Alliance War of Words Ends Official Organ Tie
H. L. Lovers declares the Economist no longer the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union official organ. He accuses Dr. Macune of betrayal, cites missing bonds and records, and accuses the Economist of partisan manipulation while defending Loucks and the executive committee's severance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loucks
Economist
National Alliance
Macune
National Economist
Memphis
Boni
Bro
Polk
Bro Polk
Alliance
Alliancemen
Bros. Terrell and Krebs
National Democratic Committee
Horace Kenny
Supreme Council
Democratic Party
Bro. Tillman
Washington
D. C
W. Macune
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
National Economist Publishing Company
Committee
The
People's Party
C. W. Macune
Democratic National Committee
People’s Party
National Watchman
National Reform Press Association
Dr. Macune
Indianapolis
H. L. Lovers
Card from Ex Congressman Watson Denies Three Claims
Ex congressman from Thomson Georgia Thomas E Watson denies returning to the Democratic party and abandoning his bid for the Fifty third Congress, while admitting a pistol accusation involved a struck railroad agent but no pistol was drawn and no charge stood. He was fined 250 dollars plus costs by a Democratic mayor, in Augusta, Georgia. The Washington Post carried the denial dated April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Democratic Party
Txos. E. Watson
Thomson, Ga
Washington Post
Letter From Kansas Supports Reform Press Efforts
A Kansas reader explains strong support for reform papers and pledges to form a club at his own expense. He details distributing papers to Ohio contacts, promoting reading and education of plain people, and notes decades of neighborhood reform activity and commitment to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmovth
Kan
Mr. Eorror
Reform
Reform Press
Ohio
Exchange Press
Tam
Joun
Hay
Vance County Alliance Meets in Henderson
An account from Carlton North Carolina reports the Vance County Alliance gathering in Henderson on April 13 with a large turnout despite heavy rain. The event included a public speech by Marion Butler, praised as the best many had heard, and plans for a July 13 meeting at Dabney with Health Seat Alliance joining for a larger event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
N. C
Borror
Vance County Alliance
Henderson
Alliance
Marion Butler
Court House
Dabney
Health Seat Alliance
H. B. Hicks
Gaston County Denounces 1893 Legislature Action on Charter
Gaston County Alliance condemns the 1893 move to repeal the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance charter. It labels the action as mean and diabolical and calls for sub-alliances to replace withdrawn subscriptions with Business Agency funds. A copy is sent to Gastonia Gazette Progressive Farmer and Rural Reformer. L G Catopy, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance
House of Representatives
Senate
Gaston County Alliance
State Business Agency
Gaston County
Gastonia
Niagara Alliance Still Solid in Niagara Lodge No 620
A Niagara lodge member writes to defend the Alliance sustaining Niagara Lodge No 620 as alive and progressing. He notes steady earnest attendance, renewed reform fervor, and calls for disciplined action, urging members to avoid slander and handle violations through proper channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenty
N. C
Mr. Borror
Niagara Lodge
Alliance guidance for fraternal arbitration and education
Southern Mercury urges harmony within lodge rooms, promoting arbitration by two or three conservatives to settle differences and preserve fraternal feeling. It cautions against censuring members who disagree, urges education and reasoned debate to win Democrats and Republicans, and rejects abuse or partisanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Mercury
Bey
Size of the legislature revealed by magnifying glass
The Wilmington Messenger urges readers to inspect the legislature with a powerful lens, arguing the body is too small to judge with the naked eye. It criticizes the Homestead law and notes the current administration in Washington as a minor, largely unimportant affair, with a fractional party balance described as rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Wilmington Messeger
The
Messenger
Washington
Greene County Farmers Alliance Denounces Senate Bill No 74
In Open Alliance Greene County on April 13 1893 the Farmers Alliance adopted resolutions denouncing Senate bill No 74 as unjust undemocratic and unpatriotic and a direct thrust at farmers. A copy of the resolutions is to be sent to The Progressive Farmer and Caucasian for publication. Committee: W E Murphey W R Dixon A J Epmunpron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epior
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Senate
Greene County Farmers’ Alliance
Farvet
W. E. Murphey
W. R. Dixon
A. J. Epmunpron
Nash County Resolutions Denounce Last Legislature Action
Nash County Alliance committee drafts resolutions condemning the last legislature for its action on the Alliance charter. It deems the bill speculative and antisocial, criticizing voting members and urging publication in The Progressive Farmer and Caucasian. Signed by W. A. Moors, Jas. R. Harper, J. H. Epwards, Barnes, Secretary.
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Executive Committee
Huron
South Dakota
Gideon
Bro. Terrell
Washington, D.C
C. V. Macune
Sutter
DEA
Memphis Eee
South
Dly Paralell
Order
En Ugh
Congressman Watson
Kansas
Vance
Niagara Alliance
Howe
Greene County
Nash County
Nash County Alliance
North
Carolna
Instituton
Brotherhood of the
Farmers’ Alliance of North Carolina
W. A. Moors
Jas. R. Harper
H. Epwards
Sec
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