The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-06-05
1.-The New Party. .

| 1HlS is Inc text the udilteH came OUT
under in their notice Of the Cincinnati con-
ference, the day after that meeting of the
tdissatisfedn-as the New York World
expresses it-adjourned. The work of that
meeting cannot be properly termed the
formation Of a new party. 1t was more in
the nature of "a preliminary step looking to
the formation of distinct political party
Distinct from any party ever heretofore
formed. A party composed wholly Of the
laboring, producing classe, laying down
i their demands, and insisting on more
equitable system of government, aud less
class legislation in the future. A govern
ment affording all equal privileges, and
special favoss 10 no class.
Persons who derive all of their informa.
ton from the daily papers can have but a
very imperfect knowledge of the scope and
purpose of the Cincinnati conference, and
| call it Farmers Alliance meeting and the
work Of the conference the Farmers Ali
ance new party. This is wholly misap-
prehension' The order Of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union had nothing
to do with the conference and in fact was
opposed to the meeting. The meeting was
largely composed of members of the Farm
ers' Alliance, but they acted as individuals
and not in representative capacity TO the
Alliance. The meeting adopted the Ocala.
ST. Louis and Omaha platform of the AL
lance, which shows the influence the teach
ings of the Alliance has had upon the
several labor organizations which were rep
resented at that meeting. The National
Economist summarizes the work of the
meeting as follows:
"The results of the Cincinnati meeting,
are, that the reformers of the country have
met in. mass meeting and unanimously
agreed that the platform Of the farmers
adopted at Ocala, including the sub-treasury
plan, shall be the basis of the great and
inevitable reform fight which is now on,
and that they desire to unite with the farm
ers and laborers to fight under TINT banner
as peoples political party in 1892; that
they endorse the platform but do not APP
propriate it for political purposes until the
farmers shall have met in February 1892
and decided what steps they will take TO
enforce it by political action then the re-
formers will, join in their convention and
help to inaugurate party and conduct the
campaign. but should the farmers and lab
orers decide not to do SO that then the
reformers call national convention not
later than June 1, 1892, appropriate the
platform ond put their ticket in the field"
The Cincinnati meeting punctuated two
important facts, namely: The teaching of
the Alliance and its organizing force has
created public sentiment so strong that a
new national party is inevitable. The
other labor reforms have been drawn TO it
and endorse its platform of public demands,
and haye virtually declared for a new party
based on the demands of the Farmers
Alliance. That there will be new party
formed next year that will put presidential
candidates, together with other national,
state and county nominees 10 the field is
beyond doubt. The Cincinnati meeting
was but an advanced detachment of the
great labor army, to take position on the
field and prepare the public mind for the
inevitable. Henceforth it may be set down
as an established fact that new party
whose principles have been published in
advance. and whose platform is already SUBJ
mitted to the voters for their most rigid
scrutiny, will take the field in 1892 appeal
ing to the laboring and producing element
to rise as one man in defense Of their rights,
and In opposition 10 the class legislation
which is advocated and upheld by the DEM
ocratic and republican parties, with unity
and singleness Of purpose that shows no
line of demarcation by which they can be
separated or known. The monopolies and
favored classes and the money power. haye
already named their candidates and given
them their platforms Cleyeland, Harrison
and tariff. Glass legislation and money
aristocracy against the people and redress
for their giant wrongs.