Evening journal., 1890-12-04
AGAINST LODGES BILL.
The Farmers Alliance Objects
to Its Passage.
A NEW PARTY WHAT is WANTED.

The oelored Alisance Strongly in Favor Of
independent Political Action aud Henry
Georges Single Tax Theories Concern
ing Lasd-rhs Lottery Denounced.
OcAA. Ella. Dec. THE National Farm
ers' Aliianse convention discussed the
Lodge FEDERAL elections bill, better known
perhaps as the force bill, yesterday
afternoon and adopted the following reso-
luton:
The .Forcs" Bii1 Not Favored.
wherssa the president Of the United States in
his annual nessage 70 congress recommends and
urges the Immediate passage Of the measure
known az the Lodge elections bill; and whereas
said bill involves a radical revolution in the cleo
tion machinery Of the Union, both state and ma
tional and its passage win be fatal to the autono
my Of the states and cherished liberties Of the
citizens; and whereas said bill is partisan in spirit
and VIII be partisan Ia its application, thus re.
vitalinng the CORY ghost Of sectional estrange-
mcut, ara5 whereas, in the holy war which we
have deolr,sd against sectionalism, the nresides
Ok the far1neTs 81 the north. east south and west
are the nikades around which the heaviest battles
are being fought. and 10 the end that victory
may ernwp-or crusade let fraternity and unity
reigns thsrehme be Il
Resolved, BY the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union Of America in national coun-
Gil assembled. that we do most soemniy protest
againa the passage Of said Lodge elections bin
and We most earnestly petition our senators to
employ all fair and legal means to defeat this
unpatftotic measure which can result Ia nothing
but evil 10 one common and beloved country; re
solved, further, that a copy Of this preamble and
resolutions he forwarded 10 each senator in con
grss.
The Louisiana Lottery Denounced.
A resolution was also adopted, with little
or no difference of opinion, denouncinR the
Louisiana lottery and providing for the
submission OF a constitutional amendment
which wfA make impossible in any OF the
states this and similar institutions.
The Colored Alliance Meets.
While the white alliance was in session
the National Colored Alliance formally
opened ITS third annual session, with Ma.
tionai President J. S. Jackson, of Ala
bama, in the chair The principal business
transacted was the reading of the annual
address Of National Superintendent II. M.
Humphrey, who is really the executive
head Of the organization. Mr.. Humphreys
address Is a significant document, mas
much as it is outspoken for third party
politics aud declares unequivocally for the
Henry George single tax idea.
independent Poptioai Action.
Discussing Independent political action,
Mr.. Humphrey committed himself unre-
servedly TO the third party movement in
the following language;
AT the request OF thousands OF the best
and most Influential colored people Of this
country, both within and outside the alli-
anee, 1t becomes my duty to call your at
tention to the necessity that exists for in
dependence in political action During
this year no less than Ave representative
bodies Of colored men assembled in Chi
cago, Washington, Raleigh, Richmond and
Philadelphia, and declared their disaffec-
tion and generalization with the existing
political parties. None OF these great con
veneions have appeared willing to formu-
late a Platform that they consider would
be satisfactory to their race. II remains,
therefore, that you should give your earn
est attention to this all absorbing cues
tion, and If by spirit Of mutual compro
mise and Cancellation you may be able TO
secure such pledges from the great labor
organizations, now represented ia this
city, az viii warrant reciprocal and hearty
confederation and cooperation, doubtless
great good win result to both the white
and the colored races
A New Party Needed.
Those who hope TO equalize the bur
dens Of taxation, TO relieve the depression
OF agriculture and to restore the govern
ment TO the service of the people must
join together and they must have name
as well as a platform Of principles dis
tinctly their own. To this name aud plat
form they must invite their fellow citi-
zens Of the United States as TO a refuge
and a fortress In the recent elections the
influence Of the alliance was felt, and
every man realized what tremendous DOW
er il is destined in the near future to ex-
ert; but il must be remembered that in
this case the alliance was fettered by
party names which it could not bear, aud
in many OF the states refused Go vote at
all. In Mississippi 40 per cent. OF the
white and 70 per cent. Of the colored peo-
pie absolutely refused to vote.
The people we're not satisfied with the
standard bearers, aud rather than be con
sidered Democrats or Republicans, they
remained at their homes"
An Argument for Socialism.
Lastly Col Humphrey committed him
self without reservation to platform Of
sOns ism and Henry Georges single tax
idea. He said; God has given this earth
in uanfrnct 10 all the living. We take this
occasion distinctly 10 affirm that land Is
not properly, never can be property, holds
no ahext1nte but 70 the man who lives on
it, HfAtmpsoyements are his. The land
belonEst0 the sovereign people.
In wisw Of these indsputable truths we
recommend to our people the principles Of
the sipgie tax party and that we should
remove the burdens of taxation from all
property. because the valuation OF all prop
erty n increased by taxation. But on th,
contrary. land, IL carrying all the taxes
necessary TO support government woulc
not be held by spectators as IL is now, anC
would soon become abundant and cheap
There are already millions OF our people
both eolsred and white, who favor the sin
sic tax plan. and we recommend it TO you
as it's enactment into law would place
homes within the reach Of all the people :
The convention was thoroughly in har
mony with the views expressed by the ma
tional superintendent
Two People Burned at Pittsburg.