The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-08-20
President Carr's
Annual Address
THE STRENGTH ANDaRowTu
OF THE ALLIANCE.
~ statesman like View of Social
and Political Condition.
THE PROBLEM FOR RRE.n-
WINNERS To SOLVE

Since ias; addressing you, a. PresI.
icnt OF the State Alliance. II ha.
oeen my great pleasure 81 watch the
healthy growth of our Order. and
the rapid development of the nrIn.
cipies We have incnlcated. On The
10th Of April, 1887. the first sulor,II.
nate Alliance was organized at Ash.
pole In Robeson county. Just a wear
later there were 72s Sub A llIanuss.
During the second year the growth
Was such that April 2eth, 1859. ther,
We're ,65i Sub-A llianees. April goth.
$3.50, there Was still further gain.
SO the number was 2,Os2. On our
last anniversary, the ground beIny
ehectnaliy covered by the thorough
organization Of every county, II was
not matter of surprise that tho I'm.
crease WAS less, showing total mum.
Der oil 2,22i subordinate organixa.
lions with membership of 100. 900.
To the reports of The Executive
committee, Secretary. Treasurer.
state Lecturer, Business Agent and
trustee. / respectfully refer Won.
asking careful consideration at
your hands.
suggest that the position of the
Assistant Lecture. be abolished, An
there Is not the necessity for this
ofhce since the new plan OF leeturin.
has become in use In our State,
lhe State Lecturer should be a
brother of the highest executive
ability who should have control of
the lecture system in the State.
suggest also that the Office of
Treasurer be abolished and that tbe
oihce ofSecretary be make Secretary
Treasurer.
n year ago, after my election TO
this office, proposition was made
to increase the Presidents salary.
which i opposed then but said /
would recommend IL a year hence.
which / now do. / think that the
salary should be srfficient 10 enable
the President TO give his constant
services TO the Oider. / find that
there are quite Il number of appli.
cations for aid from members OF the
Alliance and most Of them meritori.
'"s s::75S sY'..Y aY,. iglaa
tions.
The unprecedented political up-
heavai Of last November was the
natural outcome Of the doctrines
taught by the Alliance, and DESPITE
the protests Of our enemies, we can
take unto ourselves the credit of
that more than glorious onslaught.
Truly ii was great work, and well
may we feel honored since II was n
most salutary lesson 10 the greed of
capital, the rottenness Of govern
ment and the rawlings OF political
demagogues. But though the future
seems bright there is much yet TO
be done. Indeed, when l view the
dangers, which even at the present
time surround us. think / may
he pardoned for saying that the
work seems scarcely vet begun. We
are assailed on every hand by de-
magogues, chiefly those I'm Office.
whose sole object is to perpctuate
their power and it matters little by
what means they effect their pur-
pose. Some times We see them
masquerading as friends Of the far
mcr, but in reality employed by
soulless corporations TO sow the
seeds Of dlscLntent among US. And,
sometimes they are the hirelings or
the great trunk lines which like "A
gigantic octopus are slowly but
surely absorbing and paralyzing
what little blood and energy Is now
left unto us.
We have nothing with which 10
fight this rcdoutable combination
save honest hearts, willing hands
and that spirit Of independence
which has ever characterized the
husbandman from The time Of Gin.
cinnatus even unto our own. /
think, then, / do not miss the mark
! when / say that, as a class. we are
patient and willing, much abused
. and never murmeriDg, yet when we
} are aroused, as / now trust YOU all
3 are, the act bears more than ordiuar,
! Significance. But what meets this
, our last resort If our energies be not
= united. OF We be not unit In our
J actions? Shall We profit by the ex.
Q perieuce of the past? The road to
q defeat. the road 10 victory Ines eaua
i; ally plain before yon. The choice
a h OF vital itnportance-sometina
must be done. Ii Is no longer !
!, matter Of condition-relief mus
come. Our condition is such tina,
> delay would be fatal among US and
the consequences OF opinion is thai
relief must come through the legiti.
. mate and peaceful channels Of legis.
? lation. We have held up to tn.
scOrn and contempt Of honest mer
+ the existence of trusts, combines and
Q corporations, but ofwhat benefit ha.
this exposure been to us? The worl
: OF robbing still goes on. Why Il
4 this? Why have We accomplished
y SO little? The answer is an oper
:. secret-it is because the vast najori
It ty of the producing class are as We
q untaught, uneducated, deaf to thu
W appeals OF reason and experience
+ caIlous- TO the cry Of those VIII.
"a preach tue importance Of thorough
! organization. Is il not strange tina
!, SO many of our fellowmen utterly
ignore the very first law, the law o
- self preservation, and the fact tha
!, complete and thorough ,organixa
J. tion is the only safe means whefeb,
We can be assured of our rightss Oh
- every hand We hear boasts of on
y great progress and our civilization
e e but since good government, 9TH
o government Of the people, for tn
q people and by the pe0ple,n tn
ae secret of I'll happiness has not ken
at paa4.e wifi, tho ofhar o<.sov,<...