The Brookhaven leader., 1888-09-06
J. II. MILLER,
II. j. MILLsAPs,
j. u. ENoCHs,
W. 4. MATHNEY,
Acting Secretary.

/ ACtiHS CtCEttdHy.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
WHEREAS, Bcauregard Alliance No
! 50, having made charges against the
manager of the Mississippi Mills, that
he discharged certain employees of
said Mississippi mills because of their
connection with the Farmers, ALI
ance, said charges being hastily made
| public through the newspapers of the
State, and thereby causing other Ali
ances in different parts of the State
to pass resolutions cOndemning said
Mills, and actually boycOtting the
same; and,
WHEREAS, This county Alliance
did, at a called meeting Aug. Is, 1888,
appoint a select committee to investi-
gate said charges and,
WHEREAS, said select cOmmitte
have this day made report that said
charge is not sustained therefore,
Resolved, That this county Alliance
is satisfied from the report of the Sc
lect committee that the manager of
the Mississippi Mills has not had any
trouble with employees solely on ac-
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der; and from assurances given the
committee We are satisfied that other
causes than membership in the Farm
ers' Alliance will be shown and prov
en- for future discharge of employees.
so. ResOlred, That in order to do
justice to all, we respectfully request
such alliances as have passed resOlu-
lions condemning the management
of the Mills to reconsider such action.
"3. ResOlred, That we suggest that
hereafter any subordinate alliance
which feels itselfaggrieved should lay
such grievances before the county
Alliance before making such matters
public"
Moved that the report of the Com
mittee be published in the COpiah Sig
nal, and the New Farmer.
Il. +. GRooME, Pres't.
J. ID. CRANBERRY, Sec'y.
From this decision Beauregard
Alliance appealed to the State ALI
ance which body assembled in Jack
son on the 22d. When the question
came up it was referred to the COM
mittee on appeals and grievances,
which committee reported as follows:
To the State Alliance in Miss. =
The undersigned committee on ap-
peals and complaints to whom was
referred the appeal of the Beauregard
Alliance from action of the COpiah
county Alliance, beg leave to report
that we have given the testimony
both oral and written careful and
patient investigation. We would
respectfully recommend the adoption
of the following resolution, tO-wit:
Resolved, That the it is the sense of
the S. F. A., that Capt.Wm. Oliver
has been guilty of a wrong as evil
dence by his own letters and other
documents and that we demand of him
IA retraction of anything he has ever
said or written detrimental to the
character of the sisters land brothers
discharged.
O. c. WATSON, Chm,
JNO. a. BAILEY,
5. b. DAWSON,
W. H. HILL,
f. NJ. THOMPSON,
JIG. DILOACH.
After the adoption of the above
report, which was agreed to by all
parties to the controversy, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
ReS0lred, That this State Alliance
recommend to those county and Sub
Alliances that have passed boycotting
resolutions against the Mississippi
Mills to rescind said resolutions and
publish the same.
CARD FROM CAPT. OLIVER.
WEssON, Miss, Aug. ~, 1888.
Mcssrs. T. J. Millsaps and others, Dele
gates to the State Alliance at Jackson,
Miss.
DEAR SIRs-I beg to acknowledge
the committee on appeals and griev-
ances of said State Alliances i'll which
| am pleased to note the action of
the COpiah county Alliance in the
matter between myself and Beaure-
gard Alliance is sustained. | also
notice that a resolution was adopted
by the State Alliance requesting of
me retraction of anything l have
said or written detrimental to the
character of the sister or brothers dis
charged. disclaim having said or
written any thing detrimental to their
character, and if anything have said
or written has been SO construed,
disclaim having so intended it.
Very respectfully,
VIM. OLIVER.