The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-14

President Butler then briefly ad-
dressed the Council and said: "AmOng
the most distinguished names Of the
State of North Carolina is that of
Badger. 4 gentleman of that family
and name is now the mayor of the city
Of Raleigh, and have great pleasure
in presenting him to the COuncil.'
Mayor Badger said;
Mr.. President and Gentlpmen of the Nd-
tiOndi Farmers Alliance:
In behalf of the citizens of Raleigh
it affords me, its chief officer, unalloyed
pleasure to extend to you a cordial
welcome to the City of Oaks.
North Carolina is an agricultural
State-perhaps too much SO for its own
permanent prosperity. The welfare
of our people, whether residents of
city or of country, is intimately bound
up in the prosperity of agriculture
and those kindred branches of labor
which it is the province of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance to foster and
encourage. Especially ought this Or
ganiZatiiOn to receive an unaffected
welcome here. No one can recall with
| out m0istened eye its hOn0red first
president: his devotion to the cause OF
which he was the first chief: his abili-
ty, his zeal, his purity of heart and
rectitude of purpose. We are glad that
this National Assembly will, at it:
| present session, erect an enduring
monument to perpetuate the name ant
character of Leonidas l.. Polk. Ant
its present chief otticer-young, inde
fatigabe, fixed of purpose, eloquent o
speech, of whom perhaps propriety for
bids that should speak no more il
his presence.
| am not entitled to participate il
your deliberations, but | must be par
doned for expressing a single wish
While | know it is foreign to the pur
poses of the order, still it too fre
quently happens that unworthy mem
bers on the one hand. and malignan
opponents upon the other, have eacl
from his own standpoint labored t
. bring about spirit of hostility be
tween the resident of the town and hi
fellow citizen in the country. Go
forbid that there should be sOWn th
seeds of any rancOr or of an unwOrth
!, jealousy. | am sure, Mr.. Presiden
, that may be pardoned for express
ing the confident hope that the delit
erat .ons of your body shall brin
about broad, catholic and generol
feeling of kindness between the |;
a borer in the city and his brother WI
c works in the clear sunlight of tt
Y open field. We cannot afford to d
d vide in the presence Of those who
r. purposes, whether known to then
II selves or not, would seem to mena
C. the prosperity of the entire agricu
tural section of this union.
le again bid you cordial WELDON
Is to our city"
When Mayor Badger concluded I
,e address, President Butler arose al
< walking to him grasped his ha1
n in cordial mapner.
pr Mr.. j. NJ. Mewborne, president
II the North Carolina State Allan
D. welcomed the Supreme Council on
d. half of the State. His remarks We
al not extended. but were earnest and
to Oquent. He tade the delegates W
d. come to "our realms from the seasht
to the mountains" As a represen
d. tive of the men who are now ekei
in out scanty sustenance on their farl
H. [ welcome you. welcome you in
by name of the plow boy from Ans
county, l.. l.. Polk. who led the gr
of and effective movement in this COZ
Oy Try to break down the wall of sepa
tiOn and prejudice between the diff
- ent sections of the country. | "
leone you to our magnificent State, 8