The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-09-06
ALLIANCE RALLY!
Senator Tillman is as Strong Tc-
day as He Ever Was.

be OellgnteQ tue auu1enSo WV
Went Wild Over the Faithful
Champion of the Common People.
Newberry Voice of the People.
I'VE take the follow account OF the
Alliance Rally, which was recently
held at Little Mountain, from the
Voice, which deserves great credit
for it's enterprise in reporting tie
meeting. It is estimated that there
were from 1900 to 1000 persons
present at the meeting:l
Brother Allianceuep, ladies and
fellow-citizens: About one year ago
the Alliances of this part OF Newberry
and of Lexington counties made an
effort to have Senator Tillman make
a speech here. We are 10 or l6
miles from Newberry, further from
Lexington and quite distance from
Columbia. A great many OF the
citizens Of this community have not
attended political meeting, and
considerable number Of the ladies
and gentlemen here have not heard or
met Senator Tillman. Consequently
he was invited here, so that you could
see him and hear him speak. An ap-
pointment was made for the 5th Of
August, but the New berry College
reunion took place here on the Attn
ard we felt that it would not do for
IN ther meeting to follow the next
day after that, for We would all have
been too tired to enjoy it. But Sen
ator Tillman is here today, and you
will get chance to hear him speak.
There he is sitting over there. We
have other speakers.
HON. J. R BLAKE,
of Abbeville, is with US. He has
come long distance to be here. He
is Vice President of the State Alliance
and State Lecturer. He will now
address you:
Gentlemen, ladies, fellow-Alliance-
men and fellow citizens: About one
year ago it was my privilege to ad-
dress Newberry and Lexington AL
liancemen. I am glad to meet you
again. 1t is always a pleasure to
meet you. I am glad you people of
Newberry and Lexington hold your
annual gatherings at Little Noun
tain. Isolated as you are it gives
you an opportunity to come together.
Wa of the rural districts too seldom
have the pleasure of indulging in
social gatherings. I am glad on the
other hand that your meeting is held
under the auspices of the Farmers
Alliance. I don't think it is neces-
sary to talk to Newberry and Lex
ington Alliarcemen, where the ALI
ance spirit has been so strong, about
the grand work accomplished by our
order in the past. You know what
we accomplished by our united fight
against the jute and tie trusts.
Many million dollars were saved the
farmers. The farmers stood together
as one man in the fight. In the
great battle with the Tie trust about
$5,00O,00O were saved. I might
talk about the State Exchange and
what it has done. Had it not been
for the State Exchange, we would
have been as helpless as babes in
their mothers arms to meet the COM
binations that were against US. The
time has come when the principles of
our order appeal to every man. The
present time is fraught with momen-
tus issues. Great social and indus
trious revolutions conf, ont US today.
They should be fought under the
banner of "eqaal rights to all special
privileges to none" History is ever
repeating itself. There is mighty
stir of business in the cities and
towns, yet agricultural interests are
languishing and dying. We hear of
hard times among the farmers;
especially the cotton producers. The
more cotton We make, the poorer we
get. A strange condition exists. 1t
reminds me of an alcedote l heard
about farmer and his son who went
to town with load of apples. The
father left the wagon for short
while, and before going eff said tc
H>the boy: Son, if any body talks to
you while I am gone, keep your
mouth shut, for if you open it they
will find out what a fool you are
The father had hardly cotton out o5
sight before merchant came out ot
store, went to the wagon and asked
the boy what was the price of hi:
apples. No answer. He asked hin
again. Still no answer. The mer
chant getting angry, said as ht