The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-05

sTAUNToN. VA.
An Alliance Confederation.

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the various Alliances and labor organi
cations of the country was held in Wash
ington City last week-the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial League, the Cit
liens Alliance, the Colored Farmers
Alliance and the Knights of Labor. 1t
is expected that the Changers will unite
with them, but there was no delegation
present from that organization.
At the meeting on Thursday last a
confederation of the different organiza-
lions was effected, based on the follow
ing underlying principles:
l. A confederation.
2. Each organization shall be represented by
a committee Of five.
3. Each committee of i've shall have the num-
Der of votes corresponding with the member
ship in It's organization.
] 4. The policy and measures of the confedera-
ton shall be based upon the St. Louis and Ocala
/ platform.
| 5. Each shall stand pledged to assist when
possible in all local efforts to better the cond-
| tiOn of the people.
! g. Fraternal delegates or correspondence shall
never be denied the one by the other SO long as
the confederation exists
T. The joint committee on confederation shall
have the power by majority vote, to admit
other organic tons with similar objects upon
application.
s. When plans are agreed upon by the Joint
committee on confederation for mutual co.. per-
| alton such organization shall be bound to sup
port such plans fully and cheerfully.
9. Expenses accruing on account of the joint
committee shall be betrayed by the respective
organizations represented.
TO- The joint committee confederation shall
have power to adopt Suci bylaws for tho gov
eminent Of the same as they shall deem hest.
On the following day, Friday, the
committee on order of business reported
the following demands, for which the
confederation will contend:
]. We demand the abolition of national banks
as banks of issue, and as substitute for nationa
bank notes we demand that legal tender trea-l
sury notes be issued in sufficient volume to
transact the business of the country without
damage or especial advantage to any class or
calling, such notes to he legal tender in payment
of all debts. public and private and such notes
when demanded by the people shall be loaned to
them at not more than ? per cent. per annum
upon hon periShable products as indicated in
the sub treasury plan, and slso upon real estate
v it'll proper limitation upon the quantity of land
aid amount Of money
Z. We demand free and unlimited coinag 9 of
silver.
3. We demand the passage Of laws prohibiting
alien ownership Of land and that Congress taks
prompt action to devise some plan to obtain all
lands now owned by aliens and foreign syndi-
Gates; and that all lands held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of such is actual
ly used and needed by them DO reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers only.
Relieving in the doctrine of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none. we demand that
taxation, national, state or municipal, shall not
be used to build up one interest or class at the
expense of another.
5. We demand that all revenues, national, state
or county, shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses Of the government, economically and
honestly administered.
g. We demand just and equitable system of
graduated tax on incomes.
:. We demand the most rigid, honest and just
state and national control and supervision OF
the means Of public communication and trans
portation and as this control and supervision
does not remove tho abuses now existing we de-
mand the government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
We demand that the Congress of the United
States submit an amendment to tho Constitu
ton providing for the election OF United States
SENATORS by tie ulTecC vote OF Cn6 people OF eacu
state; also the President and Vice President by
a popular vote.
The Washington Star of the Esd, re-
| ferring to the proceedings as reported at
that date, said "These are the princi-
pies that will be fought for by all the
organizations. separately and as a con-
federation. Officers of the confedera
| ton will probably be elected this after
noon or evening. 1t is likely, too, that
committeeman for each State will also
be selected now or later. Each of these
will appoint committeeman for each
district in his State aud these in turn
for each county and these for each town
ship. The committee of the confedera-
tion will arrange ways and means for
educating the people of the country up
to the point where they will insist upon
these demands as formulated and COM
pei their representatives in Congress to
see to it that they are incorporated into
the laws Of the land .