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The convention also adopted unanimously
the following resolutions and declaration OF
principles az recommended by the commit
We, the committee on resolutions. beg leave
to summit fur your consideration the follow
ing, 10 wit:
We, the antI.sub.treasury members Of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, recognizing the grave and responsible
duties resting upon us, farmers ana citiZens
mers Alliance, hereby present tor he careful
consideration of our brother Alliance far
Iners the following preamble and solutions: ::
Whereas The Farmers 4 Iliance has been or
ganizcd to the end that its members might
become educated in the science of economical
government and that we might become more
united In our action; having been divided
through the Influences of the war, we have
ever been united in interest: and,
Whereas, our b., loved order, the Farmers
Alliance, was founded for The express purpose
! Ms set forth In our constitution to bring about
the nbGye most important results, ana that
this education and union should be brought
about In a strictly non-partisan sense ana
manner; and,
constitution that the Alliance would ever ad-
vocate equal rights to all and special favors
TO nonp;' and,
Whereas, we declared to the world through
the Alliance that we would make no war up
on any Of the legitimate interests Of our
country; and,
Whereas, we were assured when we entered
the organization that no one should he Ostra-
cse,l for opinion sake and refused admlttance
into or turned out OF The order on account OF
any belief he might hold OIL political ques-
tiOnS and,
Whereas, we felt assured thot this organiza-
tion would bc directed and controlled by far.
mers who were honest men and who would
labor tu unite the farmers of our common
country who were divided By the war: and,
Whereas, we now find that The purposes
lnp Al ,inf IA sfff hn hpp
and the organization detected anu turned
from It's original purpose Intention In ihe
following munncr and ways: ID BY vi".
lating the paineSt principles and declaration
Of our constitution by advocating and dc.
clariug in favor OF the Sub-treaSury and land
loan scheme and the rnmental owner
from membership andS office for opinions
sake, and by putting men u important oifices
and Keeping them there who are known and
have proven themselves dishonest, MERGE
nary and corrupt and have continued them
in such offices and falsely and maliciously de-
nOuncing the Just and chosen representatives
of the people who have been elected TO serve
In public trust, although the honesty and H.
deity of such public servants have heen pro-
tectel by long and faithful service; C9 by Try
ing to direct and turn the organizations OF
The farmers and lab0rerS Of our land from
one Of the greatest curses Of the age, the pro.
tective tariff system, aud to commit them to
tile national curse OF class legislation; az by
pacing IN the official positions OF our nation
al and State Order men who are not farmers
nor have any interest In farming, whose only
interest and ambition Is TO keep the farmers
In the depressed condition they now are to
the end that they may draw their salaries
from them, Knowing that the depression OF
the farmers is necessary to keep up IN organ
iZaion OF this character; D) by some o: the
leading officers Of the Order, both Stale and
national. cOnSorting with the enemies OF good
government against the true interests OF the
people and corruptly endeavOrng by dishon-
est methods to fastcn upon the people Inc
protective tariff and railroad combination,
TWO Of the evils that the Alliance was created
to put down ami destroy; (G) by private indi-
vduals in the Alliance. through corrupt ard
mercenary motives buying up the State and
national official organs OF our Order, thereby
cenlraIiZing the power OF this organization,
and that Of The million of farmers In IT.. Tor
the purpose of the personal nggrandiZcment
and polite i ambition and cO:ruptneSS OF
these men; () by changing our Order rom
It's non-pnrtiSau character into Il partisan a: (S)
by applying pnrtisan political tests to mrin,
brrship and licr.hoding in our Order. anu
by declaring, In Il statute passed ut Orala, De-
cenihcr, lS!m. and by proclamation nl our ma
tiOnal president, that when Il majority ol me
National Alliance promul saird amy political
principle demand or hrrcsy. the Allihncc
must conform To such political principle;
therefore he IL
Resolved, That we denouncc the sub treas
ury and land lDau scheme and contingent
governmental ownership Of railroads as rio
Iati0nS OF the first principles of government.
us lftltIHtI III lUtlI
in their tendencies. and Ii enacted INTO law
would create such Il horde uf national oillc"-
holders as would ia>trn The clutches oil me
party In power upon .hr llIrDaiSn nl the people
so strongly that the voices of honest. patriot
ic citizens would no longer be heard III The
control of governmental HlftlIS. We furthrr
drnOunce these measures aS hcinR VIOLATION
of the constitution OF uur beloved Order, that
We drnounce {. W. Macunr and his corrupt
methods, together with the acts of his ioOis
and henrhmcn, aS being disgrace To The Or
der and Il stencil In the nO>tfilS of all honest
mpn who know Of their corruption and vil-
ainy, AMI thus point out TO the Order, hy
continuing such men in power, they are cn;-
bicu by bptrayiug us and our Interests, To
most clfrctunlly chain us to The Ju"gcrmaut
cars of monopoly. We further demand that
those men who are not farmers be removed
from the national and State offices ul our Or- !
der, and that none bnt those who have Their
interest IN farming he allowed To fill such |
places. TO The end that the Leg SlaturcS of tlllS
may know thai when the ALI !
ancr speaks IL Is the voice Ui the farmers and
luborerS of our lanL instead Of the wish OF
some paid tool OF monopoly aud rorrut t,tion.
We now appeal 10 all honest members oi
the Alliance throughout the United States in
behalf of the pnor and pppreSS' Il ol our lana
whom these base men have betrayed IN the
nulnc OF our wives and children, and who
must bc relieved, If ut all, hy the united ac-
ton OF the farmers OF this country; III the
name of good government, to unite win us
in pulling down this common enemy ana us
grace Of our Order. To this end we most car
nestly recommend that the brother Alliance
men Of the United States meet In national
convention al 81. Louis on the third tuesday
in September lS9l !
\ national executive committee. consisting
pf l.. =. Hall, OF Missouri, w. L. McAllistcr, oI
NIs>issIppj and " L. Sergeant, OF Texas, wu@