Telegram-herald., 1890-12-06

a Thirs-Party saoseFasrs On Foot--
Pl4ns Of lts pre5setors TIE
streagth sf tAs Fsrmsrs

ocALA. Pa, Dee S -Ths stEnespAese
here. - far a. thiFd party Dose@sat
i eoEcsrnsa . b~sinaisx - clear sn
sn1 whtls oa secoons q the opposition
of nsng 81 tAe mesk isnaent1sl oeetA-
srn usn se-s Is Is Ros proezsls that aay
teE@as Aesioa sookias sew2ra sae
formation Of sach . party will be
taksas IL Il . pertsctly safe prediction
10 msks that thsrs sili BE tkisd
party IL The rsis in 1922 weieh viii
have tAe moral bAckiaE Of tAe alliance
sz "a order aRa ~lll receive the active
saYp0rs II al the Western mem eeFs
ana B4ay Of those fFom the South.
Delegates fFoaa IAs CitiEens' Alliance
after consulting with msny OF the lead
ing delegates % the Aihsnce eonven-
tion prepared = manifesto, which has
Just heea issued The manifesto Is IS
follows.
~YsEasAs. In uaity there Is strength. there
fors1t : desirable Lnat there shoglc b- union
Of al the Industrial organiEstioas that stand
uFoa common greand To thls cad the lAdi-
vlausls from tae various states whose Rames
arc hsrsunts signed make tsis call for a Ma
tionsi eoafeFsBee 70 be composed OF delegates
from the f0ioving isdastrlal organizations;
TIE Farmers Aliianes, the Farmers Mu.
tnal Ben~ft Association the Citizens
Alliance, the Knishts Of LABOR Aad all
other Industrial osEanixs,iohs tkat support the
principles Of the 80 Leuis agreement OF iEt9
Zach STATE 10 send ere delesste from each
Congressional district szd two fer the State a.
large. each district organizatien three dele-
gases and each eounfy organization one dele-
gate The deiegstss II be chosen according 10
custom during the nionth o. January. 1871 also
the editors OF such newspapers as have advo-
Gated tae principles Of he 81. Louis agreement
and supported the Candidates nominate thereon
In 1890. The delegates are 10 meet in the city OF
Cincinnati o.. Mosday. February 3, 1891. for
the purpose OF forming National Union party.
based upon the fundamental ideas Of money.
transportation labor and land in fartheranee
OF the work already begun by these orgsniza-
tiOns and preparatory fer a united struggle FOR
country and home in the great political con-
fiiet nov pending that must decide who in this
country is the sovereign. the citizen or the
dollar"
This practically leaves the alliance as
a body free. and the State. county and
sub-alliances can do as they please
about sending delegates. The Knights
OF Labor at the recent meeting in Dem
yer instructed General Master Work
a
tion. The plan is now TO have the Gin
cinnati meeting. which will be really
dominated by the Citizens Alliance,
an auxiliary to tho Farmers Alliance,
which was intended to take in people
in the cities and others ineligible 10
membership in the farmer body, take
the initial steps TO form the third party.
and submit their work for the approval
of the alliance and the Knights in 1891.
MORE ABOUT TIE ORDER.
More than 1900 90 farmers are represented at
the meeting al Ocsla Fla, OF the Farmers
Alliance. Although the alliance has been in
existence but two years as a political party,
IL has already shown considerable
strength. 1t swept Kansas and is
well represented in the Legislature OF Missouri.
The alliance is scmi-secrct In its workings
and bars certain professions and trades
from membership. The following classes are
ineligible: Bankers, merchants, brokers com
mission dealers buyers OF cotton, grain and
produce, lawyers. city doctors, preachers and
schooltcachers, land and book agents. can
vassers. livery-stable keepers. spectators and
gamblers With the white alliance are many
delegates from the National Colored Farm
ers' Alliance and Cooperative Union. which
has 10000 members. Among other or
ganizatons Of farmers still In existence
are the old Grange" OF Patrons OF Husbandry.
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association with
10000 members the Northwestern Alliance.
whose headquarters are in South Dakota, and
the National Farmers League.
The ofncisl enumeration OF the number OF
members OF the National Farmers Alliance
was undertaken last July by Secretary Turner.
aud tae results he arrived at At the time are as
follows