The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-29

North during the war was one vast
beehive of industry and the schemes
of designing men protracted the war,
to enslave the whole people, North
and South.
Trusts, corporations and com Dimes,
were the evils resulting and continu-
ing. 1870.
Those who had money combined
against those who had none. Instead
of capital seeking labor, it was labor
seeking capital. The ballot had been
prostituted by insidious methods.
Money was supreme and the will of
the millionaire was the law of the
Northern SECTION.
The speaker dwelt largely on the
curse of sectionalism and the great
disadvantages under winch the farmer
lives. The great need was t have a
united people in all things-conservat
| ism and peace. The North wants it;
the Alliance wants it. The speaker
| dwelt some time on the fact that the
millionaires and the bond holders of
the North and political matters under
their control, and that the people in
that section we're grooming under a
burden AMI anxiously st living for de
l~iverance. cit is" said he the Gun,
ming of New England and Wall
street."
The SPEAKER then recited the fact
that a letter had reached him to day
from the far West, begging him for
Gods sake to lay aside the speech he
had proposed to make, and tell the
truth about Northern prejudice, that
the Southern people might understand
the situation.
Gas to Southern outrages, about
which so much has been written
said the speaker, if what I have seen
of it since I have been here be a fair
sample, would that all our people at
the North could have a taste of it."
Concluding this part of his address
the speaker said: We will now ex-
anime the situation and seek for a
remedy"
Speaking of the ways of get ing
money out of the Treasury, he said
there were but two ways, the purchase
of bonds. and the appropriation of
money by Congress.
The startling statement was made
that notwithst anding the almost count
less millions that had been paid on
the national debt, it was larger now in
labor value than at any time hereto
fore. Senator Vance, he said, is an
honest man, but he has made a mis-
take which he would gladly correct if
he could. The party lash caused him
to do what he did.
Speaking of Senator John Sherman,
he characterized him as "the Prince
of Thieves"
"The members of Congress, said
he, care the best fellows in the world
when you have the advantage of them"
Finally he said, " we are fighting Wall
street and nothing else"
This is a very imperfect sketch, and
leaves out the arguments of the
speaker, which could not be given in
any small compass, and which an at
tempt to give would do them an In
Justice. 1t was a very strong speech
and was listened to with great patience
by the large cro"d. y
WSpeeches were also made by Capt
IS. B. Alexander and President HolIa
day, of our State Agricultural College.
On Thursday morning President Polk
arrived from the South, and although
dark and murky clouds poured forth
incessant rain, Benbow Hall was
crowded and packed to its utmost ca
pacity with men from all parts Of the
State and from Virginia eager to hear
him. He was warmly greeted with
prolonged cheering and spoke for two
hours and thirty minutes to his de-
lighte / audience. Many leading Ali
ance men were heard to express an
anxious desire for President Polk to
furnish a copy of his speech for publ
cation and general distribution
throughout the country. AS to the
manner Of its reception, it is safe to
say that of all that dense crowd not
a half dozen moved or left the hall
during its delivery. He was followed
by Prof. Massey, of u Agricultural
College, who seemed to delight in
throwing solid chunks of wisdom at
his auditors. His sentences are short
but strong and full of deep practical
thought. Not satisfied with the elab-
crate array of facts and figures to.
which they treated the day before by
Bro, Dunning, the people called for
that gentleman again to talk to them
on the money question. He did it
and did it we'll. He took occasion to
confirm in touching language the re
port OF President Polk as to the con.
ciliatory feeling of the Northern
farmers and their desire to end forever
the war of hate" between the Sec