The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-12-04


The declaration Of principles by the
Farmers Alliance Of Pennsy ylvania helps
to throw light upon the nature Of the
movement and does away with the
Democratic claims that the Mckinley
bill and the question OF protection we're
the main causes OF the recent .Republi.
can defeat. At their recent State Con.
vention the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, There is great depression
in the agricultural interest OF the
country, and great stringency exists in
money matters; and
WHEREAS, The tax laws of this State
are unjust, inequitable and oppressive,
made in the interest of favored classes,
and to the injury Of the masses of the
people; therefore, belt
~ ResolUed, That the revenue or tax
laws of this State should be revised by
the next Legislature 30 that every
species of property, real, personal and
mixed, lands, bonds, stocks, monies, ETC.,
be made to bear its due proportion of
the public burdens, in order to relic We
the owners of real estate from the unjust
taxation to which they are now subject
ed.
(2) Resolved, That the volume OF the
currency is wholly inadequate tor the
business interests of the country, and by
reason thereof the value of all kinds of
property has been brought upon the
country and for relief in this direction
we favor the free coinage of silver, and
deprecate any discrimination in favor of
one kind OF money at the expense of
another
(3) Resolved, That we are opposed to
all kinds of trusts and combines whereby
the necessaries Of life,-fuel, clothing,
and all articles which enter into daily
use and consumption,--ar abnormally
enhanced in price, to the great injury of
the masses.
(4) Resolved, That we are opposed to
the policy of allowing foreigners to own
and hold large bodies of land in this
country for speculative purposes for it
tends to create a monopoly in the soil
similar to that existing in certain Euro
pean countries where the executive
landlord system prevails
(5) Resolved, That free and honest
elections imperatively demand secret
ballot; and we most earnestly request
the Legislature at once to call State
Convention for the purpose of making
the necessary provision for securing a
secret ballot for the voters of this State
at the earliest possible time
t6) Resolved, That notwithstanding
nearly all classes OF persons, except the
farming and industrial classes, have had
special legislation beneficial to them.
selves; yet as We regard class legislation
wholly wrong and inequitable, we shall
not demand it for ourselves, but we shall
demand from henceforth equal and ex.
act justice to all. y
(0 Resolved, That we hold that the
Constitution of the United States shall
be amended, requiring the election of
United States Senators by direct vote
of the people, in order that higher
order of talent may be secured in that
body, and men prevented from securing
the position by means of their wealth
alone, and filling the Senate with million
aires regardless of the proper qualifica-
ton.
(8) Resolved, That we are in hearty
sympathy with all the industrial classes
OF our land, and trust that by all lawful
means they may co operate to bring
about the much needed reforms in legis.
lation and other wise, and secure the
rights that Justly belong to them.