The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-19
THE FARMERS, ALLIANCE.
A State Organization Erected at Florence.

a State Organization Effected at Florence.
FLORENCE, July 1.-THE delegates
from the various sub-alliances of the
Farmers Alliance met in secret session
this morning at 10 o'clock for the pur.
pose of perfecting an organization of q
State Alliance. The attendance vas
large, 80 large that Barringer's Hall was
filled to suffocation. The enthusiasm of
the delegates was unbounded.
The Alliance was permanently organ
lied by the election of the following
officers: President, Gen. E. T. Stack.
house, Marion; vice-president, j. D.
Breeden, Marlboro; secretary, J. W.
Reed, Spartanburg; treasurer, F. P.
Taylor, Chesterfield; chaplain James
Douglas, Fairfield lecturer, j. E. Petit
grew, Darlington; assistant lecturer,
Hector McRae, Marion; doorkeeper, E.
L. Brown, williamsburg; as assistant
doorkeeper, A. K. Whaller, Horny !;
sergeant.at.arms, j. E. Jarnigan, Ma.
rion.
A distinguished visitor in the person
of Col. L. T.. Polk, of Raleigh, North
Carolina, first vice president of the
National Alliance and editor of the Pro.
gressiue Farmer, contributed invaluable
service in the propagation of this enter
prise by his wise counsel and encourage.
ment.
Tonight a public meeting was held at
which addresses were made by the Hon.
D. K. Norris and Col. Polk. The for.
mer occupied short time in the delivery
of practical ands instructive speech.
The latter spoke for an hour to very
large and appreciatiye audience. Col.
Polk's reputation as an orator had pre-
ceded him and the people were not dis.
appointed. His remarks were freighted
with practical information incident to
modern agriculture, while he became
eloquent in his advice to farmers relative
to their financial management, employ
ing illustrations throughout as amusing
as they were appropriate.
The Convention is just getting down to
real work. It will be in session all day
tomorrow, and may be able to adjourn
tomorrow night.
THE STRENGTH OF THE MOVEMENT.
The Order has evidently obtained 8
strong hold on many of the best farmers
of the State. The delegates are fine
specimens of the best class of farmers.
They are generally men whose capital
consists more in land, labor and charac
ter than in bonds and moneys. They
dress we'll and have general air of hard
work and thrift about them. They seem
to have the utmost faith in the Alliance,
and look to it as the only solution of
many questions that have worried the
tillers of the soil for many years past.
They all wear faces that show full conf
deuce that they are on the eve of new
and better era in the agricultural
development of the State.
THE STRENGTH OF THE ALLIANCE.
The Farmers' Alliance is, compare
lively speaking, a new conner in South
Carolina, but since its arrival it has
spread and increased with a rapidity
unparalleled in the history of any
organization of like character in this
State. It is we'll established in the West,
Southwest and Northwest, where it has a
membership that embraces nearly the
entire agricultural population. The
Order is also rapidly being introduced in
the Southern States. In fact, every State
in the South has a State organization.
North Carolina is well organized and its
farmers are enthusiastic over the practi.
cal benefits they are daily receiving from
their connection with the Order. It vas
from the old North State that the Alliance
came into South Carolina. 1t first made
its appearance in the counties along the
border. The first sub alliance was
formed in Marion County last fall by an
organizer from Anson County, N. @.
Most Of the organizers now at work are
from North Carolina, as that State can
claim three of the four in the field. The
Rev. T. Nv. Kenell, DR.. d. @. Tillman
and Mr.. J. A. Mclaughlin are from
North Carolina, while Capt. j. D. Smith,
though formerly South Carolinian,
comes from Mississippi.
The plan of the National Alliance is
to have an organizer employed in each
Congressional district of the State, but
the friends of the movement here seem
{ to think that they have work for an
organizer in every county. The Order
is attracting attention all over the State,
and the demand for information is 30
great that it is said that discreet organ
izer can he used to advantage in every
county. Already there have been
received a long list of places that are
anxious to have an organizer visit them.
Just as soon as the State organization is
perfected work will be pushed in all the
counties. At present the greatest
strength of the Alliance is in Chester
field, Marion, Darlington, Marlboro,
Spartanburg, York, Union, Chester,
Lancaster, Horny and several other
counties.
THE OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE.
The purposes of the Order are explain
ed in the following declaration of the
national constitution: