The morning call., 1892-01-21
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Resolutions That Were Adopted
by Two OF lis Branches.

The following series Of resolutions
adopted by the Napa County Alliance has
been forwarded to TIE MORNING CALL for
publication by A J. Mitchell, Secretary pro
tenn Of the alliance:
Tsso.ued, BY the Napa County Farmers All
Fr,t-we favor electiug the President. Vice.
President of tile United states and United states
Senators hy Tie direct vote Of Tie people; that
democratic government Is now fact, and any
compromise between monarchy ana IeluOllc1h-
l,m ~ vuI toIelathers should be removed from
our Constitution.
Secoud-We favor the Government control of
all railroads Thar IL las assisted 10 build by
lands or otherwise, ID The interest or tLe people,
setting win tle parties WHO have any interests,
Without resort 20 ,le courts, as since The 3 10
~ business aud Tie recent decision of our state
Supreme Court have no confidence iu them
1hud-Ne favor dropping nom citizenship all
persons Who have lived five years out OF the
United States. all such persons 10 be treated
aliens. nor 10 be allow ed 10 hold real estate ID
tails United States, and further We are opposed
10 Americans marry ing titles" and parents
giving tleir consent 10 such marriages are not
entitled 10 tile confidence of the American
people. and should not be lnlrusled 10 position
or entitled 10 situations 10 any way by The GOV
erumeut
Fourta-We favor pensions only 10 soldiers
and their widow, WHO have not sufficient means
OF support for their comfort; all persons having
property fee from lens 10 Tie value OF $4,000
are not u need and should receive no pensions
from The Government
Fluh-Ne favor the equal taxing OF the values.
bonds az all kinds aut believe that any e&emp-
ZION is nor just 8ud iult8er believe 10 was not
the intention u our foIetatlers 10 give Us such
a constitution. V such d is, which We doubt We
favor immediate amendment Of that instrument,
so that such an unjust Jaw should have no place
on our sta uies.
SHlh-We favor a law that bars from holding
any Office OF position Do tie Government service
any reisOu VITO has any interests Bro Government
Doeds OF WHO las received Government ald Do
seveutu-We favor a Withdrawal by the GOV
eT1meut u any fuIHer assistance 10 corpora
uOusi they have been helped 10 tie neglect 81 all
other Industries until they are now mole able 10
take care OF themselves.
E.ghth-We favor the Alliance subtreasury
ana It5t coinage OF liver plans, the Pres ldeuI's
idea 90 t-e contrary Notwithstanding.
Nluil-Ne regret 20 see than our President
fails 10 observe The Justice iu our demands aud
calls attention 20 tle farmers 0speU-y he
says they have received 500 OJQ,OOJ more this
season tAau last i0I their crops implying that
tleiT cry is false and should Dol he hseued, and
recommends instead large subsidy 10 a corpo-
Is-10n TO GuId The Nicaragua Canal
ICnjh-We CenOuuce as false and malignant
tie charge against tn farmers that they Idle
away their tme' made by President Jordan Of
stanford Jr. University. and consider the man
very much out Of place al tie head Of The great
est Institution the world ever saw.
Eieventh-We favor the Government giving TO
Napa County al lis lands Ia said county for road
purposes.
TweIuh-Ws favor A law compelling all per
sons once a year 10 make Odth Ihat they have not
been guilty. OF any criminal Oiieuse during lie
past year. a refusal 10 answer should be con-
strued tile same as guilty.
Thirteeuth-We are opposed to our present
judicial system, believing 70 has totally failed Ia
lie object 10 he attained, namely, justice.
FUuueeuth-We are opposed 10 The profession
OF attorneys, believing their business is 10 defeat
rather tuan attain justice.
Eite-nth-Ne are opposed TO any more
foreigners becoming citizens until they have been
10 The United STATES tWenty-one years.
SIX eentn-We favor a law making a free pass
on any railroad bride and punishable as such
aud forfeiture Of It's # Uchsc
Seventeenth - We favor the coyote scalp
bounty, but are opposed 10 the present game
laws"
Eighteeath-Last. but not least. that President
Polk, State President Cannon and Judge Wal
lace are tue hight men in the right place ana If
they should want any assistance OF muscle not
money though but poor farmers OF Ndpa County,
they call on Us.
Rssolrsd, That tie Secretary send a copy OF
these resolutions 10 each of the following named
palers iur publication, viz: Nspa Register, ST.
Helena Star Pacific Rural Press, san FRAN
cisco CALL, san Francisco Examiner and Yolo
Home Alliance.
The above resolutions we're adopted as a
whole by the Napa County Farmers Ali
ance IN regular session, January 9, 1892.
The following, adopted by the Pope Val
ley farmers Alliance, have also been sent
Tor publication:
WHEREAS, The WEEKLY CALL Of December
3, 1891, published what IS claimed 10 have been
said by President David s. Jordan OF the Stan
lord JT. University, entitled, "Wastefulness of
Farmers" I'm which he (JOrdan) claims that loss
10 machinery from lack OF proper housing poor
roads. all the Saturdays spent by farmers going
10 town, Tie increasing numb or idlers hanging
around railroad stations, stores etc, as the re-
sui Oh Tue waste or ldleness OF farmers.
tHst-He lJ0tddW ignores the tact that farm
els are compeled to Sc machinery.
SecOud-He prrSumes farmers are able 10 pur.
chase mate tai ana take tie time 10 build sheds
Tor such machinery.
Thrd-That poor roads are attributable to the
] g 1IE fF FFFn f.FIIrr
Fourtli-IhaJ farmers have 20 needs that re-
qUlIe Them TO 90 10 town, and When they DO 90
u IS from Incidence and waste Of time.
tHth-Ihdt ldleTs around stores railroad
stations, etci are farmers, aud finally he says II
farmers now worked as hard as they did thirty
or forty years ago. there Wouid be no hard times
Resolved, BY the Pope Valley Farmers All.
ance, Napa County. Cal, IN regular session De-
cember 20, 1891, that we deuOuuce the above
lhslhuauon aud statements by Jordan against
the intelligent aud industrious farmers OF
America as an Insult aud a lie and could ONLY
emnale rom the devil, who is said TO DO the
Resolred, That such utterances coming from
man al tie head oil great institution OF learn
Ing, panpeTed Dy salary Of $4,000 per year.
for 1Ye hours work per day, every dollar of
which lie knows las been robbed from the horny
| hauds Of toll by system Of tie most gigantic
| legal robbery ever known IN the annals Of his
! tory are doing more 10 bring on a bloody con.
/ uict between capital and labor than all the
speeches ever uttered BY the red handed auarch-
! lists
ResOlUed That our pride in the great unIyer-
sltyiis BUNDLED by the knowledge Of the fact that
every dollar OF The immense sum that built the
Institution was taken by robbery Claimed to be
legal from the producers Of this nation.
HesOtCed. That we are ashamed thar sucb
! an Institution should be presided over by man
so Ignorant OF the condition OF the great bOdv Of
producers as 10 be capable OF making such utter
ances, or, II no. ignorant, willing 10 please hts
master ana the moneyed arlsjOcracy win which
/ lie Is surrounded would consent 10 rush Into
print with such a SlanderOus lie. Well does
sacred writ describe him; "When thou sawest
! thief thou cOnseutedest with him. Thou giyest
| thy mouth TO evil, thou sttist ana speakest
against Thy brother. Thou sanderous thine own
mothers son."
The above resolutions were referred by
! the Pope alley Alliance to the Napa County
! Alliance for its consideration, ana were
adopted by that body at Rutherford G.iberty
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