The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-06
A THIRD PARTY.
Proceedings Of the National
Farmers Alliance.
The St. Louis Platform Of 1889 Sub
mitted and Unanimou,ly Endorsed.
Call for Labor and Agricultural Con-
ference - The C0lOred Alliance Urges
the Adoption Of the Lodge Bill.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

III tut oldlCS 10 TAKE ilDlle-
diate steps toward securing accurate s;atis-
tics from the county records and make
prompt reports thereon.
A resolution asking that the Worlds Fair
be closed on Sundays was passed without
opposition.
National Secretary Turner submitted his
annual report. During the past year 1869
charters were issued to sub-alliances, as
follows; West Virginia 252. Colorado 152,
Indiana 132, Michigan Jos, Virginia 50. Ill-
nos 81, South Carolina So, Ohio 81, Pennsyl-
vania 50, New Jersey 20. Minnesota 5, Iowa
5, Oregon /, Oklahoma 1. State charters
were issued to the following States and Ter
ritories: Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, Michi-
gan, West Virginia. Oklahoma and North
Dakota.
Some question having been raised as to
the unanimous Endorsement of the ST. Louis
platform by the National Alliance last year,
Livingston of Georgia moved its adoption
by the present body. Some debate followed,
but the motion was adopted with an amend
IN emf, so as to demand Government control
r.
this shall not result in relief to the masses
and in checking or curing the existing evils,
the Government shall become the actual
owner of such lines. This platform does
not include the sub-Treasury bill.
THIRD PARTY CONFERENCE.
Following is the call for third party con-
ference signed by General Rice and John
Davis of Kansas and about sevent y-five
others:
WHEREAS, In unity there is strength; there
fore 1t is desirable that there should be union
OF all the yariousy named Industrial organZa-
tions that stand on common ground. To this
end the individuals from the various States
whose names are hereto signed name this call
delegates from The following organizations,
namely: Farmers Alliance, farmers Mutual
Benefit Association Citizens Alliance, knights
OF Labor and all other industrial organizations
that support the principles OF the ST. Louis
agreement OF 1889; each State organization 10
send one delegate from each Congressional ds-
trlct and TWO from the Sta,e al large; each dis
ttict organization TO send not less than three
delegates, and each county delegation
chosen according to the custom of each
respective Organization, during the month of
January, 1891; also, that the editor of each
newspaper Is hereby invited 10 be present as a
delegate who has advocated the principles OF
the ST. Louis agreement and supported the liz
ance candidates nominated in 1890; the dele
gates 10 meet in the city Of Cincinnati Ohio, on
Aonday, the 23d day of February, 1851 for the
purpose OF forming a National Union party,
based upon tie fundamental ideas OF finance,
transportation, labor and land, In furthetance OF
the work already begun by those olganzat ions
and preparatory for the united struggle for coun-
Try and home i'll the great political conflict now
pending, that must decide who in this county Is
sovereign, the citizen or the dollar.
RAPIDLY GAINING GROUND.
The third party movement is gaining
ground rapidly. The presence here of so
many representatives of the national labor
and Industrial organizations STRENGTHENS the
opinion that the entire reform " element
OF the country will join the new movement.
Western and non-W Western delegates are said
to be practically united in indorsing the
Rce-Davis call, and it is predicted they will
demand of Southern Democrats in the alli-
ance that they join in the movement. This
is IN payment 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-electon bill resolution. 1t is not
believed, however, that the Southern men,.
bers will ren0unce one particle of their
allegiance to the Democratic party. This
third party project is the uppermost topic Of
discussion in the hotels and everywhere in
the city outside of the Alliance Hail.
AN AMENDMENT.
An amendment was adopted that every
alliance lecturer, State aud national, and all
newspaper organs Of the alliance shall sup
port the platform or suffer suspension from
the order; that no candidate for any ma
tional political office shall be supported by
the alliance unless he indorses the platform,
and any sub-alliance not complying with
these restrictions may be suspended at the
pleasure of the President The st. Louis
platform as thus amended was adopted
unanimously upon the call of the roll by
States.
Colonel Livingstone of Georgia, from tho
Committee on Organization, made report
10 furnish the basis for an ultimate union
between the National Farmers Alliance,
the Industrial Union and Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association. Under this plan the
benefit association will still maintain its
separate organization. but will be entitled
to representation in the National ALI
ance council and the Executive Committee
of each organization. which will meet here
after and arrange the details of the union.
The report was adopted
sUB-TREASURY BILL.
DR.. Macune, Chairman of the National
Executive Committee, submitted his annual
report. 1t referred at length to the Sub
Treasury Bill, drawn and presented to Con-
gress. The committees mission in this
respect is virtually ended, because the ALI.
ance had elected several Congressman who
would look after pushing the bill through
the national Legislature. In short time,
he said, Congress will pass the bill, If not
willingly, then by compromise. The report
recommended the reduction OF the salary of
all national alliance officers and the removal
from Washington of the Presidents office,
1nasmuch as the retention of it there entails
an expense not commensurate with its use
fuiness. AT the conclusion OF the report
DR.. Macune addressed the convention upon
the policy of the alliance, especially with
reference to its position upon leading public
measures and its attitude toward Democrats
and Republicans in future political contests.
OBJECTS OF THE CONFERENCE.
After adjournment he gave the Associ-
ated Press the following synopsis OF his ut
terances upon the third-party question:
He told the delegates that the people in the
Southern States were not prepared to en-
bark in the third-party movement; that in
this emergency there was great necessity
for conservatism and caution. II recon-
mended as compromise that would carry
out the end sought to be achieved by the
West and North. il it meant the approba-
ti0n of the South, that q convention be
called for February, 1892, to be composed of
delegates from all the associations of pro-
ducers, and that the next annual session of
the Supreme Council elect delegates to rep
resent this order in that convention. This
would not commit the people. but it pro-
yided means whereby they could express
themselves on the question through their
county and State organizations daring the
coming year. When the convention meets
the delegates would come there with author
ity and. instructions from their people. If
the people express themselves in favor Of in
dependent party action it will prevail. If
not. the cause will still be- benefited by the
conference, and there will be better un-
derstanding of the objects that the labor or
ganiZations are seeking to achieve" Ma
cune thinks this will satisfy both sides.
OPPOSITION TO MACUNE's POLICY.
In conversation with an Associated Press
representative. Colonel Livingstone Of Geor
gia said that if the policy outlined by Ma
cune was adopted. 1t cannot fail to have a
marked effect. 1t would commit the alliance
Of the South almost solidly against the third