The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-06

ITO labor for the education OF The masses In
the science Of economical government fur.
niShes the real defin1tuIi al The Alliance.
This reYrals itS mIasIoii Ia ln.iuilrnl wlii,,n
nnnIc questions aid Sl)lrt. Sfrl1l pluhlrniI
To lcatc princIilcsu :liriItand industry.
and make Il practical. every ,lay nppl c;,L;nii
Of them to the eh.lnirS pertuinlna To inrt life.
Whilst the ri:Inlscs and demands ri Tie Al.
lance arc from Their natnfc r,plti;:il they nre
not partisan ANA ,ln mi nrt,lve the order IL,
becoming II pal tiSan ruliir;i ura;iliiAatlO
"ThiS Is true f,ir several Ieasnns:
II. We declare unr purpose Il, labor In II
un.partlSan spliit, and iu suppress local, pei.
sonal and national prcIudiccS and To promote
sun politics would be fatal tD these grand ei-
forts. for there Is no influence save Ignorhn nee
more productive OF discur! and pref Ice
than partisan politics. and whenever and
wherever IL Is introduced unity and harmony
viii cease To exist.
"I2 The order requires no political tes ns
to- conditions OF eligibility, therefore the
mnnhersEi enmprlses all shades OF party al:
iliiation and political bias. Now, Introduce
partisan pnlitirs, and party :es:ly Is ri once
aroused and party lines nre sharpl; d.awn,
when Lie order, which relies upon unity ami
!hurnnny. becuineS stranded upon the shores
Of ilnplncablr division.
'.3. The a liance is secret organization,
mud to admit partisan politics would nc:es
sarlly make it'll secret political organization.
Such organizations are rcpugnnnt To the splr.
IL, and genius Of free Institutions. and If iol.
ernte Ell or sanctioned must Invariably destroy
them. Their history lS written In the darkest
pages OF the past, and violent class disturb
nnces. snciu descriptions and bloody cotnno-
tionS tell the dismal tale OF their havoc and
woe.
"Our next mistake was committed Mt st.
Louis IN December, lS9n. After boldly dcclar.
Ing to the world in flvor Of equal rights 20
ul and special privileges 10 nOne,' wewhlr lrled
Il summersituIt by demanding the most gigan.
tic species Of class legislation OF modern
LimeS. The sub:trehsury bill is the poisoned
chief that presides nj Alliance political ieasts
tate Of purity and consistency into the Shiny
depths Of q secret political orSaniZntIan.i
Tie speaker here reviewed at length, the
history uf the sub treasury. both nj 81. Louis
and OcalA, and boldly declared That 1t was
conceived primarily 10 create a new political
party, and not To relieve the masses Hence
1t Is not surprising that what was originally
intended to he u nDt-pOlltical organization
politics. in 1lagrant violation OF every prlncI.
pie OF declaration laid down In The creed.
He next took up the high moral plano as.
snmctl by the Alliance three years ago, and
he above suspicion. He said that DIR. Macnne
would succeed Tom Paine in history rs the
author Of one OF the greatest'heresies; that
the sub-treasnry was Mlacune's credentials as
the author OF an "Ase ri Economic Renson."
He discussed at length the Georgia Senate.
riu contest OF last yeur and Macnne's rclntlOn
thereto, cuntendluE that IL was the logical
outcome of permitting the introduction ol
partisan politics In The order; that politics
hreu corruption, WHICH In turn brings to The
surface mercenary impUsters, seeking only
their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Concluding, he snl that for the Alliance To
succeed 1t must return TO Its organic moor
ings anu free itself of the communicating in.
iluence uf fetld frauds and slimy shnms; that
llr.reaching salutnry social changes were OF
slow growth. All or the forces in society do
not develop mt once In equal or in contempt.
raneous degree. but tO-lny one comes forth
and gains Tie vnntnge ground. tomorrow an.
other shoots mp and wins the ascendant ntti.
tude and thus proceeds the refining process
of elemental experiment, when finally the
Heaven anointed luw Of progress will select
the ,test aud appropriate their uplifting vir-
tues to the tlivlneIy inspired design Of n more
perfect society over u more perfect citizenship
under Il more pei feet government.