The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-03-19
s. OF THE ALLIANCE.
=, KYLE AND SIMPSON SPEAK
m WASHINGTON.

tarm0rs-VlSorous Talk on ,h, |
of their Party and Al bout Old Par
~.HNGTON, March GA great
50 turned out here last night TO
>nators-elect Pctrcr aud Kyle and
SentatlVe-elect Jerry Simpson adj
- ne Citizens Alliance in Grand
Hall. PETER and Kyle surprised
>! rody by displaying more than
'ry oratorical ability, and Mr..
y IN created great enthusiasm by
gorous eloqucnce, that was at-
e, although unconventional.
~ , Defler was seen TO I've Il man of
: II build, 4 little above medium
& slightly STOPPING in the should
'!th long, sharp nose, and long
II OF a rich dark brown. rnlling
u to the lower buttons Of his waist
ii nd pair of keen bluo eyes, rath.
G. &e togcthcr-a man Of mild, min
l":'2l bearing and placid, gentle
Ii = 2nance.
>c:,ator-elect Kyle is Il six-root blonde
Il lletlc build. lie is Il man Of plain
@.i'-rance; a man Of the people, whose
'u5 have been used to toll. He does
-, )ok to be more than 81 years Old
IS air and muStachG are not quite
/, ut nearly SO. His complexion is
"i"pdly blonde and q set uG very
'Hli" teeth are frequently exposed hy
alnt smile. Ills large hlue eyes are
>nr; Ssive of little carncstnrss or
.'uiaDility. but the lines in his face are
"uI% and his dress and whole bearing
"nICatc simplicity ami fIcvdDm
.i'n' atfectati0n or vanity.
Mr.. Jerry Simpson is distinctly the
Of - Il IlI MI it,r r.,,
'rkI'sS citizen usually described for
~,nl'Son. lie is Il man Of average size,
ilih dark hair and Stubby mllSLachr.
1t i'G otherwise smooth Siaycn. His
j'!r" Is ErOnXcn, Wr1thCr-hUH,pn and
strongly marked with heavy lines.
l'', eyes have Il peculiar brightness ard
iNHt up with IN "intcllcctuul fine"
Wl".n he talks. n twinkle thHt comes;
lnt" them at times, and smile ti.&i is
!uNl visible at the corners Of his mouth. |
II" lrate keen sense Of hMmCr and. - |
nc same time, Il degree ot %rlt-cnnii- |
HtU"r. His suit Was Il sort of gray |
+"uuS OF "hand me -dOWn" cut. IilS
shoes were heavy, with square toes. ;l;lI |
i"r"H with leather strings. His m"rh-
""%r was plain standing Collar,
iul'!rd down ut the corners and ori;t-
lm";.tpd with Il black "ahrr>,t ring" rlr,
;'d he might II" regarded Il Hrvii,"ity
figure, hliL not by any
nlCtUS uncGuth.
Mr.. PETER Grplorcd the po,r r,HIi-
I !n'. Of the farmers, who had nr.,OU!"
!'N"rrr while the country ha,l hrcuIn..
'""rr. He r;Gicut'd the Rvpub.ir.n
II, ,ivncc Of reducing the tAIiH tuNc*.
lmd said that the MCKINLEY tu W"uid
IT inG about the impurtutlnu ul + Nrrirn
iah'" On silver nc WAS Il tr"r-cu,nJa.r
~ 'l..\.t -
,.""u qualities WAS honesty Tnr:r
was not the difference f the tETll!i,M
ii Il hand on the money Trrhlr,u h,'-
W"cn the leaders Of the two uiN
PARTIES.
"What would You thinl;." he sad. "Ir
Grover Cleveland should unite the De-
m"cratic and the R"puhlran parties |
east of the Allegheny Mounl@inS, and |
/" tMelr candidate against th united |
South and West? This is Mnt inprul- |
able. We leave our friends in the East
tn take care OF themselves. They can
40 so only by getting together. th"r"
ia going to be Il great storm and oar
friends must hustle t" get oUl ot the
rain.
lie cited the policy of the treasury III
going to the relief Of Wall street l;t;t
!llnmcr as an evidence of class tnVur-
itiSin OF which the farmers cNlNpl;il,"i.
|! that was right, he said, it wa IjEi.'
for the Government to rOnIrtO G.,. So
lief of the farmers cf the West.
lie drew word painting OF thr GW.:-
"ntS and sod hutS, at the doors Of which
WIlncn stood in tears Watching irr the
OtirrrS coming to sell them out. lie
said they were not rcpudiutOrS. What
th'E wanted was money enough in cir
cU!ntion SO that they could get i, for
III" products Of their labor. lie huu
naI>"d farmers in Kansas what int,r
Ih'y paid on Short-timc loans, "nd they
rrr'!ed from IS to - per cent. TMr
result Of their laDOrS on farm products
49, not over y Or percent.
lie advocated the Government of TIE
people running railroads for public
transportation at low rates, TO cover
Expenses, but not for pTulit \ n,W W
''rN rrnment railroad shoWlu lac built
from North Dakota to the Guar. In
%(HAt twenty-five years. lie predicted,
hr,o would be no such thing rs inter
I st IN money.
nator-clcct Kyle considered the
4,!t'. Of money the trouble in South
n".ota and the West. He said th;H
ne Alliance movement grew OWt OF the
t,l&. intent in the South and West on
.C.:Nnt Of economic conditions. More
..' ey was needed to carry on the trade !
+ ne country. The high tariff WAS
II enough, but the scarcity Of ln0n"y
20 worse. They wanted money, Hltd |
" not care what sort. SILVER money |
''", rs good as gold, and go.d WAS no
r''"r than paper.
rry Simpson proves 10 be Il keen oy-
.''' full OF aneCdOtc and spirit? The |
j 'ance, he said, was a developments. |
{ AS the result Of the awakening ~
4. 'armcr to the fact that ne was not |
.''' ng his share Of advantages. The !
= abllcan party, he said, WAS dead. |
! re would hc two grrta parties III the
a. 're--the Democratic and the Al,i- |
De-. The Conservatives would got |
:" 'ther in the Democratic party. and |
J. of both parties or Of no party |
~ were radical and advanced Wuii!h
'r n the Alliance. The South and
N">t had joined hands.
me Republicans, he said, had lived !
On sectional hate tor q long time; the
IA Y was no longer the party Of grand
II $. AT the last election The Rrpuh-
C. rs had tried to save themselves in
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