The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-15
JAYHAWKER and RICE BIRDS
Kansas and South Carolina Meet
TTEY KISS AND THE BRETHREN DWELL
TOGETHER IN UNITY.

TTEY KISS AND THE BRETHREN DWELL
TOGETHER IN UNITY.
Important Meeting at Greenwood
Able and Eloquent Speakers Dis.
cuss Alliance Measures to an En-.
thusiastic AudIence-The Speakers
are Agreeable and Everybody goes
Home in u Good HumOr.
GREENWOOD, S. c., July 0.-About a thous-
and people gathered in the grove in front OF
Riley's hotel, at noon to-day, They were
mcnts of the agricultural class of Abbeville
and neighboring counties.
y stand and seats had been erected the
the mottocs: "tn union there is strength"
and Equal rights TO all, special privileges to
none"
On the stand were seated President J. VIM.
Stokes, of the state Alliance : ]. r. Blake.
President Of the Abbcville County Alliance ::
w. ]. Mcane. Alliance lecturer, and John Il.
Harris, member of the house, Greenville Dr.
4. G. Fuller, member OF the house, l;anrens ;
Russell, of the Peoples Advocate, Anderson {;
Mr.. Hugh Wilson, editor Of the Abbeyille
Press and Banner; +. A. Aull, NeWberry
Herald and News Gen. r. r. Hemphll, sen.
OF Greenwood.
DR.. Maxwell, In behalf OF the citizens Of
Greenwood, extended cordial welcome to
the Alliancemen to the beauti full little town.
He stated that the citizens were glad TO see
them there, and that they believed farmers
had the right TO organize Just as well as lner-
chants, lawyers, doctors and other classes.
National Alliance Lecturer Willcts was to
have made the opening address, but failed TO
urri, In time. President Blake, of the Alb
beville county Alliance, introduced In com
mandatory words, President Stokes, OF the
State Alliance.
OPENING ADDRESS.
DR.. Stokes made some opening remarks in
which he stated that he considered IT an eX.
ceedIngly high honor to be elected president
of the State Alliance Of farmers and that he
proposed to serve the farmers as faithful ana
alb ly as he could.
He then read the Ocala demands, starting at
the last and reading with slight comment
down to the sub treasury demand. With re-
Alliance only differed from the Democratic
party In It's notion with reference to n tariff
for tariff only, In that II wanted much low
er reduction than that provided for in the
Mills bill-about per cent-whch Is appa-
rently the standard set by the Democracy.
The first OF the Ocala demands was discuss
ed at length. The free coinage OF silver was
urged In order, he said, to increase the
not only benefit the farmers but other classes
also. 1t would help Charleston and Colum.
bia and other cities with large debts.
The subtreasury was discussed mt length,
in favor of that scheme. He spoke In clear,
distinct tone and was heard with most
respectful attention and occasional applause.
One Of his arguments was quite note
worthy. He said that one argument advanc-
| ed aguinst the sub-treasury was the possibili.
| ty OF loss TO the goveTnm~nt.-Ac a case clted IL
this: suppose that q farmer deposited 500
| worth Of cotton and received $50 advance.
At the end of the year he refuses to take the
cotton out of the warehouses. 1t becomes the
governments property. Suppose the price
has deprecated, and that cotton Is only
worth $40, You say at once that the govern.
ment has lost $40. No such thing II can buy
in the cotton; and as a business organizn'
tion." 1t woul d do so, and hold the cotton un.
sold the government does not lose $40. The
$40 Is In circu lation and. therefore, the gov
ernment hns not lost IL.
President Stokes introduced Mr.. j. +. Will
| lets. national Farmers Alliance lecturer, who
was received with much applause. Mr.. W IL
lets got the audience in good humor at the
start with number OF jokes and anecdotes,
and held 1.-THE enthuiastic attention Of the
audience for two and half hours.
MIR. wILLETs's ADDRESS.
He said South Carolina and Kansas, his ma
tive state, were the two most radical states in
the Union. They represented two extremes
OF politics. II was strange thing for IL Kan
sas jayhawker ia be addressingan enlighten.
strange for all Allancemen are brothers.
NOT FORMED FOR POLITICS.
The Alliance, he emphaticatiy stated, was
not political organization, but WAS formed
simply to advance the interests Of farmers.
The great wrong of this country is the power
The farmers want more money and less mis-
cry. The great opposition TO the Farmers de-
mands comes from the money power, which
will be dead If the farmers succeed.
knl t,NIo 1arn ~
American citizens IS only In name. The
common people have lost all liberty. They
are
SLAVES OF THE MONEY POWER.
The government has been removed from
Washington to Wall street. The farmers
for the lawyers and bankers sent there TO
legislate in their own intc rests. which are us
unlly against the farmers interest.
The last measure passed solely IN the inter.
est OF farmers was the homestead law, twen-
ty-five years ago. Before farmers could get
land 1t was given to railroads. so the farmers
got law, and the corporations land.
NEW THEORY.
The reason of the present depressed condi.
tion OF ngricuturallsts, is the deliberate at.
tempt on the part of European Jews 10 con.
Quer America with the monev power. They
have already conquered all European coun-
tries.
In fiowery strains OF earnest eloquence Mr..
Willefs pictured the fearful wrongs farmers
are now enduring. and others to come, unless
they woke up and got to work.
He charged the press with being subsidized
by the money power and attempting to
change the form OF government from repub.
lie to q moueyed aristocracy. He quoted
Radical expressions from Northern newspa.
pers to prove this.
BANKING SYSTEM DENOUNCED.
He denounced the national banking sys-
tenn. Of which Chase was the father, and quot
ed Chase's words, that the creates mistake
In financial policy he ever made was the adj
vocacy of national banks. Before long con-
test, he snid, will come between the banks
and the people, and will be the bltterest strife
the world has ever seen.
Those who control money, control com.
merce and Industries. The interest on all
debts OF this country is $2,W4 OO0.0W. This Is
paid primarily by farm products. The en-
lion dollars of this gigantic interest. This is
no accident, but the murder by Europcan and
Wall street men, with malice afOrethought, OF
the liberties Of the common people.
The present banking system has shrunk all
values. Politicians say dollar will buy more
now than ever before. Yes; more or cotton
corn and farm products, but no more of other
things.
He said corporations had bought corn in
Kansas at II cents bushel, and stored It in
cribs until q bad crop year, when they sold II
TO Kansas farmers for 50 cents buShel, and
South Carolina farmers at n dollar. The poor
farmers had to mortgage their all to get food
for themselves and stock, while making an
other crop.
KANSAS MORTGAGES.