The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-06-19

delegates 2"
Not by authority or consent of its na
:ional officers. l am told delegates were
sent there by State Alliances from only
two States, and doubt if they were sent
upon a basis of representation. The
Cincinnati Convention appointed com.
mittec to confer with Alliance men or
the 22d of February next"
What. in yolr opinion, will be the
outcome of that conference ia regard to
the subject of third party movement 2"
81 do not know the shape political af.
fairs may take by that time. but am OF
the opinion that the two old parties will
SD cn,lcavor to meet tue demands of the
farmers that there will be no necessity for
a third party" :.
Suppose neither of them does"
'Then belive a large majority of the
members of the Alliance in the South viii
remain with their respective parties"
- VIII t},o Nnttouaf AIIf;
~, undertake a third party movement,
III your opinion ?"
"The National Farmers Alliance is not
apolitical party. But in answer to your
question would say it will not, because
it is absolutely non partisan. Farmers of
all political parties can become members
of the Farmers Alliance"
"What is the Farmers Alliance, Mr..
Ti!lman ?'
III is the greatest and grandest organ
ization on eaith. 1t means the greatest
good to the greatest number, aud abso.
lutely determined to have exact justice
toall, and special favors to none.' We
have, standing together, from five tc
eight millions in cooperation, and have
mcyc members than any organization
known 10 history, and the ortier is be-
com ing more powerful every day"
.-.,.,.X ..XSl say it il 81 not 2 political party
or is missionary enos yedt 6
few Tlonopolists from cOnff every.
tbinS, aud is Salvation END to save
this country. The farming\ laborins
neople are fast coming to kuAw how to
Sick together and what organization
meals. They have the numbers and can
con.;ol politics: that is take it from the
hands of the few and place il back in the
. hands of the many. We are rapidly
buryi1S I'll sectional jealousies and sec
tional 81 life in the interest OF the classes
who tod and clothe the world"
.syo,, said before, the Farmers ALI
o,ce is absolutely non partisan You
saN now, they have the numbers and can
~
ga Sn organization, mean it is al.
so,,,oIv non partisan: but its numbers arc
ohsolu;oT sufficiently great in the two
old pa,,icS to enable the Alliances 10
capture botliA ana 70 con!rol mem & 10 It,
lieye the oppfessa farming ana 'aoo''
"If that is the purpose of the Farmers
Alliance, do you mean to say that it j:
not n nolitiral Orcan:ZatjonW
The Farmers Alliance sprung to life
from the necessities of more than three.
tourths of our people. The National
| Farmers Alliance cannot become polit'
ical party, because it is composed oi
members Of all political parties. and
there is no party significance IL it. Blu,
in answer to your question, l may say
that there is big political significance in
it, but not party political significance"
Then there are not likely to be any
immediate developments by your organi'
cations for third party movements"
"Certainly not"
Then the Alliance will not put out q
ticket this fall2"
''Norc whatever"
"A New York paper says that Lieut.
] Gov. Jones has The support and contro!
of Inc Farmers Alliance iii his canvass
for he Governolship of that State. ],
that fact?" ~
"There is not wSHt Of truth in IL
The Lieutenant Governor cannot contfo
the Alliance. nor have Anything 20 dt
with it,"
"Sunposc he should become a membe.
With tic familiar legend of Jones. h
pays !he :'c;gh;, suppose hc mas en-
dca cd himself 10 The farmers class, and
if he so desired, might be welcomed It
the bosom of the Alliauce"
"MI. Jones is not eligible 10 member
ship in the Farmeis' Alliance, II he is, a
am informed, large MANUFACTURES
This not only dcbars him from member
ship, put places him, with ali other lix'
manufacturers among those whom th'
Fa. mers' Alliance has seen cause to de
clare its enemies. Therefore, we are no
supposed, nov or we likely. to set pre-
cedcnt of Going into thc ranks of our en-
mics for mat e'ial for Governor or An.
other State officer"
1T has been said that :hc Farmers Al
lance is now working for him"
'By what authorityl"
Newspaper authority
"We have oe:cn xah misunderstood
from newspapers (4l!ing into 'hc error o
up;nten.iolcl'y nfslcpfc 'en'ing us"
"I have heard some talk Of the Cit
zcns' Alliance. What relation has th0
to the Farmers Alliance"
1T is. a kindred organic ,tion for sue
'aboring men as arc ineligible to th
Farmers Alliance by reason cf their res
dencc within city limits. The itizen
Y Alliance is to the laboring class 0f tn
cities as the Farmers Alliance is to tf
] farmers of the country"
care they independent organization
| or do they work together"
They arc independent as far as the