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Iix-o Domoorocy ucl XVlxIto Quproiuaor,
VOL. X.
CLINTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1892.
r iibseriptlon t'nce, $ I .)0 Per
Year, in dvancc.
No. 37.
C AU C ASIAN.
Alliance Directory.
.V .Tl XAt, KAISM EKS' ALLIANCE ANI
IMi L' ST It I A L 1 ; N I O N' .
I'm -if't -lit I. L. L ticks, IIi-r h
i tli 1) koU
Vii i-!'n:(! ait li. If. Clover, Cam
lvin': o. Kaii,-H.
.vv rj;:rv 'hiI Tn ii-tii r J. II.Turn-
(.f i-in . A'Mies. 'IV.) Nnrlli ,';qi
Sir. ct, N. W., Washington, I). '.
I.citu.i-i- I. II. Willcils, ICii-as. "
EXECUTIVE liO.Mil).
'. W. Mt ciini', U'fisl.iutoti, ). ;.
Alor..o W:ir!it!l, Huron, South J)a!;oii.
I. I', 'i'iilman, ra'.mt U.), T( nnc.'-t ',
JUDICIARY.
A . A. ole, M'u-lii'iin.
!: W l.Yck, Alabfunrt.
M. 1) D:t i-, Kentucky.
N.VIIoNAL LEGISLATIVE council
Tin: Pn-si! nts of all tin-Stab; oi-.an-'.
i'ious wiih L. L. I 'oik (Jx-ollido Chair-
.'.- J.TH CALOLINA FARMER' .STATE
A LLIANCK.
!' ,; nt Minion )'.'ii.!-r, Clinton,
N'im . i ' u olina.
V . i.t--T. II. Long, Ahf-
ville,
Si i 'i v-Tn-.u.-urcr W. S. I.arnes,
ir:i!. ;-' , v v..
J,,.,-t,.:-fi ,I.S. I'dl.l'rasstowri , X.
McmuI-C. Wri-iht, (Jlass N C.
( i i:i.I;iin--ltt;V. Krskine fop.', 'Aa!k
lev 1, .V. C.
'hi n. - Kite i 'ir W . II. 1; 'i. Fay-
! t.-'i!!c, N. '.
A -i t . 1 1 : L Dtior-Kcf per II. K. King,
V;:II.t. N. (-'
Si-iv:tnl-at-Arm J. S. Holt, Chalk
I,, vi I, X. '.
Slab- Ru.-iuess Aci.t W. II. Woltb,
1 : : 1 1 i . i i , N. C.
'I 'iu.-tt c. JUislncH- Airim y Fund V
A (.'laliuni, Maclipehih, N.
I.X I in I VE COM Mil TEE OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS'
STATE AI.MANCK.
s. 15. Alexander, Charlotte, X. ('.,
( ii linn in; .1. M Mevvlioiitc. Kiiiston,
N.'.; I. S. Johnson, Kullin, X, C.
STATE ALLIANCE JUP.CIARY COM
MITTEE. Klian C;:ir, A. Leaser, N. M. .'ulbrclh,
M . i . (ir.'j-'ory, Win. C. Council.
SIA'n: ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE
CO MM ITT EE.
I. J. Powell, Itale.Urh, X. C. ; X. C.
F.uvli.-li, Trinity College;; .1. J . Youm:,
I' Kiita; II. A. Forney, Nevlon , N. C.
SOUTH CAROLINA KEF IIM PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
Ollicera J. L. Ramsey President;
Marion lUitiei, Vicc-Presrknt ; W. S.
Karnes, Secretary.
PATERS.
The Caucasian, Clinton; Pro
gressive Fanner, Jialeijfh ; Ilural
Home, Wilson ; Farmer's Advocate,
Tarboro; Salisbury Watchman, Sal
isbury ; Alliance Sentinel, (Jolds
b.ro; Hickory Mercury, Hickory;
't lie Kaitler, Whitakers; Country
Lii', Trinity College; Mountain
Home Ji) urnal, Ashevillf, Agricul
tinal Iiee Uoldsbcro; Columbus
Xcws, Whiteville, . C; The Busi
ness Agent, Kaleixh, N. C.
Capt. A. S. t'eace, edit(?r of Alli
ance Dejarln1ent, Oxford, N. C
Lach of the above-named l ayers are
Mlia'stcil tu keep the list siandim; on
tiie lir.t lage and add otlu r?, provided
are tlslly elected. Any paper fail
ing tt advocate the Ucala platform will
be dropped from the list promptly. Our
peopie can now see what papers are pub
lished In their inverest.
VilO FESSI ONAL COLUMN .
etVAS. S. BOYETTE,
DENTIST,
Oilers his services to the public.
Charges moderate and work guaran
teed. Ofiiee at Dr. Flowers' old
stand. my 28 tf
Til M.LEE,
JL ATTORN
EY-A'-LAAV
Clinton, N. C
Office ou Mate Street, opposite Court
House: mchl7 tf
W. R. ALLEN. W. T. DOETCK,
ALLEN & DOKTCH,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Goldsboro, N. C.
Will practieo in Sampson county.
teb-27 tt
M. Dp, M. D.
1
PlIYSIClANjSlJ UO EON AND DENTIST,
OlViee in Lee's Drug Store, je 7-1 yr
JIT E. FAISON,
Jb Attorney and Counsell
or at Law.
Office on Main Street,
, ill practice in courts of Sampson and
adjoining counties. Also in Supreme
Court. All business intrusted to his
Are will receive prompt and careful
ttention. je7-lyr
W. KERR,
Attorney and Counsellor
at Law.
Office oa Wall Street.
Will practice in Sampson, Bladen,
IVmder, Harp.ett and Duplin Coun
ties. Also in Suoreme Court.
Promnl Dersonal attention will be
giver, to all legal business. ie 7-lyr
T7UIANK BOYETTE, D.C.S.
i - !.
X Dentistry
Office on Main street,1
Offeis his services to the people of
Clinton and vicinity. Everything
. 1 - T i ,1 . ! 11 .
in me-ime ui jjiusii uuue m me
best style. Satisfaction guaranteed.
jSTMy terms are strictly cash.
Don't ask me to vary from this rule.
L J. MEEIUMAJNT,
232 Washington Street, N. Y.,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
In Vegetables, Produce, Frnite, Berries,
No Traveling Agents employed. .
Shipments solicited. mcL17 tf
r-Iany Persons
Are Vro1cen down from overwerk or household
cares Brown's Iron Bitters
n-ljiii'iiN the system, aiils d-jrestion, removes ex.
fcvis cf hint, ttuU n,'"j tiit&U'id. Jct the yeauinq.
ft
EDITORS CHAIR.
now tihxos look fiiom
OUIl STAND POINT.
The ODinion of The Editor and the
Opinion of Others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.
Th'; New York Herald, which has
recently been giving monopolies
heavier blows and publishing more
reform matter than uiy other metro
politan daily, fiaya :
Under the present administration
of atf-nrs the" monopolist is every
where and the people are nowhere.
The masses are eajoled and the
cla-ses are rampant. The rich capi
talist can have all he wants it he
bleeds freely before lection, but
the poor man must lookout for him
self. This is not a particularly inspiring
out look, but we are optimistic enough
to believe that there will a grand
hake up by and by and this crooked
business be made straight by popu
lar indignation."
The Indianapolis News, a pluto
cratic paper, says:
"If the workitigmen had no vote,
they misrht be more amenable to the
teachings oi' tin hard times."
That the above re, resents the
sentimeuts of the News, and thous
ands of peoplo of a certain class in
the country we have no doubt, but
we are surprised at their boldness in
coming out ana saying so. nume
racy, through its heartless and wick
ed manipulation of legislation, has
by oppjessii.g the poor and robbing
th labortrs and wealth-producers,
Instituted an appalling system of
white slavery, and not satisfied they
now wish to robtheir white slaves ot
their votes. The machine politicians
in this State robbed many white
slaves of their votes during the late
primaries. '".Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty."
,. The State Chronicle pays:
"Let there be fair and proper pro
tection of American industries and
no more."
That is exactly what the Republi
can papers say. And the great sham
fight goes on, and no one has yet
been able to decide what is "fair and
proper protection.'' The Caucasian
takes the position that the tariff is
wrong in principal. We are opposed
to anything that fosters, or even
tends to foster monopolies, trusts
and combines. It is amusing to see
papers, that just a little while back
were declaring that the tariff was
the great issue between the parties,
now trying to get near the Republi
cans on the robbing business. The
force bill is ail that is now left for
them to quai rei over, and we hope
they will not now fiw r that and
join shiel.ls with the enemy as Dr.
Kingsbury suggests.
The Baltimore Sun says:
"Mr. Harrison stands for the Mc
Kinley tariffand the Force bill. Mr.
Cleveland stands for tariff reform
and home rule. Both favor an hon
est dollar."
The Wilmington Messenger copies
the above and says: "That's it ex
actly," and seems to be very much
pleased that the Democrats and Re
publicans are together on the money
question. The Messenger has in
many editorials condemned the fi
nancial policy of the Republican
party, but now it is delighted with
that infamous financial policy and
is glad that both parties are for the
same policy. But all this is in keep
ing with the recent editorials in that
paper when it advises the joining of
the Democrats and Republicans, or
rather the machine element of both
parties to prevent the people from
getting an lvnest dollar. An hon
est dollar is wqat the people want,
they condemn the present dollar as
dishonest and challenge the pluto
crats and machine politicians to de
fend it. It is a hishonest dollar and
a Republican dollar, and we can't
see why Democrats wish to defend
it. That part of the Democratic
party that is iu favor of the Repub
lican dollar is opposed to the best
interests of the people and should
lose no time in accepting Dr. Kings
bury's invitation to join the Repub
lican party.
DIFFERENCES, TOLERATION AND
HONEST DISCUSSION.
The Webster Weekly, in closing
a very ablev editorial, suggested by
the death of Col. Polk, says : .
What a pity that some of the flow
ers which have been laid on the
tomb ot the dead h-ro by some of
our breathren of the North Carolina
press had not been scattered along
his pathway while living. How
mucn easier it would have made his
task. We cannot miss thi? oppor
tunity to plead with our people for
more toleration and liberality in
thought; action and word. Live
questions are forcing themselves, to
the front and and our people must
discuss and differ cn them. Why
not agree to recognize these differ
ences and coneede;to oach other hon
esty of purpose ? ' .
MORE DANGEROUSTHAN THE FORCE
BILL.
There i a bill before Congress
tint gives the Post Ma.-ter-(encrdl
power to su-pend the publication of
any paper in the United States. It
gives to him, in the langutge of the
act, "ful1 authority to declare what
Is non-mailable."
The act itself is vague, indefinite
an 1 broad in its scope. It laenlions
"xnedical advertisements." It men
tions hIso "crimi ;al news." If the
the Postmaster-Geneial should con
clude that a cure for consumption
should not be published all he need
to do is to "ring a little bell" nd
say: "Henceforth that pt.per is non
mailable." It nny be worth a mil
lion dollars, or it may be a strug
gling reform paper off ,;oes its head,
And there is absolutely no appeal
from the ukase of the official who
presides over the post-office depart
ment. Wanamaker has already stopped
the publication of more tha.i one
paper ou technicalities, and it now
seems that he wants more power.
The passage of such a bill and the
excesses of su-h power would be
more dangerous to liberty than the
Force bill.
WHICH !S WHICH?
The Cincinnati Herald (organ of
the People's Party) says:
Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
president of the State Alliance, who
was a delegate to St. 'Louis, took
part in all the deliberations of that
body, was a member of the platform
committee, and was always smooth
ly talking "harmony," has been try
ing to turn the Alliance of North
Carolina over to the Democracy. In
that he has failed. In a few more
weeks he, like Livingston, of Geor
gia, will have no one to do him hon
or. It matters not who the persons
may be in this move, all traitors will
go to the wall. These are the days
of revolution, ami the voice of the
people must be heard.
An exchange, commenting on the
above, says: "The Demociatic pa
pers accuse Mr- Butler of trying to
turn the Democratic ; arty ever to
the Alliai ee ; the People's party
papers accuse him cf trying to turn
the Alliance over to the Democratic
party. Truly he seems to be be
tween the "devil and the deep blue
sea."
In the meantime Mr. Butler is
paying no attention to the criticisms
of either side, but going forward do
ing what he conceives lobe his duly
for the cause of reform. But there
is one question he would liketo ask,
which is the devil and which is the
other?"
PEOPLE'S PAilTY.
District Convention Held Last
1 liursday.
2ND DISTRICT.
The convention for the second
District was held at Rocky Mount.
Delegates were elected to the Na
tional Convention to meet at Oma
ha. E. A.Thorne, E-q., was nomi
nated for Congress. Rey. J. T. B.
Hoover was elected elector.
3rd district.
The convention of the third Dis
trict was held at Favelteville. Dele
gates were tlected to the National
convention. The convention ad
journed to meet July 12th to e ect
an elector and consider the advisa
bility of nominating a candidate for
Congress.
4TH DISTRICT.
The fourth District Convention
met at Raleigh. The following
were elected delegates to attend the
Omaha Convention : G. W. Smith,
of Nash county ; J. J. Bell, of
Franklin ; Eli Goodwin, of John
ston ; W. A. White, of Randolph ;
A. G. K. Marshburn, of Nash ; J.
W. Alwater. of Chatham; W. H.
Reaves, of Vance ; J. W. Demark,
of Wake. The convention adjourn
ed to meet July 12th to elect an
elector, and to consider the admira-
bility of nominating a candidate for
Congress.
5TH DISTRICT.
The Convention for the fifth Dis-
trist met at Durham and nominated
W. R. Lindsay (chairman of State
committee of People's party) for
Congress. We have not been able
to learn the names of delegates to
Omaha and the elector.
Stii district.
The eighth District met at Lenoir.
Delegates to National convention
elected. R. S. Patton and others
prominently spokenof for candi
dates for Congress.
9th. district.
The convention for the 9th Dis
trict met at Asheville. The follow
ing delegatea were elected to Omaha:
Maj. Malone,-Col. Yancy, A. M.
Parker and A. T. Dulo. Four alter
nstes were also elected. The con
vention adjourned to meet at a later
date to elect an elector and consider
the question of nominating a candi
date for Congress.
Corns, Warts and Binions -
Removed quickly and surely by nsisg
Abbott's East Indian Oorja, Paint.
LIVE SPEECH.
ADDRESS OF COXGUESSMAX
RIIYAX. OF NEBRASKA, AT
HO a. XOKE COLLEGE, VA.
'Vouinr Men in Pol i tics."
At lLjanoke College, Virginia,
st evening. lion. William J. ii,v.
la
an, of Xebraka, delivered the ad
dress before th3 li?trary sociities.
After a few introductory remarks
.Mr. Bryan .said :
"I hve j-elected for my subj-t,
'Yorng Men in Potitics,' because I
feel that there is a widespread
heresy in connection with 'this mat
ter that needs correction. Theio is
a general impression that politic is
degrading. Peoples metimesBieak
of men descending i.ito politics, as
if it were beneath them. You g
men are warned against its contami
nating influence. Some boast of the
fact that they do not have anything
to do with politics, and count the
years since they last attended a cau
cus or primary. Have you not
heard good people express pity for
so'ue young man who has entered
the political arena as the earnest
champion of a friend, a principle or
as a candidate himself?
'I desire to enter my emphatic
protest against such sentiments as
these. In a land like ours, where
the laws are made, interpreted and
executed by officers tlected by the
people, it is imperatively neees.-ary
that all should participate in poli
tics, and that public service should
oiler its rewards to the best and
purest in the land. Ho ha lost
faith in republican government and
in true democracy who believes that
it is nect.ssary to deliver the ma
chinery of government over to un
scrupulous men. There is much in
partisanship, as we sometimes see
it, to excite disgust and even alarm;
but may we not hope that, as the
years go by, as war questions are le
placed by economic ones, as men be-
nii to realize that the salvation o!
the country does not depend neces
sanly upon the dominance of any
particular party, the old rule that a
member of a party must vote for
every one upon his ticket regardless
oVhis qualifications wilt become ob
solete. Duty to country i rising
above fealty to party. Parties will
continue ; they are absolutely neces
sary iu a free country, but tbey will
exist as servants, not as masters, of
the people. Men will learn that the
nest way to preserve a partv is to
defeat bad men whenever, by manip
ulation ot the wires, they are able
to secure nomination.
purity in politics.
'Purity in politics Is not an iri
i-escent dream.' That 'corruption
wins not more than honesty' is as
true of public service as of any oth
er department of iile. 'A good
name is rather to be chosen than
great riches,' said the wise man. and
nowhere does the statement apply
with more force than to politics.
do not mean that perfection is to be
found here we do not look for that
in man or in the works of man, but
I do say that immoralities are han
dicaps, never helps, in the race, and
it we occasionally lmd men m ex
alted stations whose lives are stain
ed by some great imperfections, we
are sure to find some great virtues
that make their average high
When the vices of men are success
fully used as their recom-nendation
in winning votes, and not until
then, can we justly say that up
rightness does not pay. There are
temptations to be overcome, there
are dangers to be guarded against,
there is evil to be fnet and conquer
ed, and he will succeed best who is
best armed for the fight. In the
home the young man should be
trained for the contest, not taught
to avoid it. It used to be the pride
of Roman matrons that they were
able to rear strong and courageous
offspring for the battle-field. So
to-dav with American mothers, as
in their old age with locks whitened
by the snows ot many winters they
await the inevitable sum" ons from
the further shore, it should be their
glory and their pride that they have
been able to train for their country,
brave, manly sons who could enter
politics without contamination and
engage in public service without
demoralization.
THE SCIENCE OF GOVERNMENT.
"The science of government, for
that is what politics means, is a no
ble science, and may well engage
the attention of every patriotic -citi
zpii. The acre of statesmanship h
not past. It is a mistaken idea that
only in revolutionary periods or
times of great excitement or of civil
war, talent of a high order is ippre
ciated or needed. Sometimes the
gravest dangers beset the yeats of
peace, for confidence begets mdiffer
ence. and indifference is tne iruiuu
soil from which many political
evils spring. The complaint which
we often hear of the use ot corru
methods in politics i3 largely due to
this indifference among the people
Lulled to rest in fancied security
men neglect those duties of citizen
ship which are just as imperative
in times of quiet as in times of war,
and iust as necessary to be peri or m
ed at home as upon the tented field
The absence of upright and honest
men from the - caucus and the con
vpntinn invites corruption, while
their presence at the places where
rmhiin onininn is formed and the
real selection of public officers made
would cause the buying of votes and
the selling of influence to flee away
POWER OF AN HONEST MAN.
"There is a power in the presence
of an honest man. Fraud, conscious
of e-uilt. avoids his sight. Much is
fob!i done bv the education of
healthy public sentiment. The pul
pit, the press and every education a
society can be useiui in impre&sm
upon such as are indifferent a sense
of their duty a3 citizens.--Let the
bribe-giver be as severely censured
as the bribe-taker. Let it be as ais
reputable foi the rich man to buy as
for th( noor man to sell a vote. Let
it be as disgraceful for an intell
gent man to corrupt - the ignorant
man at it t Tor the ignorant mau to
b corrupted. Let that man be
fooled upon with suspicion who
spends more to obtain an office than
he can honestly maks out of it.
Th Australian ballot has come
to all In the purification of olitics,
but more remains to be done in the
popular awakening of the jeople.
It i fcouietimes given a reason
for the apparent absence of great
political leaders that there i no op
portunity for impassioned eloqu
ence, and tha., the press has taken
the place of the ulatform. Tho
newspaper has nmply increased the
sizi of the audieuce, and, as for
ehquence, it will exbt whenever
occasion calls for it.
TWO FORCES
CONTINUALLY AT
WORK.
problems of to-day areas
"The
rave in
their nature and as great
n their magnitude as nv that ever
confronted our people problems
pon whose wise solution depends
he welfare of the nation. These
may well employ the time and
thought .f the best and bravest in
the land. In this, as in alt othpr
overuiuents formed like ours.
here are two forces continually at
work ihe centripetal aud the cen-
rifugal, the centralizing and the
disintegrating forces. Prtgres3 lies
n the proper equilibrium of te
two. fhe centralizing force tends
to center everything at Washington.
ollow it loo tar ami the function?
t local government would be ab
sorbed by the general government,
xpense would be, increased, power
would be remov'-d farther and
arther from the people, and it
would bf come easier and still easier
'or some strong hand to seize the
eins of government and convert a
emocracy into a monarchy. On
he other hand, follow the contrary
brco too far and the bonds ot union
may be weakened, dissensions may
nse, and nationality t.e lost. How
o maintain local self-government
and national supremacy.!, how to
uvserve 'an indissoluble 'union of
ndestructibie State,' is a problem
which will confront, each succeeding
generation.
PERSONAL RIGHTS AND STATE AC
TIVITY.
"Then, too, we must continually
define the limits . f personal rights
tnd State activity: With the indi
vidual uurestrined we have anar
chy. With the sphere of govern
ment unlimited we have despotism.
Civil liberty is the golden mean, yet
to find it h is taxed the cenius of
he greatest statesmen, and will so
ong as government endures. What
it-ire important question, what more
necessary ot wise solution than the
race problem as it presents itself to-
liy? What grave dangers arise
from tnj growing social inequality
among our people ! The subject of
money, its kinds, its volume and its
substitutes concern the whole peo
ple. It is a problem which must be
met and so vied atonce. What more
serious subject for investigation than
the pioper control and regulation of
corporations ' Y e find the individ
ual disappearing and in his place we
see the fictitious person called corpo
ration. It is Iong-li-ed; it has nei
ther shame ncr pride. It knows
neither gratitude nor revenge; in it
responsibility is divided and person
ality lost. It has but -one object,
the making of njoney foi its stock
holders. It has its advantages; do
they exceed its advatages; do they
-xceed its disadvantages ? Can it
continue to grow as it has done with
in the last half century without dan
ger to the body-politic and without
injury to humanity? What new
laws does its existence make neces
sary" Ail legislative bouies are be
sieged by beggars; men who seek
some advantage over their fellow-
men by law. Indeed, to stand as" an
impartial arbiter between the peo
ple as individuals and the people as
a whole is one of the most difficult
duties of the public servant. The
ayoidance of class legislation in its
myriad forms requires constant care.
The protection of aI the people from
the cupidity of some ot the people
is an ever-recurring necessity.
WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF THE
FEW.
"The young man who loves his
country cannot but regard with ap
prehension the rapid accumulation
of wealth in the hands of the few.
Is this condition the result of natu
ral laws ? Is it the reward of supe
lior intelligence, or is it to be attri
buted to unwise legislation, or to the
absence of laws that should have
been enacted ? Can a man legiti
mately accumulate in the space of a
single lifetime more wealth than he
can count dollar by dollar in that
lifetime ? Does wealth bear it3 just
share of the public expense? If not,
how can it be made to do so ? Would
a graded income tax be wie ? Ts the
time ripe for an arbitrary limitation
upon the amount of wealth a person
m ly inherit or possess ? Where can
we draw the line between useful
competence and dangerous opulence?
How can we encourage thrill and dis
courage inordinate avarice? Impor
tant ciuestions these, any one of
which might occupy our time.
mention these fewprobpms, yet un
solved, not to speak it tat iff ana
and taxation, the Indian question
and a number of otheis, to illustrate
great work before the politician, and
to point out how worthily every lac
ulty may be employed in behalf of
his country.
"Nestor, the silver tongued orator
of the Greeks, regretted that the gods
did not add to the vigor of youth
the -wisdom of age. It is acorn
plaint as old as -time, and yet ever
unavailing. Experience is every
where useful, and nowhere of great
er value than in political life. Near
ly every great man in history might
be cited to illustrate the immense
advantage which extended experi
ence and long acquaintance with is
sues and precedents give to the states
man.. He who begins young fcas the
best opportunities for usefulness."
The speaker then cited the examples
of John Randolph, Patrick Henry,
Continued on Second Pige.
WHERE HE STANDS.
EXTRACTS FROM KX-PliESI-DENT
CA UU'S ANNUAL
ADDUKS3KSTO THE
STATKALMAXCK.
I low They Interpret the Cietter
alitles. Enlarge t!i Meaning
tif the Platform Adopted
at the Kf-eent State
Contention
Inthchtxt issue or The Caiva
si an we said that the man nomina
ted and the vies held by him mennt
more always than the wording of
the platform he stood on, and that
therefore the omiuation of Hon
Elias Carr for Governor meant more
for the cause of reform than the
strongest platform could if the nom
inee were opposed to "equal rights
to all and sjecial privileges to none,"
We have frequently asked in what
way the platform was interpreted
and enlarged by the nomination of
Mr. Carr. Wo answer these uues-
tions by quoting from his two annu
al addresses to the North Carolina
Farmers' State Alliance. From his
address delivered at the fourth an
nual meetirg, which conveneu at
Asheville, we make the following
extracts:
Perhaps the most important meet
ing ever held in t li in country has
been the assembling of the farmer
and labor organizations in St. Louis
la December last (1889) the necessity
lui ninui wna luitaiinuuttcu iiiai
eminent statesman anil jurist, the
late Judge David Davis, when he
saiu, as long ago as ioo; "i tie rapm
growth of the corporate power and
the malign Influence which it exerts
by combination on the National and
oia.eu legislatures is wen grounueu
cause ot alarm. A struggle is pend-
ing in me near iuture oetween me
1
overgrown power, with its vast ram-
ifications all over the Lnion, and a
hard gr p oa much of the political
machinery on the one hand, and the
people in an unorganized condition
on ihe other, for the control of the
government. It will be watched by
every patriot with intense anxiety." 1
Never more prophetic words tell
trom tho lips ot man! ihe people,
though slow to admit it, had at last
been convinced, and three millions
ot people sent their representatives
there to lorm an alliance against this
monstrous iniquity. The un-inmily
with which the demands set forth
by that body were adopted, and the
universal endorsement by all the
States and Territories after mature
deliberation and discussion, should,
and I belive, will convince our legis-
ators of our honesty of purpose and
determination to accomplish our
euds This meeting, iiational in
character as in name, was a magnifi
cent success in obliterating the old
inesof sectionalism a matter de
voutly to be wished, an'' of first im
portance in securing the necessaiy
national legislation.
What means these labor"organ iza-
ions? This: That the people see by
combination alone can they live.
Under a pure system of government
forty years ago these organizations
were unknown, anu mere was ne-
cessiiy lor tnem. out touay-now
d iffereut! Every branch of trade has
been compelled to organise to save
tself from absolute annihilation,
and is to be wondered at when we
beeomo to learn that the present in-
iquitous tariff laws, the passage of
which was purchased by a few thou-
sand rich manufacturers, have rob -
bed the people and -ut into the pock-
ets of these same manutacturers no
less than nine millions of dollars.
Hence it is, that atourcity.of Wash-
incton the protest of a millionaire
will override the .petitions'of mil-
lions of working men.
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The actfc of Congress in aid of ag-
riculture for the last twentynve
vears have been few indeed, rComi
pared with those ot our ricn manu -
acturers, ana inc larni is so mauip-
ulated that they (the few thousand)'
reap me entire oenents. we up
know but too well the result ot tins
reign Ol seinsn grceu. xne smaiii
rw ... ill
land owners are being pushed to the
wall, the larger ones are no longer
able to make both ei.ds meet; farms
in ttt3 North, South, East and West
and especially the vVest, that twen-
tv-five vcars aeo. dunnir the period
of the greatest inflation, paid a fair
percentage on a valuation of $20 to
S40. are no being foreclosed on
morteaires for half that amount, at.d ;
the former owners seeking new fields
of employment for a livelihood.
It is a sad commentary on hu
manity, bu nevertheless true, thut
with an uneaual distribution of
wealth there is an unt qual distribu
tion of social power. The influence
of the middle class -the man of mod
erate means is no longer felt in the
leeislative halls of the Capitol; hut
being swept away. Wealth is raj-
idlv concentrating, and out of i lu
conseauent corruption but two tins-
ses are forming the lordly rich at.d
the beggarly poor. Y Idle fi ee to
admit that the iniquitous protective
t-n.;ri.is hMirnhf ut.Mtit tli tirivi'i.t
vAIIU H UI7Uj,UV - - - t " - ' - - - ' .
depressed state of i.griculture oy dent sufficient of governments loan
st lipping tho poor of three fourths ing money to tho citizen with and
of their natural savings antl coucen without security, and thus is estab
trating a majority of the wealth of li.-hed the power to loan, which ia
the country iu the handsof itifiuStcs- indeed all sufficient. The kind of
eimally small part of the people, security does not enter into the case
compose 1 of manufacturers, trust-, the government can select what it
pools and combines, a repeal alone considers ample and best calculate J
of this unjust measure would not re- to relieve the wants of the people,
lieve the present distress. It would Jt is unaccountable; indeed,! cannot
not 'ift a single moitgige. The one understand how a man dependent
thin" needful in the prestnt finan-vnpon the sweat of hla brow for hla
cial condition cf the people, is a
debt-paying system ot tliwnce, in
comparison wiu, which all th.r!
tuetior.s sink into utter !nIral I
c mee.
I have dwelt longer unon niim..i
tfl-irs UlvInKihat there. In the
v-riiui i isningu. hve origi
nated the farmers' wot. ml tVoto
that source alone can co.t.e th
edy. I-t un continue to lusi-i utn
our uutlonal Congress giving a thU
much needed relief. HUtorv te-rh.
es tnat the with with xhu u ti..
rich bind the poor can be brr,t..r
only by fire, sword or bloody revo
lutl. n. But we have better meth
od of overturning fraud anl corrup
tion in mgn place. We have Tree
fpeech and fr-j? ballot, and when th
wiKiomot fhe acta of the national
meeting, like Ie ven, to begin woik
upon the masse of the !eoile. then.
and not till then, tdiall ue hjtvn a
peaceful and happy mMuUcii of all
ur troub les.
EXTRACTS FROM DDK KM AT MOKE-
HEAD. IS'JI.
Officers and Delegatea of the North
Carolina Farmers' Alliance:
Since lan addressing you. as Pres
ident of the Mate Alliance, it has
been my gteat pleasure to wtch the
healthy growth or our Order, and
the rapid developeuicnt of the prin
ciples we have inculcated.
The unprecedented politic d ui-
heval of last November was the na
tural OUtCume ftf tliiilutrintt taitivht
bv the AllLnwi. nri
i v 'jratv I iiv r a V
tests oi our enemies, we can bike
unto ourselves the credit or that
more than glorious onslaught. Tru
ly, it was a great work; and well
may we leel honored, since it wax a
nit st salutary lesson to the greed of
capital, the rottenness of govern
ment and the ravings of political
demagogues. But, though the fu
ture seems bright, there U much yet
loueuone. Indeed, when I view
the dangers which even at the pres.
enx time surround us, I think 1 may
be pardoned for saying that the work
HceiUS Scarcely J'Ct begun. WO HTC
assailed on everv hand bv dema
gogues. chiefly those in office, whose
sole object Is to perpetuate their
power, and it matters little by what
means they effect their purpose.Some
times we see them masquerading as
mend- ot the farmer, but In reality
em oloved bv fuiuHeM enroomtL.nK
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to sow the seeds of discontent amonj
Us; and cometimcB they are hirelings
of tho great trunk lines, which, like
a gigantic octonus. are a'owlv but
sur .-ly absorb ng and parallzing what
little blood
and energy ts now left
unto us
We have nothing with which to
fight this redoubtable combination
save honest hearts, wi ling hands
pand that spirit of independence
which has ever characterized the
husbandman from the time of Cin
cinnatus even unto uur own. I think.
then. I do not ndss th mark when
I say that, as a class, we are patient
and wilting, much abuse and never
murmuring, yet when wo are arous-
d, as I now trust you all are, tho
ct bears more than ordinary slguifi-
ancc. Hut wnat makes this our
ast resort, if our energies he not
utmea, ii we be not a unit m our
actions? Shall we profit by the ex
peru-nce ot tho iast7 The road to
defeat, the road to victory lie equal
ly plain before you. ihe choice is
of vital importance somethir e
must be done. It isno Icngeramat-
ter of condition relief must come-
Our condition is such that delay
would be latal among us, and th
conscious opinion is that relief in us
come through tho legitimate and
peaceful channels of legislation. We
have held up to the scorn and con
tempt of honest men the existence
of trusts, combines and corporations;
but of what benefit has this expo-
6uie been to us? The work or rob
bery still goes on. Why is this?
why have we accomplished so lit
tle? The answer Is an oten secret -
it Is because the vast majority of
the producing class are yet untaught.
uneducated, deaf to Ihe appeals of
1 reason aid experience, callous to
the cry of those who preach the Im
I portance ot thorough organization.
Is it not strange that o many of our
fellowmen utterly ignore the very
nrtt law the !aw of self-prtserva
tion and the fact that a complete
and thoiough organization is the
only &afe meaus whereby , we can be
assured ot our righto? On every
hand we hear boasts of our great pro-
gress and our civilization, but since
igoou government, "ine government
oi me peupie, tor me pvopieauu ul
the people," the recret of all happi
i ness niw not, acta pace win me on
i er. pciences, we -e great reasons lor
asserting tuui mis iMa-ie i civtuza
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tion is not ehnnd hi by the work
ingman who, here, as the world over,
is the pith, the marrow, the back
bone ol the country. And how is
he to tshare therein, h.ttidieappd as
he U in the race of life, iu the severe
struggle f.r existence? Handicap
ped by his own Ignorance, which he
so unt-rtuuaWiy evinces when lie
issetts his opposition to that bill;
which now, iu anything but a spirit
of fair ess, is being discussed
throughout the country I mean, ot
eoors,the Sub-Treasury and touch
ing this I do not think it amiss to
s y we are not wetiuea to-1 ne partic
ular phraseology w hich now charac
terizes the bill. We do not pray for
the putsage of this bill unaltered wnd
undu cussed, for that would deprive
us ot" the opinions and experiencoa
oi other; but we are attached, yea,
even committed, U the principles
involved, and are convinced, that
only after a 1 ull and Tree discussiin
can v n ariive at a satisfactory s.du-
Imr t J theRiibieet. There la orece-
Coatintxed on Becond Page.
IIIISIOCKATIC I'l.VTroUM.
Thrt full j inc pUt form w- un;..
tmoumly and rnthuUlha!lr avhm'.
The platform read a fd2 :
lUolved, 1. That I ho lcm,.ot .-y
of North rvHa reafclrm the prlu
Ciple of the lVainrratlc pAity. tw.th
State nd Natl mtt, and jvirt ioul.tr ly
favor the free coliMg f silver and
an lncreae of the currency, and tho
repeal or the Internal revenue ny
tem. And - denounco tho Me
Kinky UritT bill a utJut the
consumers of the country, ami lead,
tng to tho foitu&Uan of irinu, com
bine and monopolies which luw
oppressed the people ; 4id especially
do wo denounce the uitnw-aiy u I
burdensome Incret tn thetaoii
cotton ti- ami on flu, m Urdy u
el by the tourer portion of the pev
pie. We likewise denounce the In.
Iquitous Porco Mil, w hich h not yet
abandoned by the ltcpuhllcjti puty,
but is being urged as a me.iure to
be adopted as k.i us they regain
control or tho Houe ol" IU r4-nt.i-Uvea,
fhe purjHo and ttfert or
which measure will U to eat.bliti a
aecoiid period or recoindriKiloti In
the Southern States, to subvert the
liliertles of our ieoph and to In.
flame a new race antagonism and
sectional an 1 untitle-.
2. That we tloui ind financial re
form, and fhe cr.artii.cnt of laws
that will remote the burd. tn i.f U.o
people relative to the eslllng agri
cultural depression, m.d do full uud
ample Justice to Ihe larmcr and Ia
borers or our country.
.1. That we dcttuud the alx lithui
or national bunk, and tho MibsUtu
tion of legal tender Trvasuty note
In lieu of national bank note. Hsu-
ed in sufficient volume to do the
biiKincx of tho country mi a c-v-h
system, regulating the amount icU
ed on a or capiu bal ns the btcd
ness Interests ot the country expand.
and that all money l-u-d by th-f
government hall bo legal tender 1 1
payment ot all debts, both public
and private.
i. 1 lut we deiiund that Congress
shall pass such hws as shall i fleet u
ally prevent the dealing in futures
of til agricultural and nns-haiiic.tl
productions; providing such Mrin-
geot system of procedure in trials a
shall pecuro prompt conviction and
imposing such is'nulli' as t-hall o-
curo mo t tn'rlect covjpI ancj with
tho law.
5. That we demand tho free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
0. fhat wo demand the passage
oflaws prohibiting the alien owner
ship -t laud, and that Congress take
early steps to devise wmio plan to
obtain all lands now owuod by alien
and foreign pyndicates; and fhat all
lands now held by railroads and
other corporations, In exec of audi
as is actually uied and needed by
them, i.e reclaimed by the govern.
ment and held for actual icttlers
on.y.
7. Relieving hi the doctilno of
'equal rights to all and f isilal priv
ileges to none," wo demand that
taxation, National or State, shall not
be used to build up one interest or
clas at the expense of another. Wo-,
believe ttiat tho money of tho coun
try ishould bo kept rs r uch us ossI-
ble in the hands of the people, and
hence wo demand that all revenue,
National, State or county, chull be
limited to tho necessary expenses of
tho government economically ami
honestly administered.
8. Tkat Congress Issue a isufllclent
amount or fractional paper currency
to facilitate tho xchango through
the medium of the United S.aku
mall.
U. That the Ocneral Assembly
pass such laws m will make tho
public K-hool pyfclem more fr.-cllv--
that the blessings of cslin-alioti 1nay
le extended to all the people of th.)
State alike.
Resolved, That we favor a gradu
ated tax on Incomes.
KAILItOAI) POWIli; IN l'OI
T1CH. We have been informed on
good authority that It is the puro
of the opponents of our Railroad
Commission to elect a Legislature
that will rei;al the law or greatly
modify it. Iiet tho friends of tho
law be on the alert and know just
where candidates for the L"gMaturo
stand before they nominate or vote
for them." Salisbury Watchman.
JJrethren, make the candidates to
your State Lcgldature say how they
stand on this question. If they will
not promlr-o to vote against all at
tcmps to repeal or modiry the Rail
road Commission bill, do not cast a
vpte for them. Remember that a
pi eminent railroad official, standing
near Washington's statute in the cap
itol rquare while the members of tho
Legislature were leaving for home,
said: That damned mob hal'
never meet there again." Make
your candidates promise rather to
increase the jower of the Commis
sion, .than to decnase jt.-Sjectal
Informer.
COUN'TKY HOYS AND
l'llUSlDlSSCY.
TIII3 -
There Is one office in this country
ujon which country boysMX-ni to
have the first mottgage. This is the
Presidency of the United States. No.
city boy has ever yet succeeded to
that chair since the formation of the
government. '
Presidents have been evolved from
all sorts of boys -steady boys and
w Hdl'oye, hacdsome boys and some
very ugly anl freckled-face boys,
gently-nurtured toys and boys who
stsrttd frtm rude beciruings; but
they have all, w ithout exception,
been bright boys.'uprlght bovs and
country boyi- Courier Journal. ... '
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take oa ertrvV Jv
ooppreHS.
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