The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-16
struction. In this way many sub-Alli-
ances have been destroyed"
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Ahat Rhl't tOlStUttu 10 DHDiltH al
matters pertaining to the Alliance and
It's interests-a courtesy denied us by
| the press generally in Virginia.
Before Diminishing this subject, I deem
| IL pertinent one OF your representa-
| tives TO the Supreme Council. to state
| that the accounts sent out by the Asso-
ciated Press and published in the Man
| phs papers. purporting to be a report OF
| the proceedings Of the Supreme Council,
| were designedly intended 10 prejudice
the public against our order, and were
! devoid OF Truth During the time / pre-
| sided over that body as chairman. pend
! Ing the election OF officers. 81 was
| charged that / was acting under instruc-
| lions given me by Messrs. Taubeneck
| and Washburn, in order to promote the
interest OF the Peoples party. II Is
| sufiicient for me 10 state that ] never
received a communication from either Of
! those gentlemen. and had never met
| them until after the adjournment OF
| the Supreme Council, when 1 was in
/ troduced TO them by Brother Tillman,
| who was recently appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
| land Register OF the Treasury for his
efficient services rendered the Democratic
| party IN sending out documents, as he
states I'm his official report. as General
Manager and Director OF the Lecture
| Bureau OF the National Farmers Alliance
anu AlfAbSti llllDH " tnt ouDitlDt
| Council to sustain and assist the Demo
cratic party"
The national summer encampment at
| Mount Gretna, Pa. is described. and the
President closes with this paragraph
Having In my previous messages freely
discussed questions pertaining to Ali
| ance demands, and their relation 10
] political parties. deem II only necessary
| for me to admonish every Alliancernan,
| haf he ro,tfd bau
| the law which the Constitution guaran-
| tees TO each citizen. and IL he regards
the validity q the obligation he assumed
| as an Allianceman, let him stand sh builder
20 shoulder with every loyal brother in
| defense Of Alliance principles. II mat
tiers not what may be his political afiilia-
tions, so he does not barter principles
| for party success
After the reading OF the Presidents
| message, the standing committees were
/ announced as follows:
on Credentials-C N. Stacy r. S. VIII
| ron and s. X. West.
Presidents Message-G. r. Barber,
Carter Harrison and ]. II. Robinson.
Press-C. II. Pierson. A. II. Venable,
| Jr., and j. S. Wells.
Consutution-Dr. p. L. Winston. ].
s. Weaver. T. b. Norman, J. n. Miller
and A. o. Baum.
| Business Systems. A. Onley, II. A.
| Muller. J. II. Warren, j. w. Johnson
and G.. A. Lambert.
Mileage and Per Diem--J. w. Morton,
r. II. Huffman. and ]. i. Shepherd.
Lecture System--W. H. Heyser. w. A.
Thombier J. T. Little, r. a. Jones, j. A.
| Waggoner.
Good Of the Order-I N. May. r. d.
Hillard. John Epperly. r. A. Anderson,
G.. W. b. Hale.
The committee on the order Of bust
| ness reported the time OF meeting as fol-
lows:
Morning session. Q A. NJ. TO p. NJ;
afternoon session, 2:30 to $50; night SEES
sion commences at 8 o'clock and closes
at pleasure.
The afternoon session closed yesterday
| az O'Clock, and opened again at
O'Clock, and after being in session
half hour adjourned until o'clock, to
give the committees further time to for
mulate their reports.
Evening Session.
The convention met at O'CLOCK. The
/ ca mittee on the Presidents message re-
ported, indorsing and commencing the
/ message. The report was adopted, and
! the case Of the Chesterfield County Ali
arce was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. The reports Of the executive com
| mittee and committee on business sys-
| tenn came UP. The report of
| the latter committee was vari-
ously discussed. By courtesy all
that passed is secret. Mr. Julian Ruffin.
| however in discussing the methods Of
! fertilizer manufacturers, frequently re-
| minded the convention that what he was
saving was a secret for the good of the
Alliance in a voice that could be heard
through the open windows halfway across
the square.
The most interesting act Of the evening
session was the adoption Of a series OF
resolutions. which presumably were pre-
pared by Mr.. c. II. Pierson, as they have
| certain tel-tale characteristics which APP
pear in the well-known style and com
| position OF that gentleman. Whether the
resolutions provoked any discussion is not
known.
The resolutions were as follows:
Resolved That the members Of the
| Farmers Alliance Of Virginia through
| their representatives now assembled In
| this city tender to the merchants and
business men. and particularly to the
| laboring class, their most heartfelt sym
| patty for the anxiety and suffering which
has been brought upon them by an I'M
necessary money stringency. OF which
they are the innocent sufferers, brought
on by the wicked manipulators or the
finances Of this country and their sym
pathizers. the plutocratlc press, VINO dally
alarmed the uniformed pubic by the
cry OF deprecated or ifty-cent dollars,
misleading the people by these false
statements. every one knowing that there
are no hfty-cent silver dollars, all being
equally receivable Tor public and private
obligations.
1--WE. the farmers. appreciate the mu-
tual interest and dependence or the cltl-
gems OF the city and country In thls
State. and while we have, as we thought
foreseen this evil and proclaimed IT for
several years, as the certain result OF
the wicked financial system Of the Gov
eminent. which we are certain the caiam-
itous condition Of the city people con-
vince them that we were no alarmlsts
and we trust that all good citizens VIII,
I'm a conservative and sensible manner
undertake TO see that their representa-
tives in Congress shah at once, without
n partisan spirit, undertake TO formulate
laws which shall provide for SUFFICIENT
amount of currency. flexible and sound,
issued in such a manner as shall prevent
I'm future a recurrence Of these trying
times. as unnecessary as cruel.
1--WE also especially commend the cor
servative and sensible course OF the
bankers and merchants and manufac-
turers OF this city Of Richmond In the
steps taken 20 prevent the withdrawal
Of the currency from their vaults by
alarmists or wicked spectators and es-
pecially to prevent the absorption or
the currency Of this State by the North