The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06

ditions which it was contributed this
is impossible, etc II any change IS
desired. I suggest that executive com
mittee be instructed to obtain authority
by law for the action" -,
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has SAID
that only thirteen have applied lnce
the adjournment Of the legislature 10
have the amounts contributed by them
refunded. Is it not strange that the
several hundred" who, according to
the trustees report, desired their
money before they could get it, do not
call for it now? The truth is they are
calling for il, and are not getting 1t,
and the great reason Of the cry raised,
and of the threat to publish the names
of those who ask for their money is
that It is not on hand to pay with. If
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and The
Caucasian doubt this, and will promise
to print the letters, I will furnish sew
eral from the trustee, written since the
a adjournment of the legislature, saying,
in substance, that he hasn't the money
on hand to pay with, that he wlllmake
some collections, and may be able to
pay in June and July.
I do not intend to say that the trus
tee has equandered any part of the
fund, and [ know Of no reason for
making the charge. | presume that
he has held the fund and paid it cut as
directed.
The report Of the trustee also shows
that under the constitution and charter
of the Alliance there was 10 power to
authorize the withdrawal of the money
contributed, and that this power could
only be granted by the awmaking
power-the legislature. Several hun
dred' were asking for the money con
tributed by them to be refunded, there
was no power under the charter and
constitution to refund this money, and
under these circumstances the legisla-
tura, following the suggestion Of the
trustee, comes in and amends the char
ter SO that money contributed might
be Withdrawn. Is this q great crime?
Many Of the men who wished to
withdraw their money paid it IN be-
lieving that it was being contributed to
a non political organization for good
ends They now believe it was being
used against their interest, for political
purposes. / think they were egtitled
to tn If money, and it is ~straE@e TO ne
that there should be a difference a.
opinion upon this. You ana / are
pafIiPES-I OtlicFG you are EQuaDQHf
ing the money for bad purposes. II
there is no way for me to get my
mon ", ought not one to be made? In
addition to this, Capt. Powell, chair
man of the legislative committee Of the
Alliance, told several members If the
legislature that the change ought to be
made. I have written more than I in
tended and would write more. bu5 I
wish my article to be read, as it is ii
reply to personal -tacks upon me-.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER Of May
10Th, after publishing the card Of
Messrs Alexander, Mewborne and
others, says, All the papers that have
published Stevens letter, the Observer
included, are expected to publish the
the above denial, or else they will be
open to the charge Of treating the Ali
ance and individuals unfairly" By the
same rule I call upon The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and the Caucasian to publish
this communication in full. I do not
reply to any Of their personal filings,
because it is below the plane of legiti
mate discussion, and because they
emanate from the editors of the Con-
cGSidn and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
WY truly,
JNO. A. STEVENS.