The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-21
Anti-Subtreasury Leaders Call
q National Convention.
ALLIANCE TO ADMIT WOMEN.
Peoples Party Pr0prietOrs Denounce
ALI Who Differ With Them.
Reform Press Association Threatens to
Bolt the Alliance-The Washington
Alliance Thrown Into Uproar by
Political Manipulators.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-The Alliance
this morning gave the final coup to the
anti-sub-treasury people by barring Gates.
Of Missouri, from the meetings of the
Alliance. This was done by resolution
excluding cali Alliance men who are not
vouched for by the chairman of their re-
spective state delegations" Leon
ard refused to vouch for Gates,
and although he bore credentials
from his state Alliance he was forced to
retire. The anti-sub-treasury people made
prompt response by issuing call
for convention of anti-sub-treasury
Alliance men at Memphis on Decembe
16. The call declares that as the supreme
council declined to hear the protest
against the sub-treasury and land loan
| schemes and government control of rail-
roads and telegraph lines, it was de-
| cided to issue a call for national
convention of all anti-sub-treasury
Alliance men in the United States to hear
and consider this protest and take such
final action in the premises as may seem
proper and best for the general welfare.
The anti-sub- reasury people have pub
lished a lengthy article, reiterating the
charges made against Macune at the Ocala
the Texas Alliance exchange.
The morning session of the Alliance was
chiefly devoted to the consideration of de-
mands and recommendations from state
Alliances. The most important action
taken was the adoption of resolution de-
manding constitutional amendment dis
franchising federal office-holders during
their terms of office. The constitution
was changed to admit women.
The Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
tion adjourned today, after amending the
constitution so as to admit women and
men over Is to membership. 1t was also
resolved not to amalgamate with any or
ganization until the February meeting,
the delegates to that meeting being in
structed to vote for independent political
action.
The Reform Press Association threatens
to bolt the Alliance if the State Agents
Association carries out its purpose of
making all purchases through the Ma
tional Union Company.
The Peoples party men are best salts
fed, asserting that they have secured all
they came for. Tonight the national
executive committee issued an address to
the people of the country which says the
Peoples party will have a candidate for
president in the field in 1892; that
no influence of the old political
organizations or aggregated capital
can prevent the hearty and unanimous
| coming together of all the labor forces of
| the country, whether employed in work
| shop. mine or farm. The people have be-
| held. it says. with growing alarm the con-
| tinual advance of conditions carrying
| the principles and traditions of the
founders of the republic and
nearer the abyss in which we
car see only a crushing oligarchy or the
| dreadful alternative of revolution and
| anarchy. 1t is for the purpose of saving
our free institutions by the peaceful in
strumentalities of education and the bal
lot that the Peoples party has been organ
| ized. The address deyotes some space to the
scoring OF railroad corporations, corrupt leg
/ islatures, ,debauched juries and Judges, and
| banking associations which make or
| wreck. as their interests dictate, and saws
| the daily newspaper press has been
| coerced by its business necessities into
| becoming ready instrument to bind the
| shackles of serfdom on the limbs
| of free people, to confuse
| their mind by sophistry, I'LL
| their ears with falsehood, uphold every-
| thing destructive to the public good and
| crush everything that would help the peo-
| pie AS striking instance of the colossal
! lies with which the people are misled. says
! the address, we point TO the vote of the
| Peoples party this year in Kansas. Nine
| tenths of the population of this country.
| in consequence of the gross misrepresenta-
| ton of the press. believes that the Peo-
| ple's party vote of Kansas this year
| fell Oft greatly from that of last,
| while the fact Is that il actually increased
! about 1ll8 per cent. The Republican ma
/ iority in South Dakota was reduced from
| 10000 in 1890 to 200 this year, while in
| Nebraska the Peoples party came within
! 5000 votes of defeating the combined
| power of both the Old parties. and
| elected eleven district judges. In
some judicial districts of Kansas. the Peo-
| pies party candidates were defeated, but
this was only by reason of the 'unholy
| union of Democrats and Republicans
against them" The hereditary enemies
| of half a century, under the in
| spration of the money power.
| rushed into each others arms and
resolved to forget protection. reciprocity,
| the silver question and everything, If they
! could only prevent the oppressed people OF
| Kansas from obtaining the government re-
| forms they sought. In this they con-
| clusively demonstrated that they are the
| Dromios of plutocracy, and only the
| difference of a feather distinguishes them
! one from another.
The people perceive there is room in this
| country for only two parties-a party
! which represents the people and a party
| which represents the plunderers. Before
/ the close of the election of ls92 we expect
| to see the two old parties marching and
/ hurraning together in the defense of the
/ iniauities which have covered the land
| with mortgages and driven the republic
/ 20 the verge OF destruction. The
| tender amenities of this courtship between
| the old parties will be followed by the hot
! embrace Of conjugal love, but the L Mon
| will be barren of posterity, for il will mean
! the subiugation of liberty and the domino
| ton of Mammon. and as God does not in
| tend that the republic shall perish these
| influences cannot endure or prevail.
In conclusion the address appeals 10
| Every honest man to come forward and
| help Us bury this monster-plutocracy-
| deep that he will never arise again. Let
| the watchword be: Organization 10 save
| The republic. We have the people on our
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