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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
RALLY THE COLORED FARM
ERS' ALLIANCE IN GRAN
VILE COUNTY.
HORALL, Granville Co., July 27, 81.

HORALL, Granville Co., July q, 81.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I send the following
sketch of a grand rally of the colored
Farmers Alliance at this place on last
Friday, under the management of Rev.
w. PattillO, State Lecturer COlOred
Farmers Alliance. About twenty
five hundred participated. Granville
and adjoining counties were well rep
resented, and not a few from Virginia.
The colOred Alliance formed in front
Of their store and marched to a grove
adjoining Rev. w. PattillO's residence,
where a stand was erected for speak
ers and seats for the crowd, banners and
tranSparencies were carried.
In introducing Capt. Alex. Peace
as speaker, Rev. Walter PattillO de
MED the assertion that the white and
colOred Alliance were the same; whilst
their aims were very much the same,
it is more eXpedient to work in separate
organizations, and with a perfect un-
derstanding between them, we can
get there all the same"
Capt, Alex Peace, Granville County
Lecturer. with his usual elOquence,
fully explained what the Alliance in
tended to do.
4. II, Gregory, President Granville
County white Alliance, DR.. Dalby and
James Eaton and Robert Wyche, col
ored, made very forcible speeches.
The prevailing sentiment Of the crowd
was that they were tired of following
blindly party leaders, and a new de
parture must be inaugurated One
significant fact, one that you could call
Il professional politician could not be
found in the crowd; something remark
able in a large political gathering Of
cOlored people,
During recess the crowd partook Of
an ample dinner. The tables fairly
groaned under the weight of good
things spread on them, but in spite OF
sharp ppetites attacking them, enough
was left for as many more, About
fifty whites were present, and a separate
table fixed for them.
As colOred Alliance rally. it was a
grand success, and may mark the era
Of a new departure.
BOBT. !. COEN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
BRO. HUNTER AT GOSHEN
ACADE MY.
HORTGN y &

HOBTON, y. {.
On the morning OF July 2Sth, all of
the inhabitants Of Goshen. and from
'.Beersheba to the Dan and round
about Jerusalem" :" aroused themselves
at an early hour and repaired to
Goshen Academy to hear Bro. r. B.
Hunter make one Of his ableSt and best
speeches. 1t is useless to even attempt
a synopsis, but suffice it to say that he
threw heavy Alliance solid shot and
shell into the enemy,s ranks, sufficient
to satisfy any fair minded man or
woman that our Order Is right. The
exercises were opened by religious ser
vices. and q by-stander remarked that
it ''lOOlIGd like q pTOtracted meeting. :"
This writer informed him that it was
and one Of the biggest kind, that it was
sweeping this Union like an immense
ttdJ! lCUre, After dinner W. E. Hill,
Esq nOn-Allianceman but a good
farmer, was called upon and made a
good, practical Alliance speech. Then
bfo. Caleb KOrnegay everybody and
ms family knows Uncle Caleb in one
OIL ms happlast efforts entertained the
immense nm! crowd by his good, sound
-Ilahce sense, wit and humOr. |
must not forget to State (Out. being an
OIu odcl, came III an ace Of it, that the
dear, KIND ladies did their part well.
as they always do, by lending their
sweet presence and prep aring an ele-
CANT repaSt.
Bro. Hunters private lecture in the
Alliance hall was simply grand and
imposing like his public outdOorsneech,
Take courage, Aliancemen, and stick
to our leaders and never give up the
good old Alliance ship, let our enemies
do and say what they may, but stand
as a solid phalanX shoulder to shoulder
and die if need be in our sacred cause.
G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
TAXATION.

Mr.. EDITOR Must labor, industry
and energy be crushed off the farmer!
1t looks like it might to some extent.
Men may as well be lazy us industrious.
Suppose Mr.. A. and Mr.. B. buy 100
acres of land each at $40 per acre, Mr..
B., being a careless, lazy fellow, don't
improve his any. He IS sleeping while
Mr.. A. is working. Mr.. b. sits around
having a good easy time; the laws OF
this land encourage him, his land be
ing assessed at s. per acre. MIR. \,
Mrs. 4. and all the children work. He
hardly sleeps az much as he should.
Mr. A. builds a few more cabins on his
land than Mr.. B, He~buys fertilizer on
time. puts it on his land and makes
better crops than Mr. B. MIR. AS home
IS not comfortable; he improves it, Mr..
\. works himself almost to death,
denies himself and family of the pleas
ures of life, tOiling to make an honest
living. By SO doing his land Is assessed
at S15 per acre.
Gentlemen, take this, look at it. [
can see it all over our land, Mr., BIS is
as good as Mr.. AS; it was bought at
the same price. Why not assess it at
the same? You are taxing Mr., AS
labor, which is not right. [ knew a
man who put s. worth Of fertilizer on
the acre this year. He was taxed for
that. That is taxing a man for what
he never has had, nor never will have
this year. He is in debt for his guano.
Ii this be the rule and law, why not
have it in full, apply all around the
lue, II we to pay tax on what we put
on our land! Some men spend money
to improve their land, others put it Ill
I, -. l., Il -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11

thoroughly convinced that Mitchell
county has many true and tried ALI
ancemen, and that in this blOodless
war, and in this grand emancipation
of the agricultural classes from the
determined grasp of monOpolized cap
ital, and for right and for liberty
Mitchell is with us; and my brethren,
when the war is over and the final
victory is won, old Ashe also, think,
will be represented on the last battle
field. and will be ready to help raise
the shout of victory.
Fraternally yours,
7. J. HUCK, Co. Lect'r.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
MAS SS-MEE TING.

Mr.. EDITcR:-Gates County Alliance
have voted to have a mass meeting at
Kittrells, in Gates Co., on the \. & G.
r. R., on Wednesday, the second day
Of September, and have invited Nanse-
mond Co., Va, Perquimans Co., \. c.,
ChOwan Co., n. c., and Hertford Co.,
n, O., Alliances to be present, and hope
that Col. l.. L. Polk will make this one
visit to Northeastern North Carolina,
for there are a great many Of us too
poor to go even as far as GOldsboro to
hear him, Other speakers are invited,
but we particularly want him.
Fraternally,
II. }. REED.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
A WORD FROM CARTERET co.

Mr.. EDITOR We see our position is
constantly being attacked as a mad
craze. We are proud to say they will
find more mai and crazy people in
1892 than they could count in ali their
life time. The Alliance Of Carteret is
a unit, and the man who thinks differ
entity is honestly mistaken, and he will
find it so. The outside element is in
sympathy with Us, and viii vote with
us. The people are tired Of promises.
1t was that noble philanthropist Mr..
fool a part Of the people a part Of the
time, but you couldn't fool all the peo-
pie al the time" Besides, you say
that the old parties have not the heability
to carry out this reform movement
one will not let the other.
Fraternally,
HILLIARD CLANCY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.
Bro. HoucGz Gives Good Report Of His
Trip There.
BALDWIN, A6he Co., y.


Mr.. EDITORIALS my letter Of June
25th escaped the waste basket, l viii
beg leave to drop a few items in your
noble paper again. giving you sketch
of my trip to Mitchell. And IN the
outset please permit me to COngratu-
late The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and ITS
thousands Of anxious readers ia having
succeeded in getting our able and
esteemed Bro. Ramsey to aGaln dSSO-
ciate himself with our State Organ,
feeling confident that with such man
as Bro. Ramsey at the helm, success Is
ours; and we'll satisfied that [ bespeak
the sentiment of great army Of ALI
ance brethren all over the country,
wish to say that we welcome you with
a hearty reception, Bro, Ramsey, and
bid YOU God speed in your efforts to
champion the cause of an oppressed
and suffering people. But excuse the
digreSsiOn. and We viii come to the
subject.
As Bro c. c. Wright, Assistant
District Lecturer, could not go to his
appointment in Mitchell county, he
sent me. Well. after a long, tiresOme
ride, over unusually rough roads, [
reached Elk Park, the first appoint
ment, in due time June 10th. but to
j
there, had no hearing and left without
the benedictIon. l then resumed my
ride for Elsie, my next appointment,
which was Is miles distant, late in the
evening. [ reached the neighbOrhOOd
and called for the night at the house Of
Bro. J. G. Keener, a prominent citizen
and able farmer and the best of ALL a
genuine Allianceman. where l was
very Hospitality cared for till speaking
time next day
Here at Elsie I met quite Il good
crowd. l trici 20 speak for one hour
and quarter, and | must say had the
very UesJ OF attention, after which we
had q recess, and We're favored with a
fine dinner prepared and spread before
us by the good Alliance ladies. and I
am sure that no man could have eaten
Of their variety Of good thinos as
heartily as | did, and then had the
littIenCsS to say women should not be
taken iutO the Alliance Had I been
that mean | think some Of them OUGHT
to have broke my fool nOggin, but
would Ike to say hurrah for the good
ladies OF Ele Alliance.
Wen, from here | went home with
Bro. Lafayette Wiseman, another very
line 4au. where | was well entertained
Lof While by the music OF his little
nlne Eear-Cld daughter. COTdie. |
must say she performed very we'll on
hef organ. although a mere child.
Alter benz we'll cared for here Fri
day, l started Saturday morning for
Grassy Creek. accOnnaui,I bv Bro. F.
r. WISemdu, whom I was Informed
and have good reasons to believe il one
of the best young men Of the com
munItT. we reached the anDoil+u7a,t4
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
PICNIC IN BLADEN.
A Good Speech aad Good D;nner--An
Affair of the Heart"

Mr. EpITOR:-NEeU. that was an
affair Of the heart al around-that
picnic at Cedar Alliance on the oath
Of July Il was a grand success, as
She President Of that Alliance AR
Tom Davis intended it should be-.
threatening clouds oo5curcd the SKY
ever and anon all day. melting into
gentlc(H showers about noon, and to-
wards evening, causing the dainty
Whlte-TObcd beauties to rush to the
shelter in a panic, for this was "ran
affair Of the heart " and like the good
soldier. they believed in keeping
their powder dry" But it was gather
ing Of beautiful maidens and gallant
beauX. Truly, Bladen should be proud
Of her "cOlOrS for no other county
can boast Of prettier girls, Or-but let
that pass; you see | am mindful of
their pocket books; | don't want their
parents to be put to needless expense
by refurnishing the house with look
ing-glasscS.
But the picnic, the speech, and the
effect it produced on the heart is what
| am speaking Of not every day occur
rences. | need pen made from the
wing of a hUmming bird, with a lilv
petal to write on, and ink made of
fOrget-me-nots and dew to rightly
describe the eloquent address of Bro
Hunter and give him fitting praise, or
to depict the glowing effect his in
spired words had upon the large audi
ence. The rain had no effect on him
whatever; his words flowed on, giving
more courage to the farmer, more
hope, nerving them to the strife.
He discussed the Sub-TreaSury in a
clear, strong manner, fully explaining
its Importance to all and after a grand
speech Of sound logic and pleasing wit
the crowd began making preparations
for dinner: and such a dinner The
table, spread in beautiful grove. near
Mr.. Griff Jones residence. looked as if
grOaning under its weight of pies.
cakes, chicken, etc. Itmade the heart
Of the hungry and the eyes Of the small
boy swell with SynApathy-fOr the poor
logS-lOnging to bear some Of its
burdens on their own. What followed
is what generally follows where there
is a hungry, pleased crowd viz. crook
ing of elbows, onto which there was a
five-p -prOnged fork, conveying dainties
to appease a long felt want. Lemon
ade, watermelOns and 'taffy," both to
eat and listen to, were the afternoon
attractions, Yes, it was an affair of
the heart all round"
Have any Of you noticed the differ
ence in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER?
There is nothing like knowing how to
do anything.
Our auburn haired knight of the
quill and defender Of the Sub Treasury
Dill, settles back into his old chair as
cOmplacently as if he had never left.
You can see from the lightning of his
eye that there is thunder nigh. " and
from the "sparhle of his hair, It's bet
ter to beware.
Crops are fine III this section; cotton
nearly as good as last year rain pien-
tiful and everything booming along
with the Alliance and Col Polk.
Yours forever,
EVANGELINE USHER, Cor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
lima ADDRESS. 344 D. St, N. W.,
Washington, D. g.. co,-. C,o.,
Vice Presidents. II. Clover cam
0r5%srf Seserfetary-T arr, Treasurer. H; Turner,
coor.o.ia Address. 239 North Capitol
St =. W. Washington, d. 9.
I,ectIrer-J. II. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
c. w. Macune. Washington, D. c.
AlOnzo Wardan, Huron, South Da-
kOtd.
JF. TiIman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
H. {. Demming, Chairman.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Ark.
\. K. Cole, Fowlerville, Mich.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Presidents of all the State organ
lzations with /. L, Polk E.r-otfjciO
Chairman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS PRICES OF
COTTON.

In the present condition of the cotton
market the following prices especially
cOllated for the Democrat from 1884 to
date for the staple, will prove Of interest
to it's readers. The rates are on Mid
ding Uplands in New York:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
EvANGELINE USHER, Cor.


S. 0. DAVIS, State Secretary Of the
Texas Alliance, writes that he sent out
since the Fort Worth meeting thirty
charters in one day Better call an
anti-Sub Treasury meeting in every
State if this is the effect.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11
FINANCIAL REFORM.
A Gentleman Who is Not a Farmer and
Who Has Been Behind the
Scenes" Says we
Need It.

Mr.. EDITOR:-The writer began the
study Of finance in 1865. At the outset
he determined to free himself from all
party and educational bias. The truth
and nothing but the truth [ sought. |
knew there was something radically
wrong in our financial system. In seek
ing facts and arriving at conclusions L
have applied the same common sense
utilized by all successful business men.
The conclusions arrived at soon salts
fed me there would be a steady shrink
age in value of all the products Of labor
as long as the present financial system
was continued. Having satisfied my
sell of this fact and having no desire
to be crushed by this huge anaconda, l
made haste to get out of it's way. AS
It's huge folds tighten, i'll obedience to
Wall and Lombard streets, and the peO-
pies substances shrink in value, ruin
increases. l can buy more Of the un-
necessaries and luxuries of life. The
purchasing power of my income in
creases in the same ratio that yours
decreases. The writer does not belong
to the farming or manufacturing class
aud has no financial interest in com
mon with them. AS his financial in
terest is opposed to theirs, hecan truth
fully say he writes without prejudice
N their favor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11

&ulde) shows that panlcS pays 10 at
tentlon to high or low tariff
1t follows as a logical sequence that
all hard times are caused by a scarcity
OF money in circulation. No one knows
this better than the politicians of the
two Old political parties. Neither one
dare ant tgonlza the money power To
DO so IS certain defeat. Their (creditOr,
class notices are our interest first
and our party second" " I'VE will de-
teat any man IN our party who antag-
OnlZes our interests. " Yea. we Will
defeat any man who is suspiciOned of
antagOnizing our interests" The
Democrats cannot elect a President
without New York New York is
completely dominated by Wall street
and 5000 saloons One-half Of the
bankers North are Democrats and four
tifths are Democrats in the South. Is
there a man gifted with common sense
that belongs to the industrial army
who believes these men will support
any party inimical to their interests?
They are the shrewdest men in the
United States They know what they
want and how to get it. They will
never surrender one pet title Of their
advantages. It must be WrUng from
them by sheer force They are Well
organized in one solid compact 0rGani-
zatiOn and their generals are the finan-
ciers Of the world and have never
known defeat They surrendered
slavary, or traffic i'll human flesh, and
cOunteracted all their forces, and by
controlling the volume Of money they
will effectually control all production
and make the producers pay heavy
tribute to them.
They are heavely entrenched and
have at their command all the resources
the enemy Of general pr gress can com
mand. They are entrenched IN front
Of civilization and no progress can be
made until they are routed. The
struggle for the mastery will be the
most stupendOus ever known. They
have full control of the machinery Of
the two old political parties. Their
tactics is keep the people divided. The
tariff is the bone OF diScOrd. To adVO-
cate high or low tariff us a remedy for
existing evils, complained Of by the
farmers and the whole producing class,
is the most gigantic fraud ever at
tempted to be palmed OH upon a suffer
ing people.
1t Is no wonder intelligent men say
we don't understand this tariff ques
ton. The average politician does more
lying about the tariff than telling the
truth Both parties aim to deceive
and keep the people nistyfed. 1t is
part Of their practice Of keeping the
people divided Stick to Jhe financial
question that you understand and the
cause Of Your woes and let the tariff
question alone until you have settled
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11

BEAVER Dam, \. c., July 13, 1891.
1IE EDITOR:-At a regular meeting
of the Union County Farmers Alliance,
July 10th, 1891, the following res0lu-
tions were adopted:
Besolred, That the Union County
Farmers Alliance heartily endorse the
course pursued by L. /. Polk, Presi-
dent Of the n. +. A and l. y. in the
great war now being urged to free the
wcaIth-producer Of this country from
the oppression brought upon us by I'M
just legislation. trusts and combina-
tions and that we proclaim to the
world that we stand square on what is
known as the Ocala platform, and that
we will use all honorable means in our
power to bring about the reforms
therein contemplated.
q That a copy Of these resolutions
be sent to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
with a request to publish the same
J. S. LITTLE,
A w. McMANUS,
II. c.. MOORE, Com.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-08-11

A huge crop seems now assured, Of
all kinds of grain, of cotton, Of hay
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
THAT FREE BRIDGE.
H. O. Merritt Has Something To Say on
The Subject.
To The Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle.l

TO The Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle.l
The question of building free
bridge across Red river leading in
the direction of Pea Ridge is being
agitated. 1t is proposed to build ii
at point near the furnace and to be
reached by street Con paper) called
Red river street. That the public
may know where this street is, / will
state that it is to leave College street
at point about 400 feet east of Pos.
ton street. 1t is closed at both ends
and along its entire length. No one
lives along it to point it out to you.
If the bridge was already built it
would cost more than the sum now
asked to open up this street, grade it
and metal it. 1t would make a
great many front lots that are now
in cornfields. 1t would no doubt
greatly enhance the property of the
these lot owners. 1t would, after
the bridge is built and the street
graded, enable the Furnace Co. to
reach its limestone quarry across the
river. After you cross the river you
strike the hills and hollows beyond.
1t will cost an additional So, 900 or
more to grade and macadamize the
road to Pea Ridge. In order to make
it the great thoroughfare that the ag'
itators of the project would have the
public believe all the expenditures
indicated above will have to be made
And after you have gotten out t.
Pea Ridge how much territory have
you opened up that can come tC
town by this free route? Not more
than One-twentieth of the country
that is tributary to GAINESVILLE. Then
why expend so much for this little
opening in the Chinese wall anC
leave all the remainder standing
Why tax nineteen tWentieths of tn:
people in order to let one twentieth
come in free? Why not free all TIT
bridges and ferries at once and make
the thing equal all around +? Wher
l was a boy l sometimes turned TIT
grindstone for the laborers to sharper
their axes. This free bridge tall
sounds very much like axe-grinding
II. G. MERRITT.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
tools OF Wall street, who are making
the first strike in Kentucky to give
free silver a black eye.

During our epidemic Of dysentery,
in the summer of 1879, sold l0S bot
ties Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and it proved
satisfactory in every instance. The
remedy is standard in this commu-
nity.-GEo B. DUNBAR, druggist, Cen
ter Point, Iowa. The epidemic refer.
red to, was by far the worst that ever
occurred in Iowa. Over 40 persons
died from it, in town Of only bO0in-
habitants; but every case in which
this remedy was used, recovered. 1t
was equally successful during the ep-
idemic of bloody fux in Virginia, in
1887, and in Michigan and Southern
Illinois, in 1888. II has been in constant
use for over eighteen years, and has
proved itself to he the most successful
medicine yet discovered for bowel
complaint. For sale by Owen &
Moore,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
Bank Statements.

The local national banks nave re-
ceived an official call for statement
of their condition. While the call
has been expected for several days,
this was the first intimation they had
obtained. Usually they receive no.
tifications day or two in advance.
The last call for statements was made
in May. The present call will let
out considerable money from the
national banks, which have, in
IL measure, been outstanding
their resources to exhibit an increas
ed surplus, and will make times east
er.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
in compliance with the above call
has its statement published elsewhere
in this issue. 1t shows a marked inn
provement in the condition of the
bank, over the statement made in
May, and the short time employed
in making it out reflects credit on
the cashier and boOk-keeper of the
institution. Read the statement.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
A Wonder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, young man
of Burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to get around.
They pronounced his case to be Con.
sumption and incurable. He was per.
suaded to try DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds and at that time was not able
to walk across the street without rest
ing. He found, before he had used
half of dollar bottle, that he was
much better; he continued to use ii
and is to-day enjoying good health,
II you have any Throat, Lung or Chest
Trouble try it. We guarantee salts
faction. Trial bottles free at Owen &
MOore's Drug Store.