The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
ALLIED THIRD PARTY
STRENUOUS SESSIONS ARE HE'LL
IN KANSAS CITY.
SEVEN KINDS OF REFORM.
REPRESENTED IN THE MAssING OF
TIE DIsGRUNTLED.

for the New Party, in the Mean
time, called Third ParIy'' shan
BE Blaxoned Upon the Political
Banners.
Kansas City, Sept. 1s.-The ~Allied
Third Party conference had not been
called to order at o'clock to- day. The
day was spent in separate conferences
by the different contingents and when
the contingents adjourned at o'clock
to meet again at 8 o'clock tonight the
middle-of- -the-rcad Populists were not
yet ready to join the other parties in
joint conference. The Populists insist
that the plan of organization shall be
decided upon before the conference
shall be called to order, when it will
be ratified by the conference. The
Populist delegates are in the minority
and do not propose to enter into joint
conference until the other forces agree
to allow them sufficient voting strength
to protect themselves on the floor.
The conference committees held a
joint session and agreed that the or
ganization shall be called 1.-THE Allied
Party until the convention, which is
to meet six months hence. shall choose
the permanent name.
The platform accepted by the differ
ent elements, which doubtless will be
adopted by the conference, demands
the initiative and referendum and
public ownership of public utilities;
declares against land speculation and
alien ownership; favors Scientific
money. based on the entire wealth or
the people of the nation and not re-
deemable in any specific commodity,
but to be full legal tender for all
debts, to be issued by the government
only, without the Intervention of
banks, in sufficient quantity to meet
the requirements of commerce." de-
mands just and natural taxation and
the election of President, Vice PresI-
dent, federal judges and senators by
direct vote; favors the creation of the
department of labor and equitable arbi-
tratic1; favors the establishment Of
post savings banks, and favors such
constitutional amendments as may be
necessary to make the laws required.
The delegates representing seven
political parties of reform, who
came here to THE Allied
Third Party conference had their
first joint debate session tonight, after
two days of separate conference meet
ings behind closed doors. 1t was decided
that the new party is to be called TIE
Allied Party" and a platform embody-
ing the principles agreed upon by the
conference committees.
The purpose of the joint session to-
night was to decide upon time and
place to hold the convention, which
will ratify the actions of this confer
ence and perfect the permanent organ
iZation of the new party. The con-
ference was called to order tonight by
]. II. Cook of Carthage, Mo-, who
spoke as follows:
1T has become evident to all broad
minded, honest and patriotic men that
justice in behalf of the common people
cannot be secured to either of the old
political parties, for the very obvious
reason that the national banks and
trust elements own the leadership of
both. 1t is not generally believed that
no greater blessing can come to the
masses of the common people than the
complete capture of both old party or
ganizations by the cohorts of greed and
monopoly. Even the great intellectual
power and individuality of Mr.. Bryan
are unequal to the task of transform
ing the old Democratic party into a
party of the people for the reason that
its leadership is intrenched in the camp
and behind the breastworks of the
money power, pretending to be Demo-
Gratis, when, in fact, they are galvan-
ized Republicans who secretly and un-
der cover use their money and influence
to foist the Republican party into pow
er. We believe the time has come when
the old Democracy should be discarded
and forced to remain in the camp of
our enemies, where it has pitched its
tent and fought its battles during the
last two campaigns. This can be done
only by abandoning the name Demo
crat' to them and battle for the peoples
cause under some other and better
name.
1--WE have not assembled here for the
purpose of waging war on legitimately
acquired wealth. On the contrary. we
are here to commend the efforts Of
those who seek. honestly and justly,
to accumulate a competency for old age
and the successful prosecution of legit-
innate business enterprises that offer
and maintain equal opportunities for
all and special privileges for none
"Dr. j F. Chambers, of st. Louis,
who announced himself as the Bryan
Democrat member of the Executive
Committee of the Allied Third Party
SAID In part,
"The poison germ is the Democratic
microbe that has marked the Demo-
cratic party for death. We already
have seen it's vile ulcers of putrifac-
tion appear in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Maryland. and Mis-
souri's two United States Senators ap-
pear to be contaminated by its inffu-
ence. To the Bryan Democrats of the
nation wish to say that what we
have received in st. Louis at the hands
of reorganizers. is only what you may
expect throughout the nation. And
the day and the hour is now upon us
to step out of the Democratic party
and step into this movement. which Is
in harmony with our principles. Let
us step out and be men, and give the
old name Democracy and the old and
enfeebled body which has outlived its
usefulness, that stands as it does to-
day. a senile centenarian tottering and
enfeebled, limp, halt, and blind. carry
ing upon its back the mistakes and
crime of q century-give that old car
cass that is now reelxing with filth 10
the Grover Cleveland reorganlzers and
allow them to take it and bury it's
political bones in the potters' field OF
oblivion"
The temporary organization was
made permanent and a committee OF
five. consisting of one Fusion Popuiist
two Middle-o Road Populists. and
two members of the Public ownership
party, was appointed TO prepare an
address 70 the public outlining the