The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-15
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ESTABLISHING a MAMMOTH LITERA-
RY BUREAU IN WASHINGTON.
\ Prominent Southern Congressman's I'm
complimentary Sketch of the Careers
OfSome of Its Leaders-Their
Object in Pushing the
Present Movement.

WASHINGTON. Aug, l2.-Thc Farmers
Alliance has opened IL mammoth literary
bureau here, which will undoubtedly add
to the uneasincss already felt by the Con-
gressmcn who arc looking forward to Il
denomination, and who are opposed to the
theories advanced by the organization
The bureau is an old dismantlcd church
in Ninth-st., and although the church is
large and ro0my it has been found neces-
sury to secure additional quarters in an
adjoining building In the old church
the official organ of the Alinnce, 1.-THE
National Economist is printed. More
than LOG, 900 copies are issued each week.
The subscription price is 81 per year, and
the circulation is confined to those who
pay for their paper.
In December, 1889, IL convention of the
Farmers Alliance wns held in ST. Louis,
which named THE Economist" as the
official organ Of the order, and in recent
issue 1.-The Economist" stated that a
bond in the sum of $50. 900 had been given
to the president of the Farmers Alliance
to insure the faithful performance of all
contracts and agreements entered into by
the publishers OF the paper. The value of
this bond in law is questionable, mas
much as the publishers of the paper in
clu,le not only the president Of the Alli
ance, to whom the bond was given, but al
so the secretary, the chairman of the Ex-
ecutivc Board, and one or two other lead
ers of the organization. These officials
also receive salaries from $2,5O0 TO $25 900
per year.
The Southern Congressman are much
worried by the new organization. They
now have hunted look, and many of
them feel that the security they have so
long enjoyed is thing of the past. II
don't know how it is in the West. said IL
Southern Congressman, but in my c0un-
try these blatant demagogucs thar the
Farmers Alliance send out will play the
very deuce | have not left Washington
since last December. but the letters get
from home convince ME that am not go
ing to have an easy time at the conveh-
ton to he held next month. The primal
rics have been held and all the delegates
10 the convention were elected with in
structions TO vote for me as long as my
name was presented. However" lie said
with IL sigh and an mprecation. Il am in
the fllIluS VI INV Out AZ an NV
nominated. | am not too old to make it
hot for those who play ME false.
Another Congressman. who was gal
liant soldier on the Confederate side dur
ing the late war. and who has acquired
reputation as one Of the few able men of
the South. went more into detail conccrn-
ing the organization of the Farmers ALI
ancc He said: when those theories of
the Farmers Alliance first gained promi-
nepce | received from every part OF my
district appeals from the most intelligent
men asking me to support the Sub-Treas-
ury bill. Out of Difference TO them |
tried TO reconcile the principles of my par
ty inculcated BY Jefferson with these radi-
cal ideas advocated by the Farmers
Alliance. | wanted to please my consrit-
uents and still maintain my self-respect;
but found that to do the one had to for
felt the other. I don't want 70 attack
the integrity OF the motives. for believe.
that NV people are sincere in their belief,
although not realizing the DANCE. OF the
theories they are advocating.
1.-THE arguments presented by the head