Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

npnys precisely alike. 10 differ IL natural but
W., sssn we say on our aldo, Brother Outedcs, that
naVe TO rirht 70 become preiudiccd and say
about ''' wv '"'N''s
The speaker then eaid that he desired 10
rcal 10 ms hearers some of the principlce
OK the Alliance, and, picking up a small
pook lying upon the tapic near by, he Sc
iectod several extracts defining the plat.
,Yrin OF the Alliance and read these to
tho audience.
When he had sail this. he said "Somo
men question our Democracy, but ] have
Just read you the principles Of true Jelfer.
sonian Demo facy aud Abe Lincoln Re-
puhlicanism.' liaughter.l
=. Why 90 We formulate these dcmands?" saii
ere ere these farmers hore from every county i,
virginia to-nights
scnK srARTIrSG FIGURES.
win try to Gnswer these questions.
iHr "dett man IN This house cannot toll
when he saw railroad entofprise flourish and
prosper iiEo u does to-day: mnaufac curing fonr.
i'h ~ II docs to-day; when cities ana ,Dpgns nros
lered Ike 'hcy do to-day. lilo cannot ron,o,
uor me u'no when agriculture In these Amori.
can states lGnguishod as IL docs to..lnv ~. /,
would ike for some 81 tho Young farmer ~ Nv.
Gown These figures. In 1859 20 per cent. Of the
country wealth Was n the hands Of tho frrlncra
TOW inlcA DO You own to-day % nor con,
FROM 1890 90 1850 you increased yo,ir ncriC,,,
a a
1850 you increased per cent. instead Of IoI n
falling on OF 81 per cent.
rAKMxaS GROWING POOR.
Moreover FAC acreage devoted 20 crors h,s
hca'iy Hot hl"i tho farm hands ncarly d0uhled
and you an well know that agrirultnyaI 49,.
mcnts and machinery had vastly improved \,
on4 the ten staple crops OF this country sold Tor
= per cent less thnn same crOps sold in 1870
lhcse are men sitting in this audience who hive
worked good lands for tweuty-uVc years v,,,y
WNiAflA marc. Yet they
were quarter 81 century ago. These Ornr,s
should arouse The attention Of our so-ralcd states
t ,' VINO absorb their time In trying TO gain a
moro party victory.
When money was plentiful and $50 nor
cApl'A was IN circulation everything was pro
fitEsive. lOu could pay your debts IN cotton or
ln corn. Your labor WAS your capital, but If Ia
i've ''1"1-
Ihcro nre many men in this country Ike
Nit''lahd VINO hold up their hands NJ having
l,a' money What are United statos bonds
Aren't they Fat money!
Dun BINKING SYSTEM.
The speaker then proceeded 10 condemn
the present system OF bapking and gave an
anecdote illustrating his theory. which
produced laughter IN the audience. He
also quoted figures showing the m0rtgared
Indebtedness o. several western States
anon. which were Illinois, Iowa, and
Kansas.
Colonel Polk in the cOurgeo of isremarks
predicted a great financial crisis in tins
country unless the good people come to
the special ald of the agrculturists and
place them IN a Just position.
Whore f. the farmer WHO'S making money ~
asked No. will sh0wyOu ninc.Y-nIne growing
poor some men tell yOl IL is because you are
Too lazy 10 work. ] have heard men talk that
way th1' reycr earned q cent IN their lives aud
ye' stand here Defore t.is audience ana de-
cllro that there is no class Of men who work 80
htrI and 1--we 80 hard and receive 20 little re-
Wdfl as Tho a-.lrIifuTis's. Other mon tou us
II 3 eAiravacanre-'ncn who spend more money
IN thirty days at the springs with their families
tlHn tlee'era-c farmer spends on his in twenty
years"
Colonel Polk said when he heard big
men make such statements be generally
investigated what they said and usually
found that they Were liable to make mis-
taxes with significant stress on the
words liable 10 make mistakesv. He
said that when boy hc used to 90 TO bird
nests and see the little fedgelincs open
their mouths ready 10 swallow anything.
even pebble. SO hari-working farmers
would leave their plows and 20 miles 10
hear the promises Of politicians and open
their mouthes TO swallow everything.
These politician would say: IN defend
You, bui.t yon turned 70 them after the crops
Aad Hecn badly burned and cried. 'Waichmcn,
wliclmen, watcLmcn, what II tho night >
their srpulchral tones would noat back an
swerine. 'Piow on. Ais WE'LL
OyER-TR1pUCTioS AND LAZISZss.
1.-THE press say our poor success is due 10
OvCr-produc'ion ana the doctors say II Is iazi-
nee-. God has given The farmer rich lands and
vet IN this country there are over 100000
t;cmps and 100000 persons In state Of
semi-siarysti0n.
~ have got soma consolation for you virginia
farmers Colonel Polk continued. "1ne people
have been around telling you that you can tuy
more with dollar now than ever before This
reminds me Of the story OF tho tramp who
came up 70 a gentleman and asked him
where he coul1 get good moal The gentle
man told him of a splendid place Just
around the corner where he could get
q NICE meal for quarter. The tramp started
Cf at rapid pace. soon 10 return and ask his in
formaut if be would not complete his kindness
by telling him where he could get a quar-
ter. The question with Won s., Where can
I got the dollar- Viii buy moro Of what
Don't IL cost three, four. or 1--WE times as
much 10 get n gold dollar? Buy more Of
Whats Iuxlre-? The day has been when in
the houses OF Oll Virginia farmers there WAS the
highest type 81 social lilo The world ever saw.
In these same old hOmestcads tonight the
families are called around the altar 10 thank
Col for necessities. Buy moro Of toe products OF
labor7 That is what 100000 Of farmers are
kicking about, and viii continue 10 kick until 1t
Is settled.
A COMPARISON II COTTON.
Take cotton. for example You got twenty
and twenty-five cents per pound for 1t fifteen
years ago. Ycu bought your wife dress and
paid thirty cents per yard Tor IT. Today you
buy the dress for one half its former price. lou
ought 10 pay one thIrd-it Is made OF cotton
and that is the proportion in which you are
paid
Colonel Polk then proceeded to show
that III the handling of bale OF cotton
twelve distinct profits We're realized.
WHO SUFFERS THE LOSS?
''Who foots tho bin?' quercd the speaker.
First tho man who sells the cotton Tor seven
cents WHEN il cost him nine 20 produce. Ihcn
20 - the factory. and see the upper floors PACKED
with children. Do they receive the - per week
on the cashier down nj the store who member
Of the firm. ami charges from % 10 30 per cent.
extra for the goods. This II the second loser the
pefsou who is working for less than they can i've
on But We are told We must be happy because
a dollar will buy more OF the products OF laOOr
than ever before. ,,,,,, 1. ,
WIN q dollar pay more taxesT WIN II pay
more interest moro debts, more lawyers, or ao,-
tors fees or educate more OF our chliuieh 80
is the debt-paying, not the purchasing quarry OF
tho dollar in which We are concerned. 10"
DO YOU propose 10 remedy these thihES 'ucy hhy
10 U.S. IL is not our fault; II Is not OF our
making. farmers OF Virginia. Here Is "here ~
is. an tho wicked financial administration Oh lnis
Ne Anglo-saxons Of the South don't intend
10 be frightened any more by the CITY OF h'Eip .
ErfF y.
during tho war and surrendered twenty-five
v.ara AGO don't intend 70 keep the STRIFE up;
Neither do we intend TO lei Grover CicVemhl
,c.teusbcliry mat there il q simple difference
~ = ,cr cent between the Democratic and IKE
,nblcan parties. Three million OF us nave
tonnd this out, and don't propose 70 move uhtii
IA l. richtea. We 90 not propose 10 urhs our
nn.nhol-i around the country ana beg Ior our
rights. but we propose % have them
NEED or FINANCIAL REFORM.
nThey tell rs they cannot legislaie money mo
d mans pocket. but they can legislhle II ou.'
Ffnanrlol reform T. needed, and we are GONG "
have n. The tariff IL iniquitously trcheu, pue -
il a. secondary importance 10 taxing 'ne nio.V
n,,f - me haud. Of the ShylOcks ana putting !.
80, me neople. The farmers Alliance Is
,'is,.ing ifeSH on the platform OF WASHINGTON
ami Jefferson, and IS trying 70 see IL the country
can't DO run for the people. - on, ooo ,,;, .o,,r-
Win a population Of G3,OOV,UUO thls conn conn
try has a wealth OF s6O,0OO.OO0' OOv, over o,io 40
I.lf 81 which belongs 20 $1,000 OF theul. %
IN, a. Rome took care OF her aSrlculluIa al VI
1870 sne fourishcd. Whom the money pV"et
80, ia A. crushed the life out. Eighteen nun
81 Bo,nan citizens owned AL the wealth Wheh
80 .rnt,ire went down. Whom Egypt zen . por
Int nj her peOple owned 81 per cent Oh H a
,scsIth This Government is vast hhChIhS s io'
me manufacture OF paupefs ana miilonp', ~, =
Vct orr so-called friends come 10 Us shv "a! !,
.Nybst. going into politics. that's a"Iu,' ~" u
min the party: yOull ruin the couh'I!'
GOING INTO POLITICS
% Politics are the science OF government, anu
: , .,i.d m farmers have gone INTO thein. 1
relievc II will help them 70 uiscn Is 80 ~, !,
s,,ttes a. citizens. Partyism ~ cVilai -,