The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-20
SPLIT OF THE ALLIANCE.
TIE sUB-TRBAsURY AND THIRD
PARTY DIVIDE IT.

4AS texas contingent to Return
Home and Organize the Anti-Sub-
Treasury Wing-Polk Unanimously
Elected President OF the Order-J. H.
Turnar Reelected Secretary Treas
urer and ]. F. Willetts National
Lecturer.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 19.-Taken as
a whole the alliance has not been very suo-
cessful In preserving the secrecy Of its pros
ceedings, but one point in yesterdays pro-
ceedings escaped the press till an early hour
this morning. That point was the commit
tai OF the supreme council to the third
party movement. This came about through
the adoption of resolution offered by
Jerry Simpson instructing the alliance
members Of congress not TO enter the party
| caucuses. Col. Livingston Of Georgia pro-
tested against its adoption, saying he was
elected as democrat and proposed to act
with that party whether the alliance liked
IL or not.
BRANCH OF GEORGIA HEARD FROM.
At yesterdays session of the alliance
council, among the mass Of minor resolu-
tions presented, there came up something In
the way of FIRE brand in series Of resolu-
tions offered by l. M. Branch, delegate at
large from Georgia. They were political
in their nature. and were the result
OF much consultation among certain of the
alliance leaders opposed to Col. Livingston
These resolutions declared that large num-
ber Of men had been elected to congress By
the alliance votes, and demanded that they
support no man for speaker who would not
first declare for the alliance platform.
FAVOR AN ALLIANCE SPEAKER.
They further declared it the sense Of the
hfNrt NknkN n
ate one Of their own number for the sneak
ership and stick to him. They admonished
all alliancemen throughout the country TO
beware OF committing themselves TO any
party In such manner as to
interfere with their freedom Of politi-
cal action or Of taking any position
in favor Of men or parties not IN
sympathy with alliance principles. When
they We're introduced they were loudly
oheered by the supporters Of Polk. Mr..
Branch asked that they be referred to the
committee on demands, evidently knowing
what the makeup Of that committee would
be. Another more Jealous delegate moved
suspension of the rules in order to put the
resolutions on their passage.
LIVINGSTON AROUSED.
Col Livingston opposed this IN very
vehement speech, denouncing it as third
party scheme, and said it was inspired
largely by personal enmity against himself.
President Polk referred the resolution, and
when the committees were announced at
O'Clock it became evident that this commits
tee, with MIR. Weaver Of Iowa at the head of
1t, was packed with radicals. It has uudoubt-
edly reported favorably upon the resolu-
ti0ns.
OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS.
| An effort to make the platform of the
| alliance more radical on the subject of
government ownership Of railroads aud
telegraph lines was made by Mr. Branch.
This resolution demands complete owner
ship Of railroads, while the Ocala demand
is for partial control, with contingent
| ownership If simply control is deemed i'm
practicable. The resolution went to the
committee on legislative demands, and the
| prospects are that it will be favorably re-
ported upon.
THE sUB-TREASURY FIGHT.
This morning the sub-treasury fight was
| the all absorb bing matter before the farmers
alliance and its kindred organizations. It
seems very little nearer SOLUTION than
when the conference began. The anti~sub-
treasury men are active and aggressive,
while the sub-treasury people have been
placed to large extent on the defensive.
Soon after the opening Of this mornings
executive session of the supreme council
Col EVington, chairman Of the committee
which last night met the representatives Of
/ the anti-subtreasury element, rose and said
that this committee was ready to report.
| Instantly there was disturbance. On notion
| from q delegate seated on the Macune side
of the house a canvass of those present was
made, ana every one not entitled to q vote
in executive session, was obliged to leave
| the hall,
| LIVINGSTON READS THE RECOMMENDATION.
| When the doors had been closediCol Lv-
| ingston read the recommendation OF the
committee that DIR. w. Pope Yeamans, the
| author of the anti sub-treasury protest,
should have a hearing. After an acrimoni-
GUS discussion word was sent to the anti
sub-treasury menlfo send in their protest.
the ants replied to this that the committee
was only empowered through Dr. Yeamans
| to present the protest, and until DR.. Yea
mans could be heard by the supreme coun-
Gil the latter body would necessarily be de-
prtved of the pleasure OF reading the pro-
test.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROTEST.
The protest after setting forth that it's
authors are committee from the farmers
and laborers' union convention at st. Louis
earnestly protests against the alliance being
committed TO the proposition that provision
be made by the federal congress for govern
ment loans Of money to individual citizens
1
mand government ownership or control
of railroad property and transportation.
| These schemes, it saws, are unconstitutional,
impracticable. conflicting with the spirit of
the alliance movement and tending to gov
ernment paternalism and state socialism.
The government naturally looks to its citi,
zens to supply all its legitimate wants. an
invasion OF which state of affairs would
make the government an engine of oppres-
sion and the citizen helpless and dependent.
The system would dwarf the individual and
abnormally magnify the government. The
protest then goes on to maintain that these
two schemes, besides being class legislation,
would bring greater evils than those
which now oppress the people. In conclusion.
the committee expresses its desire to
| cooperate with the alliance inl carrying
cut its principles, securing safe currency,
ridding the land OF trusts and monopolies,
helping the farmer and laborer, securing
an honest ballot and fair count in selecting
for places Of public honor aud emoiument
honest and capable men who regard public
Office not as a private advantage but as q
public trust.
THE THIRD PARTY JUNTA.
| The third party junta Is still vigorously
proselytizing among the delegates to the
alliance and Farmers Mutual Benefit Assoc
citation. This morning the work of organiza-
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