The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-22
Alliance Department.
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charge could have gone forth,
except it is a revival of the old
charge of the News and Obser-
yer based upon the passage of a
resolution iy = It C anty sub
alliance that they wanted bet
te' public schools or none"
simply meaning that they in
tended to improve th.; system
1t In thei- power. Which
charg were replied to at the
by Mr.. f A. Moye, of Green
vile, n. G.. and d, clined publ
cation by in the \. and 0.
shall endeavor to get Il copy of
the entire correspondence and
forward to you at an early day
with a hope that you will set
us a right with the education
upon whom we greatly rely
F-om the State Secretary of
the Alliance, MIR. E c. Bedding
feld,a similar letter was receiv-
ed by NJ. Rritton. In the course
o. denial of the charge, the
letter reads this: "no doubt
many OF the enemies of the
order are glad to circulate the
report, hoping to create an i'm
preston that the reform move.
InRnt tegun by the farmers and
laboiers of this country is the
effect Of ignorance and selfish
ness. The truth is that a large
majority Of the members Of the
alliance realize The fact that
the only hope of the liberties
Of the people being restored and
preserved lies in the education
OF lhe mas s. ] trust you will
use Your influence to stop this
infamous rnmor."
Finally MIR. Branson thus
sets himself right in the last
issue Of the "School Jonrnal.n
"The full text Of my articles
viii show that | stated the
farmers position to be reform
or adjustment Of the public
schools, fragmentary quota
ton gives Mr.. Harrell (who in q
letter to the School journal had
called Mr.. Dranson TO account
for his Systematically OPP
pOrtunity to characterize me as
''who!ly false" in my statement
in both my recent articles. /
distinctly stated that the South
ern farmer was the best friend
OF the doctrines Of popular edu-
cation We had; and that we
must look to this class of our
citizens for the public reforms
which are So la menta bly, needed
in the South.
Here are the resolutions re-
ferreG to i'll my recent articles,
as found in the Progressive
Farmer Of Jan. Dist 1890.
Resolved; "That we, the Farmers
Alliance Of Pitt county, n. c., re
cognizing the inefficiency of the
present public school system; de-
nounce it as oppressive, unjust and
iniq uitous.
ItesolVed: "That we demand that
our representatives, in the next gene
raj assembly use their utmost en-
beavers to abolish or effect a reform
in the present public school system
Resolved: "That we ask the
county alliances throughout the
State to unite with us in correcting
such pernicious and uns tatesmanlike
Legislation, &c"
We fully endorses the state
nent that the alliance believes
in the education Of the masses
and in concluding this article
make the following extract
from the declaration of prici-
pies of the order.
"ProfOnndiy Impressed that
we, the farmers alliance, united
by the strong aud faithful ties
Of tinanical and home inter ests,
shou d set forth our declaration
Of Intentions, we therefore re
solve: /. To labor for the edu-
cation Of the dgr cultural classes,
in the science Of economical
government, in Il stri 'tly non
partisan Spirit"
Mr.. Livingstone, the national
Lecturer of the Farmers ALI
, ance append before the ways
and means committee Of Con
gress last week ia behalf o.: the
farmers asking for emedial
legisl ttion. He said there need
be no misrepresentation concern.
ing the objects of the Alliance.
1t was not seeking to disL lace
the ruling political parties. The
sub-treasury bill had nothing to
do with tt e Ialiff. The farmers
asked that the snb-treasury bill
be passed. Fifty-eight homes
of farmers had been sold in
Connecticut in one day this
week. Relief wl5 demanded,
and the farmers knew how to
get it.
If Congress rafuSp,i I, audorso