The advocate., 1891-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL ALLIANCES.
COnCresgiOndi AlIi0ncCS:

responded 80 promptly to the call Of the
state president, authorized by the national
legislative council for organizing Congress
sional Alliances, it only remains now that
the objects be put into practice to reap the
advantages to be gained by SO organizing.
AS state lecturer, feel deeply interested
in and confident of the success of the system
of leCturing on the economic questions an
ticipated by our national council at its
meeting in the city Of Washington, Of she
4th day of February, 1891.
The plan will educate those who now feel
the agricultural depression, but who do not
fully understand its cause. / would sug-
gest that all lecturers of che sub-Alliances,
together with the county lecturers of their
respective counties, viii meet at the same
time and place at which their county meet
ings are held in the month of July next,
and organize themselves into Legislative
council with the county lecturer, ex-oficiO
chairman. -.
would also suggest that all county leo
turers in their respective Congressional dis
tricts, together with the Congressional dis
trict lecturer meet at the call Of the district
lecturer and organize themselves into a
district legislative council with the district
lecturer ex-officio chairman.
All the Congressional district lecturers
are requested to meet the state president,
state lecturer and the state board Of direct
Ors on the LIST and I'd of July next at Dennis
block, Topeka, Kansas, TO organize state
legislative council.
The lecturers of ub-AllianCeS shall con-
stitute the county legislative council, of
which the county lecturer shall be ex-oftiCi o
chairman.
The lecturers of che counties comprising
the Congressional district shall constitute
the district Legislative council, of which the
district lecturer shall be ex-Off1Cio chair
man.
The state president, state lecturer, assis-
tant state lecturer and the state board of
directors, together with the Congressional
district lecturers, shall constitute the state
Legislative council, Of which the state leo
turer shall be ex-ofticio chairman. Il shall
be the duty Of the state legislative council
to meet at the call of the state president
and to provide means for the dissemina-
ton of Alliance literature among the
brotherhood throughout the state and to
promote and advance the demands of the
State Alliance and supreme council.
II shall cooperate with the national legis-
lative reforms as may be indicated IN the de-
mands of the national body; provided, that
no state legislative council shall advocate
any measure that shall conflict with the laws
of the order or demands of the State ALI
ance and supreme council.
It shall be the duty of the Legislative
council to convene at such time and place
as shall be designated by its chairman
within the district, to receive and consider
such matters as may be laid before it by
the state and national legislative councils
and for the dissemination Of Alliance
literature in conjunction with the state and
county legislative councils for each county
within it's jurisdiction.
It shall cooperate with the state and
national council in advancing the general
measures of the order and for securing
such legislation, state and national as may
be indicated by the state and national
bodies.
It shall be the duty of the county legisla-
tive council to meet at the call of its presi-
dent at such time and place within the
county as he may designate, to consider
such matters as may be referred to it By the
national. state or district lacrialakiua nn,,n