The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-01
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The National Alliance passed ts
following resolution at Indianapolis
during the session:
"Realizing that the action Of thu
members of the Fifty second Congrpv
who were elected by the aid Of All
lance constituencies will have an in.
pOrtant influence upon the welfare d
our beloved Order we respectfully rel
quest all representatives in said Cm|
gress 50 elected to decline to enter inuI
any party caucus called to designate q
candidate for the office of SpeakqI
unless adherence to the PRINCIPLES d
the Ocala platform is made a tcstdI
admission to said caucus"
The Charlotte Chronicle, comment.
ing on the resolution, says:
I'VE judge that such a resolution
will not bind Democratic Alliance
Congressmen-such as Capt. AIexan
der, Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. Grady and others.
We cannot answer for any Of the
Congressman named above, But know.
ing them and knowing how much they
are indebted to the members Of the ALI
ance in their respective districts fr.
their nomination an / election. wehaTiI
ly think they will act contrary to tba
wishes of their best friends and such
a large number at that. But if tbq
decide to ignore this request it may b
taken for granted that the men w1
elected them are without influences
regards their public acts as nati0nl
legislators. Or, in other words, ts
people who elected them and who pay
their salaries will or will not have al!
voice in the matter. This is what The
farmers have been kicking againstS#
hard, and these gentlemen know tia.
they were supported with the under
standing that they were to improve
upon customs of the past. The proPa
way is for them to do what t1ey ait
paid TODD, and we think thatsuch sheeE
as the Chronicle will not be consider.
d~lctatOrs or anything OF the kind.
PRESIDENT POLK'S MESSAGE
We published the very able message
Of President Polk to the National A
lance in last issue. 1t was full Of tacH
and figures that every citizen ought T.
bemade acquainted with. We sugs'
that the paper be preserved by ever
reader for future reference.
A copy of the message came froD
Washington, but after leaving |"
Indianapolis President Polk decided u
add a paragraph on the financial sID
ton. It was as follows:
Touching our present system "
entirely agree with the late oecI5Sr ~
Window in his last utterance Oh -
subject when he said that "filian.~ -.
disasters have always come "hen
usual activity in business has c""' a,
an abnormal demand for none,
in autumn, for moving u ln,H' id
crops" There will always 0r' onr
he, great danger at times II ar ,.S as
cast iron system Of currency S" o+ropg
we now have" We believe the sI.;Tr
language of the Monetary ComIiLS5sT, ir
appointed by Congress in 1876 Is III h he
sustained by the experience ana at psa
financial history of the past. .iT.
10 of the RepOrt.) IAN lncrsbb ar5
value Of money and falling prices i.pF
been and r more fruitful Oh , nlps@
than wal pestilence or famine. antISg
% Of the Report.) A shIp nrcs
volume Of money and falling mus.
always have had and Away oaIth
have a tendency to concentrate "rCSSrisb
to enr Oh the few and to ImPo1Jpncf
and degrade the many. ThIS len%hOG
is subtle and portentiou8 thr'"7D
the world to-day"
President Polk arrived IN ht'' t7 BIZ
Sunday, on a running, Vi9.S3 spirt
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