Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-29
Alliance Celebration.

of the Farmers Alliance piopic, at
Mount Tabor, we clip from the
Toccoa (Ga) Neaos, Of tho Oath IN
stant. 1t was our intontion to have
attended this picnic, and had cur a:s
rangoments made to do so, but ut
tho last moment wore unavoidably
prevented from going. We are
glad, however, that we can lay before
our readers the proceedings Of this
meeting as chroniclcd by our ablc
and esteemed Georgia contemporary.
We hopo to have tho pleosuro of
visiting this favored section at somo
future time, partaking of its hospi.
tality, and noting again its progress
and prosperity:
Thursday, August 10th, was pic-
MIC and jollitication day with tho
Mt. Tabor, South Carolina Alliance.
Tho Toccoa Cornct Band had been
ongngcd to furnish the music for tho
occasion.
Tho Toccoa party drove down tho
river 13 miles, crossing Mt Perkins
Ferry, and q drive Of one mile
brought them to Mt. Tabor church
and found quite crowd already
gathered, which by II O'Clock was
estimated at 800 to 1000. Mr.. Jno.
S. Dickson, tho master Of cercmo-
MES, announced from the church
door that all tho Alliancemon were
wanted i'll the house. They spent Il
short timo in tho church arranging
tho programme, when they filed out
in pairs and formed a limo Of march.
The color bearer took the lead, carry
ing a white flag with blue binding
and blue bow Immediately under
q shock of wheat worked with blue
thread. Next to the flag camc the
band; next came tho Alliancemcn
followed by the Alliancewomcn with
a few moro Allianccmen bringing up
the rear.
TO tho tune of the Grand March,
played by the band, they marched
to the speakers stand, where = large
arbor had been built and comforta-
bic seats arranged to accommodate
quite gathering.
Mr.. Dickson introduced Rev. G.
F. Fuller who made short speech.
He said he was not farmer, but his
sympathies were with the farmers.
He thought the farmers had struck
the key note and were on the eve of
better times.
DR.. II. G. Underwood was the
next speaker. The doctor thought
he saw thorough organization stamped
on the countenancc Of his hearers,
but didn't think they were entitled
to much credit, frcM the fact that
they had waited until they were
forced to organize to save them
selves. He thought the greatest
mistake the farmers had over made
was when they bit at tho Yazoo
fraud. lie paid high tribute to
Gen. Jackson for his sacrifice and
interference in the matter, He re-
fcrrcd to the late National election
as being carried by money, but
thought the time was coming when
money would be of no avail in cleo
tions. lie discussed the jutc trust
and said that they didn't want any
thing to do with a merchant or any
one else who would buy n yard. Of
jutc hagging. He closed his speech
by comparing the Alliance to the
calf that drank the yeast and rose
into the air. lie said: Owe ALI
anccmen have drank the yeast and
arc rising, and nothing can stop us,
for we arc here to stay" =
Mr.. \. Zimmerman, of Oconcc
county, S. c., was next introduced.
He was proud he was farmer, and
it afforded him very great pleasure
to be with SO many farmers on this
occasion. lie thought that the far
mers had worked hard this year and
that they had we'll earned a day of
picnicing and social enjoyment, and
hoped that this month would fur
nish a thousand just such occasions.
He bclicbed the occupation of far
mer was more respected by the great
Creator than any other calling. In
discussing the school question, he
said: "Ne need to have better
system of common schools, and give
less attention and money to colleges;
Il collegiate education is very nice,
but the education we farmers need
most is, how to double our crops,
raise our own stock and pay our
just debts. When we farmers get