Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-18
ALLIANCE.
THE CHIEF TOPIC or DISCUSSION THE
THiRn-PARTY MOVEMENT.
Prevention Of Enforcement Due Only TO
tho "nig Five "-Alliance Ainas--
"Crash. Change, Control"

iSDIANGIS11s. IND., November H. 1T was
late last night or rather early this morning
when most Of the delegates 10 the Farm
ers' Alliance sought sumber The chief
topic Of conversation aud discussion was
the third-party movement. The propaRa-
tors Of the movement went to bed tired
but happy. for they had worked hard and
felt that they had accomplished much.
The Ants" while not so confident, were
still determined that the third-party move
ment should not receive the endorsement
OF tho Alliance or the Farrnors Mutual Beno-
nt Association. Tho third-party men have big
lobby in attendance. and are working tooth
ana nail % gain their point IL IL claimed ~
the Peoples party men that the "mg
hye"-Polk, MaCune, Livingston, Tiliman, and
iorrola-alone stand in the way Of en1CnslnR
the Peoples party. On tie other hand thcee
after gonucmsn say tnai partlsan action u eH-
pressly forbidden by tho Alliance constitution
and prcdirt that the organization Of third party
viii kun the Alliance.
hgcRgTABY TIINAE SPEAKS.
The Supreme Council o. tho Farmers Alliance
was called % order IN iOmlins0n Hall az 10:40
O'Clock by President Force, Of the Indiana
Alliance, with nearly all the 100 delegates and
300 spectators IN attendance. Mayor Thomas
Z. sullivan was introduced and welcomed the
delegates. +. Il. Tlllman, secretary Of the TX
people Of indianapolis for their warm welcome,
and, paying n tribute % President Harrison,
continued: cit II tho farming and lhbor-
ing people who feed the world; who
70 whose energy and patriotism this great and
glorious land Of our IS indebted Tor It's richest
blessings Of liberty and peace II u not our mis-
sion 10 tear town nor dlsintegrnte our honestly
conducted industries bat % preserve them. Yet
we DO mean a death-kneH to ali iilCRiumatcs-
We are not here as politicians seeking 20 disrupt
partisan political parties or 70 promote the Tor
sumo o. any political aspirant; nor are We here
In the Interest Of any third party, for by our
very organization teaching We have the right TO
vote with whichever political party We may think
will best advance our interests.
THE "BIILOS-DOLLAR" CONGRESS.
81 desire % eau your attention to tho last bill
l0n-doliar Congress. It's expenditures reached
the grand total ~ Sl,OO9.210,47l which IL
nearly TWO thirds Of all the existing United
States money. More money was spent by that
pronigats bili0n-d0llar Congress than Was spent
by all the Congresses during the first seventy
two years Of the history OF this Government IL
is more than $2,l77, 900 for every day from the
timo the Fifty-hrst Congress met I'll Il I'D
IOurned. II meant n tax Of sJO on the head Of
every family 20 support the General Govern
ment alone.
" How long would thoy endure it u collected
directly from them instead OF Indirectly, as IL i
n " collected through our tariff 2 say Wnat you
please about the tarin, but Il must and shal
come down 90 a reasonable basis oil taxation, and
these reckless expenditures by Congress must
be stopped, or we will continue to change
the peTsJHHsi OF every Congress.
'CRUsH, CHANGE, AND CONTROL"
"Yet this is not all, nor ls it tho bottom, which
brought about the uprising Of the people 81 oil
| parties Of this great country. Transportation
tariff, aud trust Here IA the trouble, ana there
ara three Cs-Crush, change, and COutrOl-the
uuWritten and irou-Dound oath that our friendly
| political newspapers abuse us 80 about ! VIII
now toll you what the oath IL. il IL TO crush the
trust, change tho tarin, and control Transports
| ton. We arc going TO succeed In our efforts
| % obtain a large circulating medium. We
must have moro currency ana VIII nave
1 10, Tho farmers North who wore tho blue
| have reached SOIth and taken the southern
farmer VINO wore the gray by the hand and SAID
| 20 him, We have never asked you TO surrender
| TO hing Monopoly and partial Legislation, bu'
| only 70 preserve the Union, alike good Tor an
| and no brave southern farmer ever surrendered
| 70 such circumstances. Though defeated, u wa
hut 70 save the Union and the chivalry Of the en-
tire South to-day IA determined 70 preserve the
\ Union and the Constitution at AL hazards, aud
the result is that sectional STRIFE ana partisan
prejudices are buried face downward TO scratch
on 10 Lades, and the politician who raises such
/ issues IN tho future will 90 Ike Wade Hampton
| aud John j. ingalls,
WILL NEVER BECOME A THIRD PATTY.
"Mr. Mayor, tho Farmers Alliance means the
| greatest good for the greatest number ana J;
| determined 90 have exact Justice Tor al and
| especial iavors ~ none. II numbers In co-Operh
ton nearly 100000, and IL has come TO stay and
| will be held intact as a nOn-partisau organiza'
| lion. Members OF all political parties may Jolt
| the organization, and 10 will never become thirl
| political party There IL big political signih
| canoe in IL, but not party political significance
/ because that would mean hopeless ruin. W.
have already taken party extremes ont OF th'
! United States, made a few Governors and con
grossmen, and bid fair for 200 OF the latter mex
/ year.
| MIR TiHmans references 20 the non-pnrtlsar
| nature Of the Alliance caused something OF q
| sensation and were received with about ellal
| evidences Of approval and dlsapproya
! General Weaver, Of Iowa, was called tor' and
| made a speech on the general situhtlon' winch
| WAS received with enthusiasm.
| He was followed by Congressman jerry Simp
| con. Of Kansas, ia the same strain.
| President Willots, Of the Kansas Alliance
| suoke briefly, and the meeting then adjourned
| Al o'clock tho Alliance went into executive
: session at tho BOard-Oi-Irade Han ana inc IA
| tiounl Farmers Mutual Benefit Association q
! the courthouse. Both are discussing the third
| party movement