The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-03-19
IDEAS OF THE ALLIANCE,
PETER, KYLE AND SIMPSON SPEAK
IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March GA great
crowd turned out here last night to
hear Senators-elect PETER aud Kyle and
Representative-elect Jerry Simpson adj
dress the Citizens Alliance in Grand
Army Hall. PETER and Kyle surprised
everybody by displaying more than
ordinary oratorical ability, aud Mr..
Simpson created great enthusiasm by
his vigorous eloqucnce, that was at-
tractive, although unconventional.
MIR. PETER was seen 20 hc Il mar of
angular build, a little above msdium
height, slightly STOPPING in the should
erS, with long, sharp nose, and long
beard of a rich dark brown, rAllinEr
down to the lower buttons Of his waist =
coat, and pair Of keen bluo eyes, rath
er close together-a man OF mild, min
lsterial bearing and placid, gentle
countenance.
Senator-elect Kyle is Il siX-r00t blonde
OF athletic build. lie is 81 man of plain
appearances; q man Of the people, whose
hands have been used to toll. He does
not look to be more than 30 years old.
Ills hair and muStache arc not quite
red, but nearly SO. Ills complexion is
decidedly blonde and y set ur very
white teeth are frequently exposed hy
q faint smile. Ills large hIuo eyes are
expressive Of little Carncatnr.S or
amiabilitv. but tbs lines in his face are
strong and his dress and whole bearing
indicate simplicity anu fruv,lljn
from afrectation or vanity.
Mr.. Jerry simpson is distinctly the
antlpodc OF a dude, and is far from the
SocklcSS citizen usually described for
Simpson. He is II man Of avnrawc size,
with dark hair and stubby muatachr
being otherwise smooth Siaycn. His
lace Is GronXca, Wpathrr-hCatpN and
strongly marked with heavy lin"-.
Ills eyes havca peculiar brightness al'i
light up with an "intclicctual fire"
when he talks. n twinkle that comes
into them at times. and Il smile ti.ai is
just visible AT the corners Of his imnHlh.
Indicate keen sense of hHmcr and. ~
the same time, II degree Ui H,ll-r"nlj-
ucnce. Ills suit WAS Il sort Of gray
goods Of "hand me down" eat. li1&|
shoes were heavy, with square toes. rnI
laced with leather strings. His M"rk-
wear was Il plain standing collar,
turncd down at the corners and ori,;t-
mcntcd with Il black ",hu,%,rinG" rIr.
and he might hr regarded u Grrtd,'ity |
uniaShiOnah!e figure, but not by HI,y
means uncGuth.
Mr.. PETER Grplorcd the povr r,H,I;- |
tlon Of the farmers, who hai hrruIn"
poorer while the country iH,I hrrulr.
richer. III" r;Hicui,d thv Hrpuh.lrun !
prctrncr OF reducing the tlIiir taxes, !
and said that the mckinley hin W"ujd
bring about til" impur;atlnI 1T ,rI'irn |
labor On silver HV WAS Il irrv-ru,na..r |
man, He said That one Ur lh'VtiurG.I : |
good qualities WAS honesty. 'ihr:r ,
was not the difference f the lErh!i,u |
oi hand on the money TrnNlr,,, is.- |
tween the leaders Of the two ujl
parties.
What would You think." ne sad. "irI
Grover Cleveland should unite the DE-
mocratic and the R"publran parties
east of the Allegheny MounlainS, and
be their candidate against thr united
South and West? This is not inproh-
able. We leave our friends in the East
to take care OF themselves. They can
40 50 only ny getting t0gr,hrr. iE"r"
IL gong to Dc II great Storm and oar
friends must hustle to get nul OF the
rain"
lie cited the policy of the Treasury III
going to the relipi Of Wall street i;,>t
summer as an evidence Of class fHVuY-
ltiSm of which the farmers culNrl,;ii,"d.
If that was right, he said, it Was IjG!..
for the Government to comet 10 tie 80
lief of the farmers of the Wcst
lie drew a word painting OF t!ir dug
outs and sod hutS, at The doors Of WhirM
women stood in tears Watching for TIA"
officers coming to sell them out. lie
sad they were not rcnuuiatorS. Nhu'
they wanted was money enough in cir
culation SO that they coulN get il for
the products Of t!ieir labor lie Eul
asked farmers in Kansas what Interest
they paid on Short-tnnc loans, and they
to -
result Of their laborS on farm products
was not over = or = percent.
lie advocated the Government of TIE
people running railroads for pubic
transportation at low rates, TO cover
expenses, but not for pruIit. \ new
Government railroad should lac built
from North Dakota to the GUlr. In
about twenty-five years, he predicted,
there would be no such thing us inter
est on money.
Senator-clcct Kyle considered the
lack of money the trouble in South
Dakota and The West. He said that
the Alliance movement grew OUt Of the
discomfort in the South and West on
account OF economic conditions. More
money was needed to carry on the trade
of the country. The high tariff WAS
bad enough, but the scarcity of money
nho holSt' i lltl Niiiitu llHilVA, ti:u
did not care what sort. >iiiVrr money
was us good as gold, and gold Was no
better than paper.
Jerry Simpson proves tU be keen Or-
ator, full Of ancCdOtc and spirit? The
Alliance, he said, was u Developments.
1t was the result Of the HWakrniUE Oj
the farmer to the fact that he was not
getting his share OF advantages. The
Mepubllcan party, he Said. WAS dead.
mere would he two grrta par as III the
'ulnre--the Democratic and = Alii-
ancr. The Conservatives would &,":
loGether in the Democratic party. and
'hoSe OF both parties or OF no party
who were radical and advanced would
pc IN the Alliance. The South and
West had joined hands.
The Republicans, he said, had lived
on sectional hate Tor long time; the
party was no longer the party Of grand
ideas. AT the last election The Rrpuh-
licans had tried TO save themselves in
Kansas by bringing up dead issues.
They had wrung the bloody shirt in
the Kansas campaign until there WAS
not another drop in it. They had appeal
ed to the old soldiers to stand by the cid