Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-07
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
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sinia- -Blsrusy for Oar Alliance Lssds
srs-crep Conditions In Carolina.
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Especial telegram 70 the Dlspasch.l
RAIxraH, N. G., June 6--The Pro-
gressirc Farmer publishes this after
noon L. L. Folks letter. o. its editor,
to &. B. Alexander, chairman OF the
State Alliance Executive Board, In
which he withdraws II as the Alliance
organ. II makes some comments edi-
torially on the letter, which show how
ssrenuously the Progressive Farmer
(which is really Polk himself) is striving
10 draw the Alliance men into the Third
party. One OF these comments 10 d
"The Progressive Farmer has stood
nv the people in an honest and persistent
effort TO obtain relief and justice through
The two dominant political parties. 1t
has ueen these. parties only violate
their pledges and repeatedly betray the
interests of the people. II has utterly
despaired Of any relief or any honest
effort at relief at the hands OF these par
ties Fully nine tenths of the Alliance
people of North Carolina are solemnly
impressed with the same convictions,
and their only hope IS TO cast their for
times with the great industrial elements
of the country in the Peoples party,
which is TO hold it's national convention
at Omaha July 4th. The only consls-
tent. logical. and manly course ia Tor the
Proorcssipe Farmer to go with them
snd stand bv them. 1t has been public
ly and boldly asserted from the begin.
ming of the Alliance organization that
we must get relief through the ballot
box that we must vote Tor sucn men
only as would honestly advocate our
principles.
THE LAST RESORT
"Hnow remains for the people to assert
their rights and do for themselves what
their forefathers did before them. lnde-
nendent action based upon the education
Gained in the Alliance is now the only
hone and last resort of people In this
country. In taking this stand the Pro
gressire Farmer is simply putting INTO
practice what the logical result OF the ALI
snce propaganda leads mp to. This is
the only honest and consistent course to
follow. and it is taken with the hope and
belief that it will meet the appreciation
of the candid. earnest people OF North
Carolina, as we'll as other sections OF this
unhappy nation. Few words In the Eng
lish language sound better than the word
sfreedom.' The Progressive Fdrnler
is now as free as the birds OF the air.
We were willing for the Alliance people
Of North Carolina TO dictate the policy
OF mis- paper while it was their organ;
but no one man, no dozen men, can DO IL
THE CAUSE IN VIRGINIA.
The PROGRESSIVE Farmer also says
editorially "The Peoples party OF Vir-
einis will hold its convention at Rich
mond on the 23d instant, and 1T Will be
largely attended. The sterling old Viz
pinia Democrats are arousing to vlgor-
ous action. The noble old Virginia
'plow-boys are not much on dress pa
raade. but when il comes to solid, sensi-
bile. manly, earnest work they may al
WAYS be relied on. You have not seen
a dozen lines in the papers about the
great ground-swell from Tidewater to the
Alleghanies. 1t almost took the breath
of the Birmingham conference when the
resolutions from the Virginia confer
ence of officers were read, saying that
our people will not go into the prima-
ries OF the old parties"
STILL HUNT.
''They are not prouetting around with
bombastic show they are not throwing
off their coats and bounding into the
ring and swearing they can whip the
world; they are not running band
wagons and professions OF fantastic,
brainless whoopers. but they present
that calm, determined mien, which looks
like business. Already they have two
or three splendid People's-party papers,
and are organizing very quietly but
RAPIDLY. When such men as Page,
Venable. Goode, Pierson. Chrisman, the
Beverlys, Rawlings, Silvey, and hun,
dreds of other equally true men shall
meet in the Peoples -Party State Con-
yention on the 23d instant you may ex-
pect the sterling manhood and patriot
ism of that grand old State to be fully
sustained"
The sickness of L. L. Polk is due to
kidney trouble, and the attack is the
second one.
The commencement exercises OF Da-
wilson College began yesterday with a
sermon before the graduating class
preached by Rev. Dr.J. b. Shearer.
COUNTY TICKET.
The Third party at its county conven.
tion in Forsythe decided to put a
full county ticket in the field. No doubt
this course will be followed in number
OF other counties. There will be State
convention OF the same party, and there
are the best of reasons for the belief
that a full ticket will be put in the field
Republicans are attending the Third
party conventions and taking an active
part in them.
wINsroNs DEFEATED.
There was a rafting game OF baseball
here this afternoon between Winston
and Columbia. The score was Column
bias, 7: Winstons, 8. These. clubs play
here again tomorrow.
The State Department Of Agriculture
to-day prepared its crop report up Il
June LIST. 1t is as follows, showing the
percentages of condition, and is based
on the reports of 1900 correspondents
Wheat, 90 oats, 80; rye, 50; rice, "a
cotton, 81 corn, 80 tobacco, "a sweet
potatoes, "a clover, 90 I; fruit, so. The
quality Of farm l.bor is reported at 81
per cent.
The Department of Agriculture was
advised to-day of the discovery OF valu
able and extensive slate quarries In
Montgomery county. They are on the
Pee Dee river and in different part oil
the county from those discovered last
year.