Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-08

The Ocala platform was unanimoLsl,
Endorsed, with one or two verba
changes These changes are in the sub
treasury plank. which has heretofore
read that the government shall loan
money ut per cent. interest Tn
word tissue" was substituted for loan,
and the word tax was substituted fO
''interest. With these exceptions tho
old platform and demands are intact.
The most vigorous and aggressive &C
ton taken by the council during its en-
tire session was the adoption of the fol
lowing resolution:
Realizing that the action of member
of the Fifty-second congress, who were
elected by aid of the Alliance constitu
encies, will have an important influence
upon the welfare of our beloved order
we respectfully request all representa-
tives in said congress so stated to decline
to enter into any party caucus called tc
designate the candidate for the Office oil
speaker, unless adherence to the prin
ciples of the Ocala platform is made the
test of admission to said caucus"
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Three changes were made in the con
stitution and bylaws:
THE first change relates to business
agents who have heretofore been mem.
bers of the council. BY the new ar.
rangements agents are disqualified from
voting us members of the cornell. The
reason of this is that it may become nee
essary for the council to sit in judg'
ment on it's agents and that it is not con.
sidered proper that agents should be
members of the body.
1.-The second change permits farmers
wives to pay the per capita tax and thus
become basis for representation the
same as the males.
1.-The third change refers to the mat
ter of eligibility to membership. Hith-
erto persons of mixed occupations could
join the Alliance. This clause was re-
pealed and in its place was adopted Il
provision that membership shall be re-
stricted to farmers and farm laborers."
An interesting action by the council
was the Endorsement of a boycott insti.
tuted by the Knigh IS of Labor. This
action resulted from the presentation of
some starting facts by Mr.. j. A. Wright,
of the Knights of Labor. He stated that
in the city of Rochester there was formed
last March combine of clothing COM
panies including twenty-three firms.
When the combine was formed it threw
out of employment over $4,000 garment
makers. These unemployed people in
stituted boycott against the consolida-
ton of clothing firms, then organized a
cooperative clothing establishment; but
this had not succeeded because the COM
bination was strong enough to compel
the fabric manufacturers to refuse to
sell cloth to the cooperative establish
ment.
Mr.. Wright also said that in connec-
ton with the institution of the boycott
Mr.. James Hughes, of the knights OF
Labor, had been arrested on charge or
conspiracy. The charges against him
were that he was member OF the
Knights of Labor, paid dues, etc., and
was therefore conspirator. Hughes
was jailed under heavy bond, and Mr..
Wright declares that this was the result
of Partially on the part of Judge Rum
sey for the company, and of having n
specially packed jury. He said that
since the boycott had been instituted
the business of the combine had fallen
off from $40 100000 to $4,000, 900, de-
crease of $6,00O,000. He asked the CO.
operation of the Alliance in crushing the
combine, and the following resolution
was adopted: