Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-12
Coy. Gordon to the Fasmcrs.

ArLANrA: May 26.--'rhe Farmers
Allianco of Georgia at a meeting.
several weeks ago addressed n num-
Dor of questions to all candidates
for State and Federal offices. Gov
ernor Gordon, who is in the race for
the United States Senate, answers: !:
Gas life member of the. State
Agricultural Society from early man
hood, and identified iii every possi-
bio way with the f;gming interest of
the country, my highest concern in
public and private life has naturally
been to protect and promote tic
great agricultural industry of our
country, not only as the leading,
primal and principal calling of our
people, but the one most essential to
Southern and national prosperity,
and yet least favored by the Govern
mcnt or protected by its own vota-
rics. Hence for fifteen years or moro
| have laborcd in convention, OH the
public rostrum, and in private station
to induce the farmers of the country
to organize. For fifteen years or
more | have urged Il close, compact
mion-an all-cmbracing agricultural
brotherhood, defensive in its charac-
ter, and only aggressive in protect
ing that industry from unfrcndly
legislation, unjust cxactions and
hurtful determinations. In view of
these efforts to secure organization
during so many years of my past
life, it is unnecessary for me to say
that hailed tho advent of the Farm
ers' Alliance as the possible final
realization of II long-chcrishcd hope;
nor is it necessary with my past re-
cord before you to say that ! end ,.rsc
without reserve and with unabatcd
emphasis the policy of the Alliance
Tor an increase of the circulating
medium Of the country.
81 regret that cannot in this let
ter discuss the reasons, or rather
excuses, offered for this needless and
cruel policy. What ought to be
said of the folly AMI madness that
would enforce in this country
policy which everywhere, in all coun-
tries and conditions, is rccking with
the mdiscriminatc murder of every
interest that makes country rich
and great? shall hope at an carly
day more fully to analyzc this sub
jcct and discuss the other problems
to which you alludc in your very
courteous letter.
"By education from my youth up,
by personal interest, and by every
consideration OF the welfare OF our
people, my sympathics arc deeply
enlisted in all the high purposes
sought to be accomplished by the
Farmers Alliance. rejoice that
the genius of the agc-thc genius of
cooperative clfort-has |
at last possessed, aroused and i'm
PEELED to action the great body of
the tillcrs Of the soil. With wise
counscls to guide them to conscrya-
tive action; with full recognition Of
the rights of others, but uncompro-
missing resistance to wrongs upon
themselves; with relentless opposi-
ton to Legislative or Congressional
discrimination in every phase or
form, whether discrimination be
against landed interests through pet
banking systems, or against the
masses of the people through un-
equal taxation, uncontrolled corpo-
rations and monopolics, or iniquitous
financial policies. BY unitcdly com
batting all these governmental par
tialtics and special privileges the
Of this great movement by
the brotherhood OF farmers will bc
doubly assured, and that success will
bring not only to the farming classes,
but to the toiling masses of the pco-
pie, speedy and substantial relief,
and mauguratc an era Of prosperity
never known before i'm the history OF
this Republic"
a Huge Railroad Deal.