Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-06
ALLIANCE DOINGS.
Ire White and colored Conven.
tons Do Not Agree.
TWO INHARMoNIoUs grrERANCEs.


sued for NatIoaaI Conference. but the
While Alliance Opposed to n Third
Fsrty-The Democracy To Be the BEN
eficiary of the Movement.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE elements Of n
split between the white aud Colored ALI
aDce organizations are contained in two
resolutions, one adopted by the white Al
lance Wednesday, and the other pending
before the colored men yesterday. The
white Alliance adopted resolution en-
phatically condemning the Lodge election
bin. They not only adopted it, but sealed
the adoption by motions to reconsider, and
then lay that motion ON the table, thus
making the action unalterable The vote
was nearly unanimous, and the voters en-
thusiastic in their condemnation of the
measure
Humphrey Seems Mistaken
Notwithstanding the statement OF Col
Humphrey, printed in these dispatches
Thursday. there is very decided senti-
nent in the Colored Alliance on the sub
ject of the suppressed negro vote, and at
the meeting Of the Alliance Thursday
night resolution was offered condemn
ing the action Of the white Alliance in
passing resolution in opposition to the fed
eral election bill, because such action has
no reference whatever to the aims and pur-
poses of the organization and was calcu-
lated TO check the growth of the Alliance.
The Resolution Adopted.
AT Yesterdays meeting Of the Colored
Alliance an amended resolution was unan-
imously adopted, urging congress to pass
the Lodge election bill The principal
change from Thursday resolution is the
elimination of the paragraph criticising
the white national Alliance for its action
on the same subject.
Down on the Congcr Lard Bill.
resolution was introduced by Dele
gate Patillo, of North Carolina, concern
ing the Conger lard bill, which recites the
injustice and oppression of the measure
now before congress. Therefore. favoring
the doctrine OF equal rights for all and
special privileges for none. and being op-
posed to the abuse and prostitution of the
taxing power of the government and the Gu
actment of class legislation by which one
industry is fostered and built up at the ex-
pense of another, we protest against the
passage of the Conger lard bill, while in
the interest of public health and morals
and to secure pure food and pure drugs.
we favor and pray for the passage of the
Paddock pure food bill" The resolution
was unanimously adopted
Humphrey Much Surprised.
President Humphrey was the most sur
prised man in town when be heard what
had been done. He was not present at the
time the action was taken, and when he
learned of II he could not account for il.
A conference committee of white and
colored Alliance delegates was at work all
day trying 10 agree on a besis for united
action. The negroes are wa ". and they
demanded full political recognition. 1t
was finally decided that the Alliance,
should demand full count and free bal.
lot for the negroes aud equal advantages
for them in education and opportunity for
advancement.
Cali for a Convention.
The call for convention at Cincinnati,
Feb. q, 1891 TO consider the formation of
new party was signed by about seventy
live Alliance Inen,bers and issued yester-
day. IL calls upon the Farmers ALI
ance. the Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton, the Citizens Alliance, the Knights of
Labor, and all other industrial oreaniza-
tons that indorse the principles of the
st. Louis agreement OF 1854 To send one
delegate from each congressional
district and two from the state
at large, and each district or
ganiZation to send not less than three
delegates and each county delegation not
less than one delegate. to be chosen accord
ing to the custom of each respective or
ganization, to meet in the city of Cincin
natl on Monday, the 23rd day Of February.
1881, ut two O'Clock, for the purpose of
forming national party. that must decide
who, in this country, is sovereign, the
citizen or the dollar"
The White Alliance Meeting.
At the session of the white Farmers' AL.
lance, Col. Livingstone, of Georgia, from
the committee on organization made re-
port which is to furnish the basis for an
ultimate union between the national
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
and the Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton, which has an organization with a
large membership in the western states.
Under this proposition the Mutual Benefit
association is still to maintain its separate
organization, but is to be entitled to rep
resentation in the national Alliance coun-
Gil, and the executive committee of each
organization IS to meet hereafter and ar
range the details of this union The re-
port was adopted without dissent.
Amending the Platform.
Col. Livingstone also offered a resolution
providing for the adoption Of the ST. Louis
Alliance platform of 1889. Louclls, of North
Dakota, offered an amendment providing
for the ownership of all railroad and tele-
graph lines by the national government.
Livingstone opposed this and offered as a
compromise measure a resolution provid-
ing that the liberty TO control and operate
all such lines shall rest in the government.
II, after "a fair trial of this system il is
found that il does not afford the relief de-
manded or effect reforms in the manage
ment of them, the governments owner.
ship shall be complete
A Provision for Discipline.
Wade, OF Tennessee, offered an additional
amendment that all connected with the
Alliance must support the St Louis and
Ocala platform (amended PLATFORM or
suffer suspension from the order; and, fur
ther, that no candidate for any national
political Office shall be supported by ALI
ance members unless he indorses this plat
form, and any sub-Aliiance not complying
with these restrictions may be suspended
at the pleasure of the president This was
also adopted, and the whole plat form, as
amended, was unanimously adopted. upop
a call of the roll of the state.
The platform is the St Los.s declara-
tion, but the sub-treasuary plan and the
question of independent political action
are not involved in it.
Rice Only spoke for Himself
Zen. j. H. Rice, of Kansas, who is an
aspirant for the Peoples nomination for
United States senator against ingalls,,
made speech ar the convention, in the
course of which las took occasion to de-
laance the Republican party as unworthy
,f existence. 1t had its origin in the high
sst impulses of human freedom, but now
has fallen from its high estate and be-
come F'nnderer. The speech produced a
sensatioa, and Alliance men wish it un
derstood that his opinions are, simply
those of an individual and not indorsed by
the Alliance as body
Polk Reelected.
At the afternoon session L. L. Polk was
reelected president by acclamation B. F.