The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-07
AN ADDRESS.
To all Citizens of the United
States, Greeting:

IIcco Selling IOFtn the oDjeCtS anu
purposes of the great conference OF
producers which has been called to
in st. Louis, on the 22d day
Of February, 1892.
The call for said cont erence orig
mated with the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union at
Ocala, Fla, in December, 1890, as
follow: "This body gives its sane
ton and call for a meeting to be
held about February, 1892, TO be
Of delegates from all
organizations Of producers upon
fair basis ola representation, for
the purpose Of general and
thorough conference upon the de-
mands of each, and to the end that
all may agree upon a joint set of de-
mands just prior to the next national
and agree upon the pro-
per methods for enforcing such de-
Ifttre people, by delegates
from them direct, agree that
a third party move is necessary, it
need not be feared. That the next
session of this Supreme Council
elect delegates from this Order to
it in said national con-
te,ence Of productive organizations
for political purposes" Commit
tees from the National Farmers AL
lance and Industrial Union, the
Knights Of labor, the National
Citizens Alliance, and the Colored
National Eo lJionnn and No
operative Union met in Washing
to1, D. c., January "a, 1891, and
chose a national executive commit
tee, and fixed the time tor the COM
ing conference at February y, 1892,
and instructed their executive com-
mitree to decide ON the place of
meeting and the basis of representa-
tion. The call for the great labor
has since been ratified
and accepted by practically all
farmers and labor ers' organiza' ions.
The national executive committee
met at Indianapolis. Ind, on the
10th day of November, and fixed
the basis of representation, and ap-
pointed a co nmittee to choose the
place of meeting.
This shows the call to be regular,
and to be supported 10y millions OF
people scattered throughout every
section Of this broad land. A move
nent ofsuch great extent and popu-
larity involves great forces and
n. ust WELD great power; it's causes,
objects, purposes and methods, there
fore, are important subjects OF con-
sideration.
The causes are many and depend
on combinations of circumstances
that Lave been transpiring for years;
many of them are to- day unnOticed,
and to e..pt even list of the
causes would be almost an endless
task, but prominent among the
causes for this great movement,
causes which should fill with alarm
and concern every loyal citizens of
this government. are: The rapid
accumulation of the wealth of the
nation in the hands of few, and
the general improverishment and
discomfort of the masses; financial
system that furnishes volume of
money which at one season Of the
year is, so redundant that money is
worth in the metropolis only l per
cent on call, while at another season
it is so inadequate that money ran
ges as high as 1873 per cent on call,
thereby entailing great hardship and
distress upon all classes as result
of instability of prices. The general
and widespread belief on The part OF
the masses that the government is
administered i'm the interest of ia
vored class (whet', or this be true or
not. the tact that such belief exists
is matter of public concern) in
spite of the wise and just provisions
of the the Constilion. Boss rule
methods and the distribution OF
millions of cor upton money by
political organizations; the depress-
ed condition of all productive pur-
suits; the menace to free govern
ment involved in the shameful
abuse of aggregated wealth, using
combinations of transportation COM
panies to control legislative and
judicial proceedings; the foreign in
vasion which is received and allow
ed to exact tribute on account of
the unavailability Of American
wealth in business; the plainly visi-
BILE wide separation between the
government and the people who
seems to feel that they are pushed
aside for the politician and lose
proper interest in government
affairs; that monster, the mortgage,
which is rapidly devouring the
liberties and the independence of
the grandest and best people the
sun ever shown upon, and whose
conscienceless exactions must soon
bring on climax of violence unless
wise councils shall prevail and the
cause OF Justice assert itself. These
among the many causes are sufncl-
ent to enlist the support OF all
patriotic citizens in any laudaole
effort to wrest American institutions
from such abuses and restore them
to the foundations laid by the
signers OF the Declaration of 1n-
dependence.
The object Of the coming meeting
is, under the blessing of God, to con-
fer anu agree upon the wisest,
iairest and most just means Of relief
in the interest OF the whole people,
and to announce a declaration of
principles upon which all are agreed
20 stand and demand laws to carry
out. For this purpose every organi-
zation of producers in this broad
land is invited to send delegates and
participate in the deliberate ms. For
the love of our country, for the
SAKE of your family, in view of
your duty to prosperity, and pur-
suant of your responsibility to God,
come! and let this be the second
Declala alton Of Independence for
the American people in which in
stead of throwing off the yoke OF a
tyrant king they liberate posterity
from threatened industrial tyrany
ard seavery. .
The purpose of the meeting will