The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-02
THE STATE ALLIANCE
Annual Meeting Decides to Continue
Tho State Exchanges.

INC Stato INchanRG
Tho thirteenth annual session OF tho
State alliance was held In Columbia ON
Wednesday.
At 10 a. III. the trustee stock holders
OF the State alliance exchange met In |
tho hall OF the House OF Representa-
tiveB and hold session lasting until
nearly | p. III. At this soeBi0n they
carefully wont over tho financial
report submitted by the board OF dircc-
tors. Then committee with Mr..
Keith, who wished tho money divided,
hs chairman, WAS appointed to recon-
mend to the State alliance eomo plan
looking to the disposition OF tho mon
cy. This committee mot during tho
afternoon.
Tho following Is roster Of tho dole
gates present
Ahbevllln~-.I. H. lslnko.
Andcrs0n-.. Is. DOuthit.
Edgciield-W w. ii. Zimmerman.
llorenco-A. G. Stewart.
llorry-,ItB. A. Lewis.
Kershaw-J. A. MahaNey.
Lancaster--J. +. Nesbitt.
Lexington james Is. Addy.
New berry-W. Is Counts.
Oconoe--J. B. Pickett.
OiAngeburg-S. G. Kennedy.
ltichland-B. G. Dulru.
UnlOn-J. &. Lilcs.
York;. f. Ashe.
GreenwOOd-J. l.. IIughey.
From the sub. alliances were tho
following d. ~. Ehrd, O. /. Clark,
A. S. Frick and Il. O. Counts.
The president, Senator Alexander,
delivered HIS annual address, which
WAS short and contained some g0odly
counsel and advice, and was well re-
colved. llo spoke 40 follows:
"Thls ID the thirtceth annual meet
Ing OF tho South Carolina State nlll-
anco. II gives me great pleasure to be
hero with you and to feel and know
that stand to-day M stood l3 years
ago, In full fellowship with all true
and tried brethren OF the greatest or
dor, outside tho church OF Christ, now
In existence. ! claim there arc no poo
pie, nor organization, no order or al
lied forces that will do moro for tn,
upbuilding OF mankind, in every voca
ton OF Nc, than the once and nov
much loved order, the alliance.
, "While our order has decreased
numerically speaking, yet It is {,
strong In the faith and tho principle
} as on the day OF It's incipioncy. Thor
, should be no tagging, no desortio
} from tho ranks the heavier tho load
tho harder we must pull. We mus
draw the alliance chariot up out OF the
past and put 1t on tho high macad
amiZed road TO SUCCESS and prosperity
'Yes, lot us hold to the old ship; lot
us lay Il safe foundation and build on
tho principles laid down In our rituals
and constitutions, and work for the
bettorment OF mankind, morally, 80
cIally and financially, and In particular
work Tor evory honest interest OF the
brethren OF tho alliance. Tho great
| trusts and combinations which sur
round the labOrlpr classes and threat
on to engulf all Of our surplus must be
watched with an eye single to the In.
torests Of the masses.
"Thcro is only one way to defend
our hearthstones, our wives and our
children, and that IL to fight fire with
fire. Az some one has aptly said You
can cut diamond only with diam0nd.'
We must build up the waste places, re-
build and revivlfy our b.aIliancos,
and once more become u power In this
Southland, and then we can live as
men-live honest, happy and prosper
Gus lives"
Alter the address rcccas was taken
to allow the board Of trustees OF the
State exchange to continue its discus
sion over tho $iS, 900 and try to deter
mino what was best to be done with IT,
morning the fight over the exchange
and Its funds enled II had wagcd
warmly all the evening. Col. Duncan
and Mr.. Kcitt both made vigorous
speeches. a thrcc-f urths vote was re-.
quircd In order To Withdraw the capital
stock from the exchange. When the
proposition TO withdraw the money
and return 1t to its original subscribers
WAS finally brought to vote, about
~, 900 worth OF the stock voted for IT.
and the other $4,000 voted against.
Thus was it determined to continue
the exchange, which has been suspend
cd for about ono year. As to the de-
tails OF tho management, they will be
decided upon later by the board OF
directors.
The board OF directors OF tho State
alliance exchange was elected as fol-
lows:
From the State at I.argc-J. II. Ashe,
York, and Mr.. Blake, Abbeville.
First District-T. $. Browning.
Second District-W. II. Zimmerman
Third Diatrict-,I ,IOa X aitt