The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-22
Farmers Union Party.

The following are the resolutions constr
tuting the platform of the new third party,
and which were unanimously adopted at the
political meeting held yesterday at Eight
Mile:
We, the undersigned committee, pursuant
to the authority gwen US at the Citizens
Meeting, held at the Eight Mile school
house, March 6, 1890, instructing us to
draft resolutions, etc., beg leave to submit
the following:
WHEREAS, The farmers are most in num-
ber of any order of citizens, and experience
has taught US that IN the great plain people
is our only hope of reform.
WHEREAS, We recognize IN the troubled
times the need of appealing to the higher
nature of men that they may seal anew
their belief in the holiness of self sacrifice
in thus declaring themselves free and inde-
pendent citizens, it is therefore agreed that
we hereby unite tor the purpose of nomina-
ting and supporting an Independent party,
to be known as the Farmers Union Party,
and, We proclaim to the world, that this
party belongs to no laborers'. or farmers
union, or secret organization whatever, but
is truly an independent farmers political
party.
Resolved, That we are opposed to any
system of finance which necessarily perpet-
yates the public debt. That we favor a
national monetary system in the interest of
the producer, and that there be free coin
age of silver equally with gold.
Resolced, That we oppose land monopoly
in every form, and that no alien shall be
allowed to acquire any land in the United
States, and that we demand the forfeiture
of all unearned land grants.
Resolved, That the unequal taxes now
loaded upon lands, though generally the
least productive of capital, demands a radi
cal reform. We favor, so far as can be
made practicable, a gradual income tax, ac-
cording to the measure of protection wealth
receives, thereby giving just and greatly
needed relief to productive labor.
Resolued, That we reaffirm our faith in
the usefulness of the Interstate Commerce
law, and advise that its. provisions be ex-
tended to express companies and water
lines.
Resolved, That we favor and recommend
our state legislature taking such steps as
will speedily overcome the distractions at
the Cascades.
Resolueed, That we favor re"ision of the
LdIlu laws III SuCu dS W eudUit
producers to receive just and reasonable
compensation for their labor.
Resotued, That we favor a constitutional
amendment making United Stases senators
elective by a direct vote of the people.
Resolred, That we favor such legislation
in regard to the liquor traffic as will prevent
that business from increasing our taxes, en-
dangering the morals of our children and
destroying the usefulness Of our citizens.
Resolued, That we will labor to defeat
any candidate for legislative honors who
will not also pledge himself in public and in
private to labor to incorporate into the
form of law the principle of the Australian
system of balloting.
Resolved, That we favor the strict en-.
forcement of laws prohibiting the importa-
tion of subjects of foreign countries under
contracts.
Resolved, That in order to accomplish
these reforms, and to secure and maintain
our rights we urge citizens throughout the
country to aid in the work that we may act
in concert IN securing the election of just
and honorable men.