The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-09-08
ASECRET RING.
Anti-MonopOlists Seeking to Run
The Farmers Aliiance-An
Oath Bound Body.

Warrensburg. No., Aug. 81
Since the adjournmen, OF the farmers
and Iaborers' union it has developed
that ex-president U. S. Hall wss more
to be feared by the subtreasury aud
third party delegates tn IN most people
When Hall showed his teeth in the
subtreasury fight the msjoriiy against
him melted down to mere handful
and gave no reason for their change
save that they desired harmony
n one conversant with the attitude
of the two factions believed this i
ascribing the retreat OF the
men to fight but only dele
gates then knew the real cause the tor
fight. 1t was plain they were dread
fully afraid Of Hall, but why, none
who could answer wonld.
Yesterday a correspondent came
int, possession of a letter to delegates
from U. s. Hall, ia which he urged
them to come t. Pertle Springs pre-.
pared to put down secret organiza'
lion that had sprung up in the a.
lance and which threatened not only
the stability of the order but the
safety of the government. The letter
follows
THE ANTI MONOPOLIsT JUNTA.
HUBBARD RANDOLPH COUNTY. Nd,
August IA, 1891.
To the delegates TO the next safe meeting oil
the +. 4 L. u. of Missouri.
Ny DEAR BROTHERS There is an
oathbound secret society existing IN
the state of Missouri known as the
Apti.monopo'i.t. This organization
is part of the union labor or third
party. The object of it is to control
all organ ,tions of a l,bor kind and
character and use them to build up
and advance the interests of this
partisan political body, known as the
third, or peoples party.
Before one is entitled to member
ship in the anii-monopoly society he
must give his pledge that he will
uncomprcmisingly fight all other
political parties than the union labor,
or third party.
The county meetings of this anti
monopoly society have been held, as
far as they were able to do so, at the
same time the county +. & L. u.
meetings were held, composing there
by a caucus no member of our or'lsr
has ever been admitted, except that
he will obliga,e himself to work for
this thirl political party. BY these
means they have been enabled to car
nv many Of the counties of this state
and elected delegates while the voice
of the majority of farmers that were
in our order in such counties we're Op
posed to such third party move
ment.
The state meeting of the anti mo
nopoly society will begin its session al
P.rtle Springs (Warrensburg) or
August 81, and will hold its session
during the meeting of the farmers
laborers' and union.
TO SWING OVER THE ALLIANCE.
The reason for their meeting at the
same time and place as the state
meeting of the F. Il l.. u. Of Mis-
souri, is to control our state union in
the interest of the third party. The
anti-monopolists had this same secret
caucus at Sedalia al our last state
meeting. No one will be permitted
to go into the caucus meetings of this
secret society except they be pledge
against the existing political parties
and in favor of one political party
towit: The union labor or people
party.
write you this letter to bring thes,
facts before your mind and to say
that one of the causes that has create
the farmers and laborers' union il
that the will of the msjority of thu
people has been frequently defeated
through this unfair and dishones
caucus system, by which the mind
and conscience of the individual
members have not been allowed t.
} act against the will of a majority o
the caucus.
The anti-monopoly society is ;
: caucus in our organization and {
caucus of the most dangerous kind
. If our farmers organization is TO b
controlled by this infamous caucu
system that every farmers movement
has denounced for years and will con
tinue to denounce, what better are W
than any partisan political body nov
in existence.
would not be understood as say
ing that these brothers who are mem
bers Of the anti.monopoly society hav
gone into this organization with tn
deliberate purpose of defeating tn