The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
in Joint meeting have formulated and agree
upon the following demands!

| and we demand that the amount Of the clrculat-
| ing medium be speedily incron5ed to not less
I'VE demand that Congress shall pass such
laws MS Stall e1cctually prevent the dealing in
| futures on all agricultural and mechanical pro.
| ductlons, preserving stringent systom OF pro.
| Cedure In trials such as shall secure the prompt
| conviction and imposition OF such penalties as
| shall secure the most perfect compliance with
| the laws.
1--WE condemn the silver bill recently passed.
by Congress- and demand in lieu thereof tho
free and unlimited coinage OF silver OF Amerl.
'We demand the passage OF laws prohibiting
| alien oTncrshiD OF land, and thaS Congress take
prompt action 10 devise some plan to obtain oil
| lands owned by aliens and foreign syndicates
and that all lands now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess Of such rs is actu.
| ally used and needed by them be reclaimed by
the Government and held for actual settlers
only.
Believing in the doctrine OF equal rights to
all, and special privilege TO none, we demand
that our nationrl legislatio1 shall be so framed
in the future as not to build up one industry at
| the expense of another We further demand
just and equitable system OF graduated tax
Income We believe that the money OF the
country should be kept as much as possible in
the hands of the people, and hence we demand
that all national and State revenues shall be
limited to the necessary expenses of the govern.
| ment economically aud honestly administered
I'VE demand that the government shall OBJ.
tain by purchase, possession under the right OF
domain, OF all telegraphs, telephones and rail
roads, and that hereafter no charter or license
be issued to any corporation for construction or
operation of any means of transporting intelli.
gence and passengers or freight
"RsSolCCd That the Constitution of the United
States be changed so as TO allow the election
OF President, Vice President and United States
Senators by direct vote of the people, limiting
the term of Senator to four years.
"Res0iCei That in the great battle between
monopoly and free competition we believe that
these monsters known az trusts and combines
should be suppressed by stringent State and
National laws. and that their charters be an
nulled and that those engaged hereafter in
those unjust combinations be punished by I'm.
prisonment for life
1--WE demand the passage of the Conger lard
bill.
1--WE condemn the Associated Press for the
unjust course pursued towards the farmer and
wnge.earuer by misleading him in relation to
the menacing attitude Of the confederated
monopolics, and we pledge ourselves to with.
hold patronage from any paper that misrepre-
sents our combined interests.
I'VE oppose the giving of subsidies, both
State and nutional.
1--WE demand that no corporate company shall
issue stock In excess of one and one-third times
its assurance value for taxation.
, I'VE demand that the soldiers, their widows
andheirs should be paid the difference between
the face of their contract and the coin value of
the sum paid, with compound interest at six
STATE DEMANDS.
I'VE demand the enactment for House bill
No 1856 of the substitute now pending In the
, House OF Representatives at Columbus, relating
I to the licensing OF stationary engineers.
we demand the passage of the bill known as
the Nolan Dockage bill now pending in the
House of Representatives. in Columbus
I'VE demand the enactment OF "a law prohib-
! iting the employment OF children in workshops,
mines and factSCies under fourteen years of pge.
1--WE demand The enactment of free book law.
I'VE demand that the Legislature shall ap-
propriate sufficient money to finish the Inter
mediate penitontiary at Mansfield, to be used
for the purpose 1t was originally intended viz:
the reformation of the criminal classes
1--WE demand such legislation as will secure to
; Incorporated towns such local government as
\ | M 10 1a II n Is
1--WE demand the enactment OF such laws as
will make it punishable by fine and imprison-
; ment for public officer to grant police powers
to anyone other than a resident of the county in
which they are to serve.
= 1--WE demand the Governor to remove the
present Food and Dairy Commissioner aC.
count OF his inactivity in not enforcing the laws
: of this State against adulterated foods and
appoint in his stead competant man who will
''Be it resolved that we, as the conference
. committee of the Farmers Alliance and
Knights of Labor in joint session. are in sym
pathy with and extend the hand of fraternity to
} all branches of organized labor
The convention received the resolu-
7 tions and endorsed the clauses that dc
> not in any way conflict with the resolu
r tions adopted by the Alliance. A motion
to pay $40 of the railroad fare of the
delegates to the National Alliance con
vention was adopted.
The State lecturer was instructed tC
forward IA message to the State Boart
: of Equalization to reduce the valuation
e on farming lands.
S A motion was made and earned in
e structing the executive committee t.
t devise means to secure the Legislation
demanded in the resolutions. The fol
n lowing resolution was introduced OF
;. woman suffrage:
n ReSolUed, That we demand the extension o
the elective franchise to al persons regardless
e of sex; that the General Government protec
all its citizens in the full and free exercise o
- the elective franchise; that there be no dis
> tinction Ill regard TO sex among wage earners.
9 The resolution failed to meet with tn,
n approval of the convention.
g The committee on jurisprudence re
f ported several amendments to the by
n laws, which were adopted.
+ At this iuncture another heated de
+ bate occurred on the question of mem
:, bership. The election of fficers wa
- finally declared in order. Presiden
S Likens was reelected by acclamation
j. C. H. Cobb was elected vice presiden
by acclamation. Joshua Crawford wa
reelected secretary by acclamation. ant
Newton Ruhl was reelected treasure
2 by acclamation. Secretary Crawfor,
= being called upon, made short speech
). in which he stated that he had goo
: reasons to believe that in a short tim
e 700 more alliances would be added T.
{ the roll and l 400 new alliances by tn
time the next convention meets, on
year hence, making a total of 21,00
ss sub-Alliances in the State.
e The struggle came over the selection
Il of the State lecturer. Miller Purvis, tn
.. present incumbent, was a candidate
:. Charles Jenkins of Mahoning; a. j
e Dyer, of Madison. and General S. II
e Hurst were nominated as opposing car
!, didates. The first ballot resulted as fo,
g lows:
Dyer, IS; Purvis, 90; Jenkins, 142, an
Hurst, 107-total, 33S. 1t required a ms
v iority to elect and another ballot CON
= menced- Mr.. Dyer Withdrew in favo
A. of General Hurst. The result of the sex
/ ond ballot was the election OF jelid.n'
If the vote standing, jenkins l60 Hurst 49,
n Nominations for members of the eH
e ecutive committee were then madC
k While the vote was progressing the Sa
r. aries of officers were fixed. The pres
D. dent is to receive 81 per day and eH
,f penses, the secretary $500 per year an
e expenses, the treasurer $50 per year.
I, The ballot for members OF the eXecl
ts tive committee resulted as follows; X.
10 McCannon, Crawford, 25l votes; lsrat
1T BiXler, Stark, 1877 votes john Smitl
le Logan, lis votes; j. Hale Collins
n Greene, 10l votes; Newton Burwel
e. Warren, 94 votes. 4 mass OF resoll
Sc tions of thanks to the retiring oilicer
e. the newspapers and people of aliol
se the representatives of the metropolita
press and everybody else who merite
10 their gratitude were adopted, and I'll