The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-09
THE ALLIANCE MAKES DEMANDS.
Low Tariff, Free Coinage of Sill
yer, the Sub-Treasury Bill,
government Control of Railroads srs
Telegraph Lines, and the a,,,,,,;
National Banks Among the Most Inn
P"rtant Demands The Platform,
Adopted After n Spirited Debate.

National Banks Among the Most -
P"rtant Demands The Platform,
Adopted After n Spirited Debate.
ocA'.A' Fla. Dec. ST. speciall-Tho
national Farmers Alliance assembled
again this morning at $50. After
routine work and few speeches, giving
newspaper correspondents a drubbinp
because they have secured information
oil the proceedings beyond that pivep
'"' ny inc press committee. the conyen-
'ioh listened to report of the commit
Oeo on legislation, with reference to tho
SUD treasury bill, and this matter was
"noer discussion for over two hours.
ne exact natur" of the report and
,nc discussion thereon has not vet been
,c'iheu' OUT u warmer CONTROVERSY bns
oeeh gong on all morning, if one nav
Judge by the sound of voices. apnlousn
anu frequent raps of President Folks
gaVei' sounds of which come throurh
Wv" NV open windows OF the convention hall.
nc report is said to have recon-
"'chucu numerous changes in tho bill as
originally drawn, presumably with the
purpose OF securing Democratic sspnort
! Tor this measure.
captain {. y. Power, OF Indiana. has
ocen circulating petition to tho Ma
uonai Alliance. asking that il reverse
~, ~, acton of Saturday night. naming
washington, ID. G., the third Tuesday
III November, as the time and place for.
,o',n;ns ,ne next annual meeting, and
making indianapolis the place. Many
signatures havo been secured alre,dy
among the delegates. and it is predicte.,
that change will he made
ABOUT hair the delegates. with the
,""ics' nave gone on an excursion TO-
Jay to the ilomasSa phosphate fields
and the Gulf coast
1T Is now predicted that the Alli,nca
! may remain III session two or three DAVIS
| longer. ""SS
Early in the forenoon session of tho
Alliance the financial policy Of ,hn orJn,.
came up Tor discussion under the rnnort
Oh the committee on legislation. This
report aS TO the financial policy con-
'ainru following amended demands:
firSt-N @ demand tho abolition of
national banks. We demand that tho
| government shall establish sun- trcasur
ics OF repositories in several States
when shalt loan money direct to tho
people at a low rate OF interest not to
cAoer" TWO per cent. per annum OH non
perishablc farm products and also unon
real estate with proper limitations
upon the quantity of land and tho
| amount OF money. We demand
that the amount of circulating
medium be speedily Increased TO not
less than $50 per capita
seconds We demand that Congress-
snail pass such laws rs Shall clrectuallv
prevent tho dealing in futures on all
AGRICULTURAL and mechanical produc-
lions preserving stringent system of
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prompt conviction and imposition OF
such penalties as shall secure a most
perfect compliance with the law
lhlrd-Wc condemn the silver bill
recently passed by Congress and de
'hanu III lieu thereof free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
Fonrth-Wc demand the massage of
laws prohibiting alien ownership of
iahu' anu that Congress take prompt
a'lioh |" devise some plan to obtain all
ianu now owned by Alliance and foreign
HShoica'cs. ana that all lands now held
ny railroads anG other corporations in
excess of such as is actually used and
needed by them he reclaimed nv tho
Government and held for actual settlers
! only.
Fllln-Hclicving in tho doctrine OF
/ c4ual rights to all and special privileges
/ 10 none, we demand that our national
! legislation Shall be SO framed IN tho
inturc as not to build up one Industrial
! expense of another. We further de-
nianu the rcmoval OF the existing heavy
tarlf tax from the nCcessarcs Of life.
that the poor Of our land mus. have.
we further demand just and equitable
/ system of graduated tax on incomes.
! we believe that tho money OF the cuun-
Try should be kept rs much rs possible
. Ill the hands OF the people. and hence
we demand that all national and state
revenues shall he limited to the ncces
sary expenses OF the Government. eco
h"inical!y and honestly administered.
sixth We demand 4 most rivid
honest and just State and national gov
crhmcnt control and supervision of tho
means OF public communication and
transportation. and if this control and
supervision do not remove tho abuses
now existing. we demand the Govern
mcnt ownership of such means Of COM
munlcatlon and TRANSPORTATION.
spirited debate followed the intro
ductlon Of this report. 1T the beginning
OF which President Poll; reminded the
members of the restriction of five minu-
ties placed upon all spccch-making bv l.
resolution previously adopted.
rlans for the Il. and y. Dcpots.
WINSTON, n. c.. Dec. ST. SpecialI--
Major A. Ondcrdonk, the chief engineer
Of tho Roanoke and Southern. has three
plans for the depots OF the road to bt,
constructed III Roanoke. The authori-
ties OF the road have not vet decided
which one Will he ldoptpd and no de-