Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-02-15
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Annual Session of the National
Body at Topeka, Kas.
Synopsis OF the Proceedings-A Secret CIR
cular-Marion Butler, of North Caro-
lima, Elected Presfdent-The Up
sen Consultation Defeated.
First Day.

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sen Consultation Defeated.
First Day.
TOPEKA. Kas, Feb. 6-The National Farm
ers' Alliance met here to-day. Gov Lewelling
welcomed the delegates on behalf of the state.
and John F. Wiloes on behalf OF the alliance of
Kansas.
Responses were made by D. B. Duncan, of
Georgia, and [ t. Dean, of New York.
The afternoon meeting was composed OF al
nance men only, and was held behind closed
| doors. No business was transacted except the
| presentation of credentials. At the morning
meeting over AGO persons were present
In the evening the public listened to discus
| slons from leading members of the order.
President Louck's address began with q refer
ence to the present depression and said that at
| no period in the nations history have there
been SO many idle people as at the present
time. Tariff legislation, he said. was the cause
OF the panic. 1t was simply want OF money.
| A money famine.
The speaker emphatic in his denun cia-
| ton OF legislation against silver. He declared
against per capita basis for money. ana ar
| gued for the government ownership of rail-
| roads. He was radical in his opposition to the
| issue of bonds, and said that perpetual bond
| ed debt is the object sought.
Paying his respects to the president, he con-
| t1nued: Il have no hope that any protest OF
ours will avail to avert the issue of more
obstinate, merciless autocrat on despot's
throne than he who now rules with iron
hand at Washington, and there never was a
more plant, servile body Of alleged repre-
sentatives of the people than those now as
sembled to do his will
He said that the recent bi-metallic confer
ence resulted in surrender to foreign DONNA
flon He asserted that our republican form of
government is in danger, and that one of the
greatest dangers arises from the starving thou
sands OF unemnlOyef Another cited
Is the sectarlan luminosity in the west
A SECRET CIRCULAR.
For the purpose OF arousing renewed interest
in the alliance throughout the state secret
address has been issued to the president of
each county alliance. admonlShlng him to be-
gin at once the work of reorganizing and build
ing up the order, suggesting that the month OF
February be devoted to general revival in all
the sub-aliiances to the end that the members
may be induced to come back and take up the
great work before the order This circular
reads:
I'VE feel it our imperative duty to remind
you OF the VOWS and promises you made when
you entered the MODEST OF all farmers associa-
tions-the farmers alliance. We find it neces-
sary to admonish you to make new efforts to
live up to the grand principles of the order
We have decided that now is the seasonable
time to arouse yourselves and awaken from
the 1ethargic condition wherein you have
fallen. We wish to impress upon your minds
the Importance OF immediate reorganization
and We hereby call upon and invite you to re-
| enter the field of active work, and with
fresh encouragement move on and with re-
newed zeal work out the great problems for
the solution OF which the alliance was founded
When you entered the alliance you prom
fsed to obey its laws. and you believed that its
laws were reason and equality. its cardinal
doctrines inspired purity of thought and life,
and its intention was On earth heace and
good will to men, You demanded equal and
exact justice to all and special favors to none
and youindorsed the motto. In things essen
tiSl, unity; in all things, charity
THE PLAN OF WORK.
I'VE deem it our duty to lay before you the
plan of work which you adopted and which by
your promise and pledge you intended to carry
outs
II. You agreed to labor for the education of
the agricultural classes in the science OF
economical government, in strictly non
partisan spirit
feet union of the agricultural classes.
"3. You endeavored to develop better
state mentally, morally, socially and finan-
cially.
Il. You found it necessary to strive con-
stantly to secure entire harmony and good will
with all mankind and brotherly love among
yourselves.
-. You aimed to suppress personal. local,
sectional and national prejudice, all unhealthy
rivalry and all selfish ambition.
&c. You were determined to protect the
principles of the alliance until death
And this was not ALL You went still further
in your good intentions. You were willing to
construe words and deeds in their most favor
able light. granting honesty of purpose and
their good in tentions to others; to exercise
charity TO the offenders; to visit the houses
where 1acerated hearts are bleeding; to as
suage the sufferings Of q brother or sister; to
bury the dead; to care for the widows and to
educate the orphans.
zone object in reminding vou Of voi,r vows
and promises and in presenting to your al1i-
ance principles is to induce you to make re-
newed effort on this line, and we wish most
particularly to direct your attention toward
reviving your sub-alliances. engaging in prac-
teal works of charity. establishing bureaus or
committees of relief. organizing alliance aid
and calling to life such other agencies as will
give relief to the members when misfortune,
sickness or death takes place.
To aid this work of reorganization of the
alliance lecturers and organizers will be sent
into all parts of the state at once They will
be empowered to appoint a local organizer in
each county. The national alliance delegates
here regard this as very wise move, and
many of them favor the plan for every state in
the Union where the order is in lethargic
condition.
Second Day.
TOPEKA. Kas, Feb. 7-Only routine bust
ness was transacted by the National Farmers
alliance to-day. j. H. Mcdowell, of Nashville,
made a political speech He said that the
Grover Ceve1and-John Sherman combination
is making more votes for the peoples party
than all the populist campaign orators and
newspapers combined He said that in the
south the populists averaged $4,000 voters in
each state. while in the north two-thirds of
that number had not yet been received
The election OF officers was set for tomorrow
and it is the general understanding that both
President Loucks and Secretary Duncan are
to be reelected. Tonight set apart for
the women, with the following programme:
woman an Educator of Public Sentiment"
Fanny Randolph Viokery; What Are the
Facts?'' Ella Lawson Dobbs, OF Texas; Fra
ternal Organizations in the East Helen S.
johnson. Pennsylvania; Greeting from Colo
rado,' M. J. Southwick. Amazing Results
Emma Client Curtis, of Colorado; 1.-The Legal
Disabilities of Women Mary E. Lease.
Third Day.
TOPEKA, Kas.. Feb Sat this mornings
session, which was held behind closed DOORS
there were several warm debates, and the
meeting was SO interesting that the adjourn