The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-02
ALLIANCE AND GRANGE,
KANSAS FARMERS.

Action Taken Mt Meeting OF the Leaven.
worth County Alliance.
The Leavenworth County Alliance
held meeting in Tonganoxie, Kas.,
Saturday, February /, 1890. All tho
subordinate Alliances were fully repre-
sented by delegates. The action, of the
meeting is embodied in the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The financial policy Of this
Government has been such that the circulat.
ing medium has contracted until II Is insult
ncient to meet the business demands OF the
country, causing q depression Of agrcultur
81 industries, and placing the wealth pro-
ducers at the mercy Of the Money Power;
therefore. be 1t
Resolved. That We. the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union of Leaven worth Coun
ty, Kas., indorse the articles Of agreement OF
the National Farmers Alliance and In
dustral Union Of America adopted at St.
Louis on December 8, as set forth In the fol.
lowing demands:
l. That we demand the abolition of Ma.
tiOnal banks and the substitution Of legal
tender treasury notes In lieu OF National
bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to do
the business of the country on q cash sys-
tenn; regulating the amount needed on q per
country expand; and that all money issued
Oy the Government shall be legal tender in
payment of all debts, both public and pri.
vate.
2. That we demand that Congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectually prevent
the dealing in futures of all agricultural and
mechanical production prescribing strin-
gent system OF procedure in trials as shall
secure the prompt conviction, and imposing
such penalties as shall secure the most per-
feet compliance with the law.
8. That we demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
1. That we demand the passage Of laws
prohibiting the allen ownership OF land, and
that Congress take early steps to devise
some plan to obtain all lands n ow owned by
aliens and foreign syndicates, and that all
lands now held by railroads, and other cor
pOrations in excess OF such as is actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed by
the Government and held for actual settlers
only.
s. Believing in tho doctrine Of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none. we de.
mand that taxation, National or State, shall
not be used to build up one interest or class
at the expense of another. ~
We believe that the money Of tho ce0ntry
should be kept as much 40 possible n the
hands OF the people, and hence We demand
that revenues, National, State or county,
shall be limited to the necessary expense Of
| the Government, economically and hgnesh'
ly administered. .....
9. That Congress issue q suflclsnt amount
| OF fractional paper currency 10 facilitate
exchange through the medium Of the United
| States mail.
| Z. That the means of communication and
transportation shall be owned by and oper-
| ated in the interest Of the people. as Is the
United States postal system, and that all fur.
ther extension OF the time of payment of the
Union Pacific railroad debts should be de-
MED by Congress, and steps taken to fore
close the mortgage to the Government on
said railroad, as rapidly as said indebted
ness becomes due, to the end that said road
shall be owned and operated by and for the
people.
s. And be e further resolved, That we favor
commercial 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 demonetized
| silver.
9. That We advocate fee sugar with bounty
to home producers equal to tariff duties),
free lumber and free coal.
10. That we demand such legislation as
will suppress all trusts, pools or combines
which interfere with the natural laws Of
trade, namely: supply and demand.
H. Resolved, That we recommend that Con.
gress make appropriations sufficient to con.
struct deep-water harbors on the Gulf OF
Mexico for the purpose of opening up more
direct communication and trade with Cen
trail and South America.
u. Resolved, That we demand economy n
our State and county affairs: to that end W.
favor reasonable reduction of the salarie!
Of county officers.
la Resolved, That we demand that our coun
ty commissioners shall let the county print
ing to the lowest responsible bidder
Il. Resolved. That we demand such legisla-
ton as will reduce the expense OF State ant
county printing fifty per cent.
Is. Resolvsd. That we will not support fol-
the nomination, any man for United States
Senator. member Of Congress, State Senator
or Representative, who will not to his ut
most ability aid In carrying out tho objects
of the above resolutions; and that copies O
the same be sent to each Senator and mem
Der Of Congress from the State of Kansas.
l6 Received, That wei tho Leavenwortl
; County Farmers Alliance. do freely and fully
, indorse the report OF the st. Louis committee
of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union on "The Monetary System" and In
struct our secretary to report our indOrse
, ment to the State secretary with the reques
that he see that It Is placed in the hands o
the committee In charge presenting tho bill
embodiyng said report to Congress.
WHEREAS, Many movements for the ad
vancement of the wealth. prOducers-the as
riculturst and the labOrer-of this count,
, have been thwarted or wrecked by the sub
, sidixed press. fH Fi
WHEREAS, To know the truth about VIII
and what Is depressing the people and VIII
10 getting the profits, and the true remedie
for the evils We indorse, some paper shoul
be taken whose specially Is the telling o
these facts Therefore. be It
: Resolved, That we recommend that eac
) subordinate Alliance subscribe for one o
: more good Alliance papers for the use Of 1t
lecturer, and that each member subscrib
for such papers for his own use.
Resolved, That we urge all members OF tn
Farmers Alliance to watch their politics
/, papers closely, and II any treat MS unfairl
. in any way, see that 1t enters your house n
2 more-warmng an adder In your bosom
= bad policy.
WHEREAS, The frequent and free intel
change of thought and feeling is an cssentii
Q preparations for unity Of action, and unit
n of action IL necessary to the success OF tn
/, Farmers Alliance and Industrial UnioI
: Therefore, be 1t
) Received, ~ That we will do all In OIL
power to secure the free interchange I
{ Thought and feeling among our brother
= (2). That we recommend each subordinat
y Alliance to appoint ono or more mon
bers to visit other Alliances to inform the
Il members what his Alliance is doing and
q inform his Alliance what others are doing.
, J.LEA SIMPSON,
Secretary Leavenworth County Alliance.
q THE MINNESOTA ALLIANCE.
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