Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-29

Throughout Che Citics OF Kansas and
~ witch glds Falr to Become
'h Powerful Auxiliary OIL the Farm
era' Alliance -omccrs Elected.
The Citlzensf Alliance was in session
~ during the past week at the Knights OF
co Labor hail. The object OF the meeting
81 was 70 organize a National Citizens
Y" Alliance and the organization was COM
pa pietcd About 200 delegates were pres
,r, ent during the session.
~ Officers have been elected for the en-
suing year a. follows:
President--Thomas Gilfuth OF Kan
~ Vice president Noah Allen Of wich-
10 la
"a secretary-w. f. Rightmirc of To
pelka.
Dr' Lecturers. II. Snyder Of Kingman.
nc Inner watchman--S. +. Olmstead OF
e Marion.
oi Outer watchman--s. J. FullSersou Of
Topeka.
I Board Of Trustees-H. c. Vrooman,
-, Independence; g. O. Lee, Leavenworth;
hii John II. Reel, Fort Scott: O. II. Drink
big water, Cedar Point; c. II. Flinthan,
~ Topeka.
no Board Of Judiciary and Arbitration -
dri Mrs. Anna Il. Diggs, Topeka; 5. n.
,ac Woods, Woodsdale; z. N. Gish, Fort
i"o Scott
has Financial Board-w. H. Bennington,
Topeka; John y. Uric, Carbondale; DR..
~ Warner, Topeka.
81 The board of trustees selected ma
will tional organizers as follows; Captain c.
n, A. Power, Terre Hante, Ind; Ralph
ot Beanluont, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. NJ.
ot.I 'F Ienec 8And. s. N. Wood. Stevens
county, who win at once take the bill TO
wv further tho organization.
# District organizers were appointed as
follows:
#n First congressional district, Kansas
u X c. O. Lee, Leavenworth.
Second Kansas district and southwest
Missouri-Robert Osborne, Ft. Scott.
4 Third Kansas District and Indian
hat Territory-Van B. Prather, Columbus,
Kansas.
nor Fourth district-C w Marsh, To
nav peka.
'y Fifth district-w. A. Birch, Abilene.
me Sixth district and Nebraska-S. A.
,itiz Wilson, Superior.
-. Seventh district--F. f. Bailey, King
pVh man.
oroi The following declaration OF princi.
.s.:, pies and platform were also adopted:
'l1< When the paid servants OF monopoly
boldly proclaim that ''by the close OF
t the present century," or sin few
..:i, ears our great middle classes will be
"ii wiped out OF existence and there will
laLi be put Two classes, piutocra,s anu pea
bOtl sahusi the hleh anu Vm, % .no ~, .,uu
. poor When We 80 ~ 40uliou ' a .A IN"
'us, through the lanu " gae- PiiAnsoll ~
increasing In the hands OF "a few"' own.
on ers; while capital Is secretly as well a.
,cfl = openly organized against labor. and
waging constant warfare against ~
)rde organized labor, and we see the car.tE
kiic forces strengthening their ranks
Al D .ne conDina.ivn auu wv, W,
! oi tnelr s,rens.n l,'o M uusas a. an oi. ~.
poraelvnsj illni.lg Wy ou'Pu. . u ,s,,.'
,any les ana mines anu iochlns ou' laoorer' ue'5l
Dy thousanos, reaIlzlng tnat 'ne Pres
ent conuisvl vi "i@, ~ .nio 's
aims L. tne iuinliment Oh .ne proPhe.lc Nlsloi
~, II oi sne llinor,ai Eln'oin' M "a ~
49, nun 70 .rcillpiS iV VIZ ~, ~. m a..'
ne ltaulntry' ~. uilcos es. 49, va t"0 ~
,,.,a of H. e,d OF .cytP ~ ~ ~
~ t,.,s. ~ ~. u, KY y.
tate. III is replete eVHr ~, Z. " a D, -.
n nfornaatiaa and 3 y y -, =,
pe ~. - - ~ s.,s
~ enS ssss 81 ,hs, ,le ,o, ,'hiIo i'e
ing many grievances TO complain Of
have never suffered one-tenth part Ol
Bi the poverty, distress and misery thal
the tOiling masses in the manufacturing
2" towns, villages ana cities nave Deen en-
rn during Tor years while being driven 70
"a the polls like sheep 10 the shamDles Dy
monopohstic and party BOSSES year
tic hirelinq: and when we consider thai
Dc ali of the suffering they endure. ha.
IL been forced liDon them bv the wealthy
plutocracy Of this country. in league
q with our enemies. the money kings and
On titled oppressors OF foreign lands. and
u that 'splutocracy- does not comprise ;
per cent OF our population: We are led