The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-12

pras;dart ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
0-tbers-Some of the Proceedings
Made Public-Laying OF the Cor
ner-Stone - The Banquet.
FIRST DAY.
The first meeting of the National
Alliance convened in Metropolitan
Hall. rendered by the city, on Tuesday,
Feb. 5th, at 8 p. m. Among the Off
GERS and prominent delegates were:
Marion Butler, N. O., President; D.
p Duncan. s. O., National Secretary
and Treasurer, B. @. Dupree, s. O., As
sistant Secretary; ]. w. Denmark, N.
@. Chaplain; w. s. Barnes and ]. III.
MeUborne, N. G., Stewards; Osho Viii
son and H. e. King, N. O., Door-keep-
ers; H. @. Demming, Pa. Mann Page,
Va, I. E. Dean, N. Y; II. L. Loucks,
s. Oak. Mrs. M. J. Southworth. Col. /;
T. s. East, Ind, L. 81. Griffith, Ia. s..
L. Cakes, Ind. Ter. w. j. Wright,
Neb.; w. P. Bricker, Pa; Harry
Tracey, Tex J. Ell. Hobson, Va. Eli
weed, Pomeroy, N. J.; D. K. Norris,
s. c., J. h. Mcdowell. Tenn. Harry
S. Gail, N. Y. J. F. Willetts, Kans. /;
N. @. English, w. A. Graham, J. ID.
M~ewborne, and others.
Among the visitors who are not dele
gates are: A. Wardall,} Mrs. J. M.
Johnson, and s. D. Cooley, Kans. /;
Gen. James Norton, editor of the Cot
ton Plant, Columbia, s.. c., and N. A.
Dunning, editor of the National Watch
man, Washington, D. G.
The Council was called to order by
President Marion Butler, and opened
with prayer by Rev. John Anmons, a
State Senator, and ex chaplain of the
State Alliance.
President Butler then briefly ad-
dressed the Council and said:
"Among the most distinguished
names of the State OF North Carolina is
that of Badger. A gentleman of that
family and name is now the Mayor Of
the city of Raleigh, and l have great
pleasure in presenting him to the
Council"
Mayor Badger said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
National Farmers Alliance:
In behalf of the citizens of Raleigh
it affords me, its chief officer, unal
Ioyed pleasure to extend to you q cor
dial welcome to the City of Oaks.
North Carolina is an agricultural
State-perhaps too much go for its own
permanent prosperity. The welfare
of our people, whether residents of city
or of country, is intimately bound up
in the prosperity of agriculture and
those kindred branches of labor which
it is the province of the National Farm
ers' Alliance to foster and encourage.
Especially ought this organization to
receive an unaffected welcome here.
No one IAN recall without a moistened
eye it's honored first President; his de.
votion to the cause of which he was
the first chief; his ability, his zeal, his
purity of heart and rectitude of pur-
pose. We are glad that this National
Assembly will, at its present session,
erect an enduring monument to per
petuate the name and character or
Leonidas L. Polk. And its present
chief oficer-youpg, indetatlgable,
fixed of purpose, eloquent of speech, OF
whom perhaps proprlety forblds that
I should speak no more in his presence.
I am not entitled to participate in
YOUR deliberations, but / must be par
doned for expressing a single wish.
While l know it is foreign to the pur
poses of the Order, still it too frequent
" happens that unworthy members on
the one hand, and malignant opponents
upon the other, have each from his
| own standpoint labored to bring about
a spirit of hostility between the resi-
dent of the town and his fellow citizen
in the country. God forbid that there
should be Gown the seeds of any rancor
or of an unworthy jealousy. l am
sure, Mr.. President, that I may be par
doned for expressing the confident
hope that the deliberations of your
body shall bring about a broad, catholic
and generous feeling of kindness be-
tween the laborer in the city and his
brother who works Ia the clear sun
light of the open field. We cannot
afford to divide in the presence Of those
whose purposes, whether known to
themselves or not, would seem to
menace the prosperity of the entire
agricultural section of this Union.
O"Again l bid you a cordial welcome
to u city"
President J. M Mewborne then came
forward and welcomed the delegates
and visitors on behalf of the State.
He said in part:
"As q representative of the men who
are now ekeing out ascanty sustenance
on their farms, I welcome you. I vel
come you in the name of the pillow boy
from Arson county. l. L. Polk, who
led the great and effective movement
in this country of breaking down the
wall of separation and prejudice be-