Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-28
Hare Decided 10 Send Pfei'tr 10 The
q. ). Senate Instead o.
Ingalls,.
IN FAVOR OF UNITING rHE LABOR.
cas- AND FARMERS.
y rslesripn to tho NEvs.t
riTE FARMERS a. OMAHA.
Proceedings Of the Eleventh Annual
Meeting.

Meeting.
OMAHA. Jan. a1.-DclCgatc Fuller.
ton ui Missouri offered the following
tciplutiuu, which was referred 70 tho
committee on resolutions. 'Frhat II II
the Aciisc " tile National Alliance thn,
the independent political action Of the
past year. ns evidenced by the state OF
Nebraska, H. Just and proper aud Cugh:
70 he encouraged"
President Powers. iu his address, ad-
vocat.i u general organization u
tnscs nn!ons aud Knights of Labor
with the Alliance. No effective CT
rangcmunis Of n national charter lot
the cDuduc; " the business and In.
dhstries of the country eau be- mads
aud provcof beHeiit withou; heing 10
effect tho laws OF tue Organization
which adopted them. To prevent a
general and continual conflict with tho
laws, the government itself must ly
CONTROLLED Gy these societies. For thv
attainment Of this object Powers 90.
posed thc new political party as not
practicable Tor industrial organizations,
~ tho platform on which party might
he formed would so0n become obsolete,
Witness the two parties which have
divided tue government the last thirty
years. lie favored
iNDErTNDEST POLITICAL ACTION
aud bclie"od la mon pledglng them.
selves To vote for good men or good
measures, because a majority OF any
party or class may demand II. He
outlined plan for action NJ follows:
Let the Alliance discuss and agtoe ui-
ON such u measure as II deems cxpedi.
eut TO form basis for political action
fOr this year and next. Place this by
correspondence before the other great
industrial organizations, and with their
concurrence let u convention bc called
10 compare Views and adopt national
platform 10y "A concise set Of principles,
which can be cordially supported by
all; publish them 10 the world, dis.
scininatc them and prepare for u gres,
struggle In ls09.
Powers thought tho subject on whici
those principles were founded were n
the following list; Money reform
land reform. and suppression ,of Hnl
VICE toicrstedNy law 70 tho peril OF OF
national prosperity.
Powers dweit at length ON TIA
money question, and advocated III
: lOanlng OF money by the government
tothc working people without Interest
II money w.r thus firnishe,
by tho government, lis hoardln,
, would soon be stopped and nj
money s0on be In circulation. IA,
urged the government 10 take the
railroads Into It's own hands and fur
nlsh n scrviic for the people, which tn,
corporations have failed t. do. TIL.
could be brought about, either by pur,
chase or conilscation. Land reform
was only lightly touched upon.
Powers advocated
TAXING TiiE RIGHT on FRANCHISE
from the ignorant aud vicious anu
giving IL To women. In conclusion
Power. said there was time when
corporations and moulcd ollgarchlee
looked up0n IN with contempt. That
condition II changed. The enemy IL
already marehallcd for tho battle. We
must conquer or suffer defeat.
At the afternoon session n resolution
by delegate from Illinois, expressing
the "wish OF the National A llIAnce
that the legislature OF Illinois select
for the United state. Senate man
favorable 10 the welfare aud prospects
Of the Alliance" was adopted and
tolcgraphcd 10 Springfield.
a resolution 10 send u telegram 20
Kansas, urging pfcncr's election, was
lost aflera delegate nom Kansas had
denounced him ~ no friend of the
farmers, although the editor Of farm
Rational Organizer Ashby read a
report, showing tho order In u flourish.
ing condition. Five now States were
organized during the year. lie urged
thnl the organization Lrcp out Of poll.
ties. Au eroit would be made 20 form
n 90 operative union end a conference
would be held a. Chicago, February
9th, with tho Fagsiers' Mutual Bcneht
Association.
a ccmmi,to Of Ave from the =. NJ.
! y. A., n: lllluois. headed by ". l..
| Sullwell, wrfu admitted 10 the couv.n.
ton, stating that they had come 70 tho
| purpose OF securlngg union between
Tie Alliance and ;he =. ~. Il. 4.