The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-16
POLK AND LIVINGSTON
Speak to- a Large Crowd of Yeo-
manry at Goidsboro.
[EditoriaI Correspondence.l ]

On last Thursday Col. L. J.. Polk,
President OF the National Alliance
and Col. l.. +. Livingston, the Ma
tional Lecturer, spol,e TO large
crowd at GoldsbOro. Col. Living
ston, who has served several terms
in Congress, is again the Democratic
nominee in the Atlanta District. We
had the pleasure OF hearing him and
1t was a capital speech. He made
strong plea for harmony and party
success He said that every thing
must be fought out inside of party
lines, that Alliance men should con-
tend for their principles at the pri-
maries and the conventions, but if
defeated, to stand like men by the
result, and 90 TO work to establish
the right through the next primaries
and the next convention and cleo
ton. We slip the following from
the Argus, which is part Of brother
Robinson's report Of the speech:
And such speech as was his has
not been heard in these parts ever
before or since Harry Tracy's great
talk TO the Alliance here last year.
1t was just such speech as the far
mers Of this section needed. 1t
dealt in such subject= as they stood
in most need of information upon.
1t was comprehensive, taking in the
tariff, the revenue, direct and indi-
rect taxation, the national banking
system, corporations, spectators,
mOnOpolicS and trusts and on all
of these he gave forth in the express
sion Of his views the soundest of
Democratic docrine. And he WAS
well calculated to do this, as he sta
ted that he is Democrat, first last
and all the time; and right along in
the midst of these expressions, he
addressed himself to the Sub-Treas-
ury bill, and proclaimed that il was
Democratic and constitutional, and
dared any man, anywhere, to meet
him i'll debate and prove to the on
trary. AS to the secrets Of the Alli-
ance he said that every organization,
every family, every Individual, eve.
ry jury room, have secrets-tdOn't,
then, if you are Il just and honest
man, talk about and censure our Or
der for having its secrets, and it
planted them so deep in the farmers
hearts, and covered them up in sub
Alliances all over the country, that
the powerful enemies Of the princi-
pies Of the Alliance could not find
the seed until now they have taken
root and cannot be uprOOted by the
allied power Of all their enemies"
He said "the Alliance is no mean,
hide-bound organization" that its
principles and its purposes are OPP
posed to no man, order. association
OF interest that is right, that it has
not fought except when it has been
fought; that it's purpose is simply
to make complaint inside its party
ranks; that it is opposed to fighting
| outside of party lines. He counsel
ed all differences to be put forward
at the primaries and county cOnven-
tions, but after that, to stop talking
and go to work for party success.
| He said there was too much talking.
TOO much on 9th sides: 'sCarry
your mouth along with you but don't
| talk J" 'sBe peace makers not peace
breakers. BLESSED are the peace
makers is a God-given sentiment If
| the Alliance, no matter what its en-
emies and detractors may say" He
spoke fairly, calmly, torcibly and
won many over who had been adj
verse tohis views on this bill. There
was nothing of the brag or bluster
in Col. Livingston'S manner. He
impressed you at the start and held
you in sympathy to the erd by his
earnestness and entire fairness.
Col. Polk, at the close of Col. Liv-
ingston's speech was called out. lie
made an eloquent talk, urging the
Alliance to stick and stand true to
the principles cf the Order. He said
that we should not be discouraged
if the relief--the justice we were de-
manding did not come at once, but
should work with still greater deter
minalion. That we had the wrorg
doings of quarter Of q century ,o
right, and that it was a fight not OF
a month or a year, but of alife- time.
AT the close he gave at outline OF
the progress Of the principles of the
Order and how much had already
been achieved in so short Il time.
The Col. will leave for Kansas this
week, where we will make IA dozer
speeches.