The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-03-12
THE ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.

THE ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.
Mr.. Hlnshaw Rep les to Mr.. Speas'.
Card OF Last Week.
| WINSTON, March 1O.-In last week e
| WESTERN SENTINEL the following no.
| tice appeared from j. w. Speas, Pres
ident of Forsyth county Farmers
Alliance:
"Notice is hereby given to the far
mers of Forsyth and adjoining coun-
ties, and the public in general, that
forsyth county Alliance has nothing
to do whatever with the warehouse
that is to be opened on the 18th day
OF March, 1891, by w. M. Hinshaw,
proprietor"
First of all, Mr.. Speas had no au-
thOrlty to make such q statement !:
second, no one, SO far as know, ever
claimed that Forsyth county, as an
Alliance, had anything to do with it !;
third, if he had such orders, when
where and who was at the meeting
that made the order?
Alta county meeting some time ago
the warehouse question was sprung
and committee of two appointed to
take into consideration the ware
house question. The report made at
next meeting was adopted and an
other committee of three was ap-
pointed with instructions to call the
neighbOriug counties together and
perfect arrangements for d warehouse,
which was done, and resulted in the
adoption of articles of agreement.
The committee of Forsyth then re-
ported to Philadelphia church at a
regular county meeting. After re-
port was made it was handed back
to committee not adopted nor reject
ed, with instructions by the new
President that when the committee
desired he would call a meeting for
that purpose alone After short
time request was made and meeting
called, but when the President saw
the Secretary the call was counter
manded. Next came a regular meet
ing when instructions were given for
the Alliance to open as soon as prac-
ticable. One-third of the county SUBJ
alliances was represented at the next
called meeting, when President Speas
explained object of meeting but would
not permit the reading of minutes of
last meeting, SO allpresent could see
what was done. AS there were sever
al members present that were not at
former meeting, a brother moved to
recind all former actions. Many
members becoming Disguised left the
courthouse before the vote was TAX
en-. Motion was carried by small
majority and the committee released.
One of the executive committee that
called the meeting said that the
agreementwas not as represented to
him but he saw nothing wrong in it.
Next came request from the cores
ponding secretary to know whether
he should make public the proceed
ings of said called meeting. A vote
was taken which resulted in it's de-
feat. The writer then notified the
other counties of the action of the
call meeting and they went to work
to locate warehouse. The business
men of Winston net and appointed
a committee to meet with our COM
mittee and arrangements were then
made to open warehouse in a build |
ing belonging to Mr.. R. j. Reynolds
in Winston. On January LIST this
notice was addressed to Forsyth AL |
liancemen by the noble grand secre-
tary:
''There seems to be a misunder-
standing in regard to Forsyth coun-
TVS position In regard to the ware
house. 1t has no part in it and the
question is dropped for the present,
and the committee is released by |
their own request"
The secretary was so honest with |
The people he thought best to let
Them know how this committee was
trying to act on the credit of this
alliance.
We are for ourselves all the time
and for the "dear people" thereafter,
see? This President has said to me
md another party that the reason
he was opposed to the warehouse was
because it would do him no good,
when he comes here once a month to
get his money from the manufactur-
ers for box patterns, which is his bus
ness. It's all right. This noble
President is not a farmer at all, but
. tobacco box pattern manufacture
n? Surely does he get his support
he comes under the name of President
- orgy I'LL COuuOf dTulcTo AIlldICc |
and tries on the eve OF the opening of
our warehouse, when he thought no
)ne would have q chance to reply,
md denounced it.
In conclusion l want to say to this
great high executioner, this Alliance
this man who proposes to
BOSS the farmers of Forsyth and adj
dining counties, and who would
lrive them like sheep wherever he
wants to. 1 want to ask him if it is
air or is it honest for him to try to
njure an institution that will injure
10 one, and especially among a peo-
lie upon whom he il largely depend
mt upon for q support of his bust
less. In fact we do not know under
he circumstances that it would be
lsking too much for me to enquire if
Brother Speas was not grinding some
elfish axe in which the farmer had
10 interest, near or remote.
WM. w. HINsHAw.
4 Welghsy Family.
Mr.. Brantly Saunders lives down
n M q fnvnship and il IN safe tn