Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-03
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Annual Address of President Polk at the
Ocala Meeting

annual Auuress oil president Polk at the
Ocsla Meeting.
OcALA (Fla.), December 2d.-The Ma
honal Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union met at noon. President Polk de-
hvered the annual address, which congrat.
ulated the Alliance on the achievements
since last meeting, reviewed the causes of
agricultural depression, and declared this
depression was an anomaly to the student
of industrial progress.
"Retrogression in American agriculture"
he said, means national decay, and prom
| Using as is this young giant republic, vet its
power and glory do not relieve the degra-
dation of the American farmer"
The harm incident TO the GENERALIZATION
CT money power and the up-building of
| moncpclles was then pointed out, and
both political parties condemned for fore
ing and encouraging this condition. The
President urged that additional organizers
De sent at once into Oregon, Washington,
Ohio, New York, New Jersey and other
| States and Arizona Territory. Among the
recomm endations was one that an organi-
cation be formed TO be known as the Ma
tional Legislature, composed OF National
President and Presidents of all the State
Alliances, to look closely after the legisla-
| tive reform demanded by the Alliance both
| in the State Legislature and in Congress.
In his remarks upon the proposed national
legislative council, President Polk said en-
organization of. this kind would WELD
power which would enforce the respect of
any legislative body to which it might sp-
peal. Touching upon the political action
OF the Alliance. President Polk said ::
lille our organization is political, it can
not be partisan or sectional in its action.
In support of this declaration we proudly
point 10 our whole past record and to the
recent popular election Outlining the fu.
ture financial policy of the Alliance, Polk
said it would demand the restoration of
silver TO rights and equities of legal tender
which gold possesses; the issue of Govern
ment currency direct to the people; the
equalization of taxes; prohibition of alien
ownership of land; ownership and control
OF transportation lines by the Government;
limit OF public revenues to an economic
administration OF the Government; grad
uated taxation of incomes, and the cleo
ton of United States Senators By direct
vote of the people.
President Foulks of the South Dakota
Alliance made short address, speaking
forcibly upon the breaking down of Sec
tional lines.
An old Union soldier from Indiana
moved that all ex- soldiers in the hall who
Endorsed those sentiments rise.
Forty or fifty stood up amid the widest
enthusiasm.
Then an ex-soldier from Wisconsin
called upon all Union men to give three
cheers for the old Confederates in the ALI
ance. They were given with will, after
which the Confederstes returned the COM
pliment IN manner that left no doubt as
TO the genaineness Of their feeling.
The Alliance opened the first business
session tonight, and from now on all ses-
sions will be secret. The annual meeting
of the National Colored Farmers Alliance
will be held to. morrow. The organization
embraces twenty-five States and has
membership of over q million. One of its
chief objects is to divide the negroes politi-
cally, which, of course, means the taking
of large numbers of them into The voting
ranks of the Democratic party.