The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-08-21
State Alliance.


.Contiuued from First Pagc.
meeting ever held in ;h.7 "oun-
,rv la teen l't. a-san. JiiHk +
he FARMER aud 3.AUur o7kaul-
.itiuu- ~ st. .gujs III DGc.uI-
Ger la-,. the necessity ipr which
80 fGre4HaloWoG b. that emf
neu:, 4tatc=mau aud juTi-t, tie
ate Judge David Davis, WHEN
he said, az long ago 80 1866:
The rapid growth Of the coz
gOIatc COVER and The Inaiign
Influence which il eXcsts BY
CON UInGt,Uu Oh tue uhLiOna.
ani STATE legislatures is n we'll
grounded cause III alarm. 4
struggle - PENDING in the near
future between this Over-groWu
power, with its vast raUitica-
lions all over lie Union and d.
bard grip OLA much Of me poll
lCg machinery Oh me one
hand, and the people ia al un-
organized condition on the other
for the control Of the govern
mont. Il viii be watched by
every patriot with intense
anxiety Never more prophe-
tic words fell from the lips Of
man! The people though slow
10 admit it, had at last been
convinced. and three millions
of people sent their representa-
tiVe5 there to form an alliance
against this InonstrOus iniqulty
The unanimity with which the
demands set forth by that body
were adopted and the universal
endorsement by all the States
and Territories after mature
! deliberatiOn and discussion.
should, and ! believe will, con
vince our legislators OF our hon
esty of purpose and determine
ton TO accomplish our ends
, This meeting, National III
character az in name, was q
magnificent success III 0bliterat'
ing the old lines Of sectional
ism--a matter devoutiy to bt
wished and of first importance
i'll securing the necessary nd
tiOnal legislation.
While some Of the demands
set forth have been granted
the most important, the relief
of the financial distress OF the
farmers, has been ignored. The
labors of the past are as nothing
II we expect to accomplish tbi'
end. This government! for thi
last thirty years has been rul
in the interest Of a victorious
war party The war FEELING
! has predOminated III every
, national election. The me;
who did the lighting have Ii,
voice III the government. y ht
ar" The men in power to day
Those thai were enriched ;,
> the war and It's cJus6Guen
q Legislation. I'bc i'll gotten niii
! lions ri the legislators has bee
The power behind the throne
The evidence of This Is fonn
, in he history Of the laws, til
- history OF the bonds, the histOr
) Of the national banks and tn
history of the demoultiZatio
Of silver But Il stronger ev
denCe yet is the present COZ
dition Of the working classe;
o who, as rule the world owe
n are patient ana peaCeable.
What means these labor 81
CARNATIONS? This SHAT III
people see by combination alou
T. can they live. Under a pure
{ system Of government fort
} years ago these organization
L. were unknown and there ~
no necessity for them, but
u day how ditferen! Every branc
Of trade has been compelled
l. organize to save itself fro
II absolute annhilation, and is it
# be wondered at when we con
to learn that the present iniqu
tous tariff laws, the passage
which was purchased by a fe
thousand rich manufacture
i, have robbed the people and p
into the pockets Of these san
le manufacturers no less than MI
es billions Of dollars. Hence it
ps that at our city Of Washingt'
the protest of a milliOnnai
will override the petitions
millions Of working men.
A., TO what course can such
terrible state OF atfairS be {
tributed? 1t is due to t
apathy or the ignorance Of t
masses. We must conclude t
M latter and it behooves the ord
and the state to educate
masses and teach them to TIL
M for themselves.
m The acts of Congress i'll a
of agriculture for the last TIVE
ty-five years have been few
deed compared with those
I our rich manufacturers, and I
nj tariff is so manipulated Il
they-the few thouSand-re
no the entire benefits. We
know but too we'll the result
;ou this reign of selfish greed. /
' small land owners are be
se' pushed to the wall, the lar
ion ones are no longer able TO nj;
both ends meet; farms in
Moth GNn%h Mat aCS w,