Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-29
THE ALLIANCE AIMS.
LECTURER sNAvEtv exPouNDS
THEM At eOoCHLAND c. h
what He Knows About Farming Parties
and Politics Discussed-The snb-Ires-
sury schemc and Free Coinage

fcorrcspondcncc Of the Richmond Dispaschll
GoocnLAxp COURTHOUSE, July T.--About
tour hundred people assembled here on
Saturday last to hear Mr.. Robert snaveiy.
the State Alliance lecturer. The crowd
was composed mostly of representative
farmers, their wives and daughters, sons
and sweetbearts, some on pleasure oent'
and others eager to be instructed in ALI
ance doctrine, and oil determined 10 make
tho day ON occasion profitable and enjoy
able. When the speeches were over tne
crowd repaired to the shade OK the sta,siy
trees and the court-green and enloyeu aI
old-fashioned Virginia picnic. ne k oud
things to eat were plenteous and iree. anu
the men. maids and matrons We'd WITH one
another in dispensing generous hosp''a"'S
TO all who would partake.
FARMIyG EXPERIENCES.
AT 10 o'clock the meeting was called 70
order by George II. King, Esq, president
OF the County Alliance, and after a prav1,r
by the Rev. II. ID. Ragland MIR. Snah el'
was introduced by Captain George J.. w
rison. president of the Courthouse Al
auce. Brother Snavely said he was q far M
or and consequently knew all their trIais
and tribulations by practical experience
He had tried farming In all OF its phases,
and being convinced some years ago tnaI
n could not be made financial success Dy
the ordinary methods, he concluded 10 tiy
his hand at the cultivation OF cabbage e4-
clusiyely for market, but after growing
GOOD crop of this very desirable vegetapie,
when he went to ship il he discovered ina,
the Norfolk and Western railroad Woul"
not take the whole crop for the irelgn.'
The propagation of frogs was next attelnp.-
ed, but they soon hoped on. E IL III
daunted, however, the indefatigeoie pIo-
Their Is now raising 'possums on ms iaIih,
with which to make grease TO on we
tongues of those fellows on the OUTSIDE
who want to tell the Alliance people what
thew ought TO do. This latter industry
promises to be remunerative.
BOTH PARTIES UNTRUE.
Both parties, said he, proved untrue 20
the people. tickled their ears with hattery,
and used them only for the furtherance oi
the selfish aims of few, without regard
to the welfare of the many The platforms
ought to come from the people ana DC o.
ponents of their views. instead OF eha-
mating, as they have for many years past
from the headquarters of Barbour or Ma,
hone. The masses Of the people snouid
have more to say in the Government; 6oth
Mr.. Barbour and Mr.. Malone had been
sent to the United States Senate 10 MAKE
laws for the people, but Wall street had
received the benefit of their legislation:
In nearly every speech made in the last
Congress direct reference was made 10 'ne
great depression among the people, out no
measures were put in operation to remedy
the existing evils that were so eloquentiy
described. One senator, who had been IN
the sena seeecS n o tender devotion to
the Alliance and fearful pity for the poor
oppressed farmer, but his constituents
elected some one else to his place. and now
be occupies the very anomalous position
of "a statesman out of a job" and there
would be a good many more like him II the
people would assert themselves.