The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-16

Largely in the MaJority-~Butler.
Thompson, Mewborne and Graham
Made Short Speeches.
Special to the News and Observer.
CARY, N. O., Aug. Is.
Early this morning wagons and bug
gies began to roll into the place and the
little town was, by eleven OF clock thronged
by hundreds of people who had come
hear Sibley. Sibley arrived here early
this morning, accompanied by Senator
Butler, DR.. J. J. Mott, Congressman
Stroud, Congressman Shuford and other
prominent political leaders.
The speaking began with short ad-
dresses by Alliancemen at eleven O'Clock
this morning.
Elk President Mewborne, of the State
Farmers Alliance, made the opening ad-
dress, which was greeted with loud APP
plause.
W. A. Graham, of Lincoln, followed
Mr.. Mewborne.
Mr.. Graham said that instead of doing
like the wild horses on the plains, put
ting their heads together and kicking in
concord at all their enemies, we do like
another animal with longer ears, kick
ing at each other. 'If you drag the
Alliance into politics it does nobody any
good. We must not impugn mans
motive because he votes different ticket
from u.s. Meet your brethren half Way,
and take them back. People are bigger
fools over politics than over anything
else. We have no fight to
make on the other professions, but only
want to protect ourselves. Let the cities
and towns set politics aside, and talk
business together like brothers. Don't
belong to your parties, but make your
parties belong to you. When
we started the Alliance we said that you
might regulate everything else, but until
you fix the money question the country
will never be prosperous. The ques-
ton is not how much a thing is worth,
but what you have to buy it
with. The Alliance has always
taught and preached that. You
might as well be gold bug, as to use
your influence to put the gold bug in
power. We must get together. In the
revival of the Alliance is the hope Of
North Carolina. The people in the cit
les think we are Anarchists, and are mad
with everybody who has two shirts, and
eats three square meals day.
I am for any plan that will save us our
homes"
DR.. Cyrus Thompson, the new Presi
dent of the Alliance, made the next
speech "The Farmers Alliance never
fails to resurrect large crowd of noble
women and good. The Alliance was
primarily political organization, if not
it has no business for existence in a re-
public. The Alliance is in politics and
in politics to stay. It's grand declara
ton is educating the people of North
Carolina in economic questions.
There is more eating crow in silence
in North Carolina than any other diet
to day. We are teaching to day
what we have taught all the time. If
we are dying, we are unconsciousably
long about it. The Alliance is here and
here to stay, it is never going to die off.
In spite of the hard times, we have had
one of the most enthusiastic sessions we
have ever had. They have fought US on
the stump, in the Legislature and
through the Press, but sMcGregor's on
the foor.n By the Alliance
you have been disappointed, you have
been fooled, and that is all you have got.
The genius of this organization is essen
tial Christianity, made manifest Sin love
toward His creature here on earth" He
told the story of Abou Ben Adhem.
when the church fully comprehends its
mission the men at the altar will crowd
the Alliance. The Church to-day stands
where it has always stood on the side of
human slavery, and not on the side of
liberty. / thank God that even the pull
pit is learning that we must live now as
hereafter"
Senator Marion Butler:-He said Sib-
ley was a distinguished member of the
Farmers Alliance of Pennsylvania. "He
is rich. | went into the Alliance be-
cause / was poor. He had to have phi
lanthrophy and Christianity and love of
his fellowman in his heart to get into
the order. You have all heard
Marion Butler to speak in North Caro-
lima. / can stand here and look you in
the face and tell you now, what | told
you then. You know now that what
told you was true There are men here
who never attended an Alliance meeting
before. Are we any nearer relief than
We We're when We began the fight? Yes,
for we have swept away the cobwebs of
prejadice. When ] began the fight as
your President was denounced as an an
archist. All the great leaders were telling
you that the tariff was what was the
matter with the country. The men who
told you that on the stump q have
found by examining their tracks in
Washington voted more times on the
financial question than on any other
question before the country. They voted
on one side or the other, but never would
explain how they voted. They either
knew or didn't know what they voted
on. If they didn't know, they were an
fit to represent us; if they did they were
dishonest. They take either horn Of
that dilemma and perch on it till il
hurts them They howled tariff.
These Congressman told you you were
rosbed by tariff barons. Everybody
knows that the trouble is with thai
thing which sucks the wealth out
of the pockets of the producers
For every 100000 made by un
mat tariff laws fen times that many