Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
new POLITICAL PARTY.
Doings of the Farmers ALI
ance Convention.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN The WEST.
Passage of the Pension Ap-
preparation Bill.
SHARP DECLINE IN STERLING RATES.
Surgeon Wheeler's ASsail-
ant Captured.
SHARP DECLINE IN STERLING RATES.
THE FARMERS, ALLIANCE.


Resolutions to Adopt the st. Louis
Platform-To Consolidate With the
Industrial Union and Farmers,
Mutual Benefit Association.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. Sat the morning
session of the alliance Colonel Livingstone
of Georgia, from the committee on organ
ization, made report which is to furnish
the basis for an ultimate union between
the National Farmers alliance and Indus
trial union and the Farmers Mutual Bens-
fit association, which has an organization
with large membership in the western
states. Under this proposition the mutual
benefit association is still to maintain it's
separate organization, but to be entitled to
representation in the national alliance
council, and the executive of each organ
izatien is to meet hereafter and arrange
the details of this union. At the conclu-
sion of Colonel Livingstones remarks the
report was adopted. This action means
the absolute consolidation. of these two
organizations in the near future.
Colonel Livingstone also offered reso-
luton providing for the adoption of the
there has been a question raised as to the
unanimous endorsement of the demand
therein contained by all state delegations
one year ago, Mr.Livingstone's idea was to
call out any objections which might exist
as to absolutely unanimous endorsement.
This platform demands the abolition of ma
tional banks and the substitution of legal
tender treasury notes in lieu of national
bank notes in sufficient volume to carry on
the business of the country on cash sys-
tenn; that congress prevent by law the
dealing in Cultures" of all agricultural
and mechanical productions; free and I'M
limited coinage of silver; prohibition
of alien ownership of lands and
which the government may acquire
ownership in such lands and also in lands
held by railroad companies in excess of the
actual needs; that the taxation, both state
and national, shall not be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense of
another; that all revenues, national, state
and county, shall be limited to the actual
necessary expenditures of the government
economically and honestly administered;
that congress issue sufficient fractional
paper currency to facilitate exchange
through the mails, and that all means of
communication and transportation shall
be owned by the United States.
In conversation with the Associated
Press reporter Colonel Livingstone said:
It cannot fail to have marked effect. II
| would commit the alliance of the south al
| most solidly against q third party. Before
February, 1892, we shall have chance to
see which one of the two leading parties
will show a willingness to accede to oul
demands.
EDO you think there is any prospect OF
the republican party falling into line and
| espousing the cause of the alliance"
'No. I see no possible chance for the
republican party to secure the alliance
| vote of the south while it stands on it,
present protective tariff platform. 1t will
| as political party in order to change
that, and I do not see any possible chance
of this coming about"
| ''Do you think the democratic party Of
the north would join the southern demo
Gratis on an alliance platforms"
81 do. think more and make the pre-
| diction that the democratic national con
vention of 1892 will adopt the alliance st
Louis platform in toto"
Colonel Livingstone is the recognized
leader of the alliance and his opinion ma,
be taken as substantially defining the pc
litical opinion of southern alliance men
At the meeting of the colored alliance tn
following was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the delegates attending tn
National Coored Farmers alliance, do hereby
| in meeting assembled at Ocala, Fla, urge upo
| congress to pass the Lodge election bill, and lie
it apply to all sections of these United States.
The alliance this afternoon unanimousl
reelected L. l.. Polk, president and chos
these other officers: Vice president, b
F. Covert of Kansas; secretary, j. II. Tur
ner of Georgia; national lecturer, ].
Willetts of Kansas.