The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04

I, the Alliance in Republican stater.
ocAE.A, Fla, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
gate W. $. McAlhster, of Mississippi.
today introduced in the meeting OF tho
sarmers' Alliance the following pre-
"m"le ARD resolutions, which wers
adopted:
Whereas tho President of the United,
States in his annual message to Con-
ercss' recommends and urges tho imme-.
dlaSe passage of the measure known ms.
the lodge election hill; and
whereas s;sid bill involves radica,
revolution in the cleo sion machinery of
the Union, both State and national,
and its passage Will be fatal to the auton--
omy Of tho States and the cherished
liberties of their citizens; and
Whereas sail bill is partisan in
spirit, and will be partisan in it's appii-
cation, thus rc-vitalizing tho CORY ghost
oil sectional arrangements; and
Nhereas in the holy war which we
nave declared against sectionalism, tho
hresides Of the farmers of the north
=
which the heaviest BATTLES are being
fought; and to the end that victory NAV
crown our crusade, let fraternity ami
unity reign: therefore, he it.
"kcsolved by the National Farmers,
Alliance and Industrial Union of
America in national counsel ASS, IN bl, d.
That we do most solemnly protest
against the passage of the said Lodge
81, stion bill and we most earnestly
pcttion our Senators to employ all fair
amt legal mcnns To defe;.5 This nm
patriotic measure, when can result in
nothing but evil to one common and he
loved country.
Resolved further, That :: copy of
thesc preambcs and Resolutions be
forwarded to each Senator ia CONGRESS-,
hicAlllstcr took the floor in support
OF the resolutions. and at the eud OF IL
long speech, moved their ADOPTION.
AS ne sat down there was u stilncss
and - hush in tue convention which
toreboded storm, and over, ex-
pected 1t to hurst tvom tho western or
northwestern delegations hut no storm
came.
After fem r,Nmcnts Of suspenso.
Delegate Dcming, OF Pcnns 4 ly;mia.
arose and said that ne regarded the IN
production OF the resolutions us mn
timely; that there was largely ure-
va1icnt 1t tho North y fcenm., tt.At tho
Farmers Alliance was a southern
organization, its members being satur-
atod with Southern sentiments, aud thnt
the passage of these resolutions would
strengthen this OPT and check tho
growth of tho Alliance North aiu East.
itis language was very temperate and
conc iliatory, and Il ripple OF applause
greeted the close of his speech.
President McGraIh, OF the Kansas
State Alliance, moved tho adontion of
the resolutions without references to any
committee and without debate. which
WAS lost.
delegate from Illinois expressed
practically tho same sentiments az
Demlng, of Pennsylvania. Ho feared
that the adoption of.the resolutions at
this tlmo would confirm tho charge
sometimes heard that tho runners
Alliance is partisan bldy. The ALI
ance, ho said, is fast getting "a grip in
the West and i'll localities whcle the
Republican sent!mets is strong;
This action of the national BODY
would tend. To throw it into a, political
dlsrcpute and stop. its cxpanal,n over
the states OF the West and Northwest.
President Hall, OF, the Missouri State
Alliance. moved that tho resolutions be-
tabled; hut after u short interval, in
which there were several short but
temperate speeches i'll favor of their
passage, he moved To table his original
motion, which was carried
The question then REQUIRED. ON McAl-
listers motion To adopt tho r,solu-
lions aud it was carried unnanlmuusly
amid Widest enthusiasm.
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