Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
ALLIANCE JUBILEE.
GREAT GATHERING OF THE FARMERS
AND CITIZENS AT LOUISA.
Lecturer Terrell on tho Aims and objects
OF tho Aliisnce-Education
Of the Masses.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
LOUISA COURTHOUSE, VA,
Novaroher Of 1900

LOUISA COURTHOUSE, VA,
November ~, 1890.
A large concourse of alliance men
and other citizens gathered ct the town
OF Louisa on the 25th to listen to the
National Alliance lecturer, the Hon. Ben
jamin Terrell, and other speakers. The |
youth, beauty, and intelligence Of both
sexes we're well represented. DR.. p. b.
PendIe,on, the chairman Of the County /
Alliance, presided over the meeting, in.
Producing the speakers in brief
but appropriate terms. Mr.. Ter
rell is from the great State OF /
Toxos and speaks with remarkable |
force and fuency. With admirable |
clearness he made the following points
That it is absolutely necessary IN a /
government like ours, where the citizen
is the sovereign, to educate the masses ; |
| that the alliance does not fight railroad /
! corporations, merchants, and industrial /
| enterprises that all these in their legiti- 1
mate spheres we're necessary elements OF /
progress, but that they did fight and |
would fight TO the death Shylocks and /
the reckless gambling in the necessarles
Of life that the elevation OF the |
laborer socially, morally, and financially |
was motive that must lay close to the
heart of every alliance man that q gen
eral cultivation of the mind resulted IN
purer and more lofty patriotism that
sectionalism must be suppressed that
| he had fought as Confederate soldier in
| Hoods brigade, and that, too, for n
principle that he held dear that the
Federal soldier had taken up arms i'm
PEELED by motive as strong and no
less pure than his, but that all this was
in the past.
A SOCIAL FRATERNITY.
The alliance comes as n social frater-
nifty, with just enough secrecy to enable
the Kansas alliance man to shake hands
with and recognize his Virginia brother
and that one of the grand missions Of
| the alliance was 10 overcome sectional
feeling. Taking up the cash and the
credit systems. he showed the difference
between the two, exhorting his hearers
to stick TO the former and let the latter
alone.
NoN-PABTIsAN.
The lecturer then spoke Of the alliance
as being non bipartisan. He said that the
papers spoke of alliance candidates for
Office; that the alliance as such had
never made a political nomination ; that
| it could not 90 into the political arena
as a third party because that would in
volve secret political organization.
Against such aparty ~ good men would
revolt, but that the alliance would exert
/ powerful influence on politics. As to
| how this influence would operate,
he said that every alliance man
must make sacrifice that II an /
unworthy person was nominated for
office by either party it would be his
| duty not to support him ; that the pro-
| fessional politician would promise any
thing, but the test must DO does he |
represent the interests of the majority, |
finally making the point that in filling |
all offices, from the lowest up, the ques-
ton Of honesty and efficiency must ever /
be the ruling one in an alliance mans |
mind.
AN ALLIANCE FACTOR.
Touching the negro question he spoke |
| of the negro as factor IN our clylllza-
ton that We could not safely overlook
that the gathering OF the negroes into
alliances had done them good as stimu-
| lus TO a purer life. and giving them
clearer insight into our governmental /
system by pointing them TO an ever
present fact in their sub-alliances-vlz.,
that the majority must rule, and that all
maio rties must be prompted by yirtuous
and intelligent motives.
He then spoke of some Of the evils |
! from which we were suffering, mention |
inc the contraction of the currency, the |
caucus. the silver and the Mckinley bills.
THE sUB-TREAsUBY SCHEME.
In conclusion, Mr.. Terrell discussed the |
b-Treasury scheme, bringing out |
amongst others these two ideas One |
was as TO the details of the bill there |
could be and probably would be many |
/ changes If it became law 4; the other |
was that its opponents had offered no |
substitute which meant that they were |
either satisfied with or tolerant Of our !
present UNEQUAL financial system. The |
distinguished speaker closed by paying |
| a glowing tribute to woman, saying that |
| she ought TO Join the alliance and exer-
c1se the same grand influence there that |
she has everywhere else. Such Is bref
Int very imperfect outline of one Of the
| best speeches that we have ever heard IN
our county.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Major A. II. Venable, our exchange
agent in Richmond, then spoke, briefly
giving some of the details OF his work.
This speaker had very little time, but
made the best use OF it. He gave some
useful hints as to purchasing, and threw
out good many practical ideas that Will
/ benefit our people.
The last speaker was Mr.. j. W. Por-
ter. of ALTERNATE. This gentleman has
until q few years ago been Il resident OF
| New York, when he settled near
Charlottesville and devoted his attention
TO fruit-growing. He spoke on the re-
monetizstion of silver. His remarks were
well received, and will open up new
line of thought to our citizens who have
not had their attention directed to the
subject.
A HANDSOME COLLATION..
The speaking over the large crowd
was invited by Captain William L.
Meade, chairman of the Committee of
ARRANGEMENTS, to the rear of the court
house. where a table 100 feet long had
been erected and upon which under the
management of our good housewives
handsome collation. was spread.
We noticed at different sections
OF this table many of Louisa's most
accomplished ladies and best house
keepers. Amongst them were Mrs. John
W. Num-, Mrs. Robert Voolfolk, Mrs
General william McComb, Mrs: Peter
Hitter. Mrs. DR.. Broome, Mrs. w. Il.
Meade, Mrs. Al. Goodwin, Mrs. Thomas
b. Winston, Mrs. II. IL. Chandler, Mrs.
[ General James l.. Gordon, Mrs: Dr. Il.
l.. Barret. Mrs. L. O. Wright, Mrs. Al
fred Baker, Airs. j. o. MISSY, Mrs ID.
8. Winston, and others Everything
passed off pleasantly and old Louisa was