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W SDN SUD A Y. MAY 18, 1891. Col. Talbert's Position. He it a Trtte Alliance Man, a Friend of the farmers and Pare of Motive, but Everybody who D*ses not Agree W?k h?ai h an Ennny of the Alli? ance, and a Rascal to ?jot. To the ? liror ot fte NeSrs and Cou ris?r: 1 nm forced to ask a small space of you, notwithstanding your refusal to publish aa article from ae and yet com? menting on it,' not, however, io my defence, bat to make plain some fae's to the Alliance people. This necessity bas rises from your comment in yester ' day** issue apon the stated views of Governor Tillman and myself in regard to the sub-^reasary. lo this matter you have ev^estiUished tbe broth of the catrichpolicy attributed to yon by some ?Iber papen. I, oe a member of the National, ss veS as leetursr of the State Alliance, have not mad? any personal allusion to Governor Tillman or any other iudi vidual member of the Order, but bave made my remarks advocating the gene? ral principles of the Order, cs I under stood them. It is true I have used illustrations, but whose applications, have been general, and you in your paper have at; empted to apply remarks to Governor Tillman, evidently intend? ing to create the impression tba; there was antagonisD between us as members of the Alliance, when ss far as I am concerned, there is none, and shall be none. And if there should be any, there ore medea by which it. can be adjusted, without the aid of newspapers, within nor sacred Order. As to Gov? ernor Tillman's remark.? about ''certain leaders being relegated to the rear who would ase the Alliance for selfish pur? poses, etc , I agree with him, and take no part of it to myself. As for me, office may go io tba dogs if it is to be obtained, by barber and demagoguism I am for the Alliance and its principles %oA -thall *ghfc it out on 'hat iiue iterate every word I have si -i j Id as regards the Alliance platforms anc demands, and whether Governor Tillman alludes to me or not is a matter of no consideration to me. for that relegation will be left to the members of the Or 1er, and not to Gov? ernor Tillman or any other individual ; sod let me say that when I go downK if down 1 must, it will be with the flag? staff in my hand and my face to the enemy. A very significant feature of the present conflict is, that whenever opposition papers like yours can find an ^ Alliance man who will 'express "opposi? tion teethe Alliance platform they make a hero of him ' ff any Alliance mao wants to become a hero"in tire opposi? tion press, this is the simple formula: Let bim be interviewed, and express just such doctrine as that, aud he will at ?nee become a great man among a class of-papers that are constantly ad? vising the Alliance to give up its princi? ples and adapt its demands to their tastes, all the time playing the ostrich, gome of thens pretending friendship to the Alliance. j The destruction of the Alliance was determined upon anew, immediately ; afteritBe last election; and it ia now in the wer edgeroi the storm. It is cpn fronting the wind puffs-^-and Showers, whlt^are~tiA)^ abutting than injuri?os, - bot before vsix mouths have rolled ?rotted ii will be in the very midst of the warong element-^, when courage andgdei^^aretrje only means of safety Many disintegrating factors ar? now at - froris trying to destioy the power, if not the veryof the Alliance. Their mecaos are different, but their pur ? -yoses ^Mh#same, and , can be easily jjfa&melU^x^ trim mest of an earnest,] loyal mem??r\bip. In this dilemma ^Hhe^lUas^sasnot afford tc temporise ^ot oojttpf^?^^h^i it needs a member .:.'-ship -whs arc -wiiliog to stand upon, not only a portan,- tut upon every plank - of toe pia|.fer^; bey who ore sot for t I^ A?ianee*?^4ts demands as adopted \ ?^^pt?^tt?^?^tisg ore against it. .Themis no-ta^^le ground. 1 repeat *;5$V?(;? -mewbe? "of the Alliance cannot stand ty the^^NaU. demands be should Step (krw? oo<*'cut of tbe Order. I wont to be understood in this mst- j ter. i\4P(.nn?niean ,t0-8aJ 'bat a mern- ! her ahiw^ a^tii fy himself by say i cg he j is iii favor ot,a measure when be is not, but that he should abide the will of the i ?iajor?ry, : These demands have been j ai y,p? i ii and adopted as the platform of j principles of tire Order. and every mern ha who seeks to breed strife and dis ?b^teot arnong;1the brotherhood, in re? gard to the whofeor io part , is an ene iay bf the Alliance The duty of the membership should prompt every loyal brother to submit to the will of the ma? jority or oui*?:ly .-withdraw. It is on such s spirit as rbis that the future of the Alliance must depeud, and by its perfret work its future progress will be marked. Fidelity and a full d?charge of duty to the Order will detect and dri-e ont this extraneous matter and keep the Alliac? firm and healthy when nothing else will. Keeping in mind that charity which is always kind, but spurning with con? tempt those agencies which seek to cor? rupt and destroy, let them resolve upon renewed fi lelify to the O der, and an unflinching discharge at any and all tistes of the duties of membership, and all will be weil. Now, Mr. Editor, I want to say in eooeiasion that you and your paper, and all other papers, may continue, if you like, to fight the Order, but the spirit of the- Farmers' Alliance, the cry of justice, (rode and unstrained, tbuogb yon may consider it.) will never be ?rifled. Under one name or another it will continue to call until the world Columbia, May 6. Col, Talbert's Position. Editorial in News and Conner. ' We pu Wish r o day a letter from Col W. J Talbert tn which he takes um? brage at oar Briticism of certain inter? views with himself and Governor Tillman which were recently punished io the Atlanta Jour val, and insists that, because we do not coincide with the opinions that he expresses, we are ene? mies of the Alliance. It is evident from Col Talbert's letter that he cannot rise above the idea that (To?. Ta?hcrr is' the AjEance and that the A-Hianee h CA' Talbert. V >-%ur rf* -?*... - - * . - - view a* ?ha?;- ot??-J'Z ?M?>W, re~?fv?i?g i? as a. ?'Ott aggre^aiiuu of farmers, any of'wfenn has aV mach right to his view* of what the h ><iy as a wh?!e shy?:id do as Col. Talbert himself, lu another respect we differ from the ? Lecturer io regard to the charact the body which he represents, regards the decisions of the A i lian being like the laws of the Medes Persians, once made never to be alu aud the truly loya! must there obey and ask no questions. We ta leas imperial, aud more republican democratio view of the nature of Alliance. We believe that its rei dons are always open to change, that members of the Alliance ar more bound to cease opposition to a measure adopted by the represent] body of the Order than citizens bound to cease opposition to a *bad passed by Congress. It is on the nary their duty to agitate wit ceasiog .for the repeal of such i sures. lt will not do for Col. Talbert to to silence all opposition to his view denouncing his opponents as enemi< the Alliance. The Alliance hat friends beyond its organisation, friends like the News and Courier, would see it achieve its object, the pro vernen t of the condition of farmers throughout the . Un States. And it has its enemies wi its organization, who would force it position of hostility to all other cia of citizens than farmers, aud, even all liberal-minded farmers, who will bind themselves to support meas? which their judgment does not apprc It is evident to every candid obsei that many members of the Alliance not agree with Col. Ta!bert in his herence to the Reid rule of slavish c dien e to the decree of the ID * j or however arbitrary and inconsid?r? the rights of the minority that dec may be. And we believe that we doing the Alliance a service in point out to the public at large, that, des? j the assertions of the State Lecturer, objectionable and undemocratic a prit pie is not true Alliance doctrine, am was with this object that we quo from so eminent an Alliance leader Governor Tillman the following set ment : 4eThere is one danger the Alliai will nave to guard against, and thal the individuals who would use the A ance vote for their selfish ends. 1 rank and file of the Order will hs to relegate to the rear those leaders w would attempt to enforce unanimity; measure men by a 'yardstick? and traci se or euj>cl all who refuse to their bidding*1 The italics are, of course, our ow but they emphasize the Governor's o position to the Medes and Persians ir] of Col. Talbert and to the tyranuit Reed rule Col. Talbert says: for me, office may go to the dogs, if is to be obtained by barter and dem gogisin," and yet he ought to km that it is the stalest and cheapest demagogue tricks to abuse the new papers and misrepresent their motive to accuse them of being enemies of t farmers, when it is their interest well as their duty to work for the fart ers, and their success depends on ti general welfare. But wc are willing to grant to Ct Talbert all the purity of motive whit be claims, and to admit that he real believes in the wisdom of so prepost rous a scheme as the. sub-treasury pia; But we insist that he shall give us tl same credit, that he shall acknowledj that we oppose the sub-treasury sehe ni free silver, fiat money and all such u \ fions, not because we are enemies of tl I Alliance, for we are not, but becaui I we believe all such measures to be <l ' structive of the interests ot the farmer [as of the interests of all other class* of the people. Less Cotton and More Cereals, The following resolutions were adopt ed by tue Newberry Couuty Farmen Alliance: Whereas, the cotton crop of th Southern States is a most i m po rt au one to the world and bas under mo? unfavorable and embarrassing coud i :io?s and circumstances enabled tb Southern planter to keep soul am body, together and the wolf from hi door?:.leaving him after many bitte experiences and years of trial thougl still comparatively poor and depend ent yet in a better condition financial); than even his more highly favorei brother planter of the rich and f?rtil West. Aud whereas, it seems to be only ; question of time as to how long h can even- maintain the present state o affairs in his pursuit under existing condition ; viz : . low and depresset prices brought about by specular iot and? gambling ia fufares, and a. st rio genny in the money market and a wan of confidence therein produced by ; deficiency of the circulating medium ii actual circulation thus encouraging th< hoarding of money and giving to it ai unnatural power and euabliug tbos< who hold abd control it, an easy waj of becoming richer and richer out o I the hard earnings of the uuforluuat? producers of wealth. And whereas over production of tb? crop, and laziness and the want ol economy and the lack nf an intelligeoi understanding of his business are made by some, the excuses for all th? evils from which he suffers. Therefor? be it Resolved, By the Newberry Count) i Farmers' Alliance that thus beiug blessed by the God of nature, who hat cast our lots within this, most wonder? ful and magnificent country, girted about as it ib by such natural condition? as to ie:id<-r it impassible for o ht rs td compete with us in the growiog of thie most important and valuable crop, that it is our opinion after many yearn ol trial aud experience that the cotton grower of the South has been and i* still pursuing a most ruinous and sui? cidal policy to himself, M'Z: the neglect of the raising of the c* reals and stock needed by him and ^liedevo ing cf nearly alt his tiiue. hi? energies, hts all to t his crop aud thus placing himself at the mercy of the merchant, stock-raiser, food-prod ue-r, loouey-leuder specula? tors ard gamblers. Resolved, That tl is being a master of the greatest a od m;ist vital ?III poi tance to the cotton raisers of the Sou'h j that in our opinion s ips >U uld be I taken at as early day as practicable i by counties and States for the calling and holding of conventions by rhe different cotton-growing States in which this matter with IJ-K ?tions growing out of it and .connected with i: should be thoroughly and carefully >oeidered, and that if necessary these ; oiate Cw?s??rtio?s should provide or ! arrange for the calling and hold.ug of a Southe?? congress or convention to consider same, wbo*e action should h* ; final. R solved, That io our opinion not oolyjuiembers of the Farmers' Alliance should be delegates to these conven? tions, but that farmers, who have no Alliance connection, being in sympathy with and directly interested in the movement should be invited to attend and allowed full representation. Resolved, That we fully recognize aud understand that it is now too late for great good to come directly from such conveotioos as to the effect they may have on the planting of the present crop, but upon the principle that a little leaven lcaveneth the whole lump and that great changes are effected by agi? tation, that we believe that the proper agitation of this matter by the farmers throughout the cottou-growiog States will prove beneficial even during the present year and will lay the foundation for definite and decided action io the future, which action if properly taken will ultimately lead to the financial emancipation of the Southern farmer and bring to his door storehouses full of blessings. - - *???? - - Eain Made to Order. As long ago as 1871, ex Senator Far well, who was then a member of Con? gress, became interested in the subject. The matter was first brought to his at? tention by Charles E. Powers. After having given long study to the sobpet, Mr. Powers became couvinced that can? nonading would bring about a rainfall because it was quite clear to bim that every great battle fought during the last IOU years bad been followed by a -copious fail of raiu. In 1847, during the Mexican war, he also ascertained in the progress of his research that the arid wastes along the Rio Grande, in the vicinity of the scene of battle, were saturated by a heavy fall of rain soon after the fighting began. And likewise examination showed him that during our civil war wheo, at the begin? ning of hostilities, the soldiers would ask for water they would be iuformed by their commanding officer to wait awhile and there surely would be rain, and in nearly every case there was rain. Senator Farwell's activity in behalf of the farmers of the nation resulted not only in a fair appropriation, one ample enough to give the project a good test, but it also resulted in a completion of all the pr eli m in ari es necessary to that thorough test. One of bi? friends, Col Dyrenfurtb. of Washington, has been named as beiog t: e proper person to supervise the first experiment. This experiment will take place in June, and the locality selected is the western part of Krasas, where the rainfall is so infrequent and scanty that those who have been so unfortunate as to locate there lost all courage and hope of fu? ture success. A departure will be made from the plan originally suggested by Mr. Pow? ers. He proposed to cause this rain? fall by firing a number of cannon simul? taneously. This idea has been aban boned. Balloons will be the means, and these, filled with hydrogen and oxygen gas, will be sent up and exploded by a steel wire attached to the balloons and connected with an electrical apparatus on the ground. Sen? ator Farwell favors this idea because the concussion will be greater, and the ; greater the concussion the more copious will be the fall The balloons will also be aided in their work by the explosion of dynamite on the ground. All this can be done cheaply and effectually. The outcome of this trial will be watched with intense interest by bus? iness men and scientists, as well as by agriculturists.-Chicago Evening Post. A Pin in Her Throat. Thc Bothwell Case Repeated, a Balti? more Girl the Sufferer, BALTIMORE, M-y 6.-An accident, very si tn ihr to that which caused the death of Dr. B ?thwell in New York, befell little Annie Glassner, eight years of age, about a week ago, and is uow attracting the atteution of the medical fraternity. While in school she swal? lowed a pin of ordinary size. A moment later the class was startled by the child gagging and gaspiog for breath. Finally she managed to make known ber trouble, aud the teachecs carried her to a dispensary, but the physician in charge was nuable to locate the pin. Meanwhile her throat began to swell, and the child almost went into convul? sions from pain, with her apron and dress covered with blood which flowed from her throat. She was sent home. Since then leading surgeons have made examinations, but are unable to find the pin. The child presents a pitiable appearance. Her mother says she has scarcely eaten anything, and during the night moans with pain. The doctors fear that the pin is imbedded in the lower left side of the throat, with only the head exposed, and they are therefore ! unable to find it. Unless the piu is soou removed the girl will die. DIED FROM INHALING A CORK. NEW YORK, May 3.-After two weeks of unparalleled suffering, the Rev..Dr. George W. Bothwell of the Congregational Church of the Covenant, on Glasson avenue, died at the Brooklyn Hospital at 9:20 o'clock to night. The aecideut which caused his dea?h was inhaling a cork into the bronchial tube. Several surgical operations failed to relieve the sufferer. The Philadelphia papers are exposing a big coffee swindle discovered in that town. It is an imitation coffee made in Germany principally out. of flour, and green and roasted so closely resembles genuine coffee as to fool any one but an expert Large quantities of it have been shipped to Philadelphia by the Brooklyn ;?g:ntof the German firm which puts it UJ. Absolutely Pure. A cream of tart .? baking powder. Highest nf nil i" len'veriiiie strength.-Lotest t. S. G*/rrr?mrti1 FJ'J ! !?<??jrt. Nov. I 2. Wonders of Cotton Oil. BALTIMORE, May 7.-The Manufac? turers' Record of this week publishes a list ol every cotton seed oil mill in the south, giving the name, location and capeity of each. This report shows that there are ?ow 394 mills with a capital of over $20,000,000 against 40 mills with a capital of $3,500 000 in 1890. Forty of these milis have established fertilizer facto? ries m connection with their oil busi? ness, using cotton seed meal as a basis for manufacturing fertilizers. Reviewing this industry the Manu? facturers' Record says: "It was but a few years ago when cotton seed were an incumbrance and when farmers had to dump them wherever they had a waste place. It is true that to some little extent their value as a fertilizer was recog? nized, and here and there a few were used for that purpose, but they count? ed nothing in adding to the wealth of the Southern farmer. The increase in mills has been great? er iu8ize and quality than in number. Many of the oil mills that were badly constructed and filled with antiquated machinery have been abandoned, and the business concentrated in newer and more thoroughly equipped mills. The Cotton Oil Trust has pursued this policy and has ceased to operate a number cf mills that it purchased." ---mp- - Senator Batler, ba< ked by the South Carolina Press Association, has started a movement to ereota monument to the women of the Confederacy. If any women in the world deserve a mon? ument it is the women of the Confedera cv, who in that memorable struggle showed a devotioo, a self-sacrificing un? selfishness and heroic pluck never be? fore equalled by any women on the face of the earth.- Wilmington Star. LOOK OUT. FOR THE Ice Cream Wagon Wheo you hear tbe bell ring. I hare contracted with the Scrater Ice Company fur Ice tj supply the retail trade this season. I will deliver ice daily except J Sunday from wagon. 100 LBS. FUR 75c. 50 " " 40c. Small quantities lc. per pound. Special engagement made with customers who want 10 or more pounds daily. lee house open on Sunday from ll to 1 o'clock. My ice Cream, Milk Shake and Soda Water SALOON AP GARBEN is now fitted up for the Ladies. ? will deliver Ice Cream at short notice at Si.80 per gallon ; 50c. per quart. For Pic pies and Festivals in quantities $1 60 per gallon. Thanking my many customers for patronage of the past and asking a continuance of the same, I will endeavor to give satisfaction. W. J. ANDREWS? Apr. 1._ CITY LOTS FOR SALE. j NORTHWEST SIDE. i KANGING IN PRICES FROM $150 to $450 each. Size 50 to 80 feet front by 175 to 200 feet deep. Beautifully located in the healthiest part of the City-a large number of :hem 6 feet higher than at the intersection of Main and Liberty stre:s. Terms, one-third cash, balance in one and two years. Apply to JNO. S. H?GHS0N. A. S. BROWN. W. A. BROWN. March 4-3ra All true glory rests All praise, all hope for health and happiness-^ In SWIFT'S SPECIFIC (S. S. S.) 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