The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15
MEETING OF The STATE ALL
ANCE.

rRCG that the IN OIL NuEbu O6GS
lima are going to get together under the
Alliance banner in q way to remind
one of the days of '88 and SO that's
plain. TIE paper, politician or party
that attempts to stop the movement is
simply going to get run over. An old
| Scotch railrcader when asked VIA
would happen should a COW get on the
track, replied, "a weel, it wud be bad
for the cool" just so with the tool Of
the trust or the political trickster who
attempts to stop the re organization OF
the farmers and other persons eligible
to membership in the Alliance.
At least, that was the spirit and firm
belief of those who attended the ar
nual meeting of the Farmers State
Alliance at our Headquarters near
Hillsboro, last week. And what causes
US to believe them correct in that be
lief is the fact they were wide awake.
progressive, leading men, representing
all religious sects and all political par
ties. Democrats, Populists and Re
publicans worked together with but
one purpose in vieW-the upbuilding OF
this great fraternal organization. They
completely settled the charge that the
Alliance is in partisan politics and
thereby removed the scarecrow, which
though nothing but a scarecrow, has
nevertheless served to divide the class
that needs all the protection and bene
fits which united effort alone al give.
Henceforth the politician Of whatever
party who attempts to misrepresent
aud SANDER the organization will find
that the people can be fooled no longer.
It's nothing but another proof of the
old proverb-"You can fool all the
people part of the time, part Of the
people all the time, but you cannot
fool all the people all the time"
To get down to details: The Alliance
met last Tuesday with a good repre-
sentation of true blue Alliancemen.
The personnel was excellent. 1t was a
fine body of men and they had met for
business.
The editor of this paper got on the
grounds Wednesday and remained till
adj 1urnment.
We hope to have a complete report
in next weeks issue-we have not yet
received it from the Secretary--but
we will now allude to some of the m
portant features of the meeting.
At least two counties were repre-
sented this year that were not repre-
sented last-Person and Mecklenburg.
In both counties the organize alton has
been revived during the past month
in the latter with one Sub in the for
mer with four Subs. Several counties
which should have been represented
such as Columbus, BERTHE and Rock
ingham-ha1 no delegate pres mt. This
is to be regretted. The reports for the
last quarter show that in membership
the Alliance is once more upon the up
grade and it is believed that this up
ward trend will be a permanent one.
Furthermore, during the past year
the State Alliance has cancelled S., 900
of debt and added 81, 900 to it's balance,
which is now S 5000.
Tae brethren from all parts of the
State rep 3rted that the outlook for re
organization is bright and encourag
ing.
And so, although the State Alliance
did a number Of important things, it's
chief work was that of preparing for
the work Of re building on s0lid, Crigi
nal foundations, and the spirit which
predominated was that of progress and
energy. Hitherto, in Alliance gather
ings we have found long faced breth-
rem and doubling Thcmases, but those
who went to the State Alliance last
week were men who felt that their
cause was jusr, that it could know no
defeat, and that henc9torth it would go
for ward.
Along these lines a committee, con
sisting Of some of the most able and
energetic Alliancemen in each of the
three political parties, men who have
the confidence Of all the people, was
appointed to draft an address to the
farmers Of the State, stating the nature
Of the Alliance and calling upon all to
join In the work OF re building the Or
der. This committee consists Of Mai.
W. A. Graham, of Lincoln county 7.
B. Parker, of Wayne county W. B.
Fleming, Of Warren; DR.. V. N. Seawell,
of Sampson Prof. Frank E. Emery, of
Wake, and J. 8. Mitchell, of Hartford.
This address will be published at an
early date in The Progressive Farmer
and other papers friendly to the move