The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-17
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Washington, y. G.. May Il, ~.
The National Executive Commit
tev representing the Supreme Council
of the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union. has bern in
session here since Wednesday. After
"A four days session the committee
adjourned this afternoon 10 meet IN
Topeka, Kansas. June 18th. MANY
important matters were considered
and acted on by the Committee,
among them questions which the
Committee were given special in
structlon on at the last meeting of
the SupremJ Council last February.
The following members of the Com
mlttee were present:
Marion Butler chairman, North
Carolina Col II. I. Dcmmlng, sec
rctary, Pennsylvania; l. T.. Dean,
New York; MaJ. Mann Page, Nir-
s'''"' H. H. i""'As' ol Honth ia
90 '''' CIV ~ Wv f''''"'' W.
~. /. Duncan, National ScCy- Treas
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The Committee having received
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Tee Oh LABOR hau reported laNorably
a resolution TO appoint "A Couyres-
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IauoeS Vi Ihe present ueprrSscu con =
dltlOn OF the industries of our Coun-
fry nrauar.d fl. f,ll,ui,.. ,Jdross
{ """ ''i" " ''AN VIZ iA'"0c Va i"IlC-
) sentatlveS. urging the appointment
: of the Committee
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10 nc H""off'"te me 'NPtdhtf "itd
l. UrHLerS Of fHc IignSc Of p,Dre>,u-
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: IN view OF ahe pending resolution 10 ap
q 1 point Il Jo'ht committee oi The senate aho
u your hoh"fahle hody 10 consider the cause
Whlch nave produced the present depressed
cohdl'loh oil The industrial interests of TIN,
country, we desire to submit "a few facts and
conclusions by the way of urging its adop
uon.
That the people of this country are in ii.
nancIal distress, the increase of business
: failures, bankruptcies, mortgage forcclo
u o"'''' u'i"''''''o'i' ana 'oil!"c''ihl Wrecks
II "a anu l''''e e''''ii'' ma
: Po''''y VI P'i'i'l'' nous e'"iloi'y mas come
e upon ''',n' '"o ''oi increasing "o7is oi uh
O eihP'oS'' oiAli8 men ana women "h'
ii III our 7'ice's anu Ilof"uShldres' ne Nas
# amount VI iuie machinery seen on ever.
! manu- ana ne uA'o'd ana consequently uh
uSed Pi"i"''S ol 'he held ana factory hihhI
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q" III B'''' i''i"''7'' "''i S''eI' yet '"h'I"
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At acre 81 corn Drought <l''7' IN 1895
'''"sH' Dut F''-i' IA iS'' each acre 81 oal
Drought SI'V'' IN 1898 II brought only S6.3.
(" III 1000 i'"-'''' b'I'' "i cotton bfougii
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az ii"'' .'i'' e''7ei III 'ii'ii power " opprea'
Ii iu"y - per cent II not more. DHnhg TIA
ry PeiIod 'Iiefe WERE over '''V'O mortgage lor