The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-20
ARE VIE A FRBE PEOPLE ?
MUST ABBEvILLE PEOPLE ASK HOW THEY
HAY VOTE

Gentlemen from PicI<ens, Anderson.
and Other Counties Assume to Tell
Citizens of AbDeville for Whom
They Must VOte-This Is the First
Time that the People Have Been
Directed How TO Vote, and They
Have Been Voting for Long
Time.
Grecnvillc Neus.
ANDERSON, S. c., Aug. ls-The incosed is
| the circular 10 which reference was made In
my report Of the campaign meeting on last
and "preached" powerful sermon on "boss.
ism" and 'ring rule" as evidenced by the at
tempt in the circular to compel Alliance men
to support Col. d. X. Norris. He also charac-
is the only candidate WHO has complied with
the request" He (Mr. BeneD did not want
this question to be decided by caucus OF a
few leaders, but wanted 1t left to the entire
took the same position on the various ques-
| tiops as heretofore. All of them were in fav-
or of the purposes of the sub.treasury, but
Mr.. Norris was the only one pledged himself
Gus. He did not want 1t to be made a caucus
question. 1t was great financial question.
| The following Is the address alluded to:
| AN ADDRESS.
"The the Alliance Voters OF the Third Con-
gressional District:
"Brethren We, the members of the Dis
trict Alliance Of tho Third Congressional Dis
trict of South Carolina, deem 1t necessary to
call your attention 10 the great Importance OF
sustaining the National Alliance platform
and the sub-treasury plan, which has been
universally endorsed by the County and Sub
Alliances of the whole country, in the coming
Congressional election; and we wish to
especially and strongly em phasize the decar-
alton in the platform, that we VIII only sup
port such no en- for Congress MS will bind them
| selves to support those measures. uninfluenc-
ed by party caucus When majority or the
voters have decided on the measure at the
| polls. as q matter Of simple justice their
wishes should not be defeated by the arbitra-
| ry decision of party caucus, which relieves
the invidual Congressman OF personal respon-
sibility TO his constituents, and shields him
In supporting measures that are detrimental
to the interests Of the people and In not sup
porting those that are IN their interests OF the
party above the Interest OF the people, and we
submit that the masses Of our citizens are
above those Of any party; and we most earn
cstly urge you to see 10 1t that the man you
vote for for Congress binds himself to carry
out your wishes.
"Our order spreads over The United States,
and is strong because 1t Is non-partisan in
! politics The Alliance OF Republican Stale
| is as much bound as we are to provide against
the danger to our demands arising from the
influence Of party caucus. Our National
President Bro. l.. l.. Polk, has conveyed to US
the cordial greeting of our Republican breth.
rem of the great Northwest, with the assur.
| ance that they are now tramplng under loot
the bloody shirt politicians who engender and
inflame sectional strife and animosities. They
desire that we JOIN hands with them, not as
partISans but as brothers, and endeavor by
united action under the grand principles OF
the Alliance to lift the burden from oppress-
| ed Agriculture. We commend to our breth.
| rem the wisdom of our National leaders In
calling upon US to commit candidate for Con-
| gress to support Alliance demands, un1nnu-
enced by party caucus.
"The State Alliance and the Alliances of the
Third District have endorsed the National
Alliance platform and the sub-treasury plan
as their platform, and the Executive Commit
tee OF your District Alliance were directed 10
present the same to the candidates for Con-
sress from this District, and the candidates
were requested to give their views in writing
to the District Alliance ID. X. Norris is the
only candidate who has complied with the re-
quest and pledged himself to support the de
| mandS, and the District Alliance has unani-
mously endorsed him as the Alliance candi.
date for Congress, and every true Alliance
| man Is urged TO give their hearty support,
thereby carrying out the principles which we
have bound ourselves together to fight for,
fore endorsing Mr.. b. K. Norris the District
Alliance considered the position taken by
each of the candidates.
"Scrious objection is made to the position
"First. In their failure to pledge them
selves 10 support the Alliance demands upin-
fuenced by party caucus.
"Second. We desire to call attention to the
brethren to the fact that candidates have not
been asked to support either of the sub.treas'
ury bills now heioTe Congress. The Alliance
demand IL the 'Sub-Treasury Plan hnnoune-
ed by the Supreme Council at st. Louis.
Candidates who fail to give positive
pledge to support this plan without modihc;l-
tion can not be considered as endorsing the
| Alliance demand.
"Congressmen have been invited to make
any improvements upon the bills before Con-
! gress consistent with the sub-treasury plan,
but candidates for Congress have been invit.
ed to consider the bill and all propositions
made by them to modify the bills are useless
so far as the Alliance demand Is concerned.
1--WE earnestly urge all members of the ALI
ance to support the action of the District AL
lance, and respectfully invite all good citi.
Zens to join with US in securing the enact
ment of the principles Of our orders J. c.
am iG6s pos i E,p5 Dn1ean n
Eenne!I, F, $, Grimm, ~ T, FisIdsi sI;i F; B, B.
". Scott, W. a. Neal, A. c. Latlmer, J. w,
Bowden. John NJ. Glenn, John Il. Hays"