The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-12
FINISH AT OCALA.
That Sub-Treasury Proposal
Wins Hands Down.
PLATFORM AS IT WAS ADOPTED.

National Banks to Go, an Income Tax
and a S5O-Dollar Per Capita Circuia-
ton Demanded-A Warm Debate Over
the Financial Planks, in Which the "Un-
| socked" Statesman Takes Part The
Place of Next Meeting Changed to In
| dianapoIis.
OCALA, Fla. Dec. 9.-The farmers yester-
day recommitted themselves to the most
radical of their financial measures with
out reservation. They took alarm finally
at the evidence that outside pressure was
at work upon them and decided by a big
majority to stick to the policy laid down
| ut st. Louis a year ago. Their sub-treas-
| ury bill has been Endorsed with new feat
ures added, and some new demands have
been added to their platform as finally
adopted. This is what it contains:
"We demand the abolition Of national
banks. We demand that the government
shall establish sub-treasuries or depositor-
les in the several states which shall loan
money direct to the people at a low rate of
| interest, not to exceed 2 per cent. per an
mum on non-perishable farm products and
also upon real estate, with proper limita-
| WILLS upoh tho quuhoioy VI Ahu ohu
amount of money. We demand that the
amount of the cirulating medium be
| speedily increased to not less than $50 per
capita"
The Other Planks Condensed.
The platform further demands laws to
prevent dealings in futures, with heavy
| penalties for violation; condemns the sill
yer bill passed last session of congress, and
demands unlimited free coinage; demands
laws prohibiting alien ownership of land
and measures to obtain possession of all
| lands so owned now, as well as all lands
| held by corporations in excess of what they
need for actual use; demands also the re-
| peal of all tariffs on necessaries, the en-
actment of n lust and equitable" income
| tax, economy in national and state ex-
penditures, state and national control Of
railways, telephones and telegraphs, and
| government ownership of the same if the
abuses now existent are not removed.
| Demands Not Endorsed.
| The following demands, which were con-
| tanned in the report of the committee
were stricken out by the convention: A
| sufficient amount of fractional currency to
facilitate exchange through the me-
dunn of the United States mails; the es-
Enlistment of a postal savings bank; that
all patents shall terminate in ten years
without renewal, and that upon the grant
ing of the patent the government shall de-
eide upon the amount of royalty to be as
sessed for the right to manufacture and
sell such patented article, and whenever
any person orpersons shall pay said royalty
! they shall have the right to manufacture
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| A Proposed Amendment.
| The debate upon the financial question
occupied almost the entire day. The meat
of the question was reached ut once by
Loucks, of South Dakota, who moved to
amend the first plank by making the sub
treasury scheme apply to all merchantable
products, instead of farm products exclu-
sively Perden, of Texas, opposed, and ar
| gued that such plan would protect the
manufacturers, and it was not the bust
ness of the Farmers Alliance to look after
the interests of that class The object of
the committee was to provide protection
for the farmer. The manufacturers were
able to care for themselves.
| The Man without Socks.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, the congress
man-elect, who doesn't wear socks, said
| his state raised last year 210, 600, 900 bushels
| of corn, which was sold to Chicago gam
| bers at 49, and IA cents bushel. By
| the gambling arrangements at Chicago
| the purchasers were able to dispose of that
| corn at As cents n hushel. If the gov
| eminent had protected the farmer
| as it has protected other classes the
| farmers of Kansas would have received
| the margin of 30 cents bushel instead of
| the gamblers. This situation took from
the farmers of Kansas 10000 600 Thirty
| millions could have been used to lift mort
| cages which are driving farmers from
| homes and the balance could have supplied
the difference between poverty and COM
| fort in their manner of life. The amend
ment was defeated.
The Platform Adopted.
There were other speeches for and
| against the sub-treasury scheme, but the
| final vote was ~ to o in favor of the COM
mttee report The other planls of the
| platform were adopted with substantial
| unanimity.
VIII Meet Next at indianapolis.
The convention agreed to accede to the
request of the Knights of Labor that fra
| ternal delegates be sent to political con-
| ference. 1t is understood the conference is
| for consultation only, no power being
given the delegates to take any action.
| They will attend the conference and report
| its recommendations ut the next an
nual convention, or to the national
| officers of the Alliance. The convention
reconsidered its decision TO meet next
year in Washington City. 1t was urged
| that the delegates would be surrounded by
"a swarm of lobbyists and politicians at the
capital, and that they had better keep clear
of such corrupting influences, SO it was de-
cided to meet in indianapolis.
The convention denounced the Conger
lard bill and Endorsed the Paddock pure
food bill and then adjourned sine die.