The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
THE ocALA CONVENTION.

lures to their call for National union
party convention at Cincinnati in Feb.
ruary next 81. Most OF the North.
nrn and Western delegates to the Farm.
nrs' Alliance convention have signed it
and nearly all tho colored alliance del.
egates have cone the same. The man.
ayers Of the canvass say that the call,
with signatures, will be officially pro.
mulgated on the 20sh inst DR.. Macune,
who advocates postponirg action
until February. 1892. says, never.
theless, that q new party is the logical
outcome of the alliance crusade. The
Southern alliance delegates remain al.
most solid in their opposition to indie.
pendent party action at the present
time. Their opposition will be quite
sufficient to prevent any radical action
ut this session.
The committee on agricultural sta.
tistics recommended the appointment
of committee of five alliance Con-
gressmen who should cooperate with
the alliance statesmen at Washington
in gathering and disseminating correct
crop reports. 1t was declared that the
present Government reports were col
ersd for. the benefit of spectators.
President Folks recommendation for
the appointment of a National legisla-
tive council, to be composed of the
State presidents and the National pres.
ident, which shall decide on the meas.
ures to be urged by the alliance, was
adopted.
MIR. Powderiy addressed the alliance
delegates at Exposition Hall in the
afternoon. He advocated reform in the
employment of child labor, insisted
that the Government had the right to
control the railroads, and then made a
fiery attack upon the employment OF
labor-saving machinery as defraud-
Ing workmen of the right to
work. He was especially bitter
against all electrical devices -
declaring that capitalists in their
greed had even cornered Gods wrath
and compelled it to do their bedding.
He denounced sectionalism and said:
mo matter what politicians may say,
We of the two sections are together
again, and together we will fight
monopoly" This sentiment brought
forth great applause.
The colored alliance has adjourned
after finishing its work. IL adopted
superintendent Humphreys sugges-
tions, single tax and all, after striking
out the clause relating to third party
action. The convention did not wish to
take official action just now. Cen
eral Master Workman Powderly and A.
w. Wright made addresses and invited
them to send delegates to the confer
ence the Knights arc to cali. The in.
vitation was accepted. Then Mr.. Powers,
of Indiana, presented the call for the
convention at Cincinnati in February.
He did not want the body to take
official action, but simply asked the
delegates to sign individually. All OF
them except the delegate from Georgia
did so. He would not commit his peo-
pie, he said, in any way.
A National Citizens Alliance was
formed Saturday with the avowed pur-
pose Of fostering third party on the
alliance principles. D. 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.
Its membership is restricted on}v bv
the Endorsement of the St. Louis and
Ocala platform. Its subordinate alli-
ances will be organized only in cities,
towEs 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 organiza-
ton Saturday. The figures submitted
by State managers of the exchanges
showed that business aggregat-
ing more than $4,000, 90 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 $l4, 900, 900 worth of goods
during the coming year. The State man
ayers organized with j. b. Dimes, of st.
AOuAS, IcSiOchGS w. TcChsOA "a t1StuGd,
Vice-President: Oswald Wilson, OF
New York, Secretary, and j. K
House, OF Kansas City, Treasurer. 1t
was decided to adopt the Georgia sys-
tenn 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 ct a liberal
reduction, averaging rs per cent, it
Is said; members of the alliance order
ing goods must send cash or sightdrafts
The small capital necessary in Georgia
to do business in this way-some $780,
oO0-was raised by subscription in the
sub alliances. The brokerage fee
charged is now between 2 and ~ per
cent, and it is believed this can be- re-
duced. The alliance people say they are
now furnishing farmers for $40 machines
for which they formerly paid SIS.