Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-04
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ADVANCED GROUND TAKEN BY
THE ORGANIZATION.
Strong Resolutions Against the Force Bill
and Lotteries-Stanford's Money Loan
ing Scheme Endorsed.

OCALA, Fla, Dec. 3.-The sensation of
the morning session of the Farmers
Alliance was when President Living
stone, of the Georgia alliance, arose to a
question OF privilege, and denounced as
UNANIMOUSLY false an insinuation in GER
tain newspaper aimed at DR.. Mcclure
and himself, and even at President
Polk, in connection with the recent SEN
atorial contest in Georgia. He demanded
the appointment of fair and impartial
committee to thoroughly investigate the
charges.
President Polk and DR.. McClune also
spoke, and it was decided that com
mittee of investigation should be ap-
pointed to consist of one member Of each
state delegation, to make thorough
and searching investigation, in accord
ance with the demand of the gentleman
concerned.
At the afternoon session McAllister,
of Mississippi, introduced a preamble
and resolution, setting forth that the
president of the United States in his
annual message recommends and urges
the immediate passage of the Lodge
bill; that said bill involves radical
revolution in the election machinery ef
the union, and its passage will be fatal to
the autonomy OF the states and the cher
ished liberties of the citizens that said
bill is partisan in speech, and will be
partisan in application, thus revolution
izing the hoary ghost OF sectional es-
arrangement; that the alliance has de-
clared against sectionalism; that the
fresides of the farmers of the
north, east, south and west are
citadels around which battles are being
fought; 'sand to the end that victory
may crown the crusade, and fraternity
and unity reign, be it resolved by the
national council of the farmers Alli-
ance and Industrial Union of America,
in national council assembled, that we
do most solemnly protest against the
passage of said bill, and most earnestly
petition our senators to employ all finan-
cial and legal means to defeat this un-
patriotic measure, which can result in
nothing but evil'to our common and be-
loved country"
McAllister made strong speech in
favor of the resolution.
Delegate Demig, of Pennsylvania, said
he regarded the introduction of the res
OiuGlOu dS uutlncIy IHdt CueIt WAS
largely prevalent at the north feeling
that the Farmers Alliance was south
ern organization, and that the passage
of these resolutions would strengthen
their opinion and check the growth of
the alliance in the north and east.
A delegate from Illinois expressed the
sentiment that he feared the adoption
of the resolution would confirm the
charge that the Farmers Alliance is
partisan body. "The alliance" he said,
is getting a grip in the west and in To-
calities where Republican sentiment is
strong. This action of the national or
der would tend to throw it into political
disrepnte and stop it's expansion over
the states in the west and northwest"
After several other speeches, however.
McAllister's motion to adopt the reso-
lutions was put and carried unanimously
amid wild enthusiasm.
A resolution was also adopted denounc-
ing the Louisiana lottery as a blow at
American civilization and morals, and
asking for the submission to the people
of America an amendment to the Ameri-
can constitution prohibiting the opera
tion of lotteries in any state.
A resolution will be offered tomorrow
endorsing Senator Stanford's bill for
loaning money on land at per cent.
interest, the mortgages to run for thirty
years.
FOrger Smith Sentenced.
NEW YORK Dec 3-Albert II Smith