The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-30

any OllG says W Illill GULL 10 CiCdp' HO
would ask him where is the dollar?
Fifteen or twenty years ago you could
pay thousand dollar note with ten
bales of cotton. now it takes thirty
bales Some men were so lrreyerent
;s to say 4 good God had allowed over
production He had more faith than
that When money is high labor pro-
ducts are low. Through the statesmen
the money has gone to Wall street; for
many years the National Government
was "for, of and by" the ring.
! The Farmers Alliance was going to
change this condition Of things by edu-
cation. The masses ought to know
their condition. Some will say, you
are going into politics. but all that was
from those little politicians. He would
like to ask who had more right to poll
tics than the farmer? 10 whom did
the party belong? The Alliance was
as full of politics as an egg was of meat.
When anyone came into the Alliance
he had to leave his little political flag
at the door. A Congressman, some
time ago told him that tariff reduction
was all that was wanting. He asked
him why were the people of free-trade
England complaining? The financial
! policy of the Government was to suit
thefew at the expense of the many.
The fight between the Democratic
and Republican national parties is
side show. You "holler" and vote for
these statesmen. and hear them tell you
they stand on the tower of liberty,
your Watchmen. When you say,
"Watchman, how goes the night" he
answers.
"All is right; plough on" He said
the farmers had a measure they must
support-the sub-treasury scheme. The
politicians fight it because it is uncon-
stitutional He de6ed any lawyer or
man to show its unconstitutionality
| and the constitutionality of the nation
al banking system. When you men
tion the bill these statesmen" turn up
their eyes like owls, and tell you 1t is
unconstitutional.
Those Congressman who will not
support our demands we will elect to
stay at home. AS to himself he was
not lawyer, had gone to school only
ten months in his life, but. as farmer
had the right to speak for them. He
raised his hand and vowed never to
support a man who would not support
the people. Here the Colonel asked the
Reporter to take what he said down
literally. have no prejudice against
lawyers. Have never villified one.
Have high opinion for them as the
supporters and expounders of civil lib
critics; but think the proportion of
representation they have in our Con-
gress is too much. Against the big
lawyers, listen to their little tattlers.
Col. ". J. Talbert here asked Col.
| Polk how many farmers were in the
National Congress. He replied, thir-
teen.
Mr. Talbert stated that the News and
Courier attacked him and asserted that
there were thirty-fve.
Col. Polk said that is about as near
right as they ever get things. He said
Just word about the News and Cou-
rier. If he were the farmers and took
that paper, paying six dollars or seven
dollars for it to slander their leaders,
he would go home and have a guardian
appointed for himself OF consult his
mother and dear wife about it. When
ever he heard of the News and Courier
he felt like pulling off his hat.
He then gave brief account Of the
condition Of the Alliance in all Sec
tions. 1t was national reform we need
ed. He urged the Alliance to stand
together and fight National, not State
matters. He paid Il tribute to South
ern ladies, and closed by thanking the
audience for their kind attention and
the Alliance for it's warm reception.