The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
SOME GOOD SPEAKING.
CEDAR GROVE, N. c., July 6, 81.

the Hurdles Mills Alliance, with the
aid of the various Alliances of Person
and the adjoining counties. Early In
the day the crowd assembling found a
large arbor prepared, and by the direc-
ton Of the Messrs. Gates, Coleman and
others, everything was we'll suited for
pleasantly entertaining the visitors.
We were asked to furnish THE .'RO-
GREs8IvE FARMER an outline sketch of
the proceedings.
At 11:35 the espeakers took the stand.
Dr. J. l. Coleman, after a brief wei
come address, introduced the first
speaker, Senator r. g. Russell, of Dur
ham county. Mr.. Russell was a little
unwell, but in the earnestness Of his
delivery seemed to forget his indispOsi-
ton. After commenting on the ap-
proprOpriateness of this celebration,
he proceeded: The forms of oppression
were expelled when the great Fourth
first became dear to the American
heart, but the seeds of OPPRESSION were
retained and now remain with us. We
look in vain for the blessings predicted
aud expected by our forefathers. With
these apparent failures in their great
purposes still, this is the best gOrvern-
ment in the world. If this new move
mcnt is carried out we will all once
again feel it such. This movement,
now shaking the Union, is to put up
the gap in our liberties which has been
let down.
The remedies: There is nothing die
tatorial in the demands Of the Farmers
Alliance. They do not say that they
will have this or that plan or will sub
NIT to nothing, but simply ask for in
VcStigation, and free discussion Of tAe
merits and demerits Of the plans The
grand and almost sacred Declaration
Of Independence breathes the same
spirit as does the platform Of the
Farmers Alliance
Our government is 50 managed that
it can bring to our people the greatest
enjoyment Of liberties UndefiIed, or it
brings the heaviest woe and sorrow.
This is a popular government and if
OF. freedom is abused we should lot
heap the blame Of derctictiOn alto
gether upon the officers, but we must
take part to ourselves as consequence
of our abuse of suffrage. All persons
have part Of the responsibility and
part lies as heavily upon the delicate
! shoulders of woman as upon the man.
Woman, always the power behind
the throne, had a welding and sway
ing influence. Hers is a duty of
grandest Importance since the hand
that rocks the cradle is the hand that
rules the world"
We propose, in the Farmers Ali
once, to educate the masses, since
education is the necessity of all re
! forms. Some call the Sub-Treasury
plan a rock of destruction and tell us
! that here we will destroy ourselves,
but we offer to accept anything that is
better, and we hear of nothing.
The speaker told the story of young
doctor who tried some of everything
he had in his medicine chests upon a
sick man and failed to make any
change for the better and left in great
! disgust, \ messenger overlook him
and told him that the patient had fits.
"Ah." said he now I've got him. -
Then the speaker said: We want to
throw this present system into fits.
He then took up the national bank
subject and showed briefly where and
why this was class legislation.
He then took up part of the work of
the Senate, reviewing and explaining
his position on the per cent. interest
bill and the railroad biIl-the one for
rechartering the w. & w. r. R., and
by the developments showed the wis
dom Of the decision-the refusal to
grant the charter and then the repeal
Of chapter Is Of the Code
He said that, owing to the change
ableness Of wealth he could not see
how any man could object to the
wishes of the farmers. The Wander
bits, GOulds and Carr, who today rule
with a rod Of iron were, not many
generations ago, themselves dependen-
dent How inhumane! Oh! how can
a being with soul think that his son
now weaIthy-how can he look at that
bright happy little face and think that
tomorrow he may have to toll for his
bread-how, 1 ask, can he then bind
! settlers around the poor farmers! Here
/ he spoke Of the bitter oppression of
! these upstarts- mushroom milliOnaires