The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17
GREETING.
ABig Reception to Col. Pnlk-Alliance-
men and Citizens Unite in a
X Welcouae.
[From the Daily call

LFrom the Daily CALL
Col. L. L. Polk, who was elected
President of the Nstionat FarmersAnd
Laborers' Union of America, an st
Louis week before last, arrixedsip the
city this morning. He geceiyed . vel.
come and ovation on his return. Many
members of the Alliance and also q large
number of citizens united to-day in ex-
tending to him q grand welcome home
and in congratulating him on honors SC
richly merited and bestowed.
At 10 o'clock this morning q large
procession was formed IN front of Met
rOpolitan Hall. Thereswere about twenty
carriages and twenty: five mounted mend
bers of the Oak Ridge Alliance, of which
Col Polk is q member. This procession
constituted itself a committee of escort,
and, headed by the Raleigh band pro-
ceeded to the residence of Col. L. L. Polk
on North person street: Among those
noticed in the carriages were Mr.: "A. 9.
Green, President Wake County Alliance;
Acting Governor Holt, Hon. d. w. Balm,
Hon. s. M Finger, Hon. John G. Scarboro,
Mr.. p. M. Wilson, Mayor A. A. Thomp-
son, Mr.. A. D. Jones, Mr.. W. J.. Peele,
Capt J. j. Young, Mr.. N. B. Broughton,
Col. W. HIS Burgwyn. Mr.. E. CeBed-
dingfeld, Mr.. Josephus Daniels, Mr.. A. J.
Daily, Mr.. D. P. Meacham, Mr., Geo.
Tonnofski, Mr.. c. G.. Latta, NJ. E. G..
Leach, Capt, R. J.. Powell, J, D. Allen,
Esq, N. J, J. Dunn, Prof. NJ. Mex.
Goodwin, NJ F. J.. Holloway, M. W. H.
Worth, Mr.. 8 Ohio Wilson. Mr.. j. S.
Bel, Mr.. NJ. +. Leach, Nj. P. A. Dunn,
Collector E. A. White, Mr.. ". B. Up
church, Mr.. 8. +, Telfair and others.
AT his residence, Col. L. L. Polk was
taken in a carriage and escorted to Met
ropolitan Hall. There he wa escorted
TO the stage by A. @. Green; President of
Wake County Farmers Alliance, followed
by the entire escort, most of whom took
seats on the stage. While the assembly
seating itself, the band diseoursed music
from the gallery.
President Green, of the Wake County
Alliance, called the meeting to order and
requested Rev. G Durham to open it with
prayer After prayer Mr.. Green made a
short address in which he stated that the
great organization Of the Farmers and
Laborers' Union of America had come to
North Carolina to get a leader, because
they wanted q Tarheel and knew he would
stick to the principles of the order. He
was followed by NJ. DIP. Meachem in an
address Of welcome He was followd by
Mr.. e. ~Beddingfield, member of the
Legislature from Wake county. He said
that there was probably no man in the
United States, save the President, vice
President, or Speaker of the House of
Representatives, would exercise more
power in the Union for the next year
than L. L. Polk, the recognized leader of
two and a quarter Of millions of people.
"God bless Col. Polk and the Farmers
and Laborers' Union of America in every
effort they make to make our land better
and our people happier"
Col. Polk was then announced to speak.
He said that he was well nigh over
whelmed by this demonstration of apple
citation, for "by your generous fraternal
feeling and appreciation you have made
this the proudest moment of my life. II
would fain believe" he said, "that this
manifestation Of your generous regard
for me must be shared by the cause and
the principles which We have espoused
and represent here to-day" He stated
that he had been sick for two days, and
wa physically unable to make a speech.
He then gave a brief review of the work
accomplished at st. Louis. al want" he
said, "the first official announcement
which goes out from this organization to,
be, that there has been no consolidation of
the Union and the Knights of Labor. This
could not be, for there are thousands of
members of that Order, who are ineligible
to membership in ours; but there was a
confederation by which both Orders may
work together for the good of both. Col.
Polk then described in a grand burst of
eloquence-an eloquence that evoked
tears from most of the audience of strong
and sturdy listeners-how a grand union
had been Effected by all sections in the
great meeting at st. Louis. I'VE met
there" he said, "and planted the white
rose of peace on the grave of Sectionalism,
and God grant that it may flourish and
blossom forever.
Governor Holt followed Col Poll IN