Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
THE ALLIANCE.
Mr. Pewdsrly Addresses the
Farmers at 0oala, Fla.
a C1titsns' Alliance. WITH q Tsadsa-
- Te~4rcs Poiities. Organ
zso Alliance Exchanges

OestA Pa. Dee. s-Iae National
Aliianee AS bsea in session Tor Eve
days saa "a has tsken no acsioa as yst
Upon AR q the nusuel4i sad eoonenle
alessures whle1 u ~iil Urge spoa Goa
gress. All the serioas sesk Of the slll-
anoe wiil DC done Ia tue last hears 81
ths session-
Mr. PowdeFit addressed the alliance
delegates az Exposition Hall Saturday
sf ernoon. Ne advocated reform in the
smpl0yloeRt Of ehil1 ls5or. Insisted
that tie Government had tue right 10
control ne railroads. and then made =
HefY stack uDoh the employment OF
lahoF-saVing machinerF as detrzUd-
Ing Norkmen Of the right 10
work. lie sas especially bitter
against all electrical devices -
declaring that capitalists In their
greed h4d even e0rnered Gods wrath
and compelled IL 10 do their bedding
lie denounced sectionalism and said:
No matter 4bat politicians may say.
We OF the TWO sections are together
again. and together We viii Eight
monopoly" This sentiment brought
forth great applause.
Before adjournment Saturday night
Washington, d. C.. Was decided upon aS
the place and the third Tuesday in No
ven Der as tho time for the next annual
meeting OF the National Alliance.
Strong efforts. IL Is said. viii ho made
to revoke this action and mako Indian
spelis she next meeting place.
The eolored alliance has adjourned
after finishing It's work. IL adopted
Superintendent Humphreys sugges-
tions, single tax and all, after striking
out the clause relating 10 third party
action. The convention did not wish 10
take official action just now. Cen
eral Master Workman Powderly and A.
w. Wright mxdo sddIesses and invited
them TO send delegates TO the confer
ence the Knights are TO call. The in
vitation was accepted. Then Mr. Powers,
OF indiana. presented the call for the
convention at Cincinnati in February.
lie did not want the body 10 take
official action. but simply asked the
delegates to sign Individually. All OF
them except the Selegat. from Georgia
did so. He would not commit his peo-
pie, be said, in any way.
A National Citizens Alliance was
formed Saturday with the avowed pur-
pose of fostering a third party on the
alliance principles. ID. B. Holden, Of
Kansas, is the president; Ralph Beau
mont, of New York. secretary, and
]. L. Wild. of Washington City, treas
urer. Offices will be opened at Wash
ington A weekly paper will be pub
lished and active work begun in organ
izing all over the country.
It's mem bership is restricted only by
the Endorsement OF the ST. Louis and
Ocala platform. Its subordinate alli-
ances will be organized only in cities,
towns and incorporated villages. in
order not to encroach too much on the
territory of the Farmers Alliance.
The representatives. of the alliance
exchanges throughout the country
formed an important National organizs-
tion Saturday. The figures submitted
by State managers OF the exchanges
showed that i business aggregat-
ing more than $40, 900, 0J0 was done
by them in the past year. Con-
tracts have been made this week
with Representatives OF manufacturers
who have come here for the purchase Of
more than sl4. 900. 600 worth OF goods
during the conn ing year. The State man
ayers organized with J. Il. Dimes, of ST.
Louis. President; w L. Peck. of Atlanta.
Vice President; Oswald Wilson, OF
New York. Secretary, and j. X.
House, Of Kansas City, Treasurer. II
was decided 70 adopt the Georgia sys
TEN Of doing business throughout the
country. The alliance exchange in that
State does practically cash brokerage
business Contracts are made with
manufacturers for supplying staple ar
ticles for farm consumption at liberal
reduction, averaging Is per cent, it
is said; mem bcrs OF the alliance order
ing goods must send cash or sigh tdrafts
The small capital necessary in Georgia
to do business in this way-some $500
OO0-was raised by subscription in the
sub alliances. The brokerage fee
charged is now between and 2k per
cent. and IL is believed this can be re-
duced. The alliance people say they are
now furnishing farmers for sls machines
for which they formerly paid SIS.