The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-03
nHn.1 HALL. N c., Jan. 8, 81.

w. every number of which ought
P"Fh o anpreciated by the farmers for
w hold defense it has taken in his
;ntorest. l am a member of Rural
Hall Alliance, No. 1892. Rural Hall
That we might properly denominate
avn orvo town, in FOrsythe county,
abo1t one mile from the Forsythe and
&C.,. line. on the G. F. & Y. V. r.
, there the Winston and Wilkes,
boro road taps the farmer. There are
sv or eight families living here, four
otoros one tobacco factory, one steam
Nv mill and other improvements In
~rooross etc. etc. This is the place
IN which our lodge takes its name.
We number about 80 members, and
am Glad to say a part of them are as
100 and true members as you will
End anywhere, and l am sorry to say
. mart of them are as sorry as you
iii find. Since the November cleo
tion a part Of our members have not
attended the meetings; why 1t is l
cannot say, for they did belong to
10th the old parties before they joined
DObA
the Alliance.
last night we had a call meeting
for the purpose of making out our re
mort to the quarterly meeting which
FTiII be held at Sedge Garden on to-
morrow, the 9th. Well, before we
closed the meeting four of our mem
bors called for withdrawal cards and
the Secretary filed them out and we
"let 'em go, Galiger." Their reasons
for Withdrawing were tha' there is
too much party, or rather Democracy.
IF il had been Republicanism they
never would have left us. All of them
were Republicans waen they joined
the Alliance; but the Alliance did
them no good, for l think they all
voted the straightout ticket at the late
election. Brewer and all. They have
been deceived; the Alliance is not
what they thought it was and they
have gone back to do just as boss
Reed, Harrison, Chandler, ETC., want
them to do, viz: Vote for protection
and such men as the above named to
keep them in Office that they may live
and grow fat off the people. Now l
want to say to these ex members
good bye, my brothers; if party is
what you prefer may you serve 1t well
and get all you want out of it. You
are all clever neighbors and We would
have been glad to have kept your
names on our list but we will make
out without you. You have left the
Alliance knowing the principles are
good, for the r%ottenness of party. 1t
is true | have always been a Democrat
but did not think the leaders of that
party were doing right for sometime,
therefore I jointed the Alliance and
laid down my p~artisanship and TO- [
am for my old party just so far as it
endorses the principles of the Alliance
and no further. I am for any man,
irrespective of party, who will endorse
and work for the Alliance principles.
believe the principles of the Alliance,
if adhered to strictly and carried out,
will ultimately bring about the refor-
nation so much needed in this country.
This government is not now, neither
has it been for the past quarter Of a
century, a government of and by and
for the people, but by the few for the
few; and so far as these few are con-
cerned or care, the great majority of
the people can go to Hades or some
other seaport town" B:ethren of the
Alliance, one and all, when you joined
the Farmers Alliance organization or
any other labor organization, was it
not a protest against the party to
which you belonged Did you think
your party was doing just right? If
so, why did you join the Alliance :?
Did you not think the fundamental
principles of the Alliance was better
than the platform of either of the old
parties? l for one say yes. l
thought so and think so yet, and ex.
pect to think so until the principles Of
the Alliance is proved to be against
the best interest of my fellow country
men, my family and myself, and then
when that is done if l am still living
will set down and wonder what's the
matter. Now let US all stick together
and We need fear nothing. We did a
good thing in the November election;
We have only struck the first lick.
Stand firm upon principles, work
our farm well, be economic, live
within our income If possible, with
what little money there is in circula-
ton, keep up III demands for relief
until 1892 when, if we are not needed,
We will surprise the natives of this
nation by electing such a host of Ali
ancemen as will make our enemies call
Tor rocks and mountains to fall upon
them to hide them from the face of
the next President and Congress.
LECTURER.