Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-12

Indiana, 1872; Michigan, LOG; VI gnia, 95;
| Illinois, So; South Carolina, sill Ohio, 81;
Pennsylvania. SO; New Jersey,4 ninne-
sofa, S; Iowa, s; Oregon, i; Odlhtma, 1.
State charters were issued to tbs following
states; Indiana, Illinois, Colombo. Michi-
gan, West Virginia.. Oklahoma Nd North
| Dakota.
Some questions having been ra2ed as to
the unanimous endorsements of I'll III St Louis
platform by the National ailianod7lat year,
Livingston. of Georgia. moved I'D adoption
by the present body. Some debat@ followed
but the motion was adopted withs h amend
ment so as to demand the governAe1t con-
troll of railroads and telegraph links, and II
| this shall not result in relief to he masses
and in checking or curing tho tXisting
evils, the government shall becomS tle act
ual owners OF such lines. This Apltform
docs not include the sub-treasuryb bill.
The 1htrd Party Call.
The following is the call forth third
party conference, signed by Gen. e3i:e and
John Davis. OF Kansas, and utfe1enty-
five other alliance men:
"WHEREAs, In unity there is 1tlength;
therefore it is desirable that there should
be union of all the variously na1lsd in
dustrial organizations that stand b. COM
mon grounds. To this end the Individuals
from various states, whose names II chereto
signed, make this call for natiola con-
ference, to be composed of delegate; from
the following organizations, nameyy Tho
Farmers alliance, the Farmcrs'l Mutual
Benefit association. the Citizens hi ance,
the knights OF Labor and nil othed indus
trial organizations that supper: the p,inci-
Piles OF the ST. Lo lis agrcementlof 1880;
each state organization to send one kcegate
from each congressional district kTd two
from each state ut large. and cacAdstrict
organization to send not less thu three
delegates and each county delegatm not
loss than one delegate, to be- chosen
according to the Gus oms d each
respective orga nization durink the
month Of January, 1891; ado the
editor OF each newspaper Is hereby Invited
as u delegate that has advocated II prin-
clplcs or the st. Louis agreement adj sup
ported the alliance candidates noHnilated
IN 1870, the delegates to meet in Cidcinnati
OH Monday, the 23d OF February, 1904 for the
purpose OF forming II national unioh rarty,
based upon the fundamental IDEAS OF
finance, transportation, labor and hnd, in
the furtherance of work already bekun by
those organizations, and preparatory for q
united struggle for country and homx in the
great political conflict now pendidg that
must decide who in this country is lsover-
cign--the citizen or the dollar"
an additional amendment was adopted
that every alliance lecturer, state aid ma
tlonal, and all newspaper organs of the al
lance shall support the platform or suffer
suspension from the order; that noScandi-
date for any national political Office shall
be supported by the alliance unlesss The in
dorscs the platform. and any SURVEILLANCE
not complying with these restrictions may
DC suspended at the pleasure of the presi-
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
mittec on organization, made a report
to furnish u basis for ultimate union
between the National Farmers and the In
dustrial union and Farmers Mutual Benefit
association. Under this plan the bttleit
is to Das st Viii ID
sentution In the National a1lience congp...,
a..e vs~v..s<,e committee OF each orgafSSs.,--
lion TO meet hereafter and arrange th.S de-
tails OF the union. The report was adopted.
Executive Committee Report.
DIR. Macune, chairman OF the national ex-
ecutivc committee, submitted his annual
report. 1t referred at length to the SUBJ
treasury bill drawn and presented to con-
SreSs. 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 will pass this bill. II 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
lEaSmuch as the retention of it there en-
tails an expense not commensurate with its
usefulness. AT the conclusion of the repor,
Dr. Macunc addressed the convention
upon the policy of the alliance. especially
with reference to its position upon leading
public measures and the attitude toward
democrats and republicans in future polit
cal contests.
Other Business.
The annual election of officers was held
yesterday afternoon. President Polk and
ce-President Cover, of Kansas, were unan-
imously reelected. J. d. Turner. Of Georgia.
was elected secretary, and j. S. Willetts. of
Kansas. national lecturer.
Early i'll the day the convention had Or
dered the sending Of y telegram to Director
General Davis, Of the worlds fair at Chi
cago, asking cooperation with the national
alliance in securing fitting exhibits OF
American agricultural products at the OK
position. Yesterday afternoon a rcply was
heard from the dircctor-general, asking the
appointment OF a committee for that pur-
pose The committee was appointed; as
was also one to memorable congress for the
suppression Of lotteries.
L. V. Powderly and A. w. Wright, mem-
bers OF the executive board of the knights of
Labor, arrived here yesterday afternoon. At
public meeting last night they spoke.
Powdcrly. in his address, said it was time
for the lawyers to stand aside and give the
farmers chance, as we'll as the merchants
and laborcrs. He was speaking only for
himself Individually, but if it was the gem
eral sentiment for all the producing indus
trial and labor organizations to stand and
vote together in 1892 he would be there in
the hottest of tho fight. The whole limo of
Powderlys talk was in encouragement OF
tho third party movement, IL it became
necessary.
In conclusion he said: ..Lct me saw &c
you our greeting is tho most cordial and
heartfelt. We feel VIC are part of your