The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

posing the Supreme Council
-77~4pl is to meet within sJTtn his
a4'ess,.J.J HAnnrso2T's t6raft the 8Gpr rSy'
Council, To I1pIene
best methods for secua the
lation as is indica'ed by the H.
of the Supreme Council. 1t adonas
articles of confederation with 'p.ed
Farmers Mutual Benefit Assoo; tNe
and other similar organ cations 'aO1
appointed a standing commitroo 'po
~fraternsl conference to secnrs
monious cooperation with such ora nat'
cations. 1t condemned the roS9uI
Lard dill and recommended to ~
gress the enactment of a pure ~
Bill. It condemned the L,iooO wv
Force Bill now pending before Co :"
gress. 1t appointed a committa.
to memoria ize Congress to submit ~
amendment to the Federal Copstitn
ton to forever prohibit LOTTERIES ~
this country.
Various and damaging reports had
been freely circulated throughout tba
country, duplicating certain prominent
Alliancemen in the Calnoun.No
wood Gordon Senatorial contest u
Georgia and DR. Macune, LivIDoston
and Polk called for committee to in
yes .igate these charges thoroughly
The committee consisted Of one from
each State, and after a long and
patient Investigation, reported as fol,
lows:
"First-That we have been u able to
ascertain a single fact duplicating in aDv
way, shape or form, the high c~laracte,
and standing and personal and official
reputation of our worthy PreSiden L. /
P Tx, but we regret the writing of the
Norwo d letter.
"Second-As to Brother Livingston
President of the Georgia State Alliance
we do not find any thing ~derogatorv Of
his peronal or official high standing but
your committee is not quite prepared to
indorse his course in the Georgia Sena-
torial contest.
"Third-That in the case Of DR.. c. W.
Macune nothing has been tJund to essen
our confidence IN his personal integrity
and loyalty to the or; however, we regret
his official connec ion wi h the Georgia
Senatorial contest"
Officers elected L. L. Polk, Of
North Carolina, President; B H.
Clover, of Kansas, Vice President; J.
II. Turner, of Georgia, Secretary.
Treasurer; J. H. Willetts, OF K tnss,
Lecturer, J. F. Tillman, of Tennessee,
was re elected as a member of the
Executive Committee and Bro. Cole,
President Michigan State Alliance,
was elected a member OF the Judiciary.
Other matters Of great interest to
oar Order will doubtless appear when
the official proceedings r published,
and which will be given to u readers
at the earliest practicable moment.
Enough has been made publiCh
show that the body was made up&
the best material, and that its action
on grave questions was wise, consist
ent and conservative. lis steadfa8t
adherence to the great principles Of
political and economic reform, as
enuncialed at St. Louis, gives assur.
ance of its appreciation Of the de
mands of the hour and of its delerm
nation to press these reforms to the
very mouth of the ballot box.
The harmony and unanImity that
prevailed throughout, on all questions
of public moment, will give an impetus
to the reform movement Throughout
the whole country and fixes and
establishes the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union as
powerful and ever present factor IN
the future progress and development
of our social, industrial, political and
economic systems.
Let this mighty brotherhood keep
constantly in mind the great funds.
mental principles of the Order and all
will be well.