The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-16
COILS. POLK AND LIVINGSTON
Large Crowd to Hear Them

Livingston, president Of the State
Farmers Alliance of Georgia, spoke
at Weldon to about $50 people.
Mr., A. Z. Thorne asked the Of
fcers Of the County Alliance upon
the platform. W. L. Daniel, Esq
introduced Col, Livingston in aPpro
pirate remarks. Col. Livingston was
introduced as President Of the State
Farmers Alliance Of Georgia, and
democratic nominee for Congress
from tie Atlanta district.
Although sick, but not from the
effect Of North Carolina climate, for
be said he was sick when he left
home, be spoke to the very attentive
audience for ono hour and forty min
utes He saiG he was glad to be in
North Carolina, and referred in ap,
preCIatigc strain to The Declaration of
Independence, which has honored
the county of MeckIenbu5g the world
over Cor ali time.
lie spoke solely in the interest of
the Farmers Alliance and said with
no uncertain meaning that the farms
ers Of the country, looking to the
future with true hearts and true
heads, must lay aside strife within
their own ranks If they wished to
find the remedy for their troubles.
He made the broad and true declara-
ton that the interest of all classes
IN this country is indentical. The
interest of the farmer is likewise the
interest OF the lawyer, the merchant,
The doctor, the preacher, the news
paper man, and all classes Of me
chanics and laborers of all kinds.
Alienation between classes, he said,
has always been disastrous,
The laborers Of the country are
complaining and it is the duty Of
every man to look into the matter
and see if the complaint is we'll
grounded; and if itia, then try to
find the remedy. Farmers have made
complaints and have been disregard
ed, and in consequence Of 1t all they
have organized to make All effort TO
have their wrongs redressed.
COMPLINENTED THE FARMERS.
Here the speaker paid q very high
and just compliment to the farmers
of the land. lie said they produce
the wealth of the country, bear the
burdens Of tie country, fight the,
battles of the country, and that 90
per cent. of the controlling powers
Of the country, SO far as men are
concerned, have come from among
the farmers.
GENERAL CHARACTER.
The general character Of the farm
er was then described. lie is law
abiding, safe, peaceablo, patriotic,
IN deJt.
lie had no word against the pro
LESSONS but rather slo7ie3 in the
fact that the men Of all other CalNans
we're in sympathy with the farmers.
He said. 'Outside men are willing
to help US. -
FARMERS NEEDED IN CONGRESS.
Col, Livingston said that the class
of persons who need help are the
class from whose number men must
be sent in order to get relief. In
other words, he said, send farmers
to the national councils if sou want
the demands Of the farmers met. He
Illustrated this point by relating how
he had once been sick and sent for
a doctor who had never been sick.
and consequently he received very
rough treatment at the doctors hands.
THE REAL DIFFICULTY
The speaker then argued that the
real difficulty is the contraction Of
the currency.
He advocated more money ard
cheaper money, and made clear his
position by apt illustrations.
He declared 1t to be practicable
to issue money directly to the people
instead of through the government.
lie declared that the demands of the
farmers is not partisan question.
but financial question. We need
enough currency to 90 the business
Of the country on q cash basis.
He discussed the Sub, Treasury
bill, not in its detBils and demands,
bnt from the stand point Of its con-
stitutionality and argued it alto,
gether constitutional and declared
that he would not support any man
who would not support the bill. He
said, "If Gabriel was down here and
a candidate for Congress and against