Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-12
go into such a movement yet. A dispatch

Says:
1.-The only thing which has kept the Far
mers' Alliance aiOof is the conservative SELL
timent OF the South and its unwillingness 10
make break until every other resource has
been exhausted. In other words the South
prefers to remain solid for little while lon
ger, because it is in a more commanding posi-
ton than it has ever been before and its lead
ers Chose here III the alliancc) take the posi-
ton that it would be folly TO throw away
advantages they EN- JOY. 1t is argued that the
pivotal States cannot do without the solid
South any more than the South can do with
out the pivotal States. The present advantage
of the South is that ii has choice of piyots,
middle or northwestern States Either would
effect q national change by the help OF the
South if the South stands firm. Under such
conditions it has been decided to make haste
very slowly"
THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE AL
LANCE.
The Committee on Legislation reported
the following financial policy:
First We demand the abolition of nation
al banks; we demand that The government
shall establish sub-treasurieS or repositories
in tie several States which shall loan money
direct to the people at low rate OF interest,
net to exceed per cent per annum on non
pcIishabie farm products and also upon real
estate with proper limitations upon the guam
THY OF land and amount OF money; we demand
that the amount Of tire circulating medium
be speedily increased to not less than $50 per
capita.
Second. We demand that Congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectuaily prevent
the dealing in futures on all agricultural and
mechanical productions, preserving a strin-
gent system Of procedure iii trials such as
shall secure the prompt conviction and impo-
sltion of such penalties as shall secure the
most perfect compliance with the law.
Third. We condemn the silver bill recently
passed by Congress, and demand ill lieu
! thereof the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
Fourth We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership Of land, and that
Congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by aliens
and foreign syndicates, and that all lands
in excess of such as is actually used
and needed by them be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers
only.
rights to all and special privileges to none,
we demand that Our national legiation shall
be so framed in the future as not to build up
one Industry at the expense OF another. We
further demand a removal of the existing
heavy tariff tax from the necessaries of life
that the poor of our land must have. We fur
ther demand a just and equitable system OF
graduated tax on incomes. We believe that
| the money OF the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all national and
State revenues shall be limited to the necessa-
| ~ expenses OF the government economically
and honestly administered.
Sixth. We demand the most rigid, honest
| and Just State and national governmental
| control ndsuparVison of the methods OF pub
| lie communication and transportation, and it
this control and supervision do not remove
/ the abuse now existing we demand the govern
ment ownership of such means of commune
cation and transportation.
! President Hall, of the Missouri Alliance,
made a long speech in opposition to the sub
treasury plan in toto. First, it is inyiolatiOn
of the Constitution of the United States; sec
ond it is subversive of and directly opposed
to the constitution, principles and demands
Of our own order; third, it is unjust and inc
qutable; fourth. it is very extravaganza; fifth,
it would bring financial ruin to the farmers
of our entire country and to all other classes
of business; sixth, it will have and is now hav-
| ing the effect of drawing the minds of farmers
and other laborers OF cur country from the
greatest curse Of the age, class legislation,
and. if adopted, will commit Us to that prin
ciple which will fasten these curses upon us
| for all time.
Col. Livingston of Georgia, offered resolu-
ton amending the first section of the demands
so that The volume of currency issued shall
not be less than $50 per capita of the entire
| population, which was agreed to.
The demands Of the National Farmers AL
! lance and Industrial Union were finally
adopted by a vote OF 10 to Z.
REFUSING TO REVOKE IT'S PROTEST AGAINST
THE FORCE BILL.
| Mr.. Wardall of South Dakota, moved to re-
| consider the vote by which the alliance pro-
tested against the passage OF the election bill,
stating that the reason for this motion was a
| feeling that this protest would retard the pro-
gress of the alliance in the North and West
and would be considered partisan. Mr.. Hall
of Missouri. moved to lay the motion on the
table, which was agreed to by a vote of 5G to
81. Of the thrty-two there were five South
| ern Republicans. Of the remaining twenty
seven nearly all say that their voting to re-
consider was prompted by desire to free the
alliance from the charge OF partisa nship.
Those States voting against tabling the mo-
ton were Illinois, TEXAS. Indiana, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota and North Da-
kotah There was a divided vote in the dele
cations from Arkansas, MlSsouri, West Viz
| gnia, Florida and Kansas.
REPuDIATED THE CoNGER LARD BILL AND EN-
DoRsED THE PURE FOOD BILL.
Delegate Carr of North Carolina, present
| ed a memorial of the National Farmers ALI
ance to the Congress of the United States with
reference to the Congar lard bill now pend
ing.
/ Some short speeches followed the introduce
ton Of the memorial, and then the conven-
ton adopted the following resolution amid
tremendous applause:
| Rssolr8l. That we are opposed to The Con-
ger bill and that we favor the passage of the
/ Paddock pure food b.!l.
THE OLD SUL-IREA ;URY BILL ALSO En-
| Dos5ED
| A resolution was passed endorsing the sub
Treasury bill as it now stands in Congress-
and calling upon Cong re55 to pass it prompt
w. As the bill now st utts it does not include
a provision for loans on land, but this feature
does appear in the formal demands as
adopted. This is a seeming contradiction, but
| it is explained to mean that the passage of
the present sub-Trea> ury bill would afford
D irtial relief and later on the land loan fea-
tire would be more easily secured than at
present.
ADJOUR TMENT.
Washington was aba doEed as the place
for holding the next IN ting, and the Nation
al Legislative Council i'll decide at its first
meeting upon some cit, either in Indiana OF
Illinois.
A resolution was paSse urging the establish
ment of postal savings b nks.
Then the National AL lance passed resolu-
lions of thanks to all WAC had extended cour-
tesies to the members and at / A. NJ adj
journed.
THE NATIONAL COLORED ALLIANCE EN-
DORsE THE FOaCs BILL.
TIE National Colored Farmers Alliance,
which was also in session at Ocala, unani-
mously adopted the following resolution:
Reso!sed, That we. the delegates attending
hereby in meeting assembled at Ocala, Fla,
urge upon Congress to pass the Lodge election
bill and let it apply to all sections OF these
United States.