The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-28
Mr.. ] S. BELL.
A Correspondent Asks Some Pointed
Questions.

QueSLlOnS'
HUNTERSVILLE, n. 4.
Mr. EDITOR:-I think you put some
very close questions to j. S. Bell IN a
recent issue of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. hope he will soon be able
to answer these interrogations without
a single blunder. He made assertions
in ragard to the Business Agency fund
that 5e cannot establish if the EXecu-
tive Committee and the Trustee of the
fund have told the truth.
| wonder when he will get his non
partisan Democratic Alliance started?
| confess I am a little green, but am
anxious to learn, and am ever open to
conviction, 50 l hope Bro. Bell will ex
plain and answer some questions that
puzzle me and many Of your readers.
Will J. s. Bell inform US poor deluded
tiIlers Of the soil why it makes the Al
lance partisan if its members see cause
to vote other than the Democratic
ticket? Why did he not raise a row
two years ago about it being partisan
when nine tenths of the Alliance voted
for Democracy? How can you organize
a non partisan Alliance and make it
an adjunct to the Democratic party?
Oh!Jimmie, lam disappointed in you.
l heard your grand, noble and edifying
lecture last summer. l was proud to
think that we had a Bell that would
ring out loud and clear when the great
battle was being Tough. How you did
spell out on the grand old parties, ex-
posing the ~rottenness and corruption
in them and pleading with all the eLo-
quence OF a Cicero for the Alliance to
stand by their demands and vote for no
man or party that refused to adopt III
principles.
But 10! when the tug of war came
where do We hear our Bell ringing
our former State Lecturer? Stamping
the State for Cleveland and the gold
bugs, and [ heard it charged, under
the guiSe Of State Lecturer. It has Oc-
Cured to n,e shat possibly Bro. Bell
would have acted differently if lie had
been re elected State Lecturer. We
whom Bro. Bell helped TO delude into
the Peoples party naturally expected
him to champion our cause and lead us
to a grand and glorious victory, but
this hope vanished soon after the State
meeting in Greensboro
Brethren, you did a good thing for
the Democrats when you sat dom on
Bell, but it. was bad Tor tine Populists
when you dropped him from the roll
Of State Oficers-what was our loae
was their gain.
Gideon's Bard also lest heavily. Yes,
he wa a traitor to that 800 for Da It'd
how they Iolled cut their tongues ami
drew their hands across their mouths.
Yes, and Ohio Wilson's Confidence was
betrayed by the hand Of q brother
GIfCODjta.
Go il, Bro. Bell, break down the best
organization the farmers ever had be
cause they will not al pull in Demo
cratic harness Organic on a strictly
Democratic basiS-m8ke q sectional
Allianc6-and you will play into the
hands Of ~plutOcrats and they VIII pat
you on the head and call you 9 noble
fellow. Perhaps YOU may become the
beI!wether Of the gang.
Yes, write 8 few more open letters to
the organ of the Democratic Alliance
attacking the officers of the Alliance,
and you will perhaps be recognized
and receive the appointment TO 8
country postoffice or township trustee
You deserve something for the great
sacrifice you have made in time,
money and talent.
a. J. HUNTER.