The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-08-23
STATE ALLIANCES STRONG STAND.

Better Schools, Compulsory Attend
ance and Reformatory-Legi
Urged to These Officers
Elected-Child Labor in Factories
Conference.-The Order Growing
Editor Poe on Alliance, Present and
Future.
Editor Poe OF the PROGRESSIVE Farmer
and j. W. Denmark today returned
from Hillsboro, where they attended
the fourteenth annual session of the
North Carolina Farmers Alliance.
The attendance was larger than for
the past two years. The session
closed this morning at one o'clock.
The following officers were elected
W. A. Graham, president; J. T. Pas
chal, vice-president; T. B. Parker.
secretary and treasurer; j. c. Balm,
OF Cumberland, lecturer: Prof. John
Graham and j. W. Denmark were
elected on executive committee.
Part Of the machinery in the shoe
factory at Hillsboro has been removed
and it will not be operated again for
some time at least. Financially the
order showed gain of s., 900 over two
years ago and $1,000 over last year,
as balanced after paying all expenses.
Among the resolutions passed was
one thanking the press of the State
for publishing the address issued by
Messrs. Graham, Parker, Emery,
Mitchell, Seawell and Fleming, re-
garding the aims and objects of the
Alliance and inaugurating more
profitable system of farming and pro-
tecting the agricultural interests.
The address was highly endorsed by
the body.
The two most important resolu-
tions passed were as follows:
'.Whereas, the North Carolina
Farmers State Alliance has been from
the time of its foundation the earnest
friend of education, and whereas
there is now imperative necessity for
greater school advantages within the
borders of North Carolina than ever
before; now be it
Resolved. That the Legislature OF
North Carolina be and hereby is, petit
toned
LIST. To levy special tax, under
Article 9, Section 3, of the State Con-
stitution, sufficient to run our public
addition the special appropriation Of
800, 900 be continued.
2. TO appropriate sum sufficient
for the support Of the State Universe
ty, the Agricultural and Mechanical
College, and the State Normal and
Industrial College upon permanent
basis, such appropriation to enable
free tuition in those institutions to
be offered to every white student in
North Carolina.
3. TO enact such laws as will COM
pei the attendance of all children, be-
tween the ages of and Is upon the
public schools.
4th. TO prohibit the employment
of children of immature age in man
ufacturing industries.
9TH. TO establish reform atOries for
young criminals.
A resolution was passed on the
death of Ex-Governor Elias Carr, eX-
president Of the State Alliance, also
resolutions thanking President VIM
ston of the A. and NJ College for
an excellent address before the body,
commenting and endorsing the Of
fetal organ, the PROGRESSIVE Farmer,
and its non-partisan policy, and and
appointing committee to confer
with the A. and NJ. College authori-
ties about the education at the college
of practical and theoretical farmers.
President Graham was detained at
home by illness in his family. The
Alliance will put additional lecturers
in the field and hope to double the
membership during this'year.
The Alliance also decided to offer a
number of premiums for agricultural
displays in the State Fair in October.
Editor Poe. of the PROGRESSIVE Far
mer, when asked about the present
and future of the order, said: 81
never care to refer to the politics of
Alliance officials, as such matters are
not considered in their selection, but
to show the falsity of the prejudice of
some, it may be we'll to say that the
president and trustee, the secretary
treasurer and State business agent,
and assistant lecturer are all intluen-
tial Democratic farmers, while the
remaining offices are filled by wide
awke farmers and educators, belong
ing to other parties or none. The
prejudice against the Alliance is
rapidly dying out and the outlook for
reorganization is very bright. Demo
Gratis, Populists, Prohibitionists and
Republicans attended the State meet
ing, all worked in harmony and de-
voted themselves to the agricultural
and educational lines along which the
Alliance will work, and all will assist
in the reorganization to be effected
this fall and winter. Raleigh Times.
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