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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
BRO. MASSEY IN GUILFORD.

Nh EDITOR Bro. >[[Nssey opened
fire at McLeansville on February
Sth 1892, with fine turnout
of the Alliance and citizens. Nc
Leansville Alliance is composed of
some of the very best citizens; they are
true men and wide awake to the best
interests of the Alliance. am told
that Bro. Massey just spread himself
and left the Alliance in high spirits
From thence he boarded the train for
Greensboro to spend the night. | met
Bros. Massey and Wilson in Green's
borO and accompanied them to Pleas
ant Garden, where we took dinner
with Bro. Riley, who made us feel at
home. There we met quite a number
of the brothers and sisters. Bro. Mas
sey made a happy effort, fully explain
ing the principles of the Alliance, Civ
ing the Alliance and citizens new light
Bro. S. 0. Wilson then rose to explain
the business agency work and the i'm
portance of it, making it very plain.
He is he right man in the right place.
Keep him going.
Wednesday, the 10th, was the day
fixed for the delegates to meet in their
respective districts to elec5 delegates to
the St. Louis Convention, whereupon
convention. Bro. Massey being elected
a delegate to his district convention, he
made for. Greensboro, where the dele
delegate to the St. Louis Convention,
where and when Bro. Massey was
elected to attend the ST. Louis C0nven
ton. So on Wednesday, the 10th,
YOUR humble servant went to High
Point to inform the brethren that they
would have to excuse Bro. Massey on
that occasion, finding quite crowd
awai ing the arrival of Bro. Massey.
We proceeded to the hall of that big
hearted NJ. Jesal, hotel keeper at High
Point. Of you want a square meal,
calD when and where [ made them the
best talk I could, and think the most
OF them were glad to be there. | found
them to b true Alliancemen.
l then Joined Bro. Massey at Green's
boro and we boarded the train for
Summerfeld, after taking dinner with
Bro. J. A. HOskins. If you ever pass
that way, call in; Sister Hoskins knows
| lust how to make you feel at home, If
| sweet meats will do it about II N. we
then proceeded to the academy, where
Bro. Massey held his audience spell
bound for more than one hour, making
things so plain that a wayfarlng man man
could not be mistaken. Everybody
enjoyed his speech. On Friday, the
18th, the coldest day, perhaps. Bro
Hoskins hitched up to his phaeton. ana
shot us through to Brown $ sum MT IN In
double quick time Patting up ms MS
horses at Bro. I; Trohers, we pro, pro
ceeded to the place appointed Tor
speaking and found the house already
Warned up and in good order, win
o11ite a crowd for the day. This m g
have been one of the happiegt efforts
Of Of Bro, Massey's life. He made every
at Browns Summit are wide awake
and many of them well posted and true
as steel. Three cheers for Browne 3
Summit!
We then went back to Bro. |, Trox,
ter's for dinner Sister Troxter knows
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man devotes his time to the eve. an
other to the nervous system, another
to skin diseases, and another to sur
! gerry. In the mercantile world one
man handles hats, another shoes, an.
other family groceries, and another
notions. Even in educational affairs
! we see one man teaching history, an
! other mathematics, and another music,
but the poor little fellow who essays to
! farm, whose highest In elltteecrIGa attSin-
m6nt is perhaps confined to a limited
| acquaintance with the three Rs, ls ex
| pected to know everything and do
! everything. He must raise corn and
| grow wheat and cultivate cotton and
rear horses and hogs and poultry and
cattle, and make axe helves and hoe
handles, ant cure hay and compost
manure. and be generally self support
ing; and above all, make enough to
feed and clOthe mercantile manufac-
turing and professional classes, and if
he fails to do it, they must come in and
show him how to attend to his affairs
This reduction of cotton acreage will
no more remove the farmers trouble
than 1t would cure a cancer on a mans
face to cut off his great toe; the cause
lies elsewhere.
Ii our laws were just and equitable,
If the government fulfilled the purpose
for which it was established, that of
administering justice and protecting
all classes, then every section of our
country could raise the special crop
adapted to it and exchange it for neces
SarlPs that were more cheaply produced
else where, an6 still the producer re-
main independent and prosperous.
oil
classes alike, the South Atlantic and
Gulf States could produce rice and
cane and cotton. the West and North
west, cattle and grain and wool, and
with our facilities for transportation,
these crops could be exchanged to the
mutual advantage of producers. No
general crop that can can be grown in
the cotton belt would be worth as much
3 S cotton if our laws protected the pro-
ducer from the capitalist and specula
tor and supplies a sufficient amount of
currency. Under just government
the cotton growers of the South ought
to De the richest people on earth. Pos
sesSed by nature with monopoly of a
necessity of the civilized world, sup
plying almost half the race with wear
ing apparel they ought to be independ-
ent, rolling in wealth, instead of
abjectly taking counsel with shylocks
and hUcksters TO dethrone king cot
ton"
If the merchants and business men
want to really and permanen ly benefit
the farmer, let them go with him to
the polls next November and help him
to knock these two corrupt old political
factions that nave C.b TIicttd all whole
some legislation for twenty years past,
into the middle of kingdom come, and
put the government III ntrOl of
party that does not know there was a
war or that there Is negro, or a North
or South but will afford ample pro
lection to every man under the Ameri
can flag, not only from highwaymen
and sneak-tbieves, but also from trusts
and combines and mnnOpOlies.
JAMES MCPHERSON TEMPLETON.
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CONSTITUTIONAL POINTS,

Mr. EDITOR: There is q aaturall leG-
dency with many people to claim to be
Alliancemen who are naturally ,E6tle
inclined that way, except as individual
benefits that inure to them, persuade
them to SO claim to be; that, too, with
out fair conception of the first prin-
ciples that go to make an Allianceman.
This is practically demonstrated by
" "Allianceman," hailine from Colds
boro, n. O., whose letter appeared in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER Of Feb. I'd,
1892, in which he seems to take great
pride in sending greetings of the Wayne
County Alliance to the brethren of the
Old North State, in a shert inch of his
article and then drop off quickly to
square himself out upon the incentive
that actuated the article-to take to
himself recompense for failure to
carry a presumptuOus action, such
only as should inure from less official
characters than one of the executive
members of our County Alliance. The
article evidences fair inception Of the
writer's qualities the facts In
the case are known to the readers of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER as they
swere to every member who was pres
ent at our County Alliance meeting at
Wo odIand, February 18th 1892.
1t was simply this: AS early as the
meeting opened for business, as It's
Secretary, it became my duty to call
the attention of the house to the fact
of a change in our Constitution (Which
up to that time had gone unObserved,)
allowing to the County Alliance officers
all the privileges pertaining to regular
delegates, except the right to vote,
none having that right but the presid-
ing officer, and then only in case Of
a tie.
After I cited this change, consider
able opposition was manifested, IN de-
bate. to accepting the change as made
bv our Constitution. Imets lcCes sfully
every point the opposition made, to
the extent that when q motion to
''allow all officers to vote, 9Vas put, it
received only % votes out 2f 80 dele
gates present. And in consequence Of
. 'Alllanceman" holding with t2a
minority, he comes to the front parfd--
ing himself in point as paragon oL
innocence in his mistaken ignOrance OF
what constitutes an Allianceman, and
myself as a constitutional crank,
who reminds him very much Of the
partisan editors and "dry rot" poll
ticians a year ago. How about the
past year, Bros Have you no near
relatives. Bro, who follow avocatlonsf
Thanks, Bro, for the cognomen,S;o
I had rather be right and alone, t2an
be wrong and stand with the num2ef
who are either ignorant or very IIlE1o-
Gently mistaken.
But in this instance the majority OF
the Wayne County Alliance sustairpeds,
me, soif lama constitutional crarfk,
I have the satisfaction of knowing (as
did Allianceman' that a naaJofrey
ofthe Wayne County Alliance ale als9,
and would to heaven we had NOR
such.
Shame on you, brother, to go far foy
get the facts as to go misstate them f4pr
a little individual satisfaction, tlaiulk-
ing yourself unknown.
AL. SwIEsg pm,
Sec'y Wayne County ALI ance.
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just how to fix up a good dinner for Al
lance speakers or anybody else, if he
loves good things and wants to grow
fat. After dinner Bro Troxter had
Bro. Hoskins' team hitched up and Bro
HOslkins faced the Blue Ridge and cold
west winds homeward, Bro. Massey
AMI myself accompanied him as far as
Bro. Geo. TrOxters, where Ne =
the night pleasantly. 1t certainly IS u
great pleasure to spend a night with
tf1is tfFtiiss GC4ERgissttIiarp family They have the
very best and notRInsS> IS too good for
their guests. ~
Next morning we boarded the train
for Greensboro. On arriving there we
found quite a number of people, and
when we reached the count house we
found Bro. j. w. Wharton had the
court house in apple-pie order In a
few moments Bro. Massey was on the
stand making OF e of the pointedest,
clearest speeches you ever listened to-
He explained the reason Of the hard
times and gave the remedy; explained
the Sub Treasury and land loan, free
coinage, etc, etc, satisfactorily to
every body as he understands 1t. He
is a grand speaker. Everybody save
the very bitterest enemies of the Ali
ance euIogize him as a great and grand
Alliance speaker.
r. NJ STAFFORD,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
HIGH POINT. N. c..

In the first place put none but those
who are true to the Alliance principles
in front to represent us. An unwaver
ing from the platform and all who
favor tho e reforms demanded in the
Alliance platform will have a work to
do in getting others to fall in line and
to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and post themselves as to the danger
which is overshadowing the great
mass of laboring people and they will
then no longer hang back but will see
the necessity Of falling IN line and drift
ing with the tide of reform.
M. B. WILLIAMS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
LET THE LADIES JOIN.

RLDGEwAY, n. 9.
Mr., EDITOR AS l hardly ever see
anything in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
about the ladies joining the Alliance,
| will write few words on that subject
to day. A great many male members,
am sorry to say, are opposed to the
ladies joining the Order We have
some of that kind in our Alliance,
though we have nine lady members, all
the same, How are they benefited by
joining, and what good can they do in
the Alliance? is requently asked. Well,
by Joining, others are influenced by
their example and will follow suit
Young ladies joining the Alliance will
cause the young men and boys to join,
for young people will mingle together
1t will cause the young men to attend
more regular, and the older ones too; /;
other young men seeing their friends
AMI associates joining, will join also.
The young ladies can do a great deal of
good by talking to their companions
and associates of the male sex; the hus
band. the father and the son will feel
better and be proud to have their wives
and lady friends go along with them to
the Alliance when they see and know
that they are trying to help them to
bear the burdens that they have been
carrying so long, and they can talk
Alliance talk and all be interested.
My brother, you have got to make
some sacrifice if you expect to succeed.
Let me say to all who are opposed to
them that they are as much entitled to
a seat in the A1h1llapce. bal, ,as-F4ee4-ara.
and ought to be as much respected in
there as in church.
Fraternally.
J. F. p. HORTON, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
THE PUBLIC VOICE.

HolC May the Alliance and the
friends of reform best secure the recOg-
milton and enforcement of our pTi1a.
cjpLes3
"a given space in this column will be
devoted weekly to answers to the above
question. fT6m>~the friends of reform.
In order that the largest. FSeegt. -numhair may
have a hearing, we must ask that TCU-
do not write more than twenty lines
Sign your name to your answer. Now
let us have your sincere and honest
views.)
CHANGE YOUR STYLE OF VOTING.
Cease to vote for the so called Demo
cratic and Republican parties of these
latter days, and vote for Katie and the
baby and home and family instead.
G.. T. FRICK
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
an NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Pre- sident-L. l.. Polk, North Caro-
"a. Address, Atlantic Building, Z
Il, N. w, Washington, D. G.
Vice Presidential L. LOucks, Huron,
outh Dakota
y-Treasurer-J. II. Turner,
,eorei ia. Address, 239 North Capitol
~ = W, Washington; b. Q.
Yecturer-J. II. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
y ". Macune, Washington, d. G.
ilonzo WardaIl, Huron, South Da-
'SF T. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
4 Cole, Michigan,
0 ". Beck, Alabama.
n D. Davie, Kentucky.
S.rfoNAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
II, Polk, hartman.
= = Y Macune, Washington, D. Q.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va.
I, P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar
WI VT. Gwinn, White, Tennessee.
.,erg CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANCE.
presilent-Marion Butler, Clinton,
y 'TTic:e-President-T, i: B. Long, Ashe
Sc; Secretary y-Treasurer-W. s. Barnes,
RaleigF c.
''il6I9 'Tile6Ic9furer-J. S. Bell, Brasstown, NC.
Steward-C. @. Wright, Glass, n. Q.
Cbaplain-Rev. E, Pope, Chalk
Zoo gD26o1r-Keeper-W. K H. Tomlinson,
Fayetteville. n. c.
Assistant Door -Keeper-H. <. King,
PEANUT, \. Q.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. 5. Holt, Chalk
ievel, n. c.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh n. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
1 Graham, MaAhpelah, n. &.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
:. 5. Alexander, Charlotte, n. c.,
chairman; ). NJ. MewbOrne, KinstOn,
v C.:J. s. Johnston, Ruffin, n. @.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, n. NJ. Cul-
OF6GLl, NJ " Ol0SOAy, w LIZ ~
TTATE ALLIANCE LEGIsLATIv COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; N. @.
English, Trinity College: J. J. Young,
|Polenta; H A. Forney, Newton, n. &.
,Iorth Carolina Reform Press Association.
K -,,J)59es-s-,L. L. Ramseu. President :
ndri0n Butler, Vice-P President W. ..
Barnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
Progressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, y. G.
Caucasian Clinton, n. {.
The WOrkingman's Helper, Pinnacle, n. {.
EstchInsu Salisbury, y. {.
Farmers Advocate. TarborO, \. e
Mountain Home Journal AsheVille, n. c..
Alliance Sentinel, GoIdSoorO' y -
JOuntry Life, Trinity College. \. =.
4ercury, Hickory, y. =.
RATHER Whitakers, n. 6.
Agricultural Bee, C4OldsborO, \. g.
Columbus Weekly News, Whiteville, n. &.
Each Of the 0bOUe-ndnled papers are
equeSted to keep the list standing on
he first page and odd others, provided
Fey are duly elected. any paper fa5L-
flg to adUOcGte the OcaLU platform lCiH
'e dropped from the list promptly. oar
'eol1J6 can rlOlU see 1chGt papers are
! :.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-17
Busua vita CITY chastsr.
fHsslc CITY Advanced

Busus Vista has made application TO the
Tev;slafuro for city charter. This 10
privilege which il accorded every town
that secures q population OF ct least hve
thousand people. A special censns was
recentIv ordered BY the town counci' OF
Buena vista. which showed q popnie,. no,
in cxcess of the number required by law
This census was taken BY men whose hon
esty no one should question, and afhda-
Wits as to its correctness filed by them with
The charge OF fraud and methods OF OBJ
structiop have come from o strange source.
Ths commissioners of Rockbridse county
have placed themselves In the surprising
position of hampering TINS progress'ye
movement on the part OF Buena VISTA ~
unreasonable demands and uncaued-tor
opposition. A new census under tner
supervisor, was at first claimed. and FUR
ther demand chat the new city assume one
sixth Of the county debt Of over S2o0.O0o
was made.
Presuming that the census was correctly
taken. the Supervisors should have no au-
thority in the matter further than 10 ex,
anime the returns already furnished and
pass opinion upon their correctness. Asto
the proposition to transfer 10 buena Nis,a
tbirty-fve thousand dollars OF the county >
DEBT, there is an absurdity about 1t wnicn
would be ludicrous did not the supervisors
show that they seriously mean u oy
prosecuting the matter before the Legs
lature Three years ago when the moye-
ment was inaugurated by certain individu-
als to found the town of Buena Vista there
was the hope that at some future time u
would become city. IL was the ideai 10
which their efforts pointed-the success
which was 10 come as a climax TO well-di-
rected energy and good management.
How has it finally been accomplished! by
the concentrated Efforts of those who gave
their time and money TO the undertaking;
be broad and generous treatment
of manufacturing plants that sought
location there; by the progressive
management which characterized its de,
velopment companies by the faith ana
energy of its people. and without the
assistance of the county supervisors that
now stand ~ menace TO It's furtner pro
eress. Buena Vista has created the values
which the county would now tax, with
town debt that now reaches SllO,OW.
Water works, electric lights, and street
improvements. which have contributed To
its rapid growth. have beenobtained by in-
ternal taxation. and now to increase the self
imposed burden by an additional debt OF
S35. 600 would be an injustice without ex-
cuse or precedent.
10 ask Buena Vista to assume more than
the amount properly assessaole three
years ago against the site on which the
city now stands shows little pride on the
part OF the supervisors in Rockbridge's de-
yelopment and less encouragement To fur
Their advancement. II is TO be hoped that
the Legislature will take fairer and more
liberal view of the matter than the super
yisors are disposed TO give IT.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-17
Special Sale

Of broken lots and odds and ends for Mon
day, Tuesday. and Wednesday, on which
days we offer:
ladies' fine, soft Dongola Square and
Pointed-Toe Shoes, of regular - qualities,
at the low cut-down price of sl.9e. Sizes {;
width, 4, ~, 81: @ width, 2, 2's. 3, 4,
81: ID width, ~. 2. ~, 5,.5l9.
Lot of Children's Pebble-Goat Spring
heel Shoes, sizes from 4 to 8, regular 81
and Sl.25 quality, for soc.
Misses Pebble-Goat Heeled Button
Shoes, sizes IL TO II, SOC.
Assorted lot of Bronze Red-Goat.
Patent-Leather 0xfords, aud Buckle Slip
pers. formerly sold at SO. $3.50. and -.
cut price down to ~ for three days.
Three colors in our regular Undressed
Kid SI99 Slippers-Sace Green. Dark
Green. and Dark Blue--will be sold at this
sale for Sl.49.
Lot of Ladies' Extra High-Cut, French
Heel. and Common-Sense Heel Fine But
ton Boots, some sold formerly at IS and
So. cut down TO $3.50 Remember, three
days only. JACOB MAY Son,
COZ Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-17
ASBAS IN EGYPT.
The New Khedive Welcomed with Pomp
at Alexandria.

at Alexandria.
(By Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch.l
CAIRO, EGYpT. January 16. Prince Abbas.
the new Khediye, this morning entered the
harbor at Alexandria from Trieste on board
a steamer, accompanied by a number of
British war-ships, which, as they entered
the harbor, Numbered forth royal salute.
The Egyptian vessels took up the refrain.
and from their guns belched fame aud
smoke, as their youthful ruler came to
take possession of the throne of his father.
Ali the vessels were bedecked In rainbow
style, and the sight was very pretty. All
the members of the Egyptian Cabinet.
General Grenrell. Slrdir of the Egyptian
army; Justice Scott, Egypt's judicial ad-
wiser, and Prince Hussein boarded the
steamer and welcomed the hhedive.
Moukhtar Pasha, High Commissioner OF
the sublime Porte to Egypt, had intended
to take part in receiving the Khedlve but
was suffering from an attack of influenza
and had 10 forego his intention. At $3.50
o'clock the Khedive landed from his
steamer and was received with great en-
thusiasm. He was met by tho principal
civil and military officials and guard Of
honor composed Of British and Egyptian
troops. At 10 o'clock he took a special
train and proceeded to Cairo.
INSTALLED AS HIS FATHER's SUCCESSOR.
CAIRo, January l6.-Abbas Pacha. son of
the deceased Khedive, arrived here to-day
and was installed as his fathers successor
as Khsdive of Egypt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-17
THE FUNERAL OF "PRINCs EDDIE. i"
1t is to Take Place Wednesday-Queen
yictoria's Health.
[By Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch

NictOria's Hcalh.
IBy Anglo american cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON. January 16.-Preparations for
the funeral of the Duke of Clarence and
Avondale are being made on all sides---at
Sandringham by the railway companies,
and at Windsor Castle.
II is believed that the statements regard
ing the condition of the Queens health
are grossly exaggerated. As has before
been stated, she Is greatly affected by the
death of nor favorite grandson, aud her
depression would naturally tend to make
her more liable to an attack of the pre-
vailing epidemic of influenza, but that she
seriously or at all unwell, is Lot shown by
the arrangements that have been made for
her presence at the funeral CEREMONIES.
As has now been decided, Her Majesty
will remain at Osborne House until
either Monday night or Tuesday morning.
She will then proceed on the royal yacht
to Portsmouth, from which place special
train will convey her to London. She
will arrive at Windsor Castle early Tues
day.
The body of the Duke will be conveyed
from Sandringham, and will arrive at
Windsor Castle on the same day. All the
details of the funeral have not been ar
ranged. but it is announced positively
that the interment will take place at noon
Wednesday. The body will be placed IN
the crypt in st. Georges Chapel.
TIE QUEEN PERFECTLY WELL"
LONDON, January 16.-The following dis
patch was received by representative of
the Associated Press III this city in reply to
an inquiry concerning the health of the
Queen: " Osborne House. Isle OF Wiqh. Janu-
ary 1G, p. M-Queen perfectly we'll.
(signed) Ponsorby." Right Hon. Sir
Fred. Ponsonby. G. G. b.. is private secre-
tary to Her Majesty and keeper of the
prlyy purse.