Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-14
Delegate Platt to use the National
ganizat to Form Third Party.

Delegate Platt to use the National Or
ganizstion to Form Third Party.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla), December 13th.-
The Times Union will publish to- morrow
lengthy article concerning the recent Farm
ers' Alliance Convention. It says in part
that since the final adjournment at Ocala,
incontestible proof has been brought out to
show the existence of gigantic plot to use
the notional organization as a means OF
promoting the third party scheme.
A significant fact is the vote of the North
western Alliance men, who are mostly
Republicans, and who came to Ocala with
with the purpose Of forcing the Alliance to
indorse their pet scheme for third party.
As soon as it became apparent that The in
dorsement could not be seconded, and.
when the sub. Treasury scheme came up,
the Northwestern men were found solid in
their support of it, although their political
affiliations and the sentiment of the peo-
pie they are supposed to represent would
naturally have led to an open opposition of
this measure.
The leaders in the third party movement
from that section are McGrath of Kansas,
Loucks of North Dakota, Wardell of South
Dakota and Willetts of Kansas, and thev
are warmly supported by the delegates
from Wisconsin and other near by States.
During tour of the State, which has
been in progress the past four or
these third party plotters have
unbosomed themselves to q certain extent
in conversations, and their admissions laid
bare the political scheme which has
prompted their every act.
Their statement is to this effect: Thew
| are really opposed 10 the Sub Treasury
bill, and regard it wrong in principle, and
as legislative device which can end only
in financial ruin to the farmers and every
other industrial class. That the people OF
their section are opposed to it, and that
| they as delegates, were particularly charged
with the mission to defeat the measure
when they left their homes.
They say also that upon their return
| they will explain their action this way
that the Sub-Treasury demand is of such q
nature that it can never gain the support OIL
the Democracy of the Southern States, and
that an attempt to secure such Democratic
support can end only in a split in the Dem.
ocratic ranks in the South, and this they
say will break up the solid South, and thai
this is the end they had in view.
In support of this general policy, say:
the article, several of these plotters have
been placed on record. President Nc
Grath of Kansas is quoted as saying he
| saw tudt ny LudhlilS tue suU-tIeaSuIy Dill
an issue in the South they could break III
the Democratic party.
Willetts of Kansas is quoted as saying
1--WE supported a sub-treasury bill to di
vide the South and break up the Bourbon
| Democracy"
| The Reform Press Association is also
dealt with at great length. The article
states that the meeting of the third party
men was held yesterday on the steamsl
going to Titusville, when it was resolved tt
shut out all newspapers who do not adver
tise the sub-Treasury bill, and providins
for the organization of a Legislative Board
to designate from time to time measure.
and demands to be advocated by the Re
form Press.
The article goes on to say that conserva
tive Alliance men were excluded from thi.
meeting, and that the Reform Press com.
biDation is only one of the many means By
which the third party issue is to be forced
upon the Alliance, with hope of dividing
the Democratic party of the South.