The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-30

Alliance. why tne prime OuDecC ol
the Alliance is to educate the people
IN politics and business. At one time
nearly two-thirds of the farmers be-
longed to the Alliance. They joined,
not knowing what was to he done, and
many of them dropped out.
The work the Alliance entered into
is permanent work. The education
of the people in politics and business
is a lifetime work. Our brainy men
are ignoring the suffering of the peo.
pie and building up their own fortune.
The one thing that brought him into
this fight was not the suffering Of our
own people in South Carolina-while
our condition is appslling-but when
you get out Of this beautiful Southland
and look into the Northern cities and
see the thousands of people without
work, and view the condition of the
Western farmers, it made his beart
bleed. And we are fast approaching
the condition of these people. The re-
lief from these conditions was the work
of the Alliance. The farmers were the
great conservatOrs.
End. As to politics in the Alliance.
Tie Alliance was in politics and be
never denied it. 1t was not partisan
politics, but politics to get the de-
lnands enacted into law. He wanted
to make personal explanation, some
thing he did not often do. He said:
There are lot Of papers whose busi-
ncss it il to keep the people in igno-
rance. They call ME q Populist, a
Third Party man. When l entered
the Alliance / CAME to the conclusion
that the demands of the Alliance were
what the people needed, and l made a
VOW that rs long as lived I should
only know those demands and when
could l would cast my vote for them.
l know no party-no man. II there
10 an independent in politics am one.
My fa:ure shall be guided by adher-
enca to those principles and will
never vote for sny man who will not
carry out those principles. These are
my principles and believe they are
true. You may call me what you
please. Party and party demagogues
have about ruined this country"
He said there were two classes Of
people who began at the beginning of
civil government, the men who own
the money and the men who didn't.
The one class never go to the polls.
They do their work after you elect
your men to Congress; not by direct
bribery, but by influence. He then
cited some bills that had been offered
for the interest Of the masses, but by
this potent influence" suddenly
dropped out of sight.
We have got to take politics as our
business. 1t was as much the farmers
business to study politics as TO stand
between the plow handles. We owe
as much to our fellow-rnan rs to our
selves.
He felt much disturbed about the
sale of the present Gotten crop. The
crop is coming on the market and |
fear there is going to be no money to
move it. At Orangeburg the other
market quotations showed it Was worth
over cents, because there was no
money to pay for it. Bankers in Co.
lumbia, Charleston and Augusta had
told him they feared there would he
40 money available with which to
move the crop. He had asked the
county presidents to see the banks OF
their respective counties and see what
could be done, and he hoped they
would attend to it at once. AS long as
we wait for the present Congress TO do
anything we would wait in vain.
Some people were talking about a
stay law, but that always scared him.
But in this country, where everybody
owes everybody else, We could pass one
and ssy to Wall Street, you can keep
your money; we will not let you COL
lect debt for one or two years.
The sub-treasury was called wild
cat scheme. Senator Butler has intro
duced his State bank scheme. That
won't last two months. Senator Cor
don has q brilliant scheme. He pro-
poses to let the banks run for three
months. Senator VOORHEES, wants to
let the national banks issue up to the
full value Of their bonds. Our scheme
puts the currency in the hands Of the
people direct. They want to put it in
the hands of the bankers and those
who own the bonds.
He did not discuss the free coinage
of silver, but said even if We had it, it
would not amount to a drop III the
bucket.
Mr.. Bowden then took up the Ex-
change and showed the advantage of
patronizing it.
SOME LESSER LIGHTS.
Mr.. John T. Duncan and DR.. G. T.
Wyche made speeches after Mr.. Bow
den had concluded. Mr.. Duncan
talked about the Alliance and money
and the financial schemes, and mis-
represented at least one of the New
berry papers. Mr.. Sigh says he made
a good speech, and we suppose he did.
Just as be got through q friend came
along who said he had some water
melons, and the reporter went of to
enjoy some of this fruit and did not
hear DR.. Wycbe, but "he made q few
remarks" for about half or three quar-
ters Of an hour.
Mr.. Sigh then announced that the
meeting was adjourned, and every
body was still in good humor. This
editor is always glad to meet and re-
new old acquaintances in this section,
even If we do not always agree Oh pub
lie questions. We try never to let it
interfere with our personal relations,
and be is glad that Doth himself and
The Herald and News have many
friends there, despite the efforts Of cer-
tain politicians to the contrary.
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