The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-20

IA bu0 CTby -I1au III Lie COUNTY, udS
caused the downfall ofsthe civiliza-
lions that have proceeded us, as it en-
abled "the few" by combines, to
create monopolies by which they
robbed the people of their wealth and
political power, and when the enor-
nous wealth of "the<few" became so
great that it was not r-emunerative. in
the cities, they monopolized the land
of the country, and thep4ople became
vassals in fact. When the Cloths and
Vendals conquered Rome, they only
conquered the barbarians of Rome,
made so by Roman laws that enabled
"the few" to rob "the many" Laws
that act thus, destroy Individual intel
ligence, for Individual intelligence
cannot exist without Individual ability
to acquire it. The classes to which
our membership belong have suffered
worse than others from evil laws In
all the civilizations that have pre-
ceeded us, and if we fail to: do our
duty, we cannot complain when we
find "like laws produce like results"
To you, delegates, Gour order in this
State looks for guidance, and in
returning to you the Executive badge,
/ return my sincere thanks to the
State Alliance, to each County and
Sub-Aliance, and, to the members in
dividually for the kindness and con-
sideration shown me, and especially
| do | commend to YOUR consideration
my associate officers of the State
Alliance. They, not /, deserve your
praise for the great work of organic
ing our State so WELL. ,
To you, delegates, the welfare of
the Alliance is entrusted; on your
labor it relies, for those laws that will
promote the welfare Of our members
and the advancement Of u order.
May God bless your labors and bless
the Alliance. ,.~.' i
The Secretary then presented his
Annual Report, as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE
ALLIANCE, AUG l3, 1889.
Bro. President and Members of the
North Carolina Farmers State AM
Ix 0mce::
The condition and spirit of the
order in our Ltate is gratifying and
hopeful. Our growth and progress
during the year just passed, has been
steady and of a substantial character.
A better understanding and compre-
hension of our principles and purposes
has grown out of discussion and inves-
tigation, and has done much to dis
arm prejudice and opposition and has
had the happy effect in our brother
hood of strengthening the weak, con-
vincing the doubtful and of confirm
ing the strong. At your last annual
meeting we had 1,O18 subordinate
Alliances in the State with 6fty-two
County Alliances, with an aggregate
membership on our rolls approximate
ing forty-two thousand. To-day we
have 1,816S Subordinate Alliances with
SO County Alliances and an aggregate
membership approximating u thou
sand. During the year twenty Sub
ordinate Alliances mot included in
the above statement) surrendered
their charters. Six of these united
with other Alliances, and in many
cases a majority of the members at
tached themselves to other Alliances
and are thus still identified with us
and are doing faithful work.
All the counties in the State have
county organizations except the follow
ing: Allegheny, Ashe, Dare, Graham,
Macon, New Hanover and Surry.. In
these, the following have Subordinate
Alliances, as follows: Ashe, two; Ma
con, one; Surry, one.
Since your last meeting, County
Alliances have been organized in the
following counties: Alexander, Beau
fort, BERTHE, Buncombe, Burke, Cald-
we'll, Camden, Carteret, Catawba,
Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Currituck,
CASTOR, Gates, Guilford, Haywood,
Henderson, Hartford, Hyde, jackson,
Mcdowell, Madison, Mitchell, Pamlico,
Pasquotank, Perquimans, Polk, Stokes,
Swain, Pennsylvania, Tyrrell, Wash
ington, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey.
One hundred and forty-foHr deputy
organizers have been commissioned
during the year, but in most cases it
was a renewal of commissions which
had expired. Very many of these
were commissioned to complete the
organization of their counties. Bro.
G. B. Pickett, of Texas, served us in
the capacity of State Lecturer and
Organizer nearly two months, con
Guiding his work in October last.
Bro. d. Reid Parker, of Trinity Col
lege, was appointed State Lecturer by
our Executive Committee and has
acted in that capacity up to date.
Bro. Harry Tracy, of Texas, was
secured by our Executive Committee
and has been lecturing in our State
| since the 9Th of last lime