The advocate., 1891-01-07

DhVlr, west virginia. o. H. bhrDee, VIZ
ginia; p. B. Maxson, Kansas
On auditing-s G. Yestel, California;
j. II. Jarnigan, South Carolina; A. v.
VanDoren, South Dakota.
On constitutions. B. Alexander,
South Carolina; II. O. Demlng, Penn
sylvania T. II. Carskadon, West Vir-
ginia; NJ. L. Crum, Illinois; Frank Nc
Grath, Kansas; J. NJ, Perdue, Texas;
Mann Page, Virginia; L. Leonard, Mis-
souri, j. w. Stewart, Indian Territory;
W. L. Peek, Georgia; M. D. Davie, Ken
tucky.
On claim OF Arkansas Farmers' and
Laborers Union--J. p. Oliver, Alabama;
q. l.. Clark, Texas; s. A. Houston, West
Virginia; A. D. Laiargue, Louisiana; n.
A, Moye, North Carolina.
On communication from dlrectorgen-
eral Of worlds fair and Columbian expo
sition-J. II. Carskadon, West Virginia;
II. l.. Loucks, South Dakota; A. E. Cole,
Michigan; r, b. Vance, North Carolina;
M. l.. Crum, Illinois.
On permanent summer encampment-
II. @. Demming, Pennsylvania; Hugh
Mitchell, Maryland; Robt Beverley, Vir-
ginia.
On memoralizing Congress on lotteries
L. L. Polk elected; II. $. Adams, Louis
iana l. p. Langley, Arkansas.
On secret work IL. Q. Demming, Penn
sylvania; j. M. Perdue, TeXes, W. s.
Copeland, Georgia.
REPORT OF NATIONAL LECTURER.
GENTLEMEN; will not trespass upon your
valuable time by reyerting TO the work done
by your national lecturer during tho past
year in the states where your president has
seen proper TO send me. / leave TO your
Judgment as TO how that work has been
done, but ID is OF the future that l wish TO
speak TO you. The effectiveness Of your
lecturer in the past has been greatly ham
pered by three causes, TO which call your
attention. First, (and one that II not reme-
died will be the source OF much harm TO the
cause in the future is the want Of uniform
ity in the positions taken by the different
lecturers from sub TO national; at the pres
ent time there is no concert Of action, but
each takes his own course and educates up
on his own peculiar ideas Of what action
should be taken TO relieve the producer
from his present depressed condition. This,
instead of efecting that unity of action alb
solutely necessary TO success, defeats 10, and
in time, If not remedied, will render abor-
tive the efforts OF the order TO control ma
tional legislation in the interests of the peO-
pie. The second cause is that your lectur-
ers should be teachers, and TO be effective
they must understand and be able TO de-
fend che demands OF the order. You can
not expect them TO make n successful fight
for your demands unless they are we'll sup
piled with ammunition, which is infOrma-
tion. The third cause is, you do not place
enough responsibility upon your lecturers.
They should be men OF influence from the
sub up and should be charged with the ed
ucahOn of the members of the order and
held responsible for the faithful perform
ance OF their duty, which duty should be
more clearly defined in a system Of lectur-
ing which herewith respectfully submit.
1. would suggest that district alliances
TO conform TO the Congressional districts)
be organized in each state.
2. That the lecturer of the sub-alliances
be.ex-oiliclo member of the county alliances;
chat tho county lecturer be ex-oiiicio mem
Der OF the district alliance, and district
lecturer be ex-onicio member OF State Ali
ance, and state lecturer ex-ofiicio member
of the National Alliance. That Immediately
after adjournment Of National Alliance the
state lecturers meet, with the national lee
turer as,chairrnan, and that they be allowed
the attendance of the national secretary,
that they may call for any demand Of the
body and discuss the same TO the end that
they become unified in their understanding
OF the same. The importance of this meet |
ing (nay / may say the necessity must be
Rpparant to all. Your state lecturers, hRv- |