The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-11-19
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State OF Ark.rsas, visited thar INT
mseting, and sitnssss-! their harmon %
n most fraternal consolidation Tie
COURTESY OF an offiei2l iuvitsticn was tel
dsred me BY the open Alliance OF MS
c3nsir. and 81 she result OF their deiiber-
etious. thal great State Is hero With rs
tc- 4ay, through duly constituted AID ac-
credited DELIGHTS big t. sEbmit a.
another time Gutius 1ouc ssSsion. n a /
moe elaborate form aad 70. tie ia.osE-
aim OF your body. the details o. the
work of my ofice during the year.
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
/. gives ne p!easaTe' 10 testify ta he |
fl ielity and efficiency Of The officers OK TIE
diff rea. departments a. your Ea'lonai
headquarters. Especially am indeo'- |
ed to the ready cc-0pcrat:on and wise
counsel Of your National Executive !
Is )ard, for valuable aid In tie discharge
of laGo.ious and difficult duties, and TO
the prompt and faithful! service which al
all times has been rendered by Jour Ma
tional Secretary No higher comnenda-
ton Of the service of your National Lee
turer could be furnished than the graft
fyiuy manner 10 which it has been re-
ceived and approved by the brotherhood
throughout the country. For state
ment of the work doae in these various
departments, respectfully refer You to
the reports. respectively, OF the officers.
| la com pliance with our law, | herewith
submit report of the proceedings OF
meeting of your National Legislative
Council, held in tho city OF Washington,
D. O., on the 4th day of February last.
EEFoRM LITERATURE.
Ike gradatioIs through which we have
passed, leading from simple to COM
plex civilization, have evolved new. con-
ditions, new politics, new problems, so
cial, industrial and political, and new
necessities which. to be comprehended
and to he utilized so as 10 best conserve
the Highest interests of the public good,
insult be carefully investigated in all their
varied aspects and bearings. This inves
tigation should be made IN the light of
truth and reason and in the spirit Of an
honest aud patriotic purpose to. reach
correct and just conclusions, Never be-
fore have the great masses of the people
80 earnestly and anxiously sought inior
nation and enlightenment. Never De-
fore has the public mind been so impress
ed with an undefnable yet painful ap-
prehension, that great aud impending
national evils threaten tina peace of the
country and the safety of our Institutions
Do We believe that the principles we es
pcuse are right: DO we believe that they
, are e, ounded in equity and justice and
. secure "lhe greatest good to tho greatest
| l.
, duty to impress them, by every legitimate
+ means at our command, on the public
q mind. What more potent or effective
, agency, for the accomplish ent of this
great and important work, than the gen.
eral dissemination of literature among
: the people, devoted to the advocacy and
. propagation of these principles Who
q could measure the effect, if throughout
o this country an able Alliance paper could
le found in every Alliance homo? Who
could estimate the power of weekly visit
, Of your national organ to half million
:. American homes? Its influence would
l. be irresistible and invincible. 1 would
a specially and urgently commend to YOU
:. earnest and favorable consideration The
4 splendid and valuable service of our re
}, form press, and recommend that you ap
= point a special committee to confer with
representatives Of the Reform Press As
A sociation present, as to the best method
for increasing the efficiency and for or
y iarging the usefulness Of this nest vaIu
:. able, Influential, and most important O
n ali the departments of Alliance work.
:. Ialso respectfully recommend that sale
: committee be empowered and instructed
r to digest, mature, and report to you
body plan for securing fund, to b
:, placed in charge of management con
% stituted by your body, at your nation.
20 headquarters, 10 be appropriated and ar
% p!iod to the dissemination of approves
:, Alliance literature, under such restric
), tions and regulations rs your body ma
20 impose. The aims, purposes, and prin
10 ciples Of Our Order must be more widel
! and faithfully presented before the pub
II lie. The education of tho masses to
% true comprehension of the evils whic
! confront US as people, and as to prope
i, corrective principles which must be ar
= : Piled as remedy, is the sublime missio
10 ard exalted du'y OF our organization.
o LECTURES
The powerful auxiliary force wit
which TO supplement- the service of gu
n reform literature in educating the d .ople
Of will be found in properly regulated lee
Id ture system. 1t is gratifying to repo,
rs that great and invaluable service hs
a. been rendered to our cause through thi
id agency in all the States where it has or
ut Grated So great and so general has bee
lr the demand for speakers for the past 81
as months that it is no exaggeration to sa
1e that corps Of fifty lectures would hav
been constantly employed to have me
Is the applications made to my Office alone
In This great important demand should an
IN must be supplied as nearly as practicable
I'd To thai end | respectfully recommen
I'd that special committee be appointed
at invr stigate the systems adopted By on
ill Order in the various States aud report +
oy this body the most practical, uniforr
Id system for securing to the whole Orde
al the largest aod most efficient lecture SOL
US vice. In view of the tremendous force
%. will be employed against US, and tb
S. combined efforts of the two parties {
%. demoralizs and divide us as an Order
;al We should fortify and strengthen our d,
Is, fences at every point. Yea, more w
n should be prepared to advance and wae
aggressive ano successful warfare in sui
ed port OF our principles, and l cannot to
At earnestly commend to your body Ii
s., great Importance Of providing. es far
it's may be In your power, for an able, efl
on eient and thorough educational can
of paiga through chosen and authorized le
er tur,rs.
an OUR FINANCES.
Ia beg to call the special attention /.
OIL your body to that part of the report {
.ty your National Secretary Treasurer, r
lating to our per capita dues, and |
Nd urgently recommend the appointmer
of a committee to consider the matter
As therein set forth and to report to yor
"a body such action, as in 1,s judgemer
nd may secure prompt aud faithful compl
he snce with the law.