The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-20
District Alliance Formed.

Delegates from Butte, Lawrence,
Meade and Pennington counties met at
Spring Valley, Sept. 18, 1889, for the
purpose OF organizing the Black Hills
counties into a district alliance. The
following officers were elected: Pres, c..
Y. Gardner; Vice Presidents: j. T.
Street, Custer county; L. E. Parish,
bennington county; q. G. Phillips,
Meade county; J. S. Pratt, Lawrence
county; Thos. Pats, Butte county;
Sect. E. B. Cummings; Treas, E. b.
Reed. Execution committee officers OF
Dist. Alliance. A commiutee of five was
appointed, E. B. Reed, R. H. Evans, j.
n. Allen, Edwin Thurlow and Paul
Blucher. On motion adjourned to meet
at call OF president.
Sept. 10, minutes OF previous day
read and approved. The committee on
resolutions submitted the report and
the same was unanimously adopted:
The Dist Alliance of the Black Hills record
wit, with pride the position we occupy to-day. In
less than six months time we have organized
and in successful operation thirty.one local al
liances and one Dist. Alliance and we have ex-
pressed our appreciation OF the services OF our
worthy and indefatigable Pres, Capt. C. "
Gardner in accomplishing this result We de.
clare our intention to devote our best energies
to an honest and economical administration Of
strict accountability all who are instructed
with these responsibilities
we hold that the land of the farmer is the
basis OF all securities and we demand that the
rate OF interest shall be reduced to where the
loan OF money shall be a blessing to Us instead
OF curse. We have already experienced vast
penent from the extensive system of irrigation
IN practical operation in our midst and urge the
state and National government to give mmedi-
ate attention to this subject as one OF the
greatest Importance.
The Australian system OF voting or it's
equiviant receives our hearty endorsement and
we declare Its operations in some Of our precn-
cts fIs sGyt to protect the ballot
We favor constitutional prohibition and ex-
pect our legislators to enact efficient laws for
its enforcement. We denounce G. J. Trude as an
unworthy member OF the Alliance. AS mem
Der OF the last legislature he voted against the
Australian election bill. He made the canvass
for nomination before the Butte comfy repub-
lican convention on the district issue of the
support OF Judge Moody for the United States
senate and was fairly beaten. He now bolts
his party action solely upon this same issue
didate and we therefore condemn him as recre.
ant to both his party and the Farmers
Alliance.
We hereby affirm our confidence in the differ
littcal action taken by them is to the best inter
est of the people in their respective sections.
,d5e. Ihe following following standing committees were
land; Pennington Co., G. w. Mench; Meade Co.,
Paul Blucher; Lawrence Co., B. H. Hammond;
Butte Co., J. NJ Eaton.
Butte, b. Cushing Meade, J. D. Hartman
bennington, J. NJ. Leedy; Custer, Judge
Loans and securties-Pennington L. f
Parrish; Custer, J. F. Street; Meade, C. V
Gardner; Butte, E. B. Cummings; Lawrence
At. Adams. E. B. Cummings was elected
Adjourned to meet in Rapid City, Saturday
| Oct. 5th 1889 at II p. m.