Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-18
rnE rnInD Party.
supreme Council of the Earmer.' Al.
iianrr Meet,

INDiASAtULis, Nov. 1.-THE su.
prsme council OF the karmer' All.
Anco was called ~ order nj ! O'Clock by
President orco Of the Indianla All.
nbce, with nearly all N the 40 dele
gates and 900 spectators Ia attendance.
Mayor Thomas IL. sullivan welcomed
the delegates TO indianapolis.
j. J.. filnan, secretary VI tho All.
aucu executive committee, responded.
lie said: at Ia thu farming an1 labor.
lug people who feed the world, who
fought the battles VI this country, and
10 Whose energy and patriotism this
great and glorious land 81 ours IL In
t.bted for Ia richest blessings ~ libor-
~ and peace. IL IL no, our mission 10
tear down, nor disintegraieO honestly
conducted industries, but 10 oppose all
Legitimate combinations amt monopo-
lists, that tend % destroy the very
spirit and intent " the Consultation.
We are not here ae politicians, seeking
10 disrupt the partifan political PARTIES,
~ 10 promote the foriuHvs " any p0ltu.
cal aspimnt. Nor are we here In the
interest Of any third party. For, by
our very organic teachings, We have
the right 10 vote with whatever politi.
cal party We think will best advance
good government"
lie called attention ~ the last "bil-
llon-d0liaf CongrUan and criticised IL
expenditures, which, no sald, were
more than was spent by all the Com
prcsbes " the nfst sovcntY-two years
In the history OF this government.
"This," he said, "ls more than $ for
every man, woman and child In the
United States, 10 support the national
government, not including the other
tANCs levied" Then hc Haidi GLOW
long would they endure II, " collected
directly from them, instead Of Indirect
ly, as Il Is now collected through our
tariff"
Say what you please about tho tariff,
but II must and shall come down 10 u
reasonable basis VI taxation, aud these
reckless expenditures by Congress must
be- stopped, or We win continue 10
change the personnel Of every Con-
gress.
lie thanked God for the Farmcrs'
Alliance, and all Kindred organizations,
and thun proceeded; "We are going TO
succeed IA our efforts 10 obtain large
circulating medium. We must have
more currency, and We Will have II.
blue, have reached 10 the South aud
taken the Southern farmer, who
wore tho gray, by the hand, aud said 10
blmi I'VE have never asked you 10
surrender 10 King Monopoly and
Partial Legislation, bu, only to pre-
serve the Union good alike for all, and
no brave Southern farmer ever sur.
rendered TO such circumstances.
~ Il. q o..
the Union and the chiyslfy u the ca.
tire South are today determined 10 pro.
serve the Union aud the Constitution
nj all hazards, and the result IL that
sectional strife and partisan pref udicv
arr buried face-downwari.'
OTNERAL J. y. WEAVER
Of Iowa was called for, and made q
speooh. He was followed By CongreA.-
nau Jerry simpson OF Kansas, In tho
same strain.
Alliance pOke briefly, ana the meet.
| Adjourned,
At2 O'Clock the Alliance vent into
executive ssssion al the Board OF
Trade and the National Farmcfs'
Mutual benevolent Association at the
Govt House, both discussing the third
party movement.
TliE orES AlEK1IsOs TO-DAY
wefu q disappointment TO tho Alliance
leaders, aud In particular ~ the third
party men. The attendance has not
teen A. large us was expected, Eor the
enthusiasm 80 greet, C0nticts NJ opin.
ion have arisen On important Subjects
which threaten 10 seriously Interfere
with the work. White the attendance
h small The fight for snd sgainrt the
third party mUvumeut Is nono the less
bitter.
The sessions Of tho Farmers Mutual