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

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full consideration of this new or revised
constitution.
The plan adopted at your last meet
ing for the establishment of an al
lance Exchange" has been carried into
active and successful operation. This
report submitted to this body as infor-
nation will sufficiently explain It's
operations. Its continued success is
directly dependent on the patronage OF
the Alliance brotherhood of the State
When the business world comes to un.
derstand that it has come to stay, that
the Alliance people of the State will
support it to the extent of their ability
it viii surely prove grand success and
benefit to the Alliance membership
beyond their most sangulne eXpecta-
tions when you organized.
Your State organ is worthy Of and
should receive the support of the
brotherhood throughout the State. 1t
shonld make its weekly visits to every
Alliance in the State. The fact that
most Of the State press is opposed to
the den ands of the Alliance makes it
imperative that our people should read
our State and national organ. The
National Economist, your national
organ, is combating with commenda'
Bile fairness and great ability the evils
and dangers of monopoly. l recon-
mend that the Brotherhood of South
Carolina give it liberal patronage.
respectfully suggest the proprlety
and Justice of increasing the salaries OF
YOUR president and secretary, as the
salaries, as now fixed by your const!tu.
tion, are not fair compensation for the
services rendered by those officers.
trust you will remain in session long
enough to give careful consideration tc
all matters of interest to the Order in
this State.
7 want to say that the effort to serve
you has been to me labor of love.
have brought to the discharge of the
duties imposed my best efforts for the
well being of the Order. l have been
conscious of my inability to measure
up to the responsibility imposed upon
me. invoke your indulgence to the
deficiencies and errors in my official
administration. I want to record my
great and full appreciation of the
prompt and generous aid given me in
their several departments by those who
have been associated with me in the
discharge of my official duties, and
congratulate the brotherhood in the
State on the wisdom of their selection
The address was listened to most
attentively during its delivery.
In the Alliance Thursday President
Polk installed the new officers as fol
lows:
President. J. ". Stokes.
Vice president. D. p. Sojourner.
Secretary, J. w. Reid.
Treasurer, F. p. Taylor.
Chaplain, the Rev. J. Douglas.
Lecturer, W. J. Talbert.
Steward, 81. McRue.
Doorkeeper, J. W. Kennedy.
Assistant doorL eeper, y. r. Waller.
Executive Committee-LucaS Nc
IntoSh, S. T. D. Lancaster and T. D.
Mithell.
Dr.. J. Wm. Stokes made {. brief in.
augural address, in which he thanked
the Alliance for the honor conferred
and hoped that with their aid he could
lead them on to victory. 1t was quite
eloquent and interesting.
Col. D. K. Norris, in a few minutes
speech, invited the Alliance to visit
Fort Hill, the site of the Clemson Col.
lege. The invitation was accepted and
quite number will attend.
The Arkansas Farmers Alliance
telegraphed fraternal greetings. They
exhort the South Carolina brethren
never to cease the fight for posterlty
until victory crowns our efforts. Tc
this a suitable response was made.
Fraternal greetings were sent by the
Alliance to the Kansas Alliance, anG
the Exchange presented report as to
its work, which was received as infor
nation.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
State Exchange was held yesterday
afternoon, the stock being well repre-
sented. The report of the board o!
directors of the Exchange was alto
gether satisfactory and encouraging
and al ltemiZed statement of the con
ditiol of the Exchange was given:
The old officers of the board Of dlrec
tors Us follows were reelected: Presi
dent J. G. Colt; secretary, w. 0. Cain
treasurer, J. W. Ferguson.
The following board was elected
From the State at large, J. G. Colt ant
J. A. Sigh; 1st Congressional district
O. B. Riley; I'd. district, W. a. thinner
man; Sd. district, II. W. Lawson; 4th
district. John r. Harrison; 3th. district
A. II. White; 9th. district, J. W. Fer
guson; 7th. district, j. 0. Cain.
The committee on legislative de
mands made number of recommends
tionS in line with the demands of tht
National Alliance. The Importance Of
pushing these demands was set fortf
and it was urged that no candidates b.
supported who is not in full sympath.
with these demands.
The secretary of the State and Coun
| ty Alliances were forbidden hereafte
to give out a full directory of Count.
and Sub-Alliance officers except by per
mission of the president and Chairman
of the executive committee.
An appeal was made to the brethren
of the North and Northwest to unit
with US in condemning the Lodge bll
and requesting them to come to ou
aid in preventing the passage Of salt
bill, the intent and effort OF which W
believe will not he to benefit any elias
of citizens, but only serve to break tn
force of our united brotherhood in on
demands for financial reform.
Several amendments to the constitu
ton were adopted. The sub-theaSur,
bill was endorsed and ut is the sens
of the body that no candidate for Con
gress should receive cur support unles
he favorS these measures" The A.
lance was positive in its opposition t.
national banks and demands tn
removal of all tax upon State banks
County and Sub-Alliances were en-
Joined to take more active interest i
the schools of the country.
The Alliance met promtly to-nigh
at $50 o'clock. The Teachers 1nstltut
invited the body to visit their meeting
A resolution was adopted thankln
them for this courtesy. Col. L: n
Donaldson made a verbal report abou
bagglng and ties for the Alliance, an