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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-10

panied only by the clamor Of bis famous red
nrckte. The band tried 10 infuse a little lilo
iato the meeting bw playing tumultuous
sl.iop out with littlo success.
hcre was the usual collection OF notables
lust behind the charmans platform. Senator
NHrer anl Senator Mcmillan sat side Dy side
under the gallery. Assistant Postmaster
1"reral Rathbone was iu his accustomed
l'aco, and Chairman Harry bingham. Of
teAnsy ylNania. sat in the CLERKS seat. pho
tographer had set uD big camera ready 10
taAe anap .l0is 10 The convention I'D aes.Ion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

:, F. Gwinn, White, Tennessee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
BERTHE COUNTY ALLIANCE.
WINDSOR, N. G..

WINDSOR, N. @.
Mr.. EDITOR:-The Alliance met
promptly at 10 a. No. with President
Wood in the chair.
Minute of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
On roll of Sub Alliances being called,
every Subordinate Lodge was found to
be represented with full delegation.
Address of welcome was made by
Bro. j. H Evans.
The demands of the ST. Louis Con
venti0n were read, each plank sepa-
ratet,,, a1d with one exception were
unanimously endorsed. The exception
was the transportation plank This
plank was discussed fully and finally
carried. The vote on the whole de-
mands was then taken and carried al
most unanimously.
The circular letter of President But
Ter, calling for conference of one or
more true and tried ALI ncemen to
meet with him in confert nee on May
18th, was read, and brethren M. L.
Wood, President, and James Bond,
County Lecturer, we're chosen to repre-
sent BERTHE County Alliance.
Recess was then taken to hear the
address of Hon. f. D, Winston, of
Windsor, who had been invited to
speak to the Alliance. Mr.. Winston
made an excellent speech, full, clear
and fOrcible for about an hour, after
which dinner was spread on the grounds
and the large gathering of persons pres
ent we're invited to partake The din
ner was first class and enough had been
prepared to feed a thousand, but owing
to the inclemency of the weather, only
about four hundred were present.
After dinner the Alliance was called
to order for the purpose of transacting
the remaining business of the meeting,
which occupied the attention of the
body about two hours.
The roll of Alliances was then called
and the condition of each inquired into.
Many were fourishing, but few had
made no gains. The reports were very
satisfactory and showed that the con
dition of the Bertie Alliances was very
good.
County Lecturer JAS Bond then de-
livered q powerful address to the Ali
ance He urged them to stand firmly
on their princi pies.
\ resolution was offered that this
this Alliance endorse the St. Louis de-
mands and was carried.
Resolution of thanks to Hexlina ALI
ance for their hospitality was carried
unanimously. After selecting Aulander
as the place for the meeting of the
County Alliance in July, the Alliance
adjourned in due form,
B. II. SWAIN, Cor. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

oy the popular press and our cowardly
or Orlbed representatives, our senti-
ments have few supporters 1t is a
mistake. With a vigorous canvass
and square fight between the old par
Ties. 1t might be possible to carry this
State. We have facts reason and JUS
tlce on our side. If they are for us no
power can stand against them. One
can chase a thousand and two put ten
thousand to fight. | am hoping and
expecting the Omaha Convention will
discover and nominate men who have
been specially called and qualified to
Lead us to victory and to a successful
inauguration of such a Union and
su N prosperity as was never known in
the worlds history. The times are
auspl ;louS for a peaceful and glorious
emancipation of the people from the
most sOulless tyrants that ever cursed
the World-the money power Let this
country be the first to arise and not
long will other nations remain in bon
dage and servitude. Though born in
the North and all my life have fought
against the peculiar institution, and
rejoice at it's downfall I can truly
say to-day | know no North or South;
my sympathies are not bounded by
imaginary lines nor confined to supe-
rior race. The poor the weak and the
feeble have my sympathies and help
first wherever they be.
Yours for justice,
WILLIAM HENRY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

to. We claim that in this free country
no party can assume the responsibility
of answering for the judgment and
conscience of its voters; and we claim
further that whatever of civil rights
and Of Republican liberty we have left
is due to those voters who have not sold
out, body and soul, to any party. 1t
is high time that the people smash
these fetters of the party bosses and
every man stand out open and un-
shackled on his own individ uality.
Tell us your men and then tell us for
what they are contending, before you
swear us on the altar of honor Honor
indeed, for a man to promise on his
honor to support a Benedict Arnold If
he by some chance be the nominee. No
honorable man can place himself in
such situation. What you call honor
is wretched disgrace, stigma on the
name.
But it may be asked here by what
means are you to keep parties cemented?
We would say by naming good men
and true, by hardening to the. voice of
the people-keep it cemented by merit
and not by bOssism and ironclad
satanic party law. The people will
know a good thing and they are learn
ing about good many bad things just
now.
Thousands of men belonging to the
Democratic party are no Democrats.
The leading men to-day in that party
to a great extent ar5 no Democrats.
What is a Democrat? 1t is one who is
willing for the majority to rule 1t
takes IN every man, white or black, of
all political opinions, and whatever
this majority may say is the guide of
action for every man, so far as his in
dividual judgment and conscience will
permit This is true Jeffersonian De-
mocracy 1t prescribes no man on ac-
count of his opinions. 1t binds no mans
individual conscience or judgment,
What is plutocracy7 1t is a compact
machine controlled by a few men, pro
scrlbing every man who is not sup
plant tool without definitive principles
or integrity holding forth the emolu-
ments Of office is an inducement to it's
instruments. using all the chicanery
and corruption known to modern poll
tics. This is plutocracy hiring people
to deceive and pIunder each other hav-
ing but one main spring of action, and
that is success knowing no rights or
justice and playing but one game and
that of the grab w. r. LINDSAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
A BILL.

Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina, in
trOduced the following bill to provide
for the deposit of standard dollars in
the United States Treasury with the
several States:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That all the silver bullion nJW in the
treasury purchased in compliance with
the act Of July 14th, 1890, and all that
may be purchased hereafter shall be
coired into standard dollars.
SEC. g. That standard dollars already
coined or to be coined from the silver
bullion purchased under sad act of
July 18th, 1890, to the amount of one
third Of it's cost, shall be held as a re-
serve for the redemption Of the treas
ury notes issued by authority Of said
act in the same manner that the one
hundred millions of gold is held to
secure the redemption of the United
States notes; and that the remainder
of the standard dollars coined out of
the silver bullion so purchased shall be
considered as a surplus and be deposited
with the several States of the Union in
the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 8. That this surplus in standard
dollars shall be deposited with such of
the several States in proportion to their
population, according to the census Of
1890, as shall, by law, authorize their
treasurers, or other competent authOri-
ties, as trustees, to receive the same on
the terms hereinafter specified; and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver
the same to such treasures, or compe-
tent authorities, on receiving certif
OE Il clio cd ENTT
such competent authorities, as trustees,
in such form as may be prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury; which
certificates shall express the usual and
obligations; that the deposit shall bear
no interest; that it Is received on be-
half of the several States in trust, to be
invested according to the law of the
States respectively, in such manner as
said States may pTescrlbe; that all IN
vestments made shall be held by the
said States to secure the return Of the
deposit to the United States Treasury
when such return shall be required by
the Congress of the United States to
redeem Treasury notes issued under
the act of July 14th. 1890, and pledging
the faith and credit of the State receiv-
ing the deposit for its return when so
called for.
SEC. 4. That such deposit shall be
made when the surplus of standard
dollars, as described in section two of
this act, shall amount to one dollar per
capita for each person In the United
States according to the census Of 1890,
and that additional deposits may be
made as often as such reserve accrues
equal to one tenth of the first deposit
herein authorized: Provided, That If
anv State declines to receive its proper
ton of this surplus on the terms and
conditions herein prescribed, it shall
be deposited with the other States
agreeing to such terms and conditions,
and the population of such declining
States shall be omitted from the calcu-
lation after the first deposit made as
herein prescribed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

TIE Philadelphia Ledger is one of
the most vicious of the plutocrat Or
gans in opposing free coinage of silver.
The Ledger is owned by Drexel, fifty
times a millionaire, The "people " Op-
pose the free coinage of silver "you
knowp If you follow the line back
through its windings and turnings it
is sure to fetch up at some poor mans
castle who only has few millions to
keep the dell out O. his pocket Thir-
teen thousand firms and persons were
driven into bankruptcy last year be-
cause they could not get gold to meet
their obligations, although in some
cases they owned assets three times the
value of the obligations. But if silver
was remonetized it might lower the
value of gold stocks gold bonds and
gold mortgages which some Of these
poor men of the Drexel class hold.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
ORD. REID PARKERINFRANKLIN IN
COUNTY.

Mr.. EDITOR:-I have just got home
from a weeks tour around our county
with DR.. D. Reid Parker. We com
menced on Monday, March 18th, at
Rock Spring. 1t was fire day, but
cold. Although we had only given the
brethren a very short notice of our
meeting we had a nice little crowd of
about so persons, including a few ladies,
to- hear the doctor expOund Alliance
doctrine. After the public meeting we
had private meeting of members of
the Alliance which was chiefly occupied
in drilling the Sub-Lecturers and Busi-
ness Agents. After the meeting we
enjoyed the warm hospitality of brother
Land sister Wilder, who made US very
comfortable.
Next day we went On to Poplar
Springs where about so of the brethren
were assembled. In spiteOf the severe
weather we again had a few ladies at
the meeting. The brethren here, as
elsewhere, remained without lunch for
the afternoon meeting, which shows
their interest in the proceedings The
6octor not only preached but sung AL
liance gospel. Tuesday night we spent
rith Bro. Griffin and family, who did
aeir best to make our brief stay pleas
Int. We had slight fall of snow on
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing brought us bitterly cold wind.
we had been expecting every day that
The weather would improve, but un-
fortunately it got worse We had
S-arv cold drive to Cypress Church,
re we found only small crowd OF
25 to 80 persons. Considering
neighborhood and the weather the
ndance was pretty fair. That
ING we stayed at the writer's
E and next morning drove to Cedar
The weather was worse than
Tt blew and it rained. The rain
on the reins and other exposed
of the harness and hung in gilt
icicles from the buggy top. We
right glad to reach our journeys
md find a comfortable fire in the
en-. We owe a debt of gratitude
Baptists of Franklin county for
liberality and kindness in letting
I'VE their churches to hold our
ngs in This was our fourth day
esIin county, and every day so
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
A RALLY OF THE FARMERS OF
CHOWAN COUNTY AT WARD
VILE, APRIL Hath, 1902.

Mr.. EDITOR The Chowan County
+: A. and l. .. convened with Ward
vile Sub Alliance, April 14th, 1892.
Sharply at 10 80 a. m. the Alliance was
called to order by President W. B. Eel
ton, who has been promptly at his post
OF duty on every occasion since his
election last July. Owing to the in
clemency of the weather a small repre-
sentation only was expected, but
though the weather grew worse the
crowd grew larger until, when ad-
jOurnment for dinner was the order,
quite a large assembly was present.
The business of the session was trans
acted pleasantly and speedily as sew
eral good speeches were expected from
some of the members. Among the
most important of which business was
the resolution:
ReS0LUed, That this, the Chowan
County Farmers Alliance, endorse and
ratify every sentence, paragraph, word
and syllable of the st. Louis demands.
President w. B. FELTON, and ex Go.
Business Agent B l. Evans addressed
the audience on subjects pertaining to
the business principles of the Alliance
and the duties Of it's members. The
writer tried to say word or TWO for
IE1h L hOOhhoO1N Il Il A6MER a q GGI0I
reform papers, urging the nece Y of
reading them in order to unda land
the situation. He can't talk work till
life is extinct for the cause.
A sumptuOus repast awaited the
friends and visitors. All seemed to en-
joy this part of the days proceedings
If no other and no wonder, for every
thing that heart could desire OF appe-
tite could crave was prepared by the
very hospitable people of that com
munity. And, Mr., Editor, you ought
to see some of those pretty Alliance
girls who hold their membership at
Wardville and others who were in at
tendance upon this meeting as wishing
sisters! These were attractive for the
young men. The Alliance band was
there and dispensed sweet music, the
savage ear to charm" All went
merry as marriage feast The Ali
ance was encouraged and streng hened.
The next meeting will be with White
House Alliance. SECRETARY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
CHAIRMAN SMITHS PROSCRIP-
TON.

MADISON, n. 4.
Mr. EDITOR:-Chairman Smiths die
tum as to the duty and honor Of any
one attending a party is perfectly con
sisten: with the rule of plutocracy
Whoever says he participated in a
political convention is bound III honor
to abide by it's actions This is his
iron jacket hide bound tyrannical pro
scriptiOn. LeG us consider this prOpO-
sitiOn. If the convention nOminates
horse thief, a perjurer, or a great
is honor bound to support him Ifthat
convention adopts a policy which is
injurious to the country, and particu-
laTly to the participants, they are
honor bound to support such a policy.
Nothing is made palmer than the naked
tyranny of this rule. But what does
such an custom amount to? What are
it's bitter fruits2 4 man on entering a
political convention, there sells out,
body and soul. Hehas lost his identity
as a thinking, rational and moral being
and has become part of a machine.
He has surrendered his conscience. He
has surrendered his Judgment. He
has surrendered his sense of right and
Justice. He has surrendered his cOun-
try and patriotism He has surrendered
ali things which 60 up to make free
man. He has become part of closely
geared machine whose master wheels
maybe, are enemies of the people and
of the American Republic. This, if
not destruction of liberty, soon will be.
There is only one power on earth which
claims an equal authority (as is said)
and that is the Pope Of Rome, and he
claims the power to forgive sins before
they are committed. This mogul of
plutocratic tendencies in the same
style wants to bind men to vote for
men, measures or principles before
those men, measures or principles are
known. We see the fiery tongue of the
serpent here. We hear the clanking
of the tyrant's chains Look We see
it. Plutocracy fresh from the dark
caverns of Wall street.
We verify thought that political con-
ventions were deliberative bodies, met
to formulate a code of action and to
choose candidates. But he says the
enemies may come in our conventions
and capture them. Ali Then you are
not willing to let the majority rule.
You spit upon the very first principle
value so highly. Your conventions
people but the will of few dictators.
This shows the animus by which these
conventions are to be controlled.
"All Democrats will support the
Democratic nominees" Suppose the
enemies of Democracy should capture
your conventions and put up a few
plutocratic nominees2 What do you
say in that case9 Honor bound to vote
for plutocrats? Suppose the friends of
reform should capture the whole con-
Germ with clear majority of the'people
and place it's code of principles and
men In the field? Honor bound to sup
port the nominees. But these friends
of reform are the very men you style
enemies which you wish to ostracize
and then say "Iet us be charitable and
honest
Ali Democrats will support the
nominees" This is as much as to say
all Democrats are blocks and stones. l
have known thieves and thugs to be
the Democratic nominees, but if any
one don't support thieves and thugs he
isno Democrat. This is what it amounts
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
LETTER FROM NEW YORK
FARMERsyIII,E STATION N Y

FARNIERSVIILE STATION. N, Y
Mr.. EDITOR:-I should like to see q
specimen copy of your paper, so l
thought would write a saOrt letter,
hoping it would be of sufficient interest
to find a place in your paper I am a
believer in the principles of the PeO-
Piles party, as expressed in it's platform
at Cincinnati and st. Louis. believe
the whole country would be benefited
beyond all estimation if they could be
adopted at once. While all sections
and every body but the money
changers" would be benefited, to the
South her prosperity, if not her very
existence depends upon her deliverance
from the grasp of the money changers
whose grip has always been hinder
ance to her prosperity and indepen,
dence 1 hope your hopes Of relief
from the Democratic party have been
dissipated by the fate of the free silver
coinage bill. The favorable mention
by Gov. Hill of that measure and his
denunciatiOn of plutOcrats, has turned
the bankers, the millionaires and their
paid attorneys and their bought organs
against him. Now Cleveland is coming
to the front, who is as much the prop
erty of the plutocrats and money
changers as was Judas, the faithful
slave, of the sOre-b backs that had been
Iashed by Jesus whips. It seems to
me now is the time especially for the
South to shake off their allegiance to a
supposed friend and forever free them
selves from the demagoguery and
hypocrisy of the Republicans as we'll
If you will meet the issue squarely you
will be seconded by the West, and
even the East is not hopelessly sold to
the money power. l know, to judge
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
HELP THE BROTHER.
OENTRAL ALLIANCE. No. 20:

CENTRAL ALLIANCE, No. 2,O39.
To the brethren of the Alliance:
Our worthy brother, j. B Peed, met
with a severe loss by the death Of his
third horse within two years. Now we
ask the different Sub Alliances in the
State to donate a small amount to Bro
Peed, which will be gladly received,
however small. Any who will help
our brother can send to Bro. T. D. Per,
kins, Bayboro, Pamlico Co, n. Q
T. D. PERKINS, Pres't.
w. A, REDDITT, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

We think it a bright idea to pay
our national legislators in the leading
products of their respective districts at
the prices of 25 years ago. Prices
would soon go up.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

The Progressive Farmer
from now until Nov. 18th
for so cents. Make up your cluDs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
NATIONAL FARMERS ALI.
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

n
UNION.
,ident-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
Address, Atlantic Building, +
in"N W. Washington, D. @.
o';I I;ca -s Presidential. L. LOucks, Huron,
0CLS,- CSLoSc,-atary- Treasurer. FL. Turner,
aTSia 20v,i Address, 239 North Capitol
u w. Washington, D. Q.
" T'oatIrer-J. II. Willetts, Kansas
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
., " Macune, Washington, d. g.
Ijonzo Wardau, Huron, South Da-
P. TIlman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
4. Cole, Michigan,
R W. Beck, Alabama.
n D. Davie, Kentucky.
SATfoEAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
+ I. Polk, hartman.
= ". Macune, Washington, D. @.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va.
I, P. FeatherstOne, Forest City, Ar
w" v. F. Gwinn, White, Tennessee.
,,RTH. CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLI-
ANCE.
Decentralization Butler, Clinton,
'TTic:e-President-T. i: B. Long, Ashe,
'5e' Secretary Treasurer s. Barnes,
{aleigh, II. @.
Tecfurer-J. S. Bell, Brasstown, NC.
Steward-C. @. Wright. Glass, N. @.
Chaplain-Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
.evel n. Q.
Ooor-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
fayetteville, n. @.
assistant Door-Keeper-H, E. KING,
Ssrgeant-at-Arms-J. rye, s. Holt, Chalk
evel, n. G.
state business Agent-W. H. Worth,
!aleigh, n. G.
Trustee Business Agency Ftlnd-W.
, Graham, Machpelah, n. Z.
cgECUTIvR COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
r4ROLISA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
:. B. Alexander, Charlotte, n. O.,
hartman; J. NJ. MewbOrne, Kinston,
CT. s. Johnston, Rufhn, n. Z.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, N. NJ. Cul-
Ureth, NJ. G. Gregory, VIM. Z. Connel.
TATE EAILIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
RI. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; N. @.
English, Trinity College: j. j. Young,
Poienta; II. A. Forney, Newton, N. Z.
North Carolina Reform Press Association.
OHcers-.J L. Ramsey, President; !;
HdriOn Butler. Vice-P President; w. 5.
Barnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
9rogressive Farmer. State Organ, Raleigh, n z.
The WoTk inoman's HELPER Pinnacle, n. G.
Wa+chman Salisbury, y. 9.
farmers Advocate. IafD0TO' y y
Mountain Home Journal, ASheTlIe, y y
Alliance Sentinel GOlds0orO' y -
Country Life, trinity lnlty3;g' 9oIIego' y -
Rs+tIar Whitakers, n. G.
4GFiCnIturaI Bee GoldsbOrO. n. &.
T9Inmhns Weekly News. Whiteville, y. Q.
Alliance Echo, Moncure' N u
Each of the abOUe-nGmed papers are
requested to keep the list standing ON
The first page and add others, OrOUided
The: y duly elected. A1pg paper fax
INC J, .dvOcGte the OcalG platform lUiH
be az ped from the list promptly. Our
people can qaO1U see 1UbGt papers are
published IN their interest.
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Each Of the H6OUe-90nled papers are
requested to Keep the list standing on
The first page and add others, T0TOUIded
The. y duly elected. A1g paper fGiE-
ing J, .dUOcGte the OcGlG platform lUGH
be d1 ped from the list promptly. Our
people can q1O1U see 1CI1Gt papers are
published In thoiT interest.
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North Carolina Reform Press Association.
Oficers-J. L. F3Gn1Sey, President;
HariOn Butler. Vice President; w. S.
Barnes, Secretary.