The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-28

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It has already been announced that
the South Carolina Alliance adopted the
Ocala platform, including the sub.
treasury, unanimously, and this was
done after the Alliance had listened to
the recognized leader of the opposition
to the bill in that state. In addition to
this, the South Carolina state Alliance
adopted the following resolutions:
To our brethern of the northwest: The
Farmers alliance of South Carolina, in ses-
sion at Spartanburg, send fraternal greeting,
animated by a common motive, and realizing
the imperative necessity for united action in
the effort to disenthrall the masses from the
bondage Of the capitalist We have watched
with intense interest and fraternal sympathy
the splendid fight our western brothers have
already made in this cause. We transmit
herewith our solemn assurance that the Ali-
ance of South Carolina stands prepared to
march forward shoulder to shoulder for the
| success Of the demands formulated at Ocala by
the National Alliance.
The Maryland state Alliance has just
closed very interesting session at Bal
timore. The report of the secretary
showed large increase in membership.
The Ocala platform was unanimously
| adopted, including the subtreasury
plan. Most of the old officers We're re-
| elected, and every man so elected is a
firm supporter of the Ocala platform in
its entirety. Numerous gross misrepre-
sentations have been published all over
the land with reference to this state AL
lance. 1t has been reported that a rous-
and "A
| given to United States Senator A. P.
German, and it was intimated that he
was the choice of the Alliance for re-
election to the United States senate.
This is a lie from beginning to end.
There was lively wish on the part of
some old outside partisans that the ALI
ance should adopt such resolutions, and
that strong wish was probably father to
the representations sent out.
| What the Alliance did do with refer.
ence to Senator Gorman was to adopt
the following resolution:
Resolved, That there has not developed any
! hostility to Senator German in this conven-
| tion, and that no such subject has been dis
cussed during the session of the Alliance.
Whatever action the Alliance may
take in Maryland concerning the United
States senatorship will be in firm opposi
ton to Gormanism
The North Carolina state Alliance held
its annual meeting last week. and also
unanimously indorsed the Ocala plat
form-not a dissenting voice. All the
officers elected and the delegates to the
national council are firm supporters OF
the subtreasury plan. They wish, how.
ever, that the bill in it's present shape
may be fully and even mercilessly dis
cussed by its opponents. They are wed.
ded and committed to the principle-not
the phraseology of the bill.
i The report of the retiring president
showed that there were 1921 sub-Alli.
ances in the state, with membership OF
more than 100000.
i The Tennessee state Alliance held its
pendent political action can be had Of
the men who are elected to congress az
the nominees of either party.
| This independent spirit in the south Ii
nowhere stronger than in Georgia
/ There has been a wonderful change it
sentiment in the Alliance ranks in that
y state within even 4 few. weeks. No
/ where is the order SO well organized, sc
harmonious and such an irresistible po
/, itical power. President Livingston i.
4 a wonderful leader of men, and it be
I comes more and more apparent that he
q is destined to become one of the mos
4 striking figures in contempo his
Z tory. 1t is well known that he believes