Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-06
ALLIANCE COLUMN.
This DepaI tment is edited by the Dickinson
County Farmers Alliance.
DEMANDS OF THE FARMERS
ALLIANCE.
Equal Rights to all, Special Privileges
to None.
PLATEORM

Agreement made this day Dec 8, 1889 at st
Louis by and between the undersigned o ~
mIttee representing the National Farmers
Alliance Industrial Unto on the one part
ann the undersigned committee represent
ing the knights OF Labor on the other part
witness: rhe undersigned committee, rep
/ reSenting IN Knights or Labor, having read
| the demands of The National Farmers AL
lance and Industrial Union, which are eul-
bodied in the agreement, hereby indorse the
/ Same on behalf of the Knights Of Labor and
| for the purpose OF practical effects to the de
mands herein set forth, the legislative COM
m. tees of both organizations will act in con-
cert before conKress Ior the purpose of Sc
curing the enactment OF laws in harmony
| with the demand mutually sgreed.
And it is further sgreed. l. order to carry
out these objects, we will support for once
only such men as can be depended upon to
enact these principles into statute law unin-
| tuenced BY party caucus
| The demands are as follows:
| ]. That We demat d the abolition of Ma
| tional banks. and the substitution of legal
| tender treasury note in lieu OF Ma ional 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 he business interests of the
! country expand; and that all money issued
by the government shall be legal tenuer in
payment OF all debts, both public and pri-
/ Nate.
2. That we demand that congress sh IL
pass such laws as shall effvctualIy prevent
the dealing in fu ures of all agricultural and
mechanical productions, preserving strin-
gent system of procedure in trials as shall
| secure the prompt conviction. and imposing
such penalties as shall insur the most per
feet compliance with the law.
3 That we demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
4. That We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership OF land, and
that congress take arly steps TO devise
some plan to obtain ali lands nov owned by
aliens foreign synd1cates; and that all lands
now held by railroad ana otner corporations
in excess of such as is actually used by the,n
be reclaimed by the government and held
fCr actual settlers Only.
SanevIng IN the doctrine of sequ,l
rights to a. and special privileges TO none,"
we demand that tax tion, national or state,
shall not be used Ia build up one interest o..
class at etXpeI Sc of another.
We believe thai the money of The country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands or the people, and hence we demand
that all revenue, nationa', tate or county,
shall be limited TO the necessary expense OF
the goVernH ent economically and honestly
al ministered.
6. That congress issue a sufficient amount
OF fractional paper currency 10 facilitate ex-
change throue h the medium of the United
states mail.
transportation hall be owned by and ope-
rated in the inte' est Of the people, as is the
nited states I-lal Services,
For the better protection of tho interests
OF the two organizations, it is mutually
agreed That such sens or emblens as the Ma
tonal Alliance and Industrial Union of
Aulerlct may aoOpt Will De recognized and
prOtec' ed in transit or otherwise by the
KNIGHTS OF Labor, and that all seals aud Ia
beis of the knights of Labor will, in lis e
manner. be- recognized by The members of
the NatiOna Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union of America
iSignedl ;. b. IRWIN, Chairman
$. HALL. j. ID. HATFIELD
j. ID. HAMMOND, =. Il ALEXANDER,
Z. Nj BLUNT, ID. ". NoNIs,
b. III GLOVER, STUMP Ashley,
M PAGE, X. r. PECK,
j. III. MILES, q. BETTf,
W. Ii. BARTON. w. y. MOKGAN,
y. a. DUNNING, =. II. TURNER,
NJ. ADAMS, A. S. MANN.
no compose the committee on demands of
the n. +. a. and I. u.
T.V. POwDEELY,
y. w. WRIGHT,
RALPH BEAUMONT.
Representing X lights of Labor.