The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-14
WHAT THEY SAY.

the popgun journalists and peanut poll
|ticians of the State since the resigna-
.tion of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER as
organ of the State Alliance has been
rendered. They don't know whether
Ito clap their hands or weep.
But amid all the uncertainty they
don't forget to misrepresent the case.
Some of them say "many members OF
the Alliance wrote to the Executive
Committee demanding the resigna-
.tion." Others say 1.-The paper was
not giving satisfaction and was kicked
out" Some say "Capt. Alexander
wrote to Col. Polk and told him the
paper could no longer be the organ"
The we'll known Raleigh newspaper
correspondent has sem out several diff
.ferent statements about the matter,
none of them being correct. It is a
Igreat pity that this correspondent does
not reform.
Here is the truth. During the recent
meeting of the Executive Committee
i'm this city the associate editor was
asked to go before them. They were
i'm the Office of Bro. Barnes, and Presi-
dent Butler was present. They made
inquiries as to the future policy of the
paper and suggested that it steer clear
8of partisan politics.; said that this was
"a critical period in the existence of the
Alliance and they thought the organ
should be strictly non partisan. They
also referred to several letters that had
recently been published in the paper
strongly advocating the Peoples party,
and thought they might do harm. No
reference was made to the EDITORIAL
tone of the paper. All this was said in
a pleasant manner. Later on the
editor and owner of the paper ten
Idered the resignation Of the paper as
Of the State Alliance, although
on several occasions it had done hard
work for the Democratic party, not
only in years gone by, but especially
during the campaign preceding the
State Convention this year. 1t has
ALSO published many letters advo
the Democratic party at one
time and another, directly and in
directly. Neither the Executive Com
mittee nor any of the State officers
ever complained about this. We,
have no quarrel with the Executive
Committee. No doubt they felt that it
twas their duty. But we claim the
privilege Of doing what we think is
our duty under the circumstances.
Two years ago this coming fall there
was a popular uprising of the people
and 148 majority of Democrats elected
ito the Lower House of Congress. This
paper said editorially at the time that
eff the present Congress carried out
its pledges there would be no room for!
a Third party; that the Democratic
Iparty would sweep the country this
year." But instead, this Democratic
congress has basely deceived the PEG
pile by showing that it is no better than
the Republican Congress that held the
fort two years ago. Hence The Pro
,GRESsIvE FARMER cannot and will not
advise its patrons to wear a party
yoke when the party shows it's utter
unworthiness. For years this paper
has urged the people to put men and
principles above party and to affiliate
with such parties only as would hold
out hope of financial relief of the right
kind. With the present light before
us we see no hope from the two old
parties. 1t was agreed at Ocala in
1890 that if the present Congress failed
to do its duty a conference was to be-
on the 22d of February of this
year and preliminary steps taken to-
Organize a new party. All this has
came to pass, and when The PROGRESS
5sIvE FARMER advises it's patrons to go
with this new party it claims to do so
according to the plans and agreements
|of the National Alliance at both the
.Ocala and Indianapolis meetings, and
in doing so is that far ahead of the ExI
lecutive Committee or anybody who
thinks it is not our duty to give the
best advice we can. The delegates to-
the two last meetings Of the National
Alliance and to the st. Louis Confer
ence have decided that a new party is
necessary under certain conditions. A
majority of the Sub and County Ali
ances in North Carolina have endorsed
the principles and measures. So, while
the Executive Committee think it I'm
wise to do 50, we pull down the flag as
organ and go it alone. We propose to
stand by our friends in and out of the
Alliance, and rather than appear to be
inconsistent as organ, we surrender
that distinction.