The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-30
sPRoLEs SHORT SAYINGS.
Masonic Tactics Fence Riders So u.
NJ. &. A....RaiIroad News...A Short
HomiIy on TIIIman and the ALI
itIlce.
GREENwoop. S. c., April %, 1890.

GREENWOOD, S. c., April %, 1890.
Rev. Mr.. Henderson, of Texas, preached in
the Presby terian church Sunday.
Mr.. Joel :. Bailey has been quito sick for
Miss Mary Auld is visiting Miss Maggie
Finley.
DR.. ]. w. Dodson was In town last week ell
route 10 tho Stale Medical Association.
The Alliance in some sections seems to have
adopted masonic tactics in evading that
clause of their constitution fol bidding them
going Into politics. They simply close In the
Alliance degree and open in the Farmers Club
degree, In which they adopt coerclve resolu-
tions for the candidates. We suppose when
they have sufficient number OH the Tillman
platform they VIII open In the boycott degree
and get voters enough TO elect them. This Is
only an earnest of Tllmanism.
At a meeting OF our Democratic club Satur.
day DIR. j. g. Maxwell, Mcssrs. j. X. Blake, j.
L. Hughey, A. B. Ellis. j. A. Milling, j. e.
delegates 10 Abbeville.
In a difficulty between two railroad hands
Saturday one snapped pistol at The other.
He was Immediately discharged. Captain
Houser will not keep hand who carries a
pistol.
The building boom continues. Several
more new houses In course of erection.
The Meda faso OF last week has great des @ to
uthority on this point as 1t has, until recent
ly. been counted as one OF those necessary ap-
pendages TO substantial fence. Individually
so instead of 'straddling." we chose what We
think Is the right side. 1t may turn out to be
the left
Rev. Mr.. Mathews is improving.
There will be public meeting of the y. NJ
c. A. Ia the Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon. Prof. Hodges, Capt. Parks. Mr.. j
II; Leavell, and perhaps others, will deliver
addresses.
Mrs G. n. Carter is visiting in Grecnvile.
The work OF laying track OH the G., Z. & n
has commenced.
A party of ward politicians, under the es'
cort of MIR. Il. F. Riley, were the only visitors
TO the cemetery Sunday evening.
We have always contended that the farmers
did not have the representation their social
financial and numerical strength justly enti.
tied them TO, and would like to see one o
not Mr.. Tillman, any more than we could cX
pcct the farmers 10 support Grand Master
Work man Powderly, IL the Knights OF Labor
Away with the Idea then that we oppose Mr.
Tillman, because he Is nominated by the far.
mers. or even the Alliance. There are In this
Stale many simon.pure Farmers, members o
the Alliance too, men who not only have the
fear of God i'm their own hearts-and recog
nize their accountability 10 Him OF their
stewardness-but teach others Of his real ltv-
ing existence. Certainly some OF these de
vOut men would make good executive
whose administration would insure contin'
ued peace, harmony and prosperity among
all classes, and possessing the necessary tao
ties To the leadership OF Christian people In
the present emergency. These are matters
worthy he serious consideration OF saint and
sinner alike when in the blazing Christian
| light Of the 10Th century millions OF dollars
are being SPENT and hundreds of lives sacr
feed In trying to Christlanizc the world. II
requires no prophetic eye to see that we are
not In social, political or financial condition
| to enter into Il heated political campaign
characterized as they always are, by the de
mora lizatlon OF every branch OF industry, So
ciety, and even family arrangements and po
| litical upheavals, following in the wake u
which Is every conceivable form OF strife and
sectionalism. In our opinion IL would be just
as impossible for Mr.. Tilman 10 lead any 9th
er us for sweet wnter to flow fiom bitter
fountain. That his aim from the beginning
has been personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is a fac
patent TO every unprtjudced mind. S.