The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-08
What An Iowa Editor Says.
Shaponf1noh Tnuo Snntinpl


The Sentinel has stated repeatedly that we
| believe in the Alliance principles in the main
as taught by the Iowa Alliance, of which
Bingham Alliance No. 1s20 Is "a part. In ac-
cordance nth the teachings Of the leaders III
! the A IIiance we have recommended to the re:
publican members OF the Alliance 10 attend
! the caucuses and conventions OF the repuD-
! llcan party and TO use their influence IN the
didateS favorable TO their interests, and nave
recommended TO democratic members OF the
Alliance to use their influence In a similar
manner upon the democratic party.
Saturday evening, June ~, InSt alter the re-
publican caucuSes had been held in the va
rlous townships of the county, bingham Al
| lance passed 4 set of resolutions for publlca-
tlon stating that It's membership was COM
posed Of twice as many republicans as demo.
Gratis and that they viewed with Suspicion
certain candidates proposed.
Now, of course, these gentlemen who pass
ed those resolutions know whether they are
republicans or not. We shall not question
republicans they failed in their duty in not
attending the republican caucuses three
hours before and as Alliance men they lail-
ed in their duty in not making lheir ,loG i,nau,
that but one member OF the Alliance attenG-
ed the caucus i'll Morton township, inousn
held in the very school house Whert ..e Nc, ieS
Oluiion was passed Il few hours later. Men
who lake rs much interest in politlcS us INC
members OF Bingham Alliance ana VINO ,in
claim TO be republicans ought 70 attenu t,ie
shall know them" Is as true to-day as OF OLD.
The republican party in this county ana IN
the State has invited these Alliance rePunil'
cans to come into the councls OF thG rarl9
and tell who and what they want anu nave
promised iu grant them almost nytnlnS con.
Sistent with republicanism. The party draws
the line upon these who perSistcntly ana re-
pcateIly vote against and work against the
party. Such men are not repuollcans, no
matte what they claim, ana they nave no
right to dictate to or TO ask laVors %, tie Ie,
publican party. There are conservative men
in the Bingham Alliance and theic are eN,
trcmiStS, republicans, democrats ana thlru
party men. There are REAL repubncanS
and others who claim to be repu licans and at
the same time oppose candidates anu inc
platform Of the party and vote against H.
This Is not the best way, III our opinion, 10
secure reforms. The way TO do Is TO attend
help shap the policy OF the party and nomi.
nate its delegates and candidates. In inc
agricultural state like this the Alliance re-
publcans can secure anything they want
that Is in harmony with republicaniSln. by
votin, the democratic ticket they will defeat
the republican party by voting the thlrd
party ticket they will make success uncer-
tain; by working with the republicans they
can help make the platform, can name the
candidates for state officers and for the legls-
lativc officers in four-tiithS of the counties.
The Alliance republicans in most places IN
the State are doing this and we regret that
the 1.-TWO 10 one republi cans" In the bingham
Alliance did not turn out to the republican
caucus In their own lodge room. Had they
done SO their resolutions woul Id have had q
better influence. We do not by this article
mean to criticiSe the delegates chosen from
Morton township to the county convention.
They were good men, but 1t would be more
effective for men to show their republican
ism 10y attending the caucus than by rcso-
luton Immediately after caucus in which
they took no part.