The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-21
ALLIANCE SPEAKING
-,ARGE GATHERING OF FAR
MFRS AND OTHERS.

/ Nd
"A Great Day fer the Aljiance.
MOndny was great day ION the Far
! rncf- Alliance in Henderson.
/ The announcement that Col. Harry
/ Skinner. he sturdy champion if not
! the father oi the sub-trcasurv plan. and
/ Hon. Marion Butler, President OF the
! Farmers Stat" Alliance. would speak
| here was sufficient to draw large numbers
Of people from this and adjoining cOun-
| ties. and it was y"ritably farmers day
in Henderson.
Tn" court house being too small to
hold the crowd Mr. u. !. Cooper kindly
rendered the Use OF his warehouse and
the speaking was held there. Seats were
| imprOys"d as best as could be done
under the circumstances and the short
notice given and while hundreds of pcO-
| pie had to stand the patience and earn
estncss with which they heard tn" speeches
through showed . how hungry thep"oplc
are, as one f;Irincr expressed it.
The meeting was called to order by
j. II. Dunn, Esq, Chairman ofthecOunty
| Democratic Executive Committee, who
announced that Col. Vim. II. 5. Burgwyn
would Introduce Col. Skinner, who would
speak first. Col BurgWyn arose amid
! applause and performed the office as
signed him in his usual graceful and
! icIicitOus style. He briefly alluded to
the stringent financial status OfthecOun
try and the oppressed condition OF the
masses, and said he was as anxious as
any one to hear what the distinguished
! gentleman present would have to say in
the hope that they might suggest some
means OF relief. He felt the need of re
! form and would hail the day when peace
and plenty should reign over the land by
WhOmsOever such q condition OF affairs
might be brought about. With q be
coming reference to the character and
ability Of Col. Skinner, he asked that
| both gentlemen be given q patient, re
| spcctiul and unprecedented hearing. Col.
| BurgWyn's remarks were warmly ap-
| plaudCd.
! Col. Skinner was greeted with hearty
| cheers when he arose He is man of
commanding presence, OF great brilliancy
| and recognized ability, and though he
was personally unknown to many OF his
| hearers they knew him by reputation
and felt that in him they had Il friend
and champion Of their cause. He had
their sympathy i'll advance and caught
the popular ear OF the crowd Col. Skin
Der spoke chiefly in advocacy Of the sub
treasury plan and thcpurpOses and effects
Of the scheme were clearly defined. He
! explained the thing in ~ plain simple,
business like way and undertook to show
| how it would benefit not only the far
ming classes but the who!epeople. While
he has some times been called the" father
oi til" sub-treasury plan, Col. Skinner
said he did not take such credit to him
| self, that the idea was as old as the hills
! and the system had been in successful
operation in various countries for years.
! He told how it worked in colonial days
| and went on to demonstrate the practical
results that would follow its adoption
! in these times Of sore distress when the
| tIlcrS OF the soil seem to be getting poorer
| and poorer every year. Lack of space
prevents anything like even n passing
mention oil the various lines Of thought
| presented by the speaker, to say nothing
| OF giving synopsis OF the speech. We
! would like to touch upon several points
and bring out more fully but can not do
so. COL Skinner SpOkpeXactly two hours
| and tIrcc-uuartCrS and much as We would
| like to DO so to follow him all through
would b" a greater tax on our columns
than they will admit OF. He made a
! fine speech and a pleasing one. His
! periods were we'll rounded. his language
tr5tinn. Inf liz n;d ,a a, IT. f,;tnto
| to thr dortors mnrchants AVID lawyer,
| his reference to the medical profession
being the one particular gem of the
! speech. His calling mp and imaginary
marShaling before him OF the departed
/ spirits OF Washington, Jeifer.Oll, Jack
son, Henry, Calhoun, Clay, Davis and
nosod to mako Whom ouoo+;onod ,s 10
| what is the nronnr thinI to do for the
rnIinf Of tha i,nniIn and 1ho instrumentation
| of the mnvnrnmnnt was nr,,,lic and i'm.
nrnsIivn ana ehowed,him tn hn = ,nastnr
| al miro EnuIjsh ,s VOL ,s :, close studont
of hiotorv and noIiticai ccnnonv Cnl
skinner closed With an onnnaI for Damo.
cr1ti,. HARMONY md nnitv Uo cold tl,;s
vos no timn for Iiv;s;on II is onlv hv
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| that thnycn1,Id rnoson,hly hone tn 5ecnra
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demand and snrnro thai,. rirhts hv tho
| fulI nynrcisn of that AUTHORITY, ros+od IN
th.m rs frna ,mnr;con cit;zans bold;n~ tho
balance Of nownr lie nr~cd them to he
dili~snt and stnaff,st to attend tho
primaries county and State conventions
and make thnm.nlvn, ho,rd ,nd fJt
They can ,rromnlish mora IN tho n.no.
critic na1tv than thnr Gam ont Of # ia
nointnI nI,t tho d,ncors ~ rnnn;nr nf
after fine Third nartv ,,hontom onJ tho
evils that wnnId foIlIw Rnnnli;c,n asoo o,,l
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