The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10
The Alliance Campaign.


rection of the Alliance was without
special incident except perhaps at the
first meeting. State Lecturer JettrleS,
District Lecturer keitt and County
Lecturer Pope made speeches and had
things their own way. The people
turned out we'll at most of the meet
ings and gave careful and respectful
attention. No one took issue with any
thing they said except perhaps at Mt
Tabor. The Herald and News was
not represented at any Of the meetings.
but from what we have heard there
was nothing said or different in the
speeches from what has been written
and spoken on the side Of the question
time and again.
The meetings were all held at
churches and at one place-St. Paul's-
owing to the rain, the speaking was
held in the church.
The campaign opened at Mt. Tabor
in No. t. At this meeting Hon. Jno.
w. Scott, as president of the sub-alli-
ance, presided and introduced the
speakers. This Alliance furnished a
free barbecue and picnic, and we pre-
sumo the same was the case at the
other appointments. District Lecturer
keitt made the first speech. He attri-
buted the depressed condition Of the
farmers TO legislation and national
banks. These caused the low prices
of cotton. The question of supply and
demand had nothing to do with the
price. He advocated the sub-treas-
ury plan and with that would come
al, 1f ali
After dinner County Lecturer Pope
and State Lecturer Jeffries spoke on
the same line, attributlng the scarcity
of money, the low price Of cotton and
the hard times" generally to national
banks and legislation and advocating
as the remedy the demands of the Alli-
ance
At the close of these speeches Presi-
dent Scott made 4 few remarks. He
congratulated the people Of the COM
munity for the success that had at
tended the meeting, and said that he
indorsed a good deal that the speakers
had said, but he thought the speeches
would have been much more appro-
PIRATE for political meeting than for
an Alliance meeting. He did not be-
lieve the ills Of the farmers could he
cured by legislation altogether. He
thought they were trying to start at
the wrong end. The start ought to be
made ut home by the farmer himself
in improved methods Of farming. The
lecturers had failed to tell US anything
that would benefit US as farmers. He
thought the Alliance had Orerleaped
itself and the purpose for which it was
organized. Allincemen are quarreling
and falling out all over the country,
and simply because of the injection Of
politics into the Alliance.
Mr. keitt wanted to know where
Mr.. Scott got his information.
Mr.. Scott replied that he got it from
the papers.
Mr.. Keitt thereupon inquired if he
took the Cotton Plant and Economist.
Whereupon Mr.. Scott replied that
he did not.
Then Mr.. Keitt wanted to know
what papers Mr.. Scott read:
Mr.. Scott then proceeded to enune-
rate the list of papers he received
amongst which were the Newberry
papers.
Mr. keitt then proceeded to an
nounce that it would not do to listen to
anything the Newberry papers said.
Mr.. Scott said he did not propose
that any newspaper should do his
thinking or form his opinions, and told
Mr.. Keitt that he had frequently seen
articles from him in one of the New
berry papers and wanted to know of
what was said in them could be re-
lied on. He also told Mr.. Keitt that
he understood him to intimate that he
must form his opinion from the Cot
ton Plant and that he was satisfied that
the Cotton Plant had grossly misrep-
resented Senator Butler in the Pros
perity debate and asserted that in his
opionion the Alliance had departed
from the objects for which it had been
organized and had gone head over
heels into politics, and that so many
politicians were jumping on the ALI
ance wagon that he feared it would be
unable to hold up under the strain.
Mr.. Scott was the only of the four
speakers who received any applause.
The report Of this meeting has been
furnished Us by gentlemen who were
pleSeUI, tlli'l "C piN"u'Ai| - "''N' ~''
rect.
The other meetings so far 's we have
heard were without incident. The lee
turers made thsir speeches al? no one
took issue.
Mr.. Keitt told The Herald and
News on Monday that the meetings
were Yer, lccessful and they were
pleased with the results.
Since writing the above we have seen
gentleman who was present at the
Bush River meeting and we are told
that the crowd was small, and no dim
rer was provided and no one intro
duced the speakers and that several
gentlemen piled them with questions
a:.d for time the meeting became
very interesting. Especially were Mr..
Keitt and Mr.. Jeffres given number
of questions. And that Mr.. Keitt also
repeated his charge against the New
berry papers.
Well, it is all very amusing, and as
Mr.. Sigh says we will laugh.