The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-31
BRO c. c. WRIGHT IN ALEXAN-
DER COUNTY.

Mp Notwithstanding to appoint
/~ont BRO. @. G. Wright, s. f. s. A.,
orrived nv rail at Hiddenite or the 25th
81 Anil 6n route from Lincoln county,
ond the morning of the 26th, being
oIoor and beautiful, Notwithstanding
tLn hIIsv season, for the hay5eeder.
Theneople began gathering from Nortn,
So,1th East and West; so by IL o'clock
q respectable crowd Of ladies n gen
tIomen both AllianCemen and ants,
wnra gathered in a very large Reform
Praab2terian Church, so generously
rendered us by that COngrf CATION, to
hear the glad tidings that our Alliance
TecI1rers always bring. and deliver IN
the valleys. on the house tops and IN
the by ways, and more especially 50 on
this occasion,
The assembly was called to order by
YOUR correspondent, announcing that
we Join Bro N. S. Norton In pra er,
after which Bro. Wright was intro
duced in a few appropriate remarks.
When Bro. Wright assembled the rOs-
trum a radiant smile played over his
face, and his penetrating eyes Sparkled
with new luz ire, ~bespeakiDg the fact
that in his cOngenial spirit was an in
spired principle of true patriotism. a
fact which was unque5tlOnably settled
ere he had long proceeded with his ad
dress, for he handled his subject as
would a DemOthenese, and his audience
decided at once that there was no mis-
take made at MOrehead last August,
when Bro. Wright was elected Steward
f. S. A
Bro. Wright introduced his subject
bv saving that the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union was a fraternal
organization: that it was non partisan
in it's purposes and beneficial In its
effects, He then briefly outlined its
origin and rapid growth, in the various
States of the Union; that like a lorna
do this great and grand organization
had set up it's banner and promulgated
it's demands from the Atlantic on the
East. to the Pacific on the West, and
from the great lakes on the North to
the lands of perpetual flowers on the
southern gulf; that it had already &C
complished a great work in educating
the masses In the economic issues OF
the day, which was necessarily com
PEELED to drive away the obscured mists
of sectional prejudices that had been
hanging like an avalanche of destruc
ton over the destiny of a free republic
for the last quarter of a century; that
class legislation, enacted by our national
legislators in favor Of the classes against
the masses, had almost completed It's
purposes, and had wrenched the wealth
of the counsry out of the hands to
whom it duly belonged and transferred
it to combines and trusts, who never
produced a single dollars worth OF
wealth in their life long.
Bro. Wright then took up the st.
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transportation, and showed very con,
clusively and unquestiOnably that
through this channel the people of this
country mustl look for the much needed
relief. He by facts and figures showed
that neither the Democratic nor Repub-
lican platform, as they now stand,
would but only aid the rich in getting
richer and the poor in getting poorer.
That the political history for TIE last
twenty five years had proved this fact
of itself.
After thoroughly discussing the
Ocala and St. Louis demands, Bro.
Wright then briefly referred { the
history Of other nations, and showed
very conclusively that the fall of every
republic of the past was due to mOnOp-
Olized forces and the legislative power
of money to Cypress, and that history
is ever repeating itself, and that our
much beloved free institutions, the
mucn boosted land of the free and
home OF the brave, unless early released
from this arch fiend grasp of the over
of money to Cypress hat the American
citizen, ere Iong, will plunge head long
' lin the same abyss. Bro. Wright had
four appointments in our county and
did much effective work for the Order.
The facts as set forth by him mere will
certainly terminate and bring forth
good fruit for November, 1892.
Dear brother, come again; we are
hungering and thirsting for more solid
food, as you Toasted us on when here.
Mr. Editor, you a mark little Alec
on the roll for reform, sure
Fraternally,
". w. LEAGUE.