The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-09
, CAFT. ). II. ALExANnEp

cratic nominee for Congress- in tbo SILL
District, who has been in RALEIGH on
business connected with the Alliance
returned home yesterday morning. We
were very glad to meet the Captain as
were his many other friends in Wake
county. He takes his recent victory
with the same quiet dignity that has
ever marked his public career. We are
glad to know that his nomination has
been so generally endorsed throughout
not only the district, but the State as
Well. He will be elected by large ma
Jority, and his ability and capacity will
make him representative of whom
North Carolina will be proud. Few men
IN North Carolina have SO thorough a
knowledge of public questions as CAPT.
ALEXANDER, and few are so we'll posted
upon the needs of the people and the
problems that confront US. He sees
that relief is to come through the Dem
ocratic party, and MS the champion of
the Democracy in the Sixth district, he
will uphold the Democratic party, and
will deserve, aud will receive, the enthu-
siastic support of all the Democrats in
the district.
On Thursday he attended an Alliance
picnic in Swift Greek township, Wake
county, and spoke to the people. A gen.
tleman who was present tells the CHRON.
ICLE that it was calm, deliberate,
able, and sensible speech, worthy of a
profound statesman. 1t was to an Ali
ance, and was therefore not political
| speech.
CAPT. ALEXANDER gave an interesting
history of the formation and operation
of Trusts, observing that they first at
talned mammoth proportions during anC
after the war, and dwelling upon the ex
tortions practiced through them upor
the people. He contrasted the inde
pendence of many farmers who, befor,
the war made everything, even thei
implements, at home, with the depend
ence of the cotton farmers Of to day VIII,
are compelled, by reason of the Trust
| (Which owe their existence to the pro
tective tariff to pay tax upon every
thing they buy. His picture of the ta
thus imposed upon the farmers Of tn
country was strong and effective. Tn
first organized protest made against tn
Trusts was by the Grange, which faile'
because it did not formulate and pres
a remedy. The Alliance believes it ha
found a remedy, and it is determined t
apply that remedy, and secure relic
from oppressive Federal legislation.
CAPT. ALEXANDER combatted some e.
rors into which many have fallen. 81
declared that the Alliance was not figh
ing the merchants and the lawyers. Th
farmers understand that merchants car
: not control the prices, and that If tt
Trust forces up prices the merchan
have no power TO prevent it. They al
merely agents and must and ought
! have their commissions. The farme
are not warning upon the merchants, b'
warning upon the Trusts ar
3 monopolists which force the merchants
Q charge high prices. There was no W.
! upon the lawyers by the farmers.
Q the lawyers thought they had been il
jured by the Alliance it was attributab
to two causes 1st- The Alliance is
peace maker and seeks to settle disput
within its ranks. 2nd-The farmers
I" too poor to 60 to law.
CAPT. ALEXANDER dwelt upon the S
cial and educational features of the I
"a lance and showed that it promot
- - neighborliness and kind feelings amo
~ farmers. He cited the awakened int
70 est upon the part of the people up
IF education as the result Of Alliance teac
=. ing, and declared that in the near
:, ture the schools of the State would
~ ~ greatly improved, and that this impro'
g ment would be brought about larg'
y y by the Alliance.
d. The speech was concluded with an
d peal to all not members of the Allial
le to cheer the farmers with cordial wor
III and not try to retard the work they
(. doing by captious criticisms, and
20 scoffing at them. He believed that
y Alliance would demonstrate to all
Is usefulness, if they will trust its memb
" and give it fair test. That has b.
the policy and principle OF the CHRc
Gle all the time. When the Allia
makes mistake, it does not object
~ fair and just criticism; but it does
u" ject to denunciations and invective VIII
ever one of it's members is unwlSe In