Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-10
ALLIANCE COLUMN,
This Department is edited by the Dickinson
County Farmers Allia- &c.
DEMANDS OF THE FARMERS
ALLIANCE.
Equal Rights to all, Special Privileges
to None.
PLATFORM.

Agreement made this day Dec. 6, 1889 at St.
Louis by and between the unders gned on :
mItIee representing the National Farmers
Alliance Industrial Union on the one part
anu the undersigned committee represent
ing the knights of Labor on the other part.
Witness: The undersigned committee rep
resentiDg th5 Knights OF Labor, having read
the demands of The National Farmers AL
lia1ce and Industrial Union, which are en-
bodied in the agreement, hereby indorse the
same on beEalt of the Knights of Labor and
mands herein set forth, the legislative COM
IN .Itees Ut both organizations will act in con-
cert before congress Tor the purpose of Sc
curing the enactment OF laws in harmony
with the demands mutually greed.
And it is further egreed, in order to carry
out these objects, We Will support for office
only sue b men as can be depended upon to
enact these principles into statute law unin-
huenced by party caucCs.
The demands are as follows:
!. That we demand the abolition of Ma
tional banks, and the substitution of legal
tender treasury note S in lieu ofNational ban K
notes, issued IN sufficient volume to do the
business of the country on cash system;
regulating the amount needed on a per-
capita basis as the business interests of the
country expand; and that all money issued
by the government shall be legal tenuer in
payment OF all detts, both public and pri-
Vate.
2 That we demand that congress sh Ill
Mss such laws as shall e1fectually prevent
the dealing in fut ures of all agricultural and
mechanical productions preserving strin-
gent system OF procedure in trials as shall
secure the prompt conviction. and imposing
such penalties as shall insure the most per
feet compliance with the law.
3. That we demand thefree and unlimited
coinage of silver.
4. That we demand the pas sage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership OF land, and
that congress take carly steps 10 devise
some plan to obtain all lands now owned by
aliens foreign syndicates; and that all lands
now held by railroad and other corporations
~, saN of a : ia not har
be reclaimed by the government and held
fer actual settlers inly.
s. 2snevIng In the doctrine of ''eQual
rights to a., and special privileges to none, -
we demand that taxation national or state,
shall not be used to build up one interest or
class at the xper sc OF another.
We believe that the money OF the country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands or the people, and hence we demand
that sill revenue, national, tate or county,
shall be limited TO the necessary expense of
the government economically and honestly
40 ministered.
6. That congress issue a sufficient amount
OF fractional paper currency to facilitate eX-
change throuz h the medium of the United
States mail.
Z. That the means of communication and
transportation shall be owned by and one
rated in the interest OF the people, as is the
n1ted States postal service.
For the better protection of the interests
OF the two org aniZatiOns, it is mutually
agreed that such seals or embiems as the Ma
nonal Alliance and Industrial Union of
America may adopt will be recognized and
protect ed in transit or otherwise by the
Knights of Labor, and that all seals and Ia
bels of the knights of Labor will, in liEe
manner. be recognized by the members Of
the National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial MON of America.
lSignedl S. B. IRWIN, Chairman
y, r.. - Hall. :. d. HATFIELD.
I'm BLUNT, DIX NoNIs
III GLOVER, STUMP AsHET,