Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
ST LOUIS CONFERENCE.

THE ST LOUIS CONFERENCE.
ATrue Statement of What VA
Done.
THIS ALLIANCE is NON PARTISAN,
BRO. JAMESON AND DYERTEII THE
BROTHERHOOD WHAT WAS DONE AT
81 LOUIS.
To the Brotherhood OF the Farmers ALI
ance Of Miss:
Your delegates, elected by the State
Executive Committee. attended the ST.
Louis meeting and took part for you
in the great industrial conference held
the aSnd, aud cath of February.
There were several other bretheren
present from this state. B. G.. West.
State business agent, Bro. Brice of Lee
county, and DIR. Harrington, the last
named sent Ms a delegate by the Clay
County Alliance. II was decided that
only the regularly elected delegates
should cast the votes of the States in
the conference, but other brctheren
could be admitted to State delegations
MS conference mcmbers. We acted 81.
cordingly.
Nearly every State in the Union was
represented, and we think delegates
from thirteen organizations took part
in the meeting. President L. l.. Polk,
Of the +. n. A. & |. u. being made
chairman of the conference, and the
Alliance having more delegates than
any other one organization,
One of the undersigned represented
you on the committee on demands or
platform, and the other on the special
committee on dealing in futures or OPP
tiops. The committee on dealings in
futures or options agreed unanimous
" on the resolution commended and
adopted. The committee on demands
or platform agreed almost unanimous.
~ on the great questions of land, tax
alton and finance. The demends OF
our order on finance were adopted
without a dissenting vote, and the
principles of the sub,trcasury are now
advocated by ali the industrial organ
izations of the United States.
To give a full history OF the pro.
ceedings whould make this too long,
suffice il to say, that in the future the
farmers and working men Of this ma.
ton will work IN harmony upon these
great questions TINT affect lis SO vital
~ in all the departments of the social
fabric. at our home and by our fire.
sides.
Where so many different opinions
were represented and SO many differ
ent local surroundings, there was more
harmony in the proceedings than we
expected, a%Ii..seemed to understand the
Importance and responsibility of the
hour, and resolved to put no impedi.
ments before the wheels of the car of
reform. All seemed willing to con-
ccdc some personal views. when prin-
ciple was not involved, if convinced
their personal views were not for 1.-THE
greatest good to the greatest number"
1t has been reported that the confer
ence originated third political party
and the Alliance had gone into it.
Such is not the case. The Farmers
Alliance is not partisan aud as such
cannot join or go Into any political
party organization. Ii would be a Vi
olation OF our organic law. Citizen
ship being an individual Responsibility
the members OF the Alliance have the
right as individuals to join or belong
10 amy partisan organization they may
wish, and that right has never been al
tered by any conference in which you
have been represented by delegates
As an organization our demands are
for good government for the people,
aud we advocate measures we think
will lift the clouds that hang over the
agriculturalist Of the nation, that will
restore prosperity TO this country
from the gull to the lakes, from ocean
to ocean. AS all organization we do
not and have never demanded the
triumph of my special political party
or parties. We do not ask, tor we do
not believe that prosperity Can be leg.
islatee in.o any country, but we do
know Int prosperity has been lcgisla-
tea ont OF this, that the present finance
laws of this government have eal out
the vi'als, inch by inch. of the work.
ing people of this Nation, and If equal
Justice was restored the agriculturaIisi
would work out their own destiny
upon a high plan of manhood. The
conference IN which you were repre-.
scnted, aud in which your delegates
took part, took no partisan action
whatever. We appreciate the trust
coniided 10 us, and your interests were
guarded with Jealous care.
After the adjournment ofthc Indus.
trial Conference. we heard a mass
meeting of citizens was held in the
same building, which appointed a
committee to confer with the cxecu.
tive committee of the Peoples party
in regard to making nominations for
President and Nice-Presidcnt of the
United States, but We were not in said
meeting and OF course took no part,
and II understanding ia no brother
from this State attended said meeting.
The sentiments expressed above are
the sentiments of all the berihrcn
from this State who were at ST. Louis
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