Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-20
DEMANDS OF THE FARMERS
ALLIANCE.
Equal Rights to all, special Privileges
TO None.
PLATEORM.

PLATFORM.
Agreement made this day Dec 6, 1889 at st
Louis by and between the undersigned { on
mtIce representing The National Farmers
Alliance Industrial Union on the one par
anu the undersigned committee represent
ing the Knights of Labor on the other part.
| Witness: The undersigned committee rep
reSenting III Knights OF Labor, having reaC
| the demands OF The National Farmels' Al
liaace and Industrial Union, which are EN-.
| bod ed in the agreement, hereby 1ndorse the
| same on behalf Of the knights OF Labor anC
! for the purpose OF practical effects to the de
! mands herein set forth, the legislative COM
| IN lteeS vi both organizations Will act in con
cert before congress LOT the purpose of Sc
curing the enactment OF laws in harmony
| with the demand mutually agreed.
| And it is further greed, L. order TO carry
out these objects, we will support for ofrce
only such men as can be depend ed upon u
| enact these principles into statute law unin
| t1uencGd by party caucIs.
| The demands are as fellows:
| l. That we dtma d the abolition of Ma
| tional banks, and the substitution of legal
| tender treasury notesin lieu OF tIonal 6ank
! notes i-susd In sufficient volume TO DO the
| bus ness of the country on cash system
! regulating the amount neeuCd on a per
| capita basis as he business interests OF the
| country expand; and hat oil money issued
| by [ be government shall be legal tenuer in
payment OF all dclts, both public and pri-
! vatc.
! 2 That we demand that congress sh II
issS such laws IS shall eff, ctualIy prevent
| the dealing in iu ures of all agricultural and
/ mechanical productions, preserving strin-
gent syztem OF procedure in trials as Shall
secure the prompt conviction. and imposing
such penalties as shall insul Re the most per
| feet compliance with the law.
B. That we demand the free ard unlimited
coinage of silver.
! 4. That demand the passGg of laws
| prohibiting alien ownership OF Iand, and
| that congress take Early steps 10 devise
some plan to obtain all lands nov owned by
aliens foreign syndicatcs; and that all lands
now held by railroad anU otuer corporate ms
in excess of such as is actually USED by them
be reclaimed by the government and held
+ actual settlers lnly.
3. 9eIIevIng IN the doctrine of equal
rights TO n. and special privileges to non. +"
We demand that tax tion, national or state,
shall not be used To build up one interest or
class at the Xper sc OF another.
We believe tn L The money OF he country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands OF the people, and hence we demand
that al revenue, national, tate or county,
shall be limited 10 the necessary expense of
the governm ent economically and honestly
miniStered.
6. That congress issue q sufficient amount
OF fractional paper currency TO facilitate eX-
change throuE h the medium of the United
states mail.
Z. That the means of communication and
transportation hall be owned by and o. e.
rated in the interest of the people, as is the
nited States postal service
For the better protection of the interests
OF the two or aniZations, it is mutually
agreed that such seals or emb.ens as the Ma
IlOEdl AllldnSc anu Union OF
America may adopt will be recognized and
protec ed in transit or otherwise by the
knights of Labor, and that all seals and Ia
be of the Knights of Labor will, in ike
manner, be recognized by the members of
the Nationa Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union of America.
TSigned1 S. B. ERWIN, Chairman.
=. S. HALL, j. d. HATFIELD,
j. ID. HAMMOND, s. Il ALEXANDER,
F.M, BLUNT, ID. X. NoNIs,
B. H GLOVER, STUMP Ashley,
NJ PAGE, r. 4. PECK,
j. NJ. MILES, g. BETTY,
w. Ii. BARTON. W. s. MORGAN,
n. a. DUNSING, }. II. TURNER,
NJ. ADAMS, a. s. MANN.
ho compose the committee on demands of
the n. Z, \. and l. u.
T.V. POwDERLT,
A. W. WRIGHT,
RALPH BEAUMONT.
homecoming Knights of Labor