The Globe-republican., 1891-02-11
ALLIANCE MAcNATEs.

Meeting Of the Presidents Of Various 1tsso
Alliances In aahington-Resolutl0ns on
the Silver Question.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The presi.
dents OF the State organizations Of the
National Farmers Alliance met yester-
day morning to formulate certain meas
ures to be presented to Congress and 10
map out some feasible plan for dissem-
mating the literature Of the council for
educational purposes.
The meeting was called to order by
President Polk. representatives Of the
following States being present: vir-
ginia, Maryland. South Carolina North
Carolina. Tennessee, Mississippi. Kan
sas and Pennsylvania. The only busi-
ness transacted was the appointment of
a committee on silver legislation.
At the evening session the committee
on silver Legislation submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Resolved. That we regard il "a a high duty
enioined upon Congress by the Constitution
TO provide for the unlimited co mage of both
precious metals. gold and silver to the end
that the people of the several States may be
provided with q circulating medium. We
express our surprise, regret and Indignation
that this duty has been long DELAYED
and neglected. contrary, as we believe not
only 10 the duty we have mentioned, bur to the
best interests of the masses OF the people, " no
are suffering the pangs of poverty and stag
nation OF business induced by a want OF
Sufficient circulating mediums. We believe
and charge that such delay and neglect has
been occaSioned by an undue influence in
our Governmental politics by those whose
interest il is to contract the currency and
~ : m ntie0 nm,
We therefore urge upon Congress the de-
mand heretofore made by the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver, up
on the same terms and conditions that gold
is now coined
We express our earnest condemnation OF
the exercise of the arbitrary power which
prevented a fair consideration of a free coin
age bill at the last session of Congress. and
in this connection we give expression to the
hope that the free coinage bill which passed
the Senate during the present session
and Is now being considered in the
Committee on Coinage. We gh.s and
Measures of the House shall no,
be suppressed but shall be reported back to
the House and enacted int \ law. With u
proper respect AMI Difference to our repre-
sentatives on the committee in the House,
We say that any efforts TO unduly delay re-
port that bill SO as to prevent action
thereon BY the House in the few remaining
days of this Congress will meet and will re-
ceivc still further condemnation by the
farmers and laborers of this country. We
have waited many years for the simple
justice of having both the precious metals
restored 10 free coinage and hereby declare
our determination to press tn. fight on this
line until the relief is accorded to the labor
ing and producing MASSES of our Nation,
and to hold responsible the men, irrespcct-
i've of party. who obstruct in any way the
legislative enactment OF the measure de-
manded by labor congresses of all parties.
The report is signed by j. IL. NcDon-
aid, of Tennessee, chairman: f. 5.
Hall of Maryland. Frank McGrath of
Kansas. T. 5. Adams Of Louisia ma,
Maun Page of Virginia and W. 5. Nc
Allister of Mississippi.