The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-24

lance of Louisiana, as we'll a. state com.
missioner Of agriculture, has been unani-
mously nominated as q candidate for GOV.
ernor by the alliance of his parish Mr..
Adams will run on the democratic ticket,
being opposed to the third party move.
ment, and will put his name before- the
democratic convention, where he promises
to be very strong candidate. Several
ct the alliances, notably in Catahoula,
franklin and Calcasieu. have pronounced
in favor of third party, and regular al
lance nominations, Independent of the
democracy, but it is believed that they
are hopelessly in minority, and that the
alliance will work inside the democratic
party. and try and secure the gpberua-
torisl' nomination for an allianceman
There are now two nominations for gov
esRok 1n fhoSnlD usB.
steele, state auditor. The latter is an
anti-lottery man, but conservative, and
strange to say is strongly supported by
some of the leading lottery papers.
Adams is extreme anti-lottery.
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THE ALLIANCE JUBILANT.
ATLANTA, GA, Especial ATLANTA was
he central point of great Alliance
ally Wednesday, thousands of people
being present at the Piedmont Exposi
tion grounds. The audience was notice
ably an agricultural one, hundreds of
farmers coming many miles and thou.
sands from this and surrounding coun.
ties to hear distinguished speakers
Mayor Hemphill welcomed the multitude
to Atlanta in an address which was en-
Enthusiastically received. Col. L. F. Liv-
ingston, President of the Georgia Ali
ancc, Congressman from this district,
presided. The first speaker was Gen. ]
Is. Weaver, of Iowa. He declared in the
beginning that the Alliance moycmon,
was greater than the, Republican party
0ss E6s people. AZ Asserted
that the pools and trusts of America were
skinning Republicans and Democrats
alike. There was no politics in trusts;
it was with them as it was
with the Dutchman. He was asked
what his politics were, and his re.
ply was fifty cents bushel for corn
and five cents glass for lager beer. NV
politics is business. He said it was high
time for farmers to make their politics
their business. 81 am follower of them
as of Jefferson" continued the speaker
II worship at his shrine politically.
When he said Eternal vigilance was the
price of liberty he did not mean the
vigilance of the politician, but the vig-
lance of the people }"
Weaver brought forth the widest ap
plause from his hearers by declaring that
there are now thirty-eight million more
people here than there was TWENTY-FIVE
znaaa-tnu-ese-Ah-~.<siHsAe
saving that times were dull and asking
each other what made them dull. He
told them to feel in their pockets and
they could answer that question for them
selves 81 feel, SAID the General, 'that
the time has come when we don't care a
bauble nor fig for any party. APP
plausc We know what we want and
were going to have it. If the old par
ties get in our way, well run right square
over them. There won't be as much
left as there was of the Republican party
in Kansas last fall Continuing Weaver
exclaimed: 81 tell you, my friends, the
industrial people of this country cannot
afford to l'se another presidential elcc
tion. Wild applause. We must meet
the capitalists of the country in the open
field and we mu.t conquer them. If we
are kept for another five years under
their laws now in operation, we shall be
tha5aSeffcSt slaves to f5r Of rhtocrats."
~ advocated the free coinage of silver
and concluded with fratcrnal message
from Northern Alliancemen to their
Southern brethren.