad reducad the price of produce and placed them at the mercy of others; 3ha$ they were unable to pay their debts and tax?e; that their homes were slipping away from them, and that penury and ruin stared them in the face. So they set about to reform these matters. Some thought, with Col. Polk, that a new political party was .necessary, while others thought not. Then the war began in the Alliance. And thi 3 same horrible old scare crow, Tegro Domination" was used until all the more easily frightened left the Alliance, declaring that the Alliance had gone into politics, and gone into the "Ihird Party," and now we should certainly have "Negro bupremacy." Now, is there any truth in this un earthly shriek? Do the politicians who do the howling themselves believe that there is any danger? I will jast refer you to one instance as proof that they do not. I recollect at one timo eome of the office seekers cams around during the campaign and bawled and screamed themselves hoarse with this terrible yell of 'Ne gro Domination," "white man's gov ernment," etc., until I really began to think that possibly there might be a little peril in the far off coming years. At leas 5, I believe that they, them selves, were honestly alarmed. Tney were elected. B 2 lore the leg islature mat some Northern syndicates commenced carrying off the negroes to colonize them, on lands in the West, which had been purchased by these syndicates. The legislature met and passed a bill taxing any agent who rahouid cirry o.ie negro out of the Scate of Nortti Carolina ten thousand dol 5LARS ! Oil consistency, consistency, most assuredly thou art a jwell Another thing that strikes me as pe culiar is that there i3 no danger of negro 8 ipremacy excapt when politi Cil campaigns are being waged. After the election is over, this frightful old phantom is tucked away, hid in cave or den, and we hear no more of him until the beginning of the next race for office. Ic would not do for thecffiie huniers tokesp this weather beaten old ghost always in eight. If Chey should tao voters would bacome fam'diar with him, and familiarity with him breeds contempt. Hia ghos ahip would 1 ea39 to terrify an rone. -And Btill another strange coincidence igt the women never seem to be nerv- j ous or fearful, even a little bit, at this ugly, threadbare and inefficient appa rition. It in to be presumed, however, that this is due to ignoranca and negligence on their parti But I suppose one rea son is, they do not hear these blatant wild eyed orators, making the air hid eous with their false screechings, until the crows leave the farmers fields and hide themselves in dense thickets and impenetrable swamps, there to remain until the awfully turbulent tirade ceases, on the eventful election day. Well, brethren, I will tell you in good earnest, you may begin to draw onyour seven-league boots and pre pare to do some swift running, for this grey-headed, ghostly, old 'bugbear" is again drawn forth from . his hiding place, and will soon be in his full glory. A few days ago I heard a gentlemsn ask, apparently in perfect eeriousnes3: "What are we to do with this race problem V At the eame time, admit ting that there are not enough negroes in the State to rule it, and a still smaller proportion in the Nation. For answer, I held up the ten thousand dollar tax law and icq rired why it was enacted and why it had never been re pealed. Again, brethren and disters: If the colored race in the Southern States is such a menance to good government. what will the United States do with Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rica, the La drones and the Phillippines? Now, brethren, you know that a white farmer and his colored tenants have the same interests; both want low taxes, good laws and good prices for farm products. Taerefore, they ought to vote together. Bat these two horrific hobgoblins going back into slavery" and "negro supremacy" have kept them separated for a third of a century, and I fear will keep them disunited until the final scheme of the money -power shall have been fully consummated, namely : until the homes of the many shall have been trans formed into the domains of the few; and then there can never be any re dres3 whatever, for it is indisputably certain that those who possess the land on all there is on it. Dook at Biltmoro, for instance. How few the years, in which Mr. Vander bilt has been acquiring so enormous an estate. Not that I attach any blame to him, however. Par from it. But I do censure the voters of this c Duntry for permitting such things to be possi ble. A great deal more m'ght be said on this somewhat carious, but quite com prehensive theme. The subject is very prolific, and not readily exhaus ted. But as you all can speak on it much better than I can, I desist, wish ing that the farmers may quit allow ing themselves to be hoodwinked ter rorizjd by eomething which is doing them no harm, never has done, and never will do them any. In fact, a mere name, wantonly applied to some thing which does not exist, except in the imaginations of the misguided sons o? men; and hoping that the reformers of all parties, classes, colors and distinc tions may get together and make one grand and noble endeavor for the over throw of corruption and oppression in this fair land of ours, and for the es tabliahment of a government of the people, by the people and for the peo pie. And may the Lord so order it that their efforts shall be crowned with success, and that the victory shall be theirs abolutely, undeniably and overwhelmingly. A LETTER FROM NASH Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer. Nashville, N C. July 1, 1893 As the saying goes "that a woman will talk of what runs in in her head," the writer though, of the opposite sex. ill do likewise and "talk" first about the Allianco. Our last county meet ing was not so large as usual, but wo had a very pleasant meeting. After the regular routine of business was traneacted, the following officers were elected and duly installed, viz: P. A. May, president; R. A. Hunt Vice President; O. J O.dom, Sac retary Treasurer ; JEW. Glover, Chaplain; G M. D. Lngley. Lcturer; 3 S. 8ykes, Doorkeeper; M W. Col lins, Assistant Doorkeeper; J. H Todd. Ssrgmt at Arm'; G M D Lmgley, delegate to State Alliance and, J. J. ilarahbourne, alternate; G. W CoIav. PHitEH 1 haul a big SJJ you grease I prs"sl the "wagon j wheels with I I MICA Axle Greaso Get a box and learn -why V it's the best grease ever put on an axle. Sold eyerywher. J. B. Joyner and O. EL Bainea, Erecu- j tive Committee. With a few exceptions our whole official corps ia composed of new offi cers, or officers holding new positions. This, we hope will be helpful and etim ulatingto the order. For the bene fit of others I will give a short account of my stewardship. Now I do not wish to appear to be egotistical in what I shall say, but simply state it to show that being punctual meanssomething. The writer was elected Secretary- Treasurer of Nash County Farmers Alliance in July 1891, and has been re elected each year since till this July, making his term seven years in all . During all these years we have failed to be present at only two meetings and cur absence was causod once on ac count; of h'gh water and. the other by the very intense cold weather. We have never failed to have our delegate at the State meeting with proper credentials, and, also, all re porta with "fesa" and "dues" in prop er time. I do not write this boastingly, but I muat say I feel proud of such a record, and am thankful to my Maker that, through His kindness, I have been spared so long to perform the du ties assigned me. If any brother sec retary or other officer can baat this jast raise your hand. Friends, let me impress this upon you, that the suc cess of our Order is what we make it not what somebody elsa does or fails to do., Don'c say you are an Alliance man, believe in its principles and fail to attend your meetings or neglect to pay your dues. Might as well Bay you are a soldier and fighting the Spanish army and all the tima stay at home; the result would be the same. You would do no good. Notwithstanding our eff )rts, our County Alliance has decreased very much in numbers. 3ome, of course have left us that ought never to have been allowed to join, for they only cam in for selfish motives mostly for offices. Bnt a large num ber has no excuse at all for leaving, but smply carelessness, thoughtless ness and indifference. We are going try to get B:o. V. N. S jawell, our State Lecturer, or somebody else, to come down in October and give us a good stiring up. We hope there may be a great rattling of "dry bones" and that much good may be done. Well, this is election year and the political pot is beginning to simper. Now, what shall we do? There are many things we must keep a watch upon too numerous to men tion here, but wo will just say without calling names, that as tor me and mine we intend to use every honest eff or to defeat any man or party who aided or abetted in the infamous scheme of try ing to destroy the Alliance by repeal ing its charter. Ailiancemen, reform ers, have you forgotten? We know you haven't. Just think of having our Scate Alliance charter taken from ua if a single officer failed to perform his duty at a certain time, or if his sal ary should be increased even one cent. Who ever heard of such abominable things being done before? And yet the same crowd will do the same thing again, or worse, if they ever get the chance. Trust such men? No! -a thousand times noli! Don't let the cry of "Nigger f "Nigger l" cause you co less sight of those things. And may God defend the right. Fraternally, C. H. Baines. A LADY QUESTIONS BAILEY. Jorreapondence of the Progressive Farmer. And while I am writing, I wish to say that I am glad and thankful ihat the editors of The Progressive Farmer so boldly champion the people's cause in the Clark-Kiigo aff iir. Especially was I pleased to see the reply (?j of Bro. Bailey to Mrs. 8tarnes cut into mince meat. I am a Baptist and hate to see the organ of the Bap tist denomination on the side of oli garchy. But one of Bro. BaileyV prints that was overlooked by the Farmer struck me as peculiar, and I would be glad if, when he is answer ing your other questions he would an swer thie: How can he prove that parents are responsible for their chil dren's crimes? If you will publish his answer to this question you will do me a personal favor. Succ388 to The Progressive Farms r and its noble editors. Mrs Sarah E M Powellsville, N. C. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CHAU TAUQUA, SHELBY, N. C, AUGUST 23rd, 189S Oa account of this occasion, the Saa board Air L;oe will eeil tickets to Snel by, N. C, and re cum, at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale August 22 jd to 24 .0 (nd from points within a radius of 100 miles of dnelby), AugU9t 27 ,n and 28 ,h, good co return until September 5 n. F or rates and schedules see stream ers or call on ticket agents. T. J. Anderson, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Portsmouth, Va. (.OFFICIAL) NATIONAL ALLIANCE DEMANDS. Adopted at Washington, D. C, February 6, 1896. Whereas, The Declaration of Inde nendence, as a basis for a Republican form 01 vtoverummib iuab cuigat ue progressive and perpetual, states: "That all men are created equl; that they are endowed with certain u alienable rights ; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness; that to secure these rights, gov ernments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the governed." We hold, therefore, that to restore and preserve these rights under a Republican form of government, pri vate monopolies of public necessities for speculative purposes, whether df the means of production, distribution or exchange, should be prohibited, and whenever any sucn puouc necessity or utility becomes a monopoly in private hands, the people of the municipality, state or union, as the case may be, shall appropriate the same by right of eminent domain, paying a just value therefor, and operate them for, and in the interest of, the whole people. FINANCE. Wo demand a national currency. safe, sound and flexible ; issued by the general government only ; a full legal tender for all debts and receivable for all dues, aud an equitable and efficient mean3 of distribution of this currency, directly to the people, at the minimum of expense and without the interven tion of banking corporations ana m sufficient volume to transact the busi ness of the country on a cash basis. (a) We demand the free and unlim ited coinage of silver and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. (6) We demand a graduated income tax. (a) The erovernment shall Durchase or construct and operate a -sufficient mileage of railroads to effectually con trol all rates of transportation on a just and equitable basis. (6) The telegraph ana teiepnone, like the Dostoffice svstem. being: a ne cessity for the transmission of intelli gence, should be owned and operatea by the government in the interest of the people. LAND. We demand that no land shall be held by corporations for speculative purposes or by railroads in excess of their needs as carriers, and all lands now owned by aliens should bo re claimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. EXEOTION OF UNITED STATE8 SENATORS. We demand the election of United 8tates Senators by a direct vote of the people. That each State shall be di vided into two districts of nearly equal voting population, and that Senators from each shall bo elected by the people of the district. DISTRICT LEGISLATION. (c) That our national legislation shall be so framed in the future as not to build up one industry at the expense of another. (d) We believe that the money of tht country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all National and State revenues shall bs limited tc the necessary expenses of the govern ment economically and honestly ad ministered. (e) We demand that postal savings banks bo established by the govern ment for the safe deposit of savinge of the people, and to facilitate ex change. () We are unalterably opposed to the issue, by the United States, of in terest bearing bonds, and demand the payment of all coin obligations of the United States, as provided by existing laws, in either gold or silver coin, at the option of the government and not at the option of the creditor. TRANSPORTATION. Relying upon the good, common sense of the American people, and be lieving that a majority of them, whet uninfluenced by party prejudice, wili vote right on all questions submitted tc them on their merit; and, further, tc effectually annihilate the pernicious lobby in legislation, we demand direct legislation by means of the initiativr and referendum. GOOD EVIDENCE. New York. March 3 1898 The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: As strong evidence of our opinion concerning your paper as an advertising medium, we simply mention that we have always had it on our list and our advertisement has never failed to be in a single issue dur ing the season of advertising. Yours very truly, German Kali Wofks ENrCRSLY SAriSlF2D. OflSce of 1 S. W. Smith Breeder and 8hipper, of Thorough- bred and Imported Stock. 1 Cochranville, Pa , Feb. 23 '98 J The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N.C. Dear Sir: Since I have been adver tising through your columns I have been entirely satisfied with the results and the amount of inquiries received from the add running m your columns is eq ial to any of same circulation that I have on my list and I am con fident we have sold as much stock through your medium as any other the same circulation Wishing you success with your paper and that it may still press still further out, I remain, Very respectfully, a W. Smith. vV tit Hardest things in the house to clean. 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