The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
no THIRDPARTY WANTED
THE ALLIANCE-LABOR CONFER
ENCE AGAINST IT.

Col Livingston Says It Will Not be
Formed-The Organizations Will Try
to Get What They Want From the
Existing Parties-Adoption of a Plat
form.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-It seems 10 be
the general opinion among third party pro-
motors and politicians generally that the
trend of the alliance-labor men conference
is rather unfavorable to the development Of
any independent party movement in the
immediate future. 1t is thought probable,
on the contrary, that for the present the in
fuence Of leading minds Of the councils Of
the farmers alliance and labor men will be
exerted in favor of endeavoring to get
what they want from the existing parties.
Col. Livingston says there is no third party
in the outcome of the conference. he will
remain here for the meeting of the thirty
five alliance state presidents on Feb. to
consider legislation.
THE CONFERENCE PLATFORM.
The conference Of different labor organi-
zations. which begun yesterday, was re-
sumed this morning, the delegates having
under consideration some plan of agree
ment by which all the organiza-
tions can unite on some satisfac-
tory platform and form a close con-
federation Of state organizations for
both offsnse and defense. The conference
met at 10 o'clock this morning and after a
long session.agreed upon the following:
l. We demand the abolition Of the national
banks as banks of issue, and as a substitute for
national bank notes we demand that legal
tender treasury notes be issued in
sufficient volume 10 transact the
business OF the country without damage or
special advantage TO any class or calling, such
notes to be legal tender in payment of all debts,
both public and private, and such notes when
demanded by the people shall be loaned to them
non-pershable products. as indicated in the sub
treasury plan. and also upon real estate, with
proper limitations upon the quantity of land
and amout of money.
2. We demand free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
s. We demand the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership Of land. and that congress
take prompt action to devise some plan to OBJ
tain ali lands now owned by aliens and foreign
syndicates, and that al lands now held by rail
roads and other corporations In excess of such
as is actually used and needed by them be re
claimed by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
4. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights to
all and special privileges to none, we demand
that taxation, national, state or municipal
shall not be used to build up one interest or
class at the expense of another one.
.. We demand that all revenues. national,
state or county shall be limited 10 the necessary
expenses of the government economically and
honestly administered.
8. We demand Just and equitable system Of
graduated tax on incomes
z. We demand most rigid, honest and just
state and national governmental control and
supervision Of the means Of public communica-
ton and transportation, and, IL this control and
supervision does not remove the abuses now
existing, we demand government ownership of
such means OF communication and transporta-
ton.
8. We demand that the congress of the
United States submit an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election of
United States senator's by direct vote of the
people OF each state and also the President and
Vice President by popular vote
Resolved, That this confederation of in
dustrial organizations demand that In each
state a system shall be provided and faithfully
executed that viii insure an honest and accurate
registration of all voters; free, fair,
count; and we demand that each state leg
| islature shall make it felony for any i'm
proper interference with the exercise of the
registration, ballot or count.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
A permanent organization was ther
| formed by the election Of Ben Terrell of
Texas as president and J. w. Hayes of
pennsylvania as secretary and treasurer.
| Upon invitation l.. L. Polk, president oil
the National Farmers Alliance, addressed
the meeting. President Polk spoke warmly
in support Of the views of confederation al
| expressed in the above series of demands.
Ben Terrell. A. w. Wright and j. j.
Rogers were appointed q committee on by
laws, with instructions to report at to
morrows meeting.
President Terrell was instructed, upor
application of other industrial organizations
for membership. to submit the same by
letter to the members OF the confederation
and proclaim the vote on their admission.
| NAME OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION.
The amalgated organizations will b.
known as the Confederation of industrial
Organizations. For the dissemination O
the principles Of the confederation and tn,
instruction of the people In the same plan
| of action was agreed upon. Each organiza
ton in every state is to have COMMITTEES
man, who is to have power to appoint sucl
assistants as he may need for counties
townships, etc., in the territory to be Gov
| cred.
the convention then adjourned until to
| morrow.
| PROVHNZANNS FRM3n