Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-19
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], Burroughs of Lincoln Fires His Signal
Alarm Gun.
INDEPENDENT PEOPLES MOVEMENT
Called by n Political Junta at Farm
ers' Alliance Headquartcrs-Rai
readers Jubilant-Anti-Mon
olist Republicans Sidctracked.

Considerable excitement has been mani
tested in political circles over the promulga-
tion of a call for peoples independent move
ment to call conventions to nominate alliance
and labor candidates The call reads as fol-
lows:
POPULAR CALL FOR A PEOPLES INDEPENDENT
STATE CONVENTION.
We, the undersigned. citizens of the state of
Nebraska, hereby declare our adhesion to the
following fundamental principles and de-
mand that they be enacted into law: viz:
Our financial system should be reformed by
the restoration of silver to It's old time place In
our currency and Its free and unlimited coin
crease OF our money circulation until IL reaches
the sum of 80 per capita; and all paper issues
madeby the government alone. and be full
legal tender for all debts. public and private.
That, land monopoly should be abolished
either by limitation ofowncrship or graduated
taxation of excessive holdings SO that all the
competent should have an opportunity to
labor secure homes and become good citizens;
aud alien ownership should be prohibited.
That the railroad system, as 1T present man
aged is II system of spolatlon and robbery,
and that its enormous bonded debt at fcti-
tious valuations Is absorbing the substance of
the people in the interests OF millionaires;
that the general government should own and
operate the railroads and telegraph and
furnish transportation at cost, the same, as
our Legislature shall enact n freight rate law
which shall fix rates no higher than those now
We demand that our state and national sys-
tens OF taxation shall be so adjusted that our
tutoring interests VIII De ioStereu ana wealth.
bear its just burdens, instead of our farmers
laborers, merchants and mechanics being COM
PEELED to pay. as at present, by far the largest
portion of public expense
We further declare that the political ma
chinery in this state has been controlled by
the corporate power for the plunder of the
people and the enrichment of itself, and we
have entirely lost confidence in the efficacy of
We there fore hereby give our voice for the
call OF a peoples independent state conven-
tion. to nominate pure and honorable men for
the different state offices the principles
named above; and we hereby pledge our
selves, IL pure and honorable men are SO
lected, TO vote and work for their election.
CAnd we hereby invite all men, without re-
gard to past or present political affiliations, to
join MS in this our effort for pure government
for relief from the shackles of party politics
and the domination of corporate power in our
public affairs
And we hereby request the secretary of the
State Farmers alliance and the secretary Of
select two men who shall fix a just ratio of rep
resentation and proper date. issue call, OBJ
tain hall. and ma Ike all needed arrangements
for holding said convention
This call appears in j. Burroughs Farmers
Alliance paper, with editorial leader en-
dorsing the move, which closes as follows:
This convention. when it meets, will have
by the people themselves. No fusion with any
other party Is possible under such circum-
SldtlHeS, NO person IS authorized TO speak 1Dr
it-there is no committee which can control it,
and will assume to trade upon It's action. The
principles OF its platform are designated be-
fOrchand IL Will be composed of men who are
pledged to these principles and therefore must
be harmonious. 1t will organize itself when
This will not be an alliance convention There
is no power or authority In the alliance to call
without multiplying its constitution. 1t will not
be knights of Labor convention, nor a
United Labor convention. It will be purely
"a M m IN In IN in
the highest sense of the term.
The political elements are as~follows: The
republican party divided into two factions,
one the railroad element with the organiza-
tion, the passes, the prestige and the money in
monopoly element, which has begun n hope
less struggle for possession OF the machinery
its ends in party lines or not at all. There
be only one result to struggle under such
conditions. and that is the dominance of the
railroad power.
Another element is the democratic party,
offered for sale by an Omaha political huck-
less than wreck-wlthout life, spirit, organi-
zation or solidity," by "a Lincoln democratic
The other elements opposed to all OF these,
and towering high above them all, are the
manding reform, denouncing partisan fraud
and corruption and corporation domination
demanding lower taxation and restoration
of honesty and integrity in government af-
fairs: To the people the Peoples committee
appeals.
to wait longer for the signal.
Let them sign this declaration one hundred
thousand strong, and when their convention
meets 1t will only be to register the decree
they have already spoken.
1t Is well understood among the Initiated
that this peoples movement has been precipi-
tated by Burroughs and his dummies who
hold prominent positions in the alliance for
the purpose of blocking the anti-monopoly
republicans in their effort to induce republi-
can farmers to take an active part in pri-
mAlipS and conventions and nv lOip~ take
control of the republican state and congress
sional conventions into their own hands.
Secret conferences have been held here and
in Omaha recently by the men who have
concocted this third party movement and it is
even whispered that their services will be
literally rewarded by the railroad managers,
who appear very much elated over the move
by which they expect to paralyze the anti
monopoly republicans by pulling the support
of the alliance men from under them.
In addition to the call for the peoples state
convention, the following call is also issued
for Third congressional district convention
under the auspices of the alliance junta
which has its headquarters in this city,
CALL FOR CONFERENCE TO CALL CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION IN THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
semblies of knights of Labor and other labor
organizations of the Third congressional dis
trict:
Gentlemen: Believing that the time has
come for Independent political action, you are
hereby invited, in accordance with the recon-
incubation of the state meeting held at Lin
coin, April 30, To send rcprCsentatiycs-(at
least one from the alliance and one from the
Knights of Labor of each county, and not to
exceed three from each of these organized
hodies)-to conference TO be held at Grand
Island, Neb, on Thursday May %, 1890 to con-
suit on the political situation, and to fix date,
ratio of representation, and issue q call for II
congressional convention, in the Third con-
gressional district. FRANK III. Young,
Chairman Preliminary Committee.
BROKEN Bow, Neb. May ID, 1890.