The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-08

miles, to the Springer farm, where we
found the irrepressible r. Fl. Lain and
sumptuous dinner both awaiting us
We here got an insight as to the trouble
at Oregon. and s )on made up our mind
that an Alliance controlled by persons
who would not defend, but rather fight
the Ocala demands was not b3st to en-.
courage reform, and concluded that
Aurora and Oregon would work better
CONSOLIDATED, so we did not reorganize
Oregon.
Moving to Aurora Thursday, Sep
tf m0er 55h, we found that they were
olive and had put on new armor plate, {"
and era in for the war. Politically the
free silver spirit prevails almost uni
versally among the enlightened con
s8rvative Democrats.
On reaching Edwards Mills Satur-
day, September 7Gh, we dom ctled with
our tried and faithful Brother, DR.. B
Silly who, although for seve tal years
suffering from the effects of a serious
wound received during the war, and
which has recently caused the loss OF a
limb is still in the harness, and as full
OF zeal as ever. 1t was very little trou-
ble to reOrganize at Edwards Mil,
which we did, and we believe the ALI
ance at this point will grow. The out
look for Beaufort county is now good :;
the Order is in good working trim, with
sixteen subs and the old county d9bt
paid off.
We rested with brother W. N. L 0ng
and lady, on our way to Gilead, Sunday
and Monday. Tbis is the place at
BIount's Creek where Gan. D. Fl. Hill
fought battle with the Union forces
stationed at Newbern during the war,
a hOtly contested affair in which the
Confederates were victorious
The morning of Sept mber 10th found
me too sick to do justice to the subject
in hand; but we dre a check on Bro
Billy Branch, ex Congressman, who,
with Mej Blount, was on hand, and
he responded with a speech of some
thing over an hour His zeal for the
success of the Alliance movement is
still alive, and there is a great d 5al of
good work in Bro. Billy Branch, as
people are pleased to call him, and if
he will allow his people to handle him
his d Ays of usefulness are ju~t begun
Illness of b good wife called him from
the meeting before it's close; but we
cherish the fond hope that nothing OF
a serious character has resulted frtm
the affection.
While at Blount's Creek we had the
pleasure of listening to a sermon scor.
ing our people for their unrest"
grumbling about hard times, and the
preacher affirmed that they had all the
comforts of life ever enjoyed by any
people, and that all this complaint was
sin, that nobody was suffering for any
thing. But take care, he had taken up
a collection not twenty minutes before
for an old suffering woman). Aud the
congregation was we'll filled with boys,
girls, young ladies and lads that needed
to be in school, 1t was to say, You
poor, grumbIing devils, be quiet; don't
you grumble because banks, trusts and
monopolies skin you of all your sub
stance. You must keep quiet. 1t is
grumbling at Providence if you resist
the grinding exactions of monopoly"
Well, as a hired ministry are pen
sioners upon the bounty Of the money
power, they will serve the money
power. They can't avoid it. No hire
ling can expect to antagoniz3 his mas
ter and succeed.
So soon as the ministry now in
charge of the Holy Catholic Church,
raise their voices against the crying,
crushing popular sins of this age, they
will be asked to resign, and they know
it. We regard DR.. Thompsons re
marks as applying, not to the Church,
but to the menials who have usurped
control of Cnrist's Holy Church in the
world. D. P. MEACHAM
FOR SO-CALLED STATESMEN TO
THINK ABOUT.