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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
A COWARDLY ATTACK ON THE
ALLIANCE.

There never has been, and never will
be, a better-managed fund raised for
any object in North Carolina than the
State Alliance Business Agency Fund
has been, nor one that has remained
intact and accomplished a greater
amount Of good to the amount Of the
fund. With this fund standing behind
the State Business Agent, he has been
able to contract for goods Of all kinds
and purchase for the Alliancemen in
bulk, at a saving Of many times the
whole amount of the fund in the past
three years. This can be easily shown,
and yet demagOg1es who are perfect
slaves to party, and who havenOt been
able to compel the Alliance to allow
them the privilege Of selecting it's
officers, ana who have failed in their
efforts to use the Alliance as q partisan
donkey upon which to ride into office,
have concluded that if they cannot con
troll it, it is a curse and shall not exist.
These are the men who are seeking the
disruption OF the Order. These are the
men who have secretly prepared a bill
to repeal the law Incorporating the
Business Agency Fund. These are the
men who, by permission, just at the
moment for adjournment on last We'd
nesday, introduced the bill when sew
eral members were absent from the
nall, put It Immediately upon it's sew
eral readings and by choking off debate
Oy means of the previous question,
when an Alliance member was on his
feet asking to be heard, in ten
minutes after it was read it had passed
all It's readings and was ordered sent tn
the Senate without engrossment,
The Democratic party has assumed
the.responsibility of this actof~ TYRANNY
this act which will be remembered bv
every true Allianceman. We dare saw
there is not another corporation in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21

North Carolina Of any kind that there
does not exist as just an excuse for It's
destruction as for this. And we care
say that no other charter was eve
taken UP and destroyed as mercilessly.
We dare say there never was a charter
destroyed without excuse; without
stating that excuse, and referring the
matter to a committee and allowing a
hearing. Still this was rushed to its
final reading upon a previous question
rule and a member of the body not
even allowed a hearing,
The Alliance is nO5 a political party.
It has never been, nor saught to be
a political party; but has fought every
attempt to make it a political party.
The Alliance has striven 10 educate
men to think and to act up III
principles, and not on prelude as
to seek and to find the truth
and to follow it, and to exercise
the right of individual judgment and
vote according to their own cOnvic-
tons. This has not suited certain par
tisan politicians who went into the
Order to further their partisan ends,
and who, having failed, have adopted
this mean of accomplishing the de
struction Of the Order. What do you
think of it., brethren?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
A PARTY Q ESTION.

The bill to repeal the charter Of the
State Alliance which was rushed
through the House on it's several read
ings inside of ten minutes Something
never heard of before in connection
with an important bilD if finally passed,
will be by a party vote. Every Re
publican in the House except one or
tuo voted against the repeal. Every
Peoples party member voted against
the repeal. Only four or fire Demo
Gratis voted against it. As the Senate
is overwhelmingly Democratic, there
is no chance for the Democrats to denv
that IL was passed as a party measure.
The idea Of rechartering O. concern
that has not asked for it, and that is
satisfied with the present C charter, does
not need or 1CUnt a new one! The idea
of the legislature debating the officers
The idea Of interfering with an organ
ization that is taking care Of itself /
Just as well repeal the charter Of anv
other corporation in the State. inst
as well appoint a receiver for anv mer-
chant, factory, farmer, blacksmith or
any other person who is conducting its
business properly. The State Business
Agency has never lost a cent. It is
not likely to. Not a cent Of the fund
has been misplaced. It's managers are
honest, capable and under sufficient
bonds. The men who contributed the
fund are satisfied It Is men who have
been members of the ALI .nce, but who
are notsnow members that are RAISING
a row. Shall the legislature be guided
by outsiders?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
BEFORE THE SENATE COM
MITTEE.

Saturday evening the attorneys and
several Alliancemen appeared be-
fore the Senate committee. Mr..
Fuller asked that the committee
adjourn till next week. He said
it was a matter Of great impcr
lance, affecting a great many people.
| He said he had just arrived in the city
and had no time to investigate the pro
Eposed bills, charters or amendments.
He made the point that many people
/ are affected who re not contributors.
Many contracts have already been
made and it would occasion no little
embarrassment. He said further that
the oil had been rushed through the
House On all it's readings a few minutes
after being introduced and the mem
bers of the Alliance had no notice of
the purpose to pass it, He further
stated that he could, If given a few
days time, produce q decision Of the
Supreme Court bearing directly upon
the case.
The chairman stated in answer, that
he couldn't see that we (the commIttee)
will have time to listen to the case next
week.
Chairman asked i'll what particular
the counsel wanted to present the case.
Mr.. Fuller stated hat he proposed
TO argue that there could be no per
s3nal responsibility on the part Of con
Cri0utors for debts. Also that the
passage o. the bill would work terrible
damage to the Democratic party; that
it would be jmpohtic to pass the bill
Chairman stated that the committee
would take his word.
Mr.. Fuller stated that if the commit
tee thought there was any purpose to
delay matters on any ground except
those just mentioned, they could pro
coed.
Mr.. Peele stated that he HAD been
unWeil, and Mr.. Montgomery had but
little time TO prepare a defense, and
that this was the most important bill
that had been before the legislature
that the bill affects more people than
any that will come before the legisla
ture, and asked that the committee
give until Tuesday at least.
Mr.. Barnes stated that every effort
had been made to get the officials Of
the Alliance together and not enough
time had been given.
Mr.. Montgomery, one Of the counsL i,
stated that the bill was bad politics;
that it would ruin the Democratic
party, and he asked the committee to
give mere time for preparing a de-
Tense. Some Of the committee wanted
to wait, others objected. The chair
man put the question AID a majority
voted 70 wait until Tuesday afternoon
at $40
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
OUR REPLY,
RALEIGH, n. G., Feb. II,

RALEIGH, n. O., Feb. II, '93.
The Voice, NeaC York.
The bill repeating the charter passed
the House and IS now before the Sen
ate. The charges that the agency
funds are about to be used for the PEG
pies party is wholly untrue and alb
surd. Such use would be impossible.
The trustees of the fund and the State
Business Agent are bonded officers
with duties clearly prescribed. and
they are carefully guarded by the State
Alliance Executive Committee, two
thirds of whom are Democrats. At
their meeting On Feb 10th they placed
the following on record Of their pro
ceedings.
In regard to the Business Agency
Fund, II remains intact, and has not
been perverted as has been charged by
the enemy OF the Order; not even has
the State Business Agent been called
upon to use any Of it TO pay ~Overdrafts,
or deficiencies which was thought
might occur in the regular order of
business when the Agency was estab.
llshed. In a meeting Of the Executive
Committee to day, upon examination
OF the books Of the Secretary-Treasurer
and Business Agent, we find them all
correct, and the charges that any of
the funds Of the Alliance had been 1Jsed
Tor political purposes are utterly false,
Also we Wish to warn you against the
many other charges and publications
being made about the Alliance. The
organization has no connection what
ever with the many wild schemes that
are being charged against it."
These proceedings, kept by the Sec
Rotary, are signed by every member
of the committee and the President of
the Alliance.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
J.. w. DENMARK, Bus. Mgr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
ATTEND YOUR MEETINGS,

If any of your fellow-members are
careless about attending your Sub.
Alliance meetings, that is no reason
why you should be so. Do your duty.
Get up subjects for discussion that will
interest and benefit all present,
whether they take any part or not.
Alliance education and agitation is
doing much to shape public policy. If
a majority of members will do their
duty the grand principles will eventu-
ally triumph.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
n. 4. Z. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Every Allianceman i'll Wake
county, whether a delegate or not.
should be at the county meeting on
Thursday, the 23d, at Raleigh.
Some strange things are happen
ing in Raleigh along now. There are
dark conspiracie5 coming to light
which will clearly show the attitude Of
1.-The party" to the Alliance.
-. The Aljan3emen of Dallas, Texas,
want a railroad from the Gulf Of Next
CO 10 the Canada line, and r petition
ing Congress for twenty one and a half
million dollars to construct it.
The article in another column
headed, A Gigantic Insurance Mo
nopoly," shows how even in New York
City they + beginning to realize what
it is to have to submit to trusts and
combines.
- Now is the time to work for sub
s~cribers. We want to get twice as
many readers as we have in the next
few months. You will be doing your
neighbor a kindness by inducing him
to become a subscriber.
~ Do not lay this paper down with
out reading the article entitled LET
there be light" Light is what we all
need. We cannot live without it. Il
is an irresistible power in itself, and
should be hailed with delight by all
honest men.
, ~ If we are to have the State Banks
of issue and the State is to be sponsor
for the banks, why should the State be
more liberal than the Nation and stand
for one hundred cents in the dollar
whereas the Nation only stood for
ninety cents on the dollar2
~ It is gratifying to see that both
Senators, Vance and Ransom, voted
against taking up the bill to repeal the
Sherman act. The passage Of this bill
would stop the issue Of 81, 500, 900. per
month, which is now put in circulation
by the purchase Of silver bullion.
At this distance we can't tell
which side is to blame, but there is a
bad state of affairs in the Kansas legis
7a9r~e. Both sides are trying to hold
tn .ort and the State capital is in
chayge of the militia. Probably the
reports Of strife are greatly exagger-
ated.
A member Of the Committee, in
Quirss what has become Of the Polk
#ao orial Resolutions adopted by the
We County Alliance and ordered to
~ published in THE PROGRESSIVE
FA"-ER. AS they have not reached
taa. Office we can not give the infor-
nation. Who can?
Some of the newsoaner CORE
So Tents are showing a DISPOSITION to
1-.sl at a member Of the House who
ez 3ssed surprise when the bill to re.
PEI. the law Incorporating the State
AL nee Business Agency was intro
due /. This bill may yet prove a sur
prize to some other people.
T The first item on the editorial
..aa- OF the NeW8 and Observer last
I'll sday morning was, And so the
hi o re organize the Alliance has
pc i the House Of Representatives.
Es harter is to be repealed and the
. I'd members are to be Topped off.
Esa.9 is good politics in that" The
LAST sentence in this paragraph dis
Gloss the milk in the %cocoanut. We
have fyaQga uy warned our brethren
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
HOUSE BILL 1908.

An Act intended to break
down the Alliance and build
up the Peoples Party.
Strange that the Democrats
in the Legislature would
pass a bill the only natural
result Of which would be
the upbuilding Of a power
full party.
We enter our protest against break
ing up our organization for party Pur-
poses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21

+ho. Efforts were being made to destroy
! tbo Alliance or put partisan Democrats
into all It's Offices. Now they will see
that we did not prophesy falsely,
Judge Gresham said, referring to
election frauds in his State: There
ought to be a reform in our State cleo
tions, and unless the State takes steps
to stop corruption at the polls a con-
dition Of affairs will be produced to
which the rebellion Will not be a cir
cumstarce." Who can ~truthfully say
this does not apply to our State with
all its force.
* The Richmond County Alliance
has adopted a wise plan. 1t has elected
a brother to canvass the county as lee
turer, organizer and solicitor Of sub
scriptiOns for Alliance literature. If
every County Alliance would do this
and be sure they get the right man,
one who would have the good of the
Order at heart and not expect to ride
into office on the back of the Alliance,
there is hardly any estimating the
good that could and would be done In
the year 1898
~ Several good men who voted the
Democratic ticket in the late election
have called on us since last Wedne8-
day, and they condemn in unqualified
| terms the action taken, and the man
| ner of it's taking, in the House On that
day. "Outrageous!" "Tyrannical!"
"Damnable = Contemplate !" and
many other strong expressions OF dis
| gust and contempt for such ~cowardly
action are freely expressed. Still the
! NetUs and Observer says, There is
| good politics in that"
~ When the Wall street banker
F! gets into q close place he calls on the
United States Treasurer, and heavy de-
posits of the peoples money are made
! at once and the banks are asked not
! even to say thank you sir, Mr.. Treas
urer." But when the Treasurer of the
United States gets a letter to near a
point Of need and calls on Wall street,
the reply Is: Give US interest bearing
bonds, Mr.. Treasurer, or you need not
squint your eye at our gold Business
is business you know"
If W. must have Stlte banks of
issue, and the State, in order to make
their issue secure, must give her pledge
to their redemption Why not re
member the people, who pay the in
terest on these bonds. when the con
tract is made, and 50 frame II as to
stop the interest on the bonds while in
the hands Of the Safe Treasurer as
bank collateral? If the State must go
into the business, and become the re
spoasible party in the firm, IS it un
reasonable to ask that the State be
allowed to share in the profits of the
concern?
Judge Gresham wrote a letter to
Hon. Bluford Wilson, Oct 9th, 1892,
in which we find the following:
d" Whatever others may do, l shall
exercise the right of individual judg-
ment and vote according to my convic
ti0ns. How 1 shall vote IN the future
will depend upon the ques ions at
issue" And President Cleveland
thinks him good enough to occupy the
first place in his Cabinet, while lesser
men than Cleveland in North Carolina
have hurled all kinds of anathemas at
US for expressing the same sentiments
and daring to act them out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
OUR ENEMIES SPREAD THE
NEWS.
New YORK, F.

NEW YORK, Feb. II, '93
managing Editor Progressive Farmer.
Wire at once an explanation of the
bill repeating the charter of the North
Carolina F4Tmers' Alliance for benefit
of stockholders in the State Business
Agency. The associated press charges
that the funds Of the Agency are about
to be used for the benefit Of the PEG
pies party THE VOICE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
CAN
BOMBAY. i. G.

Bombay, II. c.
MR. EDITOR:-I viii reply to Mr.. Y.
". Browns request Of the 7th from
Coffee county, Kansas. | a furnish
him all the yupOn that he wants. Yu-
pom IS the proper name.
Yours truly,
CHAS. KEARNER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21

The Confederate guard allowed the
condemned man to escape. No true
soldier would applaud that act, but
wasn't it justifiable?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21

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See your neighbors, get a new sub.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-21
A NICE SCHEME FOR THE BOND
HOLDERS.

In reading over Senator Sherrills
bank bill we find it provides that
State bonds may be used under
if az a basis for banking, and that
circulating notes may be issued
to the full par value Of such bonds
deposited in the State Treasury. The
question naturally arises, what IS n
amount of bonds that can be so used3
| Referring to the message of Gov. Holt
to the present General Assembly, we
| find there are of 6 per cent.
ponds .... &. 90, ~ OOO
ner ct bonds 1928 $50
| 70 tined Dr CTS. may be added 3I6, 800
Making a total Of. ........ 335, 77O
One years interest on these
bonds, which the people pay
to u 'no'i 3O7.830
The first years's interest If at
6 pr ct. and taken IN ad.
vance, would be. 4O4,4t1
1t is not unreasonable to sup.
pose that with the addition
of this amount to III Circu-
lating medium the amount
which would be realized,
from loans on call, OF short
time, at good per cent, that
would be worked out of de-
pOsits, commissions on col
leCtIOns, etc would give
Or Ct, o $50, 216
Total profit 1 y'r banking ST. PSI, 457
Now 20 the stockholders in
these banks should declare a dividend,
at the end Of the first year, of just one
half of the net profits. They would
have, to divide among them
selves 500, (IS.9U
Whereas the bonds yIdnow. 307 $50 90
An increase of more than
And leaving an undivided profit Of
1926, 728. SO, or $40, O68 so more than
double the present income to the
bondholders, to be added to their
capital. At this rate the bonds, if
properly managed, after dividing One
half the net prof. 8 at the end Of each
year between the stOckhOider5-and
adding the other half Of the
net income t. the capital stock,
would in five years, moro than double
their original capital Can any one
deny that this is a fair statement?
And cannot any man see that it would
be but a very few years before these
banks would have every farmer and
wealth-producer of every kind com
pletely under their thumb, producing
wealth, but simply to pour into
the Golfers of these b~OndhOlders.
The same result was prophesied
to follow the national bank laws, and
the m~illionaires and tramps that now
menace this government are but the
legitimate offspring of such legislation.
Democratic speakers, especially in
North Carolina, have boldly denounced
the national banking law. Now will
they adopt it as a child Of the State?
Now one other question: Who holds
these bonds? Are they not, a majority
Of them, held by Wall street bankers!
And would not these Wall street bank !
ers hold on to them. and through their
agents do our banking and carry all
the profits Of the business to Wall
street. Think on these things.
~ ~
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Total profit 1 y'r banking. 81, PSI, 457
Now suppose the stockholders in
these banks should declare a dividend,
at the end Of the first year, Of just one
half Of the net profits. They would
have, to divide among them
Whereas the bonds y'ldn0w. 3O7 $50 90
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-04
WAVE TOSSED.

Seasick voyagers suffer unspelkAhle
tortures. Then IL Hostetter's StomocS
Bitters is resorted to the tortui es
ceased. Yachting parties, ocean fisher
men nervous, sickly people whom the
1arr1ng of railway train affects muoll
in the same way as the tossing of the
surges do one who crosses the Atlantic
for the first time, should be mindful of
this and be provided with an adequate
supply of the bitters This incompara-
BILE stomachic will promptly settle a
stomach outrageously disturbed, Is
capital antidote to malaria and nervous
complaints, remedies constipation and
biliousness. and counteracts tendency
to rheumatism. Besides this 1t COM
pensates for a loss of energy conse-
quent upon undue eXertion or nervous
anxiety and averts the effects of ex-
posure in inclement weather and the
wearing of damp clothing. Both ap-
petite and sleep are promoted by it.
and general health rabidly improves
through its use.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-04

If one may judge by the demand for
tickets, and the very great interest
which has been shown in the athletic
exercises to be held at Smiths Point
grounds today the attendance will be
enormous. The excellence Of the pro-
gram, and the many novel events have
awakened a keen interest, which is
sure to result in an immense gathering.
The first event will be a shooting
match, which will begin at 10 o'clock
sharp. This will be followed in rapid
succession by the other events in the
order in which they have been pub
lished 1t is requested that the exec
utive committee meet at the Occident
hotel at $3.50 this morning to attend to
such matters as may need attention.
The officers of the day are requested to
be at the grounds, if possible by 9:30
The football teams have been select
ed, and there is a look of quiet deter
mination in the faces of several of the
men, which seems to suggest that there
will be hot struggle for the handsome
medal which is to be awarded to the
best player. The bachelors team will
be attired in the club costumes Of white
and blick, and the married men in dark
colored suits.
The bachelors team will be COM
posed as follows: Bennett, goal; back
G. j. Smith, and R. Carruthers; half
back--W E. Tallant, left; f. Spittle,
center; H. Bell, right; forwards-W.
Trullinger, left wing; Jas Finlayson,
Jr., left guard; r. Gibson, center; ID.
Mclean, right; j. C. Carruthers, right
wing.
The married mems team will be com
posed as follows: J. Adds, goal; backs, |
p. w. Weeks and J. Finlayson; half
backs-P. O'Hara, left; ]. r. Rathom,
center; w. L. Robb, right; forwards
Thad Trullinger left wind; Walter
left guard; A. Bartholomew,
center; J. Bradford, right; and ].
Small, right wing.