The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28
"MR. BEN

10th, quotes from a recent ad.
dress by the National Lecturer of the
Alliance and comments thereon.
1t says: "Mr. Benjamin Terrell is
the paid lecturer of the Farmers ALI.
.anee, and he is quoted as saying, 1--WE
shall say to Congressman, I'VE
own you. Do $ we tell you or you
don't go back That's the way the
moneyed power have dictated to them.
It's u turn now"
And again he is quoted as saying:
Since l came into Alabama [ have
been perpetually tainted with the
accusation that the Alliance was or
ganized and is being perpetuated as
an organization for mere political
purposes. My answer is, suppose it
is a political organization-what are
you fellows going TO do about 1t?
Has any man in this free country got
a patent right on pOlitics?.
" 1t seems that these utterances don't
suit Bro. Ashe and he breaks out in
this loyal-to-the party manner:
Gas a Southern man, even more
than a Democrat, because we are for
home and Preside and kith and kin
more than we are for any political
organization, no matter how patriotic
its purposes may be, we do not wish
to see any divisions introduced among
the white men who form the Demo
cratic party in North Carolina, and
we hope that ~utterances of the nature
above quoted will not find favor with
the Alliancemen in this State. The
representatives Of the Democratic
party in North Carolina have ever
been faithful in watching the interests
of the people, and all such talk is out
OF. place among us. 1t would do excel
Iently well in other ATTITUDES, general
" in the Northwest, and in the North
ern States, but we hope there will be
no divisions among III own people.
Some of the principles that Mr.. Ter,
rell is required to advocate by the
st. Louis agreement, cover things
that we think would not be acceptable
to our people here"
Well, Bro. Ashe, the fact of the
business is that Mr.. Terrell is just as
much a Democrat as you are, and
still he is but voicing the sentiment
of thousands Of as true Democrats as
ever bresthed. The trouble, Bro,
Ashe, is, that you r on the wrong
side altogether, and to use your own
words, you "don't care how patriotic
the purposes of the organization may
be, you don't wish to see any divisions
in the Democratic party" Yet such
~utterances as the above do find favor
with a vast portion of the intelligen-
farmers of North Carolina, and try al
you may, Bro. Ashe, you will lear1
sooner or later that no paper in thu
State can lead the farmers AROUND
by the nose. But there is no proba
bility of any division in either part
on account of the action of the ALI
anOe.
Self constituted, dictatorial leader
may and doubtless will be greatI
disgruntled at this mighty uprising
of q suffering and oppressed people
but the honest UOterS and Taxpayers O
ali parties are a unit in their demaut
for reform and they and not the leaders
So-called, are the ones who constitut
parties in this country.
The News and Observer cannot den
the fact that the "moneyed powe
has been debating to our State an,
IN stional legislators" They have saiC
1--WE own you,"-do as we tell you O
you can't go back" Yet, when tn
Farmers rise up and say you must sera
Is, time has come" the NeUs an
OoseTVeT begins to howl. This clearl
indicates that the Meas and O6seyv,
Is not In sympathy with the interest
'tthe farmers OF the country; tbs