The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-09
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
C.. F. BOYD. En,ro,c
COUNTY ALLIANCE.
Resolutions on the Evils of Over-Produc-
ton OF Cotton-Urgipg the Raising
OF Cereals and Stock.

The second quarterly meeting of the
Newberry County Farmers Alliance
convened N the Court House on + RI
day, April Sd, 1891. Sixty-tive dele
gales were present, representing tWen-
ty sub-Alliances.
Among the business transacted the
following resolutions were adopted:
!. That the Eewherry County Farmers ALI
ferring its membership from this Alliance to
the Lexington County Alliance.
Two-thirds Of the membership Of the
above Alliance is made up OF farmers
of Lexington County, hence the
change. This is very large and flour
ishing Alliance.
,. The following resolutions, offered
by the Rev. J. 4. Sligh, were adopted:
Whereas. The cotton crop OF the Southern
States is a most important one to the word,
and has, under most IL ivorabie and embarrass,
ing conditions and circumstances, enaD!ec
the Southern planter 10 keep soul and BODY
together and the wolf from the door, leaving
him. after many bi ter experiences and years
of toll, still comparatively poor a"d depend
ent, yet in a better condition financially than
even his more highly favored brother planter
of the rich and fertile West.
And. whereas, it seems to be only ques'
ton Of time as to how long he can even main
tain the present state OF affairs IN ms pur,
suit under existing conditions, viz: low ana
depressed prices brought about bylspecula-
ton and gn IN bling in futures, anu StflnSency
IN the money market, and a want OF conn
dence therein produced by deficiency OF
circulating medium IN actua! clrculatloi,
thus encouraging the boarding OF money ana
giving TO 1t unnatural power, and enabling
those who hold and control it an easy way OF
becoming richer and richer out OF the haru
earnings of the unfortunate producers OF
wealth.
And, whereas The cotton planter ls not In
a financial position to successfully continue
and wrestle with the evils on account OF rals-
ing cotton to the neglect OF home supplies,
being forced. year after gear, to put his cotton
on the market DIT low, and often unremunera-
tive prices, rendering himself IN sucn d
course helpless in controlling or even aFlilS
anything whatever to 40 IN regulating .ne
market prices OF tnat WNlcn ne uInISe1l pAO'
dncea.
and laZiness and want OF economy ana the
lack OF an intelligent understanding OF MS
business are made by some the excuses 1or Ill
the evils from which he suffers.
Therefore be it resolved by the NeWDcrry
County Farmers Alliances, That thus Delng
blessed by the Gcr, Of nature, who has cast
orr lots within the most wonderful and
magnificent country, girted about as IL Is ny
such natural conditions as to render u I'M
possible tor others to compete VIII US IN Ine
growing of this most important anu Va4uaoIe
crop LldL II IL Oul OplHlOiii tNNA A.'--''1
of trial and experience, thatthe cotton grower
OF the South has been and is still pursuing
most ruinous and suicidal policy TO hlmse!l,
viz: the neglect of the raising OF the cereals
and stock needed by him, and deVorng OF
nearly all his time, his energies, his lana, ms
all to this one crop, and thus placing hlmseH
at the mercy of the merchant, stock raiser,
FOOD producer, money lender and spectators
and gamblers.
Resolved, That this being matter OF the
greatest and most vital importance 10 the
cotton raisers of the South, that in our opln-
ion steps should be taken at an early day as
practicable by counties and states Ior :ne
calling and holding OF conventions by the
different cotton growing States, in which This
matter with questions growing out OF IL ana
connected with it, should be thoroughly ana
carefully considered, and that II necessary
these State conventions should proVlde or ar
range for the calling and holding OF South
ern congress or convention to consider the
same, whose action should be final.
Resolved, That in our opinion not only
members of the Farmers Alliance shall De
delegates to these conventions, Dut tnat
FARMERS who have no Alliance connexions,
being in full sympathy with. and directly IN,
terested in the movement, should DE invited
to attend and allowed full representation.
Resolved, That we fully recognize ana un.
}1.r1tand that it is now rather too late LOT
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