The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Big Meeting ard Barbecue on
Tuesday at Seneca.
SENATOR TlLLMAN SPEAKS
An Alliance Of Farmers Merchants
and Others Contemplated
TaIbert, Latimer and
Wilburn Speak.

Oconee, Pickens and Anderson coun
ties assembled there on July I to at
tend an alliance barbecue.
The Hon. j. S. Smith, chairman O.
the meeting, called on the Rev. j. NJ
McLure to invoke divine blessing upor
the meeting. Mr.. Smith announced
that the Hon. ". Jasper Talbert, the
congressman Of the Second district
would take the place of the Hon. Thos
E. Watson who was absent.
The Hon. j. r. Blake Of Abbeville
was introduced as the first speaker.
After congratulating the people Of
Oconee for the zeal that they had
shown in the alliance he enumerated
many Of the benefits that the alliance
had done. The mighty wall between
the north and south had been broken
down and brother from the north
grasped the hand Of the brother from
the south. What is the coudition Of
our country today? While the manu-,
featuring interest is most Aourishipg
the agricultural interest is lansuishing
and the cry of hard times is heard on
every side.
Neither over production nor diver
sity of crops are the causes of this de-
preston for many thousands are in
need today. What hope is held out to
the cotton grower Of the south when
the trusts and Lombard and Wall
streets are exercising their greed for
gain? There are sugar, dairy, soap and
tobacco trusts. Even there is corset
trust. Not satisfied with squeezing the
men they are squeezing where it is a
disgrace to civilization. The alliance
calls upon every man to whatever trade
or profession he belongs to help to stay
these mighty evils. In conclusion Mr..
Blake exhorted all to stand together
and prosperity would surely bless US.
The next speaker was J. G. Wilborn,
president of the National Alliance and
the State Alliance; subject: The Ac-
complishments of the Alliance. He
said we were called today to fight the
battles for humanity as citizens just as
our volunteers were in the recent war
with Spain and in the Philippine vol.
unteers for the happioess and safety of
the home. The first principal is to Ia
Dor for the education Of the farmers
along the economical lines. We sent
farmers to congress whose voices have
been heard and heeded-in things es-
sential, unity, and in all things chari-
ty.
The alliance joined and linked the
farming interest If the s>uth and west.
The farmer is too impatient. He can.
not wait. Farmers can now use parll-
mentary rules as we'll as the United
States senate. Let US stand by the al
lance. The newspapers and merchants
gleefully cry: Its dead! It's dead''
wher they ind that man has not
paid his dues. l beg you to attend
your sub-alliances The jute can and
may come back and demand thatyo
give them so cents more per bale than
you paid last year. | do not want you
to get back in your sub-alliances for
politics, not to help Tom Berry or Jno
Smith, but for the good Of your own
boy and girl. 'Tis the farmer and the
farmers sons that have always defend
ed and will always defend the liberties
of our country. We do not want to
fight the merchants and lawyers.
Mr.. Wilborn read the Ocala demands
and made pertinent remarks upon them
Many have been placed in the Demo
cratic platform and soDle of them in
the Republican. The State alliance
will meet in July at Columbia, and the
constitution has been so ordered that
every sub alliance can send delegate.
Every sub alliance should be represent
ed. 1t is tine to awake and go to the
battle with renewed interest. Perhaps
we have drawn the walls teo close
Others, perhaps, should be admitted to
our order.
The chairman introduced Congress
man \. c. Latimer as "one Of our own
boys" who spoke upon What has the
alliance accomplished in the way of
legislation He said: | ask you tolook
at South Carolina since 1890 to see what
the alliance has done. Do the com
mon men and women need aid? If not,
disband. You cannot point out a single
man who was elected to Office that in
jured the alliance. Politicians did not
ride the alliance to death. The credit
system is responsible for the alliance 5
death. Every merchant, lawyer and
farmer is in the same boat; the great
corporations are fleeing all Of the u:
He gave some things that he had
helped do while in congress. We
passed the income tax, one Of the Ocala
demands, and was put in the Democrat
ic platform of 1896; the election Of
United States senator by popular vote
and the anti option Till. Should the
alliance be organized?' He quoted
Mr.. Morton, cx-secretary Of a5rlcuI-
ture, who said that there was IoDm fcr
but one great trunk line-all other lines
should be feeders. Colleges are turn
ing out teachers who favor the gold
standard, and the metropolitan press
is flooding the country with monopolls.
tic literature. The great toiling mass
cs could not be benefited, because they
did not have the ready cash: He ad,
vised his people to sow and plant grass
es all over the waste places, raise cat,
t. le aud sheep. Sow Bermuda and Other
grasses. 1t will bring temporary relief:
If we will not stay organized, if wewil
not be man, let US try to live, anyway
at home.
Hon. W. Jasper Talbert was intro
duced as visiting allianceman. The
Chicago platform contains the alliance
demands in toto. lie told several gooc
Jokes quite well. The war with Spair
has brought new fields and battles or
the Chicago platform with all fours
Opposed to the policy of the Philip