The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-09-03

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According to announcement the
members Of the Farmers Alliance
held a picnic and public meeting At
Little Falls on Friday last. The rain
prevented many from attending but
anyway there we're several hundred.
In the afternoon Hon. H. L. Loucks,
President Of the National Farmers
Alliance and industrial Union, spoke
| for about two hours. He congratu-
lated the members for the courage
shown in going out in the unfavora-
bic weather to attend the meeting.
He compared the Alliance to the
church. saying that all great move
ments were Of slow growth until the
women became interested. At this
meeting there we're almost as many
women as men.
The generous farmers on this &C.
casion, as they always do, went with
we'll filed baskets and all we're we'll
fed.
The speaker was loaded with facts
and figures, particularly upon the
tariff and the outrageous legislation
Of the republican party. He gave as
the reason for the present state Of
affairs, the fact that men stand so
stubbornly by their prejudices and
continue to do so spite Of the peril it
brings to the republic.
Mr.. Loucks called the attention Of
his hearers to the fact that in five
states within few weeks the mill
tary was called out to suppress riots
and strikes. He showed that there
must be potent reason for this ne
cessity and that it was the result Of
our present laws, a condition brought
about by republican legislation. 1t
seems that there was never so much
unrest among the laborers of the
country as there 10 now. He con-
trasted The growth of the tariff pro
tected manufacturing states with
that of the great agricultural states
of the west and south. As startling
as it may seem one manufacturing
state gathered more wealth than nine
of the great agricultural states. In
der such conditions the query arises
how long will it take these tariff pro-
tected barons to absorb the wealth
of the country and reduce the masses
to condition worse than slavery.
Mr.. Loucks quoted paragraph
from late speech of Hon. VIM. Nc
Kinley in which the statement was
made that we exported $203, 900, 900
worth of merchandise last year more
than we imported. He showed
these figures to be false and proved
the real situation to be that we i'm
ported $13, 1886, 900 more than we ex-
ported. OF the 5000, 000, 900 export
ed $17s, 900, 900 of it was breadstuff
that is wholly unprotected. 1t is
unprotected because we export
breadstuffs entirely. There is tar
if on grain but il is imperative be-
cause no one sends grain to this
country to sell. 1t would be like
carrying coal to Newcastle.
The false cry of home market
was shown up and it was clearly
proven that our people should have
the liberty to sell where they could
get things the cheapest.
On the whole the speech was a
meaty one. 1t bristled with facts
and figures and was full of argument.
He gave the people something to
think about and they are industri-
ously thinking. 1t takes the people
a long time to cut loose from their
prejudices and old mornings but
when they doswift retribution is Wis
tied upon their oppressors.
A noticeable feature of the meet
ing was the excellent music furnish
ed by the Cassville brass band and
Prof. Taylor Martins drum corps.
Both organizations are splendid. Mr..
K. 0. Wiedman is the leader OF the
former