The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-05
National Farmers, Alliance

OCALA, Fla, Dec.-The National Farm
ers' alliance received the National Colored
alliance in a body. The visit is one of fra
ternal greetings and introduction.
General John H. Rice, of Kansas, is
drawing up call to the Farmers alliance
and all industrial unions of America which
favor the principles of the st. Louis plat
form to meet in Cincinnati February %, to
consider the information of a third party
movement.
At the afternoon session the delegation
representing the Citizens alliance of Kan
sas were introduced by Colonel Livingston,
of Georgia, and all made addresses, the
substance of which was that their organ
lection was deeply interested in the success
of the Farmers movement; that both
bodies were practically working on the
same line, and they saw no reason why
merchants, traders, druggists, ETC., should
not unite in promoting this movement.
They asked for committee of conference
to arrange for closer relations between the
Citizens alliance and the National ALI
anee. The request was granted and a COM
mittee appointed.
Delegates from the New York Working
mems Reform league and Anti Monopoly
league addressed the convention, saying,
among other things, the mechanics and
laborerS in the city were as much depend
ent upon the financial and industrial con-
dition of the country as the farmers vera
and should be eligible to membership in the
alliance.
| Colonel Livingston in reply said they
would best keep their own organization as
at present, but should fraternize more
| closely and confer more frequently upon
measures of public policy. He recon-
mended cooperation and fraternity with.
other national bodies, but not consolidation.
| In an interview with an Associated Press
| off l,1
Davis said the call of a national conference
to be held February % next, with view to
| forming new party, had been drawn up.
1t endorses the alliance platform adopted
at St. Louis and invites all organizations
in sympathy to send delegates to Cincin-
natl. It lays down four propositions with
reference to national reforms-Finauce
transportation, land and labor. Further thar
this it's contents are not to be made public
yet. Davis thought the convention would
undoubtedly result in placing a presiden-
tial candidate in the field in 1892. The call
will not be presented to the National ALI
ance, but will be circulated for signatures
in thirty six alliance states and perhaps in
all the states of the union.
There is considerable indignation among
, correspondents over the failure of the
press committee which was to give out in
, formation, to perform its duty. A vigor-
, Gus protest was made to President Polk
| today. The policy OF the alliance seems
; to be one of the strictest secrecy.
The National Colored alliance this after
noon discussed resolution condemning the
J action of the white alliance in passing a re-
solution yesterday in opposition to the
federal election bill, because such action
J has no reference whatever to the aims and
! purposes of the organization. The opinions
, expressed were not so much in favor of the
3 federal election bill as in condemnation OIL
9 the white alliance for going out of its waJ
a to middle in politics.
r A resolution will probably be passed to
b morrow condemning the Conger land bill
0 and praying for the passage Of the Paddock
: pure food bill. At an open session of thu
;. National alliance to-nighta delegation of th'
colored alliance was received and severa
speeches made, all indicating the leaning o
the colored alliance toward the new politi
cal party. Treasurer Tracy, of the whit
L alliance, in his speech said pointedly
o Before we leave this place we mus
d establish a political federation with tn
l. Colored Farmers alliance. L mean bus
ness. There must be no foolishness abou