The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-29
WANT TO SOAK FARMS
The Alliance Would Have Uncle
Sam Turn Pawnbr0ker.
CRY FOR CLASS LEGISLATION.
Senator Pfener Ts for Woman Suffrage
The Montana Legislatures
Compromise.

OMAHA, Jan. 23.-The Farmers Alliance
held a lively discussion at today's session
on an amendment TO the constitution to
exclude women from acting as delegates,
and it was finally voted down. An amend
ment making all laboring men eligible to
membership was tabled by large vote.
In the afternoon the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, which was quite
lengthy, was considered by paragraphs
and adopted. 1t begins with the follow
ing preamble:
WHEREAS. Owing to the oppression that has
been heaped upon us by grasping monopolisfs,
capitalists trusts and combines, we believe that
il is time for action: aud
WHEREAS, The National Farmers Alliance, in
convention assembled, does most eTnphatically
declare against the present system OF govern
ment as manipulated by the congress of the
United States and the legislatures OF the several
states, therefore
Resolved, That we declare in favor of holding a
convention, February -, 1s92, to fix the date and
place for the holding of a convention to nomi-
nate candidate for the Office of president and
yice-presdent of the United States, and that in
this preliminary con invention the representation
be by one delegate from each state in the Union
The resolutions favor the abolition of all
national banks, and that the surplus be
loaned 10 individuals upon land security at
low rate of interest; declaresfor the Aus
tralian ballot law: demands the foreclos-
ure of the mortgages held by the govern
ment on railroads; discountenances gam
bling in stocks and shares, and favors the
election of the president and vice president
by the popular vote. As the farmers of
the United States largely outnumber any
other class of citizens, they demand the
passage of laws of reform, not as party
measures, but for the good of the govern
ment. The Alliances shall take part as
partisans i'll the political struggle, affiliat-
ing with Republicans or Democrats. The
interstate law should be so amended and
enforced as to allow railroads reasonable
income on the money invested.
The resolutions further demand that
the mortgages on the Union and Central
Pacific railroads be foreclosed and the
roads be taken charge of by the govern
ment and run in the interest of the people,
with view to extending both lines to the
Eastern seaboard. Free and unlimited
coinage of silver is favored, and that the
volume of currency be increased to $50 per
capita. A demand is made that all paper
money be placed on an equality with gold.
Another resolution declares:
mand that the government allow us TO borrow
money from the United States at the same inter-
est as do the banks. All mortgages, bonds and
shares of stock should be assessed at the face
value; United States senators should be elected
by the popular vote; the laws regarding the
liquor traffic should be SO amended as
To prevent the endangering of the
morals of our children and destroying
the usefulness of our citizens. We believe
women should have the same right as their
husbands to hold property, and we are in sym
pathy with any law that win give our wives,
sisters and daughters full representation at the
polls: our children should be educated for hon.
est labor, and agricultural colleges should be
established in every state; we favor the grant
ing of liberal pensions, aud the passage of the
Conger lard bill
The conference with the Farmers Mu-
tual Benefit Association representatives
tonight decided that the two organizations
could affiliate, but could not consolidate.