The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-20
X SHAMEFUL ABUSE
OF HIS POSITION AS ALLIANCE
LECTURER.

Col. ThOs. B. Long, State Lecturer OF
the Alliance, Accused of PrOstituting
His Office to Help Elect Ewart to
Congress.
(Asheville DemOcrat.)
The Farmers Alliance is a non parti-
san organization. It so proclaims itself
on all occasions. It has gone so far in
this State in maintenance of this that,
while greatly interested in publicaffairs
economic questions as all citizens ought
to be, it has determined not to act in
partisan matters as a body, but the mem
bers are to act, through their political
associations, in way to influence such
party as they may respectively belong
to, to bring about such reforms as the
great body of the people need.
Col. Thos B. Long is the State Lectur
er of the State Alliance. In party affili-
ations he is a Republican. While as
Lecturer of the Alliance it is his duty to
enlighten the people on those principles
of his order which, while pertaining to
political matters, should not, according
to the decision Of the Alliance itself
trench upon partizan politics. Col Long
violated this privilege and his position
in his speech at the Alliance picnic on
Swannanoa last Saturday. His speech
was nothing more nor less than an adroit
appeal in behalf of the Republican party
and of Mr.. Ewart. It was not only a
direct appeal for the Republicans, but
coming as it did from an Alliance Lee
turer to an Alliance gathering, it was
Extensively so.
The Alliance demands tariff reform,
and, consequently, a reduction of tariff
taxation. 1t demands such reduction in
| behalf of the farmer as we'll as all other
laboring people. Col. Longs speeches
| heretofore have been devoted to pointing
out how the farmer has been made to
suffer by legislation in the interest of
monopoly, trusts, combines. high taxes,
etc. His speech on Saturday tti"g a
clear appeal in the interest of Mr.. Ewart,
who supports the Infamous Mckinley
| bill with all its features avOWedly in
the interest Of trusts and monopoiies,
and it's shameful discrimination
against Southern farmers, was
not only direct going back
upon his speeches heretofore not only
a direct reputation Of Alliance princi-
ple~ nj demands, but shameful! abuse
of his position as State Lecturer. We
are astonishtd at this ,pe, ch on such an
occasion. It can only do the Alllanc
harm, while it's only effect, as it was
doubts IS intended, can only help Mr.
Ewart and the Republicans, the very
party which to-day hagrantly stands in
the way Of the accomplishment of the
demands of the Alliance for relief from
overburdens put upon the people and
kept there by Mr.. Ewart and his Repub
lican colleagues.
The sooner the Alliance will sit dowr
upon such schemers the better. If the
Alliance is sincere in their demands il
cannot sustain Col. Long or Mr. Ewart
If Mr. Ewart sustains the Mckinley bill
he aims the deadliest blow at the Ali
ance. If Col Long supports Mr.. Ewar
he, too, is antagonizing the Alliance
but above all, he should not abuse hi
position as Lecturer to support Ewar
and thus 20 back on his order, whose
officer he is, and whose pay, for non
partisan lectures, he receives.
Initiates DIR, York.
Col. Long recently made lecturine
tour through Wilkes and other countie
ostensibly in the interest of the Alliance
He initiated our friend DR.. Tyre York
him of the mule episode, and forthwith
the doctor declares himself IAN ALI
ance candidate for Congress- The Al
lance of his district has not said wor.
as such, regarding a nomination; but Dl
York, mule ears and all, prances int
the field, tail and heels up, and bray
out II am the Alliance candidate " An
Just like mule he thinks the Allianc
will support him because Col. Long ha
recently let down the bars and let hir
into the Alliance field. Oh Alliance
t Alliance, how many blamed fool thing
D are being committed in thy goo
, name! = Z
= Ewart Not Eligible to Membership
] Col. Long says Mr.. Ewart is membt
Of the Alliance. He knows Mr.. Eva
! is not lawfully a member, and not el
d titled to membership. General E.
r Hampton, of Jackson, also joined I'll
S Alliance, being farmer, but upon ha,
q ing his attention called to his inelig
bility, he promptly withdrew. Col. Lor
is reported to have said that Gener
= Hampton was not eligible, and that
Was his Nong's) duty to see that no i
eligible person be permitted to remain
the order should be happen to get i
a Why is it not his duty then to tell N
,e Ewart, q lawyer, to step down and OF
70 and not be saying in his Alliance a
- dresses as State lecturer that Mr.. Eva
g is an Alliance candidate, as he did in |
~ speech at Swannanoa last Saturday? N
10 Ewart's remaining in the order, and G.
AC Longs attempt to bolster him up will I
'r deceive any Allianceman, whether be
Il Democrat or Republican.
- The CHRONICLE prints the above a
in the name of the 1000 Den
lg Gratis in the Alliance in MOI
Carolina calls upon Col. LONG
explain his action. If he is guilty of
IN advocacy of EwART as charged be is I
.s- fit man to continue as Alliance Lect
Mt er, and his resignation ought to be for
e. coming. This writer has known O.
Il LONG many years and has warm p
ng sonal regard for him. But we will !