The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-05
LETTER FROM BURKE COUNTY.
Ollie, N. G.

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Correspondence OF the Progressive Farmer.
MORGANTON, N. @.
Please allow me space, as I have seen
nothing from this section, to say a few
words through your valuable paper,
which has been a welcome visitor in my
house for eight years. I cannot do
without it for several reasons: 1 Your
firm stand for Alliance principles. 2.
The agricultural matter in it. 3. The
many letters from many brethren.
Last, but not least, your firm stand for
the Peoples Party principles through
it's columns.
| am pleased to know the enterprise
at Hillsboro is taking on new life. /
hope it will be in operation soon, turn
ing out its products, as then the ALI
ance will build up all over the State,
when they can see something in sight,
for that is what a great many mem
bers seem to look for before they can
move forward, for as we all know we
have had good men to falter and part
from Alliance principles just because
they did not Q everything they
wanted in sight and would blame some
one else while they were in the fault
themselves, by not helping themselves
when there was an opportunity.
Brethren l consider the Alliance is just
like a farm prepared and crop planted,
then let it go to finish the crop by it's
self, just so with the Alliance. Many
started in the Alliance and had it in
good cultivation then seemed to think it
could go and accomplish all the good
without any more cultivation, hence
they received no good crops. Then
they said it is no good and they would
quit the business. Then division came
and destroyed all that had been &C.
complished Or nearly SO. Brethren,
ye lingering one let's all fall in line
work together with one accord and
raise the amount necessary to run our
enterprise at Alliance headquarters. It
can be done. We should and must do
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vided we fall. One more thought.
some few years ago I read and heard a
great deal, about the reduction of the
salaries of the different State officers,
but nothing now, and I hope some one
who is better prepared thanI am would
do something along this line. Talk
about hard times and high taxes, here
is a chance to Tighten the burden of the
tax payers of the state to some extent
and cause less strife for Office as the
money is the object generally. The
love for money, the root of all evil, as
the Bible speaks of, I think this is ap
plicable to this subject for some design
ing politicians resort to anything to
get Office, for what purposes For the
good of the peoples No, not that, but
for the money there is in it. Hence
the love for money is the root of all
evil in politics.
favor the reduction Of ealeries from
Governor down with a few exceptions.
With the salry reduced there would be
less Doodle money for the campaign
fund and there is where the smart
Alexis get in generally. hope some
one will do something in the next legis-
lature along this line, but not like
congressman Boatener, of Louisiana.
His bill wants their salaries raised, but
we want a reduction of salaries. I ap.
preciate Hon. Judge Russells letter in
regard to the railroad lease. Hope
something may be done with it for the
good of the States interest in it. !
will close with best wishes to The Pro
GREssTvE FARMER for success.
Yours fraternallv,
r. Q. WHITENER.