The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-01

He made a short but fitting sro.
ana every sentence brought Pf e
cheers: The conference then nrood 1ot
to business. PAoceed
Miss Francis E. Willard and \
Ben Terrell were elected Vica-b5 @
dents, and John w. HAYES NoLL18
secretary K. of L., was chosen S
rotary. VI
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platforn,
sented by the committee and ado N
by the conferences: ""O&
We do Ordain and establish A..
lowing platform of principles.
1. We declare the union forces % -,
United States this day accomnIiabS
permanent and perpetual. Nav
spirit enter into all the hearts fay 4
salvation of the Republic and tho g
lifting Of mankind. VIC
2. Wealth belongs to him wbo Il
ated 1t. Every dollar taken from
dustry without an equivalent is y
berry. "lf any will not work no;t y
shall he eat" The interests Of ru
and urban labor are the same. and thu
enemies are Identical.
8. We demand a national currencr
safe, sound and flexible, issued bv N
general government, only a full Iaol
tender Tor ali debts, public and privasI
and without the use of banking corn
ratIons, just and equitable means !
circulation, at a tax not to exceed fwl
per cent, as set forth in The SUb.Tras
ury plan of the Farmers Alliance !
some better system; also by pavmpnI
IN discharge of its obligation for pull
lie improvements.
4. We demand the free and unlimitd
coinage of silver.
5. demand that the amount of circJ
Iatlon medium to be speedily increase
to not less than $50 per capita.
6. We demand the graduated incCni
tax.
Z. We believe that the money of IN
country should be kept as much 4
possible in the hands of the people. AMI
hence we demand all National AMI
State revenues shall be limited to nql
essary expenses and the GOVERNED
economically and honestly admins
tered.
s. We demand that postal SAVING
banks be established by the GoverT3I
ment for the safe deposit of the eam|
ings of the people. and to facilitate ed
change.
9. Your subcommittee upon thelgI
plank beg to submit to your approvs
the following: That the land, includn
all natural resources OF wealth, is tn
heritage of ali the people, and shouldn NJ
be m~OnOpolized for speculative puI
poses, and the alien ownership of LAM
should be prohibited That ali Ian
now held by railroads and other col
pOratiOns in excess of their aCtu
needs, and all lands now owned
aliens should be reclaimed by the Col
eminent and held for actual settle
only.
10. Transportation being a means
exchange and a public necessity, ii
Government should own and opera
the roads i'll the interest of the pei
pie.
II. The telegraph and telephone, Iii
the postal system, being a necessi
for the transmission of news, shou
be owned and operated by the Cover
ment intheinteTUs eG tie peor
IL. We demand that the Governme
issue legal tender notes, and pay Uni
soldiers the difference between tt
price of deprecated money in whiC
he was paid, and gold.
ReSOCeld, That we hail this Conferen
as the cOrsummatiOn of perfect uniC
of hearts and hands of all sections
our common country. The men VIII
wore the gray and men who wore til
blue meet here to extinguish the lal
smouldering embers of the civil W
in the tears of joy of a united a
happy people; and we agree to car
the stars and the stripes forward f
ever to the highest point of natioI
greatness.
W.