The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-08-01

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In connection with this I will call your
attention to the fact that the National
Alliance. has decided to establish Ma
tional Exchange in the city of baltimore,
which is destined to be of great useful
mel through which they can with the
least expense and greatest profit dispose
of their produce and purchase such
things they may need to the greatest
advantage. With the National Exchange
and system of State Exchange, there is
no reason why the producer and con-
sumer will not be brought into business
relations which would be mutually bene.
fetal, but especially so to the farmer.
The State organ Of the Farmers Alli-
ance, for some unaccountable reason,
does not receive the support 1t is entitled
to. This paper should be in the home ol
every Alliance family in the State. am
satisfied that anyone will be more USE
full member of the Order by reading it.
In fact, + don't see how any true Alliance
man can afford to do without it. ear.
nestly recommend it to this body and
bespeak for it more liberal patronage.
To educate is one Of the chief missions oi
the Alliance, and 1t is through the press
that the people are most easily reached
and taught the science Of government
the evil or good effects this or that policy
to prosperity. It is necessary, therefore,
for man to become an intelligent voter,
that he must become constant reader.
The capital stock of the Cotton Pldnt
should be increased to place 1t upon g
sure and permanent basis, and I suggest
that you take proper steps to accomplish
the end.
The second means of educating the
people is through system Of lecturing,
and it is very important that faithful,
intelligent lecturers should address the
people, but owing to the fact that the
treasury was in depleted condition we
have been forced to do without great
deal of teaching that should have been
done with profit.
Isubmit herewith for your considera-
ton a communication from Marion But
Ter, president of the National Alliance
showing the condition Of the finances OF
the National Order, and suggest the
adoption of a plan gotten up by J. w
Reid, State secretary, which think will
give the desired relief. 1t is as follows
Change the system OF reporting 30 that
subordinate Alliances should report
semi annually instead ofquarteriy, send
ing the county secretary thirty. fve cents
for each member, male and female, re-
ported in good standing on the 3lst March
and 3Oth September Of each year. Lei
county secretaries report semi-annually
tabulating reports and sending to the
secretary of the State Alliance each mem.
ber, male and female. Let the State
secretary then tabulate and send to the
national secretary five cents for each
male and female From the 3lst Marct
to 1st July and from 30th September te
1st January will in each case give three
months for reports to come in and State
and national dues to be collected. This
will enable US to pay national dues 81
tho time required by the National ALI
ance. This, you will observe, divides 6
dollar year as follows: National ALI.
ance dues 10 cents, State Alliance dues
80, cents, County Alliance dues 30 cents
subordinate Alliance 30 cents; total 81
Let all initiation fees be retained by
subordinate Alliances, no part be sent u
county secretaries with reports. Require
County Alliances to pay the mileage O.
delegates to the State Alliance meeting
let State Alliance pay perdiem.
This think better plan than tht
system under which we are operating
If you adopt the plan it will be no use X
consider proposed amendments to tne
constitution embodied in circular letter
sent out some time back to county secre
taries.
have received two letters from oottor
associations, one in Liverpool, the Other
in Philadelphia, calling the attention O.
the Alliance to the evil practice OF over
take such steps as will In your judgment
put stop to the practice. The letters
ara herewith submitted, and ] hope you
will give the subject the attention 1t il
entitled to.
| The future as well as the present con
dition of the cotton grower In the State IL
not very enviable one, with cotton now
below the cost of production. What !:
the outlook for the future, with the rap1o
increase of acreage planted IN Texas and
other Western States We will be forced
to turn attention to something else, and
would recommend that the South Caro-.
lima farmer should diversity crops and
make his provisions at home. Home
made provisions means more stock
more stock more homemade manure
this means less debt, more independence
The Alliance Is having wonderful
influence in politics in the State. Though
constantly told that the Alliance Is dead
vet 1t Is a fact when I say that there Is nc
candidate who stands the least chance oi
being elected to Office who aspires In the
campaign going on, who does not either
stand upon tho Alliance platform or has
made the people believe he does. we
have reached period In the life OF the
Order where most serious force is drawn
up in battle array. The fight will be
fought out along financial lines. The
La Ia 10 00T1
of the contest will decide whether the
people Rhall be rulers of this country OF
q vicious financial system devised and
fastened upon us by the money kings Of
Lombard and Wall streets shall prevail
and continue to rob the people of their
honest earnings.
We must fight this fight to the finish.
There Is no compromise ground for US to
stand upon. We must be true to our
principles, true to our country, true to
ourselves, believing in the justice Of our
cause. Having faith in the just arbiter
of the affairsSof men let us acqnit our
selves like men worthy Of the trust re.
posed in us, having everyacon6dence that
victory will crown our efforts. May the
God of nations protect your minds, con-
troll your deliberations and lead you on
to higher and nobler appreciation OF
the work that is before you.
SECOND DAY.
AIKEN, July 28.-The Farmers Alli-
ance realizes that 1t has to make fight
for life. It has cast the die and the strug-
gle will be to the bitter end. 1t Is no
longer question of compromises. The
Alliance has put out its pronunciamento
and upon that it will sink or swim. In
brief the meat, the gist, the real import
of the Convention Is in this sentence :
sThat wo would emphasize that part OF
the message in which we are urged to
stand firmly by each and every demand
made by the Alliance" There can be no
question about the fact that the resOlu-
ton was intended to stop the jumping
jack straddling that is going on as well
as to Offset the fictitious claims OF those
lot on the platform ''on all fours."
There can be but one construction
placed on the resolution, and that is that
the Alliance men are dissatisfied with
the faint-nearted and semi-apologetic
support that is being given the Ocala
demands, the creed Of the Alliance.
When 1t is known that the resolution
was engineered through by Mr.. Keitt
and his friends, who are all outspoken In
their,support Of third and straight Alli-
ance Senatorial candidate, the real import
of the resolution will be all the more ap-
preciated, The consensus Of opinion
seems to be that the Intentions are iden-
tical with the expressions Of the Marion
Alliance, where 1t was announced that
only those who stood "fat-:ootedly" on
the Ocala platform were wanted.
"Each and every demand made by the