The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
THE ALLIANCE MEETING.

HON. sHH sssaxLL's SPEECH.
Last Wednesday morning our streets were
lively with people from all sections Of the
county wesring the blue ribbon badge Of
The Farmers Alliance organization.
The occasion was the visit Of National
Lecturer. Hon Benjamin Terrell, Of Texas,
who il visiting all sections Of the State In
the interest Of the Farmers Alliance.
Mr.. Terrell arrived BY private convey
aace from Spartanburg about 10 o'clock,
and after refreshing himself no repaired to
the Court House. wherc the County
Alliance was in session; there he ad-
dressed the meeting on matters Of special
interest to the Alliance.
About IL o clock the County Alliance march
Cd in body to tho Academy Grove, where
q platform had been erected and seats ar.
ranged for the comfort Of the audience,
which was estimated at from fifteen hundrsd
to two Thousand.
Tie meeting was called to order by County
Lecturer, Rev. NJ. B. Kelly, Who requested
Rev. g. A. Weber to lead the assembly in
prayer; after which the County Lecturer,
in few appropriate remarks, intro oduced the
distinguished lecturer to the audience.
Mr. Terrell was greeted with applause,
as he advanced to the front OF the platform,
and began in plain aud practicA. manner
to set forth the objects and aims Of the The
Farmers Alliance.
He first spoke Of the reasons which
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ers Of to-day with that of twenty-five years
ago, and setting forth the fact that the money
powers control the price of cotton. In most
emphatic terms he denied the charge
that the Alliance was opposed to any parti-
cular vocation. as charged by some, and
paid o beautiful tribute to strict attention
to business Of all kinds. He pronounced
the Jute Trust q robbery, and called upon
| all classes Of business men to help the Aiii-
ance crush it out.
He Hearraigned the newspapers for publishing
false reports to aid those forming the Trusts
and called upon all newspapers to assist in
crushing out all iniquitous trusts and com
binations, showing that by the opposi
ton Of the Alliance to Jute Bagging how the
| price would be reduced this year.
lie impressed the members of the Ali
.nos with tho idea that the s0eOess Of their
organization depended upon the integrity Of
its members. Urging the members Of tn,
organization to be united in all things, q
that they may be able to 30 control theil
| own matters, and be independent.
Headvised industry and economy SO tha
they may get ahead and control the selling Of
| their products, which would increase the
price of cotton, and, as q consequence, raise
the price Of honest labor.
He dwelt at length upon education and
home comforts, and gave brief synopsis O
the working of the proposed State Exchange
His remarks to the colorcd farmers were
excellent; advising them to be industrious
honest, moral and economical, and try to b,
more enlightened and to obey the laws o.
| the State.
After Mr.. Terrelrs address the audience
were invited to partake of q sumptuou.
Farmers basket dinner, that had been pre-
pared on the grounds, and TO which al
II would be impossible for us to do full
justice to Mr.. Terrells mastery address, in
the limited time and space at our command
On some points we did not fully agree with
him; but believing the Alliance organization
capable Of doing immence good to all
classes, and not being of the inner temple,
we have no means Of judging of its inheren,
methods or its power to perform the great
revolution it proposes to accomplish. We can
only express faith in its being competent to
work out glorious results.