The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-24

particularly cursed. The firs6 meeting
of the national association was hold at
Waco, Tex, in january, 1887. q. w.
Macune was the chief spirit in that meet
ing and largely instrumental in the adop-
ton of u platform, OF which the motto
was: SIN all things essential unity,
and in all things charity" Only Lou
isiaGa and Texas were represented at
this gathering and tho delegates were
limited In number. .ow the officers
report 10000 subordinate lodges, with
amembershlp aggregating 1000, 900 and
a representation IN every state and ter
ritory. The first noteworthy political
acts OF the Alliance were the Ocala and
st. Louis platforms, with their demands
for the abolition Of national banks and
the substitution of treasury currency;
free silver coinage; prohibition of alien
land ownership; prohibition of specu-
lating IN agricultural and mechanical
productions; fractional currency, and
that the government should own the
telegraph and railway lines. The Ocala
platform also demanded the removal of
the tariff from the necessities of life, an
income tax, and shat United States sem
ators be elected directly by the people.
oESoND OaN . PhOCEEDINGS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18.-The open
meeting OF the Alliance this morning
lasted but few minutes. When the
executive session opened the trouble
over the sub.treasury matter began. A
communication was received from the
executive committee of the Anti-sub-
treasury Alliance, asking a hearing for
a protest prepared by w. Pope Yeo-
mans of Missouri under instructions
from the st. Louis conve ation of last
September. The Macune faction op-
posed any hearing, but Livingstone of
Georgia moved the appointment of a
committee of five to read the protest
and report to the Alliance whether or
not it should be read. On this motion,
which was finally carried by two-thirds
vote, bitter fight was made by the Ma
cune men, who made a charge that az
attempt had been made to assassinate
Macunc i'll Mississippi. Before the ad-
journment OF the executive session sig
nidcant action was taken which shows
that the protest of the Anti-Sub-Treas-
ury people will receive very little con-
sidcration. A resolution was adopted,
almost unanimously, reat1irming the adj
herence of tho Alliance to every plank
in the Roachdale platfor n.
Macunc's resolution to reduce repre-
sentation One.half was passed and it
gives no end OF uneasiness to the dele
gates who have come here with narrow
allowance Of funds. The treasury is
nearly empty and unless representation
was reduced there would not be enough
money to pay all the delegates. The
Alliance has been falling off in many
States and State Alliances have been
unable 10 furnish their quota of the as
sessment to the national body.
Pre- sident Polk laid before the conven-
ton an official letter addressed to him
last night by w. S. McAlliater of Mis-.
sissippl requesting TO be heard in behalf
Of the complaints and protests of the
anti-s ub-treasury Alliance men. The
letter, al though courteously worded,
produced the widest confusion and dis
order.
several members yelled out: eve
don't want to hear anything from Nc
Allster. He has done more to destroy
us than all our en- emics put together.
Down with his trick to sow dscord
among u.s."
Colonel Livingston moved to appoint
committee of five to meet the antl-sub-
treasury committee and hear their pro-
tosts and report To- the uprene council.
Mcdowell, Of Tennessee, moved to
table. Llvlngston's motion, and bitterly
attacked McAl!ister. alleging he was
here in the interest Of Wall street, Eas-
tcrs press and the Anti Alliance De-
moracy ofthe South.
Terrell OF Texas opposed the motion
to table, sayingsthere was large and
respectable crowd under McAllister's
umbrella, whose complaints should be-
heard and considered.
Wardell OF South Dakota spoke earn
cstly in behalf OF the motion to table,
saying thatlt would be cowardicc to re-
cognlzo McAllistcr's committee, the
chairman OF which was here represent
ing the worst political elements in the
South; that he had done nothing else for
eight months but att ack Alliance leaders
and oppose its measures.
Burkett, OF Mississippi, closed the
debate in behalf. of the motion to table.
He said that owing to the backing gwen
McAllester by the ''subsidized press"
he was the worst enemY to the Alliance
in the whole country and as result of
his war, the Alliance had lost two Unit
ed States Senator's in Mississippi this
year.
LiVingston's olotion prevailed. Presi-
dent Polk then appointed a committee
with Livingston as chairman.
Having disposed of this matter the
convention Immediately forestalled a
prospective protest by adopting aresolu-
ton TO stand by the sub ub.treasury plan.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
INDIhNAPoLIs, Nov. 13.-Resolu-
ton We're introduced today declaring
that large number of men had been
elected to Congress by Alliance votes,
and demanded that they support no man
Tor speaker who would not first declare
tor the Alliance platform. They further
declared it the sense of the body that
those Congressmeh should nominate
one OF their own number for the speak
crship and stick to him. They further
admonished Allianccmen throughout the
country to beware Of committing them
selves to any partyln such a manner as
to interfere with their freedom of polite
al actien, or Of taking any position in
laVor OF men or parties not in sympathy
with Alliance principles.
The effect to make the platform of the
Alliance more radical en- the subject of
government ownership of railroads and
telegraph lines was made by Branch, q
delegate at large from Georgia. This
resolGti IN demands complete ownership
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