The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-06
THE ALLIANCE GROWING.
PRESIDENT STACKHOUsE IS VERY
HOPEFUL.
llc ThinkH tho Order has Made n Fine
bceinniHE' and will Coulinue TO Grow
-Thc Jutc Trust VIII be "Downed,,

BEGINNING, and will COulinus 70 Grow
Tho Jutc Trust VIII be "Downed."
Gen. E. T. Stackhouse, President of
the Farmecs' Alliance of South Carroll
ma, was iu Charleston a few days ago,
having gore there to organize sub slli-
ance in Charleston County-the FIRST ia-
stltutcd III 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
DC decided about the 1st of May. Col.
Orr, who has been in Washington. has
returned and met with the trustees. As
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 be
adopted, l .hlnk, and in all probability
the whole matter will be decided at this
term Of tha Court"
illus the Alliance, in your Judgment.
come up up to the expectations Of the
fnrmcrsr
"Wclt, that IS rather a broad oucs.
hon, and "cc to which no one could give
an ali inclusive answer But do not
hesitate To say that the general principles
have worked we'll There arc exception
al cases IN certain sections, where there
- now trouble. Everywhere else /
sh"ul4 say that Alliance methods have
G"cn "mInrnty successful. In Lancas-
tcI there is trouble aOd dcspondency by
reason If the failure Of the CROP"
'Iipw dGcs the Alliance proDose to
meet such emcrgcncicsl"
That ls question yet to be an
swercd."
Are the people of Lancaster members
OF the Alliancuf'
''S0mO Of thcm are and some of them
arc not. But, ut any rate, the Alliance
cannot be expected, in such disasters. to
pay mana debts; nor can it ma AXE him
able TO pay them. As general rulo
where Il man is crooked in tiuanCisl nat
tcrs or careless in obligations he is bound
to get into trouble.
"But, after all these minor matters.
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 nowY"
Not le"s than 4Llrty thousand. A
small proportion Of which ia c,m ooscd
OF ladies. There is sli'l great deal of
material to hC ENROLL , So far We have
, formed Alliances in every cculty in tho
State cxccp: Bc"u:ort. Charleston
wheeled into line t lay. Georgetown,
rs you have D.obably heard. has been or.
ganlzcd with the past few days.
cit entails good deal of work, but I
havea an Invaluable and most efficient
worker in Mr.. w. N. Elder, Of York.
lie Is great organizer, one we'll queliii.
ed Tor this position. l supervise the
work and attend to the finances OF the
new organizations"
'l1ow has the cotton cover for cotton
worked this season2
~ am Of the opinion that complete
success was prevented by too wido
range OF su3n;tutes fDr jute. A great
peal of the s,ln thai was put on the
cotton should not have ucen used. TIT
was, however, Il very c1cusable 5lundnr,
and especially as it was the result of :hc
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 al 7 cents yard"
Gen. Stackhousc 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 practical man, and one who talks to
the point and calls things by their
name.