The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-21
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
1T WILL BE KEPT OUT OF POLITICS
MIXTURE.

, Meeting OF the Ma i,ba!. ALI snce at To
reks-Tha Co ten of tho Ofder l.
Saush Caro- ina.
COLUMBIA, 5. C., Feb 14.-Col. D. p
Duncan, ths secretary of the Nationa
Farmers Alliance, has just returned
from the annual meeting of that body
ct Topeka, Kan, and he gives much in
formation about the nesting and the
general condition of the order,as shoWr
by the reports presented from the diff
ferent States.
The most interesting feature of the
information afforded by this officer
yesterday was the announcement Of
the exact strength of the Alliance ir
this STATE, as shown by the official re-
port. The Alliance has all along been
considered an important factor in
South Carolina politics, and it will sur.
prise a great many to know that the
president of the State Alliance report
ed that there were 1900 members of
the order in this State who had kept
their dues paid up to date. He further
reported that the entire membership
of tie order in this State, as shown by
the rolls, was $4,000.
| Col. Duncan says that twenty four
States in the Union were represented
at the national gathering by thirty-fve
delegates. and several States sent in
full reports. North Carolina reported
a membership of $4,000 paid up men.
Col. Duncan says there has been no
real increase in the membership of the
Alliance, viewed as national order,
during the past year, but that it has
held It's own better than they thought
it would. A great many had gone into
it expecting a hasCy business reVolu-
ton. He says the Alliance is now
pretty strong in the following States:
Nortn and South Carolina, Virginia,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala.
bams, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Pennsylvania, Olio, New York, Indi.
ana, Michigan, Colorado, South Dako-
ia, California. Iowa, Missouri, Nebras-
ka. Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah and Lii.
noiS. The secretary says it is in q
much stronger and more healthy con.
dition in the South than anywhere else.
He says this is due to the fact that in
large measure that the Alliance did
not IN the South leave and 60 into the
Populist party, as 1t did in the North
and West, Some States thought that
it was an order for political purposes
only, but now their ideas have been
changed, as is shown, be says, by the
following address issued to the ALI
ance people of the country by a com
mlttee on the good of the order of
which the new president, Marion But
ler, of North Carolina, was the chair
man:
To the members of the n. F. A. and
/. u, and to all whom 1t may con-
cern:
Since the inception of this grand or.
ganiZation there have been those who
thought that when some political par
ty championed our political demands,
that then the mission If the organize
ton was ended. This belief is based
On the belief that political party will
take care Of the interests of the farm
ers. Tnis is a fatal mistake. Besides
it's proven by the acts of every other
class Of citizens Except politicians)
that they do not rely on parties alone
but organize for influence on any and
all parties.
Every wealth producer of America
should ever keep the following truths
before him:
Flrst-That sooner or later all polit.
ical parties ace controlled by politicians.
Second-That politicians never serve
any cause or class of citizens from
sense Of justice, but always through
policy, fesr Or gein.
Therefore the class of citizens repre-
sented by the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Uni9n can never hope for or
secure reliet or justice from any polit-
ical yarty, not even from one that
claims to champion and endorse its
every principle and demand, unless they
MAINTAIN an organization that will ever
stand as an effective support to the
man and the party thas darest to do
right, and constant menace to those
who dare trifla with the rights ana
liberties Of the people. Hence the
Supreme Council solemay warns those
I.who are true to the principles of the
Alliance that they would make most
fatal mistake if they give up the Or
ganiZon which is the only power that
can force these reforms through any
political party, and il indeed we were
living under z perfectly just goVe..
ment today, the organization would
still be absolutely necessary as great
moral force to keep it so.
But our Supreme Council calls upon
you to ever remember that the organ
iZation has a great mission perform
outside of political reform.
If the wealth producers of America
are to keep place with the march Of
civilization they must do it through
social and intellectual contract. We
have not only grown IN mind and heart
by such association and contact but we
pool our intellect for the mutual ad-
y4ncement of our b5st Interest. We de-
sire political reform 10 euabIe US to
carry out the mission.
Therefore, in conclusion the Supreme
Council appeals to every one who be-.
lieVes in the principles Of the Alliance
to stand by and extend the organization
not ooly to secure the benefits that
come from organization but also to
make certain tnaJsome political party
shall enact their demands unto law.
Col. Duncan says that the Alliance is
much stronger in South Carolina than
anywhere else, owing to the ex-
cellence of the work of the ex
changes. He says the exchanges have
been dong better work il these two
states than any other in the United
States
He says the Alliance, as a body, in
tends to keep clear Of politics. ALI
ancemen, Col. Duncan says, intend to
vote for the best men-that Is men who
favor their demands an1 measures
which they think for the best intenests
of the country at large.-SJate.
TheY.lest May Return.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 9.-When
Evangelist sam jones called tor pen
ltentS last night az the Gospel Taoer-
nacir tJ, fhiS cnty yhere he IS holding