Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04
FARMERS SPEAK.
Proceedings OF the National
Farmers Alliance Convention.
Solemn Protests Entered Against the
Passage of the Lodge Election Bill
by the Senate.
Action Taken to Investigate Certain Charges Of
Misconduct Brou INT Against Nc
Cune and Others.

! OCALA FLA, Dec. 3.-1he Farmers
Alliance convention met in regular SEES
sion this morning. A resolution was
adopted providing that committee of
one from each state delegation to inves-
tigate the conduct of Mr.. McCune of the
national executive committee, L. F.
! Livingston, president of the Georgia
| state Alliance, and President Polk in
| reference to the Georgia seuatorship, it
| having been charged that these gentle
| men were Influenced in their action by q
| moneyed consideration. The committee
Is empowered to Investigate any other
charges of which the officers may be ac-
cussd.
Mr.. Livingstone. rising to question
OF personal privilege in convention,
stated that the charges and rurnors at
fectlrg him had been whispered, and of
unfair dealing in reference to the Geor-
gin senatorship. He demanded q thor
ough Investigation. He said that Nc
Cune aud Polk had joined in this de-
mand.
McAllister took the floor in support OF
the resolutions, and ut the END of
strong speech moved their adoption. AS
he sat down there was stiffness and u
hush in the convention which forebOded
storm. Everybody expected il to be
from the Western or Northwestern dele
gates, but no storm came. After 8
few moments of suspension Delegate
Doning OF Pennsylvania arose and
said he regarded the intro
duction of the resolution as I'M
timely. There was largely prevalent at
the North Il feeling that the Farmers
Alliance was a Southern organization,
its members being satinated with South
ern sentiment, aud the passage of these
resolutions would strengthen this opinion
and check the growth of the Alliance in
the North and East. His language was
very temperate, and ripple of applause
greeted the close of his speech.
president McGrath of the Kansas state
ssAfAance moved the adoption OF the reso-
lutions without reference TO any commit
tee and without debate, which was lost.
President Hall of the Missouri state
Alliance moved the resolution be tabled
but after q short interval, in which there
were several short but temperate
speeches in favor of their passage, he
moved to table the original motion,
which was carried. The question then
REQUIRED on McAllister motion to
ton was finally put it was carried unan-
imously, amid the widest enthusiasm.
WARNING TO THE SENATE.
At the afternoon session Delegate W.
s. McAllister of Mississippi introduced
the following preamble and resolution
which was adopted:
Whereas, the president of the United
States in his annual message TO congress
recommends and urges the immediate
passage of the measure known as the
Lodge election bill, and
Whereas, said bill involves a radical
revolution in the election machinery of
che Union, both state and national, and |
rs passage will be fatal to the autonomy
of the states and the cherished liberties |
of the citizens; and,
whereas, said bill is partisan in spirit |
and will be partisan in its application, |
thus revitalizing the holy ghos: of sec
and,
Whereas, in the holy war which has |
been declared against sactionaIism |
the firesides of the farmers of the |
North, East, South and West are the |
citadels around which the heaviest bat |
ties are being fought, and to the end |
that Wet ~ may crown our crusade, |
therefore Ue it
Resolved by the National Farmers |
Alliance Union of the American Ma
tional Council, assembled, That we do
most soleinnly protest against the pas
sage Of the said lodge election bill, and
most earnestly petition our senators to
employ all fair and legal means TO de-
feat this unpatriotic measure, which can
result IN nothing but evil to our common
and beloved country.
Resolved further, That copy OF these
pream bles and resolutions he forwarded |
10 each senator in congress