The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-22
LAUREL HILL ALLIANCE.

We have been sent copy Of some
resolutions passed by Laurel Hill
Alliance In Richmond county. We
give what the Progressive Farmer
has to say about them:
We publish in this issue recent
action of Laurel Hill Alliance, Rich
mond county. The first thing charg-
ed is that "the attempt TO convert
the Alliance into a political party at
Greensboro was largely successful"
The man who wrote that evidently
does not belong to the Alliance. At
least he was not at the Greensboro
meeting, for all who were there
know that partisan politics was not
discussed in the meeting. The st.
Louis Conference platform was
adopted. This was done not by
unanimous vote, but the opposition
was too small to amount to much.
The Omaha Convention adopted the
st. Louis platform, with only a
slight addition. The Omaha Con-
vention came very near converting
itself into an Alliance meeting by
its action in adopting the Alliance
platform.
Now let US see if partisan politics
made such a wide swath in the
Greensboro meeting. It Is true that
several Of the State officers and
members of committees are Peoples
party men and Republicans. But it
is also true that they are very well
divided among all parties. At least
| five of the State officers are Demo-
Gratis. Take the State Executive
Committee, who are among the most
important. Capt. s. B. Alexander,
Democratic Congressman In the
Sixth District, is Chairman Of the
Executive Committee. Mr.. J. 8.
Johnston, Democrat, is a member.
Only one is a Peoples party man
Mr.. Mewborne. So the Executive
Committee is stwo-thirds Democratic.
Next we find the Judiciary Com
mittee, which is half Democratic.
On it are Elias Carr, Democratic
nominee for Governor, and A.
Leazar, ESQ.,, Cleveland elector in
the Seventh District, and probably
one other Democrat. Does that
look like Democrats were ignored ?
On the State Legislative Committee
we find Bros. r. J. Powell and j. J.
Young, Democrats, and n. G. Eng
lish, Prohibitionist. Col. III. A.
Forney is the only Peoples party
man on it. Does that look like the
Greensboro meeting was Peoples 8
party machine? Brethren, you have
been misinformed. The facts are
against you. In addition to other
| positions Capt. Alexander was elect
ed as one of the delegates to the
ncxt national meeting. We repeat,
the facts are against the declaration
of Laurel Hi. "A liance.
AS to the charge ..'Aat the State
Secretary ssmakes his Office <the
rendes vous for politicians and allows
them access to the addresses of off,
GERS of the Alliance, there is nothing
! to sustain the charge. The members
of Laurel Hill simply have been
misinformed. Further, no officer
| of the State Alliance receives any
pay for expenses or for services from
| the State Alliance during campaigns
for making political speeches. The
Laurel Hill Alliance have allowed
somebody to work on their preju-
dices and they have innocently,
perhaps, made charges and publish
ed them that cannot be proven.
They are welcome to Investigate as
much as they please, and they should
do this before they jump at conclu-
sions hereafter. The Laurel Hill
brethren should remember that it is
lust as likely that they are mistaken
as it is for other people to be.