Telegram-herald., 1890-12-05
THE FARMERS.
Thar DsiaEs AZ ne SatisaAl ALI
saes cenventsn.
Resolutions opposfag shs Fssersl
tElsenons 81 Adoetsd The Co..
cred Alllanes IN Sessioa.



Ia sny q tAs States shl. aad slmllas IN
stsnsieas
A somnitsss sAs sppointed 70 inFesti.
gate lssiaaztieas sh@t csxrNpt sna i'm
proper .stho1s ka4 been e2 2sl0yed ia
tas reeeas Senatorial eoats>t in
Georgia. aBd tAst tke Nztioaal Econo-
mist the efelal organ % the alliance,
ana several State organs had been in.
nueneed By Wall street capital These
iRsinastloas have been dlres slsd az inst
Dr. Macons aad Presidsat LiElasstOne,
Of ths Georgia alliance
A resolution has been prepared IN
doFslnx Senator s.&nfogd's bill foe loan
iag moasy On laaa ats per cent inter-
est The mortgages 20 raa for thirty
years
Aneng resolutions introduced and re-
ferred a. the morRing session was one
deneuneiag the railroads Of Florida for
raislAg the tslght rates On oranges;
one providing for a constitutional
Aneadnent in accordance with Presi-
dent Folks suggestion for the sstab-
lishmont OF legislative council, and
other matters appertainln= 10 the in
terssl Affairs Of the erder.
At the afternoon session Delegate w.
s McAliistsr, OF Mississippi. Introd uced
q resolution, which was adopted, de-
nouncing the election bill The pre-
ambls relates that the bill involves
radical revolution in the election
machinery Of the Union. both State and
| National. and its passage would DO
fatal 20 the autonomy of the State and
cherished liberties OF the citizens; that
In the holy war which they have de-
clared against ssctionallsm the fire.
sides OF the farmers OF the North,
East South and West were the
citadels around which the heaviest
battles were being fought; and,
to the end that victory may
crown their crusade and fraternity
and unity reign, they. therefore, pro-
test against the passage of the bill, and
earnestly petition the Senator's 10 en-
ploy all fair and legal means to defeat
Z the measure. (which can result in moth
ing but evil to one common and beloved
country"
At the night session OF the alliance
General John II. Rice, of Kansas, ad-
dressed the convention on the improve
ment OF the Mississippi river, urging an
appropriation by Congress of $4,000. coo
in addition TO 81, 600, 900 already appro-
/ priated.
Next Saturday has been designated
! "Labor-day," and at IL o'clock I. V.
| Powderly. Grand Master Workman Of
the knights of Labor. will speak. Ad-
dresses will also be made by Captain
Trevsllick, Grand Treasurer of the
/ knights OF Labor, Ralph Beamont
chairman Of the Congressional Legisla-
tive com mittee. and II. Martin Will
Jams, ex-State Lecturer of the Missouri
j Knights of Labor.
! Glimpses OF third party movement
appear at the Alliance convention. 1t
Is chiefly agitated by the Kansas dele
cation. General John II. Rice, candi-
date for the Kansas Seaatorship, as
sisted by Captain Powers, OF Indiana, Is
drawing up call, TO be issued 10 tho
Farmers Alliance and all Industrial
unions OF America which favor the
principles of the ST Louis platform, TO
meet in convention in Cincinnati on
] February % to consider the third party
or peoples party movement. The name
OF this new party will be the "Nationa al
! Union party OF America" This
call is not expected to be issued before
the close OF the Ocals convention. The
efforts seem TO be to keep the National
/ Farmers Alliance from inaugurating
the new party and yet to make it tho
main basis OF this new National party.
The coLoEED ALLIANCE.
OcALA, Fla.. Dec. 4-While the
white alliance was in session Wednes-
day the National Colored Alliance for
mally opened It's third annual conven-
ton. with National President j.
s. Jackson, Of Alabama, in the
chair. The principal business
transacted was the reading of
the annual address Of National Super
intendent r NJ Humphrey. who is
really the executive head OF the or
gsniEatioa- There are about City
delegates present, and they appear
to be lntel1igens men who know
whss they want and are ready for busi-
mesa
Mr. Humphreys address Is = signif-
cant document inasmuch as IL Is out
spoken for third party politics and de-
cisres unequivocally for the Henry
Gsorge sinxle-tax idea. After review
Ing TIE growth OF the order Superin-
tendent Humphrey spoke Of the de-
plorAbls condition in which she oolored
people had found themselves Unable
TO cl0the and feed themselves,
return TO abiset slavery seemed
inevitable Among the causes which
retarded the progress Of the alliance he
mentions ne opposition Of many people
70 negrs education and the opposition
Of newspapers which are usually under
the coutrol of monopsly. He denounced
the National banking system and ths
spectators wh0 souEAt 70 contract th'
currency.
TIE convention vas thoroughly In
sarmony with TIE views expressed bl
the Natiozsl supsrintendens Tb'
secretary's report showed that tber'
were nov snrolled in the equalization
about I. see ooe as nen berS of whom
over soo. eoo are male adults All of tn
Soashern States are thoroughly organ
ired and ths feilosiaE are partially or
r.aIz~d. Delaware Ohio Illinois
TnaIana Missoari snd Nebraska II
rsnnd numbers there are - Alassmi
1o0 900 men hers, south Carolina %.
eco. Mississippi ea,eoe, Esxas % ooo
Georgia "a 600. Arkansas 81 soo Louisi
saa ard virxinis s0.soo 1eaasssee 90,
0sa North Caraliaa ss.eea snd ken
tuckT * soa The lislsacs are scatssrs'