The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-11-25
ADJOURNED.
Supreme Council Of the Alliance
Finishes It's Work
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
Is Reproduction Of the 0Cala Docu'
ment With Two Slight Changes.
A LOBBYING COMMITTEE
Appointed to Go to ngton-Boycott
-Macune's Work Endorsed.

Appointed to Go to Washington-boycott
peolared-uacune's Work Endorsed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23.-The commit
tee ON platforms of the Farmers ALI
ance on Saturday reported the ocala
platform with but two changes ana
these were simply in the wording Oh
the sub-treasury plan. Where the sec
ton now reads shall loan money upon
imperishable farm products, 1t Is
changed to shall issue money" and
where it reads mot more than per
cent interest the last word is changed
to tax" The report of the committee
was received with cheers
The first official boycott ever estab-
lished by the Farmers Alliance has
, been declared. 1t was brought about
by General Lecturer Wright who pre-
sented the case Of the Rochester, n. T.,
locked out garment workers, who were
in the employ of the twenty-seven com
: bined firms at that point, and declaring
the purpose OF the alliance to patronize
/ the cooperative store establishment by
the 13, 1000 locked out garment makers
: at Rochester. The adoption OF this res
olution is also the first act of co-opera.
ton between the alliance and the X OF
L. General Lecturer Wright says that
the knights are preparing to indorse
every demand OF the 0cala platform.
A memorial indorsing d. p Duncan,
of South Carolina, for place on the
interstate commerce commission to
succeed Gen. Bragg was adopted and o
committee named to present 1t to Presi-
dent Harrison. The constitution OF the
alliance has been changed so as to ex.
, clude state business agents from mem
bership. Females are now permitted
. 10 nav per capita tax and become basis
, OF representation. An amendment TO ad-
NIT city mechanics was Overwhelmingly
. voted down.
The supreme council adjourned at
. midnight II was determined to estab
lish a legislative council OK Lobbying
, committee of three at Washington
, each member 10 draw salary OF 50, ooc
. per year. The most important actor
l was q resolution pledging the alliance
r 10 stand by the decision Of the Febru
: ary conference Of federated unions Al
: Il il foregone conclusion that the con
I, ference will declare for independentpo
a litical action, this resolution practicall.
q pledges the support OF the alliance y
the peoples party. This measure wa
:. bitterly fought by Livingston and othe
q southern leaders, but they were out
a generated and outyoted. Thirty-hy
q delegates 10 this conference wcr
K elected, but they win only have twenty
a Ave votes The third party people hav
|, a big majority In the delegation.
"A The supreme council received motto
n that charges had been submitted againi
!. c. w. Macupe. The council desired
\. turn them over TO the Texas delegatio
10 70 be dealt with. The delegation me
II immediately and adopted resolutio
Al condemning the charges as infamo'
nj falsehoods, which had before been II
a. yestiRated and found unsubstantiate
In A vote OF confidence In Macune Wi
carried unanimously.
=. The resolution introduced by Del
al gate Branch, of Georgia, demandir
separate caucus action for the speake
IN. ship on the part Of alliance congret
he men, was modified after hard fight
"a. the committee on demands and resol
-. tions. II was reported TO the suprer
-. council in the following form:
Realizing that the action OF the members
as the Fiity.second congress who were elected
the aid OF the alliance constltueneios Will a.
'-1portnnt influence upon the welfare OF
Nrder, we respectfully request all
IN said congress 70 decline
'-ty caucuses called 70 de-
- ONCE OF speaker,
''ples OF the DC
-ission 70 .