The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-31
UNDERGROUND WORK
Done by the Industrial Alliance to
Beat LeweIling.
THE NINE is ALREADY LAID
To BE Exploded Under the Admins
trat1On Crowd " hen the Convention
Meets-SOme Interesting Particu-
lars.

- ne JOURNAL To-Day IS aDle TO give lLe
readers the facts about a giant secret or
ganization in the Populist party, which
threatens to snatch a denomination out
of Governor dwellings fingers just as
he is on the point of grasping it The
information comes through letter writ
ten to all the lodges in Kansas of the
National Citizens Industrial Alliance.
Noah Allen is national president of
the Industrial Alliance, and Mrs. Annie
L. Diggs national secretary, although this
letter is signed by Noah Allen and W. f.
Rightmire, ex-secretary. The organi-
cation has between 300 and 400
lodges in Kansas, and all its members
are, as this letter shows, sworn never to
vote Republican or Democratic ticket,
and are unalterably opposed to fusion.
This remarkable letter, which explains
itself, reads as follows:
TOPEKA, Kan. May "A, 1894
To the Ofhcers and Members Of the Nationa
Citizens Alliance No. =, of Kansas:
DEAR BROTHERS AND SIsTERs:-Hav-
ing been taught in the secret work of our
heroic order that when in the dark days
OF the war of Independence. Washing
toms army, encamped at Valley Forge,
by traitors in the camp, had been sold
for British gold, and he had caused the
command, ''Put none but native Ameri-
cans and true patriots on the guard to-
night" SO we, who in the past by your
commands have been given the offices
of your organizations, remembering the
solemn obligations we took upon the flag
of our country, would be traitors to the
cause we have sworn to defend, did we
not by this letter give warning Of the
traitors in our camp, those in control of
the Peoples party organization of this
state, who for the sake of the emolu-
ments of office, have contracted to sur
render the principles of the Reform cause
in this state, to the British Financial
Hessians, the Democrats of Kansas, who
endorse and support Cleveland and the
Gold Standard.
For months the governor, attorney
general, state auditor, and Breidenthal,
Zercher and Cone, the executive COM
mittee of our state committee have been
arranging with the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party, fusion ticket for our state
convention to nominate, to be followed
by the endorsement of the Democratic
state convention.
The agreed plan is to nominate the
present state officers, with the exception
of the secretary of state, which is to be
given to Democrat, as well as the NOM
inee for associate justice of the supreme
court, and John Martin is to be reelected
United States senator for a six years
term.
If they succeed in controlling the state
convention and carrying out their pro-
gramme, every member of the N. c. L A.
who votes the Peoples ticket must vio-
late the obligation taken upon his coun-
try's flag, the binding one of our order.
''Never to vote Democratic or Re
publican ticket, or for a member of
either of those parties, while life shall
last, to the fulfllment of which pledge, 1
pledge my sacred honor, and call upon
the members present TO witness my ObIi-
cation, and which l ask Almighty God
to assist me in keeping
Brothers, do you intend to repudiate
this obligation for the paltry boon that
recreant mem bers of our party who, by
bargains and fusions, have disgraced our
and the offices they fill. may
be reelected to those offices by Demo
cratic aid?
If you choose to prove recreant to
your vows, the undersigned will not, and
we do not believe that you will. BY
Democratic endorsement of our ticket
two years ago, our state Offices were
use by men who have used their official
positions TO strengthen the Democratic
party of this state, by the election of
Democratic United States senator and
the maj Ority of the police commissioners |
Of the metropolitan cities well as d
large number of the subordinate state |
offices, and the subordinate positions in
Democrats and Republicans, casting upon |
our party the odium of not having within !
he party men competent to ill those po-
sitions.
With their fusion record of the past
.wo years giving the lie to their preten- |
'iOns of zeal for our reform cause, we are |
ed to believe that the denomination of /
he present state officers will prove the |
leath blow to the success of our reform |
principles in this state and endanger the |
Iame in the nation, and as the entire Off |
;ial patronage of this state, and the party |
machinery has been prostituted to that /
snd.we call upon you to exert your utmost |
powers to send delegates to the state /
convention solemnly pledged to defeat |
he denomination of the present state |
officers and kill off fusion in our party. |
Ind if we meet with defeat and can not !
nominate true reforIners free from fusion /
amt, we believe that the only way we |
IAN prevent the abandonment of our prin |
;ipies, which we have all pledged our /
ives to defend, is for members of the x. /
If l., T. A. & l. u, and \. c. l. A. to /
all another convention and put a straight |
icket in the field, and we ask you to |
end US the names of five mem bers of |
Zach order in your county, who Will work |
o this end to be appended to such a call /
I such convention becomes necessary.
Your Brothers in Reform,
NOAH ALLEN, NATL pres. n. G. L A.
w. F. RIGHTMIRE, Ex- NATL sec'y n. ]
:. !. A
1t is understood that the q. o. A. NJ, /
or the United Order of Anti Va onopolists,
IN order which grew out of the old vi /
lettes, is working with the Citizens AL
lance to defeat the present administra-
ion.
A JOURNAL reporter was today in /
formed thabsdrknown to the administra- |