The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-17
AN ALLIANCE REVIEW.
AND SENTIMENT OF THE
BIG ORGANIZATION.

gress Since the Ocala Meeting--Feelins
In Favor of New Party-Presldent
Stekes Non-Committal.
NEW YORK, June 10.-The New FORK
Herald has made general inyestiga-
ton of the extent, growth and condl-
ton OF the Farmers Alliance. An
SWerS to the questions were received
from nineteen States. From these and
other sources of information the Her
aid makes the following statements and
figures:
The total strength of the Alliance,
then, is about 100000, but from this
number must be taken about 20 per cent
representing women and minors. This
would leave the voting strength cf the
order at about 100000.
In addition the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union there
are, according to Col. R. NJ. Humphrey,
100000 Colored Farmers Alliance al
most wholly in the Southern States.
Then there is the Northwestern ALI
ance, with its strength in Nebraska,
Minnesota. Iowa and Wisconsin, with
about 10000 members; the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association, strong in
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with 10000
members; the Patrons of Hush andry,
with about 100000 members; the Knight
of Labor, with 100000 members. and the
Citizens Alliance, the membership of
which is problematical.
Making reduction of 20 per cent in
these organizations for non-Voters and
to the.strength of the Alliance must be
added 100000 voters, making the total
voting strength of the combination 3
416,0OO throughout the country.
1t is questionable, however, if this
strength can be held. The 10000 ne
groes are unreliable and the CHANGERS
or patrons of husbandry are not in
clined to the third party idea strongly.
in the West the feeling for indepen-
dent action is strong and the people
from that section are determined at all
hazards to put ticket in the field next
year, no matter what the Southern
wing does.
The feeling in the South is perhaps,
as clearly expressed in the following
editorial from the Southern Alliance
Farmer, the organ Of the Georgia State
Alnance. 1t says:
''In the Cincinneti convention the
Southern Alliance men did all and
everything in their power to prevent CT
postpone the organization of new po-
litical party. This action gives the lie
to the statements of partizan papers
that the Alliance leaders are trying to
wreck the Democratic party in order to
further their own ends. Now, had
these Southern officers given the least
countenance to the new movement, you
would to-day see the third party fairly
launched on the political sea. AS it is,
final and definite action has been post
poned until February, 1892, so that the
Democratic Congress may have a fair
opportunity to show it's interests in the
welfare of the people.
The Ocala convention seems to have
had but little effect one way or the 9TH
er, the order having continued to gain
about at the same rate after as before
that event.
New York and Pennsylvania report
$4,000 members apiece and no DISPOSE
tion to enter politics.
Virginia has 10000 Alliance men.
West Virginia guesses her strength
at 10000.
North Carolina has over 100000 and
Secretary Barnes says 95 per cent of
them are solid for Ocala demands.
Georgia reports $4,000 members.
Florida 1900 and only per cent in
favor of any movement outside the
Democratic party.
Alabama has $4,000 members who
will favor new party if no concessions
to the Ocala demands are made.
Louisiana has 10000 members who
await the action of the supreme coun-
Gil before talking of third party.
Texas reports revival of the order
there, 400 sub Alliances having been
organized since the Ocala meeting.
Kentucky has 100000 members who
vor third party.
Ohio's Alliance stands on the Ocala
platform,
Indiana has 100000 Alliance men
ready for the third party.
Illinois has 5000 who all favor inde-
pendent action.
Michigan has 25,OOO Alliance men
and they favor the third party.
Tennessee has 11S,OOO members and
the third party feeling is growing
among them.
Arkansas reports $4,000 Alliance
voters and the president says they are
for the peoples party.
Here is the answer from South Caro-
lima:
Speaking generally, the order is in
good shape in this State and is making
satisfactory progress. We are unload
ing some material, but results show a
net gain and more compact, homoge-
neous membership.
We are organizing constantly, though
the most of the State has been already
covered. Within the past month the
State organizer has had calls from two
different counties, and the result of his
visits are apparent.
Outside OF the political press and a
small circle of political spectators the
question Of Independent political action
has not created Il ripple, because it has
not oeen discussed. Independent politi-
cal action by the Alliance is out of the
question so long as the Alliance con-
stitution remains as it is. 1t can not
be changed before next winter, and our
people ale not disposed to worry about
the bridge before they get to it.
From close and frequent contact
with them in every uarter of the State
I can safely say they may be counted
on to stand squarely by all the de-
mands of the Alliance, Governor Till
man to the contrary notwithstanding.
The temper OF the people is such that
they will repudiate any man, however
trusted, who can not support the Alli-
ance demands, just as they repudiated
Hampton last fall.
J. WILLIAM STOKES,
President South Carolina F. 4. and l.
L. Orangeburg, :. G.
The Itata Is Ours.
IQU1QUE, Chile. via Galveston June 4.
The steamship Itata arrived here this
morning from Tocopllla, and has been
delivered over to the American war
ships now here. The Charleston is eX-