The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-13
x THE STATE ALLIANCE.
ALEXANDER SAYS VANCE Will
CERTAINLY BE REELECTED.

Big reception Held--Speeches by the
Mayor, General Vance, Hon. Thos.
ID. Johnston, Col. L. l.. Polk, e. A
Moye, Major Graham, President
Carr, and Others---PresidentC Carr's
Wise Address.
Especial to STATE CHRoNIcLE.)
AsHEvILLE, n. g., Aug. 12.-The State
Farmers Alliance assembled here to-
day, President Elias Carr, Of Edgecombe
county, presiding. Every county in tha
State, but one, is represented. Presi-
dent Carr said to-day that it was the
largest, as it would be the most impor-
| tant, assembly OF the kind ever held in
the State, but refused to outline the
matters to be considered. S. B. Alex
ander, prominent delegate, said TO-
day that the Alliance as body would
not oppose the re election of Vance
| to the United States Senate, and
ne was certain he would be returned.
A meeting of delegates and citizens
was held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
The delegates were met by the Bun
combe comfy Alliance and Knights of
Labor and escorted to the Farmers
Alliance Warehouse, headed by the Cor
net Band. At the warehouse the pro-
cesslon was met by the citizens commit
tee and given reception A speech of
welcome in behalf Of Asheville
was delivered by Mr.. Thomas
D. Johnston, and responded to by
the Hon. 6 W. Sanderlin. Gen. &. B.
Vance next spoke in behalf Of the farm
ers of western North Carolina, and it was
a most able and effective address of well
come.
p. A. Moye, ESQ, of Pitt county spoke
IN behalf Of the State Alliance, respond
ing to the welcome extended by Ashe-
vile.
Short addresses were also delivered
by Maj. W. A. Graham and Col.
L. L. Polk, after which the
delegates and officers of the Alliance
were taken in charg by the citizens
committee in carriages and driven to all
places OF interest IL and around the
city. There are about five hundred
Farmers Alliancemen, aside from the
delegates and officers Of the State ALI
ance, iu attendance upon the conven
ton.
Colonel Polk, the national president,
speaks to the Alliance night.
President Carr's Address.
President ELIAS CARR delivered the
annual address. The full text is as
follows:
To THE OFFICERS AND DELEGATES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE FARMERS AL
LANCE:
Oar fourth annual meeting is at han(
and the signs of the times Indicate
still greater interest in the objects anC
aims of our order aud unity of feeling
among the agricultural and lab0rins
classes, never before witnessed in thi
, country. 1t is source of congratula
ton and presages aught but good. A
a bantling age at our first, Rockingham
meeting, we numbered eight county ant
! one hundred and thirty two subordi
I nate Alliances. At our second meeting
! in Raleigh, we had fifty-two county AM
one thousand and eighteen subordinat
Alliances. At our third Fayetteville
eighty nine county and one thousan,
: eight hundred and sixteen subor
dinate Alliances, with an actua
membership Of sixty-fve thou
$ sand. Today we have tota
r of ninety-fv county: and two thou
sand one hundred and forty seve
q subordinate Alliances containing an az
a proXimate membership Of ninety thou
u sand, with every county IN the State OF
:. ganized save Dare. Notwithstandin
this, applications for new charters ar
constantly being received and the wor
goes bravely on, with an increasing dc
mand for lecturers and organizers. Th
reports of the executive committee, SCI
r retary, treasurer, State lecturer an
: business agent will better set forth th
condition of the order. To them | n
spectfully refer you, asking Garrett
consideration at your hands.
e Perhaps the most important meetin
/ ever held in this country has been th
q assembling of the Farmer and Labor O.
; ganizations in ST. Louis in Decembe
y last, the necessity for which was for
% shadowed by that eminent statesma
le and jurist, the late Judge David Davi
| when he said, as long ago as 1866: 'Tf
ot rapid growth of the corporate poWt
y and the malign influence which it exer
T. by combination on the national al
9s State legislatures is a well grounde
~ cause of alarm. A struggle is pendir
of in the near future between this owe
Or grown power, with it's vast ramifcatiol
le all over the Union and hard grip {
S much of the political machinery on tt
1e one hand, and the people in {
or unorganized condition on the 9th
We for the control of the cover
as ment. It will be watched by eve
es patriot with intense anxiety" New
more prophetic words fell from the Ii
of man! The people though slow
admit it, had at last been convince
and three millions of people sent tht
representatives there to form an ALLAN
as against this monstrous iniquity. I
unanimity with which the demands s
forth by that body were adopted and t
va universal endorsement by all the Stat
-: and Territories after mature deliberati
iMlS M and discussion, should, and belle
NJ. will, convince our legislators of our he
he esty of purpose and determination
20. accomplish our ends. This meetlr
,se National in character as in name, was
lie magnificent success in obliterating
ell old lines of sectionalism-a matter
7es voutly to be wished aud Of first imp
ow tance in securing the necessary natioT
legislation.
While some of the demands set fol
have been granted, the most importa
~ +bo Gpopoio1 1ictrQcC of