The Forrest City times., 1890-12-13
WHAT FARMERS WANT
The National Platform of the Farmers Alliance,
THE NUMEROUS DEMANDS
Sub- rreasurtca Free Coinage and Gov ernmcnt Control of Railroads and Teiegraphs Demsuded---Thc
 Congor BIii Opposed.

OCALA. Fla December g. 9.-Early in the forenoon session of the Alliance the finan- cal policy of the orler came up for discus, sion under the report of the Committee on Legislation. This report, us to the finan- sial policy, contained the following amend ea demands
 i. We demand the abolition of national banks; we demand that the Government shall establish sub treasuries or deposi- tories in the several States, which shall loan money direct to tho people at a low rate of interest, not to exceed per cent DOT annum on non psrshable farm pro iucts and also upon real estate, with proper Limitations upon the quantity of land and amount of money We demand that the amount of tho circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than so per capita.
 ? We demand that Congress shall pass such laws as shall offectually prevent the dealing in futures on all agricultural and mechanical products, preserving stringent system of procedure in trials, such as shall secure the prompt conviction of offenders and the imposition of such penalties as ! shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law
 3. We condemn the silver bill recently passed by Congress, and demand in lieu thereof the free and unlimited coinage oi silver
 i. We demand the passage of laws pro hibiting alien ownership of land, and tha, Congress take prompt action to devise some plan to obtain all land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of such as is actually used and needed by them be reclaimed by the Government and held for actual settlers only ,. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights Co all and special privileges to none we demand that our national Legislation shall be so framed in the future as not tc build up one industry at the expense oi another. We further demand a removal of the existing heavy tarifr from the neces | saries of life that the people of our land must have We further demand just and equal 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 shal be limited to the necessary expenses of th, Government, economically and honestly administered
 G We demand the nest rigid. homes, and just State and national govern menta control and supervision of the means of public communication and transportation and If this control and supervision docs not remove the abuses now existing, ws demand the Government ownership of sucl means of communication and transporta tion.
 The first speaker was President Hall of Missouri Alliance, who made a long speech in opposition to the sub treasury plan II. began by saying that every dollar he hac in the world was invested in farms ana lands and that none of his property was less than seventeen miles from the nearest town or near railway. al am, he said. ''uncomprlsingy opposed to this scheme, and for the following reasons l1 It i, in violation of the constitution, fg 1t i. snbversive of aud directly opposed to the condition, principles and demands of our own order tSl 1t is unjust and negotiable. tal 1t is very extravagant; fa) it would bring financial ruin to the farmers of out entire country and to all other classes of business t6l it will, and is now having tho effect of drawing the minds of farmer, and other lahorcrs of our country from tn, greatest curse of the age, class legislation and if adopted will commit us to that prin ciple which will fasten these curses upor upon us for all time"
 All of the other leaders spoke iu favor O the sub-treasury plank, and the whole platform as above was adopted by a vot, of 1p too.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by whicl the force bill was denounced was defeated by vote of 56 to yta
 The following resolution was adopted amid tremendous applause:
 Resolved, That we are opposed to tho Conger bill, and that we favor the passag, Of the Paddock pure food bill.
 The vote making Washington the plae, of meeting of the next national convention was rescinded and that matter will bc Ief, to the National Legislative Council
 The National Executive Committee wa. authorized to formulate plan for mu tua fife insurance and report at the next an nual meeting.
 At o'clock Il. em. the National Allianc, adjourned.