Telegram-herald., 1890-12-07
NFAy0R OF UNION.
TAs Aniaaes vstss 70 co-opsszts
with the Z. n. B. A.
Principxl Points IN the Platform
asopisa-Csiorsa Warmers IN
derss lhs Elsetons saL


a coALIrfos sAsoaxD.
ocALA. Pa, Dec. & AT Fridays ses-
sioh Of ths kArmsrs' Alls2aes. col0asl
Listagstoas. Of 6ssFHt4. tFom ths con-
mites ca srgsniz4tiea. 9sis = repoFs
m4ts uaios sss~ssa tAs Astioaxl
Farmers Aiissaes aaa faaassri.i Uaisa
and ne F.r1sf.' Aasazi Bsasas Aszs-
50 stlsa. ~aisa sas ca efgaaiza-
tioa ~ish large nsmAsrshIp
Ia tAs Wsstsra stssss unasr
this pfopDaitsea tss Masaal bea-
eft Association - 10 ssil aaiasaia It's
separate orgaaizasisa, Bat Is 10 - Dc an
tlLlsd - representa- llsa ln tAs kaEioaAl
Alhsacs eeanelL snd ths sxsoati.s
eommlttes of sash Srgaaixation Is 10
met hsrsAitsr Aad arrange the details
o tAis aaioa. Tie report sas adopted
without dlsssat This action aadOabt-
sdly means ths absolute consolidation
OF The organization in tue near future.
As Fridays session the National Al
lance CON pleted It's platform IL differs
little from lbe St. Louis D lstforn adopt
s1 yeAr ago Tie FaiirSad plkak vas
the sab set Of some discussion and wAs
amended SO that IL provides Ter the
eomplsts Oovsrumsat and State
eOntrol sf shs railroads and 10
this is not sucscisns TO remedy
the evils In railroad Management Of
which tae alliance complains thea the
platform declares foe absolute 0ovsrr-
meat oNnsrship and operation Of all
means OF transportation. An znend-
meat ~as offered providing tkat every
STATE and National lecturer and
every alliance organ shalt support
the platform or suffer suspension.
and that no candidate for q National
onics shall receive the support
Of the alliance anls>s be pledges him
self in writing TO uphold the platform.
Any alliance acting contr4ry to this
section will De subject TO Immediate
suspension. After some discussion the
amended platform was adopted uaani-
mouslY by call OF States. The plat
form does not inciuds the sub-Trsasury
scheme, whlch Is yet 10 DO adopted.
TAs principal pl.nks Of the platform
are az follows:
IL demands the abolition Of National banks
notes in lieu o. National bank notes Ia snf-
ncicus volume 70 carry on the oaSiR-ss Of shs
country on q cash system. that Congress
prevent BY law The dealing In "tutures"
Of all agricultural and mccbsnical produc
tions; free and unlimited coinage Of silver:
the proai billion OF alien OwnrFship OF lard
and the adoption OF some just plan ey wnJch the
Government may acquire ownership In such
lads aad also In lands held ~ railroad com
panies In exec = % The actual needs: that
taxation. both state and National. shah not
De used 10 balid up one intefest or class
az the expense OF another; that all rev
enues National STATE ana county.
shall be limited 20 the actual necessary
expenditures OF tho Government economically
ana honestly adm nlsterod; that Congress is-
sue sunic ent fractional paper currency 10 IA
eiitate exchange through the United States
nails. ane thar The means OF Communication
and transportation shall be conlfollsd by ths
Untec states Government
Or. {. ". Macune, chairman Of the
National Executive Committee. submit
ted his annual report OF the work
accomplished by that body dur
ing the year. IL referred at
length 70 the work OF the COM
mittee in having the sub-Treasury
bill drawn and presented to Congress.
the salaries OF all National Alliance
officers aud the removal from Washing
ton City of the National Alliance presi-
dents ofics. inasmuch as tho retention
Of IL there ea5ails an expense not COM
mensurase with its usefulness.
At ths conclusion Of the report DR..
Macune addressed the convention upon
the policy OF the alliance, especially
with reference 20 10 position upon lead
ing public measures and its attitude to-
ward the Democratic and Republican
parties ns told the delegates that the
people in the Southern States were not
prepared 20 embark in the third party
movement; that they had not elected
delegates TO this convention; that the
people OF some Western and North west
ern states bad already en- barked IN the
movement and considered that the
osperity Of the order demanded
soms action OF that kind to sus-
tain tbcrn IN their Efforts In this
7 emergency fhere was a great necessity
I for conservatism and eaution. He
rsccr amended IS a compromise that a
convention be called 20 meet in Feb
+ ruary. 1879. that g.. be composed Of del
sEates from all associations OF pro-
Z ducers. 7na shat The next annual ses-
sion ot the supreme council elect dele
/ gates 20 represent ths osdeE in that
I convention.
Dr Naranes speech was frequently
I Interrupted with applause. especially Y
taat par. which outlined policy for
I she National Farmers Alliance relative
% a third party. thus indicating very
I plainly the tsn Per Of tAs delegates on
I this question. Tae rsp0rs was referred