The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-06
THE PLATFORM.

The convention also adopted unanimousl,
the following resolutions and declaration o
principles rs recommended By the commit
tee:
We, The committee on resolutions. beg leave
To submit for your consideration the follow
ing, to Wit:
We the nnti.subtreasury members of tht
National Farmers Alliance and industrial
Union, racognizing the grave and responsible
duiils resting upon us, farmers aud citizen!
and members of our beloved order, the Far
mers Alliance, hereby present for the careful
consideration of our brother Alliance far
mers the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas. the Farmers Alliance has been or
ganized to the end that itS members might
become educated In the science of economics
government aud that we might become more
united In our action; having been divided
through The influences of the war, we Iuvt
ever been united In interest: and
Whereas, our beloved order, the TURNER'S
Alliance, was founded for The eX press purpose
MS set forth In our constitution Lo bring nbou
the nbGye most Important results, and thn
this education and union should be brought
about liz IL strictly non.purtiSan sense and
mnnner; and,
Whereas. We declare 10 the world in oul
constitution that the Alliance would ever ad-
vocate "equal, rights to all and special tnvors
to nOne;" and,
Whereas, We declared TO the world through
the Alliance that VIC would make no war up
on any of the legitimate Interests OF ON
country; ana,
Wherehs we were assurpu wliet We entered
REORGANIZATION that no one sliunld tie Ostrl.
clsed lof opinion sake ana reused aahlltlhiiet
into or turned out OF he order on account ol
amy belief he might hold on political ques'
LIONS niitl,
Whereas, we felt assured that this orEnnlZa
tion would be directed and controlled by itr.
mers who were honest men and VINO would
lahor u unite The farmers oil our common
country WHO were DIVIDED oy Tue war: ana,
anu Objects of the Order have been defeated
ana tiic organization uellecieu aila iuriietl
from Us original purpose and Intention IN ihe
following nlHuner ana WAYS: ~ iiy rlo'
lntinG lhe plalneSt principles nnd declaration
OF our constitution by advocating ana dc.
elnrtng IN lav0r OF The suo-treuSnry anu lahd
loan scheme and the governmental owner.
ship Uf rnironds; l2) hy drbhrrlng persons
from membership and office for opininnt
sake, and by putting men ! II Important offices
and keeping them there who are known anu
have proven themselves dishonest, merce.
nary and eorruptand hnve continued them
IN such Offices anu falsely ana Ihallcionsly de.
nOuncinG the Just md chosen representatives
OF the people who have been elected To serve
III public trnSt, although The honesty anu n
deity of such public servants have been pro-
tectetl by long and faithful service; C9 by try
Ing 10 direct und turn the organ iZations Of
the farmers and labnrerS or our land from
one of the greatest curses of the age, the pro.
tcctIve tnriii system, ana to commit them to
the national curse OF class le. .ISlatiOn; az by
placing In the official positions OF our nation.
al and Stnie Order men who are not flrners
nor have any interest In farming, whose only
interest and am bilion Is to keep the farmers
in the depressed condition They now are to
the end that they inny draw their salaries
from thcm,. knowing that the depression OF
the farmers IS necessary to keep up M organ
iZatiOn OF this character: (3) by snme o: the
leading officers OF the Order, both SLto ana
aliOnnl. cOilSorting with the enemies Of good
govern mcnL against The true interests OF the
people and corruptly endeuvOring by liShOn-
est methods to fasten upon The people the
protective tariff and railroad combination,
two Of the evils that tile Alliance WIS crcaled
To pat down and destroy; {G) hy private Indi-
viilunIs in the Alliance. through corrupt ard
mercennry motives buying up the State and
national official organs Oi our Order, thereby
The power OF this organization, i,
and that Of the million OF farmers In IT., for
the purpose OF the personal agSrandlZelnent
and p0Ilc.l ambition and corruptness ot
Its non-p0rtiSun chnr;ctGrtntn to IL partisan (s)
by applying pnrtisan political tests to mem,
bersllip ana olllGe'N0ldlnS IN our Uruer, ana
by declnrlnS, In Il statute passed at Orala, l'e-
ceniher. la'O. ana hy proclamation ni our M
tionnl PRESIDENT, that When u iiialorily ni ihG
principle, demand or hercsy: the AllInnre
must conform to such political prlnclpic; !;
therefore hr 10
Resolved, That we ucnollnce The sun. treas
ury ana land loan sthcfne ana contingent
ownership OF raiiromuS MS VIC
latlons Oh nc rst pr,nsip,eS oi Ensv!I".,
us ttern iIi tiiG!T clillaGte't hs -
III tnelr leioclicies anu u enacleu l'ilo ',; ~"
wouu create sueh inrae oi Hhilolliii os'I. ,;'.
holders us Woniu iasien me ciulcH.s VI ti,G
party IN power upon me lhroaiSni NE pcolic
SO stron9iy lnat lle Tnicts oI liGllesl i,.i,H i'
fynI1 q UfnIflf