The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-26

lion OF their principles. The organiza-
tlon, he claimed, was steadily growing.
lie recommended the continuance of
cdu:atlonal work through the press and
lectures.
Or history of the Alliance has been
compff1lS special committee of editors.
society Dcf~ A. Duaning was the chief
leN.' from We honor of the original |
NcloPcu l''c S'utc ois ampassas county,
ward the national soc. beginning de-
originally organized to correcS nd alter
evils rs well as Il protective mo, ,yns
against thieves and robbers, with VIII
that section oi Texas at that time was |
particularly cursed. The first meeting
of the national association was held at
Waco, Tex, in January, 1887. &. w.
Macune was the chief spirit in that meet
ing and r"ely instrument in the adop- |
was: sin all things essential unity, |
and in all things charity" Only Lou |
isiaEa and Texas were represented at
this gathering aud the delegates were
| limited in number. Now the officers
report 10000 81 ,ordlnatc lodges, with
amt mbcrshlp aggrcTating 4,0O0, 900 and
Il representation III every state and ter
vitOry. The first noteworthy political
st. Louis platforms, with their demands
Tor the abolition OF national banks and
the substitute III of treasury currency;
ircc silver coinage; prohibition Of alien
laud ownership; prohibition of specu-
latiny II agricultural and mechanical
productions; fractional currency, and
that the government should own the
telegraph and a'wIy lines. The Ocala
,,l, olc ,Jo,,,nnIn1 thn rfn naval nj
the .arill from the necessities Of life, an
income tax, and chat United States SEN
ators be elected directly by the people.
SECOND DAYS rRuCEEDINGS.
INDlANAro rs, Nov. tS.-Thc open
meeting OF the Alliance this morning
lasted but few minutes. When the
executive session opened the trouble
over the Sub-trcasury matter began. \
communication was received from the
r executive committee OF the Al Li-Sub-
treasury Alliance, asking hearing for
Il protest prepared by w. Pope Nco-
mars Of Missouri under instructions
{, from the st. Louis convt ntion Of last
September. The MaCune faction op.
. posed ANY hearing, but Livingstone Q!
, t;corIia moved the appointment of &;
committee OF five TO read the protcs
, not il, should be read. On this motion
y y which was finally carried by a two-third
vote, bitter fight vas made by the Ma
- cunc men, who made a charge that a
~ attempt had been made to assassinal
y Macmc in mississippi. Before the nc
: iOurnmcnt of the executive session 81!
y, nticant action was taken which show
W. " that the protest Of the Anti-Sub-Trca
- Manila will rnpniIo Inf tln rO
'o no sidrratiOn. a resolution was adOptc
w almost unanimously, reallirming the Il
:, hcrcncc of the Alliance to every plaI
~ in the Hoachdale platform.
~ Macunc'S resolution to reduce repr
- - scntation onc-half was passed and
~, gives no end of unGasincss to the del
,n gates who have come here with a narrO
~ allowance Of funds. The treasury
~ nearly empty and unless representa-,
was re,lnycd there would not he cnou:
20 money to pay all the delegates. ri
~ Alliance has been falling OF in MAI
w States and State Alliances have bc(
~ unable to furnish their quota of the a
~ scssmcnt to the national body.
~ :, President Polk laid before the CONVEX
>, ton an official letter addressed to hi
-. ai last night by w. :. McAllistcr of Mi
!, sissippl requesting TO be heard in hei;
~ Of the complaints and protests Of t
40 - anti-sub- Alliance men. II
~ letter, although courteOusly wOrdc
~ produced the widest confusion and d
100 order.
,ro several members yelled out: ''N
NM don't want to hear anything from \
Alhster. He has done more to destr
y, us than all our en- 'mies put tOgeth
II Ii trinly tn IIepT
ro. among u.s."
'n. Colonel Livingston moved to appO
" q committee of five to meet the anti-sl
,ol treasury committee and hear their p
rni to5lS and report To- the s uprcme c0unt
,"' ar Mcdowell, Of Tennessee, moved
i table L!VmgstOu'S motion, and bite
-, attacked McAl!isLer, alleging he v
~ ~ here in the interest Of Wall street, f
nI lcrs press and the Anti Alliance ]
moracy Of the South.
,o Terrell OF Texas opposed the mot
mn to table, saying. there was a large 6
nd. respectable crowd under McAllistc
nm umbrella, whose complaints should
~. heard and considered.
w. w. Wardcll OF South Dakota spoke ca
IN. cstly in behalf OF the motion to tat
tho saying thatit would be cowardicc to
inn, CONNIE MICA lIlSlCl . COllnllIlCC,
,ho , chairman OF which was here rcpresc
.nn. I ing the worst political clements in
'ru South; that he had done nothing else
. nf eight months but attack Alliance lead
,vo and oppose its measures.
sivo BurHctt, OF Missi Ssippl, closed
ihc debate in behalf. of the motion to ta
nry lie said that owing to the backing 81
yyrr McAlcstcr by the "suDsidlzcd pres
,,io he was The worst enemy to the Allla
,sti. in the whole country and as rcsut
,Ih his war, the Alliance had lost two y
r,.. ed States Senator's in Mississippi
tent year.
ills LivingstOn's oloton prevailed. Pr
,m1 dent Polk then appointed cOmm
,lls' with Livingston as chairman.
the Having disposed Of this matter
rnur convention immc diatciy f0restalle
trol prospective protest by adopting a res
the ton 10 stand by the sub treasury p
also Six Burnt to Death.
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