The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-03

- AHOH O41C1O "SI0 Gl1OS0 VINO c0OSS
trucking to tyranny and oppression
IN preference to standing UP for man
hood, independence and equal Justice
and opportunities for all. In the kings
parliament there were long discussions
and elaborated plans for the "subiec-
ton OF the cOlOnists " and the perpetu-
alton of the rule and power of the
king. And these plans were abetted
and aided by a large number of the
very people against whom they were
directed. But the patriots stood I'm
f~inchingly and faithfully by their
declaration, and they founded what
can be and what ought to be the
greatest government on the face of
the earth-a government whose orig
lOnal intention was that every sub .ect
should have equal privileges and op-
pOrtunlties in the pursuit Of happiness
and in the enjoyment of the fruits of
his labor.
V~ilification, threats and lying having
failed to terrify the patriots and failing
to make them fail in their purpose, the
next dodge of the opponents of free
dom (whO were the same as the sup
pOrters of monarchy and tyranny
was to predi It that the plans of the
patriots yer visionary and could never
succeed. But those plans did sue
coed and there was built a form of
government which for nearly one
hundred years was a thing of wonder
and amazement to the whole civilized
world.
But the time has come when the first
and original purposes and plans of the
patriots have been perverted. There
has been favoritism and Especial priv
leges" work in national legislation that
has brought about al almost absolute
rule Of plutocratic power. The people
have arisen and are crying our against
such legislation. They are amazed to
find that some Of their neighbors are
truckers to and henchmen for the
very power that is expressing them
and sapping their ~inalienable rights
and privileges. The organs and tools
of the plutocratic power are slandering
and vilifying the Alliance with an
ability that is amazing, and lying
about the Order without limit. But
the lying and v~iliication does not
t~errorize the people, and then plutoc-
racy prOclaims from it's many pin
nacles and high places that the plans
and platform of the people are wild
and visionary and cannot succeed.
But the people are standing firmly
together. They know they are the
power in this country, and as they
remember the struggle of their noble
fore-fathers for equal rights to all,
special privileges to none" they draw
fresh inspiration, and they grow more
and more determined that their plans
shall succeed. And this means sue
cess.
Two new States will be added to the
Alliance r)ll during the next thirty
days. The State of Washington will
be organized on the 28th of October at
Colfax, and the State of New Jersey
will be organized on the 18th of No
vember at New Brunswick. National
Lecturer Willitts will attend both or
EXAMINATIONS.
National President Polk is attending
great Alliance meetings in the State of
California this week. He will return
to his office from the Pacific coast
about Oct. 25, and from then until the
18th of November his time will be fully
occupied in work preparatory to the
meeting of the Supreme Council at
Indianapolis on Nov. II. He is now
the recipient of innumerable congratu-
lations on his sweepingly successful
REPUTATION of the lies that have been
published against him during the past
few days, although his official duties
| are so ODerOus that he has but little
time to give to ISLANDERS that are con
tinually published about him. 1t is
being loudly asserted by some paper
that he travels on free railroad passes.
This is but one of the many lies told
about him. He has paid full fare for
every mile travelled by him since he
was elected president of the Alliance,
and the letter copying book in his office
will show that he has refused and re
turned railroad passes that have been
sent to him. II. W. AVER.