The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-28
CAVE OF ADULLAM.
Trying to Consolidate Reform
ers" of ALI Varieties.
FRANCES WILLARD IN CHARGE.
Prohibitionists and Beer Drinkers Un-
able to Meet Half way-Other
Difficulties in the Way.

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Today the national
conference of representatives of various
political reform movements now existent
in this country, including Prohibtionists,
Farmers, Laborers, Greenbackers, general
reformers, etc. held secret session. Miss
Frances E. Willard presided and stated
that the object of the conference was 70
devise ways and means of electiDg presi-
dent of the United States who will, with
one blow, kill the rum traffic. Ignatius
Donnelly was down for the opening speech,
but failed 10 appear. The idea is TO unite
all these elements on one candidate for
president in the belief that they outnum-
Der either of the regular parties.
It was decided that the Representatives
of the various movements hold a separate
meeting and decide upon the planks which
they would insist on, respectfully, in
joint platform. When the meeting re-
assembled and the reports were made it
was found that many things were insisted
on by one party W hieh will not be tolerated
by another.
The members of the Peoples party Ia
bored in the general meeting and in COM
mittee for the adoption of a plank de-
handing that the exclusive importation,
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors be conducted by the government
or the state at cost, under conditions and
restrictions which may be adopted by the
various states. Their work was largely
Intellectual, as the plank found no place in
the address brought in by the committee
to be presented to the coming convention
Of the Peoples party.
Ignatius Donnelly. H. e. Taubeneck and
others have expressed the opinion that the
address IN its present form will not be ac-
ceptable TO the Peoples party. They say
the prohibition clause should be modified
SO as to contain the foreigners idea of in
dividual rights in the matter of beer
drinking.
The address, as referred, makes the fol-
lowing suggestions to the people of the
United States:
We ayor the consolidation of all political
elements in behalf of these issues: Money
should be issued by the general government
without the intervention of private institutions
in sufficient quantity to carry on the
business of the country, and such money
should be a full legal tender for
all public and private debts: "the saloon is the
great enemy of reforms and we denounee its
pernicious influence and demand its suppress
sion;" fayors the government control of rail-
roads, telegraphs and telephone com panies; OPP
poses speculation in land and the alien owner
ship of the same; demands a reasonable hmita-
ton of the amount OF land that can be owned
by any corporation or individual, and favors
municipal suffrage for women with an educa-
tional qualification.
1t is signed by Ignatius Donnelly, Fran
ces E. Willard, General J. r. Weaver, f.
J. Wheeler, G. II. Miller, E. Evans and
III. S. Taylor.
In the Farmers Alliance meeting today
the most of the time wa. occupied in the
appointment Of committees and the set
tlement of lively dispute over tho seat
ing of seven more delegates from Ne
braska than the constitution was said to
permit.
The Iowa delegation was particularly
opposed to the admission of additional
Nebraskans. The Nebraska men finally
triumphed by guaranteeing all delinquent
dues. The session will continue tomorrow,
and probably the day after.