New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-09
MAY REFUSE TO PAY TAXES.
PLAN OF The ALLIANCE MEN IN ALABAMA.
CHEATED AT THE POLLS THEY WILL NOT AC-
KNOWLEDGE THE GOVERNMENT OF
USURPERS
SsY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUSE.l


Montgomery, Ala, Aug s.--The political situation
in Alabama is one of great gravity. Every hour
brings something new, something startling, or
something radical But the last proposition which
il being considered by the Alliance and the FOL
lowers of Kolb is the newest that has ever been
heard in this country. The State Alliance meets
in Cullman tomorrow and fifty or seventy-hVc
Alliance men OF prominence from different parts
OF the State have been in the city to-day talking
with the Kolb leaders. They say that they Will
try TO right what they call their wrongs py
measure more far-rrGching and drastic than any
thing ever conceived. The proposition they are
discussing is to clog the wheels OF government pS
refusing to pay taxes during the term OF ohice
of Governor Jones. They hold that they won
the election fairly and squarely, and that they
have been robbed of the fruits OF their Victory.
They main tain that the officers returned as electeu
are usurpers and they will not support the nov
eminent administered by officers not entitled 10
govern prominent Alliance man and holo
leader said tonight:
81 have heard of this proposition Allahcc
men are discussing it everywhere. IL VIII De
discussed at Cullman tomorrow. III VIII NC
formally presented at the next meeting OF 'ie
Kolb State Executive Committee. II the Ailahce
and tie Kolb Committee conclude to adopt the
pronosition an address will be issued setting IL
forth and advising the people TO pay no taxes
I am opposed to the measure because THINK IL
too far-reachins | aui not in position 70 say
whether it will be adopted or not, put nope IL
will not because i believe that II 1t Is the
ueople will follow it, The Alliance numbers
e. 600 in this State, and if they refuse ~ pay
taxes. men who follow Jones will refuse 10 pay
ell the taxes, and the State Government cannot
run without money
This or some other extreme measure may oe
adopted at the Alliance meeting tomorrow
In the official count in Pike County Sa!nruaS
ten boxes were thrown out for alleged lrregu-
larities and the result was that the county, Wmch
nv the unofficial returns had gone for Mold py
500 was transferred 10 the Jones column u!
ffty-fve majority. The people OF Pike are req,
hot and TO day a meeting was held IN Troy az
which eleven Of the fifteen beats in the county
were represented This meeting decided TO can
a convention to be held in Troy next Monday 10
devise some means ito right what we CONCEIVE
10 be an outrage on the sanctity OF the pallot-
hoy in DISTINGUISHING voters, and returning as
elected men who received minority OF the
votes cast resolution passed ny the
meeting declaring that there was no longer an
iesue between men as individuals. but a move
nv the machine to crush the people, and II was
accented as such The meeting to-day suggested
Than each beat of the county select ten OF us
most conservative citizens next Saturday 20 repre-
Aent IL in the convention Monday. They are
determined, and declare that they mean ousi-
ness