The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-22

an address of welcome. His speech
was filled with good things. Among
other things he said: The farmers
have been compelled to organize.
Every other class had already done so
and everybody would have been sur
prised if the farmers had not The
only strange thing ab Tut it is that they
wanted so long before beginning, and
that after a start mas been made, it Is
strange That so many farmers stand
a!OOf. l believe hat the. farmers will
succeed in making their organization
what 1T should lie, sooner or later. The
time will come when all the farmers
will take more interest and study how
to make the organization a success,
for you will be forced to. You may
have made mistakes, you wilt make
more, but experience will be a good
school, though d dear one, III your case
As well as ali others" l wish | could
give his enGlre spec h. It VA eloquent
and sensible.
Bro. Mills, President of Tennessee
State Alliance, then delivered an ad
dress Of welcome on behalf Of the State
Alliance. Bro. Dean, OF New York,
responded in an eloquent speech, which
was tempered with SOLID sentiment. He
said: The Alliance has done a great
work lii wlping u 6ectlOnalISm We
are on ;e more a united country. Where
strife once grew rank ana bitter, we
now plant sweet scented flowers OF
peace and fraternai love HIS speech
won liberal applause. Next Col Fleece,
President Of Shelby County Alliance,
made Hd address of welcome, Bro. Ma,
rIun Butler responded aud Sc, med 10
make the speech of every man IL the
house, Judging from the unanimous
ami vigorous applause. No other bust
ness was transacted during the horn
ing session
Alliance assembled again at 2 p N.
President LOucks announced thai
there would be pubic speaking on Fri
day at 10 "a. m 2 p. m, and s p III.
for the benetiJ of vi-iJOrS and outsiders.
While the committee on credentials
were u Bro. Hama, President of Ran
saS State Alliance, and Bro. Ben Ter
rell. of Texas, were called on for
speeches on the good Of the order.
They made very excellent talks on the
business and social features. which
were both entertaining and Instructive.
The committee ON credentials re
o rted, through their chairman, that
the following States were represented
by from one to four delegates: Ala
bama, California, Colorado, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indian Ter
rItOry. Kans IS. Kentucky, Mississippi,
New York, North arOlIna, North Da-
kpta, PennsH lvanIa, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Sever Al other
S ates were added to the roll iarer on
Several committees were appointed
and other business transacted, which
is not of Il public nature Another se>-
sion was held TO night. President
Loucks rad his address, which was
| ClCIOOIo GC Ill IuIl vi SyOu OuSSVGLlC1IS
1t will be- published in Our mex paper,
as il could not be secured in time for
this issue,
The members of the Reform Press
Association met to night an did some
good talking, and set plans on foot for
better Things. The representatives
present are all newspaper men. They
know all about 1t from experience.
Prominent among them Is Nil on Park,
of the Southern Mercury. He is the
James Gordon Bennett of this Press
| Association. He has a head on him as
large as a fl Jur oarrel, and Is a typical
Texan in appearance and ST lie. All Of
the boys, old and young, are men Of
AGILITY and willing to sacrifice much
| for the good Of 9th, rs. They could
make more money at something else,
but a desire to benefit their fellow men
is paramount to everything else. They
| do more hard work for less money
than any human beings on earth,
when capacity is taken into cOnsldera
ton As we have before remarked,
the people of the South ought TO be
| ashamed of themselves for lifting their
newspapers sLarVe The Northern
Numbers of this association are getting
| along much bet er, all because the peo-
ple read more and are willing to pay
for their papers
SECOND DAY.
The business done to day was mostly
| routine. A number of committees made
reports, the Executive Committee and
Committee on Constitution BENG the