Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-09
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
recommendations Made by the Commit
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tee on Legislation.
OcALA (Fla.) December Sth.-Early in the
forenoon session of the Farmers Alliance the
financial policy of the order came up for dis
cussion under the report of the Commi tee on
Legislation. 1t contained the following
amended demands:
First-The abolition of National banks; the
establishment Of Sub Treasures in the several
States to loan money direct to the people at q
rate of investment not to exceed two per cent
per annum on non perishable farm products and
real estate, with proper limitations upon the
quantity of land and amount of money; that
the circulating medium be speedily increased
to not less than fifty dollars per capita
Second-That Congress shall pass laws to et
fectually prevent the dealing in futures on all
agricultural and mechanical productions; pre-
serving stringent system OF procedure in trials
to secure prompt conviction of offenders, and
such penalties as shall secure the most perfect
compliance with the law.
Third-It condemns the silver bill recently
passed, and demands the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Fourth-ls demands the passage of laws pro.
hibiting alien ownership OF land, and that Con-
gress take prompt action to devise some plan 10
obtain all the lands now owned by aliens and
foreign syndieates, and that all lands held by
railroads and other corporations in excess of
what is actually used aud needed By them be
reclaimed and held Tor actual settlers only.
Fifth-Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges TO none we
demand that our national legislation be so
framed in the future as not to build up one in
dustry at the expense of another. We further
demand the removal of the existing heavy tariff
from the necessaries OF life that the poor of our
lasd must have. We further demand a just and
equitable system Of gradual tax on incomes
We believe the money OF the country should be
Kept, as much as possible, in the hands OF the
people, and demand that all National and State
revenues be limited to the necessary expenses of
the Government, economically and honestly ad
ministered.
Six h-we demand the most rigid, honest and
just stat, and National control and supervision
of the means of public communication and
transportation, and If this control does not re
move the abuses now existing. we demand the
Government ownership OF such means of COM
munication and transportat on.
\ spirited debate followed the introduction Of
this report.
Loucks, of South Dakota, offered an amend
| ment to strike out the word farm before pro-
ducts, but after some discussion changed il to
| read 4merchantable, instead of farm "
amendment, and speeches for and against these
amendments went on for a long time.
President Hall, of the Missouri Alliance, de-
clared himself uncompromisingly opposed to
and 1t is directly opI osed TO the principals of
the Order. 1t is unjust and inequitaple very
| extravagant, and would bring insncial ruin to
the farmer and all other classes of business. 1t
would have and is now having the effect of
| drawing The minds of farmers and other labor
| ers from the srea.est curse of the age-ciass
legislation, In conclusion, he said that If such
step were taken it would destroy the Order in
| Missouri in less than ninety days.
f! Al the ternoon session, NaTdeil of South
| Dakota moved to reconsider the vote BIZ which
| the Alliance protested against the passage of
the election BILL stating his reason to be feel
| ing that the protest would retard the progress
| OF the Alliance in the North and West.
! On motion Of Hall of Missouri wardell's mo.
| ton was laid on the table-56 to 3D.
| There was considerable excited discussion
| over the matter. The States voting with War
dell were Illinois. Texas, Indiana Michigan,
pennsylvania, South and North Dakota There
! was divided vote in the delegations from
Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Florida and
| Kansas.
! At the night session resolution was passed
| banks
| Just before adjournment Buchanan of Ten.
nessee took occasion to warmly denounce those
members who had furnished information TO the
press representatives as "scoundrels, liars
knayes aud traitors