The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
Another Alliance namand.

We believe tna; not 81. ., >ihi . Ago ,be
Alliance uuder its paterl.; i ,nn pr,tce.
ton, an o)uaSeled the io~oi toemb,,s.
as the labp,ing and tenant de CT ,act class
Of farmers, to "plow on "a, save ii to
them t. formulate certain demands aud con-
'rol the official positions ana rawcr To secure
those demands by legisla'i cnactments.
The colored Alliance .remair ed passive aud
Slasiass y nAae.s ilas RSSnsalssGaaaGziShE.
stehgth in numbers, AMI learning wisdom
from their more experiencsl ani cnlighten-
cd white fellow farner!, unit L finding their
Peculiar race interests we're Ignored aud but
iit''e OF practical benefit to u large majority OF
them promised in the Mn~ine. Ocala platform
and 'ng their cue fral their VIII tie broth
er', tn'y have conclude to formulate de-
maud, not upon Congress, frr q flexible cur
'enc' or for special legislation, or to the
voters with q view Of riding into place
md p'~cr, hut me rely TO secure to them
s"ITes what they conceive TO 20 n just and
lax sh're NJ III crop that thny lArgci y
hrlr u make and save for their fellow
Alianccucn>
The dcuaGd. it seems TO ua, is but carry
ing t, it's Legitimate result the sggrariar
doctrine nov 20 generally inculcatcl by
demaysgues, and becoming: SO popular
PamoaG certain Glasses Of The people that th
! '"fy "f''-~ ,s''s,1Oweshr.iNp as.ip har.sre no
INC capital invested for the employment o
iaror, and ae man who performs the manua
n5or.
~ i3 'ric. their ',em.nd OF coats Il pound
IN: cotton a,'d board, is out or all reason
Aad VIII no!er be allowed and has not even
s"e great back dooc of the sub-,r.asury to
creep out Of, '.e., "give us that or ,omcthin .
oe'ter' nevertheless they appear TO b, prct
ty VIGIL organized for making the demand, OF
something 'rorse, with 100 900 Alliance m en-
oers to back t',cm. These secret orgsniz.
non. when they run into politics, generally
CIT ike atwo-clg:d sword
If, how aver. the demand Of the pi,kcr.
IS &c s'ste& i, j. will put n end to the
over rro iuction Of cotton in a very summary
inanncr, for ~ Farmer will then plant IN ,rc
''' ~4oh hi"sSi the wages nNn1S on
the ftrh can pick out. Aud often not that
much, for when cotton picking time came
e"rvu-ro'Trtns ur--thc-w wugc,-frurds- would
''Sti'sc, for he higher wages they can
make in tn" cotton fields.
We are afraid this move Of the colored
.sHh'nc, has Il deep signifcsncs, and will be
serious proble'o for the Southern farmers
to solve, eHen II 81 compromise is effected.
GALrEsroN. Sept. ct is .aid that the,
coI"red cotton rickcrJ have organized and
that they have agreed not to pick cotton Of.
ter September 10th for less than 81 per hun
drc pauud is and board. This organization
has been perfected through the Colorcd AL.
lance and now BuIsbers more than 500, 600
members. with thousand, being added every
day throughout the Southern States. Gen
erni SUI Grintendent Humphrey, of the Color.
td Alliance. las admitted the cxi,tencc of
The organization. 4 secret circular has been
malci ID every sui .liance throughout
the cotton belt fixing tho date when the
strike OF COTTON pickcrs will be Simul'ane-
ous'y inauSHrnted.
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