The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-06
THE ALLIANCE GROWING.
PRESIDENT STACKHOUsE IS VERY
HOPEFUL.

He Thinks tho Order has Made n Fine
beeinninH, and will CoulInuo 10 Grow
Tho Jutc Truot VIII be "Downed,"
Gen. E. T. Stackhouse, President of
the Farmecs' Alliance of South Carroll
ma, wasiu Charleston few days ago.
having gone there to organize a sub-slli
ance in Charleston County-the first in.
stituted iu the coast section. In con-
versatlon with reporter for the SUNDAY
News, Gen. Stackhouse said:
AS to the prospects of the college.
We have the best reasons to believe that
the suit in the United States Court will
be decided about tho 1st of Nav. Col
Orr, who has been in Washington, has
returned and met with the trustees. Az
understand 1t an alternative motion
was made-cither to hear oral argument
or TO submit case to the Court in wri
ting. The latter alternative will De
adopted, l shink, and in all probability
the whole matter will be decided at this
term Of the Court"
'Has tho Alliance in your Judgment,
come up up to the expectations of tho
farmcrsin
"Well, that is rather broad oucs.
ton, and one to which no one could give
au all inclusive answer. But do not
hesitate to say that the general principles
have worked well. There are execution
a. cases in certain sections, where there
is now trouble. Every where else
should say that Alliance methods have
cecn eminently successful. In Lancas-
ter there is trouble and dcspondency by
reason Of the failure of the CROP"
'How does the Alliance propose to
meet such emergcncics2"
THAT is question yet to be an
swered"
Are the people of Lancaster members
Of The Ailianco2"
"Somo OF them are aud some Of them
arc not. But, at any rate. the Alliance
cannot be expected, in such disasters. to
pay mana debts; nor can it make him
able to pay them. AS general rulo
where Il man is crooked in financial mat
tcrs or careless in obligations he is bound
to get into trouble.
"But, after all these minor meters.
the Alliance has surely done great deal
OF good; and we arc growing moro rap
idly than We ever did
What is the size OF the army now9,
mot leEs than thirty thousand, a
small proportion Of which is ,mooscd
OF ladies. There is still great deal of
! material to he enrollt' So far we have
formed Alliances in every county in the
State excep. Beaufort. Charleston
wheeled into line today Georgetown,
as you have probably heard, has been or
ganlzcd within the past few days.
'It entails good deal CT work, but
have an Invaluable and most efficient
worker IN Mr.. W. N. Elder, Of York.
lie Is great organizer, one we'll qualiii.
ed for this position. 1 supervise the
work and attend to the finances of the
new organizations.
'How has the cotton cover for cotton
worked this season2
VI am OF the opinion that complete
success was prevented by a too wido
range of substitutes for jute. A great
peal of the strh that was put on the
cotton should not have ueen used. Thut
was, however, a very excusabe blundnr.
and especially as it was the result of the
zeal and anxiety Of the farmers to whip
out the Jute Trust"
what Impression have YOU made on
the Jutc monopolists7"
you may judge Of that from the fact
that Jutc men offered us jutc this very
season at cents yard"
Gen. Stackhouse then went on to talk
over few other matters, which need
not be published ct this time. He i'm.
pressed the reporter as being thorough
ly practica! man, and one who talks to
the point and calls things by their
name.