The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-12-04


HON. B. H. CLOVER, VICE PRESIDENT Ma
T1oNAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ing battle for pure government promises
sure victory for the people army as
never before. T..
The policy finally settled upon am
firmly convinced is the very best that
could possibly have been adopted. Many
mems opinions were modified by the free
exchange of ideas in the political confer
ences there. I freely admit that mine
were changed in some particulars. But
best of all, when all the consultations
were over, the friends of reform left In.
dianapolis one in heart and in purpose.
Instead of wrangling and split there
was perfect harmony from first to last,
a broad tolerance of all suggestions ana
a final unanimity in sentiment.
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Lest the situation may not be clearly
understood by the people represented at
indianapolis, let me explain just what
the policy decided upon proposes. The
February conference of representations
of the Alliance and other Industrial and
reform organizations will be held as per
previous arrangements. It will not be q
nominating convention. That point is
distinctly understood. Neither will it
be mass convention, but rather strict
ly limited number of delegates who will
come together not for hurrah, fire.
works sort of time, but for a serious con-
sultation upon the general political stu
alton and the needs of the hour. There
will be platform adopted, and the
framing of that important document
will be the principal work done.
It will be a broad, statesmanlike, prac-
tical declaration Of principles, embody-
ing the very best wisdom of the ablest
men in the movement. The conference
will call for the adoption of that declara-
ton of principles and the nomination of
candidates sincerely in sympathy with
them by some political party. It will
pledge its support and that of the allied
organization which it will represent to
the party which accepts and adopts its
precepts.
Then what will happen? The plat
form and other dem...7s of the confer
ence will lie treated with contempt by
the national conventions of both the old
parties. No one Of broad views has the
least doubt of this. The intention of the
Democratic and Republican leaders is az
clearly indicated upon this point as any
thing political in the future possibly can
be. But by following this plan every
man in the Alliance or in any other or
ganization in the movement will be
given every possible opportunity to se-
cure recognition of his principles from
the party with which he has heretofore
affiliated. Their overtures will be met
with rebuffs and denial, and what will
be the result? Every honest man in the
reform organizations will be compelled
by his conscience, his convictions and
his honor and self respect to seek else,
where the realization of his reform de.
lnands.
In anticipation of this inevitable stu.
alton, national nominating convention
of the Peoples party will be called soon
after the February conference, to NEE!
probably just after the national conven
tions of the two old parties have made
their nominations. The Peoples party
will adopt the platform and indorse the
demands of the February conference
All the necessary political convention
machinery will be provided early, and
the new party, with its candidates and
its principles, will be in the field practi
cally as promptly as either of the OLD
parties. Then will come such a cam
paign as the country has not seen since
the war. There will be but one party tx
which the friends, of the people and O.
good government can turn. Cleveland
and Blaine, if they are the old party
candidates, as now seems probable, car
be left to fight it out between themselves
The people will discuss real issues, ant
the result will be verdict at the ballo
box which will amaze and confound tht
blind and ambitious politicians of tn
old parties, who are utterly unabls t.
read the signs OF the times.
Verify the friends of purity in publ
affairs have reason to congratulate them
selves on a brighter outlook today thai
has greeted them these many years. Il
the day when their enemies believe then
weak and failing they are mighty in
unity and singleness of purpose whicl
makes failure impossible, and whicl
guarantees success. In only one secula
paper have seen an intimation of the rea
strength Of the movement. A dispatcl
to the New York Sun from Indianapolis
on the day the convention opened, sal,
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