The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-14

| have dweit longer upon national
afiairs. believing that there, in the
Capitol at Washington, have origi-
mated the farmers woes, and from
that source alone can come the REM
edy. Let us continue tn insist upon
our national Congress Civ ng us this
much needed relief. History teach
es that the wlths with which the
rich bind the poor can he broken
only by fire, sword or bloody revo-
futtcn. But We have n better meth
od Of overturnine fraud and corrup-
ton in high places. We have free
speech and free ballot, and when tho
wisdom of the acts of the national
meeting, like leven, to he.tin work
upon the masses Of the people, then,
and not till then. shall we have a
peaceful and happy solution of ali
uI troubles.
EXTRACTS FROM ADDRESS AT MORE
HEAD. 1891.
Officers and Delegates OF the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance:
Since last addressing yoa. as Pres
ident of the state Alliance, Ii has
been my great pleasure 10 watch the
healthy growth of our Order, and
the rapid developement of the prin-
ciples We have inculcated.
The unprecedented political up
heval of last November was the ma
tural outcome of the doctrines taught
by the Alliance, and despite the pro-
tests of our enemies, we can take
unto ourselves the credit Of that
more than glorious onslaught. Tru-
ly, 1t was great work; and well
may we feel honored, since ii was a
mCst salu,ary lesson TO the greed Of
capital, the rottenness of govern
ment aud the rawlings Of political
demagogues. But, though the flu
ture seems bright, there is much yet
to be done. Indeed, when ] view
the dangers which even at the pres
ent time surround us, think | may
be pardoned for saying that the work
seems scarcely yet begun. We are
assailed on every hand by dema.
gogues, chiefly those in Office, whose
sole object is TO perpetuate their
power, and it matters little by what
means they effect their purpose Some
times we see them masquerading a.
friends Of the farmer, but in reality
I employed by soulless corporations
to SOW the seeds of discomfort among
US; and sometimes they are hireling'
of the great trunk lines, which, like
gigantic octopus, are slowly bu
sur -ly absorbing and paralizing wha
little blood anu energy is now lef
unto us.
We have nothing with which I,
fight this redoubtable combination
save honest hearts, willing hand
, and that spirit Of independence
which has ever characterized tn
husbandman from the time Of Gin
cinnatus even unto our own. think
; then, ] do not miss the mark whel
| say that, as class, we are patien
and willing, much abuse and neve
murmuring, yet when we are arous
d, as | now trust you all are, tn
ct bears more than ordinary signifi
], ance. But what makes this ou
!, asst resort, if our energies be nc
united, if we be not a unit IN on
r actions? Shall we profit by the es
n perience OF the past? The road
! defeat, the road to victory lie equa
d ly plain before you. The choice
: of vital importance-somethl.
J. must be done. 1t is no longer ma
y ter of condition--relief must come
Our condition is such that della
y would be fatal among US, and Il
l. conscious opinion is that relief mu
y come through the legitimate an
2. peaceful channels of legislation. "
1t have held up to the scorn and col
IS tempt Of honest men the existent
E. of trusts, combines and corporation
W but of what benefit has this exp
as sure been to us? The work Of ro
,e berry still goes on. Why is thi
n, Why have we accomplished 70 j
We tie? The answer is an open secret
n it is because the vast majority
of the producing class are yet untaugf
u uneducated, deaf to the appeals
b. reason al d experience, callous
k the cry of those who preach the IL
no portance of thorough organizatio
rs. Is it not strange that so many Of o
IL fellowmen utterly ignore the We
ire first law-the law Of self-preserN
il &. tion-aud the fact that a compile
and thorough organization is
only safe means whereby we can
,g assured of our rights? On eve
We hand we hear boasts of our great p
m. gress and our civilization, but sir
lu- good government, "the governm'
ip- of the people, for the people and
Id the people," the secret Of all hap
all ness has not kept pace with the o
his er sciences, we see great reasons
all asserting that this boasted civil
The tion is not shared in by the wo
ger ingman who, here, as the world oy
ms is the pith, the marrow, the ba
est bone OF the country. And how
en- he to share therein, Handicapped
lod he is in the race of life, in the sew
air struggle for existence? Handle
to ped by his own ignorance, which
on so unfortunately evinces when
,nd asserts his opposition to that /
Ids which now, in anything but sp
of fairness, is being discus
hu throughout the country-I mean
hat course, the Sub-Treasury-and tot
OF ing this l do not think it amiss
bu- " we are not welded to the pai
nee ular phraseology which now cha
Iod- terizes the bill. We do not pray
the the passage ofthis bill unaltered
lie is undiscussed, Tor That would depi
rap us of the opinions and experiel
the of others; but we are attached,