Milford chronicle., 1891-09-11
State Farmers Alliance Organ
lied at Harrington on Tuesday
Their Principles and Purposes.

t A State organization Of the Farmers
y Alliance has been effected aud their plat
If form laid down The work was done on
S Tuesday last in Heptasoph's Hall, Har-
S rington, under the direction Of J.. II. Tnr-
= ner, Secretary Of the National Alliance,
+ Of Washington. The delegates present
a represented principally the Alliance IN
+ Kent and Sussex counties. There were
S a few present from New Castle, however,
f but as there are not as many Organiza-
tons in the upper county, numerically
1 speaking, il was not as well represented.
The first session was called to order at
: 10 o'clock with the following members
present. J. NJ. Eisenbrey, W. w. Morris,
! James H. Bovce, a. II. Cahml, w +.
Davis. ]. Alexander Fulton, ". T. Case,
W. + Killen, ]. B. Prettyman, James R
Graham, Frank Achy, J. p. Kelley, W.
II Galloway, S II. Unruh, S. ]. W heat
ley, J. A Peck, Alfred Hopkins, Ge'rge
+. Sullivan and Edgar L. Kinder. After
the temporary organization the prelimi-
nary work andthe appointing ola commit
tee on constitution dbylaws, the meet
ing adjourned at the noon hour to meet
again at two p. m.
J. II. Turner was made temporary pres
ident and A. II Cahall secretary The
committee on constitution aud bylaws
we're J. A. Fulton, J. NJ. Eisenhrey, A. |
II Cahall S. ]. Wheatley, w. W. Morris
and S. H. Peck
Immediately upon the calling of the |
meet to order in the afternoon, " TX |
began in earnest The meeting was a |
secret one ond held behind locked doors, !
a d to the members Of the press who had /
10 stand outside for nearly FIVE hours it |
seemed an unusually undressing and /
tedious one They at onre went into the 1
election of officers for the permanent
State Organization which finally resulted
| in the selection Of w W. Morris for
president; w. +. Killen, vice president
| J. F. Kiley, secretary; James r. Graham,
chaplain; J A. Fulton, lecturer; J. n.
Whitney, door keeper; Alfred Hopkins,
assistant; +. A. Chey, sergeant at
arms J. Peck, business agent; execu-
tive committee, A. H. Cahall, for Kent
J. II. Boyce and Paynter Frame, for Sus-
sex; judiciary committee, S. ]. Wheatley |,
for Sussex, DR.. b L. Lewis and George
A. Mill gton, for Kent. The delegates
appointed to attend the meeting of the
National Council tC be held at Indianap- !
oils on November 10TH this year, are A.
H. Cahall and George A. Millington, both
of Kent county.
next taken up,and the f. flowing "declar-
alton of principles and purposes" were S
unanimously passed and laid down
"First.-The principles ofOur order are
founded in the Divine wisdom aud justice
of God as set forth and exemplified in His =
Word, which we acknowledge as the only {
infallible rule of faith aud practice. I
Second.-In this Word we are taught
t. love our ueighbor as ourselves, to do t
justice and love mercy We therefore, !
ask nothing from any man, or class, that I
we would not willingly grant. We seek a
no special advantage and ask no special
favor.
Third But we do demand fair play
and equal rights for ourselves as farmers,
and while we are willing and ready to !
bear our full share Of the public burden,
we are not willing and will not longer n
submit to pay nine-tenths fall the taxes
levied for county AID municipal pur-
poses. We therefore demand that in
vested capital, such as bonds mortgages
and stock which yield a larger and more
certain return with less labor and care,
than our farms, be taxed, exactly as they
are, at its real yalue. N
Fourth. further demand that the r
taxes when collected shall be wisely aud f.
&C. nomically spent for the benefit of the e
citizens at large, and not to reward favor 81
ties or professional, politicians for po- al
itical services, real or imaginary.
Fifth. We are neither party nor par
.isans, but are political to this extent b.
That we demand the election of good, SC
honest and true men for Office and will OF
support no other; and especially do we III
leinaud the selectio # honest, iutelli- AZ A.
gent, courageous men for senators and "A
representatives. ia our State Legislature,
and men who are imbued with the prin-
,iples we advocate, a who will unhesi-
atingly pledge themselves to carry them
INT If elected. re
Sixth.-We further declare that while II
We have our party preferences respect
vely, we are vet freemen, and not the
laves of any party or faction, and will so
therefore, support only such men as be- ~
ieve in our principles aud are willing to
Import them no matter 10 what party
hey may be allied.
Seventh That under the head of far in
uers we include aud recognize all who
RAW their support directly from the laud,
UGH as the owner, the tenant and the
arm hands.
Eighth--We also declare our deep and
incere sympathy with workingmen Of all n
lasses, and will aid them on every proper IL
ccasion to secure their rights aud the Or,
lst reward of their labor, and We ask DR.
hem to unite with us in the support Of en-
hese principles and the attainment Of
hese ends.
Ninth We ask the newspapers ofthis
tate, of whatever party 'r interest, to
ublish the foregoing declaration Of prin- at
iples and purposes. att
After the foregoing was formally mi
dopted and discussion ON the subject had an
fused, the action of the National ALI
nee was heartily endorsed by the follow
lg resolution:
Resolsed, By the Alliance Of ;he State of Go
delaware in convention assembled that they
rcept and endorse the demands as made
Y the National Alliance in session at Ocola, CHI
lorida, in December 1890
1t was generally understood that the
leeting aud organization of the Farmers sex
ito a State body wonld have some polit-
al significance, but the one at Harring-
IN on Tuesday last was devoid of any ,
If OF politics further than is embodied SUI
! their "declaratioa of principles and AM
imposes" which fully explain them No
lives and show tile people at large the
Sact position and stand taken by that OF
ody Whether the political party Of &c
ther faith will be affected by this deter Ne,
lined move of tuese men on Tuesday, ~
.mains to be seen 1t is plainly evi-
eut, however, that something is TO be
one by tuein, and that meai a stab for an'
,ue one. Later developments will show lar
no is TO be most affected by the step on'
ken. J
What It Does. lar