The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-18
National Alliance.

OcALA, FLA, Dec 5.-Ciover, one OF
the Kansas delegates, introduced and had
passed at yesterdays National Alliance
meeting resolution reciting that the
United States census returns with respect
to farm mortgages WAS grossly Incorrect,
and calling upon al the County and sub.
Alliances in ali the States ofthe Union
to take Immediate Steps toward securing
accurate statistics from the County re-
cords and make prompt reports thereon.
T. r. Carskadeou of West Virginia
offered the following resolution: That
we, the National Farmers Alliance of
America, believing that obedience to and
veneration for the laws of God is con.
serving and saving force of the human
government, wo do hereby respectfully
request that The directors of the great
national fair Of 1892 do not desecrate the
American Sabbath by keeping open the
pates of the same on the Lords day.
The resolution provoked no serious op-
position and was passed unanimously.
National Secretary Turner submitted
his annual report last night, but it is in
complete, owing to the constant payment
of sub-Alliance dues during this session.
During the pas; year 1000 new charters
were issued 10 su5-Alliances, as follows:
West Virginia 252, Colorado l52, Indi-
ana 1872, Michigan l0G, Virginia 95, Illi-
nois 81, South Carolina SO, Ohio Gl,
Per usylvania SO, New Jersey, 20, Mime.
sofa 5, Iow;. S, Oregon l. Oklahoma l.
State charters have been issued to the
following States; Indiana, Illinois, Col
orado, Michigan, West Virginia, Oklaho'
ma and Nor,h Dakota.
The feeling over the passage of the
anti-elec.;ol bill resolution of Wednes-
dsy wes hig., and there is q strong pres.
sure. being made for tie introduction of 9
resolution to expunge it from the records
of the Alliance.
The third party movement is gaining
ground rapidly. The presence here of so
many repre- entatives of National labor
and industrial organizations strengthens
the opinion that The entire reform
element in the country will joiu this
new movement The western and North.
western delegates are said to be practi-
:ally united on endorsing the Rice Davis
call, snd it is predicted tina! they will
demand Of ihe Southern Democrats in
the Alliance that they join in the move
ment-this in pay yment Of the debt in
CURED by the latter TO the Western Ali
ancemen who sat by and raised 10 pro
test against the passage Of the anti elec
ticn bill resolution. 1t is not believed
however, thai the Southern members will
rcnounce on, particle Of their allegiance
to the Demo cratic party.
This thi.d pSrtY projcct is the upper
most topic o; discussion ii: the hotels and
everywhere iii the city outside Of Tie
Alliance hall.
Some question having been raised a:
to the UNANIMOUS endorsement Of the St
Louis platform by Tie National Alliance
of last yesr, Livingston Of Georgia thi:
morning nc red its adoption By the pres
ent body. Sone debate followed, but
the motion was adopted, with an amend
ment so as t. demand that the govern
ment shoult have ccntrol Of the railroad;
and Telegraph Zines, and if this shall not
result in re!iefto The masscs aud il
checking or curing the existing evils, tht
government snall become the actua
owner of such lines, This platform doe:
not include the sub treasury bill.