The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-28


! have dwelt longer upon national
affairs. believing that there, in the
Capitol at Washington, have oriEi-
mated the farmers wees, and from
that source alone can come the rem
edy. Let Us continue tn insist upon
our national Congress giving Us this
much needed relief. History teach
es that the withs with which the
rich bind the poor can be broken
only by fire, sword or bloody revo-
lutiCn. But We have a better meth
od of overturnlng fraud and corrup-
tion in high places. We have free
speech and free ballot, and when iha
wisdom Of the acts Of the national
meeting, like leven, to begin work
upon the masses Of the people, then,
and not till then. shall we have IA
peaceful and happy solution of all
III troubles.
EXTRACTS FROM ADDRESS AT MORE
HEAD. 1891.
Officers and Delegates OF the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance:
Since last addressing you, "a Pres
ident of the state Alliance, 1t 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 doctr ines 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, it was "A great work; and We'll
may we feel honored, since il was a
mCst salutary lesson to the greed of
capital, the rottenness of govern
ment ard the rawlings of political
demagogues. But, though the flu
ture seems bright, there is much yet
to be done. Indeed, when L 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 1t matters little by what
means they effect their purpose. Some
times we see them masquerading a
friends of the farmer, but in reality
employed by soulless corporations
to SOW the seeds of discomfort among
us; and sometimes they are hirelings
of the great trunk lines, which, like
a gigantic octopus, are slowly but
surely absorbing and paralizing what
little blood anu energy is now left
unto us.
We have nothing with which tc
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. l think
then, / do not miss the mark wher
l say that, as class, we are paiien
and willing, much abused and neve
murmuring, yet when we arc arou5
d, as / now trust you all are, th'
ct bears more than ordinary signifi
ance. But what makes this on
asst resort, if our energies be no
united, if we be not unit IN on
actions? Shall we profit by the ex
perience OF the past? The road t
defeat, the road to victory lie equal
ly plain before you. The choice !
Of vital importance-Somethit
must be done. 1t is no longer mat
ter of condition--relief must come
Our condition is such that della.
would be fatal among US, and tn
: conscious opinion is that relief mu;
come through the legitimate an
i. peaceful channels of legislation. w
t have held up to the scorn and cor
5 tempt Of honest men the existenc
: of trusts, combines and corporations
v but of what benefit has this expt
S sure been to us? The work of rol
e berry still goes on. Why is this
/, Why have we accomplished so Ii
e tie? The answer is an open secret
l. it is because the vast majority
II the producing class are yet untaugh
l. uneducated, deaf to the appeals
} reason a. d experience, callouS~
< the cry of those wno preach the In
% portance of thorough organizatio
$. Is it not strange that so many of o
{. felloWmen utterly ignore the We
r first law w-the law OF self-preserv
le tion-and the fact that compile
and thorough organization is &
only safe means whereby we can
g assured Of our rights? On eve
,e hand we hear boasts Of our great pl
n gress and our civilization, but sin
u good government, "the governme
p of the people, for the people and
~ the people," the secret Of all hap
III ness has not kept pace with the OF
lis er sciences, we see great reasons
Ill asserting that this boasted ciyili;
he ton IS not shared in by the wol
er ingman who, here, as the world ov
ms is the pith, the marrow, the ba'
st bone OF the country. And how
n he to share therein, Handicapped
od he is in the race Of life, in the sew
sir struggle for existence? Handic'
to ped by his own ignorance, which
On so unfortunately evinces when
nd asse, is his opposition to that b
DIS which now, in anything but a sp
of fairness, is being discus
III throughout the country mean,
lat course, the Sub-Treasury-and tou
of ing this ! do not think it amiss
Ju- say we are not welded to the par
ice ular phraseoIogy which now chai
ID .terizes the bill. We do not pray
he the passage ofthis bill unaltered !
: is undiscussed, for that would depr
ap- us of the opinions and experier
he of others; but we are attached,
as even committed, TO the princiI
md involved, and are convinced
to only after full and free discuss
i've can we arrive at satisfactory s,
ent ton CT the subject. There is pr
py dent sufficient of governments IL
tbs ing money to the citizen with
EN- without security, and thus is es
of lished the power to loan, which
tes- indeed all sufficient. The kind
pie, security does not enter into the