The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-09
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The World. 4,
The State Alliance has finished up its
work and adjourned, after passing q
resolution in favor OF Il maximum
freight bill. The greater portion OF the
last session was spent on the question
OF representation. Mr.. Powers, who is
chairman OF the committee on revision
OF the constitution, has been urging the
reduction OF representation at the
annual Alliance meeting, and hereported
that the committee had decided to
reduce the representation to II delegate
for every 200 members and have the
appointments made in county con-
ventions. Just as Mr.. Powers was
about to put the report OF the com
mittee to vote, EX-SENATOR Van Wyck
arose and addressed the chair. An at
tempt was made to ignore him, butfinal-
ly Van WyclS, after repeated calls for
recognition, secured the eye OF the chair
man, and then, III a few brief remarks,
vigorously opposed Powers's amend
ment. He declared that the plan sug-
!, gested would result in the formation OF
rings at the various county seats, and
, the result would be that the Alliances,
| instead OF being properly represented,
e would fall into the hands OF a coterie OF
@ rlngsters. He offered an amendment
0 that the matter Of representation be
4 referred back to the Alliances, and that
G each individual organization vote on
n the matter and instruct it's representa-
O tive to report accordingly at the next
IT, annual convention. When the amend
le ment was put it carried will! a shout.
i'll A leading number OF the Alliance
,e stated to-day that there was Il great
n deal OF unnecessary excitement ant
,e agitation oven what legislation the AL
is lance proposes to put on the statute
IL books this winter. Sald he: Il hear !;
great deal OF lamentation to the effec
that we will indulge in class legislation
that is, that we will l%esislate only fo1
II the farmer. In part / am free to confess
ID tins is true. We have had Legislature
" iOra good many years past that haN'
% enacted class lcgislatiOn-that IS, iegis
H. lation which benefited other classes be
h. sides ours. The m%onopolists have hai
Of Il pretty long turn at the Legislative
ri wheel, and 1T is our whirl now. Bu
H. there is no need Tor alarm in business
circles. The Farmers Alliance is no
an anarchial organization. 1t is true
that a number OF the members are rid
. ing some absurd hobbies, but they ar,
IL not Endorsed by the sobcr-minded men
IL We shal! cndeavor to pass Il maximum
Is freight rate bill, bascu on the Iowa
St schedule but my private opinion is thai
it will be higher than that schedule.
Another measure will be to make thu
5 levying Of ustIy punishable by forfeiture
X Of both principle and interest. There it
a difference OF opinion among u mem
bcrs as to lowering the legal rate OF in:
u tercst. We recognize the fact that We
are by no means Independent Of Eastern
capital, and don't wish to discourage its
L Investment or compel it's withdrawal.
: We do believe, however, that some steps
should be taken to choke these 3 per-
c~ent-a-month men. BY doing that /
don't think VIC are hurting Eastern
capital which is generally satisfied with
q per cent. returns. We shall also
endenvor to repeal the two cent bounty
on sugar! THIS man OXnard, who ha.
succeeded in placing two factories IL
'e Nebraska, has contracted that tn
s' FARMERS must furnish him with bcets q
" $3.50 ~ ton. He gets his machiner
made i'll Germany, admitted free oidut
NV gets Il site, and Il large. land and ca:
" bonus, and then has the nerve to say
can't make money unless we give hi
two cents Il pound bounty. He pa
the farmer $3.50 Il ton for the sug
YER bccts. That is the highest price we C;
ap- get from him, when he should pay 81
'os- 80. There are other principles OF O
col organization, such as reduction OF sal
ries OF officials to an economic baS
.elv looping off barnacles, and running t
no. affairs OF the state with the same care
the is given to private business, which
a will eudeavor to carry into effect"