Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-28
THE STATE FARMERS.
Before Adjourning They Adopt a
Series of Strong Resolutions.
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER WANTED.
And the Legislature Asked to Pass Secret
Ballot Law.
WONDERFUL GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE
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HARRISBURG, November 27.-Previous
to adjourning, after an all-night session, the
State Farmers Alliance this morning
adopted the following as its platform of
principles, through its Committee on Reso-
lutions:
WHEREAS, There is a great depression in
the agricultural interests of the country and a
great stringency exists in matters: and
Whereas, The tax laws of the State are un-
just. inequitabe and oppressive made in the
interest of favored classes and to the injury of
the masses of the people; therefore, be it
Resolved. That the revenue or tax laws of
this State should be revised by the next Legis-
lature, SO that every species of property real
personal and mixed, lands, bonds stocks,
moneys, etc. be made to bear its due propor-
tion of the public burdens in order to relieve
the owners of real estate from the unjust taxa
ton to which they are now subjected.
MORE CURRENCY NEEDED.
Resolved, That the volume of the currency is
wholly inadequate for the business interests of
the country. and by reason thereof the value of
all kinds of property has been deprecated, and
financial distress has been brought unon the
country; and for relief IL this direction we Ia
vor. the Tree coinage OF silver and deprecate
any discrimination in favor of one kind of
money at u e eXperSe OF another.
Resolved. That we are opposed 20 all kinds of
trusts and combines whereby the necessaries of
life-fuel. clothing and all articles which enter
into daily use and consumption are abnOrmally
enhanced in price, to the great injury of the
masses.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the policy
of allowing foreigners to own and hold large
bodies of land in this country for speculative
purposes; for it tends to create a monopoly i'll
the soil similar to that existing in certain
European countries where the executive land
lord system prevails.
A SECRET BALLOT DEMANDED.
Resolved. That free and honest elections i'm
peratvely demand secret ballot; and we most
earnestly request the Legislature at once 20
call State convention for the purpose of
making the necessary provision for securing
secret ballot for the voters OF this State at the
earliest possible time.
Resolved, That Notwithstanding nearly all
classes of persons, except the farming and
industrial classes, have had special legislation
beneficial to themselves, yet. as we regard class
legislation wholly wrong and inequtable, we
shall not demand it for ourselves, but we shall
demand from henceforth equal and exact JUS
tice to all.
Resolved, That we hold that the Constitution
of the United States shall be amended, reguir-
ing the election OF United States Senators by
direct vote of the people, in order that higher
order of talent may be secured in that body,
and men prevented from securing the position
by means of their wealth alone. opd filling the
Senate with mllionaires regardless of the
proper qualification.
Resolved That we are in hearty sympathy
with all the industrial classes of our land and
trust that by all lawful means they may CO.
operate to bring about me much needed re-
forms in legislation and otherwise and secure
the rights that justly belong to them.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Henry c. Snavely,
of Lebanon; Vice President, Curtis S.
Clark, of Crawford; Lecturer, j. S. Potts,
OF Indiana county; Secretary, Henry C.
Demming, of Dauphin; Treasurer, Valen-
tine Hay, of Somerset; Business Agent, E.
H. Werner, of Somerset; Executive Board,
Henry Brobst. OF Berks; E. D. Roche, of
Potter, and William While, of Adams
county. Judiciary Board-E. B. Schall, OF
Armstrong; w. P. Bricker, of Lycoming,
and Theodore McAllister, of Adams. Dele
gates to the National Farmers Alliance,
Henry G. Demming, OF Dauphin, and A.
w. Krupper. OF Somerset; Alternates, j. S.
Potts, of Indiana. and H. Young. of York;
Chaplain S. B. Kent, OF Greene; Steward,
j. X. Brubaker, of Lebanon; Doorkeeper,
D. NJ. Onwake, of Franklin; Sergeant at
Arms, John Dieffenbach, of Berks.
A resolution passed unanimously to have
summer encampment, and committee
was appOlnIeu Will lull power on the SUD-
ject. The committee are H. c. Demming,
Chairman; j. B. Moore and William
Wible.
One of the features Of the convention was
the report of the joining of nearly 1000
farmers in one day last week. They came
principally from the counties of Greene,
Washington, Fayette and Potter. The ban
ner county in the State in the number Of
local alliances Is Greene, with 81, and an
average membership in each alliance of
over so.