The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-06
THE ALLIANCE GROWING.
PRESIDENT STACKHOUSE IS VERY
HOPEFUL.

He Thinks tho Order has Made n Fine
BEGINNING, and will CouIinue 10 Grow
Tho Jutc Trust VIII be "Downed."
Gen. E. T. Stackhouse, President of
the Farmees' Alliance of South Carroll
ma, was iu Charleston few days ago,
having gore there to organize a sub slli-
ance in Charleston County-the Grst in.
stltuted i'll the coast section. In con-
Yersatlcn with reporter for the Sunday
News, Gen. Stackhousc said:
'As to the prospects Of the college.
We have the best reasons to believe that
the suit in the United States Court will
be decided about tho 1st of May. Col.
Orr, who has been in Washington, has
returned and met with the trustees. AS
understand 1t an alternative motion
was made-cither to hear oral argument
or to submit case to the Court in wri-
ting The latter alternative will be
adopted, l shink, and in all probability
the whole matter will be decided at this
term Of the Court"
'Has the Alliance, in your Judgment,
come up up to the expectations Of the
farmersr
"Well, that is rather broad oucs.
ton, and one to which no one could give
an all inclusive answer. But do not
hesitate to say that the general principles
nave worked we'll. There are exception
al cases in certain sections, where there
Is now trouble. Everywhere else
should say that Alliance methods have
Eecn emlnently successful. In Lancas-
ter there is trouble and despondency by
reason Of the failure of the crop"
Glow does the Alliance PROPOSE to
meet such emergcncics2"
THAT is q question yet to be an
swered."
Are the people of Lancaster members
OF the AlliGnco2n
"Somo Of them are aud some of them
arc not. But, at any rate, the Alliance
cannot be expected, in such disasters, to
pay mana debts; nor can it make him
able to pay them. AS a general rule
where man is crooked in financial mat
ters or careless in obligations he is bound
to get into trouble.
'But, after all these minor matters
the Alliance has surely done great deal
OF good; and we arc growing moro rap
idly than we ever did"
What is the size CT the army nowG"
mot lcEs than lIirty thousand. a
small proportion Of which ia c,m mooscd
OF ladies. There is still great deal of
material to he enroll.' Su far we have
formed Alliances in every county in the
State cxccp: Beaufort. Charleston
wheeled into line tc'ay. Georgetown,
as you have p.obably heard has been or
ganizcd with the past few days.
ut entails a good deal OF work, but
have an Invaluable and most efficient
worker in Mr.. w. NJ Elder, Of Yo,k.
lie Is great organizer, one we'll qual;ii.
ed for this position. supervise the
work and attend to the finances oi the
new organizations.
How has the cotton cover for costun
worked this season2
II am Of the opinion that comui?te
success was prevented by tom wide
range OF substitutes fJr jute A great
peal of the s;rf thai was put on the
cotton should not have ueen used. Tut
was, however, very excusable 5lunder,
aud especially as it was the result of The
zeal and anxiety Of the farmers to whip
out the Jute Trust"
"What impression have you made on
the Jutc monopolists7"
You may judge Of that from the fact
that jutc men offered us jute this very
season at cents a yard"
Gen. Stackhouse then went on to talk
| over few other matters, which need
| not be published at this time. He i'm.
pressed the reporter as being thorough
~ practica! man, and one who talks to
the point and calls things by their
name.