The advocate., 1895-12-11

| TO urge similar action upon tine supreme
| Council.
(8) That this body recommend to All the
members the careful consideration Of the
Labor Exchange and the use OF the Labor Ex-
change certificate 10 the fullest extent pos.
sible
az That we heartily indorse the action Of
the Executive committee in relation TO the
organization OF Cooperative Fire Insurance
Association In the interest Of the r. A. & /. U.
Of the state, Snd urge our membership to pat
roni5e the same as soon ne the Association is
ready for business.
TARN IMPLEMENT COMBINE
WHEREAs, In view Of the recent action
taken by the farm implement combine Of the
United States, as set forth In their organ, the
Farm Implement Nsvs, deciding, in the face OF
falling prices on farm products and increased
business depression, to advance prices on all
implements to Is per cent, and TO more rigor'
Ously shut out all parties and factories deal.
Ing directly with farmers and farm oTgSniza-
tlons, we deem itouF duty 70 enter our protest,
and to counteract ss far % possible their ac
tion.
Therefore we recommend that o list OF the
manufacturers In the combine, so far as can
be reliably ascertained, be published, and the
people urged to avoid them as lsw.breskers
and public enemies, in that thAy have formed
trust.
That the farmers be urged to economize to
the utmost possible extent In the purchase Of
new machinery, by repairing the old and co
operating In joint use Of such as they have.
That all machinery and twine purchased
should be bought Of the houses that are
friendly to the farmers and deal directly with
them. Let US stand firmly by our friends, our
FIRST d pty being to our regularly organized ex
changes.
That we recommend the establishment, CO.
opeTatively, OF such cooperative implement
factories Ss can be safely organized.
FINANCES.
WHEREAS, The late message Of Grover Cleve-
land, "a President Of the United States, advo-
eating the gold standard and the perpetual
demonetizstion OF silver, brings the whole
financial question to the front as the one lead
ing Issue Of the coming campaign Of 1896, and
forces the common people TO take firm stand
upon one side and plutocracy upon the other
Therefore we recommend that in view Of the
present situation most perfect and complete
union Of all reform forces in the United States
be formed upon common platform.
The following recommendations by
the committee on the good of the order
were adopted:
C) We recommend the formation Of large
County Central Alliances IN counties where
the sub and County Alliances have become
dormant.
(2) That the National Alliance Aid be per-
mltted to organize the two degrees In one
body and with one set OF officers admitting
both old members Of the Alliance and nom
member who are otherwise eligible to join
the Alliance, the Aid lodges to report and pay
dues through the national organization % q
whole, and pay dues upon such a basis as
shall be agreed upon by the Executive com.
mittee Of the State Alliance and the officers
OF the National Alliance Aid, and that such
lodges shall be entitled to representation at
thel State Alliance on same basis for paying
members rs other Alliances. The provisions
Of this resolution shall be In force and effect
only after an agreement OF the aforesaid Exec
ukive committee OF the F. A. & 1. U. and N.
A. A. shall have been entered into.
(S) That the national dues paid by the Aid
Degree be placed to the credit Of the State.
i4) That each County Alliance appoint q
committee to formulate and discuss such laws
or amend those on the statute books, as they
may desire to present to the State Legislature
at its next session.
The constitution of the sub Alliances
was amended to make the initiative
fee 25 cents.
REPORT OF AID DEGREE.
The National Alliance Aid Degree,
the insurance feature of the order, re-
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