The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-18
The NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Meeting Of This Great Body Of Farmers
in Indianapolis.
THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT ATTACKED.
The Secretary or the Alliance Council Begins
War Upon the Peoples Party
from the Start.

lNDnNApoLIs, IyD., Nov. 17.-Five hun
dred persons oil told. are in attendance at
the opening session Of the National Alliance
at Tomlinson Hall
Secretary Iillman Of the Alliance council,
began an open war on the peoples party last
night. and continued it to-day. He respond
cd TO Mayor Sulhvans welcome. and en-
deayored to outline the policy Of the con-
vention. He said he was not hero in the
interest Of any third party. nor 10 promote
the fortunes Of any political aspirant He
called attention to the billion-dollar Congress.
winch expended an amount equal 20 900 a
day since the birth of Christ. and said the
tarh must come down 20 reasonable basis OF
taxation. and reckless expenditure must stop
or they will change the personnel Of every
Congress.
Two sets OF three initial letters-T. and G.
comprise the unwrtten oath OF the Alliance
transportation tariff trust, crush. change and
control, and they must crush the trust by a
change IN the tarih and cOntrO. OF transporta-
ton.
After TillmaD's conclusion. J. +. Willette
late candidate for Governor in Kansas City.
responded IN behalf of the Alliance, and
Hon. Jerry Simpson and Mrs. Mary Lease, Of
Kansas. and General Weaver. Of Iowa, spoke
briefly. In his annual address delivered to-
night, President Polk began by calling at
tenton 10 the grave responsibility which rest
upon the members of the Supreme Council
and predicting glorious results if the power Of
the Alliance was wisely directed The
speaker after presenting an argument showing
discrimination against the agricultural classes
proceeded to state their demands, saving:
We demand gOvernm8 control Of trans
pOrtatOn. we demand the retention Of Our
don IN ..f
we demand the prohibition of gambling in
futures OF agricultural and mechanical
products. we demand the free coinage
OF silver; we demand that no class or
interest shall be taxed 10 build up any
other class or interest. we demand the
election Of United States senators bv the
direct vote of the people. we demand q
graduated tax on incomes. but more i'm
important than all these, broader and deeper
than all these. and first OF all these is the
transcendently paramount demand that our
national bank system be abolished and
that the peoples money shall be
issued TO the people direct by the
Government CT q low rate Of interest and in
sufficient volume 20 meet .he requirements II
our growing population and trade The SUI
preme issue before the American peo-
pie must be financial reform. The powers
and functions designed by the trainers
Of our Constitution for the benefit of the
people and which have been stealthily
usurped and appropriated by corporate AMI
monopolistic combinations, must be restored
TO the people to whom they rightiuly be-
longed This can be done only through
persistent effort answering fidelity
to principle and harmonious, united
action. Not the war of twenty-five
years ago. which resulted in the eman-
cipation of chattel slayeIy. bat the
gigantic struggle Of the day between the
classes and the masses involving the stipend
ous issue of freedom Of honest labor from the
degradation and slavery of plutocratic power.
engages the public mind and is the supreme
revolution.