Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-03-19
The Alliance.

gates from the sub-alliances at the
meeting in this city, on the 18th, to form
county alliance. The meeting must
have been an interesting one, for il
held, without a recess, except an inter
mission for supper, from 2 p. M, until
a. M, the following morning. The
following officers were elected to hold
until July, when new officers will be
elected to hold a year:
Ii. S. Lands, President.
T. w. Hickox, Vice President.
}. D. Hahn. Secretary.
j. w. Lappin, Treasurer.
Rev. PinkSton, Chaplain.
Scott CummInS. Lecturer.
+. I. Patten, Assistant Lecturer.
VIM. DOles, Sergeant-at-ArmS.
Jared Hoag, DoOrkeeper.
O. H. Dunbar, Assistant DoOrkeeper.
GRANVILLE Morris, Business Agent.
Trade Committee John T. McGrath.
G. H. Douglass, &. B. Currie, Oscar
Haberlein and E. w. Lyman.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted:
WHEREAS, The financial policy of this gov
ernment has been such that the circulating
medium has been contracted until 1t Is iDsuf-
country, causing q depression of agricultural
industries and placing the wealth producers
at the mercy of the money power, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That we the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union, of Barber county, Kan
sat, endorse the articles of agreement of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial IN
ion of America, adopted at ST. Louis on Dec.
9Th, 1889, as set forth in the following de-
mands:
l. That we demand the abolition of nation
al banks and the substitution OF legal ten
der treasury notes in lieu of national Dank
notes. issued in sufficient volume to do the
business of the country on cash system
regulating the amount needed on per capita
basis as the business interests of the country
expand and that all money issued by the
government shall be legal tender in payment
of all debts, both public and private.
2. That we demand that congress shall pass
such laws as shall effectually prevent the
dealing in futures in agricultural ana me
chanical productions preserving stringent
procedure in trials as shall secure prompt
conviction, and Imposing such penalties as
shall secure the most perfect compliance
with the law.
3. That we demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
4. That we demand the passage of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership of lands, and that
congress pass such laws as Will compel AlIen
land owners to dispose of all real estate owned
by them in period of two years or Lor1eiI
ownership land that all lands held by railroads
and other corporations in excess OF such as Is
actually used End needed by them, De re-
claimed by the government and held TOT ac-
Iudl s0JIl6r6, only Ildb 10 Jaw
| ly decided to said corporations.
5. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights
| to all and special privileges to none; we de,
mand that taxation, national or state, shall
| not be used to build up one interest or class
/ at the expense of anothe r. We DelleVe tne
| money of the country should be kept as much
| as possible in the hands of the people, ana
hence we demand that revenues, national
| state or county, shall be limited to the neces-
! sary expense of the government, economically
administered.
8. That congress issue a sufficient amount
4 of fractional currency to facilitate exchange
| through the medium of the Unlted states
1 mail
| Z. That the means of communication and
transportation shall be owned and operated
in the interest of the people as Is the unlteu
States postal system; and be 1t further
g. RESOLVED, that favor commercial
! treaties which will discriminate In favor OF
| hose nations which accept silver as legal
tender money as we'll as gold and against
those which have demonetiZed silver.
9. That we advocate free sugar with boun-
ty to home producers equal to the present
| tariff duties) free lumber and free coal
4 10. That we demand such legislation as will
suppress all trusts, pools and combines, which
| interfere with the national laws of trade sup
ply aud demand.
| H. That we recommend that congress
4 make appropriation sufficient to construct
! the purpose of opening up more direct com
| munication and trade with Central and South
| America.
! H. That we demand economy in our state
] and county affairs, and To that end we favor a
1 reasonable reduction of salaries OF county Of
fceIS.
h. That we demand such legislation as will
! reduce the expense of state and county print
ing fifty per cent.
| H. That we will not support for nomina,
| tion any man for United States senator, mem
| Der of congress, state senator or representa-
! tive who, will not to his utmost ability, aid in
| carrying out the objects of the above resoluF
| tiOnS.
| 15 RESOLVED, That we demand the enact
| ment of Il law that will prohibit the rendering
! of judgments against moFtgaged property on
| foreclosures, and make the taking of said
| property on foreclosure full payment, and
satisfaction of the same where the property
has deprecated in value since the placing of
the mortgage by reason OF contraction OF
the circulating medium or unjust legislation
! 10. RESOLVED, That we favor the adoption
of the Australian or similar method of voting
II. RESOLVED, That we favor the election
of United States senators, president and vice
president by direct vote of the people.
| Is. RESOLVED, That we demand that our
| senators and representatives in congress be
| instructed to pass liberal service pension
law that will do justice to all honorably dis
| charged soldiers who SO valiantly defended
our Union in 1861 to 1865.
The committe also reported the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS, There has been so much corrup
ton and fraud in our county affairs. and al
| our county papers have failed to defend the
! interests of the people. therefore,
RESOLVED, That this Union take early steps
to secure q paper which will advocate ouI
| cause.
We also recommend that a committee be
| appointed to investigate the feasibility of Is
tabIishinR an Alliance store in our county OF
make arrangements to get what goods WE
need through the State Alliance.
JERRY SIMPSON,
| A. Fl. PECK,
b. +. Coffman,
J. A. LoCKARD.
b. V. RAY.