Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

given out, but votes against the adoption
of the platform. 1t reads
la. We demand the abolition of national
banks.
b. We demand that the government shall
establish sub-treasuries Oh repositories in
the several States, which shall loan money
direct to the people at low rate OF inter
est, rot to exceed per cent. per annum, on
non-perishable farm products, and also up
on real estate, with proper limitations upon
the quantity OF land and amount of money
And we further demand that our repre-
sentatives in the United States Congress be
given to understand that unless they can
agree to these demands they must give us
somethi1.:5 better or as good.
c. We demand that the amount of the
circulating medium be speedily increased
to not less than $50 per capita.
T. That we demand that Congress shall
pass such laws as will effectually prevent
the dealing in futures of all agricultural
and mechanical productions; providing a
stringent system of procedure in trials that
Will secure the prompt conviction, and i'm
posing such penalties as shall secure the
most perfect compliance with the law.
3. We condemn the Silver bill recently
passed by Congress, and demand in lieu
thereof the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
f. We demand the passage of laws pro-
nbltlng alien ownership of land, and that
congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by aliens
and foreign syndicates; and that all lands
now held by railroads be reclaimed by the
Government, and held for actual settlers
only.
s. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to none,
we demand
a. That our national legislation shall be
SO framed III the future as not to build up
one industry at the expense OF another.
b. We further demand a removal of the
existing heavy tariff tax from the necessi-
ties OF life, that the poor of our land must
have.
C. We further demand a just and equita-
BILE system of graduated tax on incomes.
q. We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as possible
in the hands of the people, and hence we
demand that all national and State reve-
nues shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses Of the government economically and
honestly administered.
6. We demand the most rigid, honest and
just State and National governmental con-
eloi diI0 uPCl NAolOl1 VI lllColiD VI puUl1C
communication and transportation, and il
this control and supervision does not re-
move the abuse now existing, we demand
the government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
Z. We demand that the Congress of the
United States submit an amendment to the
Constitution providing for the election OF
United States Senators by direct vote of
the people of each State.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGIsLA-
At the afternoon session the committee
on Legislative Demands made their report,
which was adopted. They recommend the
reafirmation of the Lynchburg demands
made last year; the appointment Of a COM
mittee of five to consider and present to the
legislature measures of Importance to the
farmers; the passage Of a law to insure a
full listing of bonds, notes, &C., by requir-
ing them to bear the commissioner s stamp
OF be uncollectable by process of law.
They also recommended resolution asking
fair treatment for those engaged in the
oyster industry against the encroachment
OF capital and monopoly.
TENURE OF OFFICE ACT.
The convention passed resolution de-
handing a tenure Of office act limiting the
eligibility of the State auditors and treas
urers and county treaSurerS and SheriffS to
two consecutive terms, they denounced the
demonstration OF silver; demand that the
money from the analysis and inspection of
fertilizers be expended for the benefit of the
farmers under the direction of the Board of
Agriculture; ask the Legislature to pass
an antitrust law, and call upon the Nation
al A tn low
trusts and monOpOlies from operating in
this country.
AGAINST COUPONS.
The resolution was offered by Mr.. F.
Fowler Smith of Rappahannock county,
and is as follows:
Resolued, That we deem it both patriotic
and judicous to pay our taxes in money
and not in coupons, and we hereby earnest
ly beseech the taxpayers in the larger cities
not to sacrifice our State upon the altar Of
commercial cupidity.
The resolution was adopted.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Committee on Resolutions also re-
ported the following which was adopted:
Whereas in the payment Of the public
debt it has been the policy of the State, de-
clared in the act of February IA, 1882, COM
monty called the Riddleberger bill and in
subsequent amendments thereto, to engage
to pay only as much as can be carried with
out increase of taxation as fixed by the act
of April %, 1882; and
Whereas the above policy has been since
repeatedly ratified by State conventions of
both political parties and by joint resolu-
tons passed by various legislatures: there
fore be it
Resozved, 1. That the SAID policy is ap-
proved by the Farmers Alliance assembled
in State Convention in this city.
2. That the opposition that the State au-
thorities have made to receiving coupons
in payment of taxes is hereby approved as
a necessary part of said policy.
g. That in pursuance of the same policy
all members Of the Alliance be urged to re-
fuse to countenance any attempt to pay
taxes in coupons.
4. That these resolutions be given out
for publication.
NO RAILROAD ATTORNEYS.
The following resolutions introduced by
MI. G.. III. PiersOn, were, after considerable
debate, adopted almost unanimOusly:
RESOLVED, That the State Farmers ALI
ance of Virginia do reaffirm the eleventh
article Of our declaration Of principles as
adopted at Lynchburg, which article reads
as follows: 1--WE will not support for office
the representatives as paid attorneys of
railroads, transportation companies, and
other corporations; wedemand pledges from
all candidates that they will not accept free
passes from railroads Oh other transporta-
tion lines. u We condemn the use of free
passes by the judiciary.
2. That no county OF surveillance has
any right whatever to act in cOntraven.iOn
of the action of the State Alliance.
3. That we fraternally recommend the
Hanover County Alliance to reconsider its
action in endorsing the candidature of rail
road men, lesta worse thing happen to them.
4. That these resolutions he given to the
public press.
The resolutions are aimed at Mr.. Henry
L. Wiekham and Hon. II. II. Cardwell, of
of Hanover, who were recently endorsed by
their county Alliance for Senate and House
respectively.