The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-12-03
ARE you AN ALL1ANcEMAN1
.ndence of the Progreestve Farmer.

CORRESPONDENTS III LAG
NASHVILLE, N. Q.
Taking the above caption as a text,
1 shall PROFOUND a few interrogatories
to those of the fraternity who seem to
have become weak ard faint-hearted,
and who, it seems, by their actions,
have entirely given up-yes, slIrren'
dered to the enemy.
Brethren, wake upl Arouse from
your lethargy and be menl Do you
believe in the principles of u Order
and do you believe that our demands
ought to be crystalized into lawss
ALI other professions are organlH0u,
and don't you think the farmers anu mI
laborers ought to organizN' toO' ~
think you are right when you say you
are lust as good an Allianceman aS
bodv. but that you have just neglecVeu
to attend your Sub. and pay your uuo'
CO.. tho mast twelve months7 Also a
dozen others, following your example
have done Just as you have, ano' con
seouently, your Lodge stands TO day
S1snended. Have you ever thought 1t
did not make much difference if your
Sub. stands suspended just so the rest
keeps all right9 OF course you could
all claim to be good-Alliancemen just
the samel Did you ever think 9 r
ouslv what would happenif each Sub {,
County and State organization did just
as you and yours7 Do you really be-
lieve that any political party will a
ways fight on your side and for your
demands unless the Alliance contin-
ues strong enough to make them fear
itY Let me repeat: Are you a true
AIlianceman9" If 80, show your col
ors. The Alliance in "Old Nash" is not
dead, and there is no likelihood OF a
"funeral"-not yet. But we are by no
means what we ought to be.
Remember, brethren, that the
strength of the Order is not counted by
the number of reformers there are, or
by the majority of votes cast for our
demands, but it is measured by the &C
tual paid up membership. IT'S true
our last regular county meeting was
not at all q failure. Indeed, some would,
I SUPPOSE, write it down as a grand
success; but I am not much inclined
to do that. Thirteen Subs. were repre-
sented, and we had some very encour
aging remarks from some of the breth,
rem.
We also talked some about the shoe
factory, etc., and voted a small amount
for it, which, by the way, is the second
contribution for that purpose, but, as
the whole thing is entirely too small.
too insignificant, to what we could and
ought to do, I shall not make much
"a do" about it. Brethren, if you wish
me to write up a boom" for you, you
must "get a move on" and let's place
our county where she rightly belongs
second to none in the Alliance column
This can and must be done. In order
to help accomplish the above, I make
the following offer: To the Sub. Score
tary reporting the largest number of
reservations and limitations, added to-
gether, from his lodge in this quarter,
/ will give one years subscription to
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. The Sec
ond largest will get same paper six
months, and the third largest will get
it three months.
Now, here is a chance for you to get
the best Alliance paper yer published,
free. You know better than anyone
else who are suspended-even better
than they themselves, perhaps-and,
by just a little trouble and not much
Inconvenience, you can do lots of good,
Now get to work and let's double our
membership by the next county meet,
ing. F~raternally yours,
Q. H. BAINEs,
Sec'y-Traas. Nash Go. Alliance.