Mower County transcript., 1890-12-10
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y Operate - Platform Adopted ut the
dlcsla Convention--O Ofiacsrs Elected
This Federal Elections Bill Indoroed "
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OcALA, Fla, Dec. 6.-At Fridays
session the National Alliance COM
pleted Its platform. It differs little
from the st. Louis platform adopted y
year ago. The railroad plank was tho
subject OF some discussion and was
amended 80 that 1t provides for the
complete Governments and State
control Of the railroads, and n
this Is not sufficient to remedy
the evils In railroad management Of
which the alliance complains then the
platform declares for absolute Govern
mont 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 q National
office shall receive the support
of tho 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 be adopted.
The principal planks of the platform
are as follows:
1t demands tho abolition Of National banks
and the substitution of legal-tender Treasury
notes in lieu OF National bank notes In SUI.
lcient volume to carry Oh the business OF the
country on cash system; that Congress
prevent by law the dealing in ''lutures'
OF all agricultural and mechanical produo
tions: free and unlimited coinage of silver:
the prohibition Of alien ownership OF land
and tho adoption of some just plan by which tho
Government may acquire ownership in such
lands and also In lands held by ruilroad com.
pnnles IN excess OF tho actual needs; that
taxation. both State and National, shall not
be used TO build up one interest or class
at the expense OF another; that oil rev.
cnues, National State and county,
Shall be limited to the actual necessary
expenditures OF the Government economically
and honestly administered: that Cngress is.
sue sufficient fractional paper 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 q
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 the work
accomplished by that body dur
ing the year. 1t referred at
length to the work of the COM
mittee in having the sub-Treasury
bill drawn and presented to Congress-
The report recommended q reduction Of
the salaries OF all National Alliance
officers and the removal from Washing
ton City Of the National Alliance presi-
dont's office, inasmuch as the retention
OF 1t there entails an expense not CON-
mensurate with its usefulness.
At the conclusion Of the report DR..
Macune addressed the convention upon
the policy Of the alliance, especially
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 third party
movement; that they had not elected
delegates to this convention; that the
people Of some Western and Northwest
ern States had already embarked in the
movement and considered that the
prosperity Of the order demanded
some action OF that kind to sus-
tain them in their efforts. In this
emergency there was great necessity
for conservatism and caution. He
recommended as compromise that a
convention be called to meet in Fob
ruary, lS93; 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.
nv VuC 0AU ScSSlOH CHAIRMAN
Mcdowell presented the report Of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges affecting the official conduct OF
Messrs. Polk, Livingstone and Macune.
The committee finds nothing to shake
its confidence in the integrity and loyal
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. The report was
adopted.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, l.. L. Polk ire
elected); Vice-President B. H. Cover,
of Kansas (re'elected); Secretary, j. H.
Turner, OF Georgia; National Lecturer,
j. s. Willets, of Kansas. The National
executive board remains unchanged
Macune, Wardall, Tillman and Polk.
Mrs. Neville, of Kansas, offered q
resolution placing women in the Farm
ers' Alliance on an equal footing with
the men as to liabilities, fees, etc. Mrs.
Fanny r. Vickerey, of Kansas, offered
an amendment to strike out the word
''male" from the constitution. This
was referred to the committee ON the
good Of the order. g.. .-... ..
ooLORED MEN FAVOR THE LODGE BILL.
At the forenoon meeting of the Ma