St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-06
DONNELLY'S ADDRESS.
The Sage Rubs 1t Into His News.
Daper and Other ODDOnents.

Although the past year has witnessed no
political contests said the erudite presi
dent, ito stimulate our members to activity,
and although we have suffered from several
causes, which it is not necessary to dwell
upon at this time, there is much to congrat
uIate ourselves upon in the progress of our
society We have added many new alliances
10 our list during the past year. There has
also been considerable increase in The
membership of the several local alliances,
and the feeling in favor of prosecuting our
work and maintaining our principles is
stronger now than ever before.
Our financial affairs have been we'll con-
Quoted. Every dollar paid in has, l think,
been faithfully and promptly accounted for.
The disgraceful features which marked our
business year ago have disappeared. BY
Insisting on publicity we have prevented any
possible wrong-dong. 1t has thus been IN
the power of each local Alliance to see, by
examining the columns of the Great West,
not only that the money they paid in was
properly accounted for but also to ascertain
exactly what disposition was made of every
penny of it. l hUpe this system viii always
be maintained in the future. Human nature
IS very weak and can rarely be trusted in the
dark: and there is nothing like light for
health, either in the physical or financial
world. Our expenditures have been small,
and on the most economical scale. Only one
officer, the secretary, has been paid a salary.
and that small one of $40 per month. a
small percentage was also paid the state
treasurer for his trouble in handling the
funds
Resources.
81 regret that our income is SO limited We
have simply been able to pay the expense of
four or fve meetings in the year of our exec
utive committee and the secretary's salary.
and few other small incidental charges.
We ought to have funds enough to keep field
number of organizers and speakers in the
almost constantly. hope that as our mem
20 thay- rov IN &c
faithfully accounted for, and put tc good
uses for the general welfare, they will
promptly pay their dues, and even contribute
something besides to the work of organza-
ton. We ought not to pause in our efforts
until there is an active. Jealous local Alliance
in every agricultural township of the state.
Every increase in our numbers is an increase
in our power.
disadvantage in our work during the past
year Soon after the close of the last an
nual meeting the executive committee per-
ceived the necessity for an abundance of
printed matter. for distribution, in the differ
ent languages spoken in Minnesota, for the
purpose of increasing our members and Or
ganizlng Alliances among populations where
none now exist. Your committee resolved
therefore, to print 81, 600 copies of a pamphlet
containing our constitution, platform and
the speeches., proceedings etc., of our
last annual meeting. in English, Nor
wegian Swedish, German, French. Bo-
with Thomas A. Clark, OF Minneapolis,
printer to do the work, he to secure adver-
Using enough to cover the cost. and to pay
him, as he expected. reasonable profit on
the work. But Mr.. Clark attempted more
than he was able to accomplish, and the 1e-
salt is that to this honr we have not received
single copy of such pamphlets. or any part
of except about 1000 copies of the constitu-
ton. 1t has been charged by some that this
failure was due TO the
Work of Our Enemies
who hoped in this way to thwart the progress
of the Alliance, especially among some of
the nationalities mentioned. While / recog-
nize the fact that MIR. Clarke's failure
wrought us crest harm, l cannot believe that
he is otherwise than an honest man; OR that
his non-fulfllment of his contract was due
to any sinister motives. although he may
himself have been the unconscious victim OF
our cunning and INSCRIPTIONS opponents.
During the early part of the year the times
were hard. and advertisers not disposed to
advertise literally, and Mr.. Clark is not as
rich man: and, therefore. although we might
properly have maintained an action for dam
ages against him, the executive committee