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The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, Winston Salem, Winston, Wake County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
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Letter from Smith Creek in Ridgeway, NC, denounces the legislature's efforts to sabotage the Farmers' Alliance Business Agency, which supports farmers amid perceived favoritism toward other classes. Farmers in Warren County are rallying to sustain the agency despite political opposition.
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The Legislature And What It Tried To Do.
RIDGEWAY, N. C.
MR. Editor:—The Alliance cause is on a regular boom in old Warren, now, that the legislature has seen fit to attempt to hamper, smother and destroy the credit of our Business Agency, the only business arrangement that the farmers ever asked for, while every other class and profession, trusts included, can sail smoothly on and receive fostering care at the hands of those who seem determined to make 40 per cent. of our population work 14 hours per day in rags to support the other 60 per cent. in luxury and ease. I thought our people were aroused to the highest point during the recent political campaign, but it was not a circumstance to the present indignation over the action of the non-elected body now assembled in Raleigh. We hope to have the pictures of the newly recommended magistrates (of course they will be confirmed) placed in a conspicuous place in the State House, in memory of the good judgment of the present non-elected legislature. We are arranging to replace every dollar that partisan Alliance men may draw from the business fund, and I believe the brethren in Warren county will keep our part of the subscription well up. There should be arrangements made to notify the brethren in each county and Sub-Alliance giving the name of every person who may apply for their interest, and the amount. We want to spot the once loyal boys and replace certainly as much as they may take away. I saw farmers sell to pacco in Warrenton last week, pocket their money and put for home to order from the Alliance Business Agent articles that they had been buying from merchants. We are attending to our own business, watching, working and keeping quiet, that is why some smart Alex's think the Alliance is dead. They don't come close enough to hear the bees hum inside of the hives. We have long since stopped humming around our enemies ears. The gentle whisper is, "give them rope and the work will be done." Wishing you much success and a long life to battle for justice, I am,
Yours truly,
SMITH CREEK.
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Letter to Editor Details
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Smith Creek
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
the legislature is unjustly attempting to hamper and destroy the farmers' alliance business agency, the only business support farmers have requested, while favoring other classes; farmers in warren county are indignant and committed to replenishing the fund and sustaining the cause.
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