The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-16
ALLIANCE RALLY AT sARDIs.
Congressman Shell Speaks and Dehes His
.Positisn-Questioned by Mr.. Duncan.
1Clinton Gazettal

There was an outpouring Of the peo-
pie and an enthusiastic gathering of
the friends of the Alliance at Sardis
last Thursday. The ladies were there,
too, and a host of them at that. At IL
o'clock a. o., the Chairman, w. q.
McCrary, mounted the Standard asked
the Rev. w. A. Pitts to open the meet
ing With prayer
First speaker, Col. D. P. Duncan,
President of the State Alliance Ex-
change, made thoroughly practical
business talk, concerning Alliance de-
mands, the workings of the Alliance
Exchange, the drilling and preparing
for the Alliancemen for the conflict
that will certainly revolutionize the
governmental policy Of our country.
His was an instructive address, well
received.
Speeches were made by Capt. Jno.
M. Hudgens, President, of the Laurens
County Alliance, Auditor o. G. Thomp-
son, Representative Lee. Smith, OF
Laurens county, Representative John
Duncan, of Newberry, and Congress
man Shell. Representative Shell said:
ut was announced that needed no
introduction, which was well said. I
have always been your invited guest
on all like occasions and I always re-
spond. came to-day because I was
invited and am truly glad to be with
you. In 1890 yod elected me to Con-
gress, and since that time the SD Con-
gress has met and discharged its'work
my stewardship is already known to
you.
"Our country is at present in most
threatening condition. No time in 400
years anything like the present.
liam not here to condemn the Demo
cratic party, nor to commend it; neither
am I here to commend or to condemn
the Republican party, and the Third
party is the last party I would assaiL
Captain Shell spoke at considerable
length concerning the Alliance, the
Reform Movement, the financial issue,
etc., at the conclusion of which Mr.. S.
M. Duncan came forward and pro-
pounded the following questions to
Capt. Shell, which he answered.:
Mr.. Duncan: Do you still consider
Ben Perry Reformer and is he not
supporting Butler against Tillman, and
can you endorse him for official position
against Reformer?
Mr.. Shell: I am not Ben Perry's
keeper. I endorsed him because he was
my friend in 1880 and 1892. I have
never gone in person and asked for his
appointment.
Duncan: Have you been advising the
people to let politics alone and attend
to their farms?
Shell: No.
Duncan: Are you using your iniu-
ence in the interest, and do you intend
to actively engage in the coming CAM
paign against Butler, and have you
been advising division in the party?
Shell: Tillma2 knows where I stand,
ask him, No, have not advised q
division in the party, nor do I intend
to engage in the next campaign. I
have already stated that when my
congressional term expires I will retire
to private life and spend my few re-
naming years with my family in peace
and quietude.
Duncan: Do you expect to give your
influence to the Reform Administration
to the exclusion your personal friends
among the antis?
Shell: No, I don't. Wherever I have
a personal friend who is an anti, and I
know him to be qualified, I will endorse
him with pleasure"
NoTE.-We did intend giving a
fuller account of tie proceedings, but
on Monday, when we come to write up
and to join together our rambling notes,
the writer is very unwell, and must be
brief.