The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-08-14

Attend Closely TO Certain Indispensable
Duties.
During the month of July the county
alliances and unions in all the states
will elect delegates 10 the state meet
ings which are held in August, Septem-
Der and October. IL is very important
that these July sessions of the county
alliance be well attended, and that the
questions likely to come before the state
body be thoroughly discussed, TO the
end that delegates may be well posted
as TO the sentiment which prevails.
Each delegate to the state alliance or
union should know the number Of male
members of the order in his county,
and should know tho amount of fees
and dues reported and paid by the
county secretary to the state secre-
tary, and the amount of per capita dues
to the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union that the county secre-
tary has collected, and see that the
county secretary has not only sent TO
the state secretary what he has col
lected, but the proper amount of fees
and the five cents per capita dues for
every male member in the county.
whether he has paid or not II Is nee
essary for delegates to the state bodies
to be able to show this In order TO be
sure of being seated in the state meet
Ing. The only way for subordinate
bodies TO avoid being liable to the
county alliance or union for dues upon
members who do not pay is to suspend
such members for non-payment of dues
and then report them as suspended
The only way for county bodies to avoid
being liable for dues from subordinates
that do not pay in full is to refuse them
any representation in the county body
until all dues are paid In full; and the
only way for the state body to avoid
being liable for dues from counties
which have not paid in full is to sus-
pend such counties by refusing them
representation until they have paid in
full all dues, arrearages and per capita
dues for the national
The five cents per capita dues is the
only fund belonging to the national
body. 1t is only paid once each year,
and is due to be paid by the state
secretary to the national secretary on
the first day of November in each
year in advance for the year then COM
mencing. Delegates to state alliances
should therefore see that the state sec
retaries have reported to the national
secretary the male membership of the
state on the first day of October, 1890,
and paid five cents per capita dues to
the national secretary on same. 1t
will not do for the state secretary
to say he has used the money for
other purposes IL it has been coll
lected from the membership, because
all collected belongs in special fund,
and should never be put in the general
fund; it belongs to the national as soon
as paid to the subordinate secretary,
and all secretaries handle it as national
State secretaries should also |
be instructed by the coming state alli-
ances and unions to promptly make re-
port of their male membership on the
first day of October next, and TO make
TO cover same in full not |
Iater than November l next This is
very necessary in order to enable the
national secretary TO close his books
Tor the year. and have them examined
by the executive board and full re-
port made out by the meeting
If the supreme council on the
bird Tuesday in November. Some
delegates have heretofore held the
money back TO bring in person To the
national secretary when the supreme
council meets This disarranges the
business and forces the report TO be
made up with such states recorded as
and the report goes into the
minutes and disgraces the state alli-
lnce for all the next year. 1t is, there
ore, a great injustice to the state
alliance for the report of the state sec
retary to be delayed or for the money
o be held back after November 1. II
delegates to the state alliances will
ook after this matter it will be prompt
y attended to- Money is now sent as
afely by bank check as by any person,
renee no excuse for delay.
The demands of the order, and of all
,ther organizations willing to cooper
tie, should be freely discussed in both
county and state alliances and unions,
md resolutions expressing the prevail
ng sentiment adopted, and delegates
Who fully indorse such resolutions Sc
ected and authorized to elect delegates
rom the state to the national body
With authority to select delegates to
lttend the great labor conference in
1872, and represent the order in agree
ng with all organizations of producers
Wiling to cooperate in set OF de-
hands and deciding upon the most eff
lent means of enforcing such demands.
rhe following is an extract from the
eport of the chairman of the executive
BOARD as adopted by the last supreme