Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-27
KINGMAN COUNTY ALLIANCE RESO-
IUTIONS.

bles We're adopted by the Kingman Coun
ty Farmers Alliance and Industrial Tn
ion OF Kansas February 10, 1890, and ar
given place in these columns by request
Whereas, The financial policy of thi
| government has been such that the cir
culating medium has been contracted
until it is insufficient to meet the bust
ness demands of the country. causing ;
| depression of agricultural industries ant
placing the wealth producers at the mer
cy of the money power, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we. the Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union. of kingmar
| county. Kansas. endorse the articles o
agreement of the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union Of America
| adopted at st. Louis on December 6. 1889
as set forth in the following demands:
| 1. That we demand the abolition o.
national banks and the substitution O.
| legal tender treasury notes, IL lieu OF ma
| tIonal bank notes. issued in suffcien
! volume to do the business of the country
on cash system. regulating the amoun
needed on a per capita basis as the busl
ness interests of the country expand
and that all money issued by the govern
ment shall be legal tender in payment OF
all debts, both public and private.
p That we demand that congress shall
pass such laws as shall etfectually pre-
vent the dealing in futures III agricul
| tural and mechanical productions, pre-
serving stringent procedure III trials as
shall secure prompt conviction and I'M
posing such penalties as shall secure the
most perfect compliance with the Law.
| g. That we demand the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver.
4. That we demand the passage Of
| laws prohibiting alien ownership OF
| lands. and that congress pass such laws
as will compel alien landowners to dis
pose of all real estate owned by them in
| a period of two wears or forfeit owner
ship: and that all lands 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 except that
which is lawfully decided to said corpora
tons.
). Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to ali and special privileges to
none. we demand that taxation, national
or state, shall not be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense of
another. We believe the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people, and
hence we demand that revenues, ma
tional, state or county. shall be limited
to the necessary expense of the govern
ment, economically administered.
6. That congress issue sufficient
amount of fractional currency to facili-
tate exchange through the medium of
the United States mail.
7. That the means of communication
and transportation shall be owned and
operated IN the interest of the people as
is the United States postal system; and
be it further
s. Resolved, That we favor CONNER
cial treaties which will discriminate in
favor of those nations which accept sill
yer as legal tender money as we'll as gold
and against those which have demone-
tized silver.
s. That we advocate free sugar with
bounty to home producers equal to the
present tariff duties), free lumber and
free COAL
10. That we demand such legislation
as will suppress all trusts, pools and com
bines, which interfere with the natural
laws of trade supply and demand.
II. That we recommend that con gresS
make appropriation sufficient to construct
deep water harbors on the Gulf of Mex
leo, for the purpose of opening up more
direct communication and trade with
Central and South America.
u. That we demand economy in our
state and county affairs, and to that end
we favor a reasonable reduction of sala-
rles of county officers.
10. That we demand such legislation
as will reduce the expenses of state and
and county printing fifty per cent.
IL That we will not support for NOM
ination any man for United States sena-
tor, member of congress. state senator or
representative who we have not reason
to believe will, to his utmost ability, aid
in carrying out the objects of the above
resolutions.
TO- Resolved, That we demand the
enactment of law that will prohibit the
rendering of judgments against mort
gagged property on foreclosures. and
make the taking of said property on
foreclosure full payment, ana satisfac-
ton of the same where the property has
deprecated in value since the placing of
the mortgage by reason Of a contraction
of the circulating medium or unjust
legislation.
is. Resolved, That we favor the
adoption of the Australian or similar
method of voting.
II. Resolved, That we favor the
election of United States senators,
president and vice-president by direct
vote of the people.
10. Resolved, That we demand that
our senators and representatives in con-
gress be instructed to pass liberal SER
vice pension law that will do justice to
all honorably discharged soldiers who
so vaIiantly defended our Union IN 1861
to 1865.
10. Whereas, a short time ago a
convention composed of 100 delegates,
representing the retail implement deal
ers of Kansas. met in Kansas City for
the avowed object of forcing Us to buy
our implements from the retail dealers,
and in furtherance of said object they
resolved to boycott all wholesale dealers
and manufacturers i'll order that they
would not trade with US at any terms,
therefore, be it
20. Resolved. That we, the kingman
County Alliance. do fully agree that we
VIII not trade Will any peieoH VI
firm that took any part IN the above
and, further. we hereby
pledge ourselves to stand by any per-
son or firm that is disposed to stand
by us.
p. Resolved, that we present these
resolutions to all newspapers in the state
which are favorable to our cause for
publication.
DAVID WALKER, President.
". J. Madole. Sec'y: Ham Weller. Chm'n: