The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-05

had finished his speech in Raleigh.
the farmers were called together in
the court house and this article of
Crawford's was read to them. The
following resolutions we're then Offered
and we're adopted unanimously by :
rising vote:
WHEREAS, We have read in the
Topeka Capital, a strong partisan pa.
per published in Topeka, Kansas. a
basely false and outrageous assault On
the private character of our honored
| fellow citizen and beloved brother, l..
L. Polk, President of the N. F. A. 4
L. u; and whereas, it is apparent that
the enemies of u order have estab.
lished in the city of Washington a
body of men known to the Alliance
as the Bureau of SANDER, in whose
dark and hidden councils the private
characters of the best and purest
members of u order are to be
slaughtered; and, whereas, it is also
evident that villifcation, abuse, Islander
and misrepresentation are the weapons
to be employed by III enemies in this
unjust warfare upon u order; and.
| whereas, it is also evident that the
~slanderous article in the Topeka Capt.
tai was suggested and inspired by
some cowardly agent of this Bureau in
| our own State. Therefore we, the mem
bers of the Farmers Alliance OF
Wake and adjoining counties, in mass,
meeting assembled, in V~indication Of
the high character of our noble Pres.
dent and in attestation Of the regard
and esteem in which he is held through
out our own State and wherever he is
known, do
Resolve, That each and every charge
made against his priva.e character in
the publication referred 10 is baselv.
w1llfully false.
Resolved, That as his neigbbors.
brethren and friends, and as friends Of
Justice and fair dealing, we denounce
this mean and coward attempt to de.
fame the name and character of one
who has had the manhood and prjnci
Pile to sand for fifteen years the
faithful friend of the people.
Resolved, That by his determined
fight for the rights of the people, by
his ready sacrifice at all times to pro
mote the interests of humanity, by his
wise counsel, by his bearing as a
neighbor and Christian gentleman, he
has endeared himself to the good PEG,
pc of North Carolina.
Resozved. That as citizens and ex
soldiers, we hereby tender to him our
thanks foc his noble and manly ap
peals on behalf Of our unity and pa.
ternity between the wealth producers
Of the North and South and in this
great work we love him for the
enemies he has made"
Re8olUed, That we extend to our
brethren of the Northwest the assur.
ance of our appreciation of their
warm and brotherly reception of our
worthy President on his recent tour
through that section and that we accept
it as the token Of that harmony, recon
Citation and peace, which, under the
leadership of such spirits as his, our
order will bring to the farmers Of the
n nth and s 'uth.
Re&oIved, Tnat Bro. f G Bedding
field, u Secretary Of State AIl;aHce,
be rcqTcsted to tran2mj, a tru4 copy
of these resolutions, ua3er he official
seal of his Office, 70 n 1dro;ato, To
peka, Kansas. the Nm Contorm1'.t.
Winfield. Kansas. the Great Wc.t.
Minneapolis Mn0. and the Rural12t,
Huron. 5 D.,ota, for publication
and with request that 81 Reform pa,
per8 C'py.
These resolutions show the es eeIu
in which Col Polk is held in his own
home. The cowardly article attacking
him will fail of its purpose. It is an
insult to every member of the Ali,
ance. It was written for the express
purpose of Gripping the organization
through its leader. Such attacks
strengthen our cause and show us to
what means our enemies will resort in
order to injure us. Our brethren in
Kansas and the Northwest do Mt be.
lieve these lies and it certainly will
not do Mr.. Crawford and his advisers
in Washington any good to bring foul
charges against our leaders-charges
that cannot be proven.
F~raternally,
E. @. BEDDINGFIELD.