Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-10-01


Duluth OF Chicago, awaiting corner
in the market to be the prey of the spec
ulators2 You must expect these people
to howl like the drinkers of crime
mentioned by the Prophet Joel, or like
Demetrious at Ephesus and the work
men of like occupation mentioned N
tho XIX chapter of Acts. All the misery
of the world has been caused by disobe-
dience OF the divine injunction in the
iwelt of thy face shalt thou eat bread
The robber, the usurer, the slave holder,
the gambler and the Spectator have
striven to eat their bread in the sweat OF
other mems faces. At every movement
in favor of the toiling masses they CRY
paternalism. The first and best gov
eminent the world ever saw was the most
paternal. 1t was the patriarchial states
of Abraham and job.
OFFICIAL RULING,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IL, 1891.
To when it may concern;
Owing to the fact that there has been
aud is yet misunderstanding among d
great many of our State officers in regard
to the payment of ''per capita dues" by
the State Alliances to the national, have
requested the national president to make
a ruling on the subject in answer to ques.
tions asked him, covering the whole mat
| ter. which ruling YOU will tind below.
take this method of giving each state
timely notice that the delegates from no
State Alliance will be seated at the next
meeting of the Supreme Council of the
| National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
| Union, unless the State secretary makes
his annual report and pays the per capita
| dues according to the following ruling.
j. Fl. TURNER,
Secretary National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union.
Mr. Dear Sir and Brother: Replying to
your letter of September l, requesting
rulings on two questions concerning the
| finances of the Alliance, make the de-
cisions which follow:
Your fist question is. evil the per
capita dues of the several state alliances
for the year 1892 be due and payable on
the first day of November, 1912 On
this question | rule yes. My ruling is
based on section two OF article seven of
the national constitutional constitution,
which reads as follows: A per capita tax
of five cents shall be paid for each male
member into the national treasury by
each state organization on or before the
first day OF each year" The dues are
payable in advance under the provisions
of section twenty eight OF tae statutory
laws, which reads as follows: "rhe per
capita dues shall be five cents, due an
nually In advance on the first day of
November with the last day of grace,
February following"
Your second question is: IF you rule
in the affirmative, will the delegates to
the next meeting of the Supreme Council
be seated, if the State secretaries do not
make their reports and pay said per cap.
ita dues for the year 1922" / decide
they can not. l base this decision on Sec
ton of the statutory laws, which reads
as follows: Delegates to the Supreme
Council will not be entitled to seats in
the body unless settlement of the national
per capita dues OF cents for each male
member has been made by the State sec
rotary, accompanied by the proper
amount of money to the national secre.
tary and State secretaries shall make such
remittance and report.promptly on or be-
fore the LIST day of November"
Yours truly and fraternally,
l.. L. POLK,
President N. F. A. and |. U.
Attest: j. Fl. TURNER, Secretary.