, 1890-12-11
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.
Report on tho Financial Policy oi
the Order.

the oroer.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. s.-Early in the
forenoon at the session of the Farmers
Alliance, the financial policy of the
orders came up for discussion under q
report of the committee on legislation.
1t contained the following amended de-
mands:
first-Abolitlon of the ational banks I;
the establishment of ub-treasuries In
several states, to loan money direct to
the people, at a stated interest, not to
exceed per cent. per annum, on nom
perishable farm products and real estate,
with proper limitation upon the guam
tity loaned and amount of money; that
the amount of the circulating medium
be speedily increased to not less than $50
per capita.
second-Congress shall pass laws to
effectually prevent dealings in futures
on all agricultural and mechanical pro-
ductions. Preserving O stringent system
of procedure In trials, to secure prompt
conviction OF offenders, such penalti as
shall secure most perfect compliance
with the law.
Third-Condemns tho silver bill re-
Gently passed, and demands free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
Fourth-Demands the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership, and that
congress take prompt action to DEVISE
some plan to obtain all lands now owned
by aliens and foreign syndicates, and
that all lands held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of what are
actually used and needed by them be
reclaimed and held for actual settlers
only.
Fith-Believing In the doctrine of
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none, we demand that our national
legislation be SO framed In the future as
not to build up one industry at the ex-
pense of another. We further demand
the removal OF existing heavy tariff tax
from the necessaries of life that the poor
of our land must have. We further de-
mand a just and equitable system OF
graduated tax on incomes. We believe
the money oil our country should be kept
MS much as possible in tha hands of the
people, and demand that all national
and state revenues be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government,
economically and honestly administered.
SiNth-We demand a most rigid, hon
est and just state and national control,
and supervision OF means of public
com III Inication and transportation, and
if this control does not remove the
abuses now existing we demand a gov
.
| communication and transportation.
A spirited debate followed the intro
duction of this report.
Mr.. Loucks, of South Dakota, offered
an amendment to strike out the word
farm" before products, and after some
discussion he changed IL to read "mer-
chantile" instead OF farm.
Mr.. Davie, of Kentucky, offered long
amendment, and speeches for and
against these amendments went on for q
long time.
President Hall, of the Missouri alli-
ance, declared himself uncompromis-
ingly opposed to the sub treasury plans.
1t is unconstitutional, and II is directly
opposed to the principles OF the order
1t is unjust and inequitable, very ex-
travagant and would bring financial
ruin to the farmer and all other classes
of business, would have, and Is now
having the effect Of drawing the minds
of farmers and other laborers from the
greatest curse of tho age, class legisla.
ton. In conclusion, he said, If such
steps were taken, 1t would destroy the
order in Missouri in less than ninety
days.
Congressman Elect Simson, of Kan
sas; Clarke of Texas, and others IA
vored the sub-treasury plan.
An amendment by Livingston that
the amount of circulation shall not be
less thhH foo per CapitA was hHreeu 10.
Many other speeches for and against
the sup-trcasury scheme were made,
and vote was finally taken, which re-
suited in the adoption oil the above, by
vote of 90 10 10.
At the afternoon session Wardeil, OF
South Dakota, moved q recon iderat ton
of the vote by which the alliance pro-
tested against the passage of the cleo
ton bill, stating his reason to be feel
ing that the protest would retard the
progress of the alliance In the North and
West.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, OF Missouri,
WsrdelPs motion WAS laid on the table
| by q vote Of 66 to 81
There were considerable excited discus
sions over the matter. The states vot-
ing with Wardell were Illinois, Texas,
Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvanin, South
and North Dakota. There was divided
vote In the delegations from Arkansas