Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-29
ON IT'S OWN HOOK.
The Alliance Cuts Loose from
the Old Parties.
THE NATIONAL BODY so DECIDES

The Declaration of Principles Adopted
and Convention Called for Feb. &c,
1So2-The Ohio Branch stirs Up the
Manufacturers of That State with New
Tax Law-State Legislative Proceed
ings-The Election of PETER Senator
from Kansas Contaminated.
OMAHA, Jan 29-Candidates for presi
dent and vice president will be nominated
| by the farmers of the United States in
1892. This decision was reached yesterday
at the convention of the National Farm.
srs' Alliance. The session opened with
warm discussion on amendments to the
constitution. The liveliest time was over
an amendment to exclude women from
acting as delegates and it was voted down
An amendment making all laboring men
eligible to membership was tabled by an
overwhelming vote after President Pow
ers had made speech saying that such an
amendment would place the Alliance in a
position where 1T could be controlled by
rings and millionaires. The rest of the
morning session was devoted to adopting
several sections of the amended constitu.
ton, all of which applied to the secret
work of the order
Convention Feb. 22. 1892.
AT the afternoon session the report of
the committee on resolutions was adopted
after debate as follows:
Whereas, Owing 70 the oppression that has
oeen heaped upon US by -TasDirg mOnopolists
capitalists trusts, and combines we believe it
Is time for action: and
Whereas. The National Farmers Alliance
flln f.ad.
declare against the present system of govern.
ment as manipulated by the con ress of the
United States and the members OF the leaisla-
lures OF the several states
Therefore, We declare in favor Of holding
convention on Feb. -, lstr2. to fix the date and
place for the holding of a convention 70 pomi-
nate candidates Tor the office of president and
vice president of the United States. the repre-.
sentatlon to be one delegate from each state
in the Union.
Six Important Demands.
Resolved That we favor the abolition of all
national banks, and that the surplus funds be
loaned to individuals upon land security and at
a low rate of interest; that we are unalterably
IN favor Of the Australian ballot law; that we
demand the foreclosure of the mortgages that
the government holds on railroads; that we dis
continue the gambling in stocks and shares:
that this is an administration of the people and
in view of that fact the president and vice pres
ident of the United States should be elected BY
a vote instead OF by an electoral college, that as
the farmers of the United States largely ont
number any other class of citizens they de.
mand the passage of laws of reform not as a
party measure, but for the good OF the govern
ment.
Want the Union Pacific GobbIed
That the Alliance shall take no part as par.
tlsans i'll the political struggle as affihat-
ing with the Republicans or Democrats:
that the National Farmers Alliance demands
that the interstate commerce law be so amend
ed and enforced as to allow all railroads rea.
sonabie income on the money invested and we
demand that the mortgages on the Union and
central Pacific railroads he foreclos9d at once
and the roads be taken in charge of by the
government and run in the interest of the peo-
| pie, with view 10 extending both of
these lines to the eastern seaboard:
| that favor the free and unlimited coinage
| OF silver, and that the volume OF currency he
| creased TO $50 per capita. We further demand
| that all paper money be placed on an equality
| with gold
Government Loans to Farmers
That We as land owners. pledge ourselves to
| demand that the government allow Us to Dor
| row money from the United States at the same
| rate of interest as do the bonds; that all mort
! cages, bonds and shares of stock should be as
| sessed at face value; that the senator's of the
| United States shall be elected by vote of the
| people; that the laws regarding the liquor traf-
| nc should be SO amended as to prevent the en-
| dangering the morals of our children and de
| stroying the usefulness of our citizens; that we
| favor the passage of the Conger lard bill
| Woman Suffrage Favored.
That we believe that women have the same
! rights as their husbands to hold property, and
we are in sympathy with any any law that will
| give our wives sisters and daughters full rep
resentation at the polls; that our children
| should be educated for honest labor and that
| agricultural colleges should be established in
| every state; that we favor a liberal system for
| pensioninS all survivors of the late war
AffiliatiOn with Illinois Men,
| The discussion and adoption of the reso-
| buttons took up the entire afternoon ses-
| sion, and adjournment was taken to 7:3O.
| when conference was held with the rep
| resentatives of the F. N. B. A of Illinois
| looking toward the consolidation Of the
two organizations. A long discussion en-
| sued, and it was finally resolved that while
| the two organizations could not consoli-
date, they could affiliate During the dis
cussion on the proposed admission of 9th
| ers than farmers as members of the order
President Powers said that such an amend
ment would break up the organization.
| Declined to Indorse PETER
| "We want to carry the next election. ~
| he declared, land if we extend the aualifi-
| cations beyond farmers the cities will take
! advantage of this point. New York CITY
could send S1,000,0O0 to Omaha to pay in
| itiation fees and in few months design
ing politicians would hire enough men TO
| join the order, so that Nebraska, the ban
ner state Of the Alliance movement. would
be in the hands of the ring 1t would cap
ture the National Alliance, body and soul.
This movement started among the farm
ers and should be kept there
resolution congratulating the Kansas
farmers on the selection of PETER as sena.
| tor was laid on the table
Illinois Prohibitionists