The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-11

prosperity Will coincide with the AtI-
ance and unhesitatingly point to the
financial legislation of this country for
the past thirty years to false monetary
system. 1t is but derision to the labor
Ing man TO attribute the condition of
farmers to bis over paid labor. The
farm labor Of this country is the poorest
paid labor on The continent. He has no
system OF time Or wages. His hours for
labor are marked only by light and dark
n8Ss and his wages are primarily depend
ent on the condition Of agriculture. He is
awakened r.. the growing of the first cock
and AZ the great god Of day rises from its
eastern couch finds him we'll harnessed
Tor has day labor as he wheels his golden
charlot athwart the blue vaults of heaven
ne looks down upon him from his meri-
olan splendor Weltering under bis oppres
slVe heat. W Ten his course is sped and
merry s;eedS are stabbed in the caves of
Eolous his slanting rays fall over the
farm laborers of the country working,
working tnongh it be sometimes cleaning
In the harvest fell. | would to God
that the condition of agriculture would
permit higher wages and our system of
labor and more education for the farm
laborer Of the South. While at all haz-
yards We propose to maintain the su-
premacy OF the anglo-saxon race and in
North Carolina the county government
system as absolutely essential to our
social existence yet the great heart of the
Democracy beats warm for the colored
man. We would have him remain with
us. We would settle the race problem
without interference. All we ask from
| those who Offer us the force bill from
those who claim the colored man as the
wards of the nation is to mete out sim
ply justice to them and to throw around
the institution from which they must
draw succor the same ratio of protection
that they throw around the other indus
tries OF the country on the plea of help
ing American labor
1t IS really chaGng to the average far
mer to have his condition attributed to
his extravaganza From whence comes
this charge? 1t is from the poor farmer
that has to neglect the education of his
children that is dependent upon the
mortgage system and that has to pur-
chase ia pork at ten cents pound when
his colaborer in the West had t. part
with it at about three9 From him who
buys corn at eighty cents bushel when
his brother in Kansas had to sell it for
eighteen cents2 From him who had to
purchase his supplies from SO to 100 per
cent, while his property and products
are sacrificed in each successive year at
fifty cents of their value, or does it come
from the average Congressman who un.
consciously wants to give to his $4,000
per annum as great purchasing power
as possible? Or does il come from him
whose wife and daughters bear upon
their hands jew lis that vie in brilliancy
with the sunlight Of day and whose
homes are surrounded by all the comfort,
that money can purchase or the fancy
desire2
If any one will contend for this Sc
J riously and 60 with me to the averag,
farm house Of the South and partake O
} its open, free bat scanty hospitality and
, make an examination from tenement t.
) mansion, from turret to foundation
3 stone. he will become convinced tha
there is no extravaganza upon the farm
7 nor signs of any having been there TO
years. The farmers OF the South sine
the cessation Of hostllities which re
Q suited in the destruction Of their right
!, and properties have from necessity beel
compelled to practice economy and al
ter thirty years in hard fought battl
s it must be admitted that the agricultu
s raj South is no better off to day thar
{ she was when Lee surrendered at Ap
d pomattox, that our success IN tilling Q
b the soil and our success in arms. W
e have had to maintain the homestea
e to keep the interest down Of
e the mortgage to pay tribute t
J. protection, to keep the red flag Of To
s. auctioneer from waving in triumph owe
IS the house-tops and the barn-yard i
e many instances to keep the wolf frol
ia the door. | know this is differen
sr picture that is usually drawn by th
4, press Of the country, who With patriot
er zeal have been booming the new South
!, All hail to the new South, but lot N
as tell ths boomers that its cOmmerci
le and manufacturing centres cannot ion
1e endure unless proper sustenance
O. given to Southern agriculture, for wit
re this languishing all trades and profe
of sions must sooner or later perish.
at I will admit that millions upon te
to of millions have been robbed OF tt
es agricultural masses under the sanctio
co or ana IN CHe uAuo VI p[oCeCtlou, VI
e- notwithstanding this has been grie
he Gus burden to bear it's not to be COZ
1g pared with the great wrong and i
RI justice may have been compelled
or submit to under the financial legisl
Dr. tion of this country and under the 81
"a, very of q false monetary system. Il
~ farmers of the country have looked
,le vain to the two parties in charge OF t
of public affairs Of the country for an am
cir lioration Of their condition. They ha
th repeatedly petitioned for relief, b
Id in each successive campaign, under t
mt prejudice wrought by the race issue a.
,ir the passions engendered by the bloot
,at flag, the real condition of the people,
lte the truth must be told, has been ne
ch ected and partisan success seemed
in have been the chief ambitl
Try of both parties Now, the far
IS. ers of the country regarding their &C
sly dition Of more importance than
las spoils have welded themselves into
mt brotherhood, an indissoluble union, a
lat are knocking at the door for relief. Th
90 will not accept stone any longer
la bread. They have discovered the rt