The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-15


PonfssSNf'T be found, offer little overhnuling
to te still sca-worthy and really to renew
their longtime battle. This South Carolina
set.to il the Fl st, so far, that has fought TO
finish, and has ended in n victory for tie
new party. We have no doubt that this
triumph Of the Alliance in its first general
engagement will spread terror far and wide
among the Irofcss ionnl politicians. Very
Tany Of them, doubtless, will certainly con-
ccive deep affection for the patient, down
troddcn farmer. From many a stump will
our old friend Haysecd hear his uuaccustom-
ed praises sung But the time will come
when the people at large will wake to the
conviction that n PARTY based on the Interest
Of n single class has no claim on the sympa-
thics Of the country. Meanwhile the wise
pilots, such as Governor Vance Of North
Carolina, who have declined to hold com
mand on the new craft, may lie allowed n
chance to mcditate OH the pleasures ofprivnic
life for season. But the people will not be
long in calling such ns he back to the helm
and it will again be seen that he laughs best
who laughs last"
To which tho Columbia Register very aptly
says:
1t will he seen that the Adarrtiscr takes it
for granted that the Tillman movement and
the Alliance arc one and the same. and
Alliance.
We do not know hut what this is the true
state Of the case. 1t is true we have been
for some time humbuggcd with the prctensc
that the Allaoce had nothing to do with Till
manism The fact remains that without the
Alliance Tillmnn would have been nowhere.
And we now see that the Allianccmen just
backed their cars md took Tillman right
rr wrong ns the first move in the game.
=. al,
these men. Their minds were made up
nnd there wns nh end of IT, We are induc
cd. however. to give the Alliance II much
! niger ljfc than our New York contemporary
hcspcnks for il.
- Just now il has gone into politics and it
~ make lhNg7 Lively for the olticians for
NM S$ e@ni'aSs @ ~ dT% iso=t fsitt rs!
mi functions as an organization. Not only
this. ifthc Alliance goes into politics it must
surrender its policy "f secrecy and Tint Of
excluding all Tut n certain class No orgnni-
zation occupying exactly the position th?t
tho Farmers Alliance does can in the ma
nre Of things as a political organization he
compatible with liberty. Therefore the
organization must, as an organizations choose
between politics and that large field Of or
ganizcd sclf-hc'p and cooperative action
which means So much for the future we'll
ing oftNc American farmer.
To our mind the business thnt is behind
ia" Alliance il worth more to il n thouS md
(" Il than the political control it could ever
hope to reach. And we are Of the opinion
th't this f,ct will transpirc I" the comprc-
cnsion of the brotherhood with such I'M
mis- akahlc force that it will not he long he
~ the order will throw politics overheard
IN drive out the eager politician from its
c"urscls N n nuisance and marplot. Either
This or the great order. so full Of hcncticcncc
The present rude 'contnCt~ tho po'it-
cans however imprudcnt and inliscrcct,
was. perhaps. unavoidable, especially at the
'uth, where our people have been more or
less i'll the habit "t carrying most everything
they were deeply III 'rncst about into poll
tics. The very eml, aSSment and distress
Of n great number of rrncrs in all parts of
the country hurried tnrm upto seeking some
speedy relief on any terms that il could be
got. This has made the Alliauccmen the
prey ofihc eager politicians. But we fnn'lly
hnrc that wiser counSels will prevail in the
end and that the great organization will
turn is bnck on politics and contnc itself
& the vast field of organized usefulness
awaiting il in tn business affairs ofthc farm
crs outside of politics. Ifthcrc is one thing
That patriotic man should covet, it should
hr that this great order should continue to
| We and grow in usefulness. IL means so
muc' for the the farmers of the country, so
"u Ii for their tratcrnal relations and car.
lies much solid business with il that We
10 II Know that God could vouchsafr the
nIry a g =; s.:.i inHtIEan . rand and