The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-21
TALK ABOUT COL TALBERT.
A DAMAGING RUMoR CIRCULATING IN
WASHINGTON.


lie IS Said to have Written a Compromis-
Ing Letter to President Polk. of Third
Party Fame---what Col. Talber. Says
AboutIt,
WASHINGTON, April 8.-Therc is a
rumor floating around in the South Car.
ollnn colony which, if sustained, may
cause Col. w. j. Talbert considerable
trouble in reaching the goal of his politi-
Cal ambltlon-a seat in Congress from
the I'd district. Several days ago |
learned from a well.known South Caro-
llnlan that Col. Taldert some time since
wrote letter to Col. l.. l.. Polk, presi-
dent of tho National Farmers Alliance.
III which he declared in favor of the
Third Party. 1t is also stated that Col.
TalGcrt made rank Third Party speech
at Ocala.
The News and Courier corespon dent
at Columbia write As follows concern ming
tho above ftom that city: There are not
few politicians here who are of the
opinion that in the event OF the nomna.
ton OF Cleveland or any other Democrat
opposed to the Alliance platform. at the
National Convention, there will be
Third Party in South Carolina. For some
reason it fs supposed that ". Jasper
Ialbelt Is going to be one of the leaders
OF such movement. A telegram was
received here stating that Col. Talbert
had written letter to President Polk, in
Washington, endorsing the Third Party
movement.
called on Col. Talbert this morning
at his residence to ascertain what, if
any, truth there was in the rumor of his
Third Party declarations. He was quite
pleasant and ailable and said that he did
not exactly understand the significance
OF The rumor, but called attention to the
interview with him published about a
Year ago, in which ho took position in
the middle of the political road and
which he declares he has never change d -.
VI have written no letter TO Col Polk,
or any one elsc," he said, "advocating
the Third Party. Everything l have
either said or written has been on the
line OF my original stand, and Identical
with the policy had when wrote my
last letter to The News and Courier.
"Within the last two weeks 1 have
made fully six speeches in which | re-
lterated that South Carolina wanted no
Third Party, because we do not need it.
That third parties do not live long in
South Carolina, and that I judge from
the short life OF tho movement OF the
same kind about Two years ago. NV
position ls that We are making our fikhc !
As Alliance men in the Democratic
ranks, through the Democratic primaries
auu at the Democratic elections as
democrats, supp 'rtlny such men as
stand on the Ocala platform. This is
what L said to you in Orangeburg, and |
also then stated to you that there were
not enough newspapers in the State to
make me change my position. Col.
Peck or anybody else is at perfect liber.
Ly to publish any letter I've ever writ
len so far as Pm concerned.
Remember. have ylways contended
that there is sharp distinction be-
tween the National and State politics
i'll South Carolina. While L consider
our State Government is in good
shape and is not suffering from
mismanayemont, J. attribute the
present depressed condition OF
our pco pie TO the faulty national Anan-
cial legiSlatlon. The Alliance people
have formulated demand after demand
which have besn respectfully sent to the
LEGISLATORS in Washington. Now the
relief asked Tor is surely needed and
must be had, and if there is no chance
on the face Of the earth TO get this relief
rom existing parties when that point is
reached nnd the people find that relief
cannot be had, then in will be time
enonsh to look about :or the people, 3
party or any other party that will gave
It. If this reliet cannot be had in any
other way than by wiping out of exist
ence both OF the nther old pa: ties, why
| then the inevitable must come. The
relief must be had.
Il shall claim, as have previously
stated, that tn, Alliance demands and
| its principles are founded on Jetfersonian
Democracy, and expect to advocate
them as long as there is life in me. I
| believe them 10 be right and lust and
proper. Our condition has come from
oppressive national financial legislation.
| Agriculture stands at the bottom of all
the other industries in this depre ssion.
No argument need be longer adduced to
convince the people OF this fact. Our
surroundings proclaim that the time has
arrived for the great West, the great
South and the Northwest to link their
hands and hearts together and march to
the ballot-boN and take possession of
the Government, restore it to the princ-
pies of our fathers and run it in the in
terest OF the people. This our national
organization has been cndeavoring to
DO, composed as il ia of both Democrats
and Republicans. AS proof of this
two years ago we presented our de-
mandS to COngIcs They were sup-
po. ted by the petitions Of half.million
farmers, and nothing " as done. No at
tcnL,on was paid to the demands by the
lawmakers, and one year ago they were
presented again, and what was the an
swcr to their appeals? Go home, work
harder, live closer snd stay out Of poll
tics, and all will be WE'LL" Only three
months ago we again knocked at the
door of the present Congress-, and what
has been the answer? After four
months Oi discussion about the Door
negro and the wild Indian they have
passed resolution of sincere sym-
pathy' for the poor white man. That's