Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-12-10

CEMBER 10, 1890.
by the present body. Some debate followed
but the motion wss adopted with IN amend-
ment no as TO demand the government con-
troll Of railroads and telegraph lines, and II
this shall not result In relief 70 the mAseos
and IN checking or curing the existing
evils, the government shall become the act
ual owners Of such uncs. This platform
does not include the sub-treasury bill
Th~ 1hird Party Call.
The following IL the call for the third
party conference, signed BY Gen. Rice aud
John Davis, Of Kansas, and about seventy
ave other alliance men:
..WHEREAs, In unity there II strength;
therefore 1t In desirable that there should
be . union OF all the vafiously named In
dustrial organizations that stand on COM
mon grounds. To this end this tn1tytduAls
from various states, whose names are hereto
signed, make this call tor . national con-
ference, to Be composed Of delegates from
the following organizations, namely: The
Farmers alliance, the Farmefn' Mutual
Benefit aAsociatlou. the CitIlens' alliance,
the Knights OF Labor and al other Indus
trial organisationa that suppOFt the princi-
ples Of the On. Louis agreement Ol 1850;
each state or9aniEation TO send ono dele6Ate
ffom AAch congse1a1Qnul dtsstI saGns sx1
from each stats Ut Ial6S, 1nif eSEk StIk
organization TO send not less than three
delegates and each county delegation not
less than ono delegate, to be chosen
according to the customs OF each
respective organization during the
month OF January, 1901; also the
editor of each newspaper 10 hereby invited
as delegate that has advocated the prin-
cipIes OF the st. Louis agreement and sup
ported the alliance candidates nominated
In 1890, the delegates to meet In Cincinnati
ON Monday, the 23d OF February, 1891, for the
purpose OF forming national union party.
based upon the fundamental ideas OF
finance, transportation, labor and land, In
the furtherance Of work already begun by
those organizations, and preparatory for .
united struggle for country and home In the
great political conflict now pending that
must decide who In this country is sover-
eign-the citizen or the dollar
An additional amendment wns. adopted
that every alliance lecturer, state and na-
tional. and all newspaper organs OF the al
lance shall support the platform or suffer
suspension from the order; that no candi-
date for any national political office shall
be supported by the alliance unless he in
dorses the platform. and xny sub-alliance
not complying with these restrictions may
be suspended ut the pleasure Of the presl-
dent. The whole platform, as thus amended,
was adopted unanimously upon call of the
roll by states.
For ultimate Union.
Col Livingston, OF Georgia, from the COM
mittee on organization, made y report
to furnish basis for ultimate union
between the National Farmers and the In
dustrial union and Farmers Mutual Benefit
association. Under this plan the benefit
association il to still maintain It's separate
organization, but will be entitled to repre-
sentation in the National aIlience council.
The executive committee of each 0rganixa-
tion to meet hereafter and arrange the de-
tails OF the union. The report was adopted.
Executive Ce,nmsttse Report.
DR.. Macune, chairman OF the national ex-
ecutive committee, submitted his annual
report. It referred 1t length to the sub
treasury bill drawn and presented to cou-
gress. The committees mission In this re-
spect Is virtually ended because the allI-
Ance had elected several congressman who
would look after pushing the bill through
the national legislature. In short time,
he said. congress viii pass this bill. n not
willingly, then BY compromise. The report
recommended the reduction of salary OF all
national alliance officers and the removal
from Washington OF the presidents Office,
inasmuch as the retention Of 1t there EN-
tails an expense not commensurate with Its
usefulness. At the conclusion of the report
DR.. Macune addressed the convention
upon the policy Of the alliance. especially
with reference to its position upon leading
spublic measures and the attitude toward
democrats and republicans in future politi-
cal contests,
Othor Business.
The annual election Of officers was held
yesterday afternoon. President Polk and
Vice. President Cover. of Kansas, were unan-
imously reelected. ]. H. Turner. of Georgia.
was elected secretary, and J. 8. willetts, OF
Kansas, national lecturer.
Early In the day tho convention had or
dered the sending Of . telegram TO Director
General Davis, Of the worlds fair Mt Chi
cago. asking corporation with the national
alliance in occurring fitting exhibits OF
American agricultural products at the ex-
position. Yesterday afternoon q reply was
heard from the director general, asking the
appointment OF . committee for that pur-
pose The committee Was appcalted; as
suppression Of lotteries.
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