The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-01-14
NANOE INSTRUCTED,
TO VOTE FOR THE FINANCIAL
REFORM ADVOCATED BY THE
ALLIANCE.
Lively and Interesting Discussion in
the House Saturday npOn Financial

"A Lively ana interesting DIscus>iOn IN
the House Saturday npOn Financial
Reform.
When the House met Sat lrday there
was larger attendance o. visitors than
at any time this session Ii had been
rumOred that there wonlt be something,
out Of the usual run and the people,
always ANXIOUS TO hear something excit-
Ing, were present.
Immediately after the expiration Of
the morning hour, Mr. HOLMAN, of Ire
dell, offered resolution instructing cur
Senators aud Representatives, in Congress
to advocate the finaUci.l reforms adopted
by the Alliance at Ocala, Fla. Mr.. PAT
TERsoN, of Caldwell, offered some
amendments which Mr. HOLMAN accep-
ted. When amended, the resolutions
read as follows:
RESOLVED, BY the House Of Repre-
sentatlves, the Senate concurring, that
our Sanators IN the 5lst and 52ud Cong
ress of the q. 8, be, and they are here
by instructed and our Representatives
requested, to vote for and use all hoo
orable means to secure the obJ6ct OF the
financial reforms rs contemplated IN tue
platform adopted by the O-ala meeting
of the National Farmers Alliance held
in December, 1890 That a copy Of the
above resolution be sent to our Senators
and Representatives In Congress.
Capt T. NJ Watson, OF Robson, of
fered a resolution to refer the resolu-
tons to special committee OF five, a7I
made an argument upon the importance
of due elaboration upon questions of
such great Importance. He favored the
reform and did not oppose the resolu
tions but believed it best to have them
considered by committee.
Pritchard's Partizanship.
Mr.. Pritchard, of Madison, pitched
into the resolutions in a partizan speech,
in the course of which he declared that
President Harrison is in hearty sympa-
thy with the financial reform movement
and wants to make silver as good as
gold. He praised the Republican tinan-
cial system.
At this point Capt PEBBLES asked the
privilege of interrupting him. The cap
tain said: "We have tried the Republi-
can financial system twenty-five years
and have gotten poorer under it every
year. How much longer will We have to
try it to get rich!'
Pritchard retorted by denouncing the
old state banks as Wild cat legislation
praising theMckinley bill--and denounc
ing the Farmers Alliance as political
machine. He said that on Tuesday the
Alliance had caucus but would not
allow the Repu hlican Legislators to go in
unless they were prepared to act with
the Democrats.
Col. Skinner's Speech.
Col HARRY SKINNER made q speech
which, in substance, was as follows:
am an advocate of what is termed
and esignated by the press of the coun-
try and from the hustings as the Alii
ance sub Treasury system including the
land amendment made by tho recent
Ocala convention The system as now
completed is the boldest and most pa
triotic declaration ever made for the
emancipation OF human rights from the
slavery Of the dollar, and the wisest ever
conceived in che Interests OF an equitable
division OF the annual wealth of the
country between its producers, consum
ers and mauipulatOrs. It presents to
the world broad truth that sooner or
ltaer must be accepted by all patriots as
WlS0, pIaCtiChl, paul lOtlC, Souuu III
finance and with AL under the system of
government we live, constitutional. The
truth is this, that the earth upon which
we walk, from whose latent forces We
have been bodily made, from whose
productions we must in life be main
tanned, and to which at death We
must bodily return, from whose seals
must spring the water to slack our
thirst, from whose fields must be gath
cred that which is absolutely essential
to our existence, bringing food TO cur
mouths, clothing TO our backs, comforts
to our iioa holds, ali taken together as
earth and products, Is as safe sc
curity for 4 national issue as the obllga
ton OF tho government, to wit: Its
bonds, which have been, are now being,
and must look TO il the future for re-
demptiou TO this same source Of infinite
power, the earth and her products |
now sound this truth, that the people,
the sovereigns of this land, will permit
themselves but while longer to be
wronged under the finesse and intricA-
cies Of false monetary system, which
every observant man and student of his
tory knows has practically pauperizad
nine hundred and ninety-nine Of every
| thousand in Christendom and in the
past ages taken every government from
| the height and light Of civilization and
| hurled it into the abyss and darkness OF
anarchy and barbarism and in modern
times where memory runneth not to the
contrary we witness ali human effort, coup
| led with the powers Of the earth, man
| nacled to the same golden chariot that
| sweeps heartlessly over the rights and
| feelings of the producers of the land,
| making life almost intolerable in Russia,
| hardly to be borne in England, beyond
endurance in Ireland, and the same
| chariot has swept over the Atlantic ocean,
carrying its banners toward the setting
| sun, and through the machination of
| Legislation, has hoisted the yellow flag
! in this country that threatens to wave in
| triumph over American dominions. En-
| tertaining these general views, | have no
| apologies TO make for favoring this sys-
| tenn. favor it not because it is popu-
lar for should not hesitate to oppose it
though sustained by all men if con-
ceived its principles to antagonize any OF
the auciept :traditions OF democt acy
which I hayea faith in being the ark OF
the country,s hope and the hope of the
| peoples prosperity and happiness
favor it not because it is
| presented and endorsed by that great,
glorious anO growing Ordef, Inc arner 6
Alliance, which will say by way OF
parenthesis hiss done mo1es.,during its
short life to close bloody chasm, sto
draw down from the mast head Of every
politician the bloody Shirt settle the
race problem, bury prejudice, kill the
Republican party, and bring tho wealth
producing people Of this land to serious
contemplation OF their position sad pon-
dition and on, this line has intulcAted the
simplest and1& Epures. Democracy that
has been taflBd for fifty years, yet not
withstanding thfs, would not support
it If I could se67 wherein it retarded the
growth or dimaned the glory of nyState