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Address on Alliance growth and calls for reform in 19th century labor
Elias Carr speaks to the State Farmers Alliance at Morehead City outlining the Order’s expansion from 727 alliances in 1888 to 2,221 subordinate localities with 200,000 members by the present. he urges abolition of certain positions, supports currency expansion and sub-treasury ideas, criticizes monopolies and the national bank system, and calls for organized action, education, and honest governance to empower farmers and curb oligarchy.
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