The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-02-23
They Also Justly Demand That Cor
porations for Pecunlary Profit Shall
he Taxed the same rs individuals.

whom all motions and resolutions
relating tn legislation should be refer
red, was appointed. consisting of the
following. Alverson, of Warren;
Morphis. of PontotOc; Hall, of Tate;
Potter. of Union: Martin. of Copiah;
Drake. of DcSoto; Mostly, of Lauder
dale: Rcdditt, of Carroll.
After retiring for deliberation, the
Committee on Resolutions made the
following partial report:
lSt. Resolved. That il is the sense
of the Farmers Alliance of the state
or Mississippi, now assembled at the
city of Jackson, that there should be a
new constitution for the people of this
State. and that we regard as imprac-
ticablc the proposition to remedy the
Objectionable features of the constitu-
ton now in force, by submitting
amendments to be voted on at a
general election.
ID Resolved. That we noted with
interest and pleasure the introduction
of bill in the present Legislature,
submitting to the people the question
of Constitutional Convention, and
we heartily approved the passage of
said bill by both branches of the Leg
islature. and we do hereby express our
thanks to the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives who
advocated and voted for the same.
That we hereby express our surprise
and regret at the action of the Cover
nor in vetoing said bill, and it is the
opinion of this body that the exercise
of the veto in this instance was an i'm
proper use of that power.
4th. Resolved that we respectfully urge
the Legislature now i'll session to make
another effort to submit the question
to the people, avoiding what seems to
be the main objection of the Governor
as manifested i'll his veto message, by
fixing the time beyond the ensuing
Presidential election.
A motion to strike out all references
to Governor Lowry was tabled with
only two dissenting votes. The reso =
lutions were then adopted by prac-
tically unanimous vote, and afterward
il committee of ) appointed to wait
upon and present Il copy to the
Governor.
The following directors of the AL
lance Exchange were elected.
LIST. Congressional district, I. IL.
Freeman, of Lee: j. w. Kergsly, of
Union: 2nd districts. G. English, o.
Pamela; J. S. Wade, ofUnion; 3rd dis
trict, W. 5. Barrett, of Washington;
J. 5. Austin, of Warren; 4th. Il. l..
Hannah. of Choctaw; J. G. Miller, of
Clay; 9Th, McRea Mosby, of Lauder
dale; j. G. Hamilton, of Holmes; 9th,
J. j. benson, of Lawrence; 10. Hyde,
of Pike; eth, 7. l.. Darden, of Jetfer
son; r. f. Hutchins, of Kinds; State
at Large, ID. l.. Smythe, of A ITALIA.
At the open session of the Alliance
Tuesday night in the Representatives
Hall, an address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mayor Henry on the part of the
city, and +. l.. Martin, of theNew Mis-
on behalf of the local sub
ordinate Alliance. These addresses
were responded to on the part Of the
visiting Alliances of the State, by JnO.
H. Anderson, formerly of the koscius-
ko Star, but now of the New MISSISSIPPI
plan. A number of those present
We're then called upon and responded,
them Messrs. Davis, bennett
and Terry.
The following additional resolutions
were passed by the Farmers Alliance
Wednesday:
Believing that the true principles of
Democracy only claims the enactment
of equitable laws, both State and ma
tiOnal, to the end that all classes of our
people may enjoy that justice guar
antced in our State and Federal Con-
stitutiOn, and the abrOgation of all
that do not bear equal upon labor and
capital; and
Whereas, Former legislatures in
granting charters to corporations have
been too liberal i'll their privileges and
and franchises, contrary to the consti-
tuition where it expressly says that
1.-THE property of all corporations for
pecuniary profit, shall be subject to
taxation the same as that of individu-
ais" and that Taxation shall be
equal and uniform throughout the
State. All property shall be taxed
in proportion to its value, to be ascer
tain as directed by law" Therefore be
it
Resolved, That We, the Farmers
Alliance of the State of Mississippi in
session in the city of jackson, demand
of our Representatives and Senators
now in session who believe in "equal
rights to all, and special privileges to
nome" to show their manhood, and
carry out their pledges to the people,
and help them to throw off the yoke of
corporate greed by voting for Senate
bill No. 1O7, measure that only claims
in the name of justice and right, that
each and every individual, corpora
ton. or company shall bear it's just
proportion of the burdens of govern
ment.
Henry l.. Jackson, of jackson, says