The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-10
MOVING TOWARDS UNION.
The Various Alliance and Labor
Parties Formulate Principles
on Which They Will
Combine.
"A DIGEST OF THEIR PRINCIPLES.
Abolition Of National Banks, Free
and Unlimited Coinage Of Sill
yer, Prohibition Of
Alien
A DIGEST OF THEIR PRINCIPLES.
Ownership Of Lands and Ownership
of Telegraph and Railroad
Lines by the National
Government are
Advocated.

Advocated.
OcA1.A. Fla, Dec. 5.-The feeling over
the passage of the anti-election resolution
in the alliance convention on Wednesday
is high and there is strong pressure being
made for the introduction of a resolution
to expunge it from the records of the
alliance. Great interest is also manifested
as to probable action of the colored
alliance today upon the resolution offered
yesterday condemning the white alliance
for its action as to the election bill. Some
predict it will be buried in the com
mittee, but republicans say 1t will
pass that body with practically
unanimous vote. The third party move
ment is gaining ground rapidly. The
presence of so many representatives. of
the national labor and industrial organ
izations strengthens the opinion that the
entire "reform" element in the country
will join this new movement West
ern and northwestern delegates are
said to tie practically united in
endorsing the Rice-Davis call and it
is predicted they will demand of
southern democrats in the alliance that
they join In the movement, this in pay
ment of the debt incurred by the latter to
the western alliance men who sat by and
raised no protest against the passage of
the anti-e]ection bill resolution. 1t is not
believed, however, that the southern
members will renounce one particle of
their allegiance to the democratic
party. This third party project is
the uppermost topic Of discussion in
hotels and everywhere in the city outside
of the alliance hall. At this mornings
session of the national alliance, L. A..
Livingstone of Georgia, from the COM
mittee on organization, made report
which is to furnish the Dasis for stne ultl-
mate union between Jnp fvueional Farm
ers' alliance and the industrial union and
the Farmers Mutual Benefit association,
which is an organization with large
membership in the western states. The
report was explained at length by Chair
man Livingstone. Under this proposition
the mutual benefit association is to still
maintain its separate organization, but to
be entitled to representation in the ma
tional alliance council and executive COM
mittee of each organization is to meet
hereafter and arrange the details of this
stones remarks, which occupied nearly
an hour, the report was adopted without
dissent. This action undoubtedly means
absolute consolidation of these two Or
ganizaiions in the near future.
Col. Livingstone also offered resolu-
tion providing for the adoption of the
st. Louis alliance platform of 1889, mas
much as there has been question raised
as to the unanimous endorsement of the
demand therein contained by all state
delegations one year ago. Col. Living
stones idea was to call out any objections
which might exist as to Its absolutely
unanimous endorsement. This platform
demands the abolition of national banks
and substitution of legal tender treasury
notes in lieu of national bank notes in
sufficient volume to carry on the business
OF the country on cash system; that
congress prevent by law dealing In "fu.
lures" of all agricultural and mechanical
productions; free and unlimited coinage
of silver; prohibition of alien ownership
Of land and the adoption of some just
plan by which the government may ac-
quire ownership in such lands and also
in lands held by railroad companies in
excess of actual needs; that taxation, both
state and national shall not be used to
build up one interest Of class at the ex-
pense of another; that all revenues, ma
tional, state or county, shall be limited to
actual necessary expenditures of the
government, economically and honestly
administered; that congress issue suffi-
cient fractional paper currency to facili-
tate exchange through the United States
mails, and that means of communication
and transportation shall be controlled by
the United States government. An
amendment was offered by Loucks OF
South Dakota, providing for the owner
ship Of all railroad and telegraph lines
by the national government.
Livingston opposed this, and offered as
compromise measure resolution proyid.
| ing that the liberty to control ond operate
all such lines shall vest in government
and, if after fair trial of this system, it il
found it does not afford relief demanded
or effect reforms in management of them
government ownership shall be com
pletet. This was adopted after some
discussion.
Wade, of Tennessee, offered an addl
tlonal amendment that every alliance
lecturer, state and national, and all ne ws
paper organs Of the alliance shall support
the St. Louis and Ocala platforms
(amended platform) or suffer suspension
from the order; and further, that no can
didate for any national political Office
shall be supported by alliance members
unless he endorses this platform, and any
sub-alliance not complying with these
| restrictions may be suspended at th.