Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-13
ALLIANCE DEMANDS.


Abolition OF National Banks and tho Free
Coinage OF silver.
OcALA. Fla, Dec 9-Early in the
forenoon session Of the Alliance the
financial policy Of the order came up
for discussion under the report OF the
committee on Legislation. This report
as to the financial policy, contained the
following amended demands:
First-we demand the abolition Of Nation.
al banks. We demand that the Governments
shall establish sub .treasurles or repositories
In the several states which shall loan money
direct To the people at II low rate OF interest,
not to exceed . per cent per annun on non.
perishable farm products and also upon real
estate with proper limitations upon the
quantity OF land and amount Of money. We
demand that the amount Of the circulating
medium be speedily increased TO not less
than $50 per capita.
Second-We demand that Congress shall
pass such laws rs shall chcctually prevent
the dealing In futures ON MI agricultural
and mechanical products, preserving
stringent system of procedure In trials such
rs shall secure the prompt conviction of Of
Tenders and tho imposition OF such penalties
as shall secure the most perfect compliance
with the law.
Third-wc condemn the silver bill recently
passed by Congress and demand in lieu
thereof the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver.
Fourth-Wc demand the passing OF laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land and that
Congress take prompt action to devise some
plan TO obtain all lands now owned by aliens
and foreign syndicates. and that all lands
now held by railroads and other corporations
I'm excess of such as Is actually used and
needed by them be reclaimed by the Govern.
ment and held for actual settlers only.
Flfth-Bclievlng In the doctrine Of equal
rights to all and special privileges to none.
we demand that our National legislation
shall be so framed In the future as not to
build up one industry at the expense OF an.
other. we further demand reduction OF
the existing heavy tariff from the necessities
OF life that the people OF our land must have.
We further demand just and equal system
OF graduated tax on incomes. We believe
that the money OF the country should be
kept ns much rs possible In the hands OF the
people, hence we demand that all National
and State revenues shall be limited to the
necessary expenses OF the Governments
economically and honestly administered.
Sixth-we demand the most rigid, honest
and just State and National Governmental
control and supervision of the means OF
public communication and transportation,
and II this control ind supervision does not
remove the abuses now existing, We demand
the Government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
Colonel Livingstone, OF Georgia, Of.
fered resolution amending the first
section Of the demands so that the vol.
umo Of currency issued should not be
less than $50 per capita of the entire
which was agreed to.
Speeches were made by Davis Of
Kentucky, Wade OF Tennessee, DR..
Macune, Harry Brown Of Georgia. Har-
ry Brown OF Texas, and the demands Of
the National Farmers Alliance and In.
dustrial Union were adopted by a vote
OF scventy-nine to nine
At the afternoon session Mr.. Wardell,
OF South Dakota, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Alliance pro-
tested against the passage Of the cleo
tons bill, stating the reason for this
motion was q feeling that this protest
would retard the progress OF the Alli-
ance in the North and West and would
be considered partisan.
Mr.. Hall, of Missouri, moved to lay
the motion on the table, which was
agreed to-56 to 49, Those States vot-
ing against the tabling motion were
Illinois, Texas, Indiana, South and
North Dakota There was q divided
vote in Arkansas, Missouri, West Viz.
ginia, Nebraska and Kansas
Washington was abandoned for the
place OF holding the next meeting and
the National Legislative council will de.
eide at its first meeting upon some city
either in Indiana or Illinois
Delegate Carr. OF North Carolina, pre-
sented q memorial Of the National
Farmers Alliance to the Congress Of
the United States with reference to the
Conger lard bill now pending. This
recites that the delegates ask
that Congress enact as soon as possible
Senate bill No 8. 9S1, known as the Pad
dock pure food bill, which was intro.
duced by Senator Paddock. Of Nebraska,
ut the instance Of the Farmers Alliance
Of that State for the reasons that the
delegates believe that II the bill be-
comes law it will prevent adulteratiOn
and misbrandtng OF food preparations
and drugs, now so largely and generally
practiced to the great injury OF the agri-
cultural interests Of the country, the
health Of the people and the morals Of
the business public.
Some short speeches followed the
Of the memorial and the
adopted the following resolu-
tons amid tremendous applause:
Resolved. That we are opposed to the
COnger bill and that we favor the passage Of
the Paddock pure food bill.
The remainder OF the afternoon ses-
sion was chiefly devoted to inside mat
tsrs relating to the Alliance.
At the night session . resolution was
passed favoring the establishment Of
postal savings banks A committee was
appointed to arrange for good summer
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