Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-11
WANTED----A new PARTY
Farmers Alliance Will Lead
the Movement.
A NATIONAL TICKET PROBABLE
Convention Likely for Feb
ruary in Cincinnati.
Other Organizations VIII Unite in tho
Issue--Co-operatlon Necessary to Battle
with the Common Enemy, Capital.

OcALA, FLA, Dec. 3.--The sensation
OF the morning session of the Farmers
Alliance was when President Livingston
OF the Georgia Alliance arose to cues.
ton OF privilege and said that in conse.
quence OF certain rumors before the as
sembling of this convention, insinua.
lions had been made that corrupt and
improper methods had been employed
in the recent senatorial contest in
Georgia. These insinuations had been
aimed at DR.. Macune and himself, and
President Folks name has been con-
nected with them also. He made a
speech nearly an hour long, in which
he denounced these rnmors and insinua-
tions as UNANIMOUSLY false. He demanded
the appointment of fair and impartial
committee to thoroughly investigate
them.
President Polk then took the floor
and, addressing himself to the same sub
1ect, said that as far as he was con
cerned personally he cared little for
ISLANDERS of this kind, but there were
certain reasons why the National ALI
ance should make a thorough inyestiga-
ton of the subject, and he therefore
'SDh tllC appointment vi tOiullllllet
Tor this purpose, which was done.
AGAINST THE FORCE BILL.
AT the afternoon session Delegate w.
s. McAllister of Mississippi, introduced
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States in his annual message to Congress
recommends and urges the immediate
passage of the measure known as the
Lodge election bill; and
WHEREAS, Said bill involves a radical
revolution in the election machinery of
the Union, both state aad national, and its
passage will be fatal to the autonomy of
the states and cherished liberties of the
citizens; and,
Whereas Said bill is partisan in spirit
and Will be partisan in its application, thus
revitalizing the CORY ghost OF sectional es-
trangement; and
WHEREAS, In the holy war which we
have declared against sectionalism. the
firesides of the farmers of the north, east,
south and west are the citadels around
which the heaviest battles are being
fought, and to the end that victory may
crown our crusade, let fraternity and unity
reign there; be it
Rcsolged, BY the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union of America in
national council assembled, that we do
most solemnly protest against the passage
of the Lodge election bill and we most
earnestly petition our senators to employ
all fair and legal means to defeat this I'M
patriotic measure, which can result in
nothing but evil to our common and be
loved country.
Resolged further, That copy of these
preamble and resolutions be forwarded to
each senator in Congress.
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OcALA, FLA, Dec. 1.-The National ALI
ince met at 1890 a. m. The early part of
The session was devoted chiefly to dis
cussion of inside topics and at II 80 A.
Gallaher, traternal delegate from the Work
lngmen's Reform League of New York
city and W. II. Carsey of Washington, u. |
G., from the American Autobiography
League, spoke in favor of closer bond be- |
tween all national organizations of the |
some character, but against consolidation. |
Both advised the National Alliance to |
stand by its st. Louis platform; to take |
the lead IN any. national political move
ment which might grow out of it, and |
said that other organizations would follow.
j. IL. Rice and John Davis of Kansas, in |
connection with one or two others in sym
pathy with the recent political movement |
IN that state, among them Delegate Vim
cent, are working upon call for ma
tlonai convention to form a new party, the
sthtt NSlilE HAZEL FtDTuHTY Zs1tl, 1871, anu /
the place Cincinnati. The call will invite
delegates from the National Farmers AL
lance and all other national organizations
in sympathy with it or who indorse the
~. Louis platform as well as the editors of
the reform press" throughout the coun-
try. to take part in the convention.
The new party to be formed would doubt
less work on the same lines as the People's
party in Kansas, that is. renounce all ilill-
lation with the other political parties and
place national ticket of its own in the
held.
Al the afternoon session Messrs. Holden,
Williams and Rice Of Kansas, representing
The Citizens Alliance of that state, made
addresses, which, in the main, followed
he same line of thought and argument.
They said that their organization was as
teeply interested in the success of the
farmers movement as was the Alliance
itself; that both bodies We're practically
working on the same line and in the same
Erection. They saw no reason why mer-
,hants, traders, druggists, &C., should not
hey asked for z committee Of confer q fer.
,nce to arrange for closer relations between
Alliance.
The request was granted and a commit
zee appointed, consisting of Messrs. Gala
ler and Carsev, from the New York
'Norklngmen's Reform League and Anti
Monopoly League respectively. Both ad-
iressed the convention and among other
hings said that the mechanics and laborers
n cities were as much dependent upon the
Industrial condition of the country as
armers We're and should be eligible to
membership in the alliance. They recon-
nended that alliance organizers be sent to
Sew York state at once to, institute sub
alliances i'll all the cities of that state.
Colonel Ia. II. LIVINGSTON nf (tnnruin cpid |
n reply that he did not regard it as fitting
IT polite that all classes of men, even if
inbued with the same general ideas,
mould belong to the same organization.
they would do best to keep their
'wn separate organizations as at present,
ohier together more frequently upon
measures of public policy, The Farmers
Alllance deserved no particular credit for
having discovered that these reforms were ,
necessary, nor for taking the lead in the ,
natter. The masses of the country were ;;
practically in the same boat and all should
work. together
"The money power of this country he '
ontinued, BACKED up by the money
'ower.of Europe and aided and encouraged !
y railroads and corporations, is our COM
non enemy. To meet this enemy and to !
ope. with it successfully corporation is
bsolutely necessary and it must soon
olle ABOUT. therefore recommend CO. Y
peration and fraternity with other
ational bodies, but not consolidation" '
-- Y
OcALA FLA, Dec. 5-The Farmers ALI
nee to-day adopted the st. Louis Alliance I
latform of 1883 DIR. @. w. Macune. chair
nan of the executive committee, made
trong speech opposing the third party I
ropositiOn for the present and advocating :
conference on the subject in 1892. Q
The colored Alliance adopted resolu- Q
on calling for the passage of the Force y
III and demanding that it apply to the ?
hole country
Colonel IS,r;,o,toro a. .l S