Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-27
FOR FARMERS GOOD.
Two Alliance Meetings Held at the
Capitol Yesterday.
TERRELL AND DANIEL SPEAK.
Tho National I,ectarer and Gifted senator
Discuss Silver Coinage, the Tariff,
and other Subjects.

National Lecturer Terrell Of the
Farmers Alliance delivered two public
addresses yesterday in the hall OF the
House OF Delegates.
One was little after noon and the
other a, night when Senator John w.
Daniel also spoke.
At 3 o'clock he spoke to members OF
The alliance only e1emplifyirg the secret
work of the order.
The first meeting was called TO order
al 1926 O'Clock by Dir. J. Brad. Beverly,
of Fauquier, vice. president OF the State
Alliance. lie proceeded at once to IN
troduce in very complimentary man
ner the speaker.
OFFICIALS PRESENT.
Just as he had finished his intro
duction Judge Christian, Of Charles City,
moved that a committee be appointed
10 wait upon the Governor and invite
him TO be present and hear the address.
This was agreed 10 and Colonel Ran
dolph Harrison. Colonel W. q. Knight.
And Mr.. Walter +. Grant were ap-
pointed by the Chair. They called at
once upon the Governor and soon re-,
turned. Colonel Harrison stated that
his Fxcellency would be glad to be
present, but could not attend imme-
diately. as he was engaged on some I'M
portant business.
The Governor came in little later
on and quietly took seat Colonies +.
q. Ruflin and John Bell Bigger were
also present.
LECTURER TERRELL.
Mr.. Terrell. whose home is in Texas,
is brother Of DR.. Terrell. of Campbell
county. lie appears to be about fifty
wears of AGE, is man OF medium
Stature. has round, ruddy face and
slightly gray moustache. His head IS
bald upon the top. AS q speaker he is
Impressive. Each proposition is stated
very clearly and argued cleyerly. In
commencing his address he said Judging
from what is published in the newspapers
in this section the principles OF the
Farmers Alliance are entirely mlsunder-
stood. He did not know where such re-
ports come from. but thought the papers
ehould 20 to those In authority when
they want to tell the world about this
organization.
PROTECTION FOR FARMERS.
He then proceeded to tell why it was
necessary for the farmers to organize
and protect their interests The motto
Of the alliance is "Charity toward all
and malice toward none" No one can
DENY that the farmers have the right to
meet together and discuss what Is good
for them. They have right not to sup
port man for Office If he doesn't repre-
sent the measures for which the farmers
contend. The Democratic party says 1t
il the friend of the farmers, but has been
unable to pass measures for the relief oil
the agricultural people because the other
party has been in control OF the Govern
ment for twenty-five years. On the
other hand the Republicans say they love
the farmers. and out West are ANXIOUS
now to make them their pets. The
farmers are tired of promises and want
action. When the National Alliance
meets the lawmakers will be informedof
what the farmers want. Bills WILL be
drafted, and it will then remain for those
in power to prove their faith by their
works.
ONLY FIGHTING THE LAWS.
The speaker said he was not fighting
INV marty. but only the manner IN which
the laws are at present administered. tie
was not warning against railroads, but
against their management
The land ownership OF this country Is
not satisfactory, as tue land is fast slip
ping into the possession of foreigners
and corporations. Laws ought to pro-
hibit any foreigner owning land IN this
country.
Some one might say this is not in the
Democratic platform. Well, If 1t WASH
they had better put it there II they
want the peoples support.
Mr.. Terrell poked fun at caucusess,
saving they were the last lingering relic
of barbsrism. Politicians were elected to
represent a people, and would go and
hide behind door in close session.
They would then come out and say "
worked hard for you, but l was beaten
they outvoted me. l never worked Sc
hard in my life
1t was the caucus that killed de
monetization and substituted the
silver bill in its stead. 1t was the eau
Gus that MADE tine passage of the Mchin-
lev and Lodge bills possible.
MORE CIRCULATION.
The speaker insisted that more money
in circulation was the one great need o
his people. Did not the congressmeI
know this? IL they did not some whC
had more sense had better be placed II
their stead.
MIR. Terrell claimed that the farmer
themselves were partly to blame Tor tn,
present state Of affairs, as they were IN
imical TO one another after the war. \
that time one cotton crop would hav'
paid the national debt Now it would
take crop and half besides the bil
lions OF interest already paid. He woul'
saw "God bless the Democratic part,
IL il gives us measures of relief. Iii
would not pray for any party that di'
not give them that.
MAKING DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Terrell told OF q town i
Kansas where there used TO be onl.
two Democratic voters which now bad
Democratic majority OF 773, the farmer
plainly seeing that their interests Ii
with this party. This, he said, shows tina
the people are in earnest.
The Farmers Alliance is not going {
form parry. 1t is not going to eleC
some special man to Office. If an a
lance man runs for Office apply the sam
test TO him that would be applied to q
outsider.
When an alliance beats man on part
lines he would be ready TO quit it. A
that the farmers want is represent,
ton. Take the farmers out OF the Den
ocratic party, and where would it be
Take them out Of tho Republican part
and where would it be? Take them OF
OF both and put themselves in party {
tneir own, what ali immense one
would be. But he woald never fave
ANYTHING like that because ever
broken-down demagogue who could G
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