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The Newtown bee., 1891-10-02
WILLIAM II. GLOVER.

Have lived on Newtown Street for the past l2 or 13 years. Served the Gregory -Ballou writ, January P, 1890, at Mrs Bronson's. Elon was in the kitchen. We went into the front room and told him my business. Asked him to turn out to me $14, ,000 worth of property to attach. He said he couldn't do anything until Burtis came back from New York. Said Bnrtis did his business for him. He re- fused to turn out any property. Left copy of the writ and left him. Saw Elon often in the Street. His headquarters were at l.. B. Booths store. Have seen him in there for his mail, open his let ters, endorse his checks and hand them over to Burtis. Saw him come in the store in the morning and, if l.. B. Booth was not in, would wait for him and some- times talk with him an hour at a time. Never saw Elon write letters. Have of ten seen l.. E. Booth write letters for him. It was a frequent occurrence to write letters for him. Never saw l.. E. Booth open Elon's letters. Have heard Elon ask how much he had to his credit down at New York at some place. Don't know where 1t was. Never saw him pay for anything there. Have seen him go to the cracker barrel and cheese very of ten and help himself. Have seen l.. B. Booth carry Elon to his boarding place very often and hitch up his team and car- ry him off to his work when he had little jobs. Never knew of l.. B. Booth open- ing letter addressed to Elon from James Turney in August, 1888, and, after open ing it, throw it into the waste basket. Elon was very close listed man. Not easy to do business with or for him. A seIf-willed man and hard to make him understand what was right. Hard man
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-02

S,Af ing l.. B. the privilege to sell that stock and he always said that as long as he liv- ed. It was about July 26, 1888, when he said, 'If can't send my checks to the Union Trust Go. and have them safe, what can do?" said, "Do it yourself .'' He said, II can't; my hands are so stiff.'' I said, put it into the Newtown savings bank. He asked me to help him about his business and I said that would. In 1888. saw him sign what he called a draft. It was not filled out, he said. l.. B. Booth was there, at my house. It was Saturday morning, July IA. Sunday morning, he asked me what I thought Burt meant by asking him to sign draft that was not filled out. Told Elon it was not right for him to do such things. It was not the business way to do; it was wrong to give any man so much power. The first $2000 check that was sent to Topeka was returned to Elon by Mr Will lard. The second one was handed him by l.. B. It worried Elon a great deal and he did not know what to make of it, for he declared that he had not over drawn his account with the Union Trust Go. and there should be enough there to cash that check. After few days. the first check was met. July 9, Elon was at |. B.'s store and he said Burt told James Turney the check was wrong. Af- ter that transaction, had conversation
 with Elon. Told him to go to New York and to the Union Trust Co. and see about
 his own business. He said he couldn't; he was lame and it would cost so much he could not afford it and wanted me to go. told him should certainly make 2 contidant of Marcus c. Hawley. He
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Thus ended one of the happiest and
most prosperous days that has ever
come to the Alliance in Wayne county.
The efforts of a part of the partisan
press of the State to ndicule and be-
little this meeting is too thin for any
thing. All of them together, twice in
the same place won't cast a shadow of
truth. Poor blind, mad, insane
creatures ye editors arel Who hath
bewitched that ye cannot receive the
truth? Remember what the gods do
to those whom they first make mad,
and beware. Yours truly,
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FLAX, Onslow Co., n. c.,
lime 2n 'Q1

June ~, u.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I drop you a few lines
to let you know l received the fine
picture of our leaders, for which l re
turn many thanks; will take it out at
our next meeting and see what l can
do for you. We have not had a meet
ing since l received it. We meet
monthly during crop season.
Seeing several appeals in The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER for help from
brethren from different Sub-Alliances,
we want to ask: Those whOn need help to
do so by means of a circular sent to
each Sub-AIliance with the signature
of the Secretary or President and bear
ing the seal of the Sub-Alliance stating
all the circumstances of the case OF
the loss and the ability of replacing the
loss. We think the poor should have
help. but a brother who can help him
self should do so without calling on his
brethren. w. {. JARMAN.
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$1,1SO,236 III
2,677,734
Paper currency.
$G94,SG5.6S
4S5,21O,49

Total ,..............,$ 81 PIP, 913, oil
What must we deduct" (said Sena-
tor CockerilD This is the aggregate
money in the United States. We must
take out deduct the metallic money
in the treasury, $647, 056, 354, making
a total of $704, 400, 100, and this leaves
81, sos, 5O4, 121 outside of the treasury.
This consists of metallic money, 1888
179, 1923, paper, 1915, 1924, 298, and it
includes silver bullion in New York,
50, 500, 000, leaving a total of 81 499-
O04, 121. 4 K x Have we actually
got this amount Isl, 499, OO4, 12D of
money in circulation? We must deduct
from it the amount Of money which is
held in the banks, and must be held
there. They held $578, 316, 694 on the
18th Of January last.
Now deduct that and we have a
balance of 81, O2O, G87, 727, which upon
a population of 60, OOO, 900, gives SIG 80
per capita. X X = 1t is every dollar
that can be used in business. The
balance is locked up in the treasury
and in the banks and must STAY there.
We have SIC 20 per capita with a
population of So, 600, 900. K X K 1t
is absolutely insufficient to meet the
people and the business of the country
In the same connection I will cite
Senator Sherman, the late Secretary
| Window, Senator Daniel Democrat
of Virginia, and others, all contradict
ing the estimate of Senator George as
to the per capita circulation.
Senator Daniel Democrat of Vir-
ginia, said: "The currency isn't sufi-
cient to sustain prices. 1t is irrespon-
sive to the laws of trade"
Even Senator Sherman, the mouth
piece and
LEADER OF THE CONTRACTIONIsTs,
was driven by the logic of events, the
force of public opinion and the loud
demand of the producing and CONNER
cial classes for more money, to report
a bill designed to add 5000, 900, 600 to
the volume of currency in circulation.
The late Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr.. Window, (contractionist is good
authority that more money is needed.
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THE GREED FOR GAIN.
Rutherford College. n. G.

Mr.. EDITOR:-It is natural for men
to seek fame. Were it not 50, civiliza-
ton would make 10 progress. There
would be no scientific and material
advancement. Every mar has some
desire to become noted. 1t is this that
keeps the world moving. That it may
be acquired different methods are re
sorted to. Some choose professions,
some to become statesmen, some to be
come rich.
We find in history names of men
who have become illustriOus-names
that will ever be honored and perpetu-
ated. These were men who were bene
factors to mankind. This is the only
class that can truly be called famous.
The idea that great fortunes make men
renowned is false, as is demonstrated
by present and past history. On the
contrary, however, we find that the
greed for gain has done more to destroy
Christianity, civilization and happiness
of mankind than all other evils com
bined. Of all enemies of man it is the
chief. It is certain destruction to
Church, State and Nation.
Sometimes we hear a modern million
aire spoken of as n who acquired his
wealth honestly. Such assertions give
evidence of mental weakness-of
ignorance. No one of ordinary intelli-
gence would say that one can honestly
accumulate q million dollars in a life
time. 1t would be utterly impossible
to accumulate half that amount and
not despOil others in so doing. It does
not require intellect to heap great for
tunes. Says one writer: 1T is not the
poets, the philosophers, the philan-
thropists, the sages, the scholars, the
really intellectual of any generation
who own great fortunes. No; but
there is a subsection of the brain called
cunning; it has nothing to do with ele-
walton of mind, OF purity of soul. or
knowledge, or breadth of view. 1t is
the lowest, basest part of the intellect.
1t is the trait of foxes, monkeys, crows,
rats and other vermin.
This is the kind of intellect that now
seems to dominate in our national
haAs. 1t is what gives politicians in
SEPARATION to go out among the people
and howl tariff" 1t is what necessi-
tated the organization of the farmers
and laborers of this country. When
ever the trait called cunning is to rule
in a peoples government, it is time to
call a halt; and if there be any patriots
let them come to the front. 1t is time
to plead for higher and nobler thoughts
in the souls of men.
J. Z. GREENE.
FREE to eUery one-yeur subscriber
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HELP WANTED.

DEAR BRETHREN OF THE ALLIANCE:-
I am one of your members, engaged in
the education of the masses of our com
mon yeomanry. The Rutherford Col
lege, which is now being rebuilt, is for
all classes of white people, free from
any denominational or s~ectarian bias.
A high standard of moral and religious
character is demanded of all who enter
its halls for instruction; but no infu-
ence Will be permitted to change the
religious faith of any student.
Fifty-two years of my life have been
spent in this work for all Christiande,
nominations. My college, With
libraries, apparatus, buildn
records were destroyed by fire,
out any insurance. The new building,
the finest institution in the State, SO
say the workmen, is nearing compile
ton, and 1 am not able to pay forit
Some of the Alliance lodges have
sent me 81. Will not all respond at
once and help me out of this trouble?
L need $4,000 by the first of August,
1891. Will not the Sub-Auiances of
North Carolina combining, send me
that sum from their treasures. and let
the college III especially for them ?
There you cal have an institution of
high grade, free from "isms" of any
kind, in which your sons and daughters
can receive a collegiate education at a
very small expense. Board, including
all expenses can be had from IS to 50
per month. Tuition runs from 81 to
81 per month.
Our faculty now is constituted of
Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal
gentlemen.
We resumc exercises again on the
5th of August next, with a hattering
prospect.
r. L. ABERNETHY, Pres.
Rutherford College, Y. G.
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ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENTS.
TRENTON. N. G .Inne Is 1891

TRENTON, N. c., June IS, 1891.
Trenton Alliance, No. 1877, adopted
the Halifax plan of paying any brother
in the State who loses his property and
cannot replace it himself. Our Sub
Alliance has just sent a La Grange
brother One dollar. His loss was esti-
mated at about twelve hundred dollars.
We are progressing very fast and we
intend to stand to the Alliance demands
and we will support no man for office,
county, State or National, unless he
pledges himself to work for u de
mands. c.. G ANDREWS, Sec'y.
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and which the pension sharks Posi-.
as soon as Harrison was in-+,n'',a
That bill IS rank paternaIism, - ''
ster of injustice and wrong 2'',
whole people of the country. ana 'us
pecially to the plundered ana ss.
ridden and illuminated people Of ~ TX
| South. "5
The Mississippi Senator .qno.,,
George who denounces the Ar;a1~
plan of relief from burdens military
by the government itself ~a4t.mnS,
ISM" and for the benefit Of q oro,
voted for the measure, as he ..or.
peatedly voted to increase the list
ES'retired" officials Of the gcyornmo,>
creating large pay for no service. Until
it has amounted to $32, coo. 04Y in H..
last twenty-five years.
These e~xtravagant appropriations,
wholly without warrant of the cansr
tuition, because they T not lIacrr-
authorized, nor are they necessary f.,
carrying out any object for which II.
government was formed. furnish II.
pretext of the protectionists for Eaar
ing the
ROBBER TARIFF
in force.
What we want is an Amcricar
monetary policy which will enaJ1an,
to sell our crops according to the law
Of supply and demand. If England i
not willing to adjust her condit.oLsn
ours, let her operatives be thrown g-
of employment while crying for bread
in consequence Of her selfish p9Iior
If compelled to hold them in su5iar
ton by the bayonet, it will b. h,
funeral, not ours.
WHAT THE PEOPLE DENIANr.
and what they must have in addition
to tariff reduction and the abandon
ment of profigate expenditures Of
money raised by taxation, is an in
crease of the circulating medium. More
money! You may jeer at and reject
the Alliance plans if you will. You
may utilize gold and silver buIionr
the fullest extent, and heaven ku0w,T
have IabOred for it long and faithfully
still the cry will go up from the scarr
ing industries
MORE MONEY! MORE MONEY.
The DEGREES of pldtOcrats and Il
lionaires cannot always prevail against
the voice of the people, for this sa
government of the people, for the
people, and by the people. 1t is fc
Congress acting by their command. to
decide how this need shall be supplied
l will, in my feeble way, fight for this
demand of the people for recognition
Oftheir rights against all cOmers. The
contest is not for a day, nor a month
but until the victory is won. The
wOrkmen may fail but the work Wi.
go on. What the people demand j
absolute money issued upon a secuH
basis, unmeasured by the self&
schemes Of trusts and combines pro
p~OrtiOnate to the needs of trade and
cOmmerce-money for the tOiler in the
factory in his workshop, his farm and
his cottage as we'll as for the million
aire in his palace and his temple a I.
mammOn.
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SALEM ALLIANCE, No. 513,
Wayne Co., n. c., July 2, 81

Wayne Co., n. e., July 2, 81.
Mr.. EDIT0R:-For two years or more
Ihave been q member of the Alliance
and a constant reader of THE Progress
sTvE FAENRR, and in this time l do not
remember to have G but one com
municatiOn frOmthis Alliance, andthat
was in the nature of some resolutions
by your present correspondent, re-
affirming our allegiance to the prin-
ciples of our order and declaring our
undiminished confidence in the ability,
wisdom and integrity Of our officers
and leaders at a time when they were
being misrepresented and maligned by
a bitter partisan press. If there is any
moral in this, Mr.. Editor, it is, I'VE
keep in line and make as little noise as
possible"
The resolutions referred to passed
this body without a single dissenting
voice. They would pass with the same
unanimity today if they were offered.
We are forging ahead the best we
can, adding to membership occasion
ally, but the best of it is, our people
are being educated in the principles of
practical freedom and economic gov
eminent.
Last Saturday there was a grand
AIliancer rally at Goldsboro, and though
it was in the very midst Of the crop
season, when the average farmer
could not turn out without manifest
injury to his crop, yet it was one of
the largest and most enthusiastic
political gatherings yer held in this
county. Our county people turned
out in great numbers, and in addition
large crowds came from Duplin, Sam.
son and LenOir counties. Our National
President, Col. L. L. Polk, State Presi.
dent Elias Carr, Hon. Thos. Watson,
M. G. from Georgia, Mr.. ThOrne, 2nd
District Lecturer, and many other dis,
tinguished Alliancemen from a dis.
lance were here, all of whom were
warmly and cordially greeted by the
brethren.
Col. PoId in his usual fluent and
happy style, spoke for an hour and q
half or more and the shouts of hearty
and enthusiastic applause with which
he was continuously greeted showed
that his audience was in the closest
sympathy with him. The Alliance
here is exceedingly fond of Col. Polk
and always glad to see him.
Hon. Thos. Watson, of Georgia fol
Moved Col. Polk in a speech of an hOul
or more and secured the closest atten
ton from his audience, though the PEG
pie had been standing through the
whole time, most of them without rest
Mr.. Watson is an easy, fluent, and a
times, an eloquent speaker and gives
great promise of large usefulness il
the army Of reform. Our people viii
be glad to see him once again.
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FRANKLIN. n. L.

Mr.. EDITORIALS have never seen
anything from old Macon county, I
thought I would try to write a few
words, but I am very fearful l shall
contribute 10 the waste-basket I am
no writer whatever; if I was you
might expect to hear from me often.
I want to tell you that I am just as full
of the Alliance doctrine as any man in
North Carolina, and I hope to live to
see our principles eXacted into laws. |
have always voted Democratic, but l
am no more a Democrat unless DemOc-
racy is Allianceism. I don't believe
we will ever be relieved Of our oppres-
sion through either of the old parties.
Let us not tie our faith to them any
longer, but let us help ourselves.
What say you, brethren?
J. NJ. CARPENTER.
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BARKsDALE AND GEORGE.

ARkSDAL AMI
We clip the following from a speech
of Hon. E. Barksdale, delivered in a
discussion recently between himself
and Senator George, at Koscinsko,
Miss:
A few deny that the currency has
been unduly contracted, and that the
lack of sufficient circulating medium
is destroying values and robbing in
dustry of it's just rewards, but wide
differences Of opinion exist as to the
manner of removing the
ACCUMULATED HORRORS
it has produced. AS for myself, I am
for striking the monster, which like
the pestilence that walketh at noon
day and the destruction that wasteth
in darkness, ~squarely and directly,
without circumlOcutiOn or evasion,
full on it's hideOus front.
Tt is needless to explain the causes
of the money famine which is abroad
in the land, except the charmed circles
where wealth has been well said that
in the catalogue of crimes against
human society, not one can be found
50 awful in it's consequences as a gov
eminent commits when it deliberately
destroys the money of it's own citizens.
re- said that except the archi-
&c mischief, who have prOfted
Dfinkage in the volume of
+ circulation all admit that
It sane chief cause of the prevailing
distress aud impoverishment, and that
its increase would afford the quickest
and sIrest remedy.
In 1850 every dollar of the money in
the country was performing its part in
the business of the people. Gold and
silver coinage was free and unlimited.
Independent treasury notes were doing
their part in the monetary system.
There were no millionaires. No com
bines and trusts to corner the markets,
and put up and pull down prices for
the speculative purposes. French
frances and Mexican dollars circu-
lated freely. No great reservoirs in to
which the money of the government
was poured.
BUT IS IT TRUE
that there are S24 per capita in actual
circulation among the people! That
sum exceeds the entire volume of
money which is claimed to have been
issued by the government, including
the hundreds of millions of dollars
locked up and held as reserves in the
treasury and the banks and lost by
abrasion and otherwise, Of which no
accurate estimate can be formed.
| will first take the testimony Of
Mr.. Cockerill, one of the able Demo
cratic Senators from Missouri, forti-
fled by the official report of the direc-
tor of the mint. | quote from the
Congressional Record of January, 1891:
"What money have we in the coun-
try?" | now said Senator CockerilD
quote from the Director of the Mint,
page rs.
The paper and metallic money on
November LIST, 1890:
Gold. ...... $G94, 500, $50
Silver. 1875, 30, 497
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HOW 1T IS IN CUMBERLAND.

FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., July /, 49,
Mr.. EDITOR - Considering that you
are looked for so a~nxiOusly and tina
you have done and are doing 50 niue
to educate myself and all the Altar
to the injustice done the farmers al
laboring class by the Legislative boda
of the two great humbugs of this coo~
try, [ should have sent my subecEE
ton before, but it is like the thu.
party-better now than never, tor 81,
are tired of promises and taxes, az
there seems as if they will have no eDA.
but from what I can learn a chang
will come in 1892, then those who a.
elected to office T the ones that WE
have to give q mortgage that the oS
mands of the masses are respect
We in old Cumberland are not ara"
of being called disorganizers for IN 'p
last Congressional election we got u
drop on some of the bosses, but II I'
will be pure Democrats in 1892 we .
not rub the fur the wrong way.
Cross Creek Alliance, No. III, L
the boom. 1t is composed Of as 5@
and true brothers and sisters a.
State can boast Of.
T. II. NCLEAS
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RE OLUTIONS.

At a regular meeting of Mt. Carma
Alliance, No. 544, the following resor
tions YER adopted:
Res0Iced, That we condemn the 40
ton Of Gov. T. NJ. Holt for going int
the plaid trust, hurtful to the people.
I'd, That we ask for his resignation
on that ground.
Sd, That the thanks of this AIIianca
are due and are hereby rendered J. /
Webster for his manly fight asalo>
the trusts.
4th, That a copy Of these resolution.
be sent to THE PROGRESSIVE FARHEF
and also to Webster's Weekly w!tha
request to publish.
w. II. DAVIS, Necy
w, D. WALL. PrpS't.
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of using n~on-perishable staple crops,
coupled with a land loan system, as a
basis Of currency.
Never since the world has began
has been such an explosion of mingled
Indignation and establishment, as was
exhibited when the plan was made
know. Great statesmen, reclining on
their downy beds of ease, came forth
like wasps from their nests with whet-
ted stings to assail the disturbers of
their repose. The distinguished Sena-
tor himself, throwing off his habitual
serenity, has chided the innocent vic
TINS of wicked legislation. They have
assailed it with a rabble of frivolous
objections, most of them against the
minor details of two bills which were
introduced in the last Congress, with
out seriously discussing the question
itself. Thefrst thing the distinguished
Senator General George did was to
pronounce it unconstitutional, with
out citing the provisions of the consti-
tuition which it violates.
The Supreme Court, Gin the legal
tender cases., " which everybody inside