Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-12-12

l. L. POLK.
A public meeting of the National Farmers
Alliance was held in the Opera House aI /
Ocala. Fla. About twelve hundred persons
were present. President Rogers of the Flor
ida Alliance, presided.
The only business done was the calling Oh
the roll and the appointment OF COMMIT
tee on Credentials. After a recess for dinner
another session was neio, anu DNonh no " |
Fleming, of Florida, made formal speech OF
welcome which was enthusiastically recelVeu-
John F. Dunn, prominent aspranC lor tie
United States Senatorshlp, followed the
Governor in a brief address. FresldenC
Foulks, of the South Dakota Alhahce'
delivered an address, in which he pre-
dicted victory for the Alliance at the
ballot box in 1892. This sentiment was
cheered to the echo by the delegates. All tne
| speakers predicted the general preValehce
| wFithin a short time of the ideas embodied IN
the Alliance platform adopted at 81. LOUIS
| Chairman Rogers introduced President fo!K'
/ who delivered his annual address. he salu'
! in part: -, A., ..,oor,i+,,do
| If the great revolution for reform, involving
issues momentOus and stupendOuS IN tneH
character, as affecting the present ana 1uUure
welfare of the people, the Puonc nlirla
with anxious interest, if not sohcitude,
and YOU cannot be unmindtul OF tne
| importance and responsibility that at6ach 10
vour action as representatives, coming from
States and localities remote from each ther
| and differing widely from each other
| in their material and physiological
| characteristics, and marked by those
social and political dHIere s
which must necessarily arise unoer our iol IL
of Government. tits your gracious privilege,
as il shall be your browning honor, 10 prove
To the world by your harmonious actlon anu
thoroughly fraternal cooperation, tnaU your
supreme purpose is to meet the ueli ! "a
patriotic duty in a spirit OF equity ana
The alarm incident to Capitalization of the
money power and upbuilding OF mOnopolles
was then pointed out, and both polltlcal par
ties were condemned for forcing and encour
aging this condition. He urged that addl-
tiOnal organizers be sent at once to oregon
Washington Ohio, New York, New jersey
Arizona and other States
Among the recommendations was one ClaC
an organization be formed to be known as
the National Legislature, composed OF Ine
National President and the PresldenIs Oh al
State Alliances, their duty being to look
after all legislative reforms demanded by
tha Alliance both in State legislation ana
| Congress- He deprecated secGlonahsnl, ahG
closed with an eloquent appeal for natioha
; | harmony. -,
Alliance. he said that while the order IS pont
ical it cannot be partisan or sectional III iC'
action In support of this declaration III
Dointed to the record of the Alliance IN Ine re
cent popular election, and particularly 10 th'
noble and patriotic bearing OF the6r0therhoo'
in Kansas and South Carolina. In regard
l to the record of the Alliance during the pas
5 year, and especially with reference 10 70 III III
LEGISLATION demanded by it, Mr. POLK de
clared that Congress nad peIn1a ahSl,i ~,
s nored all of their propositions, notably IN en-
. case of the measure known as the ouO
y Treasury bill Congress, he sald mus
s come nearer to the people, or they VIII &c
r nearer to Congress" 49,
" Alliance. President Polk said that it WI
>. demand the restoration OF silver 70 d
l. the rights and qualities OF legal tende
9 which gold possesses the ls sSn 1Ooo,,I.
g Government currency direct to the PeoPl'
4 equalization of taxes, prohibition OF ane
!, ownership of land, ownership and control
n transportation lines by the doVerntnen
l. limit of public revenues to the economic az
ADMINISTRATION OF the Government, graduaU9
y taxation of incomes and the election 9
lie tinted States Senators by direct vote OF tn
1i people. III, -
IL At the conclusion of President PolkS a.
II dress the Alliance resolved itself into a Sol
le of ssove feast" during which c. A. Power
a an old Union soldier from INDIANA, move
that all ex-soldiers in the hall who lndorse
the sentiments expressed IN Et the n spec
of President Foulks, OF South DaKoC'
with reference to the burial OF se
tionaIism. rise up to be counted. The M
tion prevailed, and between forty ana Mi
IN stood up amid the widest enthusiast thit ASH
Under the inspiration OF f tins "
re consin stood up in his seat and eelit
ul uDon all Union soldiers Pr99snt
he g,ve three cheers for the old Contederates
~ the Alliance. They were given with WI
Then it the CGnfedera'es turn an With th'
a 1oInme and heartiness that raised no dou
he as to the commences of their feeling. II
he cheers ended with a wild. old-1asnioh'
he yell" The convention then adlourn
ID, until eight o'clock next day.
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