The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10
The Alliance Campaign.


special incident except perhaps at the
| first meeting. State Lecturer Jetfries,
District Lecturer keitt and County
Lecturer Pope made speeches and had
things their own way. The people
turned out we'll at most of the meet
ings and gave careful and respectful
attention. No one took issue with any
thing they said except perhaps at Mt.
Tabor. The Herald and News was
not represented at any Of the meetings.
but from what we have heard there
was nothing said or different in the
speeches from what has been written
and spoken on the side Of the question
time and again.
The meetings We're all held at
churches and at one place-St. Paul's-
owing to the rain, the speaking was
held in the church.
The campaign opened at Mt. Tabor
in No. +. At this meeting Hon. Jno.
w. Scott, as president of the sub-alli
ancc, presided and introduced the
speakers. This Alliance furnished a
free barbecue and picnic, and We pre-
other appointments. District Lecturer
buted the depressed condition of the
farmers to legislation and national
banks. These caused the low prices
of cotton. The question Of supply and
demand had nothing to do with the
price. He advocated the sub-treas-
ury plan and with that would come
the panacea Of all our ills.
After dinner County Lecturer Pope
and State Lecturer Jeffries spoke on
the same line, attributng the scarcity
Of money, the low price of cotton and
the hard times" generally to national
banks and legislation and advocating
as the remedy the demands of the Alli-
ance.
At the close of these speeches Presi-
dent Scott made Il few remarks. He |
congratulated the people Of the COM
munity for the success that had at
tended the meeting, and said that he
indorsed good deal that the speakers |
had said, but he thought the speeches |
would have been much more appro.
pirate for a political meeting than for |
an Alliance meeting. He did not be- |
lieve the ills Of the farmers could be |
cured by legislation altogether. He |
thought they were trying to start at
the wrong end. The start ought to be |
made at home by the farmer himself
in improved methods of farming. The
lecturers had failed to tell US anything
that would benefit US as farmers. He
thought the Alliance had overleaped |
itself and the purpose for which it was
org3 niZed. Allincemen are Quarreling |
and falling out all over the country,
and simply because Of the injection of
politics into the Alliance.
Mr.. kett wanted to know where
Mr. Scott got his information.
Mr.. Scott replied that he got it from
the papers.
Mr. Keitt thereupon inquired if he
took the Cotton Plant and Economist.
Whereupon Mr.. Scott replied that
he did not.
Then Mr.. Keitt wanted to know
what papers Mr.. Scott read.
Mr.. SOFT then proceeded to enume
rate the list Of papers he received
amongst which were the Newberry
papers.
Mr.. keitt then proceeded to an
nouncc that it would not do to listen to
anything the Newberry papers said.
Mr.. Scott said he did not propose
that any newspaper should--aQ his His
thinking or form his-oDfHions, and told
Mr.. keitt- tt-tthh;t ne had frequently seen
articles from him in one of the New
berry papers and wanted to know of
what was said in them could be re-
lied on. He also told Mr.. keitt that
he understood him to intimate that he
must form his opinion from the Cot
ton Plant and that he was satisfied that
the Cotton Plant had grossly misrep-
resented Senator Butler in the Pros
perity debate and asserted that in his
opionion the Alliance had departed
from the objects for which It had been
and had gone head over
heels into politics, and that so many
politicians were jumping on the alli-
ance wagon that he feared it would be
unable to hold Up under the strain.
Mr.. Scott was the only of the four
speakers who received any applause.
The report Of this meeting has been
furnished us by gentlemen who were
present, and we presume is about cor
rect.
The other meetings so far as we have
heard were without incident. The lee
turers made their speeches and no one
took issue.
Mr.. Keitt told The Herald and
News on Monday that the meetings
were very successful and they were
pleased with the results.
Since writing the above we have seen
a gentleman who was present at the
Bush River meeting and we are>tolG1
that the crowd was small, and 10 din
ner ~as provided and-i,o one intro
duced the speakers and that several
gentlemen piled them with questions
AID for time the meeting became
very interesting. Especially were Mr..
Keitt and Mr. Jeffries given number
of questions. And that Mr.. keitt also
his charge against the New
berry papers.
Well, it is all very amusing, and as
Mr.. Sigh says we will laugh.