The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-02
BEAUFORT COUNTY MEETING

AURORA, N. \.
Mr.. EDITOR: R:-The County Alliance
met with our Alliance, No 1877, last
Thursday, she 14th, a. per former an
nOUncemeDC. We had a glorious meet
ing, the oauC that has ever hesn in this
county. As you Will have q t'Ill report
from the county secretary, ! viii not
give fall derElIs There vas not a
rumple III she whole prOCeeU ings j.
was more ike a love fo8E5 than any
thing the writer ever bahcId, not that
We had anything at all to eat during
the meeting, though we met about ~
O'clock In the mO,umg aud continued
in session tlli the wCe small hours OF
the evening. Not d delegate lcfG the
hall tanl,As$ NECESSARILY compelled,
until we adjourned. Every ono seemed
to understand what we met for and
went 1T the business in o business like
manner. Everything was transacted
with unity. There was not a single
opposition to any resolution that was
offered. | agree IN toto with Bro.
Cutchen, of Edgecombe in regard to
turning the Alliance over to any pO
E5icAi party know that brother Carr
isan honorable, high minded gentleman
and u worthy brother of the Farmers
Alliance and loyal to the cause, tor |
nave Bt6lI III GLlS SthiIlS HAL WIFI lIlii
and heard him advise his brothers to
pursue a course that was detrimental
to his personal interest when q man
can do thst you can put your finger on
him.
had occasion only few days ago
to visit our county seat and | came
back home almost sick and would no
doubt have been in bed by this time
had it not been for The PRoGREssIvE
FARMER, National Economist and our
harmonious county meeting which
made perfect cure, and | was never
in better spirits in my life. Go into
political den and draw out the hons
and you would almost imagine that
YOU could see the very worst form OF
social equality between the races.
Why the old political whip is popped
50 hard that it deafenS one SO that he
can hardly stand on his feet, but
brethren let me say it has the opposite
effect On me now to what it used TO
have when | was q partisan Democrat,
and [ think I am a better man now
than [ was then. It makes me almost
happy when | read the review of the
Kansas Congressman and see how
square they stand on the platform,
l. g., the Oclla platform. And the
1
patriotic heart, feel ike [ would to
grasp his hand, for | know he feels for
suffering humanity.
Brothers when you hear n man say
he is afraid the Alliance is e ing to
break up the Democratic party, de-
sire yOu to take his measure: don't
Just get his length. but get his futl size,
and If YOU are not q stronger partisan
than yO,J ara an AHiancAman [ Will
abide the decision. Any member
knows according to our constitution
we cannot be partisans, and God forbid
we should, for that IS what is the mat
ter with the country today. And |
appeal to the patriotic brethren
whether Democrats. Republicans or
Prohibitionists, stand firm by the Alli
ance if it breaks up all the partisan
political parties. It has almost come
TO the point now that q mans elIgili-
bility to office depends on his financial
ability to dupe the masses of the people.
It has been asserted that the Governor
Of North Carolina belongs to one of the
largest trusts in the State, j. e, the
cotton plaid trust, not that [ know. |
[ know one thing all we buy here of
his make comes from some Northern
market instead of coming direct from |
his factory. I know another thing, |
that if buy . stove from a member in |
Greensboro, n. O., the freight Is 50
here. The same stove from any |
Northern market would not cost half |
as much freight. North Carolina has |
been under Democratic rule long |
enough is looks to me like 70 adjust |
matters. II you begin TO talk 10 par