The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-09
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
'hHcr The Supervision of the County AI!iunc.
{. +. BOYD,
L, u, EDTTOpS
COUNTY ALLIANCE.

)Ol CoINI1 ALLIANCE.
III -
Ia. hes"lutions On the Evils of Oyer-Prodr
ed tlon or Cotton-Urgins the Raising
y OF Cereals and Stock,
W 1i The second quarterly meeting of II
~ Newberry County Farmers Allan,
IL convened IN the Court House on tr
u day, April Sd, 1891. Sixty-five del
l gates were present, representing twef
ty sub Alliances.
< Among the business transacted III
following resolutions were adopted:
l. lhat the Newberry County Formers, All
r ancc consent TO St Johns Alliance tran:
: iIe Itiths us lnemberShlp from this Alliance t
me Lexington County Alliance.
, IW0-thlrds Of the membership CT th
above Alliance is made up of farmer
OF Lexington County, hence tn,
change. This is very large and flour
Ishing Alliance.
:. Inc following resolutions, offered
oy the Rev. }. \. Sigh, were adopted
ne!eas, Inc cotton crop of the Southern
Stdtes IS a most important one IT, the world
anu mas, under most favorable and embarrass
ing conditions and circumstances enabled
me southern planter 70 keep soul and body
h;1'ner ana me wolf from the door, leaving
MN. after many bl ter experiences and wears
VI toI, SIM comparatively poor ard depend
en'' yer In better condition financially than
even MS more highly favored brother planter
OF the rich and fertile West.
! ana, whereas, it seems to be only q opes
| lion OF tlme us 10 how long he can even main.
| lain the present state OF affairs in his nur.
Sult unuei existing conditions, viz: low and
| tlon and gambling in futures, and e sIrineencv
| !L the money market, and a want Of conf
| uence thereln produced by deficiency OF
circulating medium in actual circulation.
mus encouraging the boarding of money and
Ewing 70 II unnatural power, and enabling
those VINO hold and control it an easy way OF
becoming richer and richer out of the hard
earnings Of the unfortunute nrodncerc ~
wealth. VI
ana, whereas, The cotton planter is not in !
nnancial position to successfully continue
ana wrestle will The evils on account of rais- |
hIg Ing cotton TO the neglect OF home supplies, |
DclnS forced, year after year, to put his cotton |
on the market at low and often unremunera.
1--WE prices, rendering himself in srlcr a
course helpless in controlling or even ,aring
Guy inlnS Whatever TO DO i'll regulating the
duce5. N A'4'ei' Pio-
And, whereas: Over.production of the cron
anu laI'~ess and want of economy and the
iacA ol an intelligent understanding of his
ou9lness arc made by some the excuses for xI
The evils from which he suffers
~ therefore. be 1t resolved by the Ncwberry
Si county Farmers Alliances, That thus being |
blessed by the God Of nature who hoo cas1 |
our lots within the most wonderfuI and
country, girted about as it is by
Sucn natural conditions as to render il i'm |
possible TOR others to compete with US in the {
growing OF this most important and va1ua hIa
crop THAT 1t is our opinion, after many wears 8
d tTlaI ana experience, that the cotton grower
u the South has been and is still pursuing a +
nost nos ~. Euinous and suicidal policy to himself,
IN; the neglect OF the raising Of the cereals /
tnd stock needed by him. and deyotinp of
learly all his time, his energies, his land. his
VI 10 ms one crop, and thus placing himself Z
.C Inc mercy OF the merchant, stock raiser S
Goa producer, money lenders and speculators | 7
nd gamblers.
Resolved, That this being a matter of the L
reatest ana most vital importance 10 the IL
otton ralsers OF the South. that in our opin- q
On steps should be taken at an early day a. -
ractlcable by counties and States for the d
al!lng and holding of conventions by the IL
lnerent cotton growing States, in which this q
tatIer, WIN questions growing out OF il and n
with it, should be Thoroughly and VI
arefuily considered, and that if necessary II
iese State conventions should provide or ar ia
lnge for the calling and holding of a South. r;
n congress Or convention to consider the I!
tme, whose action should be final al
Resolved, That in our opinion not onlv az
embers OF the Farmers Alliance shall be III
:leg&tes to these conventions, but that ~ ~
rmcrS who have no Alliance connections. as
ing in full sympathy with, and directly in. to
rested In the movement, should be invited | o1
attend and allowed full representation. az az
Resolved, That we fully recognize and un- III
rstanu lhat II IS now rather too late for ra
eat good to come directly from such con Y,
ctlons' as TO the effect they may have on the ~
anting OF the present crop, but upon the on
incipie that little leaven leaventh the Gil
iole lump, and that great changes are on
ected by agitation, that we believe that the -:
oper agitation Of this matter by the farm. tll
throughout the cotton growing Stat. will thi
I'VE beneficial even during the present fa r
lr, and will lay the foundation for definite -.
l decided action in the uture, which action IiIs
properly taken will ultimately lead to the col
inc1al emancipation Of the Southern far six
=, and bring to his door storehouses full OF -.
ssings. IdA
OTHER RESOLUTIONS. mo
That the sub-Alliance consider and act will
themselves as to subscribing their ex- an(
nge stock to the Alliance Bank, and notify tbo
county Trustee Stockholders oft he same. 'iio
That this County Alliance endorse the Shd
on of the Supreme Council at Ocala. Fla, bui
pledge its support OF the same. OF
Z. +. BOYD, Secretary. ~.
LL1ANCE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS. 10 10
. meeting of the sub-Alliance lectur- eui:
was held on Friday before the ext
lnty Alliance met to form what is The
Wn as the County legislative whi
neil. 1t is composed of the lectur- sam
u lne suo-iiIilances, with the coun- scht
7cturer as chairman ex-oficio, and the
be permanent body. fact
here are four regular gradations Of tax
e legislative councils. The next of
lest above the county is the district who
'lative council, composed of county I an
lrers, with the district lecturer as neio
tficio chairman. The next highest witt
he State legislative council, com to Sc
d OF the Stale executive committee. thew
district lecturers being ex-officio po6G
loers and the State lecturer being then
ficio chairman. The highest is the had
onal legislative council, whose dutv unit
to execute the demands of the posi-,
'eme Council. 1t is composed of the ruin
e presidents, the State lecturers be- celsi,
'X-otficio members and the presi- towr
of the National Alliance being ex- mon
% cIalrHan. Let |
e0iuen0 - -. heitI, OF lhe county own
:nCe, saiu W lie herald and News neigl
wing the ABOVE information, that We'll
supreme Council had adopted the
set forth and promulgated by the
IN, S. c., Convention held last Is O
as be predicted at that time that satisf
uld do. The Belton Convention, m turn {:
Ii be remembered, was made up of Of OIL DR.. r.
ates from the various County ton.
noes in the several counties of the case.
Congressional District, and its matio ma
was to adopt platform of prin- ing Co
; and submit it to the various can agrees
es for adoption or rejection, and atTay at RSi
decided to give the
nee support to that candidate who IT.
stand upon all the planks of that -.
'rm, Internationally. Cold.
D. K. Norris, we believe, was IL n
My candidate who stood on all Iue
!: ks unreservedly. SONS
DENT J. L. KEITT ON THE THIRD
PARTY. ured
Herald and News had a talk Dr
President J. L. Keitt, after the l'e
rnment of the Alliance, as to his
on the third party scheme,
What discussed and agitated at
It by some members of the ALI
He said in substance, in regard Aric
position of the Alliance to the for sal
party, that he thought it mat -