The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-01
LETTER FROM LENO1R.
KrNsToN, N. c., June 20, 80.

Mr.. EDITOR:- WOOolnSOOH AAA~O,
No l24O, Lenoir county, was organ.
ized in September, 1889, with only IA
or Is members; now she numbers SO
or go and one or two to initiate at
nearly every meeting.
This Alliance has ordered through
their agent -four, soda, I've, tobacco,
plow castings and other things the
farmers need, and we save money on
everything we buy through our agent.
Thus you see we are helping ourselves
financially, and when the time comes
for us to act we intend to help our
selves politically by voting for men to
represent US in our legislative halls
that are either Alliance men or in
heartfelt sympathy with the order.
The time has come for action, and
Woodington Alliance, No. l,24O, will
be found tugging away at the great
political wheel that runs this govern
ment. | see several papers are adVo-
eating bankers for Congress. Such
men want to loan money to farmers
at from 8 to % per cent. Farmers
of North Carolina, | ask you, would
these men do your Sub.Treasury plan
any good in Congress :? Through
that bill we wish to get money as
cheap as the banker. "Selfpreserva.
ton is the first law of nature" Hence
we conclude at once that all who are
interested in national banks will do
the poor old farmer no good in Con
gross.
We have been deceived long
enough by the eloquent and fowery
speeches Of politicians who care moth
ing for the "dear people" after they
get their votes. We have been ad-
vised aud lead to the ballot box by
one. horse lawyers and cross roads
politicians long enough. Republican
farmers and Democratic farmers have
al been deceived by their leaders.
During the last campaign Senator
Ransom made a speech in Kinston,
n. c.; in that speech he said the PEG
pls were taxei too much now. He
said there we're about 5, 900 people on
the ground, and told them they had
so much money in the vault at Wash
ington City that ought to be IN their
pockets. This money, he said, was
being paid out to bOnd-holders as pre-
miums, and in a great many ways
this non was wasted. We all felt
that in Ransom we had a friend-one
who would do all he could to reduce
our taxes. But the echo of that
speech had scarcely died away around
the court house and over the happy
Neuse before Ransom was back at
Washington City as United States
Senator and voted for a special tax.
Thus we have been deceived time and
again.
have composed music to the words
81 Think l Uhunk a Lie" by 0. I.
Dozier and have it published. God
help the Alliance people by song,
prayer, preaching, teaching and vOt
ing, to throw off the great burdens
that are depressing them hard till the
10Th century. What is it that lifts a
people from barbarism to civilization,
from poverty to wealth, from weak
ness to power, from roughness to re
6nement, from serfdom to honored
citizens, from the death grip of mort
gage system to plenty aud prosperity,
from insignifcance to honor and re-
sp~ectability among the people of this
country? l. is by and through the
means of e1ucating in political econ
omy and other great questions the
IS per cent. of the voting population,
who produce the wealth of this nation.
Why was it that Greece rose to the
first rank among nations, shook the
earth with the tread of her marshalled
host, and in scientific discovery, philo
sophical research and mathematical
enquiry surpassed all people that
have ever lived 3?
It was education.
Let the brethren all along the line
subscribe to The Pro 4REssIvE FARMER
and National Economist and educate
themselves, for education is the only
lever thai can lift us from the mire
Of degradation and servitude, and
place us in a position of responsibility,
glory and honor among pol ticians
and moneyed men of this country.
Yours fraternallY,
E. P. HAUsER.