The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-07
WRIGHT IN THE FIELD
BALDWIN, Ashe Co., N. G.,
June 25. 1891.

IN
June 25, 1891.
Mr.. EDITOR have seen nothing
from Old Field Alliance, I write. Al
though we are a little still, we aim to
get there Eli. We have some 35 to 40
male members and the Lord knows
how many females, and the most of us
think we are good Alliancemen, and
that in deed and in truth. Weare glad
to know that the great and grand
organization is meeting with sach un-
paralleled success all over our land
and country, and we say God speed the
time when she may be successful In
accomplishing all of her grand and
noble aims, and the oppressed and
impoverished farmer may breathe
more freely the pure, delicious air of
our beloved America
Well I would not omit telling you
and the many readers of your great
paper Of the visit and speech of Bro.
@. @. Wright, our Assistant District
Lecturer. His appointment was here
last Monday, June 22d, and before the
hour for speaking had arrived many
persons were ON the ground anxiousIy
waiting for his approach, and when he
drove up he seemed to make a good
appearance. Some in the crowd were
heard in low tones to say, He's a
sharp-looking fellow, and I'll bet he
can tell it and he's blamed good look
ing chap" and so on.
And l am glad to add that they
were Judging about right. His eloquent,
pithy and interesting speech of over
an hour seemed to convince his cheer
full audience beyond all doubt that G..
@. Wright is the right man in the
right place and [ am satisfied that his
labors i'll our county will to some ex-
tent animate our members with new
life and vigor and will result in propa-
eating our grand aims and purposes
more extensively il our county. I
have been all over this county trying
to do something in this direction.
Many places where I have been, and
in fact nearly all, the people seem de-
termined for success, and amhopefuI
that our mountain people viii stay I'm
the fight until the final victory is won.
and we can feel ourselves a free and a
prosperous people. Although visited
a few places where [ had appointments
where if I spoke nobody knows it; if I
made any impression on anybody I
have never found it out. IF made
any mistakes they were not corrected,
for I tell you, brother, nobody was
thar, and don't guess strained my
lungs much speaking to the empty
walls of such places; and in conversa-
tion with the people of some of these
places led me to believe one had as
we'll sing Psalms to a dead mule as to
preach Alliance doctrine to them, for
they had backslidden and made ship
wrecks of their faith. The fact Of it is
they had been influenced by our enemy
and turned out of the good way and.
were opposing the Alliance most hear-
tily, yet they had once been members.
Now I am glad to say that such
places are very few, yet there are
some. know whereof I speak, and I
would say to the brethren everywhere
let us watch as well as pray Our
enemy is powerful, as wise as serpents
and they pretend to be as harmless as
doves, therefore let us be vigilant and
stand together aed most assuredly we
will conquer by and by.
With best wishes for the future sue
cess of your valuable paper and its
thusands of anxious readers,
Fraternally,
r. r HOIT0Eu