The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-17
A THIRD PARTY SPEECH.
LoUCRs PROPHEsTEs PRosPERITY
The President of the National Farmers
Alliance Addresses an Audience at Old
Market Hail-Other sseakeIs.

Hon. ii. l.. LOuckes, president OF the
National Farmers Alliance, when met him
at Fords Hotel early IN the day yesterday,
told me he did not like tina. headline, and
that lie was here in the interest Of the
Alliance.
Most Of the people in the hall were from
the country. and / recognized few from
! the city. Among the few were Major Rich
ard +. Walker and Judge l.. c. Brstow. !
noticed also Major A. X. Eenable. Jr.,
MAJOR Mann Page, Mr. W. i. Grant Ar. Z.
| III. Person, editor or the Virginia sun: Col
onel j. Brad. Beverley and others. Many
arose and went out after sitting few mo-
ments, so ! won't mention them. There
were some negroes on the outskirts Of the
crowd. which numbered probably some
400 al first. but dwindled down 10 l50 when
IL broke up, near III o'clock.
At the door was a table covered with the
1 books of the Hon. Thomas t. Watson, of
Georgia. Not Revolt, 1t Is Revolution"
| or the Peoples Party Campaign Book
and copies of the National Waterman and
! the Virginia Sun" They were also selling
a photograph OF the Capitol at Washington.
! surrounded with ygnettes OF such states
men as Senator PETER. of Kansas. and Rep
resentatiyes Davis. of Kansas, Watson. OF
( Georgia, and Jerry Simpson of Kansas, the
/ sockless statesman.
The atmosphere was sitting and grad
ually the audience removed their coats the
better 70 listen to the words Of wisdom
| they we're expecting from the Hon. H. J..
/ Loucks president H. f. A. and /. L. and
the rest OF II. There were no facilities for
the press and l wrote on my more or less
| spacious lap.
CALLED TO oBDRR.
Major Mann Page called the meeting to
| order at $3.50 o'clock. and introduced Mr.. III.
j. Louckes, president OF the National Farm
ers' Alliance. saying that he came 70 speak
as a plain farmer who knew tho war was
over. Necessity. said he causes the bring
ing Of farmers 10 the front because nobody
else represents them. lie went Oh IN the
same strain and told OF his old residence in
Richmond and how after the war, he went
TO farming, and SAID he ] will continue to
do So if they will only let me live. Major
Page eulOgiZed Mr.. LOuckes at length,
abiding TO his course Of opposition
10 what be called the nightmare the
Force bill. He said they had asked the mo
guls of Wall-street TO consider their pro-
positions. We want the dollar Of cur dad
dies and are going to have 1t. Major Page
was interrupted frequently with applause
and retired saying that If papers would tell
both sides OF the question they would sell
five 10 one they sell now. Mr.. Louckes said
ne IeRIeLttu Lut hDstuco OF Aub lhQleb. III
the Northwest there we're always plenty at
tending the meetings. He said the move
ment was the grandest ever conceived aud
the people OF the Northwest were red hot.
Alabama showed him lately that the South
was coming 10 the front
REALIZED THEIR WRONGS.
We have realized that for our wrongs
there are remedes-and our conclusions
we're ratified at st. Louis.
Don't you think that when twenty three
organizations come 10 conclusion you
ought to consider them We believe IN
them like the Bible Show US we are
wrong and we will change them, but till
then we will keep ahead
The cause of the unrest in the nation IS
the wealth in the hands of the few.
j show you. on this map, certain
States; listen TO me. please. l
want you all Democrats and Republicans
10 forget. for an hour that yOulare Demo-
Gratis OF Republicans. / will forget that /
am an Alliance man. Let me reason with
you. Look at the map. The three great
factors of production are land labor and
capital He compared the great States of
Nebraska. Iowa, Illinois. Indiana. Louisiana.
Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia and North
Carolina with massachusetts rafting of
figures and words in way 10 make the
listeners dizzy reading from a sheet Of fig
ures 10 draw from It the reason OF discon-
tent of the West and South. which he
ascribed 10 taxation without representation.
the Revolutionary principle Of lT6, he
called IT, ] hope every body Will 90 from
here 20 night. said he. resolved to vote Tor
the right. for his family and tor the nation.
You can easily see why We Of the West and
you Of the South shake hands. We take the
little boys and girls and they follow the
teams all day, leaving school, and the wives
and daughters 90 into the field TO try 10 raise
the mortgage on the farm.
His illusions TO Carnegie IN his castles in
Scotland with Pinkerton men shooting
down wOrkingmen. were received with APP
plause. He said the condition OF things IN |
Pennsylvania. as far as regarded the poverty
of the people. was as bad as III Russia or |
anywhere else in Europe. The Democratic |
party favor lower tariff. Just little for |
tally for the South, West and New JERSEY. |
Why aid they not repeal the Mckinley bill; |
They will not have the majority TO do it |
again.
Reciprocity means free trade. They are |
ali tending in the same direction. Let's /
give the tariff a rest. They have been dis
cussinR it 100 years with no result.
POOR BROTHER PAGE.
He alluded to Brother" Page and his
prosecutions. az which that gentleman |
put on an angelic look of martyr-like sweet
ness. and the applause was turned on again. ]
He told them they were all free traders,
though they didn't know il. But let's drop
the tariff, said he and take up the money
subject.
Do YOU wonder we are disconnected when
we see the money IN the East and North
and the poverty IN the South and West
The new line of battle is between the
North Atlantic States and the balance OF the
nation. Don't say it is because they are
more intelligent and laborious and indus
trious lt is untrue. 1t is because of spe-
cial privileges. Mckinley claims great
credit. because we have increased our COM
merce but il is not true. He was mistaken.
lie spoke of the tribute we are paying TO
the money powers of Europe.
He then launched into very dismal and
lugubriOus description of evil and poverty
and distress as he claimed. in the Eastern
over the Western States. which would seem
to be little paradises on wheels. according
TO the speaker.
CANE OUT OF HIS COAT.
Here he took Of his coat. whereat an en-
thusiastc individual shouted Give II to
EN- This was a little fake business 20
catch the few wOrkingmen present. lie
diyed into the financial question and fired
out volley OF figures. ratified OF
with parrot-like dexterty that
made the eyes o. the listeners stick out.
lie continued 10 play on the string OF
the poor people" Said he: No man
can produce million OF dollars, he
il: he had heard preachers
thank God for the millionaires for the
charity they had done. Everybody that
thanks God for a millionaire thanks God
for thousand tramps. He quoted from