The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11
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Operate = Platform Adapted af the
Ocsls COnvention-Omcers Elected
The Federal Elections Hlll Indorsed BY
tho Csaored Alliance.
OcALA, Fla. Dec. 6.-At Fridays
session tho National Alliance COM
pleted tts platform. II differs little
from tho 81. Louis platform adopted >
year ago. The railroad plank was the
subject Of some discussion and was
amended SO that 1t provides for the
complete Government and State
control OF the railroads, and IL
this is not sufficient to remedy
the evils In railroad management Of
which the alliance complains then the
platform declares for absolute Govern
ment ownership and operation Of all
means Of transportation. An amend
ment Was offered providing that every
State and National lecturer and
every alliance organ shall support
the platform or suffer suspension,
and that no candidate for . National
Office shall receive the support
Of the alliance unless he pledges him
self in writing to uphold the platform.
Any alliance acting contrary to this
section will be subject to immediate
suspension. After some discussion the
amended platform was adopted unani-
mously by call OF States. The plat
form does not include the sub Treasury
scheme, which is yet to bs adopted.
The principal planks Of the platform
are as follows:
and the substitution Of legal-tender Treasury
notes in lieu Of National bank notes in suf
fcient volume to carry on the business OF the
country cash system: that Congress
prevent by law the dealing in futures"
| of all agricultural and mechanical produc
tions: free and unlimited coinage Of silver
| the prohibition OF alien ownership Of land
| and the adoption OF some just plan by which the
Government may acquire ownership in such
lands aud also In lands held by railroad COM
| panes in excess OF the actual needs: that
| taxation, both State and National shall not
| be used 10 build up enc interest or class
| IT the expense OF another; that all rev.
| cnues, National, State and county,
| shall Re limited to the actual necessary
| expenditures OF the Government economically
and honestly administered: that c ngress is
| sue suficient fractional pa,er currency to IA
| cilitate exchange through the United States
| mails, and that the means OF communication
and transportation shall be controlled BY the
United States Government.
Colonel Livingstone reported from the
committee on organization plan for .
close union of the alliance and the
Farmers Mutual Benevolent Associa-
tion. The executive committee Of the
| two organizations are to meet and per-
feet the details.
DR.. c. w. Macune, chairman Of the
National Executive Committee, submit
ted his annual report Of tho work
accomplished by that body dur
ing the year. II referred 1T
length to the work of the COM
mittee in having the sub-Treasury
bill drawn and presented to Congress-.
| The report recommended reduction OF
the salaries OF all National Alliance
officers and the removal from Washing
ton City Of the National Alliance presi-
dents Office inasmuch as the retention
Of IL there entails m expense not COM
| mensurate with its usefulness.
/ At the conclusion Of the report DR..
| Macune addressed the convention upon
/ UuC pJllCy "a iHC 0lllOuCC. cSPcCA0AAy
with reference to it position upon lead
ing public measures and its attitude to-
ward the Democratic and Republican
parties He told the delegates that the
people in the Southern States were not
prepared to embark in the thirdparty
movement: that they had not elected
delegates 10 this conventions; that the
people Of some Western and Northwest
crn States had already embarked in tho
movement and considered that the
| prosperity Of the order demanded
tain them in their efforts. In this
emergency there was a great necessity
for conservatism and caution. He
ommcnded as compromise that a
convention be called to meet in Feb
ruary. 1902; that it be composed Of del
egates from all associations of pro.
ducers, and that the next annual ses-
sion Of the supreme council elect dele.
gates to represent the order in that
convention. The report was referred
without debate.
At the afternoon session Chairman
Mcdowell presented the report Of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges affecting the official conduct ol
Messrs. Polk, Livingstone and Macune
The committee finds nothing to shake
its confidence in the integrity and 10y al
ty to the order OF any of the gentlemen
mentioned. but regrets the official con
nection OF DR.. Macune with the Geor
gia Senatorial contest. Tho report wa,
adopted.
The election Of officers resulted q
follows: Presidents l.. l. Polk ire
elected); President Il. IL. Cover
Of Kansas (re-elected); Secretary. J. II
Turner, Of Georgia; National Lecturer
j. s. Willets, of Kansas The Nationa
executive board remains unchanged
Macune, Wardall, Tillman and Polk.
Mrs. Neville. Of Kansas. offered
resolution placing women in the Farm
ers' Alliance on an equal footing wit
the men as to liabilities. fees, etc. Mrs
Fanny X. Vickercy. of Kansas, offere'
an amendment TO strike out the wOr,
'smale' from the constitution. Thi
was referred to the committee on tn
good Of the order.
CoLnRED MEN FAVOR THE LODGE BILL.
At the forenoon meeting Of the M
tional Colored Alliance the following
amended resolu tion was unanimousl
adopted:
"k-so'rsd. That We the delegates attendin
} the National COlo~ed Farmers Alliance. d
hereby in meeting assembled At Ocala Fla
uege upon Congress to pass the Lodge electio
Il and let II apply to all sections Of the Unite
States"
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