Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13

! II is due very largely to the South aud
chiefly to the skill Of Livingston. of Georgia,
| aud McCune, Of Texas, that the conservative
| brake has put down aud kept OH the DISPOSE
/ ton strongly manifested in the National
/ Farmers Alliance 30 rush wildly into a politi.
! cal movement to attain ends which may be
| secured otherwise. Thus far the Ocala SEES ION
has not directly committed the organization
TO any new party movement though solicited
on all sides to do so, and yet, rs President
Polk puts il, third party is as inevitable as
day after night, unless the leaders of the two
old parties quieklygiv the people the financial
reforms they call for
What the Farmers Alliance has done Is
considered by the President better than a
party organization, because it will be enabled,
through legislative council TO exert greater
influence on national legislation in different
and more effective way ihaa heretofore This
very important change was suggested in Presi.
dent Folks message. By il national legiS.
lative council is formed of the presidents OF
all the State alliances, with the president Of
the National Alliance ex-afiieiO the chairman.
Heretofore there has been legislative COM
mittee and an executive committee composed
OF the same individuals three in number, with
Mr.. McCune as chairman Under the consti-
tutional amendment authorizing the national
council its members are directed to communi.
cate to the state alliances all measures they
are engaged in urging on Congress and to keep
1t was decided not to change the salary Of
the president of the alliance or to change his
domiclle from Washington city, though the
pay of most OF the other officers Of the organ
lzation have been reduced, Within sixty days
after the adjournment from Ocala the new
national legislative council will meet in
Washington, d, C., to organize and begin its
work.
The call, for the Cincinnati conference Il is
now understood, will be issued from Topeka
Kan, where it will be sent next week. II has
also been determined to address the call to all
exUnion and Confederate soldiers, in add
ton to the farmers. wnrkinemen aud citizens,
and organization for cooperation in the move
ment MIR. Power says he has obtained here
in Ocala signatures from Kansas, Indiana,
Missouri, New York. Michigan, Arkansas,
North Dakota Tennessee, South Carolina
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Ala.
bama North Carolina and Virginia
sixth Day.
EARLY in this forenoon's session of the
National Farmers Alliance the fnancia
policy of the order came up for discussion
under the report Of the committee on egis a.
ton, which contains the following demands.
The abolition of national banks; the e.
tablishmeHt Of sub.treHsuries or repositories
in the several States which shall loan M ney
direct to the people at low rate Of interest
not TO exceed per cent per annum on non
perishable farm products, aud also upon real
estate. with proper limitations upon the
quantity Of land aud amount Of money; that
the amount OF the circulate medium be
speedily increased to not less than 500 per
capita; the Prohibition Of dealing in futures
the free coinage Of silver; the prohibition Of
alien ownership Of land; the removal Of the
existing heavy tar n upon the nccessaries Of
life; an income tax; rigid government CON
troll OF public communication aud Transports
ton.
After long debate the report was adopted
by a vote Of ~ Q.
Among the other resolutions adopted to-day
was one opposing the passage Of the Conger
lard bill.
The convention adjourned sine die at mid
night