The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-06-18

STRENGTH AND SENTIMENT OF TIE
BIG ORGANIZATION.

NEW YORK, June 10. The New York
Herald has made general invrstiga.
ton of the extent, growth and condl.
ton Of the Farmers Alliance. An
SwerS to tn" questions were received
from nineteen States. From these and
other sources of information the Her.
aid makes the following statements and
figures:
The total strength Of the Alliance
then. is abOu, l,2IO,OOO, but from this
| number must be taken about 30 per cent
| representing women and minors. This
would leave the voting strength Of the
order at about l,Ul6,0UO.
In addition the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union there
are, according to Col. II. NJ. Humphrey,
100000 CUlorcd Farmers Alliance al
most wholly in the Southern STATE s.
| Then there is the Northwestern Ali
anc", with its strength in Nebraska,
minnesota. Iowa and Wisconsin, with
about l11UuO members; the Farmers
| Mutual Benefit association, strong in
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with l50.UOO
members; the Patrons of lluShandry,
WI about 2OOtNO members; the Knight
| 0l Labor, with 3OUWD members, and the
citizens Alliance, the membership of
which is prohlrmatical.
Making Il reduction Of % pcr cent i'm
these organizations for non-Votvrs and
to thcsStrcngth Of the Alliance must be
added l,lGONN voters, making the total
voting strength of the combination >
l1G,UD throughout the country.
1t is questionable, however. if this
strength can he held. The hUW.UU ne
groeS are unreliable and the grangers
or patrons Of huSbandry are not in
cllned to the third party idea strongly.
In the West the feeling for indrpen-
drnt action Is strong and the people
from that section are determined at all
hazards TO put Il ticket in the field next
year, no matter what the Southern
wing does.
The feeling in the South is PERHAPS,
as clearly expressed in the following
editorial from the Southern Alliance
FARMER, tHG organ of IN" Georgia state
Alliance. 1t says:
I'm the Cincinrcti convention the
Southern Alliance men did ali and
everything III their power to prevent or
postpone the organization of Il new pO-
| lltlral party. This action gives the lie
to the statements Of partizan papers
that the Alliance leaders are irving to
wreck the Democratic party in order to
further their own ends. Now. had
thcSe southern officers given the least
countcnancc TO the new movement, you
would to-day see the third party fairly
launched on the political sea As it is
final and definite action has lern post
poncd until February, 1892, so tnat the
Democratic Congress may have fail
opportunity to show its interests in the
welfare of the people
he Ocala convention seems to have
had but little effect one way or the 9th.
cr, the order having continued TO gam
ABOUT at the same rate after as before
| that event.
New y ork and Pennsylvania report
21!hW members apiece and no DISPOSE
tion TO enter politics.
Virginia has $1,000 Alliance men.
West Virginia gucsScs her strength
at 10000.
North Carolina has over lOOWO and
Secretary Barnes says % per cent of
them are solid for Ocala demands.
Georgia reports NO,OD members.
FLORIDA lo,DO and only > per cent in
favor OF amy movement outside the
Democratic party.
Alabama has 1900 members who
Will tavor new party if no concessions
to the Ocala demands are made
Louisiana has 10000 members who
await the action of the supreme coun.
ell before talking Of third party.
Texas reports revival of the order
there, iOO sub Alliances having been
organized since the Ocala meeting.
Kentucky has 10000 mcml"rs who
av0r Il third party.
OhlO'S Alliance stands on the Orala
platform.
Indiana has 100000 Alliance men
ready for the third party.
Illinois has l3,WU who all favor md, =
| pendent action.
Michigan has 25,Cn Alliance men
and they favor the third party
Tennessee has llS,OOO members and
the third party feeling is growing
among them.
Arkansas reports 10000 Alliance
voters and the president says they are
for the peoples party.
Here Is the answer from South Caro-
lima:
Speaking generally, the order is IN
good shape in tins State and is mailing
satisfactory progress. We are unload.
ing some material, but results show Il
net gain and Il more compact, hOmOgC-
ncouS membership.
We are organizing constantly, though
the most of thr state has been already
covered. Within the past month the
state organizer has had calls from two
different counties, ana the result OF his
visits are apparent.
small circle of political spectators the
question of independent political action
has not created Il ripple, brcaus" it has
not been discussed. independent ppllti.
cal action by the \ alliance is ont Of the
question SO long as the Alliance con
Stituti0u remains aS il is. 1t can not
be changed before next winter, and our
people are not disposed TO worry about
the bridge before they get to it.
From close and frequent contact
with Them in every quarter Of the State
! can safely say they may he counted
on TO stand SquareIy 10y all the de-
mandS of the Alliance, Governor Till
man to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The temper of the people is such that
they will rcpudiatc any man, however
trusted, who can not support the Ali
ance demands, Just as they repudiated
Hampton last fall.
j. WILLIAM STOKES,
President South Carolina +. \. and |,
|. Orangcburg, =. G..
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