The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-08
REPRESENTION,

n hESEN1lON
which, under the present plan, is cum
bersome and some times unequal.
One delegate from every four coun-
ties is not based on any ratio as to
extent of territory OF numerical
strength of constituency. This should
be remedied so as to always keep the
size of the body within the bounds of
reason and at the same time provide
some uniformity as to the amount of
interests represented by each member.
The third amendment suggested is
one providing fora
JUDICIARY,
to be coordinate in power with the
executive and Legislative branches,
with appellate classification in mat
tiers of controversy between the State
Alliances and in trials for impeach-
ment of officers of the National ALI
ance. Such appeals, in the latter class
of cases, being taken from the findings
of special committee appointed by the
President when competent and when
not, to be appointed by the Legislative
Department when in session, and when
not, to be appointed by the Supreme
Bench. The Supreme Judiciary should
have original and final jurisdiction in
cases involving the constitutionlaity
of any statutory laws, and in cases
defining the legal relations of the
order with other organized bodies.
The statutory laws of the order will
depend upon your wisdom and should
clearly define and provide for the
effective operation of every principle
of the Constitution. You are to be
congratulated upon having one Vice
President from each of the States,
and that the Vice-Presidents form the
Executive Committee, and it is sug-
gested that you constitute them a
DIPLOMATIC COUNCIL,
with power to meet at any time on
call of the President and define and
carry out a plan of consolidation with
any kindred organization, subject to
ratification and approval by the Su-
preme Judiciary. This would enable
such business to be dispatched at all
times of the year.
1t is suggested that a law be passed
regulating the
PRINTING OF RITUAL
and charters, and that States should
not be allowed to have that work
done. A reason for this is that the
National Alliance by having large
numbers made can secure better work
for less money and further it might,
by being restricted to the National
Executive Committee, be made a
source of revenue.
There is great necessity for a statu-
tory enactment that will be the means
of securing full and accurate
CROP REPORTS
at least four times a year, and some
action should be taken by this body
that will impress the people with the
Importance of this business and secure
the cooperation of all to perfect a
bureau that will be absolutely correct
and can at all times be relied upon to
represent the interest Of the producer,
whether it be simply to inform him of
the best time to sell or to contradict
some falsehood circulated by specula-
tors to reduce the price of produce.
Your attention is called to the fact
that the laws of the United States
under which the National Trade
Union is chartered require that the
headquarters of the corporation be in
the District of Columbia and it is sug-
gested that you consider the propriety
of opening
AN OFFICE IN WASHINGTON,
to be the home of the corporation.
The order seems now to have grown
large enough to make this necessary
and advisable.
If the people of this country suffer
from the effects of class Legislation, if
class legislation has been the result of
influences and opportunities brought
to bear by certain classes upon the
law-making powers, it seems that it
might be we'll for agriculture to have
a small but competent and
INEXPENSIVE COMMITTEE
to watch the motions of Congress and
present and push the influences and
opportunities that may be thought
advisable in behalf of the members of
that great class and sound the alarm
when offensive class legislation seemed
probable.