St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-09
ALLIANCE REMEDIES.
Measures Proposed to Dispel De-
preston of Business.

Measures Proposed to Dispel De-
preston of Business.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-State preSi-
dents of the Farmers Alliance are in
session here discussing the welfare of
the organization and comparing notes
Oh Its progress. Their meetings are
secret, but Congressman Livingston, of
Georgia. who has attended the confer
ences, says that politics is not being
discussed. The officers attending the
meeting have prepared memorial call
ing attention to the universal depression
III all departments of agricultural in
dustry that has impressed the farm
ers of the United States with gravest
concern and alarm.
Despite the fruitfulness of the soil,
favorable climate, faithful application
and industry, irrespective of seasons
and harvests, the price OF farms and
farm products are constantly depreciat
ing in value. The memorial continues
that patient and earnest investigation
of this anomalous condition of affairs
has impressed the farmers of the cOun-
try that the evils thus clOgging and
paraly ling their energies are largely
due 10 the discriminating inequalities
in the governmental policy which is the
legitimate OutgrOWth of partial and I'M
friendly legislation.
In its organized capacity, comprising
thirty-eight states and territories, the
Alliance has adopted a declaration of
its principles, copy of which is sub
mitted, and which they believe, if en-
acted into laws, will restore the agri-
cultural industry to its true and just po-
sition among the great industries of the
country and conserve 10 the best inter-
eSts OF the public gOoi.
they call attention to the necessity OF
Immediate Legislative action for the
financial relief of the business interests
of the country. They assert that the
financial system Is Inherently defective,
and Incompatible with the genius and
spirit of American institutions, and in
conflict with the fundamental principles
of government. Twas born of the ext
gencieS of a mighty civil war, and is
purely military expedient, which.
while it saved the life of the nation in
war, has demonstrated that it is not the
system for the preservation aud perfec-
ton of national life in peace.
They assert that the SteadfaSt observ-
ance and maintenance of the powers
and functions conferred upon the gov
ernment for making, issuing and con-
trolling money is absolutely necessary
to helpful and symmetrical develop
ment in national progress. They be-
lleve the exclusive right given by the
constitution to the government to make
money carries with it the obligation to
supply it in such manner and amount
as to meet at all times the requirements
of the legi innate good of the country
and our growing population and trade.
All money should be issued directly
by the government to the people at a
low rate of interest and in sufficient
volume to meet the legitimate demands
of legitimate or safe and solid securi-
ties, and should be legal tender for all
debts. Silver should have all the rights
in coinage and the qualities of legal ten
der that gold possesses. In conclusion
the memorial says that they do not ask
congress to venture on doubtful expert
ments. but they present the deplorable
condition of the agricultural interests
with the hope that remedy may be re-
lieved from impending bankruptcy and
ruin, and secure to the people and pos
terity the blessings of just and eQui-
table adjustment.
A the session of the national confer
ence of state presidents today the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That IT is the sentiment and dc.
sire of this conference of the presidents of
the Farm srs' Alliance and Industrial Uuion
that the delegates for the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union who attend the indus
trial conference TO be held in st. Louis
Feb. 81, 1892, use their influence and
votes to establish and perfect frater-
mai relations with all the labor
organizations represented in said meeting,
with the Ocala demands as basis for a
platform of principles, and that such plat
form be presented to the national conven-
tons of the Democratic party, the Republi-
can party and the Peoples party this year,
involved be engrafted into their platforms
for the coming national elections of 1892
But that they carefully refrain from com
hitting our order as such to utilization with
any political party.