The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-18

INDrANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 11-It was
late last night, or, rather, early this morn
ing, when most of the delegates to the
Farmers Alliance convention sought
slumber. The chief topic of conversation
and discussion was, of course, the third
party movement. The propagators of this
movement went to bed tired but happy;
for they bad worked hard and felt that
they had accomplished much. The "antls,
while not so confident, were still de-
termined that the third party movement
should not receive the endorsement of the
Alliance or of the Farmers Mutual Bene-
fit association. 1t Is evident that the
fight will be begun early and Will be very
bitter. The third party men have been
lobbying 8ssiduously and are working
tooth and nail to carry their point Mr..
e. T. Washburne of Massachusetts,, the
eastern member OF the Peoples party
executive com mittee, says THAI the third
party movement will be endorsed; that all
the Industrial organizations will be con-
soidated, and that the Peoples party will
hold the balance of power In the electoral
college next year He says that while the
Alliance in the south will not secure the
Colored Alliance mombers q 800 600 in
UuLnDcTL BHAE Nnt AllldhCc VIII EGb u
number Of ELECTORAL votes Ia the south,
and then will name the next president and
dictate his policy IL is claimed by the
Peoples party men that the "big five'-
Polk, Macuue, Livingstone, Tillman and
Terrill-alone stand in the way OF en-
dorsing the Peoples party. On the other
hand, these latter gentlemen say that
partisan action is expressly forbidden by
the Alliance constitution and predict that
ha r,f~ ffpr, If third will Eill
the Alliance.
THE ALLIANCE COUNCIL
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 17.-The su-
preme council of the Farmers Alliance
was called TO order in TomlinsOn hall. at
1910 o'clock by President Force of the
Indiana Alliance, with 12O delegates and
800 spectators in attendance.
Mayor Sullivan welcomed the delegates
IN behalf of the city. He said that he be-
lieved that no Office could be more honora-
ble than that which they had come here
TO discharge, and no guests could be more
welcome than the delegates TO this conven-
tiOn. No constituency could be more inn
portant TO their neighbors and TO their
fellow citizens than that of the farmers,
If anything was the matter with the
farmer il WAS felt in every quarter of every
state Of the land. Therefore, the citizens
Of Indianapolis were deeply interested in
the conclusions to which the delegates
might come. The farm was the basis of
all lasting prosperity in this country.
Therefore, when the convention consulted
the farmers interest il also consulted the
interest of every class of American citi-
Eens, and when 1t found the remedy for An
evil in some law that oppressed the farm
erS it also found remedy for the same
evil so far as IL oppressed all American
citizens.
J. i. Tillman. secretary of the Alliance |
executive committee. responded to Mayor |
SulIivan's address He thanked the peo- !
pie of Indianapolis for their cordial wei |
come and paid a tribute to President har- /
rison. Continuing, he said that it was not |
the mission of the farmers TO tear down |
honestly conducted industries, but to pre- |
serve them. Yet they intended to toll the |
of ali illegitimate combina- |
tions and mouopolies. They were not |
here as politicians TO disrupt partisan |
political parties or promote the fortunes /
Of any political aspirsnt. Nor were they |
here in the Interest of any third party; for. |
10y their very organic teaching, they had |
the right to vote with whatever political /
party they thought might best advance |
good government.
Continuing be said that he desired to
call attention TO the last billion-dolar con-
yress, whose expenditures reached a grand
lDAdl OA = .NlS.CfN. n fl--itdTAN lWO-LIlfOS OF /
all the existing money of the United
States. More money was spent by that
profit gate billion-dollar congress than by
al the congresses during the first seventy
.wO years in the history OF the govern
nent. Ii was more than two million for
every day of the time OF the Fifty-frst
congress till il adjourned; it was $50 day
or every day since the birth of the Savior
IF mankind; It is SIC a minute for every
,,infifa cinrn the Hlpplarafipr, Of Ind /
ience; it was more than eight dollars for
very man, woman and child in the
country; it made a tax of $40 for every
Rmily in the land. IL this were collected
directly, instead of indirectly, how long
would the people stand iJg
Say what you please about the tariff. "
he continued, lit must and shall come
!Own TO a reasonable basis Of taxation, aud
hese reckless expenditures by congress
must be stopped, or we viii continue to
hange the personnel of every congress +"
This WAS not al. he continued, nor was If
It the bottom of the trouble The three
rs were At the bottom Of the discomfort
tariff and trusts There
vas the trouble But there are three 'C's'
crush, change and control-the unwrit- {
en- and unbound law that uufriendlv DO | I
ltical papers abuse them so much about. /
{ was TO crush the trust, change the tariff :
nd control trans sportation that the farmer
at set his hand TO do. Monopolies aud
Ugh tariff combined with trusts on one /
lde ot him, unjust Determinations by j
allroads upon the other side and billion / {
oliar congresses on top; the money power {
nd unmeVCltul manufacturers controlling
he nigh protective tariff bv bribery in be- :
aif OF their own interest. and railroad |
lngs controlling unjust determinations
q their own interest and against the farm '
ng masseS-that was what was the matter I
7ith the farmers. J
He thanked God for the Farmers Ali ;
nee and kindred organizations Il had {
1lled sectloualisn. SeCtiousl strife and d
rejudice were buried face downward II
c-atch on 10 hades The politicians who 4
siSed such issues IN the future would go
ke John J. Ingalls, aud y ade Hampton C
he Farmers Alliance had come TO STAY Z
mum mbered in cooperation nearly Ol1 4
%. and had come 10 stay aud would be |
ED intact as a non-partiSsn organization
Iembers Of all political parties might ioin
be organization. for 1t would never be-
ONE third political party There was 9