The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
A GREAT CONSOLIDATION.
The Plan to Combine All Labor in
Production.
Proceedings of the Washington, d.
O., Meeting of the Farmers Al
lance, Knights Of Labor and
Kindred Organizations.

In pursuance Of a basis for confeder.
auou between the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, National Alliance
knights of Labor and the Farmers Mu
tual Association. agreed upon at Ocalo,
and approved by the Supreme Council
OF the Earmsls,. Alliance and Indu Sl6f.
Union, and the. Coiorcd Naiional =
ers' Alliance and an executive commiftcc
from the Farmers Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation and the knights of Labor, con.
stituting also an executive board To rcp.
resent each individual organization above
sPccihcd OF five members each, call
was made for each executive board t.
meet IN Washington city on the 2nd ,l,N
or January, 1891. The following repre-.
scntativcs assembled in the parIur uf'thr
Kenmore Hotel l.. r. Livingston, ul
Georgia, and Ben Terrell, of Texas. for
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Tn
ion; T. v Pnwdcrly, John w. Have,
and A. w. Wright for the knights of
Labor; u. NJ. Humphrey, of Texas and
j. j. Rogers of North Carolina, for the
Colorcd National Farmers Alliance;
Ralph Beaumont and l.. H. Wild, a.
Washington, ID. c., for the Citizens Ali
ance A temporary organization wa
had by elccting Ben Terrell chairman and
Il. Il. CAN'T, Of Georgia, secretary.
Messrs II. c. Brown, of Georgia, &. w.
Macunc, of Washington; l.. u. CAN'T,
Hons. II. +. Winn and II. NJ. Everett, Of
Georgia. were admitted the privilege Of
the floor
On motion a confederation was agreed
upon to bc known MS "Thc Confederation
OF Industrial Organizations, upon the
basis agreed upon at Ocaa to-wit:
|. Each organization shall be repre-
scnted by committee of five
,. Each committee of five shall have
Tie number of votes corresponding with
the membership in its organization.
). The policy and measures of the con.
federation shalt be based upon the 81
Louis and Ocala platform.
4. Eath simii stand pledged Ia asSis, |
when possible in all local efforts tr better |
tho condition of our people.
D. National delegates OF correspondents |
shall never be denied the one by the other
80 long as the confederation exists.
u. The Joint committee OH confedera |
tion shall have the power by majority |
vote to admit other organizations with
2 ,sa.s lss l,mns are agreed upon by.fS
1osHt c1mnfiseec on cbnfsd6fSsi6MsS0f =,
t''l co-operation, such organization shall ]
8. Expenses accruing on account of
the joint Committee shall be defrayed by
Ihc respective organizations represented
.. The joint committee on confedera
ti"n shall have power to adont such ,,y
laws for the government of the same as
they shall deem best
a committee to- propose business and
demands for the confederation was an
pointed, consisting of L. f. Livingston,
Of Georgia, A. w. Wright, of Pcnnsylya.
mia, H. M. Humphrey, of Texas. and I,
J.. wild. OF the District of Columbia.
AT the second days session an election
was held for permanent officers with the
following result:
Ben Terrell President; II. NJ. Uumph.
rey, vicc-Prcsidcnt, and J. w. Uaycs
Secretary and Treasurer
The demands as reported were uuani-
adopted: They embraced dc.
Q For free snd -:!::.:.:e, unlimited; coinage OF /
silver
3. Fer revision Of taxation laws.
4. For an economical government
3. For an graduated tax on incomes.
q. Fora Just State and National con.
troll OF public transportation.
Z. For the election Of United States
Senators by the direct vot, of the pco.
pie.
8. And resolved that this confedcra
ton Of industrial organizations demand
that i'll each State system shalt be pro-
vided and faithfully executed that will
insure an honest and accurate registration
OF all voters, free, fair, secret and off
cial ballot, and an honest public count;
and we demand that each State l""isla-
turc shall make il II felony for any i'm.
proper interference with the exercise of