The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-03
P0LK'S ALLIANCE PLANS.
A NATIONAL LEGISLATORS OF THE
ORDER PROPOSED.
It's Duty viii be to Watch the Reforms

Cause of the Agricultural Depression
Reviewed.
OoALA, FLA, Dec. AT 2:SO o'clock
this afternoon a public meeting of the
National Farmers Alliance was held in the
opera house. an audience OF about ! 200
being present President Rogers Of the
Florida alliance presided. Gov. Fleming
welcomed the delegates, and was followed
by John F. Dunn, state senator, and
prominent aspirant for the United States
senatorship to succeed Senator
Call. President Fouks of the
South Dakota alliance also made
a short address. In which he predicted vic
tory for the alliance ct the ballot-hox in
1892, sentiment which the delegates
cheered to the echo. All the speakers Of
the afternoon dwelt forcibly upon the
breaking down Of sectional liues. and pre-
dicted general prevalence, within short
time, OF the ideas embodied in the alliance
platform adopted at st. Louis.
PRESIDENT PoLK's ADDRESS.
President Polk was introduced by Mr..
Rogers, and delivered his annual address
After few congratulatory sentences, he
said:
Profoundly impressed with the magnitude
Of this great revolution for reform, involving
issues monentuous and stupenduous in their
character. as affecting, the present and future
welfare of the people, the public mind is
naturally directed to this meeting with anxious
interest, II not solicitude, and you cannot be
unmndrul of the importance aud responsibility
that attach TO your action as representatives,
coming from states and localities remote from
each other a id differing widely from each
other in material and physiological char
acierstics, and marked by those social and
DOItlcal 0lnarannQa WnPh
arise under our form OF government. 10 is
your gracious privilege, as II shall be your
GROWING honor, TO prove to the world by your
harmonious action and thoroughly fraternal CO
operation, that your supreme purpose is to
meet the demands of patriotic duty in spirit
of equity and justice.
CONGRATULATED ON ITS ACHIEvEMENTs
The address congratulated the alliance on
It's achievements since the last meeting
and then reviewed the causes Of agricultural
depression. The president declared that
| this depression Is an anomaly to the student
of industrial progress. "Rerogres ion in
| American agriculture,n he said, "menns
national decay, and powerful ana promising
as Is this young giant republic, yet its power
and glory touch not the degradation of the
American farmer.h
| GENERALIZATION OF MONEY.
The alarm incident TO the Capitalization
| of the money power and the upbuiIding of
monopolies was then pointed out, and both
political parties were condsm Ell for fore
ing and encouraging this Condition. With
reference to extending the order, the presi-
dent urged that additional organizers be
sent at once into Oregon. Washington,
Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Arizona and
other states Among his Recommendations
was one that an organization be
formed to be known as the
national legislature. composed of the
nlti)lal president and the presidents OF all
the state ALI noes, their duty being to look
closely after the legislative reform de-
manded by the alliance, both in state legis-
lation AID In congress He recommended
| changes III the constitution. and recited de-
mands to be made in the way Of financial,
land, election and tax reforms. He depre-
Gated sectionalism, and closed with an elo-
quent appeal for national harmony.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
In his remarks upon the prop ased national
legislative council President Polk said:
would respectfully suggest a legislative
| council, TO be composed OF your nat ional pres
| ident, who hall be eX-officio chairman, and the
| presidents Of all the state alliances represented
in the supreme council, and that this body shall
| hold its annual meeting within sixty days after
the adjournment of the supreme council
at such time and place as may
be indicated by tie national PRESIDENT
point sue legislative committee as in its iud Z
meut may be wise, and that 1t be requiiel 20
| transmit TO each OF the states in printed form
| through the national secretary for distribution
| TO the refor press, lecturers, and membership
| Of the order, all measures or bills, together
WITH arg iments in their favor, as they may
| decide, should be enacted into laws.
Preside It Polk said that an organization
| of this kird would WELD a moral power
which would force the respect OF any
| legislative body to which it might appeal.
THE ALLIANCE IN POLITICS.
Touching upon the political action of the
alliance, President Polk said:
While our organization is political, It cannot
| be partisan sectional in its action. In sup
| port OF this declaration we proudly point to our
| whole past record and the recent popular elec-
| tion, and particularly to the BILE aud patriotic
| bearing OF the brotherhood In Kansas and South
| Carolina
Ia reviewing the record of the alliance
! during the past year, and especially with
reference to the legislation demanded by it.
| the speaker declared that congress had per-
sstently ignored all alliance propositions
and even suppressed discussion of them,
notably in the case of the measure known as
the sub-treasury bill. Congress" he said,
'must come nearer to the people or the
people will get nearer to congress-
The remainder of the address was devoted
to discussion Of financial reform aud the
policy Of the alliance IN uprootiDg section
alism.
FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE ORDER
AS outlining the future financial policy of
the alliance, President Polk said that it. will
demand the restoration OF silver to all the
rights and qualities Of legal tender which
gold possesses; the issue Of a government
currency direct to the people; the equaliza-
ton Of tax xss; prohibition Of alien ownership
of land ownership and control of transpor-
tatIon lines by the government; limit of the
public revenues TO the economic admins
trarion Of the government; gra luated xa-
tiou of incomes and tie election of United
S S.ates senators by direct vote Of the people.
ALovE FEAST.
At the conclusion Of President Polk's ad-
dress, tue alliance resolved itself into a ort
of "love feast" during which G. A. Power,
an old union soldier from Indiana, moved
that all ex-union soldiers In the hall VINO
indorsed the sentiments expressed in the
speech OF President Foulks OF South Dakota.
Nth reference to the Durial Of sectionalism,
rise up and be counted. The IN ltion pre-
vailed, and bet yeen forty and fifty stood
up amid the widest enthusiasm. Under the
respiration of this good feeling. ah ex union
soldier from Wiscousin ood up IN his seat,
and called upon all the union soldiers pres
ent to give three cheers for the old confed-
era es IN the allia ce. They were given
with will Then 1t was the
confederates' turn. and they cheered
the old soldiers of the union with a heartine. s