The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
GORDON ENDORSES
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE FULLY AND
FREELY. ....

An Interesting Ecttor Which Appeared in
tho Southern. Alliance Farmor-I,lvi
Issues Discussed. ia ..... .rs..
Editor own, of tho Southern Al
lance Fas An, recently wrote to Coy
ernor Gordon, asking his views upon
the matters i'll which tho Alliance is
interested, and also asking his zap
proval and endorsement" of the or
der Governor Gordon ropliod as
follows:
ATLANTA, Ga, May, 33, 189O.-.NIr.
lei O. Brown, Editor of the Southern
Alliance Farmer-My Dear Sir: Rep
resenting as you do, so largo and
honorable body of our best citizens
your right cannot be questioned, to
my opinion Of the great movement
to which you refer in your letter Of
yesterday, a., -
My answer will be given with. en-
tire frankncss, although tho oXactiug
nature ofmy duties absolutely for
bids any elaborate discussion.
L appreciate most scnsibly your
kind illusions to myself ''as friend
OF tho tOiling millions who are hut
seeking justice. - This testimonial
from one i'll your position will Justify
the statement, [ trust, that as a life
member of the State Agricultural
Society from early manhood and iden-
tilted in every possible WY with tho
farming interests OF the country, my
highest concern in public and private
life has naturally. been to protect
nnl Mas
industry of our country; not only rs
the leading, primal and principal call
ing OF our people; but tho ono most
essential to Southern and national
prosperity and yet least favored by the
government or protected by it's own
,Totarios. Hence for fifteen years or
more, ] have labOrod in conventions,
on tho public rO8trum and in private
station to induce tho farmers of the
country to organize. For fifteen
years OF moro have urged. close,
compact union--An 0ll-ombracing ag-
ricultural brotherhood, defensive in
it's character and only aggressive in
protecting that industry from un-
friendly legislation, unjust cXactions
and hurtful Determinations
In view of these efforts to. secure
organization during SO many years
of my past life, it is scarcely nccos-
sary for me to say that hailed tho
advent Of tho Farmers Alliance as
the possible, final realization of u
long cherished hope, nor is, it nccs-
sary with ray past records before you
to s@JJSt hat l endorse without reserve
and with unabated emphasis tho
policy OF the Alliance, fol-hn@ incrca&e
of the circulating medium OF the
country As to the best medium of
obtaining that increase, Ifrankly ad
NIT, [ am not fully prepared to ad-
wise; but / repeat what [ said in all
other place moro than twolYo, years
ago, that l do not believe more dis
NAL chapter, nor one more ,inconaiSt-
ent with real statemanship, nor moro
incompatible with the true interests
of it's citizens, has over been written
in any country where the ballot was
free than that which records the ac-
ton of this government i'll the forced
and rapid contraction of thoculrcncy.
In the teeth of overwhelming cyi-
dence of the country's growth and
prosperity and on the grouDdless as
sertiOn and bald assumption that al
the boundlesa prosperity in the coun-
try ut the time was the mcrcst sham,
Congress proceeded to rush through
one measure OF contraction aftCr an
other untilit had checked enterprise,
quadrupled tho difficulty of paying
debts, blasted the hopes and paralyz-
ed the industries of the people and
reduced all these inspiring prospects
n1,I 1N1nfII1nIiIyn 40 I-o,,f
uneral pile.
Unsatisfed with these dismal ro-
suits, the contraction cormorants
gave tho scrow another turn in tho
demonitization Of silver and cramped
and crushed the toilers of the soil
and toilers for bread until the black
ruins from their mad policy were seen
ON every hand in shattered fortunes,
popuiaf tismay and deadly universal
blight.
[ regret that [ cannot in this let
ter discuss the reasons, or rather OK
cuse, offered for this needless and
cruel policy. What ought to be snid
Of the folly and madness that would
enforce in this country Gpoicy which
everywhere, in all countries and con
ditions, is reeking with tho indiscri-
inmate murder of every interest that
makes q country rich and great. [
shall hope at an early day more fully
to analyZe this subject, and discuss
the other problems to which you al
lude in your worry courteous letter,
You are aware, however, that my
time is taxed to the utmost, and you
VIII pardon mo for now closing with
one Word to the great brotherhood
~ which you now hold SO rosponsi-
Bble d position.
BY education, from my youth up,
Sby personal interest, ard by evory
5hsideraton for the welfare of our
people, my sympathios are deeply
enlisted in oil the high purposes
F9ught to be accomplished by the
Searlners' Alliance. rejoice that the
pius OF tire ago the genius Of Or
lnized, cooperative effort has Mt
possessed, aroused, and impelled
aetion the great body OF the toilors
tlle soil. With wise counsels to