The Progressive Farmer from Winston-Salem, North Carolina • 2

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R. F. 1 i EDITORIAL HOTOS. JTho North Carolina Conf erence, ZI Church, 8outh, meets at -Elizabeth City next Wednesday. Bishop Fitz-Gcraldc trill preside.

In the Tenth Judicial district the: Tote for Solicitor stands as. follows fflnainhour. 1390: Harehaw. 1410 making Harehaw's majority SO. Close call, Mr.

Harshaw. It is said that the Western Union fcas just reported earnings for the year 6f about 50 cent, on capital ao taally inested, besides interest on 00,000 SO per cent of which is wa'er And yet the poor company could not eff ord to pay one cent tax on mea 'cages! We were a little surprised to find a few day s. ago -in, Harper's Weekly, a leading Republican j.otgan, the folio wr ing faii-. and truthful It is no mitre right ajjint a distaste ful negro as postmaster in the South than it right to appoint, a distasteful white nan to be postmaster in the North." "simple "trujthr this. And yet it hai taken 30 years administra iion of National affairs to convicne ttys Bepublican.

party thait is truth and that it would be infinitely batter even lor the negroes and the Republican party to recognise it as such. Nothing can do more to lesson one's interest in the welfare Of his country or his appreciation of the rights of a citizen than the feeling that his State has an election law by which the voice of the people may be stifled and his vote counted for the party which he op poses. The writer has a private letter from Alabama which confirms this 'Tiew. We quote: Nd excitement whatever is displayed over the election here. The negroes hardly know when the election comes, and not more than half of the whita men in this county paid any attention to the election.

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Now, let 'er co me. THE CAUSE OF THE LANDSLIDE. Why was the Fusion ticket defeated in the late electienf Well, there were many reasons. With tbe possible exception of the re peal of tbe charters of Wilmington, Greenville, and New Berne, (against which, by the way, The Progressive Farmer protested from the beginning) the chief one, we think, was this: The Populist 8tate Convention author's 3d fusion with no party that failed to en dorse certain principles. In spite of this re8trinction, the Executive Com mittee made arrangements for an ua conditional fusion with the Rspubli cans.

Thousands of Populists held that as they did not authorize such fusion they were not in duty bound to support the ticketthat the Executive Committee as the ones who authorized fusion wcro tho only ones who were thus We do not; however, write this aa a critlcissacf the Executive Committed; They Scalded upon fusion only when the nertro had ibeen forced cpon. the. people C3? Under mict cii cuimtancc'ithe Cosamittea a middle of iha toad policy meant iho annihilation3if the 'party-: As Bro. Hoyecays this'issuev the negro racket would hsoi worked cissj well against a third party o3 againH a Fasionist." Still itmust bo admitted that perhaps thousands of Populists did not vote the Fusion ticket, intend ing--thereby to rebuke what thsy considered the committee's usurpation: df power. And it is equally true that had fusion been successful, few--perhaps no one would criticised the 'Com mittee because of this action.

SHALL WE HAVE AM INSURANCE COMMISSIONER? Lenoir Topic, (Dam.) "It is claimed that the Secretary of State's ofilce in this State is worth over 8.000. Some of the papers since the election are urging the Legislature to create a new cfHce Insurance Commissioner in or der to take away a large amount pay which is now drawn )f the Dr. Thompson. Is it possible that the is no better way to adjust this mat Could not the Legislature manage to turn this money into the Treasury and thus let it benefit the whole people? "We trust the next legislature will create no new efnees. Rather let it abolish some that have been created within recent years.

We have enough offices made just to furnish a few individuals a soft place. The Damocratic party will be repudiated two years hence unless it is true to the whole people instead of the 'pie The Topic is right. The banks, the building and loan associations, the tele graph companies, the express com panies, the railroad companies, steam boats and canal companies pay State taxes, direct to the State Treasurer. There is no commission allowed him for collecting them. The whole amount goes into the State Treasury.

Why, then, pray tell us, you who are advo eating a new cnice to collect, and posket part of the taxes of the ineur ance companies, can these taxes not also be paid direct into the treaeury aDd save the 13 000 or $4,000 of com missions to the State? We are not lawyers, but we don't see how the legislature can at this time deprive Dr. Thompson of any part of the salary or perquisites of his office without going back on the Constitu tion; but they can change this law to take effect when his present term ex pirea, and we unnesitaticgiy say it ought to be done. It has been our in tention for several months to call the attention of the legislature to this matter. FALSEHOODS POSED. The infamous falsehoods regarding the negro's position and power in North Carolina, circulated during the recent campaign, will go on ana on and do our State almost irreparable damage before slow-going truth overtakes them.

It makes us sick at heart to see in papers in other States the elan ders upon our State's good name, and sicker at heart to think that in most instancas these slanders were inspired by degenerate North Carolinians. For instance, a Munchausen writing from Raleigh tells the Atlanta Journal that eight tenths of the county officers in Eastern Carolina are negroes. He will have a hard task proving that one- fifth of them are negroes. This ap plies also to Collier's Weekly, which said last week that "most of the minor magistrates and official guardians of peace and order have been blacks." And here's the St. Louis Democrat and Journal, which declares that "cn Thursday, Nov.

10th, the entire city government of Wilmington, N. composed exclusively of colored men, was forced to resign." The facts are: Every man from Mayor to Chief of Police, save one, was white, and of the 32 policemen, 2 were white. We may be mistaken, but we very much fear that the originators of these slanders will not give us battar State govern ment than we now have. Since writing the above we have an other paper which has been eras 3d by the "nigger domination" howlers This time it is a religious aper, the New York Observer. Referring to North Carolina, it says: "The white minority has, by armed force the theory of msiDrity rule and universal suffrage, the basis of republican institutions, and set up government by minority." If the Observer had taken the pains to look at the 1890 census reports, it would have found that in North Caro lina there were Negroes 562,655 Whit3 1,055,402 From this a correct idea of the proportion of whites to colored voters may be formed.

METHOD IN THE IR SILENCE All the big and little railroad organs are as silent as the tomb as to Superir tendent ilebane's recommendation that the errors earninelkof railroads in North Carolina be taxed for the benefit of our Dublic. schools. Word has cone down ttetline that, ho bject must' not be dcissed; that thepiatter must not be agitated. The.tailroad attor neys hopo to smother it eo that the legislature will not be forced to go on record the matter 4 Andx h3 beenl charged that the Democratic campaign fund was very! materially increased by? cZributions by the great railroad corporcng and that Demccratio members ou legia: lature will, therefore oppose this tax for the benefit of the neglected chil dren of theSte, This is also given reagqa to.the qf the Democratic i press on the subject. Weknow nothing to establish the truth, yof the charge except the graveyard stillness of tjhe usually loquacious Damocratic editor whenever this iin port ant matter mentioned.

So speak out, brethren, those of you who do not wear a railroad collar. adoption of the recommendation woul mean much to tho Echool schildren the, State and, the matter should ther. fore be thoroughly discussed. THE LEGISLATURE. Our jfmembers of th ture published in some particulars incorrect.

The official returns show that in the Senate there will be I Democrats Fusionists. 40, In the House there will be Democrats 94 Fusionists 26 METHODIST CONFERENCE. The Western North Carolina M. E. Conference met in Winston last week, Bishop Fitsgerald presiding.

The report on education, which wa? adopted, indicates that all the church schools are in a prosperous condition. Tb.3 board recommended an appropriation of $5,300 to be divided as fol lows: Trinity, Weaverville, Trinity High School, $600; general upbuilding of education, $300. Mr. Duke changed his $100 000 gift to Trinity from American Tobacco Company stock to cash. 1 The folio wiag is the full text of resolution adopted by the Conference with reference to their organ, the Christian Advocate: "We recommend the continuance and support of the North Carolina Advocate tho organ of the Western North Carolina Conference, and rec ommend tho appointment of Rev.

L. W. Crawford to the editorship of the same. "Resolved 2. That we recommend the election, by ballot, of a commia sion of two ministers and two laymen to meet a like commission which we request the North Carolina Conference to appoint to confer with Dr.

L. W. Crawford, and other stockholders, and to have, if possible, the ownershehip of the North Carolina Advocate trans erred to the two North Carolina Conferences and if this arrangement can be effected that this Dint commission be authorize 1 to elect an editor for the present conference year, and to pro vide for the business management of the Advocate for the ensuing Conference year." Concord was decided upon as the place for holding the next session of the Conference. Tne Statistical Secretary, R. M.

Taylor, made his report, which furnished the following interesting information: Niimber of local 197; number of members, number of infants number of adults baptizid, 1.566; number of Ep worth Leagues, 96; number of Ep worth League members number Sunday-schools, 695; number of Sunday school teachers, number of Sun day-Chool scholars, 47.330; amount collected Conference claims, $4 218.75; amount collected for church extension, $1,884 44; amount collected for foreign missions, $9 159 33; amount collected for domestic missions, amount collected for American Bible Society, $338 45 amount contributed to presiding elders' salaries, $10,769 42; amount contributed to pastors' salaries, $77,879 63; amount contributed to bishops' salaries. $1 273 69 number of congregations, 798; number of pastorial charges, 171 number of parsonages, 12 value, $141,501 80; nuber of district parsonages, 900. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that all of cur preachers and laymen should prudently discourage the use of tobacco in all forms among our young people, especially. 2. That we encourage the enforcement of our State statute against the sale of the cigarette to minors.

Regarding the famous Publishing OX As i 1 House claim, and Barbee Soaitb. Agents, the Conference aska-- "That the SSnate Committee eay what they think is a is and proper amount toibe paid toi attorney for bis work -in the collect icfa -Of the claim, subtract that amount from the amount actually paid, and let the" Church collect that difference eof that the desire of the Senate will We: accomplished. Arnie lef Mr. Grant Snipes', of Hanola, Hertford his home, ca the 6th of September, vl89a- -CHe isT3; years old and walks a little pair adv od Knowing nis wnereaoouia wiii confer a great favor by informing IZrJ The Alabama House of Representa: tives last week read ahd ratified a joint resolution appropriating $500 tb bay a sword for Lieutenant Hobson of Merri mac fame. The Senate is expected to concur in the resolution.

Jt All ADDRESS TO THE FAR LIE RS OF NORTH CAROLIMA. The Time for Action Has Come Tha Destiny of the Farmer in Hii Owa Hands What Will Be Do? Correspondence of The Progressive The battle of the" giants has "been fought and the smote is clearing away, The list of casualties has! been pub lished, and now all seems quite and serene, except the shouts of the victors that occasionally burst upon the air. The people are resuming their peace ful avocations. And now after all the turmoil and strife which usually sub sides after an election, woul 1 it not be a proper time lor tne larmers or our State to LAY ASIDE THEIR PREJUDICES and look squarely into the future that they may ascertain, if possible, how much they are bettered and what course they ought to pursue in order that they may have that measure of prosperity to which they are so fully entitled! The necessity of organisation among them has been so often discussed and so clearly proven tnat it would be threshing old stray to attempt it in this article; hence I shall only say that as we look around at the diff jrent avocations of men we find that the most prosperous are those who are organ ized, and who by the power that or ganization alone can give, are growing in wealth and influence. THE FARMER ALONE HAS FAILED to pool his interest with his brother farmer.

Consequently he still suffers, and though he creates the vast wealth of the country, does not retain enough of this wealth (the production of his own toil) to mate mm comtortaDie, much less independent. These facts having been planed before the farmers of the State a few years, ago, they united themselves manfully together in the Farmers' Alliance, and for some time they made a gallant fight and in that struggle gave the world an object lesson that taught a lesson that the far mer never ought to have forgotten the power of organization. And had they peraiet9d in their union and efforts, any political party would have been compelled to have given them their demands. Unfortunately the apple of was thrown into the ranks, and as this discord grew, instead of remaining in the Order and settling their differences, many left it. The consequence is.

that without their aid and advice, so much needed, the Order has and is still suffering. And it may not be improper just here to look back and see what wa3 done, and if what was or has been done has been beneficial to the farmers or is likely to be to their interest. First we will look at the matter from a political standpoint By organf Uion te farmers began to study the cause of their depressed condition and in their meetings to discuss these matters, this led up to much reading and they ere not long in deciding that the cause was in legislation, that while the manufac ture was protected behind1 the rampants of the tariff, the banker was safe under bomb proofs built for him by legislative power; tbe farmer alone had no help. The same government that he is making rich was a partial parent, feasting and fattening those of its children who live in luxury, and who do not create wealth, while that one upon whom it is dependent for even the food it needs, did not have any legislation at all in his interest. Hence the Alliance brought forward its demands.

Upon the necessity of these demands, or upon their justice, THERE HAS NEVES BEEN ANY DISAGREE: MSNT. The rock upon which we struck was as to the manner of getting these wheher in a new party or in the old ones. Those who remained in ihe Damocratic party ai a rule, left us a mistake that has been clearly proven. Then came the charge that the 'Alliance had gone into politics. Was this charge true! That much has been said that was un pleas ant by both Democrats and Populist that was unnecessary, is too true.

But that any other than constitutional made aa to membership is not true. And as an evidencc.of this our pres ent Business who en joyfL SALAKIED OSTICC J.Z XHB ALU AH U. I1U9 nine JTOpuilSCS. JM queStipnnatJ ever wcu asked tuni ks to hisufical creeany more than, to jois religious belief The same is true as to the trustee of am. This has neves quitted he Alliance or the Democratio party, Yet at the late State meeting he wag" re elected by unanimous votei Now does it stand to reason that if the lines had been drawn, as has "been charged, that Populists I would have given the best places to Lembcrat3 or Republicans, especially when they had men of their ppli tical faith that would have gladly taken them I think hot.

So much for this unfair charge a charge made only to break our ranks and weaken our power. There is still other evidence to contradict this charge, The reports in this office to date show that the DEMOCRATIC COUNTY OF ROWAN is the banner Alliance county of the State. (Chatham has filled this posi tion until recently). Then take Samp son, one or tne strongnoids or tne Popnhst party, and at the same time one of the weakest in Alliance work. Can anyone view these facts and truth fully charge the Alliance with partis anehip? We point with pride to the fact that we still have an organization that all farmers ought to belong to.

While this is true we would pay a just tribute to those members who have stood by their Alliance, through its dark hours, and by their sacrifice have and are keeping the Alliance alive and we 3lieve that at least 90 per cent. of these are Populists. But they have ehown no disposition to make party preference. Thus while we behold these, condi tions, we have at the same time the pleasure of seeing our demands forced to the front until we find them or the issues that are dividing the great po litical parties of to day. They contain so much truth they are so laden with justice; they are so filled with the very essence of pure Democracy, that they will not down until the very life of the Republic has ceased.

But there are still other reasons why the Alliance has weakened reasons that cannot be charged up to partisan ship. And this is because of DESERTION BY TH03E WHOM IT HAS MADE PROMINENT. One of the greatest misfortunes the Alliance has met with is right on this on this line. That it has made Governors, Congressmen, legislators, county officers from clerk of court to constable, no one will deny. And yet it is only too true that men who have been thus honored, thus preferred, have neglected their duties as Alliancemen.

Nor is this confined to any party. There are men who have in the past, and who are now filling places of trust and profit, who but for the Alliance would not be known beyond their township limits, and yet as fast as these men have been preferred the Alliance nas lost tnem. or so nearly so tnat those who have stood fast have become the exceptions, not the rule. These facts, discouraging as they are, are nevertheless facts. And again I repeat that this action is not confined to Democrats, but applies to Populists as well, and strange as it may seem, does not apply to those who have been dis appointed in their aspirations and thereby have become soreheaded, but to the other class who have enjoyed tbe honors as stated.

Having taken a retroepective view of the political side, let us turn the pic ture around and see whether or not the Alliance has done anything to merit the approval of the farmer. Let us look at it from a business standpoint: While in the zenith of its power, it concluded to enter the commercial arena. To this end it gathered together special fund known as the Business Agency fund For many years past the Agency has stood guard over financial interests of the farmer of North Carolina. How much in dollars and cents it has saved them in prices no one can compute. Today the farmer that patronizes this Agency in the purchase ot such goods aa they handle, saves himself dollars.

This is not only true of the Alliancemen, but of all farmers whose liberties are not mort gaged to time men. I know a farmer, a member of the Alliance, who within a month's time has saved over two dol lars on a small order for groceries leen than fifteen dollars in amount. What he did others can and are doing. And if a small per cent, can be eaved on goods' sold as close as groceries, what can and what has been caved oh other goods! But, cays one, 1 can get fronds as cheap at home. This may in some instances be true, and you may and do HAVE TO THANK THE ALLIANCE FOB IT whenever it true.

If othara tt requirement haye 14 ft T)amrvpfit; ha was eiecveu vj DQsition by Pooulists. tor at least vour Arranev asLvnn haA a uune hvL is, let it alone) of course it could exist And then what becomes of coasted ravings They will evaporate. Having saved its thought? in your pockets, it is worthy of best This is your and, Bra Parker is only too ecrve you at anypae. Now let us give the picture anothe turgor the. Alliance is many .5 A ew yearei ago it was decided to into the manuf acture of shoes.

To th end a pjant has been bought and fn Jontime lay idle. Then an attend Jq rim.it was so near a failure that tb executive committee decided to ehuVft urn et in afanfAil 11 i 'i'' j- AND IS RUNNING) TO DAY, rand I am informed ia making a profit kji one wing i am assured it is (Jq coma beautiful work and undp fv! tug supermtendency of Hr. 8. stone who is an Allianceman, a farmer, but who brings with him twenty yearV as a shoe, manufacturer. If it gets the support it deserves at the hands of the it will succeed, and give them a sound, up to date shoe.

I wish all the farmers could take a look in tho factory; I feel they would encour-aged. And then the Alliance owns hert some Deautuui property. This prop, erty is theirs. And now, brethren with all this interest, let me sk youia it wise to turn your backs on your own organization, sacrifice your own property, and lose all the benefits to the farmers of our State Would anv organization of manufacturers, backers or others abandon their own ieter-estf Oil, no. These men know their interest and who blames them for protecting that interest? Quit abusing other people for looking out for themselves, but learn from them the great truth, that in union there is strength.

When the farmers learn this leeson. a new face will be put on our conditions- instead of cowering before a few, you will dictate your terms. That farmer is certainly not posted who fails to see the blessings that has already been conferred by the Business Agency a one. With thesa views of the work before us, let us ask ourselves the ques tion what of the future? Does any bow of promise span the horizon of the farmer? The answer depends on your own action, not that of your neighbor, but upon your Own individual penoM UPON WHAT YOU DO. If you decide to surrender your inter est and other farmers do the same, you may be sure that agriculture will continue in its present poor estate.

The present financial process, the present trend by corporate greed to combination and trust will, if not checked, con fiscate our lands and drive our children into a system of tenantry that will blot out every spark of patriotism, deetroj their liberty and ultimately debase and degrade the whole nation. It has been said that history repeats itself. Other nations as powerful as ours have trav eled the same road and reached the same destination. It is but a rehash of the doctrines of cause and effect. These evils the Alliance has pointed out it has long ago hoisted the sign', of warning, and for thus teaching -doctrines of the sovereignty of the pe.

pie, like all other reforms and reforc agencies it has had to breast the storm! of calumny and abuse. And now with the past behind us: a future by nc. means bright before us; a conflict i iberty to maintain; a country tot delivered from the grasp of the plut cratic satrap; without apology to any one; let us fix our eyes sternly on th uture, close up our ranks and marci boldly to the charge. Let us bucklM on our armor anew and go lorcn conquer. The whole work of the On der has been changed NEW BEAUTIES HAYE BEEN ADDED to our ritualistic work, a beautiful anr attractive regalia has been suggested for our adoption.

With all these ad vantages already gained, rr.ay we no, hope, with hope born of effort, that th farmers of North Carolina will adjusj their differences on partisan lines acr rally around their own standard To the true and tried those we 2 nave so noblv stood bv the aiu i i i a. rl uruugu weai ana wee les mo "rf you do not become discouraged. ua(-is a common oaiisa. A CAUSE OF HUMANITY. JUSTICE AS FfiEEDOM.

Lt us go forward until we shall hav I planted our standard bn the rampr of the enemy, fcnd then as we gf 3 JJ our flag as Hi proudly floats to breeze, guarded by the eternal ance of the yeomanry of our lana emblazened upon its snowy foiaa motto of "equal rights to all, epej privileges to none," we shall sing annoa at in OUr OWn a a i while we ffii assured that our Wj is Overshadowed only by the Star 8tripe3the emblem of American erty. Respectfully, J. T. B. Hooves.

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