The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-08
CAN'T HITS BACK.
He REFUSES TO BE TURNED OUT OF
THE ALLIANCE.


tee Recommended His F1pulsion feom
the Order-Savs lie Is k-sdy 10 Prove
discharges Against Doncau.
SrAETANBUEG. S. G., Aug. 1.-THE
article printed below, written by Edi
tor CAN'T, Of the Piedmont Headlight
on his expulsion by the State Alliance
from that Order, was published In this
weeks issue of the Headlight. Here is
the article:
The editor of the Piedmont Head
light was the first journalist in Geor
gia to espouse the Alliance demands.
He has also the distinction Of publish.
ing the only daily paper in America
that supported Alliance principles.
And 1t was on account of this defense
we lost our position as managing edi'
tor of the Athens Banner. The direc'
tors Of the paper came to Us and stated
that unless we stopped advocating the
Alliance, that our resignation as editor
would be asked for. We told those d.
rectors that these principles were right
and just, and We intended to stand By
them If it made us pauper. We were
displaced and another party given our
job. Afterwards we were elected edi'
tor OF the Georgia Alliance organ,
which position we held until our health
gave way, when the State Alliance
passed highly complimentary resolu-
tioLs of thanks to US. We have never
made one dollar out of the Alliance but
on the other hand have sacrificed half
of what We had accumulated by bat
ting for the farmers.
The above are facts and every state
ment can be substantiated by leading
in Georgia, who will tell
you how hard, deVotedly and unselish-
ly we have labored for their movement.
We came to South Carolina because
the Alliance in Georgia had decided to
go into the Populist party, and we
knew it meant destruction to their
We had the confidence Of
the members and would Aot fight them
but. at the same time we determined
not to aid in any effort that we knew
must result in their injury. When we
took charge Of the Columbia Register,
we found this same Third party senti.
ment in South Carolina, but did all IN
our power to suppress it, and succeed
ed. AS a result in our sister State of
& eorgia, the Alliance lost all 1t had
gained, and the order three fourths or
more of its members; while in South
Carolina the farmers are 10 the saddle,
they have made the Ocala platform the
platform of their State, and control
every office from United States Senator
to coroner.
We are not working for either gain
or applause but shall heW square to
the line, fearlessly and unfinchingly
stand by our principles and convictions
and place our trust in the people. Aud
another thing: We do not propose to
keep back any information from the
people that we may possess, for they
are intelligent and patriotic, and have
q right to be Informed on all public
matters.
Ga tt. line, some months ago. 1t be-
came our duty to expose the manage
ment of the State Alliance Exchange.
We stated nothing but facts, and can
prove before any unablased and disin-
serested committee, every charge we
have made against the management OF
Darcy p. Duncan.
l. We charged Mr.. Duncan with try
iUg to make his brethren in Spartah-
burg county pay the Exchange 1.8O
per ton more for guano than an agent
for the same company was selling the
same brand of goods for, and that our
county trade agent, Mr.. Burtor, had
to write Duncan several letters before
be could get any satisfaction from him.
This charge we can substantlate by
Mr.. Burton himself, aud by any mum.
Der OF Alliancemen. Now, we contend
hat there is something radically wrong
with the management of the State Ex-
change when AIlianeemen must use
outside competition to force their
manager into reducing prices.
2. We charge that Manager Duncan
stated on the stand at Spsrtanburg that
be paid $3.50 for a sewing machine
hat sells for Sl8 25. We had stand
ng offer in the Headlight to sell the
IDENTICAL machine, to any farmer, at
only S14; we also proposed to Mr.. Dun
,an at Inman to ship him one of these
and let 1t be compared with
,he machine he says cost him Sl7.5O,
and if q committee did not say that
hey were identically the same ma.
chimes, then we would present the one
ne ordered to the Exchange. So Man.
ager Duncan either misstated facts or
ne is not competent man to conduct
he business for Jour farmers, when a
weekly newspaper can purchase sew
ng machine at So so less than the State
that receives them by the
;ar load.
3. We publish a letter written by
Manager Duncan to an Alliance brother
1t Boiling Springs, in this county, 80.
letting from him letter endorsing the
Exchange, for publication 10 the Cot
on Plant. But so far from this ALI
.rceman giving the endorsements asked
ne states to US that be ordered some
lour and molasses through the Ex-
change. and the flour cost him 81 cents
Der barrel more than merchants sold
he same brand for. while the molasSas
vas billed ten cents a gallon over the
market price. We can give the name
If this brother if desired, ard he Is the
agent for his lodge.
4. We charge that Manager Duncan
q direct violation of plain statute of
he State of South Carolina. has been
lsing his railroad passes to travel over
south Carolina in his private interest
ana conduct his political campaign.
Now can the Alliance afford to con.
lone or endorse such a plain and
shameless violation of our laws in one
If is highest officials? We say not.
) We are prepared to prove that
Manager Duocan has been buying
goods for Alliancemen from retail mer-
:hants in Cnlumbia-ircluding Lorick
i Lowrance. Governor Tillman'S BIT
,erest enemies-and that charging his
brothers higher price for these goods
han the same merchants sold TO farm
ers for.
Now, these are the only charges we
nave made against Mr.. Duncan as busi-
ness Manager of the State Exchange,
}r with which the Alliance has to deal.
We have charged him with political
1isloyaltv against the Reform move
naDt and 1Iejno hjS mowers aS chair