Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-09
The Farmers Alliance
The national convention of the Farmers
Alliance finished its business at Oeals. Fla

and ad burned late last Eight.
Ths report go to :he GIaoc!ei policy con-
tained tee following amended demands:
First. We demand tho abolition of natnraI
banks; we demand that tho government shalt
establish sub treasures or repositories ia the
several States which shall loan money direct TO
the people at low rate OF iaterest, not to exceed
2 per cent. per annum or non-perishaD:e farm pro-
ducts and also upon rosl estate with proper limi-
tations upon the quantity Of lAnd and amount OF
money we demand that the amount OF the circr-
ating medium bs speedily Increased TO noe less
than $50 par capita
Second We demand that Congress shall pass
such laws shall etfec!ulliy prevent the dea. ug
in futures on all agricultural G1d mechanics pro-
ductions, preserving stringent system OF pro-
ca6ure in trials such rs shall secure tho prompt
conviction and imposition of such penalties ae
shall secure the mo5+ perftc5 scomp.ianc, with tho
law.
Third. We condemn the slgor bill recently
passed By Congress, and demand ia Ii Il there0.
tho free and unlimited coin 80 Of silver.
Fourth. we demand the passage OF Ia - prohi5
ling alien ownership of land, and thct Congress
take prompt action to devise scme plan to cha
all lands now owned by aliens and foreign syndl-
Gates, and that al lands now he'd by failIoad and
other corporations in excess OF sDch as is actually
used and neaded by them be reclaimed by thu
government and he'd for actual settlers only.
to all and special privileges to iouc, we demnd
that our national legislation shall be so framed in
the future as not to build up ono industry 1T She
OK Dense of another. We further demand rsmoy-
IL of the existing heavy tariff tax FROM the necos-
ssres Of life that the poor of or land must have
We further demand a just and equitable system
OF gra6uatod tax o1 incomes. We beiieve inst
the money of the country should be kopt as much
SIS pos ID in tho hands of tho people, and hence
we demand that all national and State revenues
shall be limited to the Necessary expenses o. the
government economically and honestly sdminIs
torcd.
SIKH. We demand the most rigid, honest snd
inst State snd national governmental co ltrol and
su 1crvisjon of the methods of public cOmmnnca
ton and transpor ration, apd If this control sni
| supervision do not remove tho sbuso now exist
ing VIC demand the government ownership OF
such means o. COMMUNICATION anu tranipoft2-
ton.
Delegate Carr, CT Notth Caroline, nresent-
ed g memorial of the National Farmers' AL
lance to the Congress OF the Uni;ed States
with reference to the C0Dg lari Dill new
peDdiug.
Some short speeches followed the iuirc-
veaiiou adopted the following resolution
1 amid tremendous applause:
! "RcSalved T5st we are opposed to tbs
/ of the Paddock pure food bil."
| President Hall, of the Missouri Alliance,
made long speech 10 opposition ~ the
sub-treasnry plan in toto. First it is in viols-
iion Of tbeCont: u;i n Of the Uhited Stases ;
second, it is suDyersive Of and direcllg or
posed to the Constitution, principles sud dp-
mands of our eva order; third, it lie uni LIST
and iDrqlitab Q fJnrtb, it is very ex!rays-
giant: fifth, 1t would bring fnenolal ruin to
,he isrmera Of cur ent!te ccuntry eud to al
other glasses OF BUSH exc; sixth it will have
ard is now having the ilecs Of drawing The
minds of farmers eDd other laborers CT our
| country from the grea;es5 curse. OF ths age,
class legislation, and, II adopted, Will Gem
nit u5 20 that priuciDle w6ich viii iasten
these ourses upon us for all time.
Col. Livingston, of Georgia, olfsrfd re-
solution amending the first section OF the
demands 81 tbst the volume OF cnrrency
issued sdsli not be loss thaa $50 par
| capita % the en'irs population, wnich was
The demerd Of the NatioGsl Earuara'
Altar ce and industrial Uaion vera ii lsily
adopted by vote OF 70 to 8.
4 moticu to reconsider the vote By which
the Alliance protested against the force bill
was tabled by vote Sc to 80
A resolution was passed endorsing the sub
Treasury bill MS it now STANDS in Congress- a1d
calling upon Co 1gress to pass it promptly. AS
the bill now stauds it does not include provision
for loans on land, but this feature docs appear in
the formal demands IS adopted. This seeming
contradiction, but it is explained to mean that the
prssago of thl pro- olt snb Treasury bill would III
ford partial reii and later on the land losn fea-
ture would he raoro ossi'y secured than at pro
sent.
WASHINGTON was abandoned the plAce for
no ding the rex m citing, and tie National Legis-
sa;ige Council will 6ecidc at It's first meet NJ upvn
aomc city, either in Indiena or Illinois.
resolution was passed urgn, tho establish
ment of postal savings banks
Tho Alliance, it i, 1ejd, now stands free rom
party eutanglcnonts Of gay kind and is pracii-
cally united.
TIE BaBEN s. FegLY ATTA CEMENT
The Henry county Bulletin gives the fol-
logiog scsount Of the attachment of the
property OF Mas3rs. Breen s. Fsely, mention
of which Tss made last week in the
GAZETTE:
"Ths mules, car,s and ether perapher
MALTA for railroad building, the properly OF
Messrs. Breeu & Feeiy, contractors on the
Roanoke and Southern railway" wste Levied
on Saturday November 29b, to satisfy g
judgment in favor OF Perrow Bros., sutaou-
,rso,o,s l., a 1crneoa rris triad OF tho n