The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
AN ADDRESS
BY w. K. HENRY
He Speaks TO tho MeCkIenburg
County AlIianee..he Shows
Up Financial Thieyery.
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Meeklenburg County Alliance met
with Davidson Sub-Aliixnee April D |
Al the sub alliances were represent
ID except two. Ali the subs report
ID On the increase and doing 4 good |
work. The next meeting will be |
II Back Greek sub alliance on the |
I'D OF July. The first day will be
for the public who will have the |
pleasure of hearing some big speaker.
The regular business was transacted |
and adjourned TO meet next day to
hear the Hon. W. X. Henry.
Mr.. Henry was introduced by DIR. !
W. P. Craven.
After expressing his thanks for
the warm Introduction, Mr.. Henry
referred to the historic scenes by
which they were surrounded. Just
in sight was McIntyre's branch,
where fourteen Mecklenburg pa
triots drove back to Charlotte regi-
ment Of tories and goldbugs. Mr..
Henry said he was proud to address
the Alliance. Partisan politics
would not be discussed. Politics is
the science of government. The AL
lance is the school in which that
science is now, and has for long
time been most successfully taught.
Napoleon had his Old Guard whose
head shook every throne in
Europe. The Alliance is the Old
Guard of this republic. Organiza-
ton is the chief characteristic of the
age. All vocatlons and professions
had organized mostly to advance
their own interests. The farmers, the
most conservative element of the
country, and the greatest sufferers
finally formed the mighty organiza-
tion called the Alliance to remedy
great governmental wrongs and to
secure the prosperity of all. In all
ages the farmer has been a patriot.
Mr.. Henry elaborated this idea.
The Alliance is not dead, as declared
by it's enemies. 1t will never die,
until the great demands" it has
enunciated and borne to the front
are triumphant. 1t will stand for
no political organization that is not
pledged 10 secure those demands.
The speaker then discussed the prln-
ciples of the Alliance, and presented
the business of these principles, and
the necessity of their execution into
law. The colossal fortunes and mil
lionairism in America, aud the
methods of their ACCUMULATION were
fully depicted and explained. The
unjust laws that rob the masses tC
make railroad kings, Standard Oil
magnates, coal and iron barons
trust pirates and stock gamblers
were dwelt upon at length,
MIR. Henry said that the restora
ton of silver to the constitutions
throne which it occupied until hurlee
therefrom by John Sherman and hi!
co -assassins in 1873, is the para
mount issue in American politics
He cited the declarations of th'
great statesmen Of the republic il
favor Of silver. He explained hoV
silver was demonetized By mean
of map and blackboard he set fortl
some of the effects of its demoneti
zation upon the country ana espe
clally upon the farmer. The ma
tional debt in 1866 was over two bill
lion dollars. In 1896 it is little Owe
one billion dollars, but because o
demonetization the national debt o
1896, though one billion dollars less
has so increased in purchasing
power that it would require six hun
dred and ffty-four more millions o
bushels Of the farmers wheat to pa
i it, than in 1866. For thirty year
the results of toll have been poure
into the mouth Of the money nor
ster, and so far as our national det
is concerned, not a cent has bee
paid to say nothing of the addltio
of two hundred and sixty-two mi
lions of bonds, with millions Of IL
| terest, and millions of bonus. Th
present status of the political partie
touching silver was reviewed. Or
of the most lud;crous, if it were M
: one of the satoest apectacles, VIZ
to see good pen putting party abo1
principle, thus sacrificing the peop
: to the plutocrats.
l Mr.. ]. P. Caldwell, Of the Cha
! lotte Observer, is against the FRI
I coinage of silver; he is what
' known as a goldbue, that is a sing
4 gold standard man, and he is frar
g. enough to declare it. An open a
t tagonist is more to be respected thu
:, goldbugs masquerading in the ga
= of silver. The speaker would Iii
: to know how the editor Of the 0
: server, or any man. could decla
for the single gold standard as beir
: necessary for the welfare of the pc
> pie, and in the next breath say tn
he would stand for silver, shou
:. his party command him to do s
Il Which is the most important, t
4 triumph of party, or the prosper
1t of the people7
y Mr.. Henry spoke two hours and
g half. At the conclusion Of his a
st dress Mr.. Jones Hunter arose, q
q thanked him in the name Of the 1
l. lance of Mecklenburg county
e the speech which he had just MAJ
e That they were profoundly rejoic
le to have q man in their midst who
~ able anO Wiling W SlduO loI IL
s. demands and to champion tn
"a rights.
n Mr.. Henry's eulogy on Sena
lg Buffers course in the Senate v
:" applauded to the echo.
We then retired to the grove VIII
er there was one of the picnic dim
er for which Mecklenburg is noted.
If JAS. II. ALEXANDER
n Ten Tn ousand Troops to be Used For
q quest
The Daily News, London, E
SO published a statement, on what
e. claims to be good authority, that
ne government will send 10000 Bri
10 troops to the Soudan in the Autu
for the purpose of reconquering
X, territory.
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