The advocate., 1890-05-21
NON Morton County.


Cimarron Alliance and Industrial
Union, No 004, OF Morton county, KAN
sas'
Whereas, IL ls not the purpose OF the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
TO down political parties, or become
political party, but, as the financial Condi-
tion OF the farmers and industrial classes
have become such, and their rights have
been neglected, and, in fact, have been
Disseminated against 30 long, chat IL re-
quires rigid economy by themselves and
families to make comfortable living,
pay their taxes, and keep the mortgage
from taking their home; that they have
been forced TO come down from their
high calling as farmers and laborers and
wage a war Of defense against our law
makers. And as the war has commenced,
we look 10 the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union FOR great possibilities Of re-
form. We should not be afraid 10 make
our influence felt in all genuine moral
reforms. "God will help u.s." Stand by
temperance, morality sobriety, equity,
fairness and perfect equality, and that we
hold our great national parties RESPONSE
BILE for the unfair discrimination between
the laboring classes and the capitalist,
and we ask, and insist, that they In their
conventions take into consideration the
condition and interests OF the farmers and
laborers, and nominate honest men for
Office, who are pledged TO carry them out;
that we will only try to accomplish what
we know to be for the best interests Of
the whole people, believing In honest
craftsmanship rather than political trick
cry and inequality; therefore be 10
Resolved, That we favor economy in
all public expenditures, from the school
district up TO the national government,
to reduce taxation to the minimum, and
that we favor reduction Of salaries from
the president down to the smallest county
office.
Resolved, That we favor some system
Of relief for those having their farms
mortgaged, that will tide them over until
such time when means are more avail
able than now, that they may not loose
what they have accumulated through
life, and added TO their farms as improve.
ment, wrested from them and their fam
lilies.
Resolved, That we believe il Is the
duty Of the government with It's abund-
ance to come TO the relief in times OF op-
preston OF the laboring taxpayers, and
those that came to her relief in her
troubles, as it has to those who furnished
II money to pay.
Resolved, That we favor the deep har-
Dor bill as passed by the senate, and hope
for It's speedy passage through the lower
house, believing its success will be the
salvation Of the country; also a success
full system Of irrigation that will make
the arid lands Of the west the garden
spot Of the world.
Resolved, That II politicians and states
men do not want farmers and laborers 10
take a hand in politics, it behooves them
to look after their (the farmers and labor
ersO interests, and give them their rights,
as they have become educated as to what
they are, and demand them, and are re-
solved to have them.
Resolved, That our free school system
is one Of the best In the nation; but it
should go further, so as TO provide a uni
form system Of text books at cost, dis
tributed through the superintendent Of
state and county.
JOSEPH REID,
Mrs. 4. J. WHITMAN,
Louis DARRoUGH,