Show r f THE ST ST. Tho Tiso Farmers Farmers' Alliance and Other Organizations Meet to Form a Nit t Party The National Industrial Conferences I met thet in i St St. st Louis on 0 the A committee On credentials composed of two members of tach ech organization represented W was appointed and reported Tuesday recommend recommend- that the f following t ks t 1 h 6 seated scaled I 25 is' is Atlan M t F g of bf tt tab tabor 9 97 National F Farmers Farmers' Alliance 25 2 Na National iona Citizens Citizens' Alliance Alance b 7 Colored F M M. B. B A A. 27 7 N National Citizens Citizens' Independent Alliance Al Al- liance 73 Patrons of in Industry 25 Patrons of l Husbandry total 07 The Tho Farmers Farmers' Farers' Farers Alliance All Alli titles ance was wn given 23 25 2 delegates ei g gittes es at itt tt large and 13 minor detached h c aU Organisations is and bid in Individuals Individuals' ltd a W given diven n a I representation of el f 53 5 5 Ignatius Connelly Donnely moved an amendment t that at jUss Miss Francis Willard Lady Somerset Clara Hoffman n and F. F lJ III gaUs be seated as l delegates representing time the National Womans Woman's Christian Temperanc Union t The amendment amend amend- l ment adopted ft was a greeted with wih d deafening A AIt ehe cheers find It was wa resolved that thU i during ng a recess reces a i committee com cern on on platform jc appointed on a compromise com corn promse promise basis each nat to t have havo t three rec representatives on the platform committee and each state stat stat one representative ter moved tovel lh election electon of President President dent ent Polk of the c as ls I t perma permanent 1 heat nent lent chairman of the tM ii r. r The Te Fa Farmers Farmers' Farm 1 ers ers' AI Alliance him hm 1346 2 votes t the e F. F F F. M. M B. B A. A their 53 votes and abd Ind t th knights th their lr 82 83 he The Fhe announcement o of the vote of the Knights made by Powderly personally was greeted With great cheering Jn e voting went on Solidly tot for Polk Poll even the ul Colored Alliance Alance wheeling int into li ui him him The colored colored color color- ed eti men then got gt Ji ii I hearty cheer ebee from the Polk olk men mentor for tor the Compliment On lm nt 1 Mr dr after the balloting had proceeded proceed proceed- ed somewhat further appeared on oa the stage bud and stated that the US use b his name had hod ha been without his bis knowledge e d he ho desired to withdraws Withdraw Polk's Folks dee elee on wa was now made Unanimous without t any toly ary more nore friction John JoM Vf W. Hayes ayes of bf th tb the Knights knight Of f Labor w was ira made secretary bf of f th the c by common common cornmon com corn mon consent i Congressman Simpson of Kansas Kansa introduced a resolution favoring the establishment of a a permanent census with ih special powers to gather farming faring statistics Adopted During the evening ej echea were made and the convention adjourned until Wednesday Wednes day to await avalt the te report of the committee on resolutions Wednesday morning Ignatius Ignatus Donnelly Donnely for forthe forthe forthe the an presented their re re- re re report port port It I comprises a O long address to the people pea peo peo people plc of the country and ends end with th the followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing We a assert sert that a 1 political organization representing rep representing rep resenting the political principle herein stated is b necessary to redress redess of which w we e complain In order to t restrain of aggregated gated capital to drive the money changers out of the temple to t fum a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility tran- tran provide for the common defense pro pio- mote the general welfare and secure the tho th blessing of liberty for ourselves and our posterity posterity pos pos- we ordain and establish the tho following platform of principles First First We We declare t the union unon of the labor so societies societies sO of the tho United States this day accomplished pushed permanent and perpetual il May it bein be beIn bein in all al hearts for the salvation of the republic and the uplifting of mankind Second Wealth Second Second Wealth to him who creates creat s it Every dollar dolar taken from Industry without an equivalent Is robbery If I any will wi not work neither shall he heat pat V The Interests Interest of rural and urban labor same their enemies enemies ene ene- mies arc aro e S I r Cavanaug thc li f pr the c follo following fol fol- fol- fol lo lowing g on behalf behal o A o ort omi plat 3 J V t e demand a natIon nr r afi M d' d sound and flexible issued by bY the only as a full fuU leg legal tender for all nI debts debt public and private and that without the use ue of banking a just equable and efficient means of distribution di direct direct direct di- di to the people and nd not apt to t exceed 20 per percent cent to t be provided fo for Ins as set forth in the treasury sub plan of ot the Farmers Farmers' Alliance Alance or orsome orsome orsome some better system also in its Is discharge of its It or ns' for public improvements im im- provement j I We demand a free free and ad unlimited coinage eoln ge of silver siver J 1 We demand that the amount o 0 of circulation medium be speedily Increased not to not less leos than 50 0 per capita I We demand a graduated inco e tax ta We believe beleve that the money of I the country should be kept as a much as a po Ible In the hands of the people and w we e de and that a all state stat and national revenues sha shau be limited to t the necessary expense of tho the go government economically econ eeoc and honestly honesty ad administered red We demand that postal savin savings s banks be es established established es- es by the government fo for the safe lafe deposit deposit deposit de de- de- de posit of the earnings of ot th t people and to facilitate legislation The Tho land including all al the n a tural sources of wealth is the heritage of ef all 11 the he be people and should shoud not be monopolized fo 10 special purposes pur- pur poses while alien aleu ownership o 0 land should be prohibited All Al lands now eld by corporations corporations corpor corpor- in excess of their needs need ard and all al lands now held beld by alier s should be reclaImed reclaimed reclaimed re re- re- re claimed by the government an J held for ac actual actual ac- ac ae setters settlers Transportation being a 1 mean nican of exchange and a public necessity th the gov ov t should own and operate the railroads 11 the te interest of the people The Tha The telegraph and nfl nd telephone like the tho system being eIng a necessity for the transmission of news should be owned and mind operated by the government t in the Interests interests Inter inter- ests est of the people 5 We demand that the ent issue legal tender notes nots to pay the U Union on soldiers the difference between n the price 0 of the he depreciated money In which they were pai pal 1 and gold The Te reading of the tho platform was wa received with wih great enthusiasm A Swayne then ten offered a a plank In iii favor favot of eight eight- hour hou labor but I it was wa claimed th that t he be was was not a delegate and he ho was a n as forcibly expelled creating great confusion Miss IS Willard offered offered offer offer- ofer- ofer ed resolutions In favor of womans woman's suffrage and prohibition o but they were were voted down A res resolution luton was Vias adopted u urging that the question queston of f womans woman's suffrage be Ie 1 c considered by byte bythe bytho the tho te legislature of each sta state The platform was adopted unanimously convention adjourned sine die de The re was wa very er disorderly during the tho atro anti and very ver little regard was WI patt par to par I law S At a 1 meeting held afterward by the tho executive ex cx- e- e committee committe It was wa decided to t hold a convention on July M ti nominate candidates candidates candi candi- dates for president nt and aud vie v s president |