The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-12-03
National Alliance
Resolutions
TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF
COTTON BY INCREASING
THE CONSUMPTION.
MIR. BUTLER's RESOLUTION.
The Alliance are Advised by sle
National Alliance to Hold
Their Cotton.

During the late session OF tho Su
preme Council Of the National Far
mers' Alliance and industrial Unioi
the following resolution was ofrer-=! /
by Msrion Butler or North Carn'irsa
and unanimously adopted
Resolved, That committee coaf
sisting OF one delegate from each
cotton State be appointed to take
under consideration and if possible /
formulate some plan by which the |
worlds greatest producers Of th" /
South's greatest staple, cotton, may /
be- \ lie to some extent at least 10 |
regulate the quantity, consumption, !
and marketing time and price of
said crop.
By motion the committee va
made a standing one TO make a finai
report al tue next annual meeting.
Several resolutions relative to aerC-
aye, maj keting, etc, were int:oduC
ed by l.. +. Livingston, Of Georgia;
r. +. Rogers, Of Florida, and others.
The committee made partial report
by offering as a substitute the fol
lowing resolutions:
REPORT OF COTTON COMMITTEE.
Whereas, The cotton growers Of
the South are greatly oppressed be-
cause OF the depressed price OF the
raw material, caused, in a measure,
from combin eS and speculations in
in futures. but mainly from an uu-
just, oppressive and discriminating
financial system and a high protec-
tive tariff on manufactured cOttOH
materials; and
Whereas, 1t is now alleged By
, spectators and com bines that over
pi reduction is the prime cause OF de
preston i'll prices, when, in fact, we
have reason to know that the auu51
is not Over-p1oduction, but under
t consumption caused by inability 9
= buy resulting from advanced price
of manufactured articles Of cotton
and other causes as stated above; anG
D Whereas, 1t ha. been recommends
ed by members of the Farmers Al
). lance in several States in the cott II
G belt, that the acreage be decreaseC
y one-th1rd by the growers, and know
T ing, as we do, that the price of sht
- raw material cannot be affected bA
the loyal Alliancemen alone Of th'
q many thousand growers decreasiiA;
! their acreage, while, in fact, the Ell:
q fort to reduce thequantity would &C
7 tuate thousands Of gro Her5 TO in
II crease their acreage in cotton;
~ Therefore, as one Of the reDedip
% to secure an advanced price in ra'
% colt N material by cheapening til
" manufactured products. and thereb
20 increa:e the ability OF the masses t
IN consume; he it
ut Resolved, That the National Eai
ar msrs' Alliance and Industrial Union
n representing the best interests OF Ill
40 producers and consumers OF Amer
IN ca alike, do respectfully ask tn;
n Congress entirely relieve manuls;
ar tured articles OF cotton from an
1t tariff duty fwhatever, and place II
wv same on the free list Of Amecic,
TO- products.
nt Resolved, That copy Of the
Ale resolutions be certified to the spea
Vo M er of the House of Representativ
ho and president Of the Senate OF q
ur Senate Of the fifty-second Congre
he of America, duly attested by Il
in President and Secretary Of the \
tional Farmers Alliance and Ind
trial Union under seal OF the SUPPER
he council.
ny Marion Butler, chairman, \ II
ba Carolina; w. D. 6. Gibbs, &issi5sj
- pi; II. d. Greer, Tennessee; 5.
~ Adams, Alabama; r. 2. Roge
.nd Florida; l.. P. Ye,therston, Arka
ON sas; T. A. Clsyto Iouisiana; Il
pa ry Tracy, Texas; D. 2. Ounce
~ South Carolina; G. NJ. L1rden, VI
AZ sour; l.. T. Livingston, Georgia.
cy! Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina,
BON behalf OF the committee, made
of further report as follows:
i. Resolved, That being in posses
of facls tnat are thoroughly reii.b
'ht' which warrant us in a belief tina
false estimate has been purpoS
made OF the present crop Of cott'
We feel safe in guaranteeing bet
rices if cotton can be held for 81
' uays.-State Chronicle.