Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-13
THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.

Organizations Call For Third Party
Conference.
0cALA, Fla, Dec. CDR. c. w. Ma
cune, chairman Of the National execu-
tive committee OF the Farmers ALI
ance. said yesterday in regard to the
third party movement being engineered
by General John H. Rice. Congressman.
elect John Davis and Editor Vincent Of
Kansas: II told the delegates that the
people in the Southern States were not
prepared to embark in the third party
movement; that they had not elected
delegates to this convention; that the
people Of the Western and Northwest
ern States had already embarked in the
movement and considered that the
prosperity OF the order demanded some
action OF that kind to sustain them in
their efforts. In this emergency there
was great necessity for con-
servatlsm and caution. We should
not forget that we were rep
resenting the people ut home and not
our own likes and dislikes i recon.
mended as compromise that would
carry out the end sought to be achieved
by the West and Northwest II IL met the
appreciation OF the South that q conven-
ton be called to meet in February,
1892; that the convention be composed
OF delegates OF all associations OF pro-
ducers; and that the next annual ses-
sion OF the supreme council elect dele
gates to represent this order in that
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that it did not commit the people
but provided means whereby they
could express themselves on the
secret question through subordinate
county and State organizations during
the coming year. When the great con.
venton meets the said delegates will
come there with authority and instruc-
tons from their people. II their re-
ports decide in favor Of independent
party action it will prevail II not the
cause will still be benefited by the con-
ference and there will be q better UNI
Outstanding of the object which the
laborng classes are seeking to achieve.
This is the basis OF all recommend,
but it has taken wonderful hold upon
them and it will satisfy both sides"
At the morning session OF the Ma
tional Alliance convention Colonel
Livingstone, OF Georgia, from the COM
mittee on organization, made report
which is to furnish the basis for an ulti-
mate union between the National Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial Union and
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton which has an organization with
large membership in the Western States
The report was explained at length
by Chairman Livingstone. Under this
proposition the Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton Is still to maintain its separate or
ganization, but to he entitled to repre-
sentation in the National Alliance coun-
Gil and the executive committee Of each
organization is to meet hereafter and
arrange the details of this union.
At the conclusion Of Colonel Living
stones remarks. which occupied nearly
an hour, the report was adopted with
out dissent
Colonel Livingstone also offered o
resolution providing for the adoption Of
the St Louis Alliances platform Of
1889, inasmuch as there had been o
question raised as to the unanimous in
dorsement OF the demands therein con-
tanned by all State delegations Of year
ago. HIS idea was to call out any OBJ
jections which might exist about the
absolutely unanimous Endorsement
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Loucks of North Dakota, providing for
the ownership of all railroad and tele-
graph lines by the National Govern
ment Mr. Livingstone opposed this
and offered as compromise measure
resolution providing that the liberty to
control and operate all such lines should
vest in the Government; and If after
fair trial Of this system it should be
found that it did not afford relief dur
ing its effect or effect reforms in the
management OF them, the Governments
ownership should be complete. This
was adopted after some discussion.
Mr.. Glover, one Of the Kansas dele.
gates introduced and had passed q reso-
luton recitiDg that the United States
census returns with respect to farm
mortgages was grossly incorrect and
calling upon all county and sub-alli-
ances in all States of the Union to make
efforts toward securing reliable stats.
tics from the county records and make
prompt reports thereon.
Following is the call for the third
party conference, signed by General
Rice and John Davis, OF Kansas, and by
about seventy-f1ve other Alliance men:
Whereas. In unity there IL strength, there
fore IL IL desirable that there should be Q
union of all the variously named industrial;
organizations that stand on common
grounds to this end. The individuals from
various States whose names are hereto
signed make this call for a National confer
ence to be composed Of delegates from this