National Farmers Alliance and State Alliances Officials List
Long OCR list shows officers for the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and North Carolina, with president Marion Butler, vice presidents, secretaries, lecturers, chaplains, door keepers, and executive committees. Includes pages of allied papers and notes on advocacy for Ocala platform and farm practices. Mentions feeds, moonlit plowing, lime for poultry, water for stock, meat sourcing, and international price causes referenced to England and Rothschilds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Farmers State Alliance
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
N. C
T. B. Long
Ashevill
Scretary
W. 8
North Carolina Reform Press Association
Ecers
J. L. Ramsey
Avion Butler
W. S. Barnes
Iogressive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
N.C
Jancasian
Clinton
Mercury
Hickory
Asitler
Whitakers
Agricultural Bee
Carolina Dispatch
Hertford
Mar Home
Beaver Dam
the Revolution
Charlotte
Pci
Tar Drops In Fighting The War Over Again
A collection of editorial snippets and quips from various papers highlighting political satire and social commentary. Items include reflections on editor Cockerill, a Missouri youth’s bold mortgage-raising act, jokes about Princess Eulalia’s moustache, and a critique of a congressional committee on agricultural mood and road policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockerill
New Berne Journal
Wilson Mirror
Missouri
Wilmington Star
Marriage Folklore and Worman Will Debate
A Civil War era remark notes a widowed master who may take a bridal tour only after his wife’s death, while a servant questions the plan. The piece contrasts gender roles with a quip about a wife’s will taking effect during her lifetime, and a legal observation about women’s versus men’s wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
de Wah
Washington Death Trap and Coroner’s Probe Fallout
Amid the Ford building collapse in Washington killing over twenty and injuring more than sixty, a coroner’s jury probes fault, singling Capt. W H Ainsworth as a target while noting systemic government missteps. Clerks accuse neglect, fear layoffs, and demand accountability for unsafe, aging premises and squandered funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
W. H. Ainsworth
Record and Pension Division
Ainsworth
U. S
Albany Penitents
Congress
County Pay Hike for Commissioners Echoed by Wake County
The last legislature poised to raise county commissioner salaries from $2 to $3 daily and Wake County has already adopted the change. The piece notes the public pays for the music if they do not get to dance and questions the source of an extra $311,000 appropriated by late legislation, asking lawmakers for clarification on an additional $6,000 to $8,000 impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Rothschilds
America
Wake County
Plutocrats Instead of Demo Crats Foretold
Fayetteville Gazette opines that some Democratic Congressmen should study the Chicago Convention of last June and learn if their stance on silver income tax and State banks was accurately reported by World. The critique targets party platforms and the rise of plutocratic influence in Democratic ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fuayetteville
Amusing critique of old party papers and suppression
A sharp note mocks early newspapers for page layout tricks. It laments small type bank suspensions hidden behind a fist fight story and accuses press of suppressing truth to flatter plutocracy. Ignatius Donnelly quote condemns the era’s publicity practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Donnelly
Dr Thompson in Pender at Moore's Creek
Bro. Cyrus Thompson addressed a sizable Alliance audience at Moore's Creek on the 3rd inst. The lecture was praised as the most systematic of its kind the writer has heard, though turnout was limited by the busy season and short notice. Fraternally, J. N. Henry.
Farmers Alliance Praised as Elevating Community Spirit
The Southern Mercury extols the Farmers Alliance, claiming a majority of farmers in such communities foster good will, low lawsuits, education, morality, and religion. It argues joining benefits men, broadens moral tone, and protects families against exploitation, urging unity under principled aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance
The
Southern Mercury
Alliance
American Caste Rises Amidst Postwar Wealth Struggle
The piece argues American social classes are widening despite civilization and that wartime wealth greed has prompted trusts and combinations. Farmers are last to act but fully awake, ready to adopt radical protective measures against rising agricultural tribute.
Caldwell County Alliance Resolutions and Farm Remedies
The piece details Caldwell County Alliance resolutions condemning legislative actions against a local business agency and urging support from sub alliances. It notes farmer status and labor influence at ballots and markets, plus practical gapes remedies from Farmers' Review using tobacco smoke and camphor for chicks, with a reader note on red pepper pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell County Alliance
Progressive Farmer
S J. Sherrill
A. V. Mitumi
W. D. Hickman
Farmers’ Review
Spoils to the Victors Reflect Local Patriotism
A long, pointed letter condemns wartime looting and current treasury mismanagement by Congress. It argues that Wall Street influence and “plutocracy” drive policy, urging voters to act with patriotism. The piece extols L. L. Polk’s memory and defends cross party Memorial Committee participation.
Wealth Caste Dilutes Equality in American Life
The essay argues that social lines now stem from wealth rather than birth, mocking the American snob and plutocracy. It laments money as the gatekeeper to society, notes deference to the wealthy among middle and working classes, and calls for remedy to restore merit and moral worth in social access. Written by R Penstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Epitor
Edgar Faucett
Arena
Boston
Salem
Pacific Slope
America
R, Penstock
Our Sub-Alliance Meeting in Craven County
In Craven County Mr Borror reports a booming Sub-Alliance with rising membership and zeal. A pleasant Saturday meeting led by President A P Whitehead elected officers for the year and featured speeches by the president and other brethren on labor interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
A. P. Whitehead
Uncle Sam
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
H. L. Loucks
Huron
South Dakota
Col
D. P. Duncan
Columbia
D. C
Ben Terrell
Seguin
Texas
L. Leonard
Mt. Leonard
Mann Page
Brandon
Virginia
I. E Dean
Honeoye Falls
New York
H. ©. Demming
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
R. A. Southworth
Denver
Colubama
W. Beck
Alan M. D. Davie
Kentucky
Country Gentleman
Ohio
Eulalia
Wilmington
Hickory Mercury
DR. Thompson
Pender
Caldwell County
Gapes
Sherman
National Treasury
Wall Street
Nicarauga Canal
Myrtle Springs
Missouri World
Polk Memorial Fund
Epior
Wilmington Messenger
Barnes
North Carolina
Hal W. Ayer
Polk Memorial Committee
L. L Polk
Messrs
N. B. Broughton
McK. Goodwin
Carr
Alexander, Branch, Grady and Williams
Memorial Executive Committee of Trustees
J. J. Thomas
Capt. Thomas
Col. Polk
George Washington
Jefferson Davis
L. L. Polk
Messenger
Polk Memorial
Craven County
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