The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-05
Dakota Farmers, Alliance.

At the last days meeting of the Da-
kota Farmers alliance at Huron the fol-
lowing platform and resolutions were
adopted:
!. All public necessities, 80 far as practic.
able, should be owned and controlled by the
government and managed In such a yay that
no class should be allowed to exact Unjust
rates for the use thereof.
.. Our railroads should be so controlled by
the government rs to be run in the interests
OF the people upon an actual cost basis.
.. The establishment Of a monetary system,
IN which a circulating medium in neces sary
Iuantltles Shall issue directly to the people
without intervention of banks. that the Ma.
tlonal issue shall be full legal tender In pay
ment OF all debts, public or private, and that
the government shall not recognize or guar
antee any private banks or create any bank
Ing corporations.
4. Equal and just taxation.
5. Prohibition, state and national.
q. Election of United States senate by di.
rect vote of TIE people.
Z. Courts of arbitration, that Justice, not
precedent, may be given.
5. The Australian system OF voting.
y. The abolition OF the contract system by
our national, state and municipal govern
ment.
10. The prohibition, by law, Of the employ
ment OF children under Is years of age in
mines, factories and shops.
II. 10 prohibit the hiring out OF convict
labor.
THE
The committee on resolutions named by
President Loucks had something of a difficult
task to perform, but did their work we'll. The
resolutions were carefully considered and re.
hect the sentiment of the entire alliance and
practically OF the Knights OF Labor. Follow
ing are the resolutions aloptcd.
Resolved, That we, the farmers and labor
ers OF South Dakota, believe and most en-
phatically ~reitcrate the saying .'That God
helps those who help themselves" and pledge
our most earnest efforts to assist in laying
the foundation of our new and grand state
on a broad and generous plan and pledge our
united influence to secure a full representa-
ton at all primaries, county, district and
state conventions and see toit that no dele
gates are elected to represent us except such
as arein full sympathy witt our alliance plat
form, as we'll as men possessing the ability to
procure legislation that will best mete out
Justice and prosperity to the men who till the
soil, us well as those who toll In the mines
aud shops, for "under God the people should
rulc.o
2. That 1t is the sentiment Of this alliance
that our object can be best attained through
The machinery Of our respective parties, as
we are In a large majority in both of them,
and we have only to make a systematic effort
to possess ourselves of them.
3. That we deem the use of proxies In all
meetings and conventions as against good
public policy and government, and strongly
favor the adjustment OF the proxy system,
and request our central committees to state
in their calls that nc proxies will be &C
cepted.
4. That In the interests of economy and
justice we ask the constitutional convention
to provide something similar to the Austral-
Ian system Of elections for the elections this
fall, and also that they provide for holding
the election for state and national officers on
a different day from the election for the CAD
ita1, the constitution and its amendment.
D. That we demand from the republican
and democratic central committees that they
call the state conventions not earlier than
September J.. nor later than September 10, 70
the end that farmers may be able to attend.
q. That as q Farmers alliance we have
taken no part In any capital schemes or in
vestment companies.
Resolved, That's as the Dakota Ruralist is
tho otlicinl paper of Dakota Farmers alliance
that we will give it cur financial support
by subscribing and using our best endeavors
10 get others 10 subscribe for 1t. Be 1t fur
ther
Resolved, That we will not support any
paper that is not In sympathy with the ALI
ance movement aud will not give 1t lite
friendly support. We further
Resolve, That we consider it an insult to
every member OF the alliance for any paper
TO speak OF our Officers and leaders in a dis
graceful manner.
We further declare that our motto shall be,
An iIjnly to one Is the concern OF all" This
free trade resolution was presented and fell
Ike a thunderbolt upon the meeting:
"Resclved, That while we have a free mar.
ket toseHin we demand a free market TIC