The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-29
TOO IMPRACTICABLB
Policy of the Farmers National
Alliance.
A CALL FOR A CONVENTION
In 1892 to Nominate Presidential c,re,d,,, =
-GoVernment Loans on Land-RaiI-
roads for the People.

OMAHA, Jan. 2S.-The National Farmers,
alliance had lively discussion at to-dav,z
session on an amendment TO the constitr
o olon 70 exclude women from acting as dele
Sates, ana III was finally voted down An
amendment making ali laboring men eligi
ote W membership was tabled by large
Note. Line remainder OF the morning US
occupied IN discussing minor changes and a
noon. 'ni' IL
In the afternoon the report of the com
iae on resolutions, which was unite
IeuStuy, was considered by paragrapbs and
adopted. 1t begins with the folloyvine, 90 80
ambe: '--' iOiio"IuS pre-
Whereas, Owing to the oppression that
mas Deen heaped upon us by grasninr,
Inionopoilsts, capitalists, trusts. and com,
o4nTS, we DeIleve 1t Is time for action and
nefeas, The National farmers ALI
auoe, IN convention assembled, does more
enPhaticaIIy declare against the present
system of government as nanion1p pteSe ~,
the Congress of the United States and tho
| LEGISLATURES OF the several states.
i nereIore, we declare in favor of hold
lnS convention on February %. 1892 70
Tx date and place for the holding IF a
convention to nominate candidates for the
U ~ OF PRESIDENT and Vice President of
the United States" -
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tation shall be by one delegate from I each
state IN the uniou
Ihe resolutions favor the abolition of all
national banks, and that surplus funds be
Ioaned 10 individuals upon lanG security ar
d low rate OF interest: declares for the Ans
traIlan ballot law; demands the foreclosures
eI ene mortgages held by the government
VI ISllIoaus; olscountenanceS gambling in
STOCKS and shares, and favors The election
President
popular vote. As the farmers of the
Cnlteu states largely outnumber any other
OiasS Vi clCizens, they demand the pass9ge
VI laws OF reform, not as party measures
but for the good of the government. Ali
ancS members shall take part as partisaus
IN IA tue po4ltlcal struggle as affiliating with
Republicans or Democrats
The inter state commerce lazy sbopld ba
SO amended ana enforced as TO allow the
railroads reasonable income on the money
invested. The resolutions further demand
lhat tne mortgages on the Union and Cen
tral racine roads be fOreclosed at once and
the ROADS be taken charge of by the gov
eminent and run in the interest of the Deo-
PIE Win view TO extending both lines to
the eastern seaboard
The free and unlimited COINAGE of siIva,.
is favored and that the volume of currency
De increased to $50 per capita A demand
IS made that all paper money be placed on
an equality with gold
Another resolution declares that 1--WE land
owners pledge ourselves to demand that
the government allow US to borrow money
from the United States at the same rate Of
interest as do the banks. All MORTGAGES.
ponds and shares of stock should DO as
sessed at their face value"
United States Senators should be elected
by popular vote
TIE laws regarding the liquor traffic
should be so amended as not to be a prece-
cent for endangering the morals of our
children and destroying the usefulness of
our citizens
we believe women have the same rights
as their husbands to hold property, and we
are IN sympathy with any law that will
give cur wives, sisters and daughters full
representation at the polls Our children
should be educated for honest labor. and
agricultural colleges should be established
in every state.'
Liberal pensions are favored, also the
passage OF the Conger lard bill Recess.
The conference with the Farmers 1IutuaI
BENEFIT association reprepresentatives to-
nlght decided the organization could afili-
ate and could not consolidate