The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-18
FARMERS CONGRESS
Already Dissension Has Appeared
in Their Ranks.
THE THIRD PARTY PROPOSITION
Inc Bone OF Contentiou-Polk Defines the
Policy of the Alliance-Ths Anti-Sub-
Treasury Plan.

Oh the Indiana Alliance, with nearly all the
IzO delegates and 500 spectators in attend
anee' mayor Thomas L. Sullivan was in
troduced and was received with entbnsi-
asm. In short address he welcomed tina
ueiesates 10 indianapolis. ]. F. Tillman.
secretary OF the Alliance executive COM
mittee, responded. After thanking ths
people Oh Indianapolis for their warm well
come and paying q tribute to Prssident
Harrison, he said:
III Is the farming and laboriuo neon1a
VINO 1eed the world, who fought the
O1ttles Oh this country, and to whose
s ana patriotism this great
debted for its richest BLESSINGS Iiba-.,,
ana peace. 1t is not our mission 10 tear.
Gown nor dlsintegrate our honeatlv cor
quoted industries, but to all iIIegitimata
combination and monopolies that tend to
destroy the very spirit and intent of the
INSTITUTION; we are not here as politicians
oeeAlns 70 disrupt partisan political parties
VI 70 promote the fortunes Of any political
asplrant nor are we here In the Interest of
any tnlfo party for by our very organic
teachings we have right to vote with
Whatever political party we think hest will
advance good government.
ne called attention to the last SsbiIIfop
e Oo.SL sss, ana criticized It's expandi-
lures, which he said were mora tho, 80,
spent by all the Congresses of tba fret
seVenty-tWo years in the history of tbis
government. This, he said, was mora than
80 ior eacn man, woman and child in the
united states to support the national gov
s Srnmens, not including other taxes leviad
inen ne SAID: "How long would thew en-
uule IL II coiiected directly from them in
stead OF indirectly, as it Ia now COLLECTED
through our TARIFF Say what Won n1eoea
ABOUT the tariff, butt must and shall come
uo"h 10 a reasonable basis of taxation. and
tnese reoKIess expenditures by ConSress
must De stopped or we will contin9a to
91ahRe the personnel Of every congress-
IeG, Snis is not all, nor is 1t at the bottom
VI sue move which brought about the up
rising OF the people of all parts of this oreat
country. can best illustrate IL bv the nsa
oil 0I three rs, that rstletter Of three words.
Ihese Words-trRnsportation tar{fP and
trust here 10 the trouble and there ore
Lnree Us" which are the first letters of
Inree Words-orush, change and control
sne unWrltten and iron bound oath that onT
. .nenoIy Ponticai newspapers abuse US so
muon ABOUT. will now tell you what this
oatn Is: 1t Is to crush trusts, change the
tariff, and control transportation.
he thanked God for the Farmer,s Ait
ance and all kindred ORGANIZATIONS ord
then proceeded: I'VE are going to sncceaJ
IN our EFFORTS to obtain a large circulating
lnealum. we must have more currency
north, who wore the blue, have reached
the south and taken the southern farmer
VINO wore the grew, by the
hand, and have said to him. "W We
nave never asked you TO surrender
to King Monopoly and partial legislation
put only TO preserve the union alike good
Tor all, and no brave southern farmer ever.
ar1nh
Though defeated, it was but to save the
union and the chiValry Of the entire south
to-day Is determined to preserve the union
ana constitution at all hazards. and the
result Is, sectional strife and partisan
prejudice are buried face downward.
me Farmers Alliance means the
greatest good for the greatest number and
is determined to have justice for ali and
especlal IaVors to none. II numbers In CO.
operation near four hundred thousand and
IL mas come to stay, and will be held intact
as non partisan organization. Members
OF all pontlcal parties may Join the organi
cation, and 1T will never become q third
pontcaI party. There is big political
significance IN 1t, but not party political
significance because that would mean hone
less ruin"
Illlmen's reference to the non-partissn
nature OF the alliance caused sometbino
OF sensation and was received with about
equal evidence Of approval and disapproval.
General j. Is. Weaver, of Iowa, was
called Tor and made speech on the general
situation, which was received with en-
thusiasm. He was followed by Congress-
man Jerry Simpson, Of Kansas. in tha
same strain. President Willets' of the
Kansas alhance, spoke briefly and the
meeting adjourned.
| At2 o'clock the alliance went into execu-
| tive session at the board of trade and the
National Farmers Mutual Benefit assooia-
| ton at the court house, both discussing the
| third party movement
| The open meetings to-day were q disan-
pointment to the Alliance leaders and par
ticularly to the third party men, The at
tendance has not been as large as ex-
pscted nor the enthusiasm so great.
CONFLICTS OF OPINION HAVE ARISEN
on important subjects which threaten 10
seriously interfere with the work. While
the attendance is small the fight for and
against the third party movement is none
| the less bitter.
| The sessions of the Farmers MurueI
Benefit association and Alliance this after
noon were secret, but it is understood the
issue was squsrely joined in each and the
result In each case was drawn bettla
| Nothing but final vote can determine the
relative strength of the factions. At the
open meetings tonight the attendance was
| less LHHQ d buOubhuQ. PRESIDENT POLK de-
livered his annual address.
PRESIDENT PoLK's ADDRESS,
Mr.. Polk, in his address, reminded the
representatives that upon nobody have
greater responsibilities rested than on this
Congress since the Continental Congress
of 1776, whose fight for equal rights was no
more just than theirs o-day against fne-
qualities which threaten to undermine the
liberties OF the people. What are these
alleged grievances2 From 1850 to 1860
farm values increased 101 per cent; from
1870 to 1880, only per cent. The aggre-
gate wealth Of the country increased from
1870 to 1880 over As per cent. The crops of
1884, brought less than per cent more
than the crops in 1886. The crops of 1867.
though less than half as large as those Of
1887, brought the farmer seventy nine and
q half millions more. Two-thirds of the
country's wealth Is not assessed for taxa
ton, yet the farmer possessing only % per
cent of it pays so per cent. Of the taxes.
With modern facilities of transportation
and improved machinery, the farmer finds
himself compelled to sell his produce al
prices barely covering the cost.
FARM MORTGAGES ARE FRIGHTFULLY LARGE.
In Iowa the mortgage indebtedness ia s1O4
per capita; in Kansas, sl65; in Illinois.
500, and everywhere the farmer Is over,
burdened with debt. Therefore the farmer
is now appealing to the supreme tribunal
of public opinion and asks just decision
through the ballot.
Polk then took up the demands Of the
farmers, on which he spoke 1t great length.
The sub treasury idea, he said, has grown
until it is the sentiment Of the order
in thirty-four states. The constitution
declares Congress shall have power Ia
regulate commerce. Among others, money.
transportation and the transmission Of in