The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-28
THE FAEMERs' ALLIANCE PICNIC

TBE FAEHERs' ALLIANCE PICNIc
q Large Turssut. Ksttm.tsd ~ Prom
Sooo % 5000 People IN AttesdsRcs.
9yTsnn Advocate.
Notwithstanding the threatening
appearances Of the weather last
Wednesday morning, the farmers,
with their families wearing their
Alliance regslias, ard with banners,
nettoes and cartoons, In wagons,
large and small, In carriages, bug
gies aud carts, came pouring Into
the city until . procession OF 100 or
more vehicles, averaging probably
Eve persons formed . procession
which Wa marshsled by Jacob Fed
erhsn and his assistants, J. Chisholm
on the south and John Biglsr on the
north. Al about 10 o'clock the pro-
cessIOn filed into Island Grove and
the woods, 10 can be said vas "full"
Of Alliance people. Il can Le saId
also that they have Q power aud ca
paeIty 10 turn out aud TO be counted.
In the absence Of The county presI-
dent, J. c. Lloyd, A. n. Jackson
was the president Of the day, and
feels Indebted 70 all the csmmittee-
men for the prompt manner with
which they discharged their respect
I've duties. After some music, the
piece Of especial note, being entitled.
1--WE will walt q little longer, !" by
Mrs. J. w. Adams, Miss Florence
MAcomLer, Perry Shlrsr and Her.
bert Blair, with Bert Blair at the
organ, which WAS vel. rendered, an
appropriate prayer wss offered by
Prof. HillmsD, chaplain Of oOauly
Alliance. After some more music,
Mrs. Digs, Of Topeka, associate ed
ItOr Of the FarmsFs' Advocate, was
introduced by the president, and en-
tsrtaIned the audience by . well-ds-
livered speech Of one hour and ten
minutes length, after which sn cd.
jouEnment vas had for dinner, and
such m unloadIng Of baskets and
bread" aud good things TO eat, ws
have not Witnessed for some time,
not only by Alliance folks, but By
many Who were not msmbsrs, In
Guiding citizens OF Gypsum City. IL
10 reported that "ye" editor eat
chicken equal to any preacher Pres-
snt. After dinner w. M. wilkins,
associate editor Of the HOHcomfor.
Mat, made o lengthy and elaborate
speech pOrtraying In . vivid manner
the condition Of labor, agriculture
and the general lie Of society. The
length Of this article, including 90
many Incidents a. it does prevent NJ
from giving nj this time . synopsis
Of the speeches delivered. The Ger
man speaker, Adam 6odhell, enter.
taIned. - We are lniefmed, hI, hsar-
err With . very sensible, intsllIgsat
conservative address. making as the
basis Of his remarks honesty and ed
ucatIOa. The number Of Alllapees
In attendance were 10 ~ fOilews:
Eureka, Pilny, Stag Creek, Lib
srty, Walnut, Chapel Hin, Ro.bsry.
west Holland. Valley, Harmony,
Nc. Tabsr, Battle Hill, Willow
Creek, Smoky Valley and Enter
prise. We understand that Rich
Hin Alliance Of Csritss, Wa net In
the prOeessisn. the meubeFs Of q
being mostly present.
The "bannefs" presented By the
sItIsons Of Gypsum City 10 the two
Alliancss making the best display,
we're svardsa By the eomnittses,
yamss TolIs, Fred Sofsnson and
David Long. 10 the Roxbuiy and the
Eureka Alliances, the value Of which
sas ss5.O0. The day and the eess-
siOa will probably b Remembered
- IN svsRtful enc of many reasons.
The very large attendance demon
strsiss that ayPsam City b Q fs-
vorsi Reality In Psist of syailsbll.
lily fer such occasions. IL b dissanf
% miles fro9 The county ssat d
Saline and Q much greater frsn
thoss Of Diekiasoa, Harise and Me-
Phsrsoa, being near where 81 thsss
counties corner. IL u but prepeR 10
cay, In this eoanectis8, thsf tlse
president Of The day Sad ve keiisvs
al The ofllcefs isbofed induzsFioasly
and unselfxhly - make The eal 4
saeeess, and they sacceede6.
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