The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-20

Badger state. Towering above all, how
ever, was Congressman Jerry Simpson,
the sOckless statesman from Kansas, ac-
companied by l.. l.. Polk, president Of
the Southern Alliance. Mr. Polk is the
proud head of an organization that has
an active membership of half Il million
OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
The Alliance was called to order hv
President Butt at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, all the officers being present
Messrs. Toole, MERIT, and Phillips
were appointed committee on
credentials. \ man named Eagle,
of Chicago, occupied thrce-Quar-
ters of an hour in advertising
his business as a travelling salesman,
and damning with faint praise or
indirect disparagemcnt the country
storekeepers. He was asked good
many questions, and some farmers took
occasion to say good word for retail
merchants. Alex. WardaIi, business
manager of the south Dakota Alli-
ance, addressed the convention for
half an hour, advocating the establish
ment Of an official paper, as has been
done III South Dakota, and urging farm
ers not to patronlze papers opposed TO
their interests. He explained the
methods of the South Dakota Fire, Hail
and Life Insurance Company, and
asked that a committee be appointed
to consider the latter branch as a feat
ure of future work in Wisconsin. While
he was speaking Col. l.. l.. Polk and
Congressman Jerry Simpson came
into the hall, but SO quiet
ly that their presence was
not observed. On the conclusion of his
address all except Alliance men were
asked TO retire, and Col. Polk made a
speech in advocacy of the union of all
farmers organizations.
Mr.. Polk occupied the time until
noon talking about the aims and pros
poets of the Alliance. He was enthus-
iastically chccred.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on credentials reported. President
Butt delivered his annual address and
Secretary Moody submitted his report
PRESIDENT Butts ADDRESS.
President Butt, In his annual address.
referred feelingly to the crop prospects,
saying the country as n whole had not
enjoyed its usual share of blessings.
This, he said, Is a strong reason why the
farmers and other iaborcrs of the land
should seek to assist each other. He
advocated the appointment of state
purchasing agent and Il state salesman,
the former to buy in bulk
and the latter to sell the prod
uce in the same manner for
the farmers. He pointed cut the man
ner in which an agent could confer with
the agent from another state by which
producers of beef, pork and grain could
handle their own produce from farm 20
market. But this, he said, cannot be
done except by cooperation. The
President also renewed the recommen-
dation, made last year. that the state
lecturer be authorized to appoint or
ganizers to work either bv conrression-
Ill or assembly districts or bv county.
He also recommended that steps be
taken to establish an alliance paper.
TIE THIRD PATTY MOVEMENT.
President Butt referred 10 the efforts
of the alliances to secure redress of al
legged wrongs from Congress, and
branched off into the late political calu-
paign in Kansas. Referring To the Peo-
pies Party movement. he said:
Already very full convention has met
and declared in favor OF the principles the
Alliance have decided upon. True. the
convention was not an Alliance Conven-
ton. and the alliances were not repre-
few cases and it is also true
that the alliances are to meet by
delegates at Washington, D. C.. February
-. 1892. to determine if they will call Il
national convention To nominate candi-
dates for president and yIce-president of
the United States. There is no reasonable
doubt that the meeting VIII call cOnven-
ton, and if it does that will probably end
the party organized at CmcInnati
May ~. But If it does not then
the Peoples party will proceed to
call 4 convention and nominate ticket for
tie canvass Of lNg2. In this last event the
alliances, as organizations. may not take
part. as they are certainly not pledged
in any way to cast their votes with the
Peoples party. But they should use their
best efforts with that party. which Will
come the nearest to alliance principles as
agreed upon.
DISCUSSING THE PLATFORM.
ON the land and transportation question
there is. SO far as | know OF. no dispute in
Alliance circles: all agree To them. The
only place of difference | know of is on
the money question, and on that the
main question Is satisfactory. More
money to be issued by government
There Is some difference IN opin-
ion on the matter of arriving at this.
The southern alliances want the money
loaned by the government on our perish
dDlc pIouucls 10 De put IN government
warehouses ana the money advanced there
on. This is Objectionable to many Alliance
people as also others. and if il goes into
the party platform Of 1892 will lose the
party many votes and bring none. Many
Alliance men. both North and south. ask
that the government lend the money On
real estate security. Only very few.
if any. Alliance men object u this.
The opposition comes from III, money
lenders and capitalists who want % keep
the government out If the money market
that they may stay in. Still third plan
proposed is TO stop collection of gov
eminent taxes except that on whisky
and tobacco partially or wholly, then Ne