The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16

D. d. JUyuGE 610 ~ 0S OSG4CSS LAWN
tive Committee.
With q few exceptions u whole
official corps is composed Of new off
GERS, or officers holding new positions.
This, we hope will be helpful and slim
uIating to the order. For the bene-
fit of others I will gives short account
of my stewardship. Now l do not
wish to appear to be egotistical in what
/ shall say, but simply state it to show
that being punctual meansssomething.
The writer was elected Secretary
Treasurer of Nash County Farmers
Alliance in July 1891, and has been re-
elected each year since till this July,
making his term seven years in all.
During all these years we have failed
to be present at only two meetings and
cur absence was caused one on &C
cound of high water and the other by
the very intense cold weather.
We have never failed to have Our
delegate at the State meeting with
proper credentials, and, also, all re
ports with fees and ''dues" in prop.
er time. do not write this boastingly,
but I must say I feel proud of such a
record, and am thankful to my Maker
that, through His kindness, l have
been spared 30 long to perform the du-
ties assigned me. II any brother Sec
rotary or other officer can b9at this
just raise your hand. Friends, let me
impress this upon you, that the sue
cess OF our Order is what we make it
not what somebody elsa does or fails to
do. Don'T say you are an Alliance
man, believe in its principles and fail
to attend your meetings or neglect to
pay your dues. Might as well say you
are a soldier and fighting the Spanish
army and all the TINA stay at home;
the result would be the same. YOU
would ID no good. Notwithstanding
our eff )rts, our County Alliance has
decreased very much in numbers.
Some, of course have left US that ought
never to have been allowed to join, for
they only came 10 for selfish motives
mostly for offices. Bnt a large mum.
Der has no excuse at all for leaving,
but SIMPLY carelessness, thoughtless-
ness and indifference. We are going
try to get 20. V. N. S9awell, our State
Lecturer, Or somebody else, to come
down in October and give US a good
stirring up. We hope there may be a
great rattling Of dry bones" and that
much good may be done.
Well, this is election year and the
political pot is beginning to shipper.
Now, what shall we do7
There ere many things we must keep
a watch upon too numerous to men.
ton here, but We will just say without
calling names, that as for me and mine
we intend to use every honest efor to
defeat any man or party who aided or
abstted in the infamous scheme of try.
ing to destroy the Alliance by repeal,
ing it's charter. Ailiancemen, reform
ers, have you forgotten8 We know
you haven't. Just think of having
our State Alliance charter taken from
US if a single officer failed to perform
his duty at a certain time, or if his sal
ary should be increased even n cent.
Who ever heard of such abominable
things being done before7 And yet the
same crowd will do the same thing
again, or worse, il they ever get the
chance. Trust such men7 No!-e
thousand times nolII Don't let the
cry of "NiggerI' ''Nigger!" cause you
60 lose sight of those things. And
may GOd defend the right.
F~raternally,
@. H. BAINKs.