Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-05

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OF the Laws Now Existing In the
Interest OF LabOrer.
About 400 delegates and members
Of the Farmers Alliance and Knights
of Labor orders of this county met in
the opera house at Columbus Wednes-
dav in Joint convention for the pur-
pose of consolidating, as far as pracii-
cable, the two organizations for the
mutual benefit of all laboring men.
The Knights Of Labor met in G. A.
II. hall ut ii q. III. and elected Z. y.
Fee president aud G.. L. Dana secreta-
nv. The purpose of this meeting was
the selection of delegates TO confer
with the alliance on basis OF union.
The following delegates were named:
Galena, J. C.. Hubbard; Baxter
Springs, Il. p. McGregor; Columbus,
Van Prather and Mrs. DR.. Scott:
Scammonvillc, DIR. II. Mahan and
Vim. Grady; Weir City, (unknowm !;
Hallowell, NJ. d. Hileman Sippville,
(unknown).
This meeting then adjourned TO meet
with a committee of one delegate
from each alliance club at l p. m.
At the Farmers Alliance meeting in
the opera house to elect delegates
Mr.. M. A. Householder Of Column
bus was called to the chair and John
Holiday chosen secretary. James
Elliott assistant secretary.
On behalf of the Farmers Alliance
il was moved and carried that the del
egations select one member from each
sub-alliance 10 act as q conference
committee together with a similar
committee from the knights OF Labor
and report as to the best method OF ac-
complishing the objects sought for.
The committee as selected was as
follows: From alliance number BIS
Il. NJ. Scott. 3l6 A. Bagncll, S5S john
Staufier, 7S7 j. p. Hartley, 7Sj VIM.
Scammon, $50 NJ. I. Davis, ll49 Sam
uel Binns. 3l4 f. B. Davis, Sll Jerry
Reagan, 3l5 Ed.,Wallace, 246 W. w.
Bryant, 247 q. w. Caniield, 343 +. j.
Ellis, 4A j. +. Douglass, 9oS II. 5.
Harvey, 24S &. d. Arnold. All WIN.
Little. 352 Z. Hail, 1lj0 4. L. Leeper,
ll52 j. Il. Burlis, 2l5 c. ii. May, 21l
V. l.. Browning, 326 [. Easterling, 49l
G.. III. Beale, GIG w. j. Gorner, 495 w.
z. Brooks. BIT f. NJ. Rockefeller, Ma
plew0od alliance A. n. Cunningham.
Hopewell alliance S. l.. Cheney, Union
Chapel alliance VIM. Mallets, Pleasant
Hill alliance W. II. Larimer, Millers-
burg alliance Douglass Scott, Column
bus Alliance ID. NJ. Jones.
The committee then repaired to the
Il. A. Il. hall and met in conjunction
with the Knights Of Labor committee.
John Stau1ler was chosen chairman
and u. NJ. Jones secretary.
The chairman briefly stated the oh
iect OF the meeting to be the recon-
mcnding of such measures to the con-
vcntion as would result in mutual
benefit TO the laboring classes gener-
ally.
Hon. Van L. Prathcr, who was
delegate to the national joint conven-
iion of the Farmers Alliance and
knights of Labor held at ST. Louis in
December last, was loudly called for
aud began by reading the agreement
aud declaration Of principles adopted
hy that convention. lie said the two or
aers had not been consolidated, but
confederated, it being the unanimous
opinion of that convention that labor
rrs should stand together, hand in
hand. The orders were being accused
nf having only political objects in
view, and in answer he said Webster
defined The word politics to mean The
science of government" and that be-
ing the ease and as this government is
supposed 10 he a government of the
people, for the people and by the peo-
pie, he believed the only way to renle-
DIV The evils OF this government was
through the ballot. lie didn't expect
the two orders TO consolidate in this
county or country, but having sub
siantially the same objects. one with
the other, they should confederate and
act in urison as far as practicable. He
suggested that the agreement adopted
by the ST. Louis convention be ratified
here.
Mr.. G. o. Fee, district master work
man Of the knights Of Labor, then
iFdA tlo iOhOWAht tAbioO AtOiI 'hS
Journal of United Labor, the official
organ Of the Knights of Labor, show
ing the political aspect Of that order:
We are now daily In receipt OF letters nom all
points Of The compass, asking how they can be
organized aud brought into the order. From the
ieaor OF large proportion OF the Inquiries. the
impression has gone abroad that the knights Of
Labor Is apolltIcd organisation 10 last thrsrsh
u campaign. or something Of that sort. n any
one JOINS the order under this impression be Is
misiaken.
A. m onicF we have higher mlUioh y serve
ihsa the forming ola mere politicalparly Any
one rradi our declaration Of principles viii
sse that. while We are seckihs reforms that must
IN some Instances come through the ballot box.
yet b. far the hiahest motive that concerns rs -
the sducatOn OF the masses to that point where