The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-25

therein, and that none but those
interested in farming be eligible to
membership in the order, to
the end that the legislatures of
Government may know that
when the Alliance speaks it. is the
voice of the farmers and laborers
of our land instead Of the wish of
some paid tool of monopoly and
corruption. We now appeal to all
honest members of the Alliance
throughout the United States III be-
half of the poor and oppressed of
our land whom these base men have
betrayed, in the names of our wives
and children, who must be relieved,
if at all by united action of the farmers
of this county, in the name of good
government, to unite with US in put
ting down this common enemy and
disgrace of our order.
Following is the report Of the
committee on organization.
ave a large number of the Far
mers' Alliance and Industrial Union,
representing our constituents,ln con-
vention assembled, being DESTROYS
of setting the differences existing in
our order, agree to the appointment
Of committee of seven members,
who are authorized to go before the
Supreme Council of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union of
America. which convenes in India
napoIIs IN November next, and SUBJ
nit to said council our objections
to that part of the demand of the Or
der (sub Treasury and Government
Land Loan schemes) which were
adopted by the Supreme Council
at its meeting in Ocala, Fla.
"Said committee is authorized and
empowered to use Its own discretion
in the premises. Tending these
negotiations for an amicable settle
ment of our differences, the COM
mittee hereto provided shall consti-
tute a bureau of information, and
shall use all legitimate means for
informing the subordinate Unions
and the people in regard to the true
views and principles now engaging
the attention of the industrial class
es of America.
"Said committee IS authorized to
call convention of all anti>sub-
Treasury brethren throughout the
country to consider the report of the
committee as to the result of the
conference with the Supreme Coun-
Gil, and may fix the time and place
of meeting aud make such arrange-
ments as may be deemed necessary.
eve further recommend that
each State select a committee, such
committee to constitute State Bu-
reau of Information, which shall
be empowered to make all necessary
arrangements to obtain speakers and
conduct q campaign of education
against the sub-Treasury and land
loan schemes in their respective
States and shall cooperate with
the national committee"
This did not satisfy II. w. Nic~
olds, of Missouri, and he offered the
following amendment, which was
unanimously adopted.
THAT said committee be author
lied to file the conventions unaI-
terable and unending objection to
the passage of any resolution what
ever, binding the individual men,
bers of the farmers Alliance to any
political course of action whatever,
and we hereby protest against the
action of any previous meetin z in
frineing upon the individual politi>
cal right of any member of the Or
del."
Another amendment, offered by
j. ID. Goodman of Texas, was also
adopted:
"We further recommend that
each State Committee organize
bureau of information in each coun-
ty in their respective States, who
shall cooperate with the state and
National Committees"
The report as a whole was then
adopted by unanimous vote.
The committee of seven is as fol-
lows: r. w. NIcolds, of Missouri;
j. M. Crews, of Tennessee; L. J.
PatilIo, of Texas; B. F Passmore, of
Mississippi, at large, U. S. Hall.
w. l.. McAllister and w. Pope
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