The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-06-28
TIE ALLIANCE PLATFORM.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the recent alliance meeting
l,EsOLUrIONS.

RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That we, the farmers and
laborers of South Dakota, believe and
most emphatically Ieiterate the saying
that "God helps those who help them
Selves" and pledge our most earnest
efforts to assist in laying the fennda-
tion of our new and grand state on
broad and generous plan, and pledge
our united influence to secure a full
representation at all primaries, county.
district and state convention, and see
too that no delegates are elected to
represent us except such as are ID full
sympathy with our aims and interests,
as expressed in our alliance platform,
as we'll as men possessing the ability
to procure legislation as will best mete
out Justice and prosperity to men who
till the soil, as well as those who toll
in mines and shops, for under God the
people should rule; that it is the sentl-
ment of this alliance that onr object
can be best attained through the ma
chinery of our respective parties, as
we are in large majority III both OF
them, and we have only to make a Sys-
tematic effort to possess ourselves OF
them; that we deem the use OF proxies
in all meetings and conventions as
against good public policy and govern
ment, and strongly favor the abolish
ment of the proxy system, and request
our central commissioners TO state IN
their calls that no proxies will be ac-
cepted; that in the interests of econ
omy and justice we ask the constl-
tutional convention to provide some
thing similar to the Australian system
of elections for this fall, and also that
they provide for holding the election
for state and national officers on a
different day from the capital, the con-
stitution and it's amendments; that we
demand from the republican and DEM
ocratic central committees that they
call the state conventions not earlier
than September 1st nor later than Sep
telnber 10th, to the end that farmers
may be able to attend; that as farm
ers' alliance we have taken no part in
any capital scheme or in Investment
companies.
Resolved, That the Dakota Ruralist
be the official paper OF the Dakota Far
mers' alliance. BE it further
Resolved, That we will not support
any paper that is not in sympathy with
| the alliance movement and will not
give it friendly support; that we con-
slider it an insult to every member Of
the alliance for any paper to speak Of
our officers in a disgraceful manner;
we further declare that our motto
shall be ian injury to one is the con-
cern of ALL"
TILE PLATFORM.
ALI public necessities, SO far as prac-
ticable, should be owned and controlled
| by the government and managed in
such way that no class should be
allowed to exact unjust rates for the
use thereof second, cur railroads should
be SO controlled by the government as
to be run In the interests of the people
upon an actual cost basis; third, the
establishment of monetary system
in which circulating medium in
necessary quantities shall issue direct
to the people without the intervention
of banks. The national issue shall be
fulllegal tender in payment ofall debts,
pul lie and private, and that the govern
ment shall not recognize or grant any
private banks or create any banking
corporations; fourth, equal and just
taxation; fifth, prohibition, state and