The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-25
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The Latest News Of And For The
Order.
'The Cause of Hard Times" Account.
ed For By a California
Paper.

The graded income tax sentiment is
growing paipably stronger. If it can be
crystalized so as to be brought to direct
pressure upon the present Congress they
may grant it recognition.
Ben Butler declares himself in favor of
issuing all the paper currency the coun-
try wants. "Put," he saws,
out. IT Is the governments Endorsement
which makes money, anyhow"
They have the right kind of girls up
In Nebraska, says an exchange. At Sor-
torla young lady won't dance with a
young man unless he belongs to the AL
lance, and the tripping of the light fan
tastlc has got to be done on the Ocala
platform.
On fashionable night at the theatre
in New York, from $75, 900, 900 to S1OO.
600, 900 CLEAN from the boxes of the AS.
tors and Vandcrbilts in the form of Gilt
tering jewels. Old Mrs Astor, the lead
er OF the ultra fashionablcs, is described
by the New York World as covering her
neck and shoulders with diamonds esti-
mated at $4,000, 900, and sitting smiling
like bride in the gaslight
Senator PETERS eulogy of the late SEN
ator Plumb, on the nth inst, awakened
the admiration of his conferees. It Gre
ated wonderful impression. and was re.
ferred to later by Senator Hale as lone
OF the most beautiful tributes he had ever
n ard offered in the chamber" The
Kansas Senator's laurels grow fast and
thick.
The committee of agriculture have
ceased hcirings upon the option and fu-
ture bill, and will shortly report it to
Congress. 1t is admitted that the oppo-
sltion have won concessions, but. the sell
ling of futures will be stnpped, and no
sales for future delivery will be permit
ted, unless the article is in hand or par
ties to such agreement are in position
&c carry it out.
BY REQUEST, the demands adopted by
the conGcdcrated organizations at their
meeting in Washington last winter is
printed below:
l. We demand the abolition of ma
tlonai banks as banks of issue, and as
substitute for national bank notes we de-
lmand that legal tender treasury notes
be issued in sufficient volume to trans
act The business of the country without
aamase sssrTs or special advantage to any
and private, aud such notes wffeu tfe>l
mandcd by the people shall be loaned to
them at not more than 2 cent per an
mum upon non-perishable products as
indicated in the sub-tteasury plan, and
also upon real estate with proper limita
tions up,n the quantity of land and
amount ofmoney.
2. We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
3. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alein ownership of land, and
that Congress take prompt action to de-
wise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by aliens and foreign syndicates,
and that all lands held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of such as is
actually used and needed by them be
reclaimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only.
A. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that taxation nation
al, State, or municipal-shall not be
used to build up one interest or class at
INC -orres.s ofanother
We demand that all revenucs---n.-.
tiona,, State or county shall be limited
TO the necessary expenses of the gov
ernment, economically and honestly ad-
minislcred.
g. We demand just and equitable
system of graduated tax on incomes.
z. We demand the most rigid hon
esty and Just State and national control
aud supervision of the means of public
communication and transportation, and
if this control and supe rvision does not
remove the abuses now existing, we de-
mand the government ownership of such
means Of communication and transporta-
| ton.
8. We'dcmand that the Congress of
| the United States submit an au en6ment
| to the Constitution providing for the
| election Of United States Senators by the
direct vote of the people Of each State;
| also the Presi lent and Vice President
by popular vote.
0. Resolved, That this confederation
| OF industrial organizations demand that
in each State system shall he provided
and faithfully executed tnat will insure
an honest and accurate registrations of all
voters, free, fair, secret and official bal
/ lot, and an honest public count; and we
demand thai each State legislature shall
make it a felony for any improper inter-
ference with the exercise of the registra.
tion, ballot, or count.
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