The state capital., 1891-10-31
ILLINOIS Z. Nj. u. A.

Ie Declares In Favor OF FREQ and Uns
,liii.ited Coinage; Passes Several Resolu-
tions, Adopts h PIatf8rHi and Elects
Officers.
The state assembly of the Farinefs'
Mutual Benefit association on the 21st
closed an important session at Spring
field
1t steered clear of political entangle-
nlents and experienced no serious divi.
siofis Oh the ques sions that came before
1t 1t debated at considerable length
and with SOME warmth resolution de.
claring in favor of the free and unlimit.
ed coinage of silver, and finally adopted
it by vote of 70 to b3. The assembly
adopted resolutions on almost every
conceivable subject, elected full set
of officers, chose fifty-seven delegates
TO the national assembly, which will
meet soon in indianapolis, and instruct
ed these to favor amendments to the
constitution making women eligible to
membership in the association, and fix
ing the minimum age for membership
at 16 years.
The officers elected are as follows:
PRESIDENT, N. NJ. Barnett. Dewitt county.
vice president, Charles Palmer Richmond.
Secretary, w. Z. Robinson. Bond.
Treasurer, j Tontz. Madison.
Executive Committee-J. r Gullick, Cham.
pafgn; +. NJ. Palmer, Dewitt; g. NJ. Sar-
geant. Shelby, and the president and vice.
president, ex- officio.
The following resolution was adopted.
Resotred, That the annual action of the
state board of equalization since 1877 has
shown that said board is too much under the
influence of aggregated and corporate
wealth, and we demand that said board as
sess the property of corporations as the law
pa.nly requires, at its fair cash value. We
afli'm that the failure of land assessors to
perform their duties according to law is
neither justification nor excuse for members
of the state board of equalization to follow
their evil example.
Also the following:
Resotred, That we demand that all proper
ty, real. personal, chattels. notes, mortgages
and all other credits be assessed at their fair
cash value; that the assessor shall be pro
vided with stamp, and that all notes and
credits shall be stamped as assessed, and IL
not stamped it can not be collected by law
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves not to
vote for any person or political party who
will not pledge themselves in sadvance to
work and vote to secure the passage of such
law.
Also in regard to the Pacific railroad:
Resoired, That we emphatically condemn
the report of the commission and respect.
fully ask our representatives and senators
to foreclose the mortgage to secure the gov
ernment loan when the proper time comes.
The following was among the most
important resolutions adpoted:
WHEREAS, There are millions of dollars
annually sent to foreign countries for flbers
from which binder twine, rope, bagging.
etc, are made thus producing constant
drain on our finances, especially affecting
the products; and ."
WHEREAS, 1t has been fully demonstrated
that the best of the above goods can bc made 9
IRON American products; therefore be it
Resotred, That we encourage the growth
and manufacture of such goods from home
grown fiber by patroniZing manufacturers
that are not using foreign tibcrs.
THE PLATFORM.
We favor equal assessment and taxatio n
upon all forms of property, real. personal
and corporate.
We favor graduated income tax, so that
the greater the income of IL citizen or cor
poration the more tax they shall pay; and
by this we do not mean the conf1scatiOn OF
the property of the wealthy but ask that the
burdens Of government be equalized
The increase of the circulating medium of
country increases the value of the prod
er that the sureptitious demonetzation Of
silver i'm 1873 was a fraud upon the people
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and that the circulating medium
of the country shall be issued by the gov
ernment direct to the people in sufficient
volume to do the business OF the country on
II cash basis. and that all money SO issued
shall be legal tender for the payment of all
debts, both public and private.
We demand that all stocks and bonds OF
corporations shall be issued on such basis
that where they call for one dollar they shall
represent one hundred cents of legitimate
outlay that all watered stocks shall be re-
tired and that the stocks and bonds of cor
poratons shall represent the actual cost and
indebtedness of the same.
We are opposed to fostering certain in
dustrics by government bountes. We con-
slider sugar no more entitled to a bounty
than corn; ships no more than the breedin !
of cattle.
We are opposed to all monopolies, and
want it distinctly understood that the or
ganized liquor traffic is included. We op-
pose the unholy alliance of the government
with said business. As remedy we pro-
pose that all revenue and license laws, nigh
or low must be repealed, both state and
national
We favor the election of men of our call.
ing to represent us in the halls of leg ation
with all farmer and labor organizations.
We believe the government should pro-
hbit dealing in futures of any and all agri-
cultural and mechanical products.
We believe congress should enact such
laws as will effectually prevent the sac ol
aduterated food products
We are opposed to aiien ownership OF
lands.
We demand uniformity of text books for
our common schools, aud that the state fur
nish them ut actual cost.
The more power retained by the people
within constitutional limits tile greater we
consider will be the safety of the peoples
rights. We are, therefore, in favor of the
election of United States senators, presi-
dents. vice e-presidents and postmasters
Through the patrons of the office)
by IL direct vote of the peo.
pie. To accomplish this and prevent
class legislation in the future we favor
amendments to the constitution of the
United States. We also demand that United
Sta.e, judges be elected by direct vote OF
the people.
We favor the extension of the free delivery
of the mail service to the people outside OF
the towns and cities.