The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-26
<se ADDRESS WINS FAVOR.

Alliance address NESTS the ap
HoIof all who have commented on
pS An able, dignifsd, conservative
J" -,ont il is q credit to the order
JOS :. bound to win it friends. The
s %au,inpton Ssar says the address
W. that 1.-The men who drafted it
brosdminded men, governed by no
n,row pref ldice and that they have
oorrect conception of what such an
S.,anization ought to be-"
Gontinuing, the Star says: There
3, m appeal to the country against the
.,un in this address no teaching the
Inner that the town manufacturer,
.bo merchant or the railroad is his
.,smv. but on the contrary it teaches,
:, substance if not In so many words,
hat the interests Of town and country
are mutual and reciprocal and that
farming is a business which should be
c,nducted as a business and is not
.~ntsgonistic to other lines of business
Int identified with them more or less
and more or less dependent upon them
for it's prosperity.
"Actuated by such a spirit the ALI
snce may not only re habilitate itself
and become a powerful factor in bet.
tsrinz the condition of the agricultural
industry in the State, but q powerful
factor also in promoting the prosperity
ofthe State. As such it has our best
wishes for its speedy growth and long
life.
The shoe factory, which has been
operated some time, is a step in the
direction of cooperation, which in
time. if the Alliance grows and
strengthens as it should and would
grow under wise direction and prudent
exclusion of undesirable applicants,
NAV proceed further and result in
plants for manufacture of agricultural
implements, fertilizers, etc aDd mills
for the manufacture of the cotton
grown by the members Of the Alliance
and OF the wool they clip. There are
immense possibilities in cooperation
by a body of men numbering as many
as the Alliance once numbered, and
will doubtless number again under
wise management, determined to avoid
the errors Of the past"
This last paragraph OF the Stars
article deserves the thoughtful consid
Grafton Of all Alliancemen, and we
shall be glad to have the subject dis
cugssd in our columns, One thing is
certain-with a big, harmonious or
ganization, the farmers Of the State
ought to be able to throttle trusts in
some way or other. Ways and means
should be discussed.
The Lsnoir Topic announces that it
will publish the address next week and
adds:
If the Alliance could be re
organized on the lines laid down in
this address, it could do q great work
for the farmers Of the State"
The Raleigh Post copies the address
and says:
Just stick TO the declared purposes
as laid down by the committee, keep
out Of the order and councils the fan,
E l.mouthed demagogue who degrades
az we'll as ruins all he touches, the
creature who sees no good in cOnnec-
ton with the farmer unless it be fes-
TONED with an off e for himself, and
who relies upon sowing seeds Of envy,
hatred and malice bet neighoors
and other interests and enterprises
thai ne may ingratiate himself into the
confidence OF the farmer.
Tue Post is 10 full sympathy with
the desire for thorough business and
social organization on the part OF our
farmers. Toe revolution now going
on in the world of labor and industry
aaG commerce., affecting az it does al
interests but none greater than those
OF the farmer, requires such organiza
ton for mutual help and protection as
all other interests have adopted, and
as all must adopt to meet the changes
which new conditions, new develop
mants, new inventions and new oppor-
tunities impose"
WILSON COUNTY.