The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-10
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AN ALLIANCE VIEW
or tho Proceedings OF tho Supr.mo
COUpOll.

following account OF tho proceediups of
The Supreme Council Of the Farmers
Alliance recently held ia indianapolis
is from the pen Of the Hon. J. w, Stoke,
and was published in last weeks Cot.
ton Plant:
Addresses Of welcome from President
Force Of the Indiana State Alliance and
Mayor Sullivan OF indianapolis were
in appropriate style. These
were responded to by President Polk
and others, after which the audlance dis
persed, until afternoon. Ate O'Clock
the Supreme Council met Tor business
i'll the Board of Trade Rooms, aud pro.
cecded to organize. j. w. Kcvor, of
Maryland, j. w. Stokes, OF South Caro-
lima, aud l.. II. Belden, of Michigan,
were appointed Committee on Credenti-
nls. Sundry resolutions were offered.
but in the absence Of evidence as to who
constituted the body until the credentials
had been examined, an adjournment
was hAd until 9 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. President Polk delivered his
able address at Tomlinson Hall during
the evening. II was received with great
enthusiasm by the membership. Indeed
we have never attended q meeting where
such uniformity Of feeling and purpose
prevailed, and such fine spirit pervaded
the entire body. OF course there were
spirited discussions in tratcrnal way,
upon many questions, but upon the ain
issues and purposes of the meetipr
OF the Order IN general, there is one senti-
ment-unity, fraternity. Wedncsda
morning the Committee on Credential
made its report, which was adopted.
various other committees were then an.
pointed and the body attended fully
upon its move.
Bro. w. J. Talbert was assigned to
the Committee on Demands, Br,. Jos.
l.. keltt (altcrnate in place of Bro. Stack
house, who was unable TO attend) is
working upon the Finance Committee.
Both are doing good work. At this
writing The Committee on Demands has
not reported; but it is understood that
there will be no material change in these
rallylng crles Of the Order.
The iratsrnal conferences between the
Supreme Council and the national meet
ing OF the Farmers Mutual Benefit AS.
socmtlon which is also in session here.
give premise of united action if not
organic union. This will add, if con.
sumated. three hundred thousand men,
oers 10 the National Alliance.
The ellall-McNllister anti-Sub TREASURY
committee asked permission to apvear
before tho body and present their pro-
TEST. 1t was thought by MANY that
those gentle:Mt n had forfeited all claim to
recognition by the Alliance, but a Com
mlttec was finally appointed to meet
them and learn their wishes. This Com.
mlttee, headed by Col. Livingston, Of
Georgia, heard their protest, as read by
Dr; \ eamans. Finding it to contain
nothing moro than rehearsal of the OBJ
lectlons that have been made and re-
iuted hundred times, our Committee
informed the gentleman that the time of
the supreme Council was too important
!" ;:Ihilt Of such use during executive ses-
slens; but that the program for the pub.
lie meeting already arranged for the
next evening at Tomlison Hall, would
De changed. 50 that they might present
Their grievances, with the understanding
that some member ofthe Supreme Coun-
Gil should reply. In other words our
Committee offered to discuss publicly,
III the city Of indianapolis the Sub-treas-
ury demands with these, the ablest of its
opponents.
They agreed to tie arrangement and
the meeting dispersed with that UNDER
standing. Next morning however, be-
tore our Committee had concluded its
report to The Supreme Council, a mes
sengcr brought letter from DR.. Yea
man, declining to carry out the JOINT de-
bate rs agreed upon the night before.
Whatever may be the weakness of the
Sub-treasury demand of the Alliance, its
opponents nave to go upon the record
as declining to point them out, when
1otabie opportunity offers.
DR.. Macunc delivered an able address
w Wednesday night--onc scarcely to be
,Xccllcd III respect to its lofty concep-
Ions of the Order and its purposes.
Thursday evening the election OF Off
;ers was held and resulted in the re-clec-
ion OF all its old officers except the
Vice e-Presldent, as follows: L. l.. Polk,
North Carolina, President; II. l..
.oucks, 5. Dakota, e.President.; j.
Il. furman, Ca, Secretary and Treas
ror; j. i. Willetts, Kansas, Lecturer.
No more important action, in our
Judgement, has been taken than The ap.
continent OF Committee of one from
Zach cotton State to consider the cotton
lcrsagc question. At this writing the
Committee has not reported. Col. ID.
,. Duncan looks after South Cardinals
interests on the Committee.
A very important matter that has not
ret been reported back from the Com
nittee, IS the demand from a national
tandard Of grades for corn, wheat and
otton.
Col. d. u. Duncan of this State re-
eiYed the unanimous endorsement of
he Council, for appointment upon the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
special Committee was appointed to
onveY the resolutions to President
Iarrson.
A resolution was adopted requesting
Alliance members Of congress. who had
'ecn elected to their Offices by the aid
# Alliance votes, to refrain from enter
ne any caucus where questions involv-
ng agricultural interests were to be de-
Despite the persistent and lmpertint mt
nnoyance of the newspaper men, the
Meeting ls the best ever held. 1t is un-
erStOod that a special agent of the as.