Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-13
WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY.
Report of Insurance department and
discussion OF insurance matters Report
of incorporated company.
Astronomical program New
business.
Evening Reports of committees
Good of the order.
Tuesdays Proceedings Concluded.
The committee on order of business
recommended that all members speaking
on matters before the meeting be limited
to ten minutes and except by unanimous
consent that all resolutions be read and
referred without debate, and that the
business transacted on Wednesday and
Thursday be done III executive session.
The report was accepted and adopted on
motion.
Ex-Speaker Crosse of Aberdeen read a
letter from John Miller, member-elect of
the next legislature from Rchland coun-
ty, regl citing that he could not attend
the meeting and suggesting that as the
organization is a material factor in the
composition of committees: ETC., the alll-
ance would do we'll to take some action
in reference thereto at this meeting.
While waiting for the return of the
| credentlal committee, the meeting
listened to short addresses by Mr.. ALI
son of Brookings county, Judge Conkliu
of Watertown, e. P. Conser of Glendale,
D. S. Dodds of Lakota, representative
elect Lanlpman of Barnes county.
CIirman Muir Of the credential COM
mittee. submitted report which was
| adopted.
President Loucks then delivered his
annual address, we'll written document
of unusual length but remarkably clear
and forcible. 1t reviewed the alliance
work of the last year end made a
number suggestions for the future.
The course of the alliance in
the last campaign was commented
upon at length and in a chapter on the
tie Pioneer Press thereto was 'roasted'
nist1c to the alliance interests. He slg
gestod two propositions in national poll
tics which he recommended for the
approval of the alliance, viz: Government
tai ownership of railroads and telegraph
and governmental control of coal lands
to be mined on royalty. Mr.. Loucks was
seemed TO indicate that his position was
fully endorsed by the delegates assem-
bled.
The convention took recess until 7
o'clock.
At the evening session Secretary Solder
berg read his annual report. This
showed that there are now in the terri
tory 744 local alliances. or this lumber
)7S x,oro H., r;rr, tho
| The total cash recei pts for the year We're
sl13O75; balance on hand S31.7o. Re-
ports from county alliances we're then
heard and occupied several hours of the
meetings. time. At ten o'clock an adj
tournament was taken until morning.
THURSDAYS ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Morning of officers. Selec-
ton of place of next meeting.
| Afternoon - Unfinished business.
l:oasting the Newspapers.
Speaking of newspapers and their atti-
tude towards the alliance, President
Loucks said in his annual address:
AS uusual this year we have received
large amount of advice and strange as
it may seem we have been perverse
enough to pay little attention to it. A
small portion of the republican. press
headed by the Pioneer Press of st. Paul
have taken special pains to maliclously
mlsrepresent us. We always know
where to find the Pioneer Press and it's
followers. For about twenty months in
two years they are blatant reformers.
The other four they are called home to
do their masters bidding. The sooner
they are taught lesson the better. They
never haye done anything to assist In
building up any organization of farmers
nor will you ever find them combating
the encroachments of corporate capital.
! I.have nevercourted their friendship. Had
they praised and flattered me [ would
have considered it my duty to promptly
resign my Office as having failed in doing
! my duty to you. Business men would
not for day support newspaper that
was opposing their business interests.
! Ask any of your newspaper men who have
taken up the alliance cause how much
encouragement they get from the usurl-
GUS loan agent or the railroad compa-
MES. You will find that their patronage
is promptly withdrawn and given to the
opposition paper. There is no encour-
agement for the press to come to our
size, every encouragement Lol IL W W w
the other side. How long will this dis
graceful state of affairs continue: 1t is
for you to say. We can have their sup
port just as soon as We say SO In the
practical common sense way that busi-
ness men say it. Will you do it: Tai
mage must have had these papers special
ly in mind when he prepared his sermon
bearing on this subject:
There are newspapers in the United
States that in the great altumnal elec-
tlons take wild license for liberty They
are filed with calumny. The editorial
columns of such papers reek with 1t.
their columns are stuffed with it. There
are newspapers in the United States
which, in the great popular elections
breakfast and dine ana sup on indecency.
They wallow in it. Swine like the mire.
They give more for one quillf1ll OF it than
whole hogshead of decent product.
There are in these great autumnal cleo
tions men sitting ir editorial chairs who
write with quill not plucked from the
stupid goose or the sublime eagle. bnt
from the turkey buzzard Ghouls.
Gbo1is' They IN the CITY sewer into