The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11

VEsT-not to urge on the independ-
ent movement, but let it spring
wholly from the body OF the alliance.
Then let the alliance nominate it's
candidates without a ring of "lead-
ers" who have Gathered" the move
On the other hand there has never
been an hour during the past three
years that the GREAT WEST has not
urged the Independent party. This
year there is body and volume to the
movement-and if an Independent
party is not organized the future
looks hopeless indeed.
Speaking of Mr.. Donnelly, the
Preston Republican says, after stat
ing plumply that the sage supported
Merriam:
HThere can be no excuse for his an
tagonizing President Hall OF the ALI
ance. He has a perfect right to sup
port the ambition of Gov. Merriam,
but not as lecturer of the Alliance.
Before doing so integrity dictates
that he resign his office in the ALI
ance. To remain in. it and labor to
divide it's forces is dishonorahle. We
regret the necessity for this criticism
of Mr.. Donnelly's latest inconsist-
ency; but there must be some way to
correct his bad influence, and it is
found in a frank admonition that the
Alliance can get along without him
rather than tolerate his discord.
These suggestions are not the result
of unkind feeling toward him."
Oh, Mr.. Donnelly attacked Mr..
Hall, did he? Well, all right. We
did not know that Pres't Donnelly
had insulted lecturer Hall and then
published the insult-nor that Lee
turer Hall had so beautifully ampu-
tated the liver of Pres't Donnelly in
his reply. How ignorant some of us
are!
Will this editor kindly inform us
when Mr.. Donnelly gave his adhesion
to Mr.. Merriam? He did not do it
in the Alliance. He did not in the
GREAT WEST! Where and when did
he whisper the secret? In this Office
he talks right the other way.
Representatives of the various
trades and labor organizations, and
the Nationalist, met at Labor Hall
on Monday afternoon to organize a
"Federation." There was no visible
politics in the move-but the prepar-
atory cornering and caucussing did
not look right.
There were not many in attend
ance-not over SO. ONLY five of the
Exec. Com. of the alliance were
there, and so far as Mr.. Donnelly,
who was one of them, could state,
they were something in the nature of
guest-delegates. DR.. Frain was a
delegate, by courtesy, representing
the St. Paul Nationalists, and the.
Editor of the GREAT WEST invited
to seat as newspaper man.
An organization was effected but
not a real federation. As to it's
future-in purpose and power-we
are not at present enlightened. 1t
was not designed to endorse any in
dependence in politics, and that
alone indicates soft spot in it's
make up. But for all that we
thoroughly believe in federation
and that when the movement is ripe
it will do it's proper work, but not
on the basis put forward last Mon
day. In fact there was no union
effected of any kind so far as the far
mers' alliances is concerned. Mr..
Hall and Mr.. Furlong were there, ap-
parently to represent the alliance
interest-and as they had been in
conference with certain labor leaders
nearly all day they were taken to
represent it's interests. But we never
were more surprised in men by their
weakness! They seemed to lack the
parliamentary force-no steel, or
strength, or presence" They sat
in the corner and did nothing-and
the result is there is no alliance in
the 'federation"-not a shadow.
Whether this is planned out to be so
we cannot state, but while the Ma
tionalists took right hold and work
ed with vigor the alliance utterly
failed to make itself felt. In the
estate Federation" the alliance is to
have no representation whatever
Not q member of the alliance is on
the Executive Committee. But the
"FedpratiOno has the mower to send