The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-06
The National Convention Meets at Oca.
la, Florida-Best Feeling
Prevails. 4.
PRESIDENT poLk's ABLE ADDRESS.
Federal and Confederate Soldiers Vie
With Each Other in Shouting
for Fraternalism.
No Decision Yet Reached as to the Lead.
ership Of the Irish Nationalist
Party.

ternOon the public meeting of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance was held IN the
opera house, an audience of about 1,2O(
being present. President Rogers of the
Florida alliance presided. Gov. Fleming
welcomed the delegates and was followed
by Hon. John r. Dunn, state senator and
a prominent aspirant for the United States
senatorship to succeed Senator Call
President Louck of the South Dakota
alliance also made a short address, In
which he predicted victory for the ALI.
ance at the ballot box in 1892, a sentiment
which the delegates cheered to the echo.
All the speakers of the afternoon dwelt
forcibly upon the breaking down of sec
tional lines, and predicted a general
prevalence within a short time of the
ideas embodied in the alliance platform
adopted at st. Louis.
President Polk was introduced by
Rogers and delivered his annual address.
The address congratulated the alliance
on its achievements slnce its last meeting
and reviewed the causes of the agricul
tural depression. The president declared
that this depression is an anomaly
to students Of industrial progress.
"Retrogression in American agriculture"
he said, "means national decay and pow
erful and promising as is this young
giant republic, yet its power and glcry
touch not the degradation of the Ameri-
can farmer. The harm incident to the
Capitalization of the money power and
the upbuilding of monopolies was then
pointed out and both political parties
we're condemned for forcing and encour-
aging this condition. With reference to
extending the president urged that addi-
tional organizers be sent at once into
Oregon, Washington, Ohio, New York,
New Jersey, Arizona and other states.
Among the recommendations wa one
that an organization be formed to be
known as the National Legislature, com
posed of the national president and
nroeidouto Of all Tho o<a%o ollf,,oon .h.:.
dutv boing n IooL o,oso,,, 49,. 49,.
two roforn domo,a,a -, 49, NJ.
both in state legislatures and in congress.
He recommended changes in the consti-
tuition and recited the demands" to be
made in the way Of financial, land, cleo.
ton and tax reforms. He deprecated
soctio,o,,sm o,d - - .sIp.|s
Daa, for ~nat,on., ho,mo,u
In revi.w;no ,ho r.oo,d 80 -. .uo.
d,r;,r Tho ra.. va. ~ oa.o.:.n.. -....
,~sferanca n tha ieo;s,..;on damnn5.. w.,
i tho snoal.r doc,arad oon..as. aoa.;..
srtlv ;anorod oI o,,ianoa n.onop,.;a"s
md oven .unnr.ssod ~. H.....:.S.s
them notah,v n Tho cosa NJ ,ha maaa,..
Known "a tho suh.treoaurv III .Con-
orass - ho so;d .m,,t oon.o ,..-.u.o.L.
neonia ~ tho noon,o ,,;,I ~, ,o,,o, =.
ynorass
Tbo romo,rd.r of .,o .ad.o.,
Eotad N a d,scres,on ~ sn.no,.I go,
md tha no,,cv NJ tho all;aroa IN rnroot.
mo- oo+;ono,,sr =.
ture Ananc,al ro,;ov ~ .ha .I,,.noo D.
ldert Polk said Il will dem.rd Tho rastor-
Ition of silver IN ali Tho rioh+, ond o,a,;-
lies of LEGAL tender which gold no..as.as.
he ~issuanca NJ o-ovsrnmon. curranov A.
|pct IN tha noon1o, .ou,,,...;..
Irob, h,tion NJ o,;.n ou,na.sh,n - 80
wnarsh;r and contro, ~ +-.nsno,.o.;on
inss hv .ha oon.rnmo,.. u,,;. - .,,,;.
lsvaruos ~ eoonom;o oIm;,;.....a.. -
be Government. grodnotod toxs,,nn ~
ncomos ond ,ha aioo,,on ~ 1Tn,..d s,o..s
enatora bv tha d;raot vote ~ No roon,a
A. no corc,u.,on ~ pras,d.n+ poih,s
ddresa tho alliance roso,ved i,.a,f int, a
ot Of , ..Iovo foo.t - a,r,nn Which n A
Ro,v., .n o,a ,,n,., a.,atou t,o,, I,a;'
Da moved .h.t oil av-so,d;... n tha
l"' Wv" 'na' ai' oAsoiu'e's ~ 'ne mai
/ tho opa.ch ~ proo;d.n+ ro,,Ik of South