The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28

thought 1t unwise and impracticahIo
among others reasons because Ornhor
children generally have nothing hntt
money, so he said it was with ministnre
like himself. They have not the COZ
ton, corn O wheat. He also SAID
that 2 per cent. on money was too littioo
IS per cent. should be allowed. H.
seemed to forget that the Alliance do
mands require about ten times tho
present amount of money put into cir
culation. Then the orphan and min
lister will have 81, 900 instead of S1M
and the interest on 81, 900 at 2 per cent
is $50, while the interest on 800 at e
per cent. is $6, which is $14 less than
the 6 per cent. income.
The private meeting with the Chowan
County Alliance revealed an earnest
interested working body with a live
President and Secretary. Clerk Of
the Court, Rev. Jas. Finch, COUNTY
Lecturer, is full of zeal and enthusiasm
He has been at every SUb-Alliance in
his county since the district meeting
at Plymouth.
Next I went to Elizabeth City, on
the 9th, a bright and beautiful day, 26
years after Lee surrendered, to find,
under the circumstances-the first fine
weather for fish and farm-a good
attentive audience. but a hurried set
of people to get to their daily toll.
spoke to lawyers, merchants and others
besides Alliancemen with more ease
and self-possession than usual, and for
nearly two hours.
The private meeting showed a united
body so far as I could discover, and it
went right on through with business
without stop or stay for dinner till 8
o'clock. The next district meeting is
to be here, and l predict that Eliza
beth City will do the handsome thing
with brass band and Alliance music,
etc. The time will probably be i'm
mediately after the Morehead State
meeting.
Next day at Camden G. H. we had
good attendance of attentive listen
ers who for II hours heard Alliance
gospel. They gave us dinner between
meetings here. The meeting of the
County Alliance was conducted with
dispatch and prOmptness. The dele
gates remained through the whole
session. A number of the members
left soon after I had made my private
address.
The next meeting was at Currituck
-. Il. LII OuII1GuCh COu1Gy, Oh Currl-
tuck Sound. In this county one of the
best Governors of the State first
played and plowed in the sand-Jarvis,
He may be Governor again, but NAV
never again play and pillow in the sand.
The court house was wellnigh full.
and good heed was given to nv say,
ing, which, though not so well said as
at the two preceding places, were
c1I1sOIu in f0VyOT of TT 1Oron-l, 81 r
the necessity of farmers and labOrers
uniting in this crusade for equal laws
and no favored class. What strikes
close, easy, satisfied attention to facts,
figures and arguments unrelieved even
by fun and anecdote.
The secret of it all is, our people are
terribly in earnest and mean to under
stand the situation-see the Law of the
land-and make brilliant charge
against the wrong n remove IL IN
due time.
There were more ladies here than
commonly attend at the country
I hope to see more of them
hereafter at the meetings on this
round. The personnel and physique
this County Alliance is above the
average SO far as I could judge, and
the business qualities are in Keeping
herewith. With their President, A, +
R. Pitts, presiding, with a dignifed
bearing behind his gold-bowed spec
their excellent, affable Secre-
tary, Register of Deeds G. w. VIII
liams, and D. W. Lindsay, County
Lecturer, who caught and retained the
fire and enthusiasm of the Plymouth
Alliance, no wonder this Ali
ance promises well for the future.
All the counties so far visited nave
balance in the Treasury unless it is
one. And all except Hartford are ar
ranging to understand the proposed I
Alliance Exchange in Norfolk
and enter it, if it seems wise. Curri-
tuck reported 5000 ready for the Elk
change.
The people here feared I would not
reach them, for they had been disap
pointed in not having our lamented
brother Darden, who fell in the har-
ness at Gainesville, and brother Ben
Terrell was detained by contrary winds
On the Chesapeake Bay, so did not
reach them. They sent for me as
quick as they could get me from Cam.
den at their charges on Saturday and
enjoyed their hospitality till Monday
when I was too busy in the meeting to
Jake dinner till 3 o'clock and left the
table with food in hands in order to
reach the train. I had to stop over
in Norfolk, Va, and spent the
lime getting Alliance truth fror
brother J. J. Rogers, of Wake county,
Y. c., who is doing a wonderful work
the colored Alliances of North
Carolina and Virginia. l had never
net him before. It seems to be all
safe and a wise and mighty
power in the great work. I had often
been asked if he was a negro. | went,
[ saw, l say, he is white, as pure an
.ngIO-American as walks the soil.
| have finished nv programme north