The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-11
GrTIrogp cot MY ALLIANCE.
The H.st s"anty Meeting BRO. Nrtu-
ssr~ ~peak.


SUMMERFIELp. y. e.. April II. -.
EDITOR CAUCASIAN:-l In compliance
with your request 10 write up our
county meeting and send Ia The
CAUCASIAN for publication, ! send
the following imperfect report:
On Wednesday evening in com
pany with Bro. ". II. Case. our vice
President aud his two charming
daughters, the writer set out To at
tend the quarterly meeting OF Gull
ford county Alliance. We stopped
over night with Bro. Phillip Thomas
near Greensboro. and spent the time
most pleasantly in the hospitable
home of this veteran of the great
cause of reform. Thursday morn
ing was rainy and everything be-
spoke disagreeable day. Ii Was
nearly noon when We arrived al
McLeansville Academy, the place
of meeting. Here goodiy number
of the sturdy sons of the soil, togeth-
err with many representatives of the
the rain, (Which continued to fall
during the greater part Of the day
to enjoy the public speaking, the
picnic and general good time scot
ally.
The ladies of McLeansville know
now TO tempt the appetites of their
brothers at all times, and they did
not go back on their record upon
this occasion. There was plenty
and to spare. In the afternoon Bro
Case delivered his quarterly addres,
which contained much good practi
cal advice and many wise sugges
tons which, if followed, would re
suit in great good to the order in ouJ
county. Hon. J. NJ. Newborn of tn,
State Executive Committee was ther
introduced as the orator of the da,
by Bro. j. A Davis in few yer,
appropriate remarks No words o
mine can properly describe the ex
cellent address to which we listened
for about one hour and half. 1
had to be heard to be fully appreci
ated. We were carried almost spell
bound through touching and pa
thetic review of those long an
gloomy years that have passed sine
the war. We had brought wildly t
our minds the evil effects of the un
just discrimination against the farm
ers and laboring classes in our Ma
tional and State Legislature, an
were brought face to face with tn
deplorable condition of affairs tina
exists to an alarming extent in on
beloved country to-day. 1t seem
to me that no member of the ALI
ance could have listened to thos
earnest appeals in behalf of trut
and Justice, those lucid enunciation
of the great principles of our nobl
order, and the rehearsal of thos
mutual ties that bind us together i
one common brotherhood, withou
being better Allianceman tina
ever before. Bro. Mewboln's at
dress closed the public exercises
and the Alliance then went mi
private session, holding until nearl
shutdown, and coming together agai
, as soon after supper as possible an
continuing until after midnigh
$ when the body adjourned to me,
!. with Deep River sub-Alliance in OF
July meeting. The reports from II
different subs were of the most Ell
couraging nature. Many Alliance
4 in arrear of dues came up and Sc
o tied, some being more than a yea
behind. The greatest enthusiasts
e and perfect harmony prevailed an
every one seemed to be, in the be
of humor. They tell us the AllianC
is dead. But the wish is father
: to the thought" The fact is we al
r beginning to rally from the chi
that came over us during the la
election campaign. Upon a who
we had one of the best, if not Il
best meeting in our history as an A
lance, and our sister counties ma
count upon old Guildford to take h
turn at the wheel of reform whe
Y ever her services are needed. In Il
: meantime let Us invoke the blessin!
of Almighty God upon our labo
y and pray for the return of tho
y halcyon days of the by-gone pa
,s when every man was master of b
own purse, and equal rights to 4;
y and special privileges to none," we
l. regarded as the inalienable Dirt
:. right Of every citizen. Brethren
US stand firm, do our duty, be me
It and we shall soon see the mornll
7e star of hope arise In silver crest
" beauty, followed by the golden see
= tered sun of peace, and the gen
oI winds of brotherly love will watt
e, our hearts and homes the unme;
ured blessings of happiness and pr,
perity. J. L. LANE
Secretal
CHOWAN COUNTY.