Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-31

| ferrcd to the committee on resolutions
Miller Purvis, State Lecturer, made
his annual report l.. N. Ashby ad
dressed the convention on the question
of selecting delegates to the nationa
convention, to be held at Omaha on the
9th of January.
THE X. OF l..
The State convention of the Knights
of Labor met in Zimmerman Hall here
to-day. The convention effected per
mancnt organization this morning, and
during the day appointed number oi
committees, including committee ot
conference with the Farmers Alliance
Second Day.
GALLON, o., Jan. 21.-The morning
session of the Farm RS Alliance was
taken up by numerous small matters
but very little business was transacted.
A message was ordered sent to the Ohio
Legislature asking for the passage oi
the Rawlins bill to tax manufacturers
on finished products. 'phe telegram
read as follows:
Hon n. II. Hysell Speaker House OF Repro
sentatives. Columbus o.:
The Ohio Farmers Alliance In annual conven'
tion assembled have by unanimous vote de.
manded the passage OF the Rawlins bill.
There was some trouble in the selec-
ton o the number of delegates to the
national convention, and lengthy dis
cussion ensucd on the mode OF defray-
ing the expenses of the delegates. 1t
was finally decided that the expenses
should be met by an economical assess
ment on all tho State sub-Alliances.
This latter point was made by General
Hurst.
The following delegates and alter
mates were selected to represent the
Ohio Alliance at the national conven-
ton: First, Second, Seventeenth and
Twenty-frst districts not represented.
Messrs. Lilens and Crawford from the
Eighth and Fifteenth districts are the
delegates at large.
Third district N l.. Bunnell, Warren; Fourth
W. p. Brown, Shelby; Fifth, John Smith. Lo.
gan; Sixth. w. =. Jacobs. Paulding; Seventh
+. F.. Fitch. Sandusky Eighth. w. H. I.ikens
Marion; Ninth. +. NJ Harvey Madison; Tenth
e. s. Parrett. Fayette; Eleventh. G. NJ Pulse !;
Highlands; Twelfth, c. F.. Bundy. Belmont;
Thirteenth J. u. Howell, Jackson; Fourteenth,
Crawford. Morrow; Sixteenth, ID. w. Dittmer
Holmes; Eighteenth, NJ. T. Calhoun. Jefferson: {:
Nineteenth. +. w. Turner, Trumbull; Twenti-
eth, j. ii. Mason, Huron.
Alternates-Thtrd. d. F. Corwin. Warren
Fourth, S NJ. Pense, Champaign Fifth, G. b.
Castor. Harding; Sixth W. II. Mercer, Def.
Florence. Pickaway: Tenth, c. W. Mcdonald,
Green; Eleventh, j. Pumphrey, Clermont; Fiji
teenth, Frank LIE Fevre, Morrow; Sixteenth,
A. NJ. Wise, Stark; Eighteenth. E. G. Donald
son. Carroll: Nineteenth. w. H. Bushnell, Trum.
bull; Twentieth, A. NJ. Whitaker Cuyahoga.
delegate from the southern part of
the State wanted information as to ex-
tending aid to needy members of the
Alliance. This matter created consider
able discussion, but was finally referred
to the committee on jurisprudence.
Much time was consumed by several
delegates insisting on investigating the
books of eX-Secretary Kreis, who was
the predecessoc of the present secretary.
The books were all right.
The afternoon session was opened by
hearing the treasurer's report. The
secretary read letters from sub-Alliances
in Southern Ohio, organized under the
principles of the Southern Alliance, ask
ing to be admitted to this Alliance.
DIR. Barnes, of Tiffin, representing the
X. of L., addressed the Alliance, an
nouncing that the X. of L. had con-
cluded their labors and We're ready to
act with the conference committee of
the Alliance.
The committee on resolutions was an
nounced. A majority and minority re-
port We're submitted, the difference be-
ing only on the clause relating to the
Stanford Land bill, eight being in favor
and eight opposed to the clause, the
chairman casting the deciding vote.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS. Civilized society depends upon
the three great instruments Of association or
exchange OF produce, to wit: money, transporta.
tion and the transmission of commercial intel
ligence by mail, telegraph. or telephone. Civ
ilization consists OF production, distribution,
and consumption, and In all ages of the past the
race has only been able to barely live, but since
The introduction of machinery, the growth OF
wealth has outgrown the first agency of distri-
buton-money-which has been inadequate to
equitably distribute the products OF lah"- the
result OF which has been to create oy' own.
corporate monopolies who absolutely control
the above named agencies as well as the General
Government, State Legislatures, executives
and courts. Have also through these agencies
robbed the farmers of millions and made mil
lionaires by the thousand. Have taken mil
lions of dollars for labor without giving an ade
quate equivalent therefor. and virtually placing
capital above labor In the construction OF the
Has loaded us with debts largely held by foreign
capitalists. who in addition to this, have got
possession of n large number OF our Industrial
institutions. control our railroads, the money
supply OF the country; have large tracts of land
hold mortgages on thousands OF FARMS and
loaded the generations of the future with debt
that can not be paid out of the narrow margins
left to the farmer at the prices his products
command after getting IA narrow living from
that source and pay the taxes extorted to pay
high official salaries.
DEMANDS.
Therefore we demand that the Government
issue full legal tender notes on real estate, not
TO exceed half of the assessed value at two per
cent. per annum.
We demand Just and equitable system on
graduated taxes on incomes.
We demand that Congress shall pass such
laws as shall effectunlly prevent the dealings in
futures on all agricultural and mechanical pro-
ductions, prescribing stringent system of
procedure in trials such as shall secure the
prompt conviction and imposition OF such PEN
allies as shall secure the most perfect compli-
ance with the law.
We condemn the silver bill recently passed
by Congress, and demand in lieu thereof the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver, with the
understanding that the government purchase
all the silver bullion produced in the United
States, which is offered ut market rates. But
In case the government coins the bullion, 1t
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