The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-04

at this point must result in division of
Reform strength-precisely the thing
most desired by the opposition. They
have hopefully looked for South Carolina
TO step into that snare, but so far have
looked in vain. Whether they srull
continue to 10 ,k in vain is with the order
itself to determine.
The speaker cailcL attention to the
work of the Cotton Plant for the order.
and bespoke for the organ continued en-
dorsement and support.
He touc he'd upon the action of tie
Pinkertons at Homestead, and said: If
the Plnkert"ns or any other set of mel
can slip 300 thugs from New York to
Pennsylv mia, for the purpose Of forcing
! into submission laborunlon men who dc. .
c!ned to accept change in the scale OF
| wages, why can they not ship a few
thousand into ,uth Carolina TO subduc
The Knights OF Labor, or The railroad
mems association, or the street car
drivers association in our cities, or for
that matter the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, if for any reason these
| ORGANIZATIONS become offensive TO RIM
with money enuu IN to tempt these Hes
| slams upon IL? Certainly there are not
lacking those who would glad v see
| either OF these orglniz uions Gc sLroycd.
In this connection 1t may not bt out
OF place to refer to another scarcely less
mcnaclny phase of the tight bet ecn
monopoly and the masses. Repeated
| illustrations nave been furnished within
the last lew months of disposition on
the part of the corporations TO coutrol
The votes OF their employees by threats of
| discharge and consequent loss of sup
pert Tor family. There is abundant rca-
son to believe that Il settled policy has
been agreed upon between railroads and
other corporations, and that policy in-
cludcs the prompt discharge Of any en-.
| ploVe who speaks for or votes the Re-
form ticket. Such an exercise oi power
10 suppress freedom ofspeech and action
must arouse every instinct Of manhood
and lnduce conditions dan 1crous not
only to lib; rtY, but to the very existence
OF those corporations. The enlightened
sense ot every patriOt must revolt at
such dastardly means of cOmpulslun.
| These corporations are reminded that
Ihey h0ld ihelr property rights by con-
sent OF the people whom they thus dc
grade and oppress. They wouldd) we'll
to beware. lest fires smoulderins in the
outraged breast nf many an employe
some day burst forth aud consume the
temple OF luxury erected by robbery OF
the people in their labor and in their
right.
DR.. Stokes d~elt ltupon the fnancit,
and Industrial depression, the great los
sustained last year bY the farmers aut
tho honesty with which they met thei
obligation. The farmer does not sufle
alone, however. There Is not produc
tive industry Unprotected By legal euac
men;s that is prosperous today. Lum
berlng, naval stores, canniny-every
thing Is depressed to The last degree.
lsllttle comfort to the mechanic and The
lab0rer to know that the dollar will bu,
twice as much as ever before when he
finds II impossible TO GET hole. Of onl,
half as many dollars. There are thous.
ands in our cite, and towns who nre
hav ng this lession of prac ca, finance
burned INTO their consciousness as with
q hot IRON.
At the last State meeting [ recon-
needed certain changes in our c:.nstitu-
| tl0n. Some OF those recommendations
were adoptcd-nOtably the lecture svs-
tenn. My own observation of that sys-
tlDl, during year OF ts operation, i'm
presses me that 1t has not fully met the
cNpcctaiiOns OF It's trainers. In some
sections 1t has been eInlneullv success
| tuI; but IN the main, its tangible benefits
| nave not been up to expectations. There
IS unGues TONED need of lccLurino, and |
trust you will make such provision for
1t as VIII meet The necessities of the
case.
This organization in our State has re-
Gently heid It's annual meeting, and
from +, ports in the pare, il is in good
PARTISAN action, an Is faIl hlully tdu,
eating its members upon the demands
or the order. Its |, aderS have expressed
di sire TO establish trading relations
with our State Exchange. cOm'Lend
| tins wish to the favorable cOnSiucra-
tlon Ut the Exchange DIRECTORY. In
conclusion, President Stokes S I'd he
had Sirlven to do the best for the order
Whatever mistakes were made were
mistakes Of judgment. He challenged a
| comparison with the condition Of the
order in South Carolina with that of
the order In any other States.
Atthe conclusion Of Dr. Stokes adj
dress the alliance, after tranSactiDg
| loulile business aOJOufnGQ TO today,
when the election OF officers was gone
into with the following result:
Presidential. j.. Donaldson.
Vice cc-l'resident-W. ID. Evans
Secretary-J. W. Reid
Treasurer-F. II. Taylor.
Chaplain-Rev. James Douglass.
SCeward-E. B. Taylor.
| Doorkeeper-J. w. Kennedy.
Assistant doorkeeper-A. Il. Walker.
Sergeant at-arms-.J. T.. ,Jarnekan.
Lecturer and organiZcr-John Il. JEFF
fries.
Executive ecOmmittee-T. II. Mitchell,
:. l.. ID. Lancaster, and Il. Il. Walters.
Judiciary cOmmittee-W. n. Elder,
ID Is. N orris, and j. l.. keitt.
The Alliance then, after passing res
olutions on the death of Polk and
Sfackhouse, adjourned sine die.
An UnprOvoked Murder.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. july - "A
special from Jennings, village in
Hamilton County, to the Times Union
says: Late this afternoon Edwin Hen
dry, who lives near this town, went to
the house of his brother. in law, Allen