The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-18

telligence, are essential elements in COM
merce. Does Congress regulate these
Organized capital has demanded of Con-
gress and obtained control of the volume of
currency. This has resulted in a fearful
augmentation of centralized money power
to the impoverishment and
ROBBERY OF HONEST INDUSTRY.
In 1861 the amount of currency was s., 600,
zoo with 100000 population. To-day,
with $4,000, 900 people, the volume of cur
rency has been reduced to 5000, 600, 900, re-
sultlng in high price money and low priced
articles entailing distress, poverty, suffer
ing and ruin. He said: 1.-THE supreme
question before the people is financial re-
form. The two great parties have evil
IDENTIFY sounded truce and as in the past,
this question will be regarded as neutral
ground between them. In this crisis, it is
the duty of every true member of the Ali
ance to stand firmly by our principles and
demand from ali aspirants to our SURFACES
an unequivocal definition of their position
on this great principle"
Polk said the growth of the organization
was very encouraging. A recommendation
was made that conference be had with
the Reform Press association to discuss
the most available means of disseminating
reform literature. a powerful auxiliary
ASA W IA ehc SCEFlCO VI TclUTu literature is
found in well regulated lecture system
The demand for speakers is SO great il is
impossible to supply 1t. The speaker
closed with remarks upon political alliance.
DE said the organization must be kept free
from entanglements with any party. "lt
would utterly fail in its high purposes if
DEGRADED INTO a MERE PARTY MACHINE.
manipulated by designing men. When it
shall elevate its membership above the ar
rogant domination oil party man late the
hour for decay, dissolution, death will
have come"
w. S. McAlhster, of Canton. Miss.
chairman of the national executive COM
mittee of the Anti-Sub-Treasury Alliance,
heads the committee TO induce the a lliance
10 steer clear OF the sub treasury scheme
and third party ideas. He said 'We will
present protest tomorrow against the
sub-treasury and third party schemes and
certain irregularities within the order. 1t
is our intention to adjust matters within
the Alliance Ii possible, but if we do not
get n hearing or our grievances are not re-
epected, the organization of the Anti Sub
Treasury alliance will be extended to every
state. The Texas opponents of these ideas
are not awaiting the result OF q commits
sion. They are already organized, and the
Anti-Sub Treasury alliance embraces go
per cent. Of the total Alliance strength.
The sentiment is also strong in Iowa, Kan
sss, Michigan and Illinois,"
THE IRREGULARITIES ALLUDED TO
are embraced In q resolution adopted at thu
Anu-Sub- Treasury Alliance convention
held in ST. Louis, denouncing Q. w. Nc
Cune and his lords, henchmen and corrupt
practices as disgrace to the order and a
stencil In the Dostrils of all honest men who
know OF their corruption and villainy. The
air ls thick with rumors tending to impli-
cafe certain Alliance leaders in connection
with certain combinations and relations
with the National Industrial company
formerly the Union Cordage company.
II 10 with the state agents this alleged
scandal has to deal and the Alliance men
are here for that purpose. They state
they will make charges within the next
few days that will create
A TREMENDOUS SENSATION,
and shake the alliance from centre to cir
cumference. The former state agent of
the Florida Alliance domiciled himself in
New York and became the agent of the
Union Cordage company. II is said tho
plan was to get monopoly OF the Alliance
trade. Seductive inducements were held
OUT TO the state agent to induce him to pro-
cure an endorsement by their alliance of
the Union Cordage company. In some
states the negotiations were successful, but
In others the contracts by which Alliance
stores were supplied already had been let.
Vhe rumors all connect certain Alliance
leaders with the deal with the Louisiana
Lottery company by which a third party
was placed IN the field in Louisiapa