The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1892-09-08
ALLIANCE READING.
President Buffers Annual Message.
10 the North Carolina State Alliance
in Session ct Greensboro.

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BRETHREN :-Onc year ago you placed
your banner In my hands. You place
me in the front OF the N. @. division of
the great national army OF rcformers.
It was a,position of tre,ne ,dous respon-
sibility and trust I felt In n large de.
gree the gravity of the situation. It was
at time when the organization was enter
ing the most critical period of its exis-
tones, time when wc and our principles
were to be subjected to the supremest
crucial test The year has bcen n stormy
one. Every day, Sundays exclu led, the
US with merciless force aud In an un.
scrupulous manner. The money powe,
has left no stone uuturned to crush the
for mercJ and the dem Ind Of freeman 70,
ju tice
Today we me t again. Let US &c.
what has beea accomplished; what the
present status of the orga ization is, and
what is our duty in the future. Every
reform movement has its various stages Of
growing and development. Many Of
those movements sooner or later reach
the stage of disintegration and decay.
This has been the case when the cause
has been slight or local or temporary OF
when the people failed r. dnd tho true
cause for real wrong, and therefore
could not apply the true remedy. Tht
cause OF the present movement Is deer
roo ed and wide soread. 1t b one thai
In large degree affects alike every laborel
and wealth producer Of the whole country
A portion Of those suffering from th,
blighting effects Of some great inhuenc,
caused them to organize to study tn.
situation. They formed themselves int
great vigilance committee to search fol
the cause, a,cause that made them poora
while each worked harder created more
veal h, a cause that has made poor tn,
people whose labor has made their coun
try rich. Since this class of mon an6
this cond tion existed in every quar.e,
OF the country, the organization soor
spread over the whole Country. Fo
years the cause or rather the causes huv,
been simultaneously searched for ant
studied from Maine to California ant
from the lakes to the gulf. The cause
or part OF the causes were found. TIL,
whole organization agreed on them Ths
public generally agreed that the evi
causes existed We then appealed (,
the law makers of the country for rem
edy. Great sympathy was expressed
for our condition, but no remedy wa,
offered. The organization then formul
atsd lis own remedies for each cause ant
appealed to the law makers to give N
these remedies. They found fault will
our remedies. We then demanded tina
they should give those demanded o
better. = hat was lair. Fo
IL the wrongs exist, IL unjust and oppres.
sive laws are on the statute books. It i
the duty of our law makers to give u
relief, to give US oar remedy or q bette
one. Up to date the demands of tn,
people have been ignored, while ever,
requst OF the monopoly corporations and
the moaey- power has been promptl,
agreed to. We have just realized tha
the organization csme too late for justice
to be Cotton by petition. = -
THE RALEIGH CONFERENCE.
On April Itch I called a conference O.
the Alliance OF the State through on,
representative from each county. / die
1t In the interests Of our principles and
Inc cause OF r,form. While at times dur
lag the year many of us (though uni
IN thought) have differed in judgement.
asfo methods, yet today the organization
Is practically unit in action as well a,
thought. lievc that the guidance OF
divine hand has turned what at time,
seemed to be mistakes, into blessings.
Our seeming errors have proved to be the
essence of wis ION, for by what methods
could we have have been stronger thar
we are today7 Therefore let us at ali
times have that cha,i y of opinion for
each brother, for we may honestly differ,
that we have right to expect frsm each
other brother.
DEATH OF COL. POLK.
During the year the organization. Ma.
tional as well rs State, has suffered an ir.
reparable loss, and each member has felt
sore bereayem mt by the untimely death
OF our great and beloved leader. Col. Z,
l.. Polk We have never known q purer
man, nor has any organization ever been
blessed with more ardent, devoted and
loyal leader, yet his charity toward thoss
who differed with him in opinion. and
his spiri; of fairness toward those who
opposed him was almost supcrhuman
His erea. work and his magnificent ex-
ample lives after him. and is today An
inspiration to every Iafnrmer to have tho
cuuuge OF his convictions and to carr
ON tho work for humanity so SrandIy
ana hcroicaiIy begun. Let us build =
n'''ng monnm Mt to his memory. but bis
greatest monument will be the place be
holds In the hearts OF his people let
his last words ever be the motto of t,,e
hour, "Do your duty"