The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-18
An ALLIANCE DINNER.
A DOUBTFUL DINNER AND A JOLLY
GOOD TINE.

Alliance dinner at Lawrence last
Saturday. Quite a crowd Of farmers,
their wives sons and daughters had
gathered by y o'clock, when Dr..
SpeIght, the democratic nominee
from Edgeconbe to the State Senate,
introduced Mr.. J. B. Phillips, Of
Nash county. Mr., Phillipa Is one
of the best and most highly respect
ed farmers Of Nash county. He w 5
tue Senator from that county two
years ago. and is again the nominee
Of the democratic parry for the next
Legislature.
THE SPEECH.
Mr.. Phillips is an easy Speaker,
and showed himself we'll posted on
the financial and economic questions
of the day. He started out by say
ing that the farmers hands produce
the wealth Of this country and make
it what it is, and that farmers demand
their rights and only their rights.
He paid the just compliment to the
farmers that they have their share Of
the brains Of the land as well as the
other professions.
He reviewed the financial condi-
ton of the farmer in this country for
long term of years, ard traced the
history of their wrongs down to the
present.
TIE ALLIANCE ORGANIZED.
lie reviewed the Grange move
ment from its organization, and said
that the farmers found themselves in
no better condition than at first.They
grew poorer and poorer every year,
and this gave rise to their united eff
fort in the organization Of the ALI
aDce. He said the Alliance is not
confined to any section, The speak
er referred in terms and tones al
most eloquent to the greatness of
this country and the great variety Of
products from our soil.
He showed that the protected
classes are the railroad and steam
boat lines and the cotton manufac-
turerS. The farmer is forced to sell
in the lowest markets Of the world
and purchase In the highest. The
agricultural classes Of the country
own % per cent. Of the wealth and
pay 50 per cent. Of the taxes. The
farmers have been robbed, he said
for twenty-five years by the Repub-
lican party in power most of the
time, and the farmers now demand 8
fair chance in life and al equal race
with other classes,
MUST NOT SPLIT.
The speaker urged npon lis hear
era that toe Alliance must not split
Off from the democratic party. lie
said snch n move would mean ALI
anco failure, democratic disaster and
Republican rule. His speech wa.
logical sud sound and WAS we'll re-
ceIvcd.
Mr.. NASH SPEARS.
Mr.. 5, $. Nash, Of Tarhoro, was
introduced and made some brief but
happy remarks relative to the good
will and high regard be bore to the
farmers. He spoke very briefly but
his speech vas heartily cheered and
well received.
At the conclusion of his remarks
the writer was called upon and made
a few remarks, when
Mr.. W. \, Dunn WAS CALLED.
All who know Mr.. Dunn's readi
ness in speech will be prepared tc
hear that he spoke well.
OF TIE ALLIANCE
lie said that the movement among
the farmers is something more than {
sentiment, Farmers are not hostile
to other classes. The prosperity Of
one class is the prosperity of the
other.
In view of the wrong and oppres>
sion to which the farmers have been
subjected so long he said he was
surprised that they had not organic
ed before they did, The organlza
ton of the farmers, he said, has
brought about a revolution Of peace
instead a revolution of blood, which
would otherwise have come.
SOLID DEMOCRACY.
As to the State politics, Mr.
Dunn said that the nominees Of thc
democratic party ought to be sup
ported whether Alliance men or rot
The farmers make mistakes. perhags
= as we'll as others, but they must be
assisted by other classes IN remedy