The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-12
THE ALLIANCE ADJOURNS
Resolutions Adopted Condemning Ger
tain Democratic Legislation.
New officers Elected for the Ensuing Year
SPEECH BY the Retiring President-0r-
ganization Losing in NumterS

The Farmers Alliance adjourned last
evening. The new officers elected are as
follows: President, Wilson Corey. Ander.
son; vice. president. Mrs Lou Snider, Mount
Summit: secretary and treasurer. A. Z.
JoneB Shanghai; lecturer and organizer, b.
+. Hamm, Michigantown; members of ex-
ecutive committee, N. w. Webster. Cicero;
b. +. Woman, Jasper. The Alliance ap-
pointed the following committee on legis-
lation: L. s. East. Madison county; A. G..
Burkhart. Upton; Thomas Bosworth, Jay.
This committee Is instructed TO demand
revision of the new tax law in tho interest
of the people. and also of the fee and
salary bill. Both laws were vigorously de-
nounced by resolution. The speeches IN
dictated that the delegates believe the COM
ing Legislature will repeal the fee and
salary bill, and restore the obnoxious old
one. They are particularly incensed that
the operations of the new law were post
poned until after the succeeding Legis-
lature.
The following were appointed dele gates
to the national convention to be held at
Memphis: b. +. Hsmm and l.. A. Stevens.
The st. Louis platform was Endorsed. The
retiring president. I. w. Force, made o
stirring address. saying that the Alliance
had passed through the CRUCIAL period of
the campaign unscathed. and that its
membership is more vigorous. active and
determined than ever. He said there 10 an
imperative demand for restriction on i'm
migration. which is now bringi NC to
America undesirable classes.
There Is reason to believe the member
ship of the Alliance has not kept up to the
figures of last year. All efforts to get the
figures of mem bership were unavailing. and
one of the fifty delegates acknowied sed
there are not so many IN good standing as
there were last year. Eli Hodson, who
carded the Anderson papers advising all
members to vote for CleveloDd, failed OF
reelection as member of the executive
committee on that account Calvin Hus-
eemRn resigned from the executive CON-
mittee for business reasons. he says, and O
successor WAS elected.
The following are the formal resolutions
adopted: celypfF
We demand an immediate revision of the State
tax law of Indiana, to the end that the burd ems
now being heaped upon the producers OF the
State beyond the limits OF equity and Justice
may be partly borne by the wealthy capitalists
that pay little or no taxes.
We demand the passage OF law. to take ef-
feet immediately, placing the salaries OF the pub
lie officers on level with the cOmpen sati0n that
similar services will command In the open mar
We demand the passage of law requiring the
holders OF all notes, mortgages or securities to
allow all such securities TO be stamped by the
SCISSOR, and no security not so stamped shall be
collectable.
latfon enacted in 1891, which fastened upon the
people OF the State more than one hundred new
officers, at increased cost of 100000, or 100-
600 bushels of wheat.
We demand the repeal OF the law which in
creased the State debt 81 .400.0 900 In the year
1891, requiring the State 10 pay the annual in
terest thereon of $4,000, or seventy thousand
bushels of wheat.
We demand the total abolition of the free pass
system on railways IN Indiana
We demand the suppression Of the liquor
traffic.
prevent the wholesale robbery of the State
school fund, as now practiced by system OF
false enumeration.
Resolved, That we herewith re-express our
faith in the principles of the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union. and pledge ourselves. in
dividually and collectively, never to relax
our efforts until these principles are enacted into
law.
Resolved. That we unequivocally indorse the
St Louis platform.