The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-05
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alicw OF the financial sl'"a.
aud Discusses the A''ian'' ana
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4 N. Dec 8 The following is
i,.s ct President Polk at the
ftae y tional Alliance:
dent Polk's Message.
ami ars and Members of the
,.ms Council Of the n. +. A.
IL aud il. L:
tuaio- you, and through you
tor-au Atiou you represent on
Il l and encouraging auspices
.a yea have this day assem-
4 b.r to submit for your earnest
/ u-.a such thoughts and sugges-
1 r,e,a, the present and future of
- order Is may conduce to the
nl prosecution of It's noble
4 nroj, purposes. :.
raH.Ig mind is naturally directed
Y ~, a Ing with anxious interest, if
f.rtule, and you cannot be un-
a M.af e.e Importance and respon
"A rt6ar attaches 70 your action as
Httiyes Coming as you do
.ta. and lpe4Jities, remote from
4 .,Far. and differing widely from
4 tEer in their material and phySio-
u clqracterlstics, and marked by
4 social and political differences
I i must necessarily arise under our
4 - II orgoyernment, it's your gracious
4 ,a.gp as in shall be your cr)wning
r1 prove to the world by your
a. .,mInil9s action and thoroughly fra
Ic3.lpsrati0u that Your supreme
+r,oo.a /, 10 meet the demands of pa
Game duty in the spirit of equity and
n rss great and universal depression
(, n, %ueh the agricultural interests
4 g.,e Uaited States are sulf erlng, is In
~ # our surroundings and conditions,
IN anomaly to the student of agrlcul-
trrI rrogre,s. No country or people in
n history. have been so favored and
|1a,t with opportunity and favorable
5 Msordltions for the successful and profit
Ill., prosecution Of agricultural indus
tru With soils, climate aud seasons
admirably adapted to the successful
Msog,5 OF all the great staple crops de-
onagded by commerce. with people
igsty noted FOR their industry, frugality
and progressive enterprise, and charac
tr1zed by an aggressiveneSS in materia
r #lsyeopment which has no parallel IL
MlNy with transportation facilities or
ln1dd upon the seas equal TO the pro
dlays power of the country; with {
! Gsahpment in railroad and manufac
NJ n~rg enterprises, and in the growth o
III ges, towns and cities marvellous il
L, expansion; with the rapid collection
Il colossal fortunes in the hands of few
Why, instead OF the happy song of peace
contempt and plenty, which shoul,
bless the homes of the farmer an,
iG5arer Of the country, should we hea
the constant and unusual vail Of thar
times"
70 solve this significant and Wits
qu stiou in the light of equality, justic
and truth is the underlying pr rnciple, tn
holy mission and INSPIRATION of this, til
greatest industrial revolution of th
ayes To restore and maintain tn;
tQ1iPose between the great industrial il
dustrial interests of the country, whic
Is absolutely essential to a healthf,
progress and TO the development of oil
C'ylIlzation, IS task which should enli
the minds and energies of all patriot
peope-a task as stupendous as it's a
compIi,hment shall be grand and gl
fiouo, Retrogressiou in American agl
culture means national decay and utt
ana inevitable ruin Powerful al
promising as is this young giant repu
ne yet It's power and glory cannot ST
we the degradation of the Americ
FARMER This great organization, who
rsdicilon new extends to thirty Fl
states OF this Union, will,
tne exercise OF conservative political {
non, strive to secure "equal rights
all and special privileges to none," a
secure indeed a government of peop
ioT the people and by the people.
Under the fostering care of our politi
economic systems to the centraliz
q money power aud the upbuilding
monopoiies, centralized capital allied
irresponsible corporate power, stands
gay as a formidable menace to, ind
dulI rights and popular government.
since our last annual meeting in
e"y OF st. Louis, the states of Illin'
laiiaua, Michigan, North Dakota, @
i'faia, Colorado, West Virginia, Pc
sylVania and Oklahoma have been adj
- ihe roll-call of our supreme coun
Organizers are at work In the st;
OF Washington, Oregon, Ohio, New "
New Jersey and Arizona, aud in
t'sea States the fields are ripe unto
harvest, but the laborers are few.
II asked what is the greatest and u
eaeAtlal need of our order, as contr
Tag most to its ultimate and triur
success, | should unhesitatingly ans
10 one word Education" Educat
~ the mutual relations and recipr
uu'lJs betwe N each other, as broth
as uelghbors, as members of SOC
Llucdtlon, in these responsible dutie
VIZ nship, education in the science
te nomcal government, education
higher manhood among the masses,
ueatlon in broad patriotism, W
Saouid bud the great conservative
Srs ot The country in the strongest tt
fraternity of unity and union.
~ lar the most potent and inf
lN power underlying this great re-
~ of industrial and economic tho
has been the reform q