The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-18
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article, signed by eleven momOO2
Union Hill Alliance, No. S56, tRs
county, In which hey try 10 oeleno
their cause In Withdrawing from the
Order and they desire, it would seem,
that the outside world especially snail
know their reasons why, or at least
tbe reasons they publish. Now, sur, 1
soreIy regret that, as a member or thaG
great and grand organization whose
nrosperitv and success / deem para
mount to those of any mar or party, /!
am compelled to step to the front and
LET those brethren know that no such
ungrounded charges and denunclatlons
az thev saw &c to make on the Alliance
can 90 by unnoticed. OF course II
clear of the books and no charges pre-
ferred. they had the right to ask tor a
card: but, according to their solemn
OBLIGATION taken before God and man,
thew had no right to publish any such
MISREPRESENTATION Those brethren In
their farewell address, among other
things, make those charges against the
Alliance They say: Alas! politics
has spoiled the scheme of the Alliance. !"
They say, THAT it appears to them
from the proceedings of our last county
meeting that the Alliance has under
gone a great change and that they be-
ieve that bold and designing members
have got into the Order and control its
action; or, in other words, they have
side-tracked the Alliance principles
and taken politics as its main line OF
principle, adopting resolutions, &c /,
that they are not only unwilling to
support, but feel it their duty to array
themselves in line to battle against, to
maintain co the principles the Alliance
intended to in~culcate.' They further
declare ''they can never follow their
brethren in their wild. visionary
schemes of turning the Order into a
politicll machine that may defeat the
only CO party that will ever give us
the relief so much needed, etc." They
say the Alliance has gone even beyond
the bounds of the Constitution and
made itself a political machine work
ing in the interest of the Republican
party, ETC., etc. Nor do they even
pause here only long enough to get
breath and to single out their next vic
tim, the County Lecturer, upon whom
they continue their malignant and ne
farious charges. They say, "he made
political campaign speeches, and that
his lectures were nothing more or less
than Third party speeches of the most
bitter character, denouncing in most
ridiculous manner the party that they
as Alliancemen believe to be right and
the Only O. party through which we
may hope to get the needed relief. "
OH consistency, where art thou?
Now what are the facts? The Ali
n as a body has never been partisan
to any party, only Just so far as that
party saw fit to engraft into its plat
form the principles and demands of
the Alliance, and that l claim is not
partisan. There was no resolutions of
any political nature w~hateTer passed
at u last meeting, and the onfy-ane
e passed. that I know of was passed
At Aprl meeting, and reads as
follows: Resolved, That this Alliance
heartily endorse the platform adopted
by the labor conference held at St.
Louis, Mo-, Feb. 22-24, 1892. 2. That
we will not support any legislative
officer, State or National, who does not
declare himself squarely on said plat
form and pledge himself to use his vote
and influence to have the demands as
set forth in said platform enacted into
laws.
Is this partisan9 But yes, we sup
pose anything that does not say we'll
"stlck" to that grand old Democratic
party is demonstrations and partisan
besides" Remember that this resolu-
ton was passed nearly three months
before that great "horned monster, :"
the Peoples party" who is brighten
ing so many people to death, made its
appearance.
No, my partisan friends, your abuses
and denunciations will not, I trust.
have the desired effect. Every mem
Der is perfectly free to vote for his
choice, but we believe most of them
will have the courage and manhood to
vote their honest convictions regard
less of past party affiliations.
Now in conclusion | desire to say a
few words in regard to the charges
preferred against brother Lloyd, then
our County Lecturer, who declined re
nomination for that position on the
ground that, as the nominee of the
Peoples party for the legislature, he
might be charged with speaking in his
w behalf. Brother Lloyd made us a
true and faithful servant, SO far as I
know, and judging from the many
complimentary reports, coming from
all parts Of the county to me, he did
his part well, and as they said, he was
the right man in the right place.
Gentlemen, go for the parties lust
as much as you please, but for Gods
sake and your obligations leave out
the Alliance in your next "bilI of in
dlctment. Who comes nextY
Yours fraternally,
9. III. BAINEs, Co. Sec'y.