The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-09
Platform Adopted by the
Farmers Alliance
Convention.
National Banks Condemned and tht
Free Coinage Of Silver
Demanded.
Belief That the Democrats VIII Adop
the Alliance Platform
in Toto.

OcALA, Fla, Dec. s.---The FarmeKs'
| alliance adopted a platform Saturdae
The one under consideration made thee
demands:
The abolition OF national hanks and tke
substitution of legal tender treasury noe
In lieu OF national bank notes In suiiicie#t
volume 20 carry ON the business OF tee
country On cash system; that congress
prevent by Law the dealing In ssfutures' %
all agricultural and mechanical priduf-
tionsi the free and unlimited COINAGE 30
silver; the prohibition OF alien ownershap
of land and the adoption OF some just plan
by which the government may acquire
ownership In such lands and also In lands
held by railroad companies In excess OF the
actual needs that taxation. both state afa
national shall not be ussd "a bufid up ono
interest or class at the expense Of another;
that all revenues, national, state and
county, shall be limited % the actual nee-
essary expenditures OF the government
economically aud honestly administered:
that congress issue sufficient fractional
paper currency TO facilitate exchange
through the United States mails. and that
the means OF communication and tranSp0F-
tation shall be controlled by the United
States government.
An amendment was offered by Mr.,
Loucks, of South Dakota, providing for
the ownership of all railroad and tele-
graph lines by the national government.
Mr.. Livingstone opposed this and Of
fered as q compromise measure . Feso-
luton providing that the liberty 20 con.
troll and operate all such lines shall vest
In the government; and, If after fair
trial OF this system, IL Is found that Il
does not afford the relief demanded, or
affect reforms Ia the management, the
governments ownership shall be com
plete. This was adopted.
Mr.. Wade, OF Tennessee, offered an
additional amendment that every alliance
lecturer, state and national, and all
newspaper organs Of the alliance, shall
support the st. Lauis and Ocala plat
forms (amended pIftform1, or suffer sus-
pension from the order; and further, that
no candidate for any national political
Office shall be supported by the alliance
members unless he indorses this plat
form, and any sub-alliance not comply
ing with these restrictions may be sus-
pended at the pleasure OF the president.
This was also adopted. and the whole
platform 40 ameszsaed WAS adopted ama<sssi
mousIy upon callof the roll by states.
At the afternoon session Chairman
Mcdowell presented the report OF the
committee appointed 30 investigate the
charges and insinuations affecting the
Official conduct OF Messrs. Polk. Living
ston and Macune. The committee finds,
/. We have been uHable 20 ascertain a
single fact duplicating In any shape or form
the high character and standing and per-
sonal and Official reputation of our worthy
president. L. l.. Polk. but we regret the
writing Of tho Norwood letter.
1. As - brother Livingstone, president OF
the Georgia State alliance, we do not lind
anything derogatory of his personal or OFF,
cial high standing. but your committee IL
not quite prepared to indorse his course In
the Georgia senatorial contest
J. In the case OF DR. T.. w. Macunes moth
ing has been found 90 lessen our confidence
la his personal integrity and loyalty 90 the
order, however, we regret his official con-
nection with the Georgia senatorial contest.
President Polk was unanimously re-
elected by reclamation. II. II. Cover, OF
Kansas, was elected vice-president; III.
Turner, of Georgia, secretary. For ma
tional lecturer two nominations We're
made: j. j. Wiilets, Of Kansas, and
Benjamin Terrell. OF Tennessee. MIllels
WIS 6fgCT1d BY a vote OF 4s against 32.
MFR. Terrell Ia the present incumbent. III.
ID. Tillmann, OF Tennessee, was elected
10 the vacancy on the committee Of
legislation for term OF three
years; and Hcirgate 6oie, of hffuh=
igan, was elected member of the
judiciary committee. The new CON-
mittee on fraternal relations Is composed
OF Talbot, OF South Carolina; Loncks, OF
South Dakota; Livingstone, OF Georgia;
Rogers. OF Florida, aud Terrell, OF Texas
y. r. clarsadone, OF Virginia; Messrs.
Loncks, of South Dakoth; Cole, of Mich
Igan; Vance, OF North Carolina, aud
Grum, of Illinois, were appointed com
mittae 10 arrange for an exhibition OF
products at the worlds fair.
DIR. G. w. Macune, chairman Of the
national executive committee, submitted
his annual report OF the work accom-
piished by that body during the past
year. He is opposed to third party,
and Mr. Livingstone also believes that
the democrats IN 1892 will adopt the