The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-12

When should a, board of arbitration
be appointed ? ~ af sgassl,a ,n9g, .fib
Answer-As, o as it can be done
after the organization, and should be:
made up Of the best material IN the
Alliance.
A. @. MIS- a law student eligible
to membership in the Alliance? acid
Answer-No. @
I. w. ST applicant be received
and fails to present himself within
four stated meetings for initiation,
how should we proceed? Il. a.p-
Answer-He stands in the same re-
lation as though he had never made
application. 4a.~- aat -r:r3ms.
If applicant receives mor than one
black ball should he be reported to
the county Secretary2 t9o
Answer-Yes. - mi .Et :a.s@
r. T. J.-Is a large farmer who
also runs a small store eligible?
! Answer-If he sells only to his ten
ants or hands he is. If however he
sells to the public under a license he
is not.
A. H.. Ais an editor Of a politi-
cal newspaper, eligible to membership
in the Alliance ? -
Answer-No. ,.s.E.J
H. Wis a man. who owns and
keeps a hotel-owns no farm, eligible?
Answer-No; A III
Is a merchant who is elected sheriff
eligible, provided he ceases to mer-
chandize? .r-.Ia.
Answer-See paragraph 4, Work
ing Bulletin. ts. a. ..:. ......
When and how often should Ali
ances elect offers? EL..Hs Il rs.
Answer-SeesSec. l, Art. 3, of the
Constitution. .r.3=r ~.
If a member be considered not good
for his debts and a physician refuses
to practice for him unless he pays
cash, can such member black ball said
physician for such cause2 g ..f.
Answer-No..1 sra ..--.
E. M. B.-Ladies cannot be admit
ted whose husbands are ineligible.
j. B. w. J.-Is a "stated meeting"
a regular or called netting? .-a,- s....
Answer-It is a regular meeting. r.
Do we have a right to initiate appli-.
cants at a call meeting? SSH 2. l.t-a.
Answer-See Constitution; Sections:
l and 4, Article VI. =. aasa
Can we vote and pass upon an ap-
plication at the, same meeting? =. -
Answer-See Constitution, Sec. l,
Art. VI 8 ney3cr TzzG HIT
G.. M. Docs the two-thirds vote
rule in. the Alliance on all question I?
Answer-No. The majority vote
rules except in ase specified in the
Constitution requiring a two-thirds
vote. ....s ~. ...a 3s.sp
What is a t~Mo-thirds vote J?E.sIs it
two-thirds of those present or of the
whole membership r ~. -,asus an.t.
Answer-It Is two-thirds of those
present, but such cases as requires a
two-thirds vote should be acted on
only at a regular or stated meeting.
M. T., J.-Is a country physician
eligible to membership who belongs to
a Medical Society? .ts.l
Answer-Yes. (This question was
answered in the negative on the 18th
inst. through mistake.) 81 rs s.
/, Z. M.-What connection has the
Colored Union Alliance with the
National Farmers Alliance and Co.
Operative Union of America? ir-H.
Answer-None whatever. B.. Bill.
@. j. B.-Are members suspended
by a vote. of the Alliance? n.
Answer-Yes, except in the case
mentioned in Section l, Article V, of
the Constitution. .1 -a. -.s.= a.
Is a woman of good character,
whose husband is not a member and
has left her, eligible to membership?
Answer-Ye
Should Section l, Article 6, be
strictly adhered tor? !
Answer-Yes. Every section and
every provision of the Constitution
should be strictly adhered to. .a.
: S. M. Sis a man disqualified by
his being an overseer of the State
farm? $3.50 ,yL.4a.. a.4 s.H.
oAnswer-No. 1aa IIt o.l.
j.. II. P.-If an applicant is bal
lotted on and received, can the vote
be reconsidered afterward, at the in
stance of a brother who was absent at
the time the ballot was taken /? -z.a alss
Answer-It would be a bad prece-
dent. 1t is possible that the brother,
could not be present, and that he had
knowledge of facts not in the posses
sion Of those present, which would
render applicant clearly ineligible, but
1ch a case would be rare It was the