Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22

Resoircd, That we, the executive conn.,
| mite, having in charge the good of our
| bfder IN this STATE. ana sonnfosed of mem.
6ers 81 all political parties, Hnatiiniohslf e6i
| press full and undated Confidence tn ott
State president; Cicero J. Lindley:
Committees. were appointed on Gre
dentia1s, resolutions. order 81 business
and permanent confederation: RE rs
port on permanent confederation makes
J. NJ. Thompson, of the State Grange,
general president; and S: A. Kirk
patrick, of Champaign, secretary Of .he
Alliance, general secretary. The fol-
lowing vice-presidents were chosen,
who are to constitute an executive COM
mittee to look after the interests of all
the 6rgafiizations In the eonfedera-
ton for the Mutual benefit Association.
| cicero J: Lindley, Of GreefiTille, Of the
Knights Of Lat6r; j. j: Mahoney; Of
Chicago, Of the Alliance; A: r. Bronson;
of La Sale, of the Grange; j. NJ. Thor b;
son, who is the general president A
secretary for the confederation was also
selected for each of the organizat ions as
| follows: For the Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation, T. NJ. Palmer, of De Witt Coun-
ty: for the knights Of Laber, B. T. Har-
ris; of Jasper Country; for the Grange
j. II. Van Arsda1e; Of Peoria County, and
for the Alliance, S: A. kirkpatrick, of
Champaign. The Agricultural knights
sent letter stating that they would not
be represented. but would ihdorse the
action of the conference.
The business of the conference was
embodied in the resolutions declaring
that the future success of the interests
represented depends on concerted act=
ion, and recommending that speedy steps
be taken to accomplish consolida ton or
confederation of these allied organiza-
lions. The other resolutions were as
followsi
That since this organization is made up of
members OF all political parties, each M en-
Der is expected to be missionary In his
own party. That only men favorable to our
reasOnab bic demands are noml ated for OF.
fee in which they may effect our interests
as n class We, az members of the differ ent
parties. expect TO find them in rank of our
respective party, but should we be disap-
pointed we shall be excused il we insist on
voting for our friends We further recon-
mend to our members that they take an
active and leading part in political prima.
res and conventions of all p lrtieS and that
they give an expression to their views and
wishes in such primaries and conventions
by instructions to delegates and resolutions
unmstakablc in terms upon the subjects of
political economy AMI such others as are
now before the public That the orglnizI-
tions here represented are in no wise polt-
ical in a party sense. and, therefore, we
recommend that we make no State nomna-
lions as a separate party, but that in Legis-
latiye, Senatorial and Congressional nomin-
atoms we demand of all candidates that
they be publicly pledged to maintain the
principles and demands herein set forth,
and that we will support no candidate not
so pledged.
That we are in favor OF the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver; that this country
needs and demands circulating medium
commensurate with the requirements of the
commercial interests of the producing
classes.
That we further demand an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States requr-
ing United States Senators to be elected by
direct vote of the people; that We demand
the enactment of a National law which will
prohibit the dealing in futures of all agri-
cultural products, and that we are uncOm-
prOmisingly opposed to the principal of tax
ing the many for the benefits OF Il few, and
are therefore in favor of graduated income
tax.
We demand that the Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners be elected by direct
vote of the people, and that the present
Commissioners be urged to take immediate
action on ithe complaints now pending for
OvCrcharges on livestock.
A conference was also held on the gen.
eral cooperative business of the organi
cation.