Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-18
Benefit Association and Alliance this
afternoon

Z eouarely Joined In each ana the result
in each case was drawn battle.
PRECEDENT POLK's ADDRESS.
Mfr. Polk, In his address, reminded
the representatives that upon nobody
have greater responsibilities rested
than on this Congress since the Com
tinental Congress Of 1919, whose
ltht for equal rights was no more Just
than theirs today against inequalities
which threaten 10 UNDERMINE the
liberties Of the people. What are these
alleged grievances? From 1850 10
1850, farm values Increased l0l per
cent, from 1870 10 1880. only per
cent. Tho aggregate wealth OF the
country increased from 1870 TO 1850
over as per cent. The crops OF 1874
brought less than per cent. more
than the cfops IN 1885. The crops Of
1867, though less than half AZ large ~
those OF 1851, brought the farmer
seventy nine and a half million moro.
Two.thirds Of the country's wealth Is
not assessed for taxation, yet the
farmer possessing only - per cent. Of "
rays 20 per cent. Of the taxes. With
modern facilities Of transp0rtion and
Improved machinery, the farmer finds
himself compelled TO sell his produce
nj prices barely covering the cost
IN Iowa
TlIE MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS
IL sio4 per capita; 10 Kansas, tl65; In
Illinois, 500, aud everywhere the
farmer Ia overburdened with debt.
Therefore the farmer IL now appealing
10 the supreme tribunsl Of public
opinion ani s-ks lust decision
through the ballot.
Polk then took up the demands Of
the farmers, on which he spoke A.
great length. The rub.treasury idea,
he said, has grown until Il IL the seuii.
ment of the order In thirty four States.
The Constitution declares Congress
shall have power 10 regulate com.
mercc. Among Others money, trans-
poftation and the transmissiOn OF In.
telllgencc, are essential elements In
commerce. Does Congress regulate
thesef Organized capital has demand.
eli u Congress anu obtained control OF
the volume OF currency. THIS has 70.
suited In fearful augmentation OF
centralized money power IN the im-
poverishment and robbery OF honest
industry. In 1851 the amount Of eur.
rency was s2,0JO,0O0 with I,Ol0,OOO
population. To-day, with 100000
people, the volume OF currency has
been reduced 10 tjOOOOO,OOO, resulting
In. high priced money aud low
priced articles en'Ailing disti..-,
poverty, suffering hnd ruin. lie
SAID "The supreme question De
fore The people Is financial re
form. The two gruat parties have evil
IDENTITY sounded = truce anu n In the
past, this question Will be regarded NJ
neutral ground between Them. In TN.
crisis, u ~ tue duty OF every true mem
her OF the alliance 10 stand hrmly ny
our principles and demand from all
Aspirants TO our suiifages an I'M
equiVOcaldeiinition OF Their position on
this great principle"
Polk said the growth OF tue oiganl'
Eation was very encouraging. The
sp,akef eioscu WIN ism.tAs upoh
nation must DO kept free from entangle.
ments with any party. ait would
utterly fail In it, high purposes II
degraded into mere party machine,
manipulated by designing men. when
II shall elevate liz membership above
the arrogant domination Of party man.
date the hour for decay, dissolution,
death will have Gomez
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our et'o.snoes are no. respected, me
alli.ur. will ha Extended IA .very
State. Tho Texas opponents OF these
Ideas are not awaiting the result Of =
commission. They are already or.
gsnlGei, and the antl'sub.treasury Al
lance embraces sixty pct cent. OF the
Total Alliance strength. The sonti-
m-nt II also strong In Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan and Illinois.
THE IRHToULARlStrs ALLUDED To
Mo etn INV IN resolution AuopIed al
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