The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-16
The CrowI,ine Outrage.

tace his accusers, and enter de-
Tense. The thought Of arraying
and condemning u man in secret
counsel, and without his oven
knowing that he is on trial, or that
a case has been made against him,
is so repulslvo to ovory sense of
fairness and Justice as to disgust
our Amoncan people.
And yot this is Just what tho
State Alliance Of South Carolina
did in the case of tho oditor of tho
Piedmont Headlight. Wo received
no notification from that body
that tho charges we made against
| ID. p. Duncan were to bo invosti-
gated, or that our loyalty to tho
order was questioned. SO whilo
wo were in blissful ignorance of
tho fact that our arraigment was
going on at Aikcn, and while at in
our Office moro than ono hundred
miles from tho sceno of tho trial,
wo woke up ono morning to road
in Il daily paper thrown at our door
that tho charges of II. i. CAN'T
against Exchange Manager Dun
can have boon investigated, that
Duncan was "vindicatcd' and
CAN'T expelled from tho Alliance!
Hero wo find this representative
organization Of farmcrs, whose
motto is equal rights to all and
special privileges to none," guilty
on an act Of despotism, tyranny
and injustice such as was never be-
tore known in any civilized and
Christian land. We, u brother al
llancoman in good standing, is de-
med right accorded the BLACKLIST
murderer or deepost-dyed criminal
by the most servile courts; tho
right to face our accusers, defend
ourself, and have q fair trial.
Now, was there "oqual rights" ac-
corded between II. l.. CAN'T and
d. Z. Duncan when Duncan was
"vlndicated," against our charges
without our being given an oppor-
tunity to present a single witness
or wero even Dotified that tho cas-,
was to bo tried? and what kind OF
equal rights" were shown II.
whom wo woro debarred tho oppor
tunity Of proving our charge,
against the Exchange Manager
and then "oXpollcd" from tho or
dor without even knowing that W.
wero arrainged? And then wha
docs an honorable and truthful
people think Of any assembling
that will officially publish to tn
world a deliberate and mulicjou
lie, stating that shaving failed t,
lappcar before tho convention ant
mako good our chargos," when tn,
officers of that body must hav
known that wo wore novcr sum
moned before tho State Alliance a
Aikon, and that wo begged its Ex
ecutivo Committee, that has twic
4 whitowashcd Manager Duncan, t
. delay their Investigations for tw
! days, and until wc could como t.
Columbia without suspcnding tn
l publication of our paper?
And this crowning infamy of in
. justice does not stop hero. a prom
, inent roformor, and whose nam
y we can give if this statomont i
\ donied, tolls us that Chairman
= Sigh, of tho Alliance Executiy
/. Committee, did not roach Column
. bia until an hour aftor that "vin
. dication" of Duncan was made on,
= and that no signed the samc with
out any further investigation
: Now, what do our Alliance brcth
: ron think of this? Horo is ono q
. our chief officers placing his nam
: to an important papor, rctlcctln
upon the integrity and honor of
3 brother momber, and 'vindicatine
: another, and who was not oven Ore
= sent whom that sham investigation
was said to have boon made. Why
: even tho Car of Russia would no
l have dared or countcnanccd nm,
such crying shame and parody OF
justice.
But this crowning outrage d. ,
not stop hore. Tho committc, il
| th0t Stofo l1ionno 4, ,,.l:l ~