Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-25
THEIR PLATFORM.
The State Farmers Alliance
and Its Principles.
Proceedings of the Last Day of
the Convention.
Women Delegates Strongly Object to
Being Deadheads.
The Women Want to Pay Their Dues the
Same as the Men-The Platform
and Its Planks Given
in Full.

work last evening Tor tnl5 year, ana
today the gaily futtering silken ribbons
of many colors are painfully scarce on
our streets. After Fridays jollifcation,
the delegates had cooled down consider
ably, and were in fine condition for
work at yesterdays session. There was
no music or other social feature, and
the necessity of getting through with
the programme was the only source OF
zest.
At the morning session, committee
OF five was appointed to revise the con-
stitution and bylaws, which were iii
many respects in an incomplete condi-
tion, and in others were inconsistent
with the principles of the organization.
Yet the changes principally were of a
technical nature and were suggested by
the increased knowledge of parliament
tary law which has been acquired by
the farmers during the last week.
One of the most interesting occur
rences of the session was the coming
forward of the women delegates in a
body and demanding through their
speaker, Mrs. Barlowe, that the clause
excepting them from the payment of
dues be annulled. Mrs. Barlowe de-
clared that, since the womans suffrage
and equality plank had been adopted by
the Alliance, women should be not only
allowed but compelled to pay dues the
same as the members Of the stronger sex.
Though the spirit in which the women
argued was applauded, the men could
not forego opposing the proposition, and
the two parties had violent set-to, re-
minding one strongly of Mrs. Caudle's
curtain lectures, or some of the discus
sions of the historic Mr.. and Mrs. Spoop-
endyke. Eventually the. proposed
amendment was rejected.
The list of officers published in yester-
days HERALD was supplemented by the
election of two more officers, state treas
urer, j. w. Hines, of San Francisco, and
state business agent, P. X. Wood, OF
Los Angeles.
The business OF revision was com
pleted early in the afternoon session,
and number of resolutions were then
submitted, discussed, criticized, amend
ed and adopted The most important
one was that endorsing the Ocala plat
form and adopting it in full.
A resolution of thanks to the Los An
geles Alliance was also adopted, thank
ing that body for their hospitality and
entertainment.
The Terminal railroad was thanked for
the excursion to Long Beach and the
Southern Pacific railroad for the excur-
sion rates granted to delegates and their
families.
The following delegates were elected
to the national convention to be held in
Indianapolis in November: M. Cannon,
Ventura; P. X. Wood, Los Angeles;
John S. Dore, Fresno. Alternates: w.
H. Briggs, Stanislaus Frank Dunn,
Santa Clara, and l.. F. Moulton, Colusa.
The convention adjourned to Sacra-
mento the third Tuesday in October,
1892.
The platform adopted by the Alliance,
showing the qualifications applied to
the Ocala platform, is as follows:
WHEREAS, The people of this nation
who create its wealth and bear its bur-
dens have by unwise legislation, and by
unholy and oppressive combinations,
been forced into social, political and
financial condition at war with every
principle of justice and every sentiment
of morality-a condition which con-
tains the fearful elements of national
disintegration and ruin, and
Whereas, To arrest this tendency and
change this condition, turn back the
tide of evil and save for ourselves and
for unborn generations a country so
noble and so grand-to remove from its
sky the clouds and mists obstructing the
glorious beams of truth and righteous
ness go that the people of all lands may
see and know that God is with us, that
truth is our guide and justice our
shield, and
Whereas, To reach this high attain
ment and meet the advanced demands
of manifest destiny which nature in all
her marvellous elements of beauty and
power has spread out from ocean to
ocean for our enjoyment and use, we
must have in our land millions of hearts
that will beat as one, and millions of
unselfsh and intelligent freemen who
will vote as one to aid in this desirable
achievement. we lay before you for your
guide and inspiration a few prominent
features of the new and improved condi-
tion into which we hope soon to enter,
and recommend their adoption.
Resolved, That we endorse in full the
Ocala platform; but recommend that at
the next meeting OF the national coun-
Gil change be made in the plank on
the ownership of railroads and telegraph
lines in conformity with these resolu-
tions.
Resolved, That, acknowledging the
truth of the axiom that both in law and
in morals the ownership of property
carries with it the right of control, we
hold that all the agencies of public
transportation and communication, con-
tanning as they do SO many elements
and possibilities of injustice and oppres-
sion, should pass as speedily as possible
under the control Of the government by
absolute and individual ownership.
Resolved, That it is dangerous ex-
ercse of governmental prerogative to
lodge its decree for the measure
ment of values in articles as limited In
supply as are gold and silver. But un-
til we become sufficiently enlightened
to abandon this relic of barbarism, each
article so used should be equal in its
privileges for coinage and tender. We
therefore further demand the entire alb
olition of the national banks, and in their
stead the issue of legal tender treas
ury notes, issued upon the faith and
wealth OF the nation, and which should
be legal tender for the payment of all
debts. public as we'll as private, and
which should be issued in sufficient
volume to enable the business of the
country to be transacted on cash basis.
That as the means OF getting such
money into circulation among the people
we demand: First, the payment of the
United States bonds at their face value