The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-26
WHAT POLK DID SAYl
A Letter Away Back YOnder Which
Shows Stuff.
Is 1t Not Apparent That Polk Is in a
Secret Scheme
1T SEEMS THAT HE is AND HAS BEEN
The Women Have a Report of All They
Have Done During the Canvass
for the Stuff.
IT SEEMS THAT HE is AND HAS BEEN

MARCH 26, 1892.
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER This letter
is addressed to you in fraternity and
brotherly love, hoping that it may be the
means of promoting the welfare of the
cause we mutually strive to promote-the
Farmers Alliance
This is The most critical period in the
history of the order Never has there
been such universal and such loud CRY
from the order to the officers for direc-
tion how TO conduct the LEGAL fight. Never
has there been as little concert of action
among the officers of the different states
and sections. This, if. allowed to con-
tinue, must be fatal concert of action is
imperative and success cannot be achieved
withoutit. The political contest threatens
cohesive and uniform action by the order
threatens the political slaughter of its
friends. The emergency is great, and
the necessity for full and free council
by all executive officers is greater than at
any time in the history of the movement.
The nation is so large that the expense
attending national councils of this char
acter is too great to be borne with con:
venience; it has, therefore, been decided
by the national president and national
executive board that the presidents and
executive committees of the states, hav-
| ing like difficulties and issues to meet and
-,
clusion has been reached after very
careful study Of the situation, and we are
very forcibly impressed with the necessity
of your attendance at this meeting which,
after full consultation, we have decided
to call to meet in Birming ham, Ala on
Tuesday, the Sd day of May, 1892.
The presidents and members of the ex-
ecutive committees of the following state
alliances have been invited to attend: !:
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky,
Oklahoma and Tennessee. The impor-
tance of this meeting and of having every
one of these states fully represented is
without parallel, and your state will be
asked to reimburse you for the travelling
expenses you may incur, and should it
fail to do so we will call upon the brother
hood to contribute for that purpose,
which will be readily one when the benefit
can be shown. Let no ordinary cause
prevent your coming, but should you find
it utterly impossible for you to come,
have your committee select a proxy to
represent you.
1t is understood that this meeting will
be strictly secret with none present but
those invited or their properly accredited
proxies that it is called by G. w. Macune,
as chairman of the national executive
board, acting under the advice and ap-
proval of the president and executive
board, and that no one Is to be apprised
of the meeting before it convenes. You
are requested to at once notify brother
Macune, 241 North Capitol street, if you
will be present or who will be your
proxy. Let us in conclusion appeal to
you by all that you love in this cause, be
present. G. w. MACUNE, Chm'n,
+ J. F. TILLMAN, Sec'y.
ALoNzo WARDELL,
Executive Board,
Approved L. L. Polk,
President.