Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
WEsslNG1oN SPRINGS
The Alliance Convention.

Inc Alliance Convention.
The following is the platform adopt
ed by the Alliance members at Huron
June 4th.
Wethe delegates of the South Dakota
Farmers Alliance and knights Of
Labor in convention assembled dc
adopt as platform and declaration OF
principles the platform of the N National
Alliance and Industrial Union and
hnlghts of Labor, substantially as
adopted at their st. Louis convention
IN December 1889, and of the State AL.
lance OF South Dakota.
First, we demand currency to be
issued by the general government, to
be full legal tender, to increase in
volume, with increase Of business. to
be issued directly to productive in.
dustrles without Intervention of banks
of issue.
Second, we demand railway trans.
portation, telegraph and telephone SER
vice at actual cost; and that the gov
ernment shall own and operate same.
Third, we demand the free and un-
limited coinage of silver.
Fourth, we demand the adoption of
an absolutely secret voting system.
both state and national.
flfth, We demand the most rigid
economy consistent with the safety
and dignity of our state and nation, in
the administration of every branch of
our government.
Sixth, wedemand the passage of laws
prohibiting the alien ownership of land
and that Congress take steps to obtain
lands owned by aliens and foreign syn
dicates and that lands now held by cor
porations in excess of such as IS actu-
ally used and needed by them, be re.
claimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only
The following resolutions were
reported by the committee:
Resolved, that justice demands that
nocitizen be disfranchlsed on account
of sex.
Resolved, that we favor the prohibi-
ton OF the liquor traf1ic-state and ma
tional.
Resolved, that our tariff laws should
be so changed as to greatly reduce
present rates, taxing Injuries highest,
putting on the free list all articles of
necessity and raw materials which en-
ter into manufactures, raising only
sufficient revenne forth need of eco
nomic government.
Resolved, that it is the duty of the
United States government to main
tain good faith with all, and that as
the soldiers of the late war were paid
in a adepreciated money, that the diff
ference between the pay received by
the bond holders and that of our
country's defenders should be made
good to the latter; that we condemn
the lndiscriminate pensioning of all
soldiers Of the late war alike, but that
we do approve of a service pension
graded upon the amount of service
performed.
Resolved, that we will support no
man who is candidate for the legis-
lature or judiciary who is unwilling to
pledge himself not to receive pass or
other valuable consideration from a
railroad company, or franlzage from a
telegraph company.
Resolved, that we extend our sincere
thanks to the people of Huron for the
kind and elegant hospitality we have
received.
Geo. l.. Houghton offered the follow
ing:
Whereas, we have formed a new
party in opposition to the policy OF all
other parties, therefore be it
Resolved, that we refuseto consider
candidates for nomination for Office
who accept or may accept nomination
from any other party.
All ofwhlch carried unanimously.
Hawkeye Valley.
"What beautiful rains we are having" is
what everybody is saying these days and almost
everybody says isn't wheat just spreading"
and the answer is "you bet.'
"But where, 0. where is the corn" and the
answer is "the cut worms took it," The cut
worms are very bad in this neck-ofthe-woods.
Among the losers that the writer has heard of
are A Swan, ] B Neal, A Iiodgson. Moore.
+ Moon, n E Williams. PR. Nelson. j G Barr.
aud Will Hensley; losing all the way from ten
to sixty acres. The consequence is that more
flax will be sown than was anticipated, but flax
seed is very high and scarce. This makes it
pretty rough on the farmer after the failure
last season.
Herman Converse lost quite valuable mare
and colt Il few days ago.
j A Swan made a trip to Pankinton the 9th
inst. He is building quite an addition to his
house.
Mrs A Converse, onr worthy Post Mistress
is IN very poor health lately but we hope 10
soon see her at her old stand again.