Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-14
Proceedings Of the Farmers ALI
ance Meeting held at Phil
lipsburg on Saturday,
March LIST.

Alliance met pursuant to previous |
notice with vice president in the chair.
Alliance was opened in due form.
President appointed the following
committee on credentials: Bros. 0.
Rubin, w. e. Goddard and Z. n.
Shinn. On resolutions: Z. Babcock,
F. G. johnson and D. W. Stevens.
Committee on credentials reported
25 sub-aIliances represented by 78 del
egates and Is alternates, and recon-
mended where any delegation was
short Of their number that the dele
gates present cast the full vote OF the
delegation. Report accepted and
committee retained.
Committee on resolutions reported
and report read and adopted by sec
tiOns as follows:
RESOLVED. That we condemn the action of the
143 members OF the lower house Of Congress in
cGnsenting by their votes to consider the prOvid-
ing for the issuing OF bonds amounting to $780,
GOO0OG TO be used exclusively as national bank
That We demand of the state legislature a law
providing for a uniform series OF school books,
/ and that they be published by the state and be
/ furnished at cost to those who need them.
! That we demand of the legislature a law max
} ing townships the basis of taxation for school
purposes, to the end that benefits from railroad
! taxes may be shared by ali the schools in the
/ WHEREAS. + NJ Loczard representing the Saith
| senatorial district of Kansas did by his vote at
the last session of the legislature refuse to redeem
! any Of the pledges made to the people and did
vote against the bill relating to the redemption OF
/ the home after foreclosure of mortgage; and IN
fact every bill which would in any way bring re-
4rHF chi krF.H nac- hn
either voted against or allowed them to die in the
hands Of the committee without single protest.
| And
WHEREAS the sand F. NJ Lockard did vote to
reduce the ''age OF consent Of the loved ones OF
our household from IS to u years at the time in
life when they most need mothers care and q
fathers counsel, and to repeal the law which pro-
tects the family and home thaL by the act alone
he has forfeited the right to the confidence re
posed in him by cOnhding people. Therefore
be it
RESOLVED, By the representatives Of the Farm
/ ers Alliance OF Phillips county In convention as
sembled, that it is disgrace to the people OF the
Bath senatorial district of the state of Kansas To
/ be longer represented in the state senate by the
said F. NJ. LOckard, and that we ask and demand
his resignation.
WHEREAS, The laws of the land have for years
/ imposed on national banks the opportunity of OBJ
tanning money at one per cent, and
WHEREAS, Under said laws these banks are nov
| in q depiOrable and embarrassing condition owing
to said unjust determinations against said ma
| tiOual banks, and
WHEREAS, The Iaboring classes by not having
this opportunity imposed on them are in flourish
I
Therefore be it resolved by Phillips County Al
lance that we demand the laws be changed
/ that this opportunity be imposed on the labOrin!
classes by securing the government on real estate
at one per cent, and further demand tina
Congress make said change at the earliest pos
sible period.
Petitions for the relief Of ''AIort
gagged Debtors were then distributed
Congressman E. j. Turner sent t.
G. A. SpauIdlng a bundle Of seed
for distribution IN Phillips county
Spaulding gave them to J. T. Dun
ming to distribute through the ALI
ance. Many comments of a disgust
ed nature were made at the size o
5 the bundle. Finally a motion wa
made and carried with a whoop, a
follows: That we send our SINGER
thanks to our representative IN Con
gress for his liberal distribution O
seeds.
On motion the secretary was il
% structed to publish such part Of th
proceedings as he thought advisabl,
\ On motion the Alliance adiourne
to meet on the 18th day of April &
10 O'Clock, at Phillipsburg.
. j. Z. DUNNING, B. HINsDELL,
Wee President SECRETARY.