The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-07
TILLERS OF The SOIL
PoXdtrly Tells Them Labor Saving
Machinery is a Curse.
KICKING ON MR.. MACUNE
Ono Delegate StIrs Up Great EN'
element BY Declaring He Is
a Lobbyist and a Monop-
ollst From Wayback.

OcALA, Fla, Dec. 6.-The farmers al
lance this morning discussed the amend
ments to the platform adopted yesterday
looking to restricting the power OF the
president in disclpllning editors Of alli-
ance newspapers,
Turner said that during the Kansas
campaign Senator Ingalls, had offered
5000 for a roster Of the Kansas secreta
ries alone, the inference being that such
roster would largely increase in value as
the alliance extended into other states.
Powderly addressed the alliance dele
gates at Exposition hall this afternoon.
He advocated reform in the employment
Of child labor; insisted that the govern
ment had right 10 control railroads, and
then made a fiery attack upon the
employment Of laborsaving machineryas
deirauding workmen out OF the right
To work. lie was especially bitter against
all electric devices, declaring that capi.
tallsts in their greed had even cornered
Gods wrath aud compelled il 10 do their
bidding. tic denounced sectionalism and
said: "No matter what politicians may
say, we Of the two sections are together
again, and together we will fight monop-
oly.n
This sentiment brought forth great APP
plause.
President Folks suggestion for a ma.
tional legislative council was adopted.
The committee on presidents message
made report in favor Of retaining the
official residence IN Washington and
making his salary $500, This was
adopted, the action being IN direct oppo-
sition 10 Macune's recommendations.
Before the evening session adjourned,
however, Il was resolved TO endorse the
National Economist.
Gentlemen having in charge the call
for the third party convention have re-
ceiyed kilograms from Kansas. heartily
approving the movement. They succeeded
to-day In securing the signatures Of ID out
of the 10 representatives of colored state
alliances now here.
At the morning session OF the alliance
President Hall Of the Missouri state al
lance, exploded a bomb regarding the
Macune, Polk, Livingston investigation
which came near splitting up the conven-
tion. He secured the floor and declnreJ
he had not signed committee report yes
terday because II was not satisfactory TO
him. lie started 10 read from manu-
scripts his objections, but Macune's adj
herents raised objections, saying the mat
ter had been closed yesterday. A tremen-
dous clamor followed, but finally
Halls friends prevailed and he read
his report He had not signed the CON-
mittee report for several reasons; because
il censurcd President Polk unjustly for
writing the Norwood letter; because Il
cxonerated Macune, although he openly
admitted before the committee thathe had
gone to Georgia and formed a combina'
ton among the alliance legislatures m
the interest Of Pat Calhoun for United
States senator; because Macune had also
admitted that Calhoun had loaned him
s., 600; because Macnne further admitted
he had remained IL days in Georgia
lobbying for Calhoun's election; because
Macune had admitted he had for the past
year travelled on transportation furnished
by the West Point Terminal company
Proof had also been adduced as 10 the pol
icy Of the National Economist and the
Georgia Alliance Former being in the in
terests of corporations and monopolists
This change had been so marked as "a
have confirmed the suspicion Of outside
financial influence. The reading Of this
document was followed by tremendous
hubbub. Finally, as a compromise, Liv,
ingston Of Georgia secured the adoption
Of motion making the continuance oi
| the investigation a sDecial order for this