Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-02-14
IA-.HL1J ALLIANCE COUNCIL.


The Presidents Urging the Free silver
and sub-Treasury Bills.
The presidents of the State organizations Of
the National Farmers Alliance met in Wash
ington, the purpose icing to formulate certain
measures to be presented TO Congress and 10
map out some feasible plan for disseminating
the literature Of the council for educational
purposes.
The meeting was called to order at 0o'clocs
with President Polk in the chair, rcpreseht9-
tyes of The following Ststes being present;
Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina North
Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kansas and
Pennsylvania. The on.y business transacted
Was the appointment Of a committee on silver
legislation
a the evening session the committee on
silver legislation submitted the following re.
port:
Rcsoloed, That we regard it as a high duty
enlolned upon Congress by the constitution
10 provide for the unlimited coinage of both
the precious metals, gold and silver, 10 the
eHd that the people Of the several States may
be provided with a circulating medium. We
express our surprise, regret ana indignation
that this duty has been so long delayed AMI
neglected, contrary as We believe, not only to
the duty we have mentioned, bnt to the best
Interests OF the masses of the people who are
sutferIngs the pangs OF poverty and stagnation
OF business caused by want of sufficient cir.
culating medium. We believe and charge
that such delay and neglect has been occa-
stoned by an undue influence in our govern.
mental policies by those whose interests il q
TO contract the currency and subserve monop-
olies and money lenders. We therefore urge
upon Congress the demand heretofore mace
by the National Farmers Alliance and In-
dustrial Union for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver upon the same terms and
conditions that gold is now coined. We eS-
press our earnest condemnation Of the exer-
Csc OF the arbitrary power which prevented
lar consideration of free coinage bill az
the last session of Congress, and, in this COZ
necilon We give expression Of the hope that
the free coinage bill which passed the Senate
curing the present session and is now being
considered in the lcommitee on coinage,
weights and measures of the House. shall not
be suppressed, but shall be speedily reported
back 10 the House and enacted into iaS.
WITH proper respect aad Difference TO or
Representatives on the committee in the
House, We say that any efforts TO anduly de.
lay a report on that bill so as to prevent
nctlon thereon by the House in the few re-
niining days Of this Congress will medt
aud will receive still further condemnation
by The farmers and laborers Of this county.
" have waited many years for the SNIP =
justice of having both the precious meta ;
restored TO free coinage and hereby declars
our determination 10 press the fight on tais
line until this relief is accorded to the Iabsf.
| ing and producing masses ofour nation. a.d
90 hold responsible the men, irrespective OF
pSrty, who obstruetin any way the legislati We
enactment of This just measure so strongly
demanded by the labofing classes of all par
ties
The report is signed by J. II. Mcdonald,
chairman, Tennessee Z. :. Hall, Maryland,
frank McGrath, Kansas, 7. s Adams, Leais-
lana, Maun Page, Virginia, and ". :. Ne.
Asister Mississippi.