The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-18

the first seventy-two years of the history
of this government. This, he said, was
more than IS for every man, woman and
child in the United States to support the
national government, not including the
taxes levied. He then said:
How long would they endure it If collected
directly from them, instead of indirectly as IL IL
now collected through our tariff? Say what you
please about the tariff, but it must and shall
come down to reasonable basis of taxation,
and those reckless expenditures by congress
must be stopped, or We will continue to change
the personnel of every congress. Yet this is not
ALL nor Is 1t at the bottom of that which brought
about the uprising of the people of all parts of
this great country / eau best illustrate 1t by
the use of three T's, that first letter of three
words. These words are: Transportation, tariff
and trust Here is the trouble And there are three
C's which are the first letters of three words:
Crush, change and coutrol-the unwrit.en and
irou-bound oath of our friendly organization
the political newspapers abuse us SO much
about. ! will now tell you what this oath is. 1t
10 to crush trusts, change the tariff and control
transportation.
He thanked God for the Farmers AL
lance and all kindred organizations. and
then proceeded:
We are going to succeed In our efforts to obtain
q large circulating medium. We must have
more currency. and we will have 1t. The farmers
in the North who wore the blue have reached
the South and have taken the Southern farmer,
who wore the gray by the hand, and said to him:
"We have never asked you to surrender TO King
Monopoly and class legislation, but only TO pre-
serve the U Union alike for the good of ALL and no
brave Southern farmer ever surrendered to such
circumstances, though defeated 1t was but to
save the Union, and the chvalry OF the entire
South today is determined TO preserve the Union
a ~s~.-~ ~-1I
that sectional strife and partisan prejudice are
buried far downward. The Farmers Alliance
means the greatest good for the greatest number
and 10 determined to have exact Justice
for all and especial favors for none 1t numbers
in cooper alton early 100000, and il has come
TO stay and will be held intact a non artisan
organization. Members OF all the political
parties may join the organization, and it will
never become a third political party. There IA
big political significance in it, but it is not
party OF political significance, because that
would mean hopeless ruin.
Tiliman's reference TO the non-partisan
nature of the Alliance caused something
of sensation and was received with about
equal evidence of approval and dlsap-
proval.
General ]. B. Weaver, of Iowa was
called for and made speech on the gen.
eral situation, which was received with
enthusiasm.
He was followed by Congressman Jerry
Simpson, of Kansas, in the same strain.
President Willets, of the Kansas ALI
ance, spoke briefly, and the meeting ad-
journed at 2 O'Clock The Alliance went
into executive session at the Board of
Trade hall and the National Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association at the
courthouse, both discussing the third
party movement.
The open meetings today were disap-
pointment TO the Alliance leaders. and
particularly third party men. The at
tendance has not been as large as expected.
nor the enthusiasm SO great Conflicts of
opinion have arisen on important subjects
which threaten TO seriously interfere with
the work While the attendance is small,
the fight for and against the third party
movement is none the less bitter. The
sessions of the Farmers Mutual Benefit
Association and Alliance this afternoon
were secret, but il is understood the issue
was squarely joined in each. and the re-
suit in each case was q drawn battle
Nothing but the final vote can determine
the relative strength of the factions
At the open meeting tonight the at
tendance was less than 1000. President
Polk delivered the annual address
He reminded tie representatives that upon no
body has greater responsibility rested than on
this body since the Continental congress OF lz76
lar TIE demand for equsl rights then
more tus. than theirs 10 today sgsinsl the in
eeualities wh.eh threaten to undermine the
liberties of the peotIe What are tie alleged
grsevsasess From lsso to is6o farm values in
creased i01 per cent, and tsom isN