Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-03-09

ster, Adams, Lincoln, with others have raised
their voices IN warning and pointing out the
danger of allowing money to become the mas
ter instead of the servant of the people
radical change in the financial policy of the
government is necessity. and the country ex-
poets, and will sustain, such q demand as will
forever destroy the power of money to op-
press
1t is with much pleasure that now declare
TINS convention ready for the transaction of
business, and again allow me to hope that
with clean hands and pure hearts you viii do
your whole duty, and may the Divine Master
guide you.
Col. L. L. Polk delivered the first re-
sponse to the address of welcome. He
expressed grateful appreciation for the
generous welcome accorded the dele
gates by st. Louis, and spoke glowing
ly of the city and it's prospects. He
stated that the convention was com
posed of those who fed, clothed and
housed the people of the land; that
they represented the uncrowned kings
OF America, and that they should feel
the weight of the responsibility resting
upon them. In answer to his own in
quiry, why are we here?" the speaker
stated as one reason that on the
boards of exchange in Wall street
money could be gotten for ~ per cent,
but the borrower saw money posted in
st. Louis, Milwaukee and in the south
and west at ~ per cent. Another rsa-
son was that the farmers own but 81
per cent. of the wealth of the
country, and pay so per cent.
of the taxes He said that the
northwest, the west and the south
should lock hands, and marching like
great host to the ballot box, get con-
troll of the government. 1.-The great
question with me-" said the speaker,
lis not whether the democratic or re-
publican party or third party shall con-
troll this country but that it shall be
accomplished by the northwest, west
and south. This control would bring
us back to the principles of our fore
fathers. Both old parties must have
been approached and petitioned, and
this has been the invariable answer:
Go home, work more, and keep out of
politics They did not deny that we
needed relief, and here latterly con-
gress has entertained our complaints in
a resolution which expresses sympathy
for u.s.
''We do not ask for either sympathy
exclaimed Col Polk, dramatically, and
as he uttered the words, a banner was
hung from one of the balconies
bearing the motto in great black let
ters, it having been prepared for the
benefit of Col Livingstone, whose
course on the sympathy" resolution in
congress has not secured him much Ia
vor among the reformers Vociferous
cheering greeted the speakers words
and the lettered banner, and for several
minutes the house was almost wild with
enthusiasm.
Mr.. 4. V. Powderly was called for
and made short address. He
spoke paTticc,5titstTl| ~ l|y-o5ff the tfa46s, for-
eign immigration which poured
into this country, crowded the cities
and degraded American labor. He
wanted it restricted by law. These peo-
pie had to be educated up to the fact
that it was not the bomb, but the bal
lot that won in this country Mr.. Pow
derly alluded to the terrible condition
of the working classes in the East, and
said it was due to a large extent to
foreign immigration. He closed his re-
marks by adjuring the delegates to do
all in their power towards making the
conference harmonious and profitable.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, the next
speaker, spoke of the convention as one
of the most important historical events
OF modern times. 1t had brought
the producing classes of the country to-
gether to tear from the throat of indus
try the cleaving and tightening claws
of the vampire of monopoly.
The convention then proceeded to
business Mr.. Marion Cannon, presi-
dent of the California State Alliance.
was elected temporary chairman. John
p. Stelle, national secretary Farmers
Mutual Benefit association, and John
w. Hayes, national secretary Knights
OF Labor, were elected temporary Sec
retaries.
Upon motion to appoint committee
on credentials II was decided to allow
each organization represented in the
conference three members on the COM
mittee.
recess of an hour was taken to give
the several organizations time to select
their representatives. The following
are the names of those appointed, and
the organizations they represented:
National Farmers Alliance-Obediab
Hull, Nebraska; A. Hull, Iowa; An
drew Stevenson, Minnesota.
National Citizens Alliance. d.
Holden, Kansas; D. L. Snediker, Kan
sas; Robert Blisset, New York.
National Colored Alliance-R. NJ
North Carolina; w. 81. Warwick. Vir-
ginia.
Patrons of Husbandry-C. D. Woos-
ter. Aaron Broughton, James Cleland
National Citizens Industrial Alliance
C FL. Ellington, Georgia; E. G. Brown.
Massachusetts,; J. A. johnson, Califor-
MIA.
knights of Labor-Henry A. Hicks.
New York; A. P. Stephens, Ohio; Henry
j. Allen, Michigan.
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association
F. j. Claypool, Indiana; Charles Pal
mer, Illinois; 6. w. Davis. Iowa.
National Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union-W. A. Householder,
Kansas; j. L. Gilbert, Colorado; Ii. p.
Bone, Alabama
After short discussion on the forma-
ton of a platform committee the con-
80 ~>-ANN
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentlals was first read, as follows:
Your committee on credentials have attended
70 their duty, and would submit the following:
we have divided our report into two sections
the nrst represents the number Of delegates
duly accredited and entitled to seats under the
ocala call. The second contains the recon-
mendations OF your committee as to the adrnis-
for. ',-oo
Recognizing that St Louis was a maonat To
every true reformer, we have sndeavored to be
noeral to those who have left their homes and
deliberations - -
N.+,on., Delegates
2s4
Knights Of Labor ~ - -
Nationai Farmers Alliance 90
National Citizens Alliauce q
Colcred Farmers Alliance and Citizens
Union ~