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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
THE ALLIANCE IN IREDELL.
Slightly in Error.

Though Iredell is dotted over with
farmers clubs, there are only two or
three Alliances in the county. The
last one organized was at Elmwood.
-&atesvaM Landmark.
For the information of our esteemed
contemporary, we state that the
records of this Office show that instead
of "only te0o or three Alliances in the
county," there are esght-Oak Ridge,
Elmwood, Fairfield, Hickory Hill,
Prospect, Mooresville, Belmont and
Oak Grove. Six of these are located
in the Southern portion Of the county,
five of them receiving their mail at
Mooresville. And, by the way, we see
a correspondent of the Landmark, liv-
ing in the Northern portion of the
county, enquiries why the farmers of
North Iredell should pay in States
vile from So to 81 per ton more for
acids than the farmers Of South Ire
dell r paying at Mooresville. He
says he confesses he can see no reason
for it. That good brother will learn
the reason n of these days. We
presume be did not hear, the address
of Bro. Pickett In Statesville.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
RESOLUTIONS, IN OPPOSITION
TO THE ALLIANCE.

~
Seme~aweeks since the ,a Iredell
County Agricultural Association met
in statesvfiiiiee and adopted resolutions
in opposition, to the Farmers Ali
ance. For the first time, we think,
inetwo years, we failed to read the
Landmqrk Of that week and it escaped
attention. We learn, however,
hat Col. Pickett, on the occasion Of
his recent address in Statesville, read
the. resolutions and answered. them,
and we presume he did so to the salts
faction of all who heard him. We
presume that he did it in a spirit of
frankness and fraternal kindness, and
with that courteous respect for the
opinions of those who may differ with
us, which the Alliance teaches. We
have no unkind word in response.
The great bedrock principle of the
Alliance is to bring about unity and
not division among the farmers. We
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
OMNIBUS SIGNS.

From all points in the cotton ana
tobacco belts Of the State, we learn
that IL farmers are buying CONNER
cial fertilizers more largely. than
usual, and that they are preparing o
large crops of these two products. 1t
would seem hat a people who had
been so crippled, so broken down, and
so enslaved by this system, and who
will not heed it's terrible lessons,
would not believe though n should
rise from the dead and declare it in
trumpet tones. Have we not lived
long enough on Illinois corn, Kansas
wheat, Chicago meat, New York
apples, Maine potatoes, Jersey cabbage,
adulterated lard and manufactured
butter? Have we not seen enough
of blasted hopes, of ragged children
growing up in ignorance, of Inundated
wives who have been robbed of COM
Portable homes, of wrecks of aspiring,
energetic and industrious young farm
ers, all the terrible work of this all
cotton, all-tobacco, all-guano SYSTEM
Have we not seer the fields of the
South, the fairest and best of all of Gods
creation, blighted and deserted and
appropriated by the mortgage system?
Have we not struggled and suffered
for twenty years and to-day find our
selves simply a vast field of tenants
for capitalists and the North ? Guamo,
credit, mortgages, oH.cotton and Alto
5acco did At. When will our farmers
come to their senses?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

E. M. B.-lst. Is it proper for a
member of the Alliance to recommend
an applicant of whom he knows
nothing?
Answer-No. But exceedingly i'm
proper and highly reprehensible.
I'd. Should a member, when initia-
ted after a quarter has partially ex-
pired, pay quarterage for such frac-
tional part?
No. See instructions just sent to
all secretaries, on this point.
H.-Can an Alliance set aside a
provision of the State Constitution ?
Answer.-No. -
J. L. H.-Can male members sit in
the Alliance if they fail to pay their
dues ?
Answer.-Not if they are in arrears
for three months. See Article V,
Section I, of the Constitution.
W. B. W.-If charges be preferred
against a deputy organizer, can he
exercise the functions of an organizer
until he is tried :?
Whenever charges are preferred
against a deputy organizer Tor any
other member holding an, appoint
ment from the Farmers. State Ali.
ance) by asub-Alliance, the sub-Alli-
ance having jurisdiction Of the charges
should notify the State Secretary at
once Of the fact, and the officer SO
charged will be suspended until he is
tried. S. B. ALEXANDER,
,.~srr az, .Pres't NC. f. s A. r.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27

Two brethren want information. in
regard to Texas. wool cotton seed.
Who can give it?.
Deputy Organizer, C. w. Mccoy,
will organize the County Alliance Of
Iredell, in Statesville, on the first Fri
day in April next. ~
Let all the Wake Secretaries attend
their regulay quarterly meeting which
takes place in Raleigh next Friday,
March 3Oth. It as very important.
Robson county Secretaries, Associ-
alton will hold it's regular quarterly
meeting at Lumberton on the 30th
inst, and it is hoped every Secretary
will be present
We learn from the Shelby New Era,
that the Farmers Clubs of Cleveland
county have united for the purpose of
buying their supplies, guanos, &C.,
from first hands, thus saving mer-
chants commissions, &c.
1t is urgently requested that every
number of the Alliance in Onslow
county meet Col. Pickett at Jackson
vile on Thursday, the 18th of April.
He is particularly anxious that every
one in the county should meet him.
The Alliances of M%ecklenburg are
preparing for a big time at their regu-
lar quarterly meeting. They will meet
with Hickory Grove Alliance, and DR..
Gather, the Secretary of that Alliance,
extends a cordial invitation to all to
come prepared to remain two days. p.
Col. Pickett is doing a good work
for the Alliance by his clear and for
chile exposition Of the principles and
purposes of our order. We have re-
ceived a number of official petitions
to have him sent, back to counties,
where ne has already been. This
cannot be done, until he is thorough
with the work assigned him.. ~>1
A correspondent writes that Goose
Greek Alliance, No. 100, held an in
teresting meeting on March 10th, at
which many new members were init
ated. The following were appointed
delegates to the County Alliance N:
W. Braswell, E. E. Braswell, c.. j.
Price, ..and J. G. Tomberlin. Next
meeting will be held on Saturday be-
fore the second Sunday in April.
Col. Pickett will organize County
Alliances in Edgecombe, Wayne,
Nash, Sampson and such other coun-
ties as may be ready for it on the oc-
casion of his visit, as indicated in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
The Progressive Farmer is the
Official Organ of the N. G. Farmers
Association and N. G. State Farmers
Alliance.
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to. change the
address of a paper, Jul subscribers will do
us a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as well as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts US to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not hear from you.
So if you see the Cross Mark, let US hear
from you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
To which I replied as follows:

10 WHICH repleQ as IOllOWS:
March 81, 1888.
Mr.. j. L. STONE, RALEIGH, N. c.:
Sr:-Yours of this date, in reference
to a clipping from The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, and which you caused to be
published in the Wadesboro Messenger of
the 14th inst, and accompanied by
twenty-five dollars, was received at a
moment when it was impracticable for
me to reply / promptly returned the
money, however, through Mr.. Browder,
the Business Manager of this paper, with
a message that I would write you at the
earliest practicable moment.
l fail to discover in your letter any
reasons which would prompt an honor
able man to make sucha proffer of money,
or that would justify al honorable man
in accepting it. Was it to pay for dam
ages which you had inflicted If so, you
should know that there are some things
which cannot be paid for in money, Was
it to ,bribe my pen as an editor into
silence? If SO, Ispurn it with the loath-
ing, contempt and scorn which such an
act of baseness deserves.
[ feel that justice to myself demands
that | ask you for a settlement, and that
our business relations shall cease with this
date. Respectfully,
L. L..PoLK.
The settlement" referred to in my
letter was for furniture I had bought and
his account with The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
for an advertisement of his furniture
house.
Asking the pardon of my readers, and
assuming my original position-to leave
this matter in the hands of the courts,
~ I am, respectfully,
i. L. Polk,
Editor Progressive Farmer.
H-Correspondents will greatly favor
us, if they will condense and boil down
their communications. Do not let them
be too long. Let us have facts not theories.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
2 THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, MARCH q a88S.


Stones book-keeper, Mr.. Bragg, called
on me on the 20th inst. to say to me that
Mr.. Stone was surprised and regretted to
Gee that the advertisement had appeared
IN the Messenqer-that he (Mr. Bragg
had written to the Messenger some ten
DAVIS or two weeks before not to publish
#. "a note from the editor Of that paper
informs me that he has never received
such notice.
The appearance of that local item, fully
accredited, but acithout any date, did me
manifest injustice under the circumstances.
II was admitted to my columns at a time
when I knew nothing of the methods
adopted by Nh. Stone for the sale OF the
seed. or of the price at which he sold
them. I had never heard his character
as a citizen or as a business man ques-
toned, andI ann free to say that it was
upon this that I permitted it to be in
serted.
But uov, after he had sued the editor
of n of the Arson papers, and after he
had threatened to sue the Alliance OF that
county, and when a most exciting interest
in the case perrvades the whole county, by
the appearance of this local as. an adver-
tisement in the Messenger, and with the
00te OF the aTuCle tDG W,
FARMER is placed in the false attitude of
endorsing Mr.. Stone, and of defying pub
lie sentiment in that county in the matter
at issue. It is very far from its purpose
to do either. The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
represents a large and powerful Order, as
it's official organ-has a large circulation
in this section of the State, and felt that
it would be improper, as the matter had
gone into the courts, to express any views
which might possibly influence public
opinion on the, matter, in advance Of an
investigation and decision by the courts.
But this paper is not allowed to occupy
this position. A local item in its columns
of the 18th of january is brought out and
paraded as an expression of its views of
today. Two widely and essentially
different periods of time as affecting this
case, in my judgment.
On the 21st inst. the following CORE
spondence was had, which explains itself.
1 received the following from Mr.. Stone,
at the hand Of a servant:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
RALEIGH, N. c., March 81, 1888

RALEIGH, N. c., March 81, 1888.
FRIEND L. L. Polk:
The clipping published in the Wades-
boro paper was entirely against my wish,
as Mr..Bragg explained yesterday.
The matter came up this way: Soon
after this trouble started, in Wadesboro,
some n in the Office spoke to me and
suggested that said clipping be published
up there. I hurriedly remarked, 81
reckon it would be a good idea" So it
was sent. Later on-but more than a
week before the clipping was published
I told Mr.. Bragg to write and tell the
party not to publish the clipping. Later
I asked him if he had written. He said
he had. I was very much surprised yes
terday morning when I received a bill of
$500 for the publication of the article. I
certainly don't feel that it was treating
you just right for said clipping to be pub
lished again under the trying circum-
stances. I am ever willing to do all in
power to make good all that tends to
damage anyone. You will please be so
kind as to accept check for $500 to
make good this matter, and if this is not
satisfactory, please advise me. My rest
was very much broken last night over
this matter. I can never rest satisfied
until I make amends for all wrongs
both to God and man.
Your friend,
j. l.. STONE.
n. B.-I enclose the $25.OO in cash and
no one in the Office will then know any
thing about this matter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Members of the Alliance, when writing to us.
will greatly favor us if they will always give the
No. Of their Alliance. We have given the sixth and
seventh pages OF our paper to the exclusive use OF
orders, rulings, notices, &C., the brethren will ex-
anime these pages. aEETID,,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27
RALEIGH, N. c., MAR. 81, 1888.

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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27
Notice of incorporation.

A corporation has been organized under
Chapter So of the general statutes OF Kentucky,
Styled 1.-THE " eat Kentucky Coal, Iron, Land
and Improvement Company the principle
place OF transacting its business being Hopkins
VILE, Christian County, Kentucky. The cor
porators are NJ. ID. DAyie, 5. c. Mercer, IL. c..
Cant, +. j. Brownell, A. II. CLARK, j. |. Landes
and A. V. Townes. The corporation dates from
the 7th day OF April 1883 and Is to terminate In
twenty live years. The general nature Of the
business TO be transacted by the Company, isto
buy, sell and lease, own, use, enjoy, develop
and improve, coal lands, iron lands, farming,
timber and fruit lands, town and CITY lots. and
other lands and mining privileges and real
property Of all kinds in the state of Kentucky ;
to foster and encourage mining industries or
enterprises and to aid and assist In pToour
ing and establishing s. stem Of Railroads,
Manufactures, Public Works and Improve
ments OF all kinds.
The Author zed Capital Stock is One Million
Dollars, to be paid as required By the Board Il
Directors. The officers of the Corporation are
Seven Directors, Presi ient, Vice. President,
Secretary and Treasurer. Directors are TO be
elected annually on the First Thursday Of
April. Indebtedness OF the Corporation not to
exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, and
the private properly OF the Individual mem
beers is to be empt from the corporate debts.
CHARLES II. DIE TRlCH, Sec'y
April u, 1883, Iw.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27
District Republican Meeting.

The Republicans of this congress
sional district met at Nortonville
Wednesday. Maj, Jno. w. Breathitt
was elected permanent chairman and
accepted the honor in a brilliant
burst of campaign oratory. The con-
vention did not endorse candidates
for President and Vice President.
Ed Glass, col, of this city and Geo.
W. jolly, of Greensboro, were recon-
mended for district delegates TO Chi
cago convention, and VIM. Bourland,
of Hopkins, for district elector, with
A. IL. Anderson assistant. All the
counties in the district were repre-
sented but Mclean and Webster, and
there were III delegates present.
The delegation that went from this
city consisted of j. w. Breathitt, Har-
vey McCord. Ferd. Schmidt, Alex
Anderson, Harry Ferguson, Dave
Wiley, Bill Long, John Prouse and
Ed Glass, Alex Brent, Phil Bell, Bill
Gill and -Whitlock, col.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27
THE BRIBERY BILL.

A bill to prevent bribery in cleo
lions has passed the House. The bill
provides that any voter receiving in
any manner, at any time, anything OF
value as a consideration for his vote,
shall be DISTINGUISHED for ten years
Agents or persons acting for candi'
dates in bribing voters shall be dis
franchised for ten years. Candidates
and other persons furnishing money
or other thing of value, for bribing
voters, shall forfeit the office then
held, and be disqualified for holding
any State, county, city or town Office
for ten years.
The object of this bill is commenda-
BILE, the only question is, will it work
1t is a notorious fact that all over
Kentucky, and everywhere else for
that matter, there is large element
of professional voters who offer their
ballots to the highest bidder. These,
in some instances, absolutely control
the government of towns and even
counties. They are open to PROPOSE
tons and will flop from one candi'
date to another according as the as
pirants show up the Doodle. There
is only one way TO rid the body poll
tics of these parasites, and that is fo'
public sentiment to quicken this stat
ute so that a man guilty of bribery
either way is ipso Gacto dishonoreC
and disgraced.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27
THE TATE CAT 0 Ut.

The Commissioners investigating
Treasurer Tates affairs have reported
at last. The cat is out of the bag
and everybody is ready with an opm-
ion. The report shows that Tate's
deficit as 1t appears on the face of the
ledger is $220,009.2l. The Commits
sioners discovered a considerable
number of what appear 10 be offsets,
They arc in the shape of unaudlted
claims, and will reduce the shortage
about $3.50 600. Then there are the
o US and some private property,
which will make further reduction
of the deficit and probably bring it
down TO about $3.50 600.
Poor Dick Tate was a careless, roll
licking soul. lie took life as a joke.
lie had no business capacity whatev-
or, and his cleverness alone kept him
in Office. They say he took a large
amount of money with him, perhaps
hundred thousand dollars. No
doubt his extremity ofdistress forced
him to lay hold of this last chance of
comfort. His crime should not be
forgiven or palliated, but the man
should be remembered with sympa-
thy and tenderness.
OF course the republicans will try
to give the affair political turn, but
il should be noted that not another
state official was implicated. True
Hewitt and Mckenzie may be criti-
cized for not keeping stricter watch
on the state funds, but their error
was one of misplaced confidence.
They candidly say they were deceived.
With stricter vigilance they might
have unmasked the forger aud en-
bezzler earlier, but even this is
question of human trust, not a mat
ter of politics. A Democratic Gov
ernor and Democratic Legislature
unearthed the thief and have done
everything to bring him to justice,
There was no whitewash used, and
certainly we are due the credit OF
Furnishing the faults of friend with
all the vigor and severity we would
have inflicted upon the crime of an
enemy.
The report is too long to be pub
lished in these columns. There is
nothing sensational in it. 1t is sim
ply a statement of how much was
stolen by Tate, the summary of
which in given above. The sad fea-
ture about the whole thing Is ina
public confidence has been shocked,
and the youth of ourState have seen a
man fall from the high estate of hon
Or into the degradation of bounded
outlaw.
May God be with him in his lone
illness and comfort him with that
grace that heaven alone can bestow.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27

The ignorance and general cusscd-
ness that has cropped out among
the members oftbepresent Legislature
suggest the ACCESSIBILITY of securing
better order of intelligence and ex-
perience in the composition of that
body. The salary fixed by law is So
day and this paltry figure virtually
precludes the possibility of getting
good material in the Legislature
Henderson Cleaner.
Two things must happen be-
fore we will get competent legisla.
tors: The people must determine TO
vote for none but good men, and some
of cur good men must make up their
minds 10 sacrifice their own interest
and put in term of service for the
good of the state. A splendid rule
to observe would he to elect no map
who wants the office.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27

The "Old Fogy" tells the Courier
journal that "previous to the present
ent constitution, the Legislature met
once every year. Since 1910 the pop
ulation of the State has more than
doubled, and its wealth and business
have more than quadrupled, and yet
the Legislature is required by the
constitution, now, to get through
within 60 days, at biennial sessions,
with the public business of Com
monwealth, which has more than
doubled in population, and more
than quadrupled its business, its
wants and necessities. 1t is simply
a proposition to crowd the contents OF
bushel into peck measure"
If grandfather Watterson's idea
should be carried out, we would soou
have the Legislature in session con-
tinuously, and then the country
would be in as bad fix as an iceburg
in hades.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27

The Legislature has passed tie En-
pericism bill, that is an act compel
ing county clerks to keep a register
of all the doctors in the county, and
making it unlawful for any one to
practice medicine who is not a grad
uate of some medical college legally
chartered, or who does not hold a
certificate from a district board OF
examiners. This is a wise statutory
provision. The country is full OF
quaoks who practice on the credulily
of people on big bees, who are abso.
lutely incompetent 10 manage a case
of chills. People are prone to take
medicine, and any adventurer can
dispose of a cart load of nostrums II
he has the cheek to push his wares
on the public.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27

James A. Mckenzie is on Dick
Tates /. o. U. list for due bills to the
amo mt of $322.90. A number of
prominent citizens also fg1re in
this capacity, however, there is moth
ing culpable in the matter. Ifa man
borrowed money from Tate 1t
amounted to the same thing as though
he borrowed il of any other man
The borrowers were unconscious of
the fact that the the State was the
lender. The officers who called on
the Treasurer to anticipate their sal
aries are now sorry they did it, but
there was nothing criminal in this
either. The whole affair is unfortu-
nate and many men will be made to
suffer unjustly.