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HOW To DO 1T.

WHITEyILLE, Columbus Co., n. @.
How can the wealth-producers, the
toiling masses, best obtain the essential
legislative relief, equal rights to all and
special privileges to none, the greatest
good to the greatest number9 We en-
dorse the answer of the brethren from
that booming county of Brunswick and
send the voice of Columbus. Ignore
the party whip of the old politicians
with the same old tune of Just now
wait until an off year. Attend every
lodge meeting and all the primaries,
after re ading the reform papers, and
in a loud voice keep up the cry, money,
land and transportation. All aspirants
having moral honesty equal to their
own convictions before asking Office
should not feel ashamed but with pen
and ink define his position entirely for
or against our demands, for he who IS
not with us is against us. In the open
field meet them boldly .on fair and
noble issue, and you viii still be tabooed
as anti-federalist or Peoples party
born of necessity, for the welfare or
some States, and no detriment to ours
Remembering that it is the man with
matched pants and hungry children,
The sun man on credit for his future
CROP so important that must have re
lief. inspire him with courage In the
nonninee racket, and let him feel your
warm elbow touch at the ballot box.
j. r. HARRELL.
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A SPECIAL TAX ASKED FOR.

A resolution passed by the County
Alliance Convention, assembled at
Youngsville, Franklin county, N. G.. 4:
ResOlUed, That this convention take
immediate action for the relief of our
brethren in Hayesville township,
Franklin county, N O., who are now
suffering from hail storm destroying
all of their cotton and tobacco crops to
the amount of 81 600. And we desire
that the State President or convention
levy a special tax on every lodge in
the State of one dollar to be sent to M.
s. Davis, our County President, for
distribution, through a committee ar
pointed by him, according to the dis
tress in the locality.
Respectfully submitted,
G. w. NEWELL. Pres't pro tenn.
w. j. HAYES, Sec'y.
JACKSON, Nc.
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BLOT OUT THE OLD PARTIES.
HmIsRoRo Orann.

d1LLSBORO, orange Co, N. =.
In reply to your question, show.
shall we best secure the enforcement
of our principles9" I would say that the
Alliance has done more to educate the
people in the science of economical gov
ernment than any one thing since the
war. The people have learned that it
is a condition that confron.s us. The
remedy lies in change of this condi-
tion, remove, the cause, blot out the
two old parties, seek reform where it
can be found-not in Wall street nor
through the channels Of a cold d-blooded
power. The Alliance is the
only organization that has adopted our
principles. Stand by it and we have
some hope; desert it and we will be the
tool of plutocracy in tt e future as we
have been in the past. It seems to me
that twenty five years trial is enough
for any remedy to make a change. The
G.. o. P.'s have changed it but 10! it is
for the worse.
Yours fraternally,
j. II. ROBERTS.
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ROWAN COUNTY HEARD FROM.
PRoPsr ALLIANCE. Rowan Go.

PROPSr ALLIANCE, Rowan 20.
WHEREAS, We, the officers and
members of Propst Alliance, No. /, ,588,
in session this the oath day of March,
1892, do
ResozUe, That we go on record as en-
dorsing our noble leaders, L. L. Polk,
@. W. Macune, Ben Terrell, Jerry
Simpson, Marion Butler, and all other
of our patriotic sons enlisted in the
cause of truth, right and justice, and
tender them our respects for their un-
compromising fight in behalf of the
sons of toll.
2. That we unanimously endorse the
Ocala platform and especially the Sub
Treasury plank, also the proceedings
of the late St. Louis Conference, the
platform of which is justly styled 1.-THE
Second Declaration of American Inde-
pendence," (" and that we urge upon our
brethren everywhere to wake up and
be doing before we are crushed entirely
under the iron heel of oppression, and we
have the courage (and we hope all our
brethren have) to tell our enemies to
their teeth that when they attack our
leaders they attack us and what we
believe to be the best interests of the
great majority of the people of this
great country,
8. That we will press these demands
upon the public servants of this entire
nation until we get entire relief from
the oppressive burdens heaped upon us
by the party bosses and politicians.
4. That we will not support any can
didate of. any political party unless ne
endorses and then stands squarely
upon the Ocala platform.
s. That copy of these resolutions
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FLINT HILL HEARD FROM.
VANCE COUNTY. N @.

ANCE OOUNIY, IN. ~.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Flint Hill Alliance,
No. 1, 915, is yet alive and wide awake
to all the demands of our Order. Alta
regular meeting of Flint Hill Alliance,
No. 1915, March 18th, after reading
and discussing the conference meeting
held at St. Louis, Mo, February 22d,
oath, 1892, the following resolutions
were adopted and ordered published:
ReSOIUed, That we have full conf
dence in our leaders in the great re-
form movement
2. That we, the members of Flint
Hill Alliance, do most heartily endorse
every action of the ST. Louis Confer
ence. Brethren of our Order, let us
stand as firm as the rock of Gibraltar
by our demandsand our leaders so long
as they prove themselves worthy as
leaders, let them befrom NOrEh, South,
East and West Let us be as Ruth was
by Naomi-fOr whilher thou goest !
will go, and where thou lodgest will
lodge; thy people shall be my people
and thy God my God.
J. A. T SHOTwELL, Sec'y.
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LETTER FROM BEAUFORT
COUNTY.

Mr.. EDITOR:-The St. Louis meeting
has come and gone and think every
lover of liberty has just cause to
feel proud of the result of the meet
ing. | know the partisan press will
hail with joy the action of Col. Living
stOn and Moses, of Georgia, and we
need expect to see hardly anything else
for sometime to come, though I think
the people, Z. e. hayseeders, calamity
hOwlers, ETC., have just cause to rejoice
and be merry. for one feel like throw
ing up my old hat and shouting till |
am almost hOarse to think of such a
glorious meeting as that, with so many
delegates, and only tICO who could not
swallow the platform when we look
back at the ancient history and see
that Christ, out of his chosen twelve,
had Judas and Peter, what might
we expect out of such a multitude? I
feel more encouraged than I ever did
in my life.
Verify Wall street has it's tools in
every neighborhood; the lying and
chicanery that is being practiced in
this glorious land of ours is enough to
make any decent man sick to behold.
Now they are circulating it from center
to circumference that the Peoples
party platform wants to tax the people
to pay the pensioners the difference
between the deprecated money they
were paid inand gold, when they know
they are lying, wilfully lying; that
there is no such plank in the platform,
though any person who only takes a
partisan paper knows no better.
According to announcement in THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and National
Economist, we expect to hold a ratifica-
tion meeting in Aurora the last Friday
in March, though don't hardly know
what we are going to do for some one
to talk to us, as almost all the takers
chose educated to TALK are on the
other side, but I'll tell you we are a
very determined set, and if we can't
wear kid gloves and beaver hats and
use fowery, oratorical language, we
have about found out that it is the clap
trap of such that is causing so much
desolation among us; and knowing full
well that clap trap has fastened these
grievous burdens upon us, and if we
wait for them to take them off that in
stead they are continuing to pile on all
the time. We can see the unrest among
politicians. Although it is no trouble
to see the announcement of the death
of the Alliance, / have never yet seen
any account of it's burial, and If the
signs of the times mean anything, I
think when they attempt to bury It
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AN APPEAL.

GUM NECK ALLIANCE, No 1924.
To the Brethren of North Carolina:
Our worthy brother, J. B Liverman,
met with a severe loss on the 18th of
This month by tossing his dwelling
house by fire. Bro. Liverrnan is one
Of the charter members of Gum Neck
Alliance, and has been secretary of our
Alliance for the last two years Bro.
L. has a large family of little children,
and he is not able to build another
house without help.
Now we ask the different Sub-Alli,
ances in the State to donate a small
amount to help our poor brother to re
build his house. He also lost a good
deal of other property by the fire, as
his cook house was burned.
All those that will help our brother
can remit to Bro. Allen Cahoon, Presi
dent of Gum Neck Alliance. Address
to Gum Neck Postofce, Tyrrell
county, N. @.
@. E. TATUM,
]. L. COOPER,
q f. OWENS,
Committee.
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be sent to the Watchman and THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER for publication to
show our brethren everywhere how
firm we stand, and that we hope every
Alliance in the Union will pass some
thing similar, to let the party bosses
and politicians know that the peoples
eyes are being opened and that this
rule Is fast coming to an end.
FREDERICK A. SETTER,
ALFRED w. KLUTTZ,
LUTHER J. KETCHIE,
Committee.
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[ReproduCed by reQuest.l
POLK AT ST. LOUIS.
Plutocracy Arraigned-Fa acts And Figures
Showing Where The Money Is

Plutocracy Arraigned- Facts And Figures
Showing Where The Money Is
(Stenographic report of Pres. dent PoIks speech,
in response to the address of welcome by Mr..
@. p. Waldbridge, President st. Louis City
CouncilD
Mr.. PREsIDENT:-Gather here as
the Representatives of the millions of
wealth prOducersOf this great country,
it is gatifying to receive your kindly
and cordial words of welcome, and on
behalf of this great Conference, l beg
to assure you Of our warm apprecia-
tion of your preferred kindness and
hospitality and ofyour brave words of
good cheer and encouragement.
With your slxtyone square miles OF
municipal jurisdiction, your two hun
dred and fifteen miles of street rail way,
you two hundred and fifty million of
taxable property, your annual output
Of three hundred millions of dollars of
manufa ctured products, your hundreds
of trains daily, which pour into your
gates, two hundred and fifty millions
people annually, and located here on
the bank of the " American Nile,
what shall be the measure of your
future POSSIBILITIES and greatness.
Within the radius of your influence
and legitimate trade, is embraced the
richest agricultural region on the face
n the earth, capable of sustaining
be hundred million of people, and
ere shall be cared in immortal
ndeur the maaificent seat of future
ical and Industrial empire Of this
Ient.
t.share viii you, sir, the just
5and the c eering hope which is
red by you u|auspici0us surround
ana assure 1ou that we feel quite
me withinyou hospitable gates.
she Statei all sections, and all
t indus hes of the country are
Ieseatj The men are here
6rld; the men are here
orld; the men are here
world. They are here
the factory. the work
departments of indus
his broad land. 1t is
whose blended blows
70 to swell the chorus
appy song of industrial
are we here's We are
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
HOW TO SECURE THEM

In reply to your question, how to
get needed reform, l would say my
opinion is for the Peoples party not to
follow partisan newspapers and par
tisan leaders who think more Of party
than they do of the interests of the
people; also not attend their primaries
and conventions but attend our own
primaries and conventions, and hen
the time comes to vote, vote solidIy for
reform and never depend on either of
the old parties for reform, for they
have deceived us long enough. We
had as well depend on one as the other,
they mean the same.
J. W. BEAVERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
VOTE WITH THE PEOPLES PARTY.
MICHAEI,. Davidson Co. N.

MICHAEL, Davidson Co, N. Q.
To get the needed relief we must vote
with the Peoples party. We have
tried the Republican party 25 years 1t
has done nothing but fegislate so as to
bind us with the fetters of the H4Qnopo-
lies, trusts, etc. ~
Modern democracy is but little bet
ter. The Democratic party has not
had much chance, it is true, but they
were in power a little while and made
but few changes. So 1 say we must
vote with a new party.
GEO. E. HUNT.
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PLATFORM ENDORSED.

OXFORD, N. @.
At a regular meeting of Oak Grove
Sub Alliance, No. 833, Granville
county, N. c., the body endorsed the
st. Louis platform without dissent
ing voice. We are for reform, regard
less of parties or party name.
Respectfully,
J. N. FAUCET, Sec'y.
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VOTE FOR THE BEST PARTY.

4 My answer is, vote for the party and
the men that endorses the demands of
the labor organizations, Pledges are
no good. Vote for men who are with
us. This is the opi ion of one who has
always voted the Democratic ticket,
but will hereafter vote for his home
and country. J. A. 10y.
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from now until Nov. 18th
for so cents. Make up your Clubs.
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THE PUBLIC VOICE.

Hoao may the alliance and the
friends of reform best secure the recOg-
milton and enforcement Of oar pri71
cipIes?
"a given space in this column will be
devoted weekly to answers to the above
question, from the friends Of reform.
In order that the largest number may
have hearing, we must ask that you
do not write more than twenty lines
Sign your name to your answer. Nov
let us have your sincere and, honest
views.)
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
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from now until Nov. 18th
for so cents. Make up your clubs.
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-,,z NATIONAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

pre- ddent-L. L. Polk, North Caro-
ma : Address, Atlantic Building, F
St N. w, Washington, D. ..
~ Vice Presidential. L. Loucks, Huron
02&sa Secretary Treasurer; Il; Turner,
4eorsia. Address, 2S9 North Capitol
a. N w, washington, D. Q.
T'.ect11rer-J. II. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
> w. Macune, Washington, d; Z:
3lonzo Wardall, Huron, South Da-
! F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
\. 4. Cole, Michigan,
R. w. Beck, Alabama.
M. D. Davie, Kentucky.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
TT, Polk, chairman.
g ". Macune, Washington, D. @.
Mann Page, Brandon, Va.
LsP. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar
kansas.
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PRACTIOE WHAT YOU PREACH.

OhMOhAy IN. ~
Simply this, by faithfully practicing
what you preach. J. P. RAINEY.
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4ORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALl4L'
ANCE.
Observation-Disclosures Butler, Clinton,
Vice-President-T. B. Long, Ashe-
lille, n. @.
Secretary -Treasurer-W. s. Barnes,
Lecfurer-J. s. Bell, Brasstown, n. G.
3teward-C. @. Wright, Glass, n. G.
Chaplain-Rev. (, Pope, Chalk
level, n. O.
Door-Keeper-W. H. Iomllnson' l.
Fayetteville, n. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. 4. KING,
i'eanut, n. Q.
Sergeant-at-Arm S. Holt, Chalk
level, n. &.
State Business Agent-W. Fl. Worth,
-&aIeigh, N. @.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W
\. Graham. Machpelah, n. q.
executive COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
! B. Alexander, Charlotte, n. O.,
,Jnairman; J. NJ. Mewborne, Knston,
Y. c.; j. S. Johnston, Ruftin, N. =.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Ieazer, n: NJ. Cul-
Oreth, M. G.. Gregory, VIM. Z. Conneu.
TATE ALIIANCELEGIsLA COMMITTEE.
RI Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; n. @.
English, Trinity College: j. }. Young,
Polenta; Fl. A. Forney, Newton, N. u
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North Carolina Reform Press Association.

North Carolina Reform Press Association.
Ofcers-J L. Ramsey, President /;
Marion Butler, Vice President; ". 5.
Barnes, .SecretarH.
PAPERS.
Progressive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, =. G.
Caucasian, 3SnnIOn' e
The WOrki-gman's Helper, Plnnacle, X y
Watchman, SALISBURY y -
To11fein Home Journal Asheville, n. g.
IIiioDca Sentinel GOldsbOrO, N. G..
Country Life, TRINITY GGoiuege' y -
Po+fIar'' Whitakers, n. Q.
Agricultural Bee, GO!QsO01TO' y =
Columbus Weekly News, WmteVlle' N u
Each of the a6oUe-11anled papers are
requested to keep the list standing on
the first page and add others, prOUided
tbey are drttg elected. Ang paper foil,
in n advocate the OcoIa platform lUiu
be H. oped from the list promptly. Orr
neCL. 3 can 7lO1U see GUIlGt papers are
published IN their interest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-26
FATHER OF THE SCHEME

To Connect Big Stone and Win
nipeg Lakes With the Missis-
sippi.
Edgar NJ. Bennett, the county attor-
ney for Grant county, South Dakota, is
spending a few days in St. Paul. 1t
will be remembered that he is the
father of the gigantic waterways scheme
to connect Lake Winnipeg with Big
Stone and the Mississippi river.
He has been designated. together
with Hon. w. S. Crossfeld, of
Browns Valley, to go through
the territory all the way from the Big
Stone country to Lake Winnipeg to adj
vocate this gigantic enterprise. He is
in St. Paul with view of perfecting
certain portions of his plan of opera
lions, although he came here specifically
to try a case in the United States courts.
Last evening he said at the Ryan that
he had not the slightest doubt that
the protest will be worked out
and that congress will provide
the means. He thinks this scheme will
open up market for the wheat Of the
Northwest to much greater advantage,
and ''I'fn determined ospend five years
of my life, if necessary, fighting for
this, Whe said. I'VE mustdo something
of the sort to compete with; the balance
OF the world, and heresis eur golden OPP
portunity."
Mr.. Bennett will probably be in the
city for a week OF two. He is a Repub-
lcan in politics, but it will be remem-
bered that when he was called to this
state to defend Gov. McGill when he
ran against DR.. Ames Mr.. Bennett
accentuated the fact that he
had absolutely nothing TO say
against DR.. Ames' policy as was
exemplified in his conduct OF affairs
as mayor of Minneapolis and that he
esteemed the doctor a gentleman, and
all that. MIR. Bennett duly criticised
the doctor, i'll finale, because he was a
Democrat. Mr.. Benefits most famous
speech was delivered i'll the East Side
rink, so-called in Minneapolis. and his
sentiments scarcely accorded with the
sentiments expressed by Col. Plummer
on the same evening and Oh the same
platform.
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sHAKEsPEARE's WOMEN
The Subject of an Interesting
Talk by Mrs. Van Cleve.

The Subject of an Interesting
Talk by Mrs. Van Cleve.
Shakespeare was the theme before the
Philomathean society at the meeting
held at Van Eimeet's hall last evening.
Two admirable ESSAYS on the great
author ard his writings were read.
The first was by Rev. w. S.
Vail and dealt with the charac-
ter of Shakespeare. The essayiSt
dwelt at length on the double person
atty of the man of letters as presented
from Il study of her life and writings.
The man and his associations do not
challenge our admiration, but to the
production of his genus we must
attribute the greatness they deserve and
look with wonder and praise upon the
power that Shakespeare possessed.
Mrs. Harriet Van Cleve, of Minneapolis,
read paper that had for its
subject. 1.-The Women in Shakespeare.
1t showed a deep study and familiar
acquaintance with all the works of the
writer. She described his delineation
of the character of the fair sex as sec
ond only to that portrayed in the Bible.
He had drawn the pictures of his female
characters in so perfect manner that
no room was left for criticism. With
the women of his plays may be traced
the vicssitudes that brought him into
contact with the different classes.
Those of his early production SAVIOR OF
vulgarity. 1t was with women of that
type that he associated with in the first
part of his career. Later on he met
with high bred women and Wove their
characters into his works with as much
ease as he had the others. Perhaps the
finest conception OF womanhood given
us is the character of the wealthy POr-
tia. Here princely dignity, great
knowledge and cultured grace makes
her. in the opinion of the essayist,
the ideal Of all the women in
his plays. The fair Juliet, and
faithful Cordelia also leave US better for
having made their acquaintance. Ophe-
liza in Hamlet" was the only weak
woman Shakespeare created. and in
striking contrast to her is the terrible
Lady Macbeth, woman whose awful
will power and unnoly craving fills US
all with dread. All in ALL the women
in Shakespeare are the grandeSt and
most admirable ever pictured to the
world by the pen of any writer. They
ar e all heroines, around which Irvine
the doctrines of his male characters, for
it can be truly said that Shakespeare
has no heroes. Mrs. Van Cleve was
rendered vote of thanks by the society
at the close of the exercises. During
the evening Miss Van Cleve rendered
two vocal solos that were loudly APP
nIauded
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FACTS AND FANCIES.
Heard at 176 East Third Street.

Scene Ticket Office "Milwaukee
| Road" Dramatis Person@: Inquiring
passenger and civil ticket agent.
Yes. sir; this is the Office of the East
Mail Line"
Yes, sir; our trademark is very dis
tinctive and original.
Yes; all our main line trains run
through Milwaukee to Chicago: the
daylight Express" leaves st. Paul at
7:35 a. m. daily, except Sunday, and
reaches Chicago attic p. m.
Yes, sir; this train carries magnifi-
cent parlOr car. and the scenery along
the river is, as you say, unsurpassed.
Yes; we have another train leaving
st. Paul at 2:45 p. M, and reaching Chi
cago at 6:45 a. M, connecting with all
early n orning trains from that point.
What about our 'electric train" as
you call it?; Well, sir. we have an cleo
! tric-lighted, lsteam-heated vestibuled
train leavIng,St. Paulfat 500 p. m. daily,
that is pronounced by the most compe-
tent judges, 1.-The best in the world"
Yes. indeed, the electric berth light
and can be used by no otherline, and is,
as you say you have been informed, the
great improvement of the age.
Yes; we have splendid dining car
on this train, in which delicious break
fast is served before reaching Chicago.
Yes. sir; we are the only line running
electric-lighted, steam-heated vestibuled
trains to Chicago.
Two tickets and section to Chicago
on the vestibuled?
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Call again. Remember our number
176 East Third Street.