The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-08
ROWAN COUNTY ALLIANCE.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
This Alliance met with Tricks Sub.
on the 28.h of July. Nearly all the
Subs. were represented, and much IN
terest was manifested.
Bro. J. 7. B. Hoover was with US on
Friday and Saturday, and added much
to the interest of the work.
The Alliance here is much alive and
we feel much encouraged with the
prospects before US.
Malicious Efforts have been made by
malignant persons to break up our Or
der, and to a limited extent have done
US much harm; but the brethren are
getting their eyes open to see the i'm
portance Of our organization. When
farmers know that the Alliance is for
their interest; when they know that
there many who are not farmers, know
that the Alliance is calculated to curb
their oppression, and when farmers
know that these men are using every
measure possible to break up this or
ganizaIi-r, then farmers should make
every If Jr5 possible to meet these an
tagon zsLg pcwers. Farmers should
rally 10 rescue their wives and children
from Same and sorrow. The sadness
of giving up a dear old home to an op-
prassgve hand is never fully realized,
except by those who have had some
such experience.
Saturday was public and a nice
crowd was present. An essay was
read by Miss Jennie Miller which
would have done eli The farmers good
had they heard it. The subj ct was
''Tne Alliance a Necessity" IN this it
was saown that the Alliance Is an edu
caEor-in practical business, II farm
ing, in sociability, and In helptulness
TO each other.
At5er the essay we had an address
from BIO. Hoover. Here again, every
farmer w1o was absent missed a fine
treat.
Bro. Hoover is calculated to make
any Allianceman feel good, heroic and
CHRISTIAN; and those VINO do not belong
to the Alliance feel that they are neg
lee ing their own interest, making
Themselves poorer every day and sell
ing themselves, their wives and their
children 70 the organized powers, be
cause the farmers hold the reins Of
power to rule every other occupation
in the world.
il the farmers were properly organ
lied, every other po yer would be com
PEELED to respect our rights. but many
are out Of this organic alton and are
selling their birthright for a mess of
potage. Oppression is winding us up
tighter and tighter every Gay; yet
many are standing back and crying
over the hard times, scarcity Of money
and the mortgages that are eating
them up, while they are themselves to
blame.
ALL this could be stopped and the
schedule changed. Come, then, dear
brother farmer, let US organize, and
cur organization can compete with
any others Yes, all the others in the
world; and instead Of Others telling US
what our products are worth we will
tell them; and then we would get value
received for our labor.
Brother farmer, please do not utter
one world of complaint as long as you
are out of the Alliance. You can help
yourself out of this trouble if you will
do il; and while you stay out you are
helping to increase your own sorroWs
The Alliance offers to help you if you
will be one of US. Will you do it, Do
you WanI any helps For thirty years
times have been getting harder and
harder. In every campaign you have
the promises of help, but the help goes
the other way every time; except what
help the Alliance has given you; but
they are fighting US yet aud grinding
us down closer and closer every daV.
It is for the farmers to say whether be
shall rise to his own rights, or fall
into slavery and servitude forever.
Bro. Hoover's address was unabusive.
| sound, sensible, Christian, reasonable
and practicable. 1t would pay, and
pay well for every Alliance in the
State to have him address them; and
not only the Alliance, but it pay every
farmer to hear him. We think Bro
| Hoover is we'll qualified for the posi-
ton he holds, and his re election would
be a wise step.
Our services we're interpreted with
music from the Faith band, of Faith,
N. Q. This band ia composed of farm
ers and farmers girls and well deserves
the patronage OF all farmers meetings.
Part OF them are members of the Ali
ance; yes, all the ladies belong to the
Alliance, and as buRlists they are hard
to beat. R L. BRowN. See'v.