The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-06-26
Resolution &C. as Adopted by Mil
wood Alliance and Ordered
Published by the County
Alliance

WHEREAS, The financial system of laws
of our government are under the con.
troll and are in the interest Of aud ma.
nipulated by financial tyrants, and said
laws are adverse to the interest Of the
masses Of the people, who compose and
should control the republic Of the United
States for the general good of al citizens,
and as the dissatisfaction is widespread,
and as there is Z determination on the
part Of the people TO demand a Just and
practical code of financial laws. to be
enacted to empower the masses Of the
people to obtain the great resources Of
the country that they are entitled to, by
honest industry and economical use OF
capital, so as to enable them 10 pay their
debts and better their condition in gen
eral, and
WHEREAS, mother earth" has been
disgraced and ignored as security by said
unjust financial laws, and
WHEREAS, real estate and the income
from industry thereon, is good security
and relieves the necessity of metallic
basis by mortga2ing said real estate, and
the first fruits OF these, for loan or adj
vance direct to the people, from our
government, and
WHEAREAs, 4 1.-THE paid Tor said adj
vance or loan would assist materially to
support the government for said advance
or assistance, and enable the farmer, for
instance, to be benefactOr to mankind,
and wealth to the nation by his pro
ducts, let it be fruit, grain or cotton.
Take cotton, for instance. for it can be
sold to merchant for said medium loan,
to be retained by the producer to the
treasury to redeem the mortgage or sold
to foreign buyer for gold. Ihe Dor
rover connects his mortgage; the treas
urer can destroy the money, except the
gold tithe. The merchant hast gold
from a foreign country, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Wildwood Alliance
in conference assembled, demand of our
state legislators of Marion county that
they require the representatives of the
state of Florida in our national govern
ment to aid in the enactment of tinan-
cial laws, authorizing the issuing of peo
pies legal tender sub-treasury mortgage
redeeming money 10 be loaned
through sub-treasurers direct to the
people on mortgage of real estate and
the first fruits of industry thereon, the
amount to be not less than ten per cent
of the real value Of real estate, reaulr-
ing the tax assessors valuation attached
to said mortgage and county commits
sioner's recommendation; said mortgage
drawing 1.-THE or interest of not over
five per cent, said 1.-THE to go to the sup
port of the government, the tithe payable
in gold, silver or greenbacks. This adj
vance from our government TO the pe0-
pie to be returned in not less than one
years time, unless a stay Of longer time
Is recommended by county commission
ers, thereby rendering it impossible for
the financial kings to organize a panic.
AS this money is not advanced on gold
basis but on the first fruits or wealth Of
the earth, industry, and true value Of
real estate, is better base than metal,
and that the state of Florida be made
responsible to the national treasury for
the return of said advance to the citizens
of Florida