The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-07

other candidates for the Presidency.do
so, except Weaver? Three of our dele
gates to Chicago voted for Hill. Has
be ever given the remotest intimation
that he favored the Ocala platform? If
not, why not arraign Governor Till
man, Senator Irby and B. F. Perry for
voting for man so cat variance with
Alliance demands" Thirteen of our
delegates to Chicago voted for Boise.
Have you ever heard that be favored
single plank in the Ocana platform?
If not, why have you not cited these
thirteen men to trial for not supporting
the candidate who was in accord with
the Ocala demands, namely, Weaver?
If you think the words of the ritual
which have quoted are of no force or
effect, and that the Alliance binds
men's consciences, why don't you come
out squarely and say so and admit
that you think the Alliance ought
no longer stand as the only pure and
unadulterated farmers organization for
their distinctive protection and benefit
become political party-a free om-
nibus scs the transportation of dema-
s,5sues and political dead beats into
office? -.-
In your effort to play upon the sup
posed prejudices and credulity Of the
people you lay great stress on certain
instructions of the May Convention
and would make believe that every
body knew just how every delegate
would act and vote when they got to
Chicago. 1t was found, however, that
the delegation worked and voted for
three different candidates and yet I, :
who was not delegate and could not
vote, and was not Instructed in any
way, you would hold up tc the public
gaze, and have the people believe was
the only man who violated trusts and
deceived the people. "
With such facts before them, it is
supposed that the Alliance or the 'peo-
pie will fail te see the organized politi-
cal persecution that is now being di-
rected against me?
T have, from the beginning, believed
that Mr.. Cleveland stood nearer to our
views than any other Democratic can
didate mentioned for the Presidency,
and gave the reasons for that belief
to the public as early as 1891, copy of
which I enclose and trust that you,
having so severely criticised me, will
republish as a matter of justice. I
have no apology to make to you or to
anybody else for my course in politics
or in the Alliance, but when the Farm
ers' Alliance is lugged in and its prin-
ciples invaded and perverted for politi-
cal purposes l feel that I would be
recreant to the trusts reposed in me as
its head if I faiied-~te~ defend those
principles. I have tried wherever I
have gone in the State to impress the
Alliance men with the fundamental
doctrine of the Alliance, that it is nom
partisan in politics and that its MEM
bership is entirely free, so far as the
Alliance is concerned, in political or
religious views. I have great respect for
my brethren who have honest convic-
tions and the courage of those convic-
tions in politics, whether they agree
with my views or not, but cannot say
as much for those who denounce Alli-
ance men as holding "with those Wall
street gold kings' when they them
selves boast of voting the same party
ticket. If you ask who is meant, l re-
ply, "thou art the man." You de-
nounce Alliance men who believe in
the Peoples party, which opposes
"those Wall street gold kings" and
then with another flop Of your political
wings you warn with long crow the
Alliance men against me for supporting
the nominee of the Democratic party,
whom you boast Of having supported
as a party man. You even sought for
AID delighted in the privilege of bear
ing upon your own person the electoral
vote of South Carolina to Washington
to be counted for man "whose sue
cess" you say "means utter reputation
of our demands"
Is this not fair specimen of what
you call "idiotic inconsistencyw Me-
thuselah was the oldest man and Moses
the meekest man, therefore David slew
Goliath, is about the style of logic that
you employ when dealing with the
subject Of the Alliance and its relation
to politics.
Allow me to suggest that there is
quite enough intelligence in the Alli-
ance to meet the demands laid upon it
by recent events in its own way and at
the proper time. Yours truly,
NJ. i. DONALDSON,
GREENNILLE, S. c., May II, 1893.
Old Glory on the DEVILS Tower.