Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-29

PleneuLs 10 Inc amount OF xZUU,UUU, anu ooV
tons of fertilizers. at a cost not exceeding pei
cent. II he had $4,000 he could handle a mil.
lion dollars at per cent contru pution o.
one dollar each from the 40 600 members of the
Alliance in the State. would furnish that sum
De you wish to contribute for that purpose
You must have confidence in yeur agent. The
present system Of finance infiicts greater
Cypress ion than was inflicted by the British
Government On our forefathers. against which
| they rebelled in the time of the revolutionary
| war. He had sold hundred sewing-machines
a month. He could not buy sugar in the North
because the merchants of Richmond had in
| formed the merchants there that they would
| not buy from them If they sold to the Alliance
Agent He then got 1t through A. G. Lee who
bought 1t for him. Lee gave his check to the
Northern merchant for the sugar and he (Ven-
| able) gave his to Lee. The plan above 1ndicat-
| ed Is the one he prefers. Mr.. Pearson prefers
the English plan. which is to sell at the price
ofthe other merchants, and divide the profits
with the members who contribute the money.
Six thousand dollars would pay the or s
clerks needed. Foreigners. he said, had sent
S2S,001000 here to manipulate the price of
wheat. The circular sent out to the Alliances
recommending them to withhold their wheat
from sale, he had received some time since.
and he had told 1t to but one person who had
not mentioned 1t, and yet 1t was divulged.
showing that there were traitors In their
camp There were not too few, but too many
in the Alliances-and too many who had axes
to grind. The Grange had too May and fail.
ed.
c. H. PEARSON, OF CAROLINE.
On being introduced, Mr.. Pearson said that
he supposed 1t was with the heads of the an.
LII hoo
30 many facts and arguments from those who
preceded him that they could contain no 9TH
er. He wished to present only one idea and
h was the importance of organized capital.
1t was organized capital that was expressing
the farmer, and the farmers must become an
organized body of capitalists. You can't sue
coed many other way-must become q money
corporation. Money Is what rules. By COM
bination. the 10000 members by one dollar each
would make $4,000. and in ten years they
might have a capital of two millions. Then
the Legislature will listen to you.
W. K. LEATHERs. OF WARREN.
Mr.. feathers commenced by saying, in quite
an emphatic manner. we are here to fight, and
we mean to stay; and by way of showing the
character of the fight they proposed to make,
he gave, by way Of illustration. the anecdote of
the Texans prayer when meeting bear, VINO
prayed first to the Lord to divert the bear from
the path, then for courage to meet him; but
that If he would do neither. he asked him to
lay low and keep dark and he would see the
damnest fight. he ever saw. 1t was fight, he
said, for liberty-that our liberties had been
bartered away, and he called upon the farmers
to come to their assistance. They had come to
educate the farmers to do their duty, Hon.
Jno. 6. Carlisle was friend of his. but he
could not swerve him from working for the
Of his countrymen. We offer
try peacefully, and are seeking a plan to do 1t,
and his faith is founded on the good sense and
patriotism of the people.
MANN PAGE.
The discussion was concluded by brief but
speech by Mann Page. President of the
State Alliance, who said the farmers had been
blowing and using their muscles long enough
The agricultural interest had cried halt, and
would look to its interests. We should not be |
too confident-eternal vigilance should be the |
watchword. We shall go to the capital of the |
State and our grievances shall be heard and |
He closed the meeting by an.
nouncing that there would be meeting of the |
members at 4 o'clock in Odd Fellows |
Hall.
This meeting we did not have the time to at |
tend.
STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
Of the State Legislative Committee the fol. |
lowing were present: