The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
COMPLETION OF THE UNION.
The National Alliance and In.
dustrial Union.
And The Knights Of Labor

AIlo ne hn1OnCS OF LABOR
Full Text Of The Resolutions.
The following were the bases OF Or
ganic Union between the great labor
associations of St. Louis last week ::
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 6, 1889.
Agreement made this day by and
between the undersigned committee
representing the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union on the
one part and the undersigned COM
mittee representing the Knights of
Labor on the other part.
Witnesseth: The undersigned COM
mittee representing the Knights Of
Labor, having read the demands of
the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, which are embodied
in this agreement, hereby indorse the
same On behalf Of the Knights of La
Dor, and for the purpose OF giving
practical effect to the demands here
in set forth, the legislative commit
tees OF both organizations will act
in concert before Congress for the
purpose of securing the enactment Of
laws in harmony with the demands
mutually agreed.
And it is further agreed in order
to carry out these objects, we will
support for office only such men as
can be depended upon to enact these
principles into statute law uninfu-
enced by party caucus.
The demands are as follows:
1. That we demand the abolition
of national banks, and the substitu-
ton OF legal tender treasury notes in
lieu of national bank notes; issued
in sufficient volume to do the business
of the country on a cash system :;
regulating the amount needed on a
per capita basis as the business inter
ests of the country expand; and that
all money issued by tie Government
shall be legal tender in payment of
all debts, both public and private.
2. That we demand that Congress
shall pass such laws as shall effectu-
ally prevent the dealing in futures OF
all agricultural and mechanical pro-
auctions; preserving stringent sys-
tenn of procedure in trials as shall Sc
cure the prompt conviction, and i'm
posing such penalties as shall secure
the most perfect compliance with the
law.
3. That we demand the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver.
Thot uo diamond Tho noccooo of
laws prohibiting alien ownership OF
land, and that Congress take early
steps to devise some plan to obtain
all lands now owned by aliens and
foreign syndicates; and that all
lands now held by railroad and 9th
er corporations in excess of such as
is actually used and needed by them
be reclaimed by the Government and
held for actual settlers only.
5. Believing in the doctrine OF
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none," we demand that tax
alton, National or State, shall not be
used to build up one interest or
class at the expense OF another.
We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all reven-
ues, national, state or county, shall
be limited to the necessary expenses
of the Government economically and
honestly administered.
6. That Congress issues sufficient
amount OF fractional paper currency
to facilitate exchange through the
medium of the United States mail.
Z. That the means of communica-
ton and transportation shall be
owned by and operated in the inter
est of the people, as is the United
States postal system
For the better protection of the in
terests Of the two organizations, it is
mutually agreed that such seals or
emblems as the National Alliance
and Industrial Union ofAmerica may
adopt, will be recognized and pro-
tected in transit or otherwise by the
Knights of Labor, and that all seals
and labels of the Knights of Labor
will, in like manner, be- recognized
Dy Tile members OF Une ~. L "A. ana
l. U. A.
(Signed) S. B. ERWIN, Chairman.
Z. s. HALL, J. D. HATFIELD,
j. D. HAMMOND, S. B. ALEXANDER,
F. M. BLUNT, D. K. MONS,
B. II. CLOVER, STUMP AsHBY,
NJ. PAGE, r. F. PECK,
J. K. MILES, R. C. BETTY,
w. j. BARTON, w. S. MORGAN,
N. A. DUNNING, J. H. TURNER,
NJ. ADAMS, A. S. MANN,
Who compose the Committee on De.
mands of the N. F. A. and l. U.
T. V. PowDERLY,
A. w. WRIGHT,
RALPH BEAUMONT,
Representing Knights of Labor.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
Adopted the following resolutions for