The Dickinson press., 1891-01-31
FARMERS IN POLITICS.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FAvoRs A
NATIONAL PARTY
10 Put Ticket in the Field for Presi.
dent In 1s9c-Amenlmcnt Admitting
Laboring Men to the Organization De-
fcatcd-Various Resolutions.


dent in 1s9c-Amentlmcnt Admitting
Laboring Men to the Organization De-
fcatctl-various Resolutions.
OMAHA, Jan. 3O.-The revision of the
the constitution and the adoption of
resolutions was the principal business
before the National Alliance convention
at its second days session. An amend
ment to make all laboring men eligible
to membership provoked a heated de-
bate, during which President Powers
stated that such an amendment would
break up the organization. IIe said:
We want to carry the next election, and
II we extend the qualifications beyond
this point. New York city could send
million dollars to Omaha to pay initiation
fees, and in n few months designing poll
ticians would hire enough men to join the
order, SO that Nebraska would be in the
hands of the ring. The same would I've
the capture of the National Alliance body
and soul. This movement started among
farmers and should he kept there
The amendment was tabled by large
vote. In the afternoon the report of the
committee on resolutions was presented
and was considered by paragraphs. The
following were adopted:
Whereas, owning to the oppression that
has been heared upon us by the grlsping
monopolists, capitalists, trusts and COM
blncs, we believe it is time for action, and
whereas, the National Farmers Alliance
in convention assembled do most emphat-
ically declare against the present system
OF government, as manipulated by the con-
gress of the United States and the men,
bers of the legislatures of the several
states; therefore, we declare i'll favor of
holding convention on Feb. ~, 1892, to
fix date for holding n convention to NOM
mate candidates for the offices of president
and vice president of the United States.
We declare that in the convention to be
held on Feb. q, 1892, the representation
shall be one delegate from each state in
the Union.
Resolved, That we favor the abolition OF
all national banks and that the surplus
funds be loaned to individuals upon land
security at n low rate of interest.
That we are unalterably i'll favor of the
Australian ballot law; that VIC demand the
foreclosure of mortgages that the govern
mcnt holds on railroads: that we discoun-
tenancc gambling in stocks and shares;
that this is an administration of the pco-
pie: and i'll view of that fact the president
and vice president of the United States
should be elected by popular vote instead
of by 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 the govern
ment; that the Alliance shall take no part
as partisans in political struggle as aflili-
ating with Republicans or Democrats.
The National Farmers alliance demands
that the interstate commerce law be so
amended and enforced as to allow all rail
rONIS reasonable incO1nn fha mo
invested, and we demand that the mort
cages on the Union and Central Pacific
railroads be fOreclosed at once, and the
roads be taken charge of by the govern
ment and run in the interest of the people,
to the Eastern seaboard; that we % favor rths the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver, and
that the volume of tho currency be in
creased to $50 per capita. We further de-
mand that all paper money be placed on an
equality with gold.
,,oes We as Ian land owners pledge ourselves to
borrow money from the United States
at the. same rate of interest as do
the banks; that all mortgages, bonds and
shares of stock should be assessed at
their face value; that senators of the
United States shall be elected by vote of
traffic should be SO amended as to prevent
enGangsring the morals of our children
and destroying the usefulness of our citi-
zens; we favor the passage of the Conger
lard Gill; 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
or daughters full representation at the
polls; that our children should be educated
for honest labor, and that agricultural col
leges should be established in every state;
that we favor u liberal system for pension
ing all survivors of the late war.