Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-11
The Farmers.

ers' Union convention of Ohio convened
| this morning with an attendance of
over 200 delegates, and all the farmers
organizations of the state were repre-
sented. The usual convention commit
tees were appointed and President II. S.
Ellis delivered an address in course of
which he said. "From our meeting in
August last there was a number of re-
quests to our law making bodies, both
national and state. Our state legisla-
ture paid some attention to these re-
quests. Most of the Legislation we re-
quested from this body we got. Some
of it not as complete as we wished for,
but an effort was made to favor our de-
mands. Many members of the legsla-
ture we're willing and anxious to enact
such laws as the farmers of the state had
asked for. The others supported those
measures by their votes for they felt that
they dare not do otherwise. So far as
the national legislature is concerned no
attention has been paid to our requests.
Free coinage of silver was asked for, the
Conger bill, etc. All aud each of
these measures were asked
to be enacted into laws,
but our asking has brought no good re-
suits. The great importance of these
measures to the people had but little
weight with congress. Committees ere
| appointed by districts. The committee
| which had been appointed by the last
convention, to attend the Cincinnati
third party convention, reported through
c. B. Edwards of Highland county, who
read report at the general convention
at Springfield Aug. 9TH, to nominate
state ticket. This was put over to the
evening session for discussion, as it was
| discovered the convention was about
evenly divided on the third party
movement. The committee on or
ganization reported the officers of
| the union the coming year, with S. H.
Ellis of Warren county for president J.
| H. Brigham, master of the National
Grange made a report of the state and
| general legislation secured during the
| past year. The committee on resolutions
reported the following platform, which
was adopted after amending the money
section:
| ave, the delegates representing sew
eral organizations of Ohio, in convention
assembled, in the interest of good gov
eminent and the welfare and prosperity
of the entire people of this state and ma
ton and claiming equal representation
in our law-maklng bodies, both state and
national, for farmers declare in favor of
the following principles, and we will
| work and vote for their enactment into
| laws:
l. Equal and fair distribution of the
necessary burden of taxation on all forms
of wealth to be listed at it's actual value,
less actual indebtedness.
| 2. A system of school books at actual
cost
3. The suppression of all traffic il in
toxicating liquors as a beverage.
4. The suppression OF free railroad
passes or other gifts to legislators, judges
of county courts, county auditors and
other public officials.
| 5. That we demand the issue of not
less than fifty dollars per capita of full
legal tender money, to consist of gold
and silver on a parity with each other
and paper.
6. For the carrying out of this decla-
ration of principles we declare n favor
of and recommend to the farmers of
Ohio to see to it that no men be nomi-
mated or elected from any agricultural
county or district in Ohio who will not
stand squarely on this platform.
7. To this end we call upon and in
vite all laboring. and business men to CO.
operate with us.
The evening session of the convention
was continued to II o'clock and the time
was spent in discussion of the third par
ty movement and proposition to nomi.
nate an independent ticket. The propo-
sitiop was defeated by vote of 60 to 81,
and the committee then adjourned, SUBJ
ject to call of the exective committee.