Dodge City times., 1891-06-12
WELL DONE.

But public opinion OF the present day
teens to have o very poor conception
of the far-reaching importance of the
events which transpired at Cincinnati
The daily and weekly press of the
country, both partisan and Independent.
which are now committed to the new
movement, are either silent editorially
or take very superficial views and COM
ment on detail, or predict results with
out presenting the true principles in
volved There are many views which
can be presented of the causes for the
meeting, the work of the body as
scmbled, its methods and the immediate
effect and ultimate results of the action,
all worthy to challenge the most care
full thought and consideration on the
part OF every loyal and true citizen OF
this country.
It was not an alliance meeting.
Those who called It did not desire or in
tend that it should be an alliance meet
ing. The alliance at its last national
session at Ocala, Fla, had provided for
q general conference of all organiza-
tions of producers willing to cooperate
TO secure political reform, to be held in
February. 1892, and agreed that dele
gates from all such organizations
should meet at that time upon an equal
basis of representation and agree upon
q set of demands and upon method for
enforcing such demands This action
was adopted unanimously by the su-
preme council at Ocala, and the detail
of putting the plan into execution was
referred to the committee on cOnfedera-
ton That committee in January last
met a like committee from the
Knights of Labor, the National Citi-
| zens' Alliance and the National COlored
Farmers Alliance and Cooperative
union, and organized themselves into
nizations, accepting the Ocala platform
with slight notifications, and provided
for a thorough expression from the
rank and file of the people by a
thorough organization for that purpose,
by means of central committeeman
national, state, district and county.
Their action has since been rati-
fed by the National Farmers
Alliance at Omaha. This is perfect
as far as it goes. but it did not
reach a large class of citizens who
are Us truly devoted to reform who do
not belong to any reform organization;
hence the necessity for a general con-
ference. As large per cent. of the
people interested in reform would not
be eligible to representation in the
February, 1892, meeting an expression
from them was necessary. The meet
ing in February, 1892, will not be an
alliance meeting, but the membership
of the alliance will be represented as
individual citizens for the purpose of
agreeing upon a set of national de-
mands and upon the best method of
enforcing them. If those delegates
at that time, after full discus
sion of the subject, shall decide on
Independent political action the mem
bership u the alliance, or others who
selected and authorized the delegates
to represent them, will be bound by
such decision. but the alliance as an or
ganization will pursue its course, as
now. non-partisan. The Economist, Us
the national official organ of the alli-
ancc. opposed the policy of holding the
Cincinnati meeting on the ground that
1t would conflict with the proposed
meeting In FEBRUARY, iS9., out the
course pursued by the meeting has
been SO wise and conservative that in
stead of conflicting it Is destined to
prove an actual benefit and supply the
INK that WILL unite the farmers with
ali otner occuPations IN tne great aP-
1
proaching connect
Inc meeting as assemoied was one OF
tne nrst Oh ,'s Kino s,nce .nose ne!o IN
tne carry Gays IN the nis'ory OF tne
country wnen the common people look
an interest IN nationai analrs. Inc
people came 70 TINS meeung' solid
thinking men, not poiiticians. ana never
perhaps In tne history Oh TINS country
mas 50 iaree ga'net!ns oeen Per"adeo
| oy sucn unity OF sentiment Inere was
absoiuteiy not dissenting voice as to
the provisions OF tne Piatiorm. Inc
only discussion seemed 70 Oe as 10 the
time oi organizing parry Is Will
out parahei In history tnat over -FOUR
teen hunoreo men from oiHerent states
anu s1ctions Vi '"e country represent.
ing al inc oi,ierent ior"s o. ponticai
eouca'lon ano oeiie,' snouio VI ONCE anu
without oeoaoe o. oissension aeiee 10
snort ana Poineed pia'iorm containing
some very occ'oeo Innovations upon ex-
istang laws ana "saees' "A. "A stronger
protest against present conol'ions couio
not De made'
Inc piat1orm adopted Is an emoodi-
ment OF wisdom ana conservatism.
Every line oreathes the spirit OF equal
rights 10 al ana spee'al privileges 10
none IL STANDS out IN strange con-
trast 10 poht'cai piatiorms' wnich usn-
any are coucneo IN equisocai ianguage
ih'enaed 10 conhrm oo.n sioes Oh III,
questions' Anere Is notning e?uivocai
aoou' :he p.at,orm' II Is q oas's 1or q
campaign OF education ana not CLOAK
!or q campaign OF pre1udice ana aelta-
| tion OF sectiona. natred such as the pro-
iess'oha' Pohucians oesire
Inc results o. inc Cincinnati meeting
afe' 'hat .ne reiormers Oh inc country
nave met III mass mee'ins anu unanF
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