Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-05
A FARMERS TICKET.
The National Alliance Win Name
a Presidential Candidate.
It FavOrs the Placing of Candidates for
President and Vice-President In the
FieId-An Extreme Platform
Adopted.
WILL TRY 1T ALONE.

tional Farmers Alliance rec0nvened
4 at . a. m, and, after referring
l 70 a committee the claims Of Chi
/ cago and Dies Moines for the next
/ convention, took up the amendment Of
the constitution 4 lively discussion
/ followed proposal TO exclude
women from acting as delegates,
/ and it was finally voted down.
Another amendment proposed 70
/ make all laboring men eligible to mem
/ bership, and provoked a heated de-
I bate, during which President Powers
1 said that such an amendment would
break up the organization. He said:
/ I'VE want to carry the next cleo
ton, and if we extend qualifications
/ beyond farmers the cities will
take advantage Of this point New
York City could send 81, 10000 to
Omaha to pay initiation fees, aud in a
few months designing politicians would
have enough men to join the order so
that Nebraska would be in the hands of
the ring. The same would be true of
other States. Itwould result in the capt
ure of the National Alliance, body and
soul. This movement started among
farmers and should be kept there.
The amendment was tabled by large
vote The remainder of the morning
was occupied in discussing minor
changes, and a recess was afterward
taken until p N.
At > o'clock the report of the commit
tee on resolutions was presented and
was considered by paragraphs. Follow
ing were adopted:
"Resolged, That we declare in favor OF holding
convention on February y, 1892, TO fix the
date and place for the holding of a convention
TO nominate candidates for the offices Of Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United States
We declare that in the convention to be held on
February q, 1899, the representation shall be
one delegate from each State IN the Union
THAT we favor the abolition Of all National
banks and that surplus funds be loaned to in
dividuals upon land security at low rate Of in.
terest
THAT we are unalterably in favor of the
Australian ballot law.
That we demand the foreclosure OF mort.
cages that the Government holds on railroads
THAT we discountenance gambling in stocks
and shares
That this is an administration of the peo-
pie, and in view of that fact the President and
Vice President of the United States should be
elected by a popular vote instead of by an
electoral college.
THAT 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 govern
ment
That the Alliance shall take no part as par
tisans in political struggles affiiating with
Republicans or Democrats.
That the National Farmers Alliance de
a.
so amended ana enforced as to allow all rail-
roads reasonable income on money invested,
and we demand that mortgages on the Union
and Central Pacific railroads be forecIosed at
once and the roads be taken charge Of by the
Government ana run in the interest Of thepeo-
pie with view 70 extending both these lines
TO the Eastern seaboard
THAT we favor the free ana unlimited coin
age OF silver and that the volume Of currency
be increased to $50 per capita We further de
mand that all paper money be placed on an
equality with gold
That we, as landowners, 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.
THAT all mort cages. bonds ana shares OF
stock should be assessed at a fair value.
That Senators of the United States shall DO
elected by vote of the people
That laws regarding the liquor trafflc should
be so amended as to prevent endangering the
morals OF our children and destroying the use.
fulness of our citizens
THAT we favor the passage of the Conger
lard bill
''Th 1t we believe that women have the same
rights as their husbands to hold property and
we are in sympathy with any law that will give
our wives, sisters and daughters full represen-
tatiOn at the polls.
THAT our children should be educated for
Ia bor NH fqYtlf rel all
should be established ia every State.
That we favor liberal system for pension
ing all survivors Of the late war"
OMAHA, Jan. 30.-TAe National Farm
ers' Alliance selected Chicago as the
place for the next annual meeting on
the second ballot The other places
voted for were Springfield, Omaha
and Sioux City. The election of officers
resulted as follows:
President John H. Powers, OF Nebraska
Vice Presidents: Charles Morgan of Pennsyl-
vania, Thomas Finks of New York w H.
LIckeus Of Ohio, William Kinerd of Indiana
Milton George of Illinois, G. NJ. Butts of Wis
consin, G. o. Collins of Missouri 4. j. West
fall OF Iowa J. j. Furlong of Min.
nssota. W. a. Jones of 'Jebraska, G.. G.
Crayens OF Washington; Secretary aud
Treasurer August Post, OF Iowa; National
A~OSbuttl Natt4 80 "a N'AlOt + lISt AS
sistant National Lecturer, Miss Eva McDon
ala Of Minnesota; Second Assistant, j. w
Ravens, Of Washington
The convention adjourned sine die in
the afternoon after the following reso-
luton had been passed;
'Resoifed That we the landowners OF the
country pledge ourselves TO demand equal
rights with bankers and others who borrow
money from the United States; that we de-
mand that the Government loan to individuals
upon realestate security sum- OF money at
rates OF interest not exceeding per cent per
anuum, in sums not exceeding 5000 TO any one
individual and that the amount loaned be DIP.
portioned among States counties and town.
ships according 20 population,
Business Houses Burned.