The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-06-10

lieve the reforms which we advocate
are absolutely necessary to save this
country to the people. The wealth
is rapidly drifting into the
hands of few persons, and
so believing we regard the money
question and all matters which play
around that as paramount to all
others. This is the reason why we
don't want to look to the right or
to the left, but to 60 ahead in the
direction we have started. We ap-
preciate the situation of our friends
in the South. We know what
they have on their hands. We
know what is in their way. We
think we understand the situation
fully, and we believe that the negro
problem will never be solved salts
factory to anybody until it is taken
out of party politics.
We believe further that it is onlv
through movement such as is now
under way that this troublesome
matter can be disposed of in way
that will give confidence as we'll as
justice to all classes of the people
interested. 1t has been the policy
of the two great parties to quarrel
with each other over this question,
and it amounts to one of the most
stupendous contradictions in history.
The Southern people not only ask
to 90 by themselves and set up a
government of their own, but they
undertook to do the work themselves.
On the other hand we, (meaning
all the people who were opposed to
them) not only denied their request,
but compelled them by force Of
arms to submit to the laws of the
Union, and now it has been our
policy,as illustrated by the course of
the Republican party, to keep the
Union practically discovered.
1t is time that that sort of thing
ceased, and there is only one way to
effect it. 1t is by the people, who
!. are tired of this policy of political
ostracism, whether we live in the
North, South, East or West, to join
!, hands in friendship and make q
Union that is worth maintaining
and which will not have to be
pinned together with bayonets. Lee
; us nationalize the people. We dom
need any Force Bills. We don'1
need any standing army to see tha
I the people vote right.
u What we need most in this direc
T ton is to see that the Union is re
e stored as we'll in fact as in name b,
going among the Southern people
/ black and white and doing all tha
i we can and as friends of peace am
y good government to assist then
G whenever they need any assistanc
e in adjusting their regulations anon
{ themselves in a just and honorabl
way, consulting their interests an
e not those of persons living in othe
% parts of the country.
y ''But / inquired again, Senator
d do you not mean to say that tn
n Democratic party is responsible fo
r the legislation against which tn
n Alliance is an organized protest
r The Democrats have proteste
II against this Republican legislatio
s. step by step, and ought not to /
at saddled with it,"
to "Well," said he, "Cleveland
IN an anti-free coinage obstacle an
I'd his record commits the party to tt
as contracted financial policy which "
~ are fghting.''
s, The Senator is here for few da,
I'd only. He will leave shortly for
IN speaking tour through the Mort
We and West. He does not 60, he say
lst to organize the Alliance; that
re leaves to Col. Polk and other
al He says: II simply take care
OF the doctrine"