The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
DONE wITHIsEcT1oNAL HATE.
CENTER ALLIANCE, No. l,348.

NIX. HDl1Ohs III 4O0PSASS
quest, made in The PRoGREssIvE FAR
MER of July 18th, 1 once again
assume the duties as Corresponding
Secretary of Center Alliance, that you
may hear from our most noble order,
which now numbers owe 100, with
others striving to enter. We are
happy to say that we are fully abreast
with the times in maintaining and en-
dea voring to carry out the purposes
OF our order. Yet you could justly
charge US with cone thing thou
lackest," the guilt of which we feel in
not taking more copies of The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER than we do. At least
this Alliance needs 40 O so copies OF
this excellent paper that is meeting a
long felt want in laying bare unjust
legislation and monopoly schemes,
which things greatly help to- get US
to read it. 1t is astonishing and
something for which to be glad, to
know how fast our organ is growing
into public favor. Success to it in its
noble mission.
While we we're anticipating, and
preparations we're being made for the
reception of Capt. D4rden in our
midst, the sad news came, and much
to be regretted, that the oil veteran
of the fraternity had fallen to sleep,
his long, last sleep, and to his reward,
we hope, where fraternity will never
be severed and where congregations
never break up,
Now, in respect to the main subject
of which we purposed to write, In re.
SPONGE to Hon. L L Folks request in
behalf of our Western brethren, ask
ing the cooperation and union of AL
lance fraternity of this country, and
to discourage all sectional hate and
prejudice and party strife which have,
for % years OF more, been the evil
factors of unjust legislation, resulting
in a free born people being made
poor, down.Erodden and oppressed.
Sucn evil results compel US to unite
as one man for CO operation with and
sympathy for all our brethren regard
less of sectional lines, be they States
boundary lines, mountains or rivers.
And do this day covenant ourselves
with the National Alliance fraternity
that we will henceforth recognize no
North, nc South, no East, no West,
but decree this day with all the sons
of toll, that be it known unto all
men that this fair land is ours from
the lakes to the gulf, from the shores
of the Atlantic to the shores of the
Pacific; that the constitution and gov
eminent, together With its myriads of
ministers, as servants, by virtue of
divine right, yet belongs to the
Heaven born sons and daughters Of
the soil and of liberty.
Realizing, as we do, the haneful
curse of disunion, which has been the
prime factors of all partial and unjust
Legislation which has opened up ave
les of vice and dissipation, preyiDg
upon and consuming the wealth,
power and the morals of the nation,
and made us hewers of wood and
drawers of water, we hang our heads
for very shame, and would refrain
from telling it in Gath, or publish it
in the streets of Askeleon. Be it
known further, that we will not
recognize or be recognized by any one
under the garb of the blue" aud the
~'gray," but hang the blue jacket and
the gray jacket up side by side until
time shall mould it to dust to be
waited away by the four winds of
Heaven Yes, brothers of the frater
nj y, something more NOBLE and grand
x our zeal and demands of US
Combined effort, as we see no other
source from which it may come, in
maintaining for truth, Justice and
right, and laboring for the greatest
good for the greatest number. And
In this we lntrude not, nor impose
upon the legal and moral rights of
any one.
While our country has been so long
given to sectional strife, the third evil
tor has usurped the rights of the
1eo,ga and its adherents themselves
have marie. off the prize, like the
monkey a~rbitratrnrsg for the two cats
$500
which we're contending over their
booty, he nibs off of the share of this
one then of that one until the poor
creatures were left with nothing.
Just SO in tie strife at issue, unjust
and dnbUman. self seeking Office seek,
erS, seduced with love of filthy lucre
rendered them by money lords and
railroad kings, have, by strategems
and spoils, made good use of the &c.
casion and have made a drawn game
of it, indeed. We would ask our col
ored friends what have they gained in
the strife for mastery Legislation
which they have empowered for SC
many long yeArs2 Look at the re
suits, friends, and learn instruction
Are we progressing? Nay, such re
suits would call in question the
genius of evolutlonists and shame the
most skilled student of progress