St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-09
ALLIANCE REFORMS.
Full Text of the Many Changes
They Want in Legisla-
ton.
They Demand the Abolition
of All the National
Banks,
Condemn the Silver Bill and
Denounee Alien Land
Ownership.
Mr.. Loueks, of South Dakota,
Has the Courage OF His
Convictions.

OCALA. Fla, Dec. S-The National
Farmers Alliance assembled again this
morning at $50. Early in the forenoon
session OF the Alliance the financial
policy of the order came up for discus
sion under the report of the committee
on legislation. This report, as to the
financial policy, contained the following
amended demands:
List of Demands.
First-We demand the abolition of IA
tional banks; we demand that the gov
ernment shall establish sub. treasures
or repositories in the several states,
which shall loan money direct to the
people at a low rate of interest, not 10
exceed per cent per annum on nom
perlShable farm Products ANA 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 in
creased to not less than $50 per capita.
Second-Ne demand that congress
shall pass such laws as shall effectually
prevent the dealing in futures on all
agricultural and mechanical produc-
tons. preserving 4 stringent system of
procedure IN trials such as shall secure
the prompt conviction of offenders and
the imposition of such penalties as shall
secure the most perfect compliance with
the law.
Third-We condemn the silver bill
recently passed Ivy congress, and de-
mand i'll lieu thereof the free and un-
limited coinage of silver.
Alien Land Ownership.
FOurth-We demand the passage of
laws nrOniiitingr .alin,l ,.F
land, aud that congress take prompt
action to devise some plan to obtain all
lands NOW owned by aliens and foreign
SyndlcattS, and that all lands now held
by railroads and other corporations in
excess OF such as is actually used and
needed by them be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers
only.
F'ifth-Believing in the doctrine of
equal rights to all and special priv
ilegeS to none, we demand at our
national legislation shall be so framed
Ill the future aS not to build up one in
duSJry at the expense of another. We
further demand removal of the exist
ing heavy tax from the neceSSaries of
life, that the poor OF our land must
have. We further demand Just and
equitable system of graduated tax on
incomes. We believe that the money
as 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 government,
economically and honestly admins
tered.
SiXth-We demand the most rigid,
honest ami just state and national con
troll and supervision of the means of
communication and transportation. and
fhis
remove the abuses now eXiSing we de-
mand the government ownership of
such means of communication and
transportation.
\ spirited debate followed the intro
ductIon of this report.
Mr.. Loucks. of south Dakota,
was one OF the first speakers at the fore
no"n meeting. He moved with refer
e. to loans OF money on farm prod
UcJ-i to strike out the word ''farm." but
lie was interrupted by Col. Livingston.
OF Georgia, suggesting that this change
would make all products come under
this demand. and would be in one sense
Iii the Interests of manufacturers
who have already had quite enough
OF class legislation. He there
fore, would suggest that in place of
farm" the word understandable" be
substituted, which Mr.. Loucks agreed
to. An amendment in this form pro-
VOked spirited discussion. Mr.. DaVie,
of Kentucky, offered a long preamble
and resolution to take the place of the
first demand, and from this point on the
speakers addressed themselves to both
the LOuckS and the Davie amendments,
lndiscriminately.
The Subtreasury Plan.
Mr.. Hall said that every dollar that
he had in the world was invested in
farms and lands, and that none of his
property was less than seventeen miles
from the nearest town aud nearest rail-
road. He was, therefore, as much in
terested i'll this subject as anybody, but
did lot indOrse the Subtreasury plan.
Il am" lie said, "uncompromiSingly
opposed to this scneme, and for the fol
lowing reasons:
First. it is in violation of the constitu-
ton OF the United States; second, it is
subYersiye of. and directly opposed to
the constitution. principles and demands
Of our own order: third, it is unjust and
ilrqultable: fourth, it is very eXtrav-
agant; fifth, il would bring financial
ruin to the farmers of our entire country
and to all other classes OF business;
sixth, 1t Will have, ana is now having
the effect of drawing
The Minds of Farmers
and other laborprs of our country from
the greatest curse of tht age. class leg
lslation, and, if adopted, Will commit us
to that principle VIII CHI will faSten these
curses upon Us for ali time"
MIR. Hall then took UP the objections
III the order named and discussed them
with many forcible arguments and Illus
trationS. President Hall said that the
SubtreaSury measure was purely ''clasS
legislation" and he argued at length in
proof of his statement. Among other
thing on this point he said:
Ut would lose us millions of members
III our order, the esteem, aid and Sym-
pathY of thousands OF religious. agri-
cultural and political papers that have
alded us III the past, and the confidence
OF all the good men and women who
have bid us godspeed. 1t is my opin-
ION, based on my experience gained in
travelling and featuring in LOG out OF Iii
counties of our state while our state
lecturer, that if our order should take
such step IL would destroy the order
III Missouri i'll less than ninety days"
Corn Stealing.
Jerry Simpson. congressman-elect
from Kansas. said that state last wear
raised 270.00O.000 bushels OF corn, which
the farmer sold at prices varying from
I5E TO AZ cents per bushel, but that
OF the entire amount the grain gamb.
ierS in Chicago got control of 24O.-
0OO,00O bushels, and sold it at 4j
cents per bushel, which took $50, 600, OOo
from the pockets of the farmers of Kan
Sas: If the United States government
had protected the farmer as it protects
gamblers, this never Gould have hap
pened. 1t the farmers had got this S6J.-
100000 they could have devoted $50
100000 of it to the paymen,
of farm mortgages and have
raised the remainder for home