The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20
N. c. FARMERS
STATE ALLIANCE
TheAnnual Meeting Held a. Hills
bcro, August ll-l2~ Fifty one
Counties Represented.
PRES. THOMPSON'S SPEECH
A Aastsriy Address and knihu,iastir.iiy
Received Reports Of Secretary and Lee
turef-fhe Alliance In y Prosperous Con
tiitton--KesolutionsP Passed S,oudemninE
the 30 Year Railroad Lease.

Acknowledgements OF Secretary and Lee
| turss-rhe Alliance In Pro.p~rs u. Con
| dition-k<.olutions P...td soudenninE
| the 30 Year Railroad LsAse.
The North Carolina Farmers' Ali
ance met at Hillsboro, August 10th,
President Thompson opened ia. Ali
| ance at o'clock p. III. an interest
| ing session was also held at night.
The next morning after opening,
severAf new delegates reported. max
! ing 81 counties represented. And ii
was good looking delegation OF rep
| resentative men from every section Of
| the State.
The President delivered his speech
this morning. 1t was given up by all
| ever delivered before the Farmers
| ceivea many fattering congratula-
tions on his speech. Ii was ordered
published in all papers friendly 30 the
Alliance.
The officers then made their reports,
| all Of which being good, showing that
the Alliance is Rapidly gaining in eili-
| cheney for good In every department
of its work.
Especially should the success of the
Business Agents work be commended
In their report, the Executive Com
mittee stated that the State Alliance
had made $1,000 in the last year.
The report pertaining to the prop
| erty purchased and the repairs made
| on buildings, the farm and manu-
featuring enterprises begun and still
in progress, was satisfactory.
The remaining morning session was
devoted to the Introduction of resolu-
tions, which were all referred to the
proper committees; except a few
which were passed under the suspen-
sion Of the rules.
Among these was one thanking the
| Executive Committee and the officers
for their excellent work done.
| Also the following resolution intro
duced by John Graham was unani-
mOusly passed:
"Whereas, Attorney General Os-
borne did in letter dated February
-, 1896, refuse the representative of a
special committee of Alliancemen,
acting upon their own responsibility
as citizens, permission to bring suit to
the validity of the lease of the North
Carolina railroad to the Southern
Railway in accordance with the per-
mission granted him by the Supreme
Court OF North Carolina, to wit !:
Leave to bring action in the name of
the State for the purpose of vacating
The charter of the N orth Carolina Rail-
road or for such other relief as the
court may see fit to grant in the prem
ises, and did threaten to dismiss the
action unless confined TO the vacation
of the charter of the North Carolina
RsilrnaI.'
Now, be it resolved by the Farmers
State Alliance in convention assem-
bled at Hillsboro, NC.
81. That we denOunce this action of
the Acknowledgement as unworthy of
the great office he holds.
%. That while we recognize the
great benefits conferred upon the COM
mOnwealth by railways, as servants of
the people, we dread the consolidation
of our high commercial highways in
the hands of any one corporation as
! subversive of the liberties and rights
of the people.
So. That to prevent this overwhelm-
ing calamity to North Carolina we
urge all citizens of our beloved State
to unite regardless of parties in de.
handing the amendment OF the lease
of the North Carolina Railroad to the
Southern Railway Company.
st. That we favor a constitutions
prohibition of the purchase, lease, OF
} rental of competing or parallel lines
Of railways, and that the North Caro-
| lima Railroad, the Southern Railway
the Seaboard Air Line be defined a.
,, competing lines.
"5. That we pledge ourselves as Ali
ancemen and urge all citizens, regard
less of party ties tOrefuse to vote TO
q any candidate for Governor. Attorney
= General or member OF the Legislature
: who will not pledge himself to use hi
q best endeavOrs to secure the enact
ment of the sentiment of these resO
: lutions into law"
At IL o'clock a request from the tOwr
for public speaker to address tn
: large crowd attending court during i'm
Permission, was re ceived from the citi
: zens of the town. The President wa
S invited but the business was such b
9 could not go. Rev. j. Il. b. Hove
: was sent in his place, and gave ther
=. good speech.
I'll At the night session the present OF
l ficers were unanimously reelected t
) serve for the ensuing year:
It President-Dr. Cyrus Thompson
b Richards.
It Notwithstanding. Graham, Ridge
q way.
y Secretary Treasurer-W. S. Barne
Hillsboro.
: Lecturer. 4. b. Hoover, Elm Cit,
=. Steward-Dr. V. n. Seawell. Viii;
81 now.
st Chap!ain-Rev. z. H. Massey, Dul
D. ham.
10 D0Or-keener-GeO.T II. Lane, Greens
q bOro.
At Assistant Door-keeper--Jas. F.. Lyo
~ Durham.
a Sergeant at-Arms-A. ID. X. Wallac
J" RutherfOrdtOn.
State Business Agent-T. Ivey, Hill
boro.
=, Trustee Business Agency Fund-N
r. A. Graham, Machpelah.
,o| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
p A. F. Hlleman, Concord; n. c.. En-:
9 lish, Trinity; James NJ. Newborn
-, Kinston; John Graham, Ridgewa.
10 w. B. Fleming, Ridgeway.
al JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
10 John. Brady, Gatesville; DIR. J.
u Harrell, Whiteville; I. J. Candle
II Acton.
Address Of DIR. Cyrus Thompson.
of To the delegates tie ". {. r. S. al
: g Gnce:
- We are met it this. our tenth annu
~ session under circumstances essentia
9, ly different from those that have su
Mt rounded US on former occasions.
ar Our session at Cary one year az
is looked forward to a permanent loo
IN ton for headquarters and the esta
al lishment of a tannery and shoe IA
H. tory.
~ The property we then examined al
~ contemplated purchasing fell by legit
DC mate sale at a better price than '
ne could offer, into other hands and 20
Executive Committee was forced
seek q suitable location elsewhe1
is other places' and Sna cons;der.t;on
m many favorable propos,tions- thew