Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-29

alliances and unions in all the states
will elect delegates TO the state meet
ings which are held In August, Septem-
Der and October. II is very important
that these July sessions of the county
alliance be we'll attended. and that the
questions likely to come before the state
body be thoroughly discussed, to the
end that delegates may be well posted
as TO the sentiment which prevails.
Each delegate TO the state alliance or
union should know the number of male
members of the order in his county,
and should know the amount of fees
and dues reported and paid by the
county secretary to the state secre-
tary, and the amount of per capita dues
TO the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union that the county secre-
tary has collected, and see that the
county secretary has not only sent to
the state secretary what he has col
lected, but the proper amount of fees
and the five cents per capita dues for
every male member in the county,
whether he has paid or not 1t is nee
essary for delegates TO the state bodies
TO be able TO show this in order to be
sure of being seated in the state meet
ing. The only way for subordinate
bodies TO avoid being liable to the
county alliance or union for dues upon
members who do not pay is to suspend
such members for non-payment of dues
and then report them as suspended.
The only way for county bodies to avoid
being liable for dues from subordinates
that do not pay in full is to refuse them
any representation in the county body
until all dues are paid in full; and the
only way for the state body to avoid
being liable for dues from counties
which have not paid in full is to sus-
pend such counties by refusing them
representation until they have paid in
full all dues, arrearages and per capita
dues for the national
The five cents per capita dues is the
only fund belonging to the national
body. 1t is only paid once each year,
and is due to be paid by the state
secretary TO the national secretary on
the first day of November in each
year in advance for the year then COM
mencing Delegates to state alliances
should therefore see that the state SEQ
retaries have reported to the national
secretary the male mem bership of the
state on the first day of October, $780,
and paid five cents per capita dues to
the national secretary on same. 1t
will not do for the state secretary
TO say he has used the money for
other purposes if it has been col
lected from the membership, because
all collected belongs in special fund,
and should never lie put In the general
fund; II belongs TO the national as soon
as paid to the subordinate secretary,
and all secretaries handle it as national
money. State secretaries should also
be instructed by the coming state alli-
.ances and unions TO promptly make re-
port of their male mem bership on the
first day of October next, and to make
remittance TO cover same in full not
later than November / next This is
very necessary in order TO enable the
national secretary to close his books
for the year, and have them examined
by the executive board and full re-
port made out by the meeting
of the supreme council on the
third Tuesday in November. Some
delegates have heretofore held the
money back to bring in person to the
national secretary when the supreme
council meets This disarranges the
business and forces the report to be
made up with such states recorded as
delinquentS, and the report goes into the
minutes and disgraccs the state alli-
nnce for all the next year. 1t Is, there
fore, great injustice to the state
alliance for the report of the state sec
rotary to be delayed or for the money
IN no 10 of Tf
delegates TO the state alliances will
look after this matter it will be prompt
ly attended to. Money is now sent as
safely by bank check as by any person,
hence no excuse for delay.
The demands Of the order, and of all
other organizations willing to cooper
ate, should be freely discussed in both
county and state alliances and unions,
and resolutions expressing the prevail
ing sentiment adopted, and delegates
who fully indorse such resolutions Sc
lected and authorized to elect delegates
from the state to the national BODY
with authority to select delegates to
attend the great labor conference In
1892, and represent the order in agree
ing with all organizations of producers
willing to cooperate in set or de-
mands and deciding upon the most eff
cient means of enforcing such demands.
The following is an extract from the
report of the chairman of the executive
board as adopted by the last supreme
council:
He cautioned the order as to the great re.
sponsbility resting upon this body at this
time ms to what action 1t takes in regard to
the political situation. The order could
ip m
effort, and In the south IL was opposed to
giving its sanction to any independent OF
third party move on the part of the mem.
bors, while in the west and northwest the
delegates claim that the order will retro.
grade If such sanction Is not given. In this
emergency he thought he had a compromise
10 offer that would meet the case exactly
and that was for this body to say that It gives
its sanction and call for a meeting to be held
about February, 1892 to be composed of
deegages from all organizations OF pro.
Guccrs upon fair basis OF representation
for the purpose of a general and thorough
conference upon the demands of each, and
to the end that all may agree upon Joint
set of demands just prior to the next ma
tional campaign and agree upon the proper
methods for enforcing such demands II
the people, by delegates coming direct from
them, agree that third party move Is neces
sorry IL need not be feared. That the next
session OF this supreme council elect dele
gates from this order to represent it In said
national conference of productive organiza-
1ions for political purposes.
For the purpose of carrying out this
proposition, the following resolution
was introduced by Brother Guice, of
Louisiana, and by the body referred to
the joint committee on confederation:
Whereas, We have already adopted the re-
port of the chairman of the executive board
in part, and whereas said report did recon-
a Call
convention of all labor organizations TO be
held in February, 1892; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this body elect n committee
composed of one from each ate here repre-
scented, to be known ~ the national execu-
tive committee, for the special purpose of
comforting with like committees from other
organizations, and deciding questions az to
time and place of meeting, basis of repre-
sentation, and to submit to their respective
.Latna tho don, .....L. o.