Evening journal., 1890-12-03
FUTURE OF THE FARMER.
He Will Have More to Say
About Legislation. .ks.e
THR BIG ALLIANCE CONVENTION

President Polk Outlines the Policy Of tho
Farmers, and Says Congress Must Come
Nearer TO the People or They win Get
Nearer TO Congress.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. a-About 200 persons
attended the meeting OF the National
Farmers Alliance last evening. Chair.
man Rogers introduced President Polk,
who delivered his annual address He
said in part: Profoundly impressed with
the magnitude Of this great revolution for
reform, involving issues momentous and
stupendous in their character, as affecting
the present aud future welfare OF the
people, the public mind is naturally di-
rected 70 this meeting with anxious inter.
est, II not solicitude, and You cannot be
unmindful OF the Importance and RESPONSE
bility that attach 10 your action
Degradation OF the American Farmer.
He then congratulated the alliance on
rs achievements and, reviewing the causes
Of agricultural depression declared that
it was an anomaly 10 the student OF in
dustrial progress.
"Retrogression in American agricuk-
ure," he said, "means national decay, and
powerful and promising AS is this giant
republic, yet its power and glory touch not
! the degradation of the American farmer. y
The alarm incident TO Capitalization OF the
money power and upbuilding OF monopo.
lies was then pointed out, and both polit-
ical parties were condemned for forcing
and encouraging this condition He urged
huf AL. /.
TO Oregon, Washington, Ohio, New York,
New Jersey and other states.
The National Legislature.
Among the recommendation was one
that an organization be formed to be
known as the National Legislature, com
posed Of the national president and the
presidents OF all state alliances, their duty
being TO look after legislative reforms de-
manded by the alliance, both in state leg
islation and congress. He deprecated sec.
tionalism, and closed with an eloquent ap-
peal for national harmony.
Both Eyes ON Congress.
In relation to the political action OF the
alliance, be said that while the order is DO.
litical, 1t cannot be partisan or sectional in
its action. In support OF this declaration
he pointed to the record Of the alliance ia
| tnN recent popular eiectious ana pAftiCu-
larly to the noble and patriotic bearing OF
the brotherhood in Kansas and South Caro-
lima In regard 70 the record Of the ALI.
ance during the past year, and especially
with reference TO the legislation demanded
by ii, Mr.. Polk declared that congress had
persistently ignored all Of their proposi.
tions notably 10 the case Of the measure
known as the sub-treasury bill "Con
gress, he said, must come nearer 70 til,
people or they will get nearer 70 congress
The Alliances Future Policy.
10 outlining the future policy OF the al
lance President Polk said that it will de
mand the restoration OF silver to all tn,
rights aud qualities Of legal tender. which
gold possesses, the issuance Of government
currency direct to the people, equalization
OF taxes, prohibition of alien ownership OF
land, ownership and control Of transporta
tion lines by the government, limit OF pub
lie revenues 70 the economic administers
tion Of the government, graduated taxa
tion Of incomes and the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the people
The conduct of DIR. Macone editor OF
The National Economist, is likely TO be
investigated, and may prove a bombshell
on the deliberations Of the alliance.