Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-20
THIRD PARTY ON TOP
1t Captured the Farmers
Alliance.
But the Alliance Split on the
Sub-Treasury Scheme.
The Ants Will Immediately Form a
New Organization.
A Confederated Assembly of Industrial
Unions to Be Formed for the
Benefit of the Pe0-
ple's Party.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 19.-The net re-
suits OF today's session of the farmers
organization are that the Peoples party
has captured the Alliance, and the
Alliance has split on the sub-treasury
scheme.
The third party people were yvigor-
ously proselyting among the delegates
OF the Alliance and +. M. B. A. this
morning. There was conference of a
joint committee from the Peoples party,
the executive committee of the Alliance
and the +. NJ. B. A., T. III. Taubeneck,
of Illinois, acted as chairman, and made
an earnest appeal to the representatives
of the various industrial unions to con-
solidate their interests and take inde-
pendent political action. The confer
-ence continued without any definite
action till l O'Clock, when an adjourn<
ment was taken for dinner.
Soon after the opening of this morn
ings session of the supreme council OF
the Farmers Alliance, the chairman OF
the committee, which last night met the
representatives of the anti-sub-treasury
element, said his committee was ready
to report. Instantly there was dis
turbance. On motion from delegate
seated on the McCune side of the house,
every one not entitled to vote in the ex-
ecutive session was obliged to leave the
hall. When the doors were closed, the
chairman read the recommendation OF
the committee, that DIR. Yeaman, author
OF the anti sub-treasury protest should
have hearing. Tt was received with
cries of, s'Nol Nol" and an acrimonious
discussion began. t
About IL 80 O'Clock a communication
was sent to the anti-sub-treasury people,
demanding that the Alliance be imme-
diately furnished with copyof the pro-
test which they desired to present. The
antis replied that the committee was
only empowered, through Yeamans, to
present the protest, and until Yeamans
could be heard by the supreme council,
the latter body would be deprived OF the
pleasure OF reading the protest.
At IL 80 the supreme council had
neither adjourned nor replied to the
communication Of the anti-sub treasury
| people.
The document OF the anti-sub. treasury
pen earnestly protests against any
action of the supreme council that pro-
poses to commit the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial union to the proposition
that provision be made by congress for
government loans of money to Individual
citizens upon farm mortgages as secur.
ity, or the demand for government own
ership or control of railroad property
and transportation. "These schemes"
1palo ssar rts1f.
practicable conflicting with the spirit
Of the Alliance movement, and tending
to government paternalism and state
socialism, instead of relief from present
oppression. The measures promise
greater evils, being partial to cercain
classes, and involving business details
too deep for the average farmer. The
attendant expense would make the mar
ket price for money higher and open an
avenue for sharpers to trade upon
farmers hard earned goods and
products. The markets would be
overloaded with produce, putting
| down the value OF commodities
and raising taxation. Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Missouri have furnished ex-
| amples of how similar schemes to the
sub-treasury project failed signally. The
land loan scheme, beyond promising
low rate OF interest, presents no favora-
BILE features, the expense OF malnten-
ance being enormous. Government
ownership of roads implies one of two
other schemes. 1t would foster political
corruption and be an arbitrary interfer-
ence with private rights in many
| Senses
In conclusion the committee ex-
presses desire to cooperate with the
| Alliance in carrying out the principles
of securing safe currency, ridding the
land of trusts and monopolies, helping
the farmer and laborer in securing an
honest ballot and fair count, and
selecting for places of public honor and
emolument honest and capable men.
The executive committee OF the anti
sub-treasury party will at once begin
the work OF organizing a new alliance.
The capture of the Alliance by the
Peoples party, while practically accom-
pllshed some days ago, was not apparent
until today when President Polk was
unanimously reelected. j. II. Loucks
of South Dakota was chosen vice-presi-
dent; j. III. Turner was reelected secre-
tary and treasurer, and J. f. Willetts OF
Kansas national lecturer.
George f. Washburne of the national
executive committee OF the ieOple'S
party stated that the leaders of that
party were jubilant over their election
of President Polk. Mr.. Polk, in his an
nual address Tuesday night SO severely
condemned the old parties and SO
strongly indicated his tendencies to-
ward the Peoples party movement, that
his reelection is regarded great VIC
tory for the Peoples party. The cleo
ton of Mr., Loucks as vice-president is
regarded as a greater victory, from the
fact that large number of Alliance
delegates, also members OF other indus
trial organizations and working together,
would lend their action toward the uni
! fication OF all and in the direction OF
| Independent political action.
The committee on confederation OF
the various industrial organizations, at
meeting today referred to sub-com-
mittee consisting of Messrs. Terrell,
Taubeneck and Baumgartner, the ques-
tion of calling congress of all the labor
and industrial classes to meet February
| 22d next. 1t was first decided to hold
the congress in Washington, but the