The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20
NO. II

WY ~-~r t11ostry. - oaly uypn
lfu-srfea. sgriraitarai raa -.
Ur'di"ais Tho pr~p~sf', a sh~ ns-r-
hsnt. Ito nnhafsrsar~f. - go, rls..
- t~ip'si lEt-cr. Thi. a. 49, sittr.
f"ana,sivn sttsh ~anuss - ..s.l,
dt.r-ssra~d 80 d~.p,-s Th~ imt.s,
-ri.hus~nt e 49, fa,-ser ana th- 40.
.'ruc;t"n 80 IN ssis> ~ D.. .r,-ar.r, A.
fSil"~"d Inevitably 3, t.... saliar.
aha BANKRUPTCY 30 ether pur.uit.
u ~ss rr-isy oid. t.us ~. 80 q. l...
ricgn~nt truth atier.d O., Ne Hr,sD
81 hicaso -Rtsrs aa.a ,uar clio.
sus rave "sr iarus. and your cite.
VII Sro~ np axain. bot destroy .ar
'arn- ard th- Ers.. s.li gro~ IN ever
ciiy IA to I nsos
And u q. 80 fact no &c. ~la.
quru,i. true. that With an inpss-.
s.h-d. ignorant. c~grAi-i ana spirh-
l-s- rural r"galAiiun. such q. % 10 Ihs
Progressive i~nd-nss at prr.~st osa-
dstion- And tolicis. - prs-fu~~. th~r~
= no n.~ hl"a-i for ih~ city, r-insix-
"raii"n, snd no nssvena-ri nsel~u.
~ n ,.s,ii ,~amanr,. hs country.
pria.. srouna which to Eaii-r in ..a,.
pO.sibl- haAi struggle fsr -santr,'.
ir~edusu. IL 10 fsst ussseh a. bays- thai
Other tasu-Grs"s siu s~s .0,.. 10 rat
value IN Tie pr"sr~-. ~ Az wesidr
May Ne not h"y- that th- tairiuiie.
the humane. the Christina, q What
ever political zriy. ar L-ipfni calling.
whether la town or couIiry. sIll b+.
gin Ia Recognize the value Of oar
work and the f~-d IL our p~rus
aud. casing all opposition. bad a..
.od-sg--d IA the further effort. to I'd
ucat. ard bl'-.s the toiling farmer.
surely ~ - not nn unreasonable hof,--
~ this lunc,urr. aud So the Alliance
shall enter upon the lAhurs of another
year.
REPORT 90 observation-disclosures
The year just closing ha- b-~ns
most important one IL the Alliance
While our reports do not show al in
crease ia membership. Yet the prinei-
pies of the order have continued to
grow throug hout our State and Nation.
The want "f moTry-'h- failure Ia So
cure r-mun-ratiye prices for III. crop-
rais-d-in many parts of the STATE
have had their Effect In not kr.plng
the membership IA good stand ng -sr
after year sees the farmers products
depr-ciate IN value. How such Ion
ger this viii continue ma one can tell
The meeting Al cary on- y-sr ago
made u possible that the Ailisu,-
should take new lease of lif."-that
= grand step for our 5eiirrm-nt could
be- made. The Alliance member. ~
srywher. were anxious that something
should be done 10 give the m.mb-r- a
more direct benefit. our paper. aud
members talked shoe factory, aud
many placed funds ia the hands of
=
pose OF building or starting n factory
of that kind. Not enough. however.
has been received for the PURPOSE n.
per plan organized by the last Stat.
meeting. We have received for that
purpose about 81 900
The removal Of Your ofiic.. from th.,
city To the county is n grand stride
for agricultural freedom, and the indie
f-ndencc Of the Alliance organization.
The establishment Of these head
quarters with the iapnsry and shoe
factory by your executive. committee
will, We believe, have more To- do with
breaking down pre- judic- against the
order, and rebuilding IL than any ihing
that could have been done.
| Every Allian-. wi.l be Interested an
this property aud work: aud will.
without doubt, help sustain them aud
push them forworc.
1t 10 with you bret hr~n 90 SAY wheth-
er the Alliance shall go forward IA this
grand stretch for freedom or not. u
is with you to say whr Their or no; the
| Alliance shall go forward and your
place become the mighti~st co-opera-
tive manufacturing establishment ia
the South. Let there d. no aickerings
no strife. but let each officer aud dele
4 gate do his utmost To see how lac can
say and do 10 make this beginning oB.
grand final success. Right here W..
wish To say that house divided
against itself cannot stand. Let there
be no division in tn. Allianc. work.
Since our removal here We have re-
ceiyed nothing less than the good will
Of the citizens in and out OF the Ali.
apce.
| IL 10 due especially 10 Msjor JoLr
w. Graham, q brother of oar WORTHY
trustee, and To Mr.. -. VI. Parks. bofi
OF Hillsboro, that we are owners Of Tia
property here. They assisted you,
Secretary in his search for good loca
ton, and your executive COMMITTEE
when they came upon the grounds Il
make the purchase. We do not beliey,
! we could have selected a place wb-r'
your organization and its officers woul,
have been more kindly treated thar
here.
We regret that more progress ina
not been made i'm getting our insur
ance before the people. We have onl,
one active member, Bro j. NJ Robert.
: OF Cleveland county. who has dom
much work for tie National Aid
y several agents have been appointed
: but they have not met with success.
: think IT well for our brothers to in
D vestigate thoroughly the plan befor
returning home, 80 that each count
3 can get the information from it's del
. egAte.
/ think the plan Of permitting mem
bers who are behind more than on
Y quarter To return by paying one quar-
ter's dues should be no longer permit
ted. 1 believe il il Q detriment to ia
,, strength Of the order
I'll In conclusion let me Erge upon tb
o members present TO 80 push our or
o ganization aud the enterprises starte
:. that We may be able To establish q
4 least one new enterprise every yea
/, hereafter.
: The following are receipts aud di.
n bursements for the year ending Al
8 gust 10, 1886:
Amt. on hand Aug. IL. "a. .- 81
Amt received. fees dues and 9th
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