Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
FARMERS DEMANDS.
Legislation ofVariouS Kinds That
They Want Congress
to Enact.
CIIn TnrACIIDIEO MEEnFn
SUB = TREASURES NEEDED,
While Dealing in Futures on Farm
Productions Should be Stopped.
THE SILVER BILL CONDEMNED.
Memorial 10 Congress Asking the Passage
of the Pure Food Bill.
SECTIONAL MEASURES DENOUNCED

OCALA, FLA, Dec. S.-Eariy in the
forenoon session of the Farmers Alliance
the financial policy of the order came up for
discussion, under the report of the Commit
tee on Legislation. This report as to the
financial policy contained the following
amended demands:
First-We demand the abolition of National
Banks; we demand that the Government snail
establish sub-treasuries, or repositories in the
several States, which shall loan money directly
to the people at low rate of interest, not to
exceed per cent per arnum, on non-perishable
farm products, and also upon real estate, with
proper limitations upon the quantity of land
and amount of money. We demand that the
amount of circulating medium be speedily in
creased to not less than $50 per capita.
Dealing in Futures Denounced.
Second-We demand that Congress shall pass
such laws as shall effectualiy prevent the deal!
ing in futures on all agricultural and mechani-
cal productions. preserving stringent system
of procedure in trials such shall secure the
prompt conviction of offenders and the imposi-
ZION Of such penalties shall secure the most
perfect compliance with the law.
Thi-d-We condemn the silver bill recently
passed by Congress. and demand in lieu there
of the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
FourJh-Me demand the passage of the law
prohibiting aliens ownership of land, and that
Congress take prompt action to devise some
plan; and that all lands now held by railroads
and other corporations IN excess OF such as is
actually used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the Government and held for actual settlers
only.
Equal Chances for Industries.
Fifth-Believing IN the doctrine of equal
rights to all. and special privileges to none. we
demand that our national legislation shall be so
framed in the future as not to build up one in
dustry at the expense of another. We further
demand a removal of the existing heavy tariff
tax from the necessaries of life that the poor
Of our land must have. We further demand a
lust and equitable system of graduated tax On
incomes. We believe that the money OF the
country should be kept as much as possible in
the hands of The people, and hence. we demand
that ali National and State revenues shall be
limited 10 the necessary expenses of the Gov
eminent, economically and honestly admins
tered.
Six;h-Ee demand the most rigid, honest
and just State and National governmental con-
tI"l and supervision of the means of public
communication and transportation, and if this
control ana supervision does not remove the
abuses now existing. we demand the Govern
meut ownership of such means of communica-
tIOn ana transportation.
A spirited debate followed the introduc-
tion OF this report.
A Plea for Pure Food.
Delegate Carr, of North Carolina, pre-
senJed a memorial Of the National Farmers
Alliance to the Congress OF the United
States. with reference to the Con ger lard
bill, now pending.
This memorial recites that the delegates
10 the National Alliance Supreme Council
representing the Farmers Alliance organi-
cations in the various States and Territories
ask that Congress enact as soon as possible
Senate bill No. 1891, known as the Pad
dor6 pure food bill, which was introduced
by Senator Paddock, OF Nebraska, at the
iustaDce OF the Farmers Alliance of that
State, for the reasons that the delegates be-
lieve that ii the said bill becomes law it
will prevent adulteration and misbrandiDg
of food preparations aud drugs. now so
largely and generally practiced to the great
injury of the agricultural interests OF the
country, the health of the people and the
morals of the business public.
The memorial continues:
But while praying for the passage of the Pad
dock pure food bill as a measure of Justice to
all our Interests, we desire to most earnestly
and cmphatIcaliy protest against the passage
cI House Bill No. lL56S known as the Conger
lard bill, for the reason that il proposes to ex-
tend the taxing power of the Government anu
increase the list of articles upon which taxes
are levied at tine when the tendency is
toward reduced taxation and the demand is
being made ;or the removal of laxes from arti-
Cles Of necessity and daily use among the
people.
Denounced as Sectional Legislation.
It IS sectional legislation, and therefore the
industrial movement declares Its open and un-
Ceasing hostility TO It, In the war of the near
future, which will be declared by us against
sectionalism, the farmer and his friends will be
the citadel around which the heaviest battles
are 20 he fought. We are not content in simply
shaking hands across 4 bloody chaSn. Our
wu.k Is 10 iii up and effdce the chasm. We are
rs many a. the waves hut one As the sea.
~eCUo1allsm must not. shall NOT. live. Upon
our hammer, written above and below the plow.
the sheaf and the cotton bale is a new device
born Of a new era; il is Fraternity and unity"
In this spirit the COnger lard bill has met with
the opposition of the farmer both North and
South.
Some short speeches followed the intro
ducIion of the memorial, and then the cop-
vention adopted the following resolution,
amid tremendous applause:
Resolved, That We are opposed to the
Couger bill, and that we favor the passage
OF the Paddock pure iOod bill"
About half OF the delegates, with ladies,
went on an excursion to-day to Homosso,
the phosphate fields, and the Gul; coast. 1t
IS now predicted that the Alliance may re-
main in session for three days longer.