The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25

Driving their former employees Of doina (
lawful business; and bo Il further
Resolved, That we call upon all fair-m mind.
ed people to let the goods of these unfair
and un-American manufacturers severely
alone.
After the passage Of the above reso-
luton it was decided to publish list
OF retail stores handling the goods Of
the combine in every alliance paper, an
effort that will tend largely to bring
the company to terms.
The committee appointed to confer
with the anti-sub-treasuryites made q
report which showed very plainly that
the opposition to the sub-treasury
plank was not very popular in the
body. The report is long, and is of no
value as the council paid but little at
tention to the actions of the ants,
though they tried hard while here to
bring themselves into prominence.
The resolution introduced by Dele
gate Branch, of Georgia. by request of
Congressman Simpson, is very import
ant as it will bring all alliance con-
gressmen to strict party line The
resolution as adopted is as follows:
Realizing that the action OF, the members
of the fifty second congress who were elect.
ed by the aid of the alliance constituency,
Will have an important influence upon the
welfare OF our beloved order, we respect
fully and urgently request all repre- senta i
tlves in said congress, SO elected, to decline
TO enter into any party caucus called to
designate candidate to the Office of speaker
unless adherence to the principles of the
Ocala platform be made test of admission
to said caucus
A resolution was unanimously passed
by the council providing for commit
tee of three to wait upon the president
OF the United States to present the
claims of the farmers to representation
on the Interstate commerce commits
sion. The recent death of Gen Bragg
leaves vacancy on the commission
and as the law provides that a demo-
crat shall fill the vacant position, the
committee will urge the appointment
of D. P. Duncan. demo- alliance man
of South Carolina Col Polk, J. Brad
Beverly, of Virginia, and Hugh Mitch
ell, of Maryland, were appointed as
the committee.
The council evidently considered the
Ocala platform good for all time, for
the demands adopted contain but two
changes from that document, and they
are but slight improvements in the
phraseology. Two words only are
changed, and they are both in the sub
treasury plank. Instead of the word
'loan" the word tissue" was substituted
where the plank mentions the loaning
of money to farmers, making it read
issuing money" The other change
was the substitution of the word tax
for interest" so that the plank reads
"a tax shall be paid" etc. The reason
for making these changes was to use
the same phraseology in the sub-treas-
ury demand as is employed in the ma
tional banking law. According to the
latter the government issues money to
the national bank instead of loaning it,
and the council seeks the same privi-
lege for the farmer that is accorded to
the national banks. The plank as
officially and unanimously adopted
reads as follows:
We demand that the government shall es-
tablish sub treasures or repositories in the
several states, which shall issue money di-
rect to the people at low rate of tax OF to
exceed per cent per annum on non perish
able farm products, and also upon real es-
tate, with proper limitations upon tho
quantity of land and amount of money.
The rest of the Ocala platform was
adopted, word for word. At the even
ing session it was decided to hold a
grand summer encampment of the ALI
ance some time during next August or
September, when all the farmers, with
their families and sweethearts, can en-
10y an outing and recuperate after the
seasons work. A special committee,
consisting of Messrs. A. c. Demming,
Of Pennsylvania, and Hugh Mitchell,
Of Maryland, was appointed to select a
location for the encampment. Several
places have been mentioned, but it will
probably be held at some lake resort.
The national legislative committee
was made to consist of President Polk
and G. w. Macune, both of whom are
members ex-officio, and L. P. Feather
ston, of Arkansas; Mann Page, of Vir-
ginia, and w. H. Gwynne, of Tennes-
see, who were elected by the council
This committee will do what it can in
securing the passage of alliance de-
nands by the fifty-sccond congress
The next meeting of the council will
be held either in Harrisburgh, Pa, At
.anta, Ga, or some place in California,
he power of choosing between the
three being in the hands of the execu-
tive committee.
At 1880 Sunday morning the council
adjourned sine die.-American honcon-
formist
ENGLISH SYNDlCATES.