Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-09-03
HALLS TALK.
EH-Prcsidsnt y. 3, Hall Of the Missouri
Alliance Used stuned Club.

oinoo tho hu lOufhmoHb oi tno lhIincTr
and laborers' union II has developed
that ex-President U. S. Hall was more
TO be feared by the sub-treasury and
third party delegates than most peopl,
supposed.
When Hall showed his teeth in tbs
sub-treasury fight the majority against
him melted down TO mere handful and
gave no reason for their change say,
that they desired "harmony.n No one
conversant with the attitude Of the two
factions believe this-generally ascrib
ing the retreat Of the sub-treasury men
TO fright-but only relegates then knew
the real cause for fright. II was plain
they were dreadfully afraid Of Hall but
why, none who could answer would
To-day the Times correspondent
came into possession Of letter to dele.
gates from U. s. Hall, In which ho
urged them 10 come TO Pertle Springs
prepared TO put down secret organic
alton that had sprung up IN the alll-
ance and which threatened not only the
stability Of the order but the safety Of
the government The letter follows;
HUBBARD, Randolph county. Mo, !
August II, 1891
To the delegates to the next state
meeting OF the +. x l.. U. Of Mis-
souri,.
MY DEAR BROTHERS: There Is an
oath bound secret society existing in
fAa 80 = AIfasa,,ns
ti-monopolist This organization is a
part Of the union labor or third party
The object OF il is to control all organ
izations OF labor kind and character
and use them TO build up and advance
the interests OF this partisan political
body, known as the third, or peoples
party.
Before one is entitled to membership
In the anti-nonopoly society he must
give his pledge that he will uncompro-
misingly fight all other political parties
than the union labor, or third party.
The county meetings of the anti
society have been held as
far as we were able 70 do So at the same
time the county f. & l.. L. meetings
were held, composing thereby a caucus
Of the antimonopoly members OF the
farmers and laborers union. To this
caucus no member OF our order has ever
been admitted, except that he will
obigate himself TO work for this third
political party BY these means they
have been enabled to carry many OF the
counties of this state and elected dele
gates, while the voice OF the majority
OF the farmers that were In our order
in such counties were opposed to such
third party movement
The state meetings Of the anti-mo-
nopoly society will begin its session at
Pertle Springs (Warronsburgl on Au-
gust 2lst, and will hold in session dur
ing the meeting OF the state farmers
and laborors' union.
The reason for their meeting at tho
same time and place as the state meet
ing OF the +. Il l.. L OF Missouri Is TO
control our state union in the interest
of the third party The anti-monopo-
lists had this same secret caucus at
Sedalia at our last state meeting. No
one will be permitted to go into the
meetings of this secret society
except they be pledged against the eX-
isting political parties and in favor Of
one political party to-wit: The union
labor or peoples party.
| write you this letter 70 bring these
facts before your mind and TO say that
one Of the causes that has created this
farmers and laborers' union is that the
will OF the majority of the people has
been frequently defeated through the
unfair aud dishonest caucus system, by
which the minds and conscience Of the
individual members have not been al
owed 10 act against the will Of major
ty OF the caucus
The anti-monopoly society is a caucus
In our organization and caucus OF the
most dangerous kind. II our farmers
Is to be controlled by this
Infamous caucus system that every
armers' movement has denounced for
years and will continue T. denounce,
what better are We than any partisan
political body now in existence.
| would not be understood az saying
hat those who are members OF the
lnti-monopoly society have gone into
his organization with the deliberate
purpose of defeating the objects and de-
itroying the existence OF our order, but
do say that the effect Of such caucus
,ystem is to ruin our organization.
/, therefore. call upon you to aid me
N putting down the caucus system in
he farmers and laborers union and
write this letter t. put you on your
guard against the influences OF this or
yanization. known as the anti-mOnopo-
list Yours fraternally,
L. 5. HALL.
Mr.. Hall was seen concerning the
etter and stated that he had sent a
,opy OF II to each delegate entitled to a
,eat in the convention as nearly as he
was able 10 ascertain them. He did not
hesitate to say that he regarded the
as socialistic order
Il not worse. He said that he knew
certain members Of 1t who were anar-
,hists. but as stated in the letter did not
believe that all Of the members of the
order knew what dangerous institu-
lion they were fostering They have
my life, said he, but am
not afraid OF losing it at their bands.
a barking dog never bites.
A few Of the delegates have not seen
Or heard Of the letter or the anti-mo-
nopolists either. One IN particular
Delegate Davidson, said as soon as he
heard ofit: III / had known of this
during the convention | would have
seen how many such scoundrels we
have in the order. Perhaps it is as
well did not know it. for il had there
would have been a disturbance there
that was avoided"
Notwithstanding the love feast held
by the sub-treasury and third party
delegates at the close OF the c0nven-
ton there is a wider gap between them
and the non -partisans than they would
care to have known.
To certain extent the alliance OF
Missouri is split and the breach will eN-
pand rapidly unless the third partyites
Give up their demands on that and the
sub-heasury and land loan schemes al
together. The anti sub-treasury and
the anti-third party alliance men oil
this state have determined TO organize
for an aggressive campaign which will
soon after the meeting OF
anti-sub-treasury alliance men. 10 be
held at St Louis September 10Th. Hall
viii be the state If not the national
leader of the anti-sub-treasury forces
after that meeting, and the fight then
waQed will be between the non-partlsan
alliance men and the anti-monopolists.
During the convention the executive
reported that an Indictment
had been secured in Howell county
against Defaulting Treasurer smith.
The committee stated that it was be-