The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-12-10
THE SUPREME COUNCIL.
An Interesting Letter from Del
egatc Gibbs.
Editor Messenger

~
egatc Gibbs.
Editor Messenger:
Since was one of the delegates Sc
lccted by the State Alliance to repre-
sent it in the Supreme Council recent
" convened at Indianapolis, | have
Thought it due the members of the
order to give a short account of the
principlc events that occurred there.
The Council was remarkable on sew
eral accounts:
l. 1t was the first one ever con
vened in the North in which MAORI
tv of the States represented were
Northern Sales.--future being 81 States
and Territories represented.
2. The reports of the state Secrc-
tarics showed by far the most active
membership in good standing that
was ever reported, aud that the mem
bcrship is constantly increasing.
3. The transactions and utterances
of the delegates demonstrated that
the utmost harmony exists throughout
the order both as to principles and
policy-that the spirit of ''fraternity
and unity" has taken entire possession
of it. that under its teachings the
''bloody shirt" force bills and other
war devices and ISSUES, have been
permanently and etfectually retired
from politics.
/. The labor and agricultural or
carnations of the United States, CX-
ccpt the Grange. were cOnfcderated
on the basis of the Ocdld demands,
and will hereafter move OH similar
lines of thought and action with the
Alliance.
). 1t was demonstrated that the Al
lance is non-partisan, and assumed
40 power and manifests no disposition
to control the party associations OF
any of its members, except so far us
teaching them and inducing them to
disseminate among others the princi-
pies of reform and popular govern
mcnt.
&. The Supreme Council pursued
/ the course that the earnest and con
sentative members of the order desired
it should, and disappointed its enc
mics by presenting u harmonious, I'M
! broken front.
1t re-atfrmed the Ocala demands
/ II. Il al, !.
sue" for loan and "tax for ''interest.' $
! The report of the committee on de-
mands was unanimous, and the report
was unanimously adopted by rising
vote. Every State Alliance had done
so before and nothing else could OF
ought to be done.
The old officers were reelected ex-
cept that Loucks, of North Dakota,
was elected Vice-President, instead
of Glover, of Kansas, who it was UNI
derstood, did not desire to be re-
elected.
The Louisiana Lottery was unani-
mously condemned.
a committee was appointed to meet
the anti-sub treasury committee ap-
pointed at St. Louis, and found that
all it had was protest against the
Sub Treasury and railroad planks in
the Ocala demands. The Hall COM
mittee desired to discuss the matters
before the council, but the committee
would agree only to IL public discus
sion, which the anti-SubT's declined.
The proceedings in regard to the
matter were ordered published.
The matter of low price of cotton
and remedies therefor were referred
to Il committee conn Osed of one dele
gate from each cotton State. The
committee, after due deliberation, re-
ported favOrably Il resolution request
ing Congress to remove the tariff from
cotton goods, as IL means of stimulat-
ing the consumption of the raw ma
terial and giving consumers the benc-
fit of the reduced price which they do
not get under our present tariff.
! Proper measures were taken to dis
seminate our principles and extend
the organization.
The meeting of cOnfederated labor
organizations Feb. -, 1892, was pro-
vided for i'll conjunction with other
labor organizations by appointing one
delegate from each State and leaving
State organizations to provide for
others. Hon. Frank Burkitt was des-
ignated 10y the Mississippi delegation
to represent this State.
No third party was launched and
no body committed to any third party
movement. w. ID. GIBBS.