The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-08
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Its Power and influence Increasing !
Alabama.
Eror, tho Now York Times

Alabama.
From the New York Times.
MONTGOMERY, December Gl.-Th'
political situation in Alabama to-day
is exceedingly interesting. The Dem
ocratic leaders and papers are waginG
vigorous war OF the Farmers Alliance
The war has been brought in tne
platform of confederation between
the Farmers Alliance and the Knights
of Labor adopted some days ago at
the National Convention in st. Louis.
The Alabama delegation was compos
ed of Office holders and they have
been openly denounced for their &C
ton in approving the platform and
| charged with disappearing the peo-
pie and the Alliance in this State.
Several county Alliances have adopt
ed resolutions condemning the action
of the State delegation and proncunc-
ing the platform as rotten, undemo-
cratic, and dangerous.
,fhe platform demands the abolition
ofnational banks, endorses the Green
back party, has l plea fer an unlimi'
ted issue of greenbacks, and demands
that the railroads and telegraph liues
Of the country shall be owned and ope-
rated by the Government. Il also
contains stated resolution to elect
men who will carry out the principles
Of the Alliance and stand by its inter
ests, independent OF and uninhuenced
bv party caucus. This latter clause is
especially obroxious to the people of
Alabama, for here the compact organ
ization of the Democratic party and
the rule and supremacy of the white
people eau only be maintained by a
strict adherence to party principles
and loyalty to the party 2aucas. The
selection and nomination of candidates
BY party CAUCUS and convention
amount to election, because the peo-
pie abide by the cnoice made Iii this
way.
:. The Hon. r. F. Kal5, State agriclu-
tural commissioner Of Alabama, is a
candidate for Governor, and the chosen
candidate of the Alliance. He has
publicly announced that he will not
seek nor accept the nomination except
by the State Democratic Convention,
but his political opponents charge that
he is the head and front Of a political
which, ifneces sary to ac-
complish his election, will go TO almost
any length. He was a delegate to the
National Convention, and did not op-
pose the platform of confederation.
The State Alliance lecturer, 4. B.
Brassel, recently delivered public
speech, in which he advised the farm
ers to attend the meetings and primar-
les, and then, ii necessary. to work
for and elect men to public Office who
can be depended cn to carry out the
of the A 'liance, independent
of the Democratic or Republican par
ties. The Alliance men, as rule, will
oppose au independent political move
medt, which would mean the grave
for Democracy and white supremacy.
The Democratic leaders will make
desperate effort to prevent any division
Of the white vote.
Many Alliance men DECLARE they
vi w7i}f leave the 'ssher s'ean f01ffow
an independent political movement.
The next State Democratic Conven-
ion will be held next..April, and th'
election in August following. Thers
are four ayowed Democratic candidates
Tor Governor and doubtless there vii.
be several others in the field before the
meets.