The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-08-27
Whose Fault?
PRESIDENT POLK SPEAKS IN
RICHMOND.
\ Great Issue---The Remedy.


make the following extract from the
Richmand Times Reporter.
Major Page then In a few words
presented Colonel Polk, the presi-
dent Of the National Alliance. lie
Is man Of rather striking appear
ance and the pos essor of decidedly
pleasant face. Past the middle age,
perhaps, he stands perfectly straigh;
and has the power of holding his
audience closely. He has a remarka.
bly, bright eye and wears a long
iron-gray beard. He spoke In mea-
suIed but distinct tones at first,
speaking faster as he proceeded with
his subject, and Was listened 10 with
the most wrapt attention. When
he arose TO speak he was greeted
with burst of applause, and In the
course of his talk he said:
II desire TO express my warm ap
probation Of the honor done me. /
want to thank you most gratefully
for this greeting, and l desire To
thank the Mayor for the welcome
he has given me and TO assure him
that do feel quite at home.
RICHMOND MEMORIES.
"There are glorious memories
clustering around this historic city
which cannot be remembered by
North Carolinians except with a
sense Of kinship.
"We have assembled here for a
purpose. We are not here to dis
cuss political parties, but principles;
not the merits Of men, but measures.
Men are transitOry as the dew drop
on the morning rose leaf" De-
He referred eloquently to his
travels over this country, and In
speaking Of the wonderful growth
and development said:
"When / look into the faces of
men who have constituted the great
middle class, that class which has
always proved itself to be the con-
servative element into whose minds
is instilled the droctrine of peace,
good will towards mem Without
whom all civilization would die, the
men who clothe and feed the world.
and without whom Jay Gould would
starve. l forget the grandeur Of the
country and think only Of the men.
TAEFY ENOUGH.
In continuance Colonel Polk said
a man who would stand before this
audience and suppress the truth i,
not worthy Of trust. We have had
,taffy enough in this country. Those
who do not read our literature, bu,
only the partisan press are not al
ways fair 20 us, and naturally drift,
into prejudice. want to say to the
merchant you are in our boat, and
it is being steered by the strong
hand of the farmer, and If 1t l.
drawn in the vortex and goes down
you go along with him. Merchant
we are neighbOrs and should be
friends. We expect men to differ
with us, but we say on our side tina
they have no right to say hard
things Of us until they know wha
they are talking about. have sser
people who never heard our princi
pies, and / have seen intelligen
lawyers who had never read ou
platform, and gentleman in tn,
Illegal profession who heard the plat
form by me said when l finished
that he was looking for something
Objectionable to follow, and if tina
is all here is my band, and Ian
with you. Here Colonel Polk reat
an epitome Of the main principle
as set forth in the platform of tn,
party; which were greeted with ap
piause as favorite sections wer
reached.
| PUCHAsABLE POWER OF MONEY.
In comparison Of the purchasabl
power of money Colonel Polk sal,
mo man can remember wheT. rail
roads, manufactures and land on
lterprises flourished as they do now
or when agricul' ure languished as
does; and he showed by statistics
lstatesments that the wealth Of tn
country had increased at the eS
pense of the farmers who had work
ed hard for twenty years, and wer
now poor er than they were at IN
beginning.
The most cOnsummate villianou
scheme for robbing labor Of its har
} earnings has been practiced In tn
United States Congress for twent
seven years. The government lend
J our money to the National BANKS /.
per cent. and then auth oriZes tn
banks TO lend US our money back {
8 per cent. The basis Of this none
: IL bonds. The basi. OF bonds
, government crelit. The govern
, ment is your agent and yet they d
: tLis and call it statesmanslip. 1t
: John Sherman statesnanship. w
/, don't want any of that kind In Oul
). lnor the Cleveland kind either, II
. THAT matter.
= 1t is only question Of time whe
, there will be such financial cras
. as WAS never heard u less the pc
|. pie will come to our aid and pla,
: agriculture again in its natural p
sition.
Where is the farmer that Is ma
ing money? Show me ono and
will show you ninety-nine gettir
poorer every day.
have some consolation, howeve
P for the Virginia farmer. The dc
{ lar now has more purchase * pow
. than ever before. But where C,
8 you get the dollar? Will buy mo
7 of what? It will buy more OF Il
+ products of labor. Then drawing
beautiful picture Of the once magt
y ficent luxury Of the old Virgin
q home he cOntrasted the farmer
Y the present day. reverently givil
= | thanks for the necessities Of life. al
said this is what 5000. 900 Of ffarme
y are kicking about and will contin
= to kick until they get what tn
. | want.
In WHOSE FAULT?
IL 1t is not our fault that we are
n this condition. The trouble lies
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