The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-09

as follows: I'VE further recommend
that each state committee organize a
bureau of inform alton in each county
of their respective states who shall CO.
operate with the state and national
committees. The report as a whole
was then adopted by UNANIMOUS vote
The committee of seven was as fol-
lows: B. w. Nicholas, of Missouri; j.
M. Crews, of Tennessee; T. ]. Patillo, of
Texas; B. E. Passmore, of Mississippi;
at large. U. s. Hall, ". s. McAllister
and w. Pope Yeaman.
Then came one of the most impor-
tant declarations of the convention. It
has been maintained right along by
many of the delegates, and some even
went so far as to give out to the press
that new state organization in Mis-
souri, had been organized, that this con-
vention was for the express purpose of
seeding from the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union and
forming a new body in opposition to
the present organization.
A. S. Smith, of Missouri, offered the
following, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, The impression has gained
some credence that either the primary or
ultimate object of this meeting is for the
purpose of effecting separation or division
of the order and the formation Of distinct
organization; therefore,
Resolved, That such purpose is not and
has not at any time been the intention of
this meeting, but that its object is purely
one Of expressing its opposition to the pro-
posed sub -treasury and land loan enact
ments, and to institute an educational
movement in that direction, thereby bring
ing the organization back to those princi-
pies of wisdom, justice and fraternity on
which it was originally based.
The convention then took a recess.
Upon reassem bling the committee on
permanent organization asked for a
further hearing and the following was
presented and adopted:
Believing that the future policies and pros
perity OF the government and of the Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial Union depend
in large measure upon the action OF this
body and in setting forth plans for work in
the future; and fully realizing the fact that
we need the hearty CO. operation of all peo-
pie and especially of the members of the
order: and in order to secure the same we
recommend that the members of each state
who oppose the sub treasury and land loan
schemes and the government ownership of
railroads. and who are not represented in
this meeting, be respectfully invited to CO.
operate with us, and are further requested
to proceed to organize and to elect one
member from each state who shall become
a member of the national central committee
provided for in the report of the committee
on permanent organization.
The committee on resolutions then
reported resolution indorsing the Dali
las TEX Farmers World, which paper
is steadfast opponent of the ub-treas-
ury and land loan scheme. It also re-
ported distinctive platform in which
the following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted by the conventions:
First-A reduction OF the tariff to a reve.
nue. basis and a tariff for revenue only.
Second-The free and unlimited coinage
OF gold and silver-the money of the con-
stitution-and such currency as may be
founded thereon as the surest, safest and
most permanent settlement Of the money
question.
The Journal Of Agriculture, Of St.
Louis was also Endorsed.