The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
M-Ass-MEETING IN RALEIGH.

LIN ONO4J S@SS
ciety, was held in the court house on
Thursday, June 21st, at 8 o'clock p. m.
The meeting was organized by calling
H. J. Hulin to the chair and w. ID.
Strother to act as secretary.
Mai. M. A. Bledsoe having been pre-
viously invited to address the meeting
ON the present financial condition OF
the country and the cause and remedy
for the general depression in business,
was introduced by the chairman and
addressed the meeting upon that sub
ject for about thirty minutes. After the
conclusion of his speech the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That all political power Is
vested in and derived from the people
only; that all government of right
originates from the people, is founded
upon their will only, and is instituted
solely for the purpose of promoting
their welfare, prosperity and happiness
of the whole people, and not for the
benefit of only a part of the people or
any particular class of them.
2 That every citizen of this govern
ment, of every class and condition in
life, has an equal and unquestionable
right to the enjoyment Of the fruits OF
his own labor and the pursuit of happi-
ness.
8. That a frequent recurrence to fun
damental principles is absolutely nee
essary to preserve the blessing OF
liberty.
4 That the people have not only the
right but that it is their imperative
duty to assemble together to consult
for their common good, to instruct
their representatives and to demand
that the General Assembly of the
State and the Congress of the
United States not only redress
their present grievances, but in the
future to administer the government
in such ann as will prevent a re-
currence of similar grievances.
5. That the monOpolies, trusts, and
combinations of men OF money for the
purpose of controlling the prices of the
~necessaries of life, and the products of
honest labor, are contrary to the genius
and spirit of a free people and are in
tended, and have the effect of depriv
ing the people of the enjoyment of the
fruits of their WI labor and ought to
be promptly and effectually suppressed
by law.
6. That the present financial condi
ton of the masses of the people de
mands an honest more just and more
economical administration for both the
State and National Government.
z. That we are in favor of equalizing
the burden of taxation, for the support
of the government, upon every man
according to the value of his properly
and are opposed to exemption from
taxation, of either State or national
bonds or the interest thereupon or any
other species Of property protected
by law.
s That we are in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver, free of charge for coinage
at the ratio of sixteen to one, and op
posed to any discrimination in favor or
against either.
8. That the contraction and CONVEX
sion of the currency into interest bear
ing bonds, the interest on which had
been paid in gold, the repeal of the
Sherman act without other remedial
legislation the issue of gold bearing
bonds, and the veto of the Seniorage
bill have caused not only the present
financial distress but have excited in
the minds of the masses q feeling of
dishonest unrest and general dissatis-
faction.
10. That we are unalterabiy opposed
to increasing the public debt by Issuing
gold interest-beariDg bonds for the
benefit ;of capitalist, and in favor of
issuing treasury notss In sufficient vol
ume to meet the demands upon the
public treasury and furnish a ~circulat
ing medium of exchange to carry on
successfully the agricultural, mechar-
icaI and commercial business of the
country.
II. That it is the duty of all go d
citizens, paramount to all past partisan
affiliations, to enter in one grand de
termined effort to reform the admins
tration of our government and restore
the high standard of moral obligation
and patriotic duty which governed the
representatives Of the people in bott
! the State and National Government
+ prior to 1860.