The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-07-31

sponded to the call. Our President
ordered a call meeting for July 2Sth
so as to get as large number as pos
sible to subscribe between this and
August LIST.
Enclosed you will find another club
for your valuable paper The PROGRESS
I'VE FARMER. [ hope to see the day
when every member of the order will
have better and truer Alliance men.
F~raternally,
. j. NJ. DENNIS, Sec'y.
FALLING CREEK, N. c., July FL, 'S8.
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Dear Sir :-Fall-
ing Greek Alliance No. SAT is yet in
creasing. We are now endeavoring
to do something in the way of estab-
fishing ourselves. We have reasons to
congratulate our Alliance for they
have generously. responded to the calls
made upon them, We have two mem
bers specially worthy of our admira-
ton since from their open hands and
generous hearts they have literally
walked to the front, and the only
thing we have everto fear in our 10y
atty to each other, and charity to-
wards the world is the petty personal
prejudices human beings sometimes
allow to creep into their bosoms. Our
members are trying to not let them
nestle there by thrusting them out as
quickly as they enter. You cannot
imagine what a kindred feeling has
sprung among us, how much more
courteous to each other we are, to sum
it up, we really seem more like the
human beings that God made in His
own image. Bless the name of Ali
ance, long may it continue to grow in
strength numerically and financially,
it is next to religion with us, as it's
Constitution partakes so much of the
faith, hope and charity, commended
in the Bible, (but we are not going to
try to substitute if for religion. Oh no,
for some of us have religious wives, 1
know that [ for one have one who
looks to a Supreme Being for guild
ance in her affairs of life here below.
We want to ask you a question for the
benefit of some of our members who
have been grangers. The grange was
a grand organization, and ultimately
resulted in no material achievement
for the sons of toll, so they are faith
shaken in w chartered organiza-
tions. They want to know what good
can or will revert back to them from
the funds raisel, and whittier will the
funds 60, whether like the contribu-
tons to the oranges collected and
| gently waited to parts unknown to
the giver. | fully understand I think
from the circular [ received from the
State Executive Committee, besides
the Alliance and it's business operation
has been fully explained to me be the
distinguished G. B. Pickett, of Texas,
and now by request from him).
I must say something of affairs in
the county. We find the market full
and overlooking with Office suckers,
men who r ingeniously trying to
come up and seat themselves on the
very front, not because they are so
d~eservedly worthy but because they
have the organ you term self-conceit
SO well developed to a profuse mixture
of personal vanity as if to say, see all
ye sturdy yeoman what a man now
steps before you, l am he to whom
you should raise your heads, as the
peasants Of old to the regal powers,
when not ar idea of political economy
has eve intruded itself upon their
shallow brains or the love of country
and its peoples good ever troubled
their shimmering conciences, give us
farmers, enlightened, loyal, patriotic
and refined gentlemen, (such men, as
Col. N. B. Whitfield, J.. G.. Wooten,
Henry West, e. j.. Brooks, Samuel
Rountree, James NJ. Kornegay, Noah
Rouse, S. Q. & C.fS. Wooten's, Capt.
w. S. Byrd, S. 3. Hodges and w. l..
Kennedy, men who would disdain to
go against a worthy nominee, because
a few men would vote for him whom
they personally disliked, that is not
patriotic, but egotistical, absorbed in
ones own inferior self, such men as
these, and there is hope of relief for
there are a few more as good, would
never place themselves as candidates
for fear of being run over by the
scum so hurriedly trying to place