The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-29

!i>CDal uupu the office of national crop Sla-
historian, and in view Of the fact that the se;t-
son was too far advanced TO inaugurate and
SySirmatiZc the work. and in view ot the
further lac: that the State Alliance iailcd at
its last session to provide for this officer sal
ary Your president and executive commit.
Ice decided To dcCr all further action TIL thlS
meeting.
Permit me. however To urge upon your al
teutlon this work, whose importance Is great
~ emphasized l,y the mriIacing conditions oi
the cotton market this season.
Even without national crop stati>tician.
there Is no reason why such an officer IN eacn
cotton growing state might not collect ana
iabulnte Invaluable information. These III
turn might cooperate In combining and gen.
rralZing the results with great advantage To
all.
therefore recommend that this body ap::
point Il commission 10 seek cooperation and
uniformity with other Stale Alliances IN the
cotton states III the collection of statistics.
VI THE CONSTITUTION.
4 revision Of onr organic law has been
made by our State secretary and copies put
into the hands ui each delegate, presume, aS
required hy resolution Of the last meeting.
received my copy only lew days ago ana
have had little time tor careful comparison.
commend II 10 careful scrutiny BY every
member OF this body, and that ample discus
SiCu he had sn:iure adoption. some polhts III
the 0id constitution need attention: ana as
the revision Of Bro. Reid contemplated ar
r;lnmrincnt rather than introduction OF new
matter, designate the points here.
l. Question has risen In some cases as 10
The triu. roll of the Sub.Nl NllianceS. l recon-
menu that some definite time be fixed for
the revision of rolls, and UNIFORM rules ne
prescribed for dropping names oi members I'D
ARE. rs or lost sight o.
.. That the life OF q uimit caru DE ucHhlte-
ly limited; -,
>. That such change he made i'll our const-
tuition as Shall lega. .iZe the lecture system
projected by the National ieSiSiatlNe couhcii
Il
4. Thai the formation and holding OF Far
mers y Ilianccs within corporate towns: De
prohibited. TO the end that the organization
of citizens Alliances may he encouraged
and that all Such Alliances now existing the
members whereof are other than farmers, eX'
change their charters Tor charters OIL the clli'
ZrnS Alliance. ,
J. That il define the status Of female mem.
bcrS in respect to voting and representation
in higher bodies.
VII. LECTURING.
This educative agency of our Order has not
hitherto been accorded the prominence II
merits: and SO impressed am l with It's I'M
| portunce AT accord IT. Il separate treatment
| rhe demand for lecturing has been very greal
| lar greater than your president ana eNecu-
| tive committee felt authorized 10 uhueT'
| take.
Our worthy State Lecturer has done Vigo.
| rous and effective service, rs far as MS oner-
| ous and responsible duties nave PerlniIleu
| whenever and wherever the Order mas Dceli
assaiied and he has been accorded moS'
| tlatterins endorsement by the Order, which
speaks In stronger terms than any commenda
ton of mine the esteem In which he Is held
| Yet he has not been able To meet the demands
made upon him.
Will ali the limo he could give, or the Or
der could expect him 10 give, Suppleinchteu
by two days lecLuring In each conSrcSSlona
district by Bro. Terrell, the State presidents
Office has been flooded with demands for lee
turing that could not be filled. The demand
| is increasing and Bro. Terrell has been en-
gagged for series OF lectures, covering eacI
county, during the late summer and fall.
| But with the lights before me now, even
the IL proviSio onS are inadequate, 10 meet Iht
d, ruand, not to speak OF the needs or Inc or
| der. AS Il rule the real necuS OF the oruer are
| least where the demand is loudest for lectur
| ing. a.
| field constantly. TIE right man armed WIZ
such literature as might be sent out oy th'
| propaganda bureau recommended ABOVE
would not only pay ms own expenses, ,r,L 0u
| Initiation and quarterly dues alone, 70 say
| uaught Of the enlighLment and education o
the people. recommend that arrahscEleni
| be made 10 supply this demand ana uislrl
butte literature, il the bureau be delerniue1
upon.
VIII. CLEMSON COLLEGE.
This institution while not in any sense the
| result Ul AllliIcc tH lltllDu, luNlbS Sh P'S
| ircled before the advent Of the order in tht
State, has been regarded with keen lntereS
ny the order. The Alliance along WIN INC
| farmers and the people generally recognize IL
| ITS early opening The contamination or one
| The most desirable advance movements Win
| in the history OF he Stale.
| lis opening marks an epoch in the progress
oc education alons industrial lines. The IN
sliiutiun itself Is the nobiest possible monu
menl To the Intelligence. benevolcnce hnC
| patriotism OF It's projectors.
IN. TIE OUTLOOK.
Despite the wonderful results wrought Sc
| far in a.. The fields Of Alliance work directly
and indirectly In the political field, the siSh'
ur the times point to the fact that the su
preInc test is III hand along financial aid pol
| Ilical lmcS,-rNlStlnS parties apparently
| pitch their fight upon the financial field
Strange To say that party which pr"fled mos
| last year by the euucaliNe forces Ol The AN
ancc and which should by every token haY'
| least 10 lose by any cducatire force, Is mos
bitter in its anlagOniSIn, II we are 10 rely
| upun the ulteranc,s OF s,,EIe UI its leaders
| and newspaper rNpuundrrS. There Is every
evidence oi II missing OF forces before in'
| financial demands OI the order. Foes Wllnlf
and foes without nave Dtch iuarSlial.cu loT !
l-uprcuuc struggle.
/ 4, Intelligent men 1t behooves us to con
| slider all IN, conditions and bear ourselves ~
men. The past Is inspiring, the prosper
j thonsh stormy, Is inviting
The issues have been made up and fairly
ljulncd between the nionopoliSIic clement o
our populatiOn on the one hand, ana tht
| masses of the people on The other-whtthel
the masses ur The classes shall control The
| lgOvcrnmrlIt-whGLhcr the inlquilouS fnan
clal systt III del i>cd and fastened upon th:'
country by Wall and Lombard streets shnl
| stand and continue 10 ruh the people.
For every reason OF broad patriotism n:
well us OF interest to the producing classes
the Alliance must survive That struggle. The
| iarnter has inauSuruted the light aud lie vii
fl,r, I Ia. i'm "a t.I a a
| i,r virtue on his part hul simply because h,
Is IT, G bottom fi:tor in our social and politi
cal lnblic.
| He bears the tulk of the public burden be
cause he is The only true producer, and dire
Necessity, impt ndlnS disaster, rather Ihal
superior virtue, has driven him 10 activity
land To invention.
| loving liberty, are inIei cs;ed In the Strusgl,
the perpetuity of Tree institutions is hang
| ing in the seal with IL corrupt and degenerate
| p!uiOcracy. The farmers invoke the aid G
all clause, in resistance to This money lrus
that has one hand upon the throat of thu
90, crnmeul and the other in the pockets o
the people. And they are coming IN response
| to our call, brethren. a number OF ktrUnl
men OF other CLASSES have already come Il
uS--number> vi Others areGn the way-cOun:
less numbers more would come but f'r The
| fear of loss in Il business way. Said young
business man 10 me IN rrpFy To my urgency
HAT he and others organize Il Citizens ALI
ancc for The purpOscoi discussing these prob
| lens in Il non-partisan way: we cannot ai
| ( Ird it,. We are worse hUuhd up than many
| ut you farmers are-;lnd for us TO enter Sucl
an organization would bIi.g swift execution
| through the sheriff" Aud This iS true: the
honest local merchant H. our natural ally
| but he has been drgI;uIcl into II mere collect
Ing agent for The money irU$i. lhcIe arc
| thousands OF them who are ready IL grasp
our proilerrd hands ~ tii> fight, but fUi
dread OF financial distress.
| But they will come to uS.
| y little more education, Il little more OPP
preston OF The money tIuSI, aud their man.
| hood will assert itself. ! said 10 this young
| man: "llO ny the farmers have uUnC--uciN