Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-04-09

In Wednesdays issne. and also in to-
days issue. there appears u call from the
president of the Oktibbeha County Alli-
ancc fer a mass meeting of voters on April
9Th ito consider the measure adopted at
the st. Louis conference and TO elect del
cgatcs to the Congressional convention"
Many of our readers are not familiar with
the st. Louis conference, aud us this call
has been issued it may he well for them to
know something about the complexion of
this organization.
1.-The report Of the credeniial committee
showd that there $50 delegates from tdc
Farmers Alliance. 40 from the Farmers
Alliance Mutual Benefit Association, 81
from tn Knights of Labor. 81 from the Ma
tional Citizens Alliance, 70 from the Pat
rons of Industry. and % from the Patrons
of I~lusbandry.'
A negro from Virginia named Warwick
was nominated as assistant secretary of the
conference.
Gilmore, (whitc) the assistant State lee
turer Of the Farmers Alliance of Georgia.
arose and said. "Mr. President, move to
make the brothers (meaning the negro
Warwick election unanimous. We can
stand him down in Georgia.
To this Mr.. Adlms, president of the Al
ALBANIA Alliance, arose and said: "Mr.
President, Alabama won't consent to its be-
ing made unanimous ut which cries of
''sit down." "shame" and Kisses of deris.
ion filled the hall. The motion vas put,
and Warwick, the negro, was elected, the
Alabamian's loud mo being the only one
heard in the meeting.
One of the leading speakers, I~gnNtius
ponelly, assorted from the stand that the
new movement third party would blot
out Mason a. D;canon's line and forever
wipe out the color line, and the whole mob
shouted and clapped their hands in ecta-
:ies of delight at the prospect of the new
order Of things. And then a regular love
feast was held on The stage. Some shook
hands with each other while Others were
laughing in IN abandon OF JOY, and some
were shedding tears as they embraced,
while the old sinners words "wipe out the
color line 'blot ont Mason & DiXon's line"
Coated out above the general hubbub. At
this juncture Il negro named L. b. Cayil,
from Virginia was seized and amid great
yelling q Northern white man ana II South.
erner were wrapped togetherin a large Uni
States flag with the negro, and there they
stood together on the rostrum with the
Stars and Stripes twined about them.
Let Us connect I~gnatius Donnelly's re-
marks about wiping out the color line with
the scene here pedictc1. What docs it
mean? 1t means that it is another effort to
force r'egTo rquaTity upon tue south; du ell
fort TO cOnsnmmate the Infamous plans at.
tempted in resurrection days when Federal
bayorets failed to make Us recognize the
negro as our equal and now another effort
is being made to accomplish it through 20.
litica) chicanery.
With all these facts before us, why should
we. the white people, wish to ''consider the
measures adopted at the St. Louis confer.
ence."
President Sharp Of the Alliance no doubt
calls tbs meeting in good faith, not view
ing i, in true light; but no doubt honestly
believing in said measures would be found
the Balm in Gilead foi an oppressed and
poverty stricken people.
The last reason stated for calling this
meeting Ito elect delegates to the Congress.
sional conventi0n) is out of order, as the
Democratic Executive Committee is the
only authorized body to call ouch meeting
for such purpose; that is if President Sharp
means the Democratic Congressional con-
v%ention; and as he Slams to be n good Dem.
ocrdt, the TIMES infers he does.
-Starkyille Times.