Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-01-21

The Order Alive to Living /
Issues.
Candidates for Congress Not Ia Accord
with Alliance Demands Need
Not Apply.
Maj. BarksdaIe Elected District Lecturer.

| Maj. BarksdaIe Elected District Lecturer
The District Farmers Alliance Of
the ith Congressional District met in
the city Of, JaI<S& Tuesday, Jan
10Th, 1892, and as called to order by
Hon. Thos. ,J,Millsaps, President.
G. l.. Gilmer, of Madison, was ap
pointed Secretary pro TEN.
The following delegates answered to
roll call from the counties named:
Copiah A. b. Guynes, w. p Patter.
son.
Franklin-D. ID. Rollins, II. Magee.
Kinds f. Barksdale, T. b. Riggin.
Lincoln T. S. Gotten, A. w. Smith.
Rankin DR.. J. NJ. Palmer, G. w.
Brookes.
Simpson T. N. Touchstone.
The office of District Lecturer being
declared vacant by reason of the resig-
nation of Dr. B. F. Passmore, Major f.
Barksdale was unanimously elected as
his successor
The following platform of princi-
pies was fully discussed and unani-
mously adopted as the sense of the
body:
Whereas, In consequence of unjust.
oppressive and discriminating legisla-
ton there is unparalleled depression in
the agricultural and other industrial
and business interests of the country;
And whereas, The great patriotic or
ganizatiOn known as the Farmers Al
lance and Industrial Union has sub
mitted certain demands for the re-
moval of these enormous evils. in sub
stance as follows The abolition of the
National Banking system as an instru-
mentality of furnishing a circulating
medium; the increase of the money in
circulation to not less than $50 per
capita by the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and the issuance
of money by the Federal gov
eminent upon secure basis
the plan prescribed by said
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union. unless some better method can
be promptly devised and executed ;
the effectual suppressing of gambling
in the products of the country called
option" dealing; the prohibition of
the alien ownership of lands by non
resident aliens; the reclamation of I'M
earned land grants to corporations :;
the passage of a graduated income tax
equalizing the burdens of government ::
the reduction of the tariff tax so as to
collect no more revenue from the people
than is needed for the economical ad-
ministration of the government; the dis
continuance of bounties, subsidies, sin
ecures and other special privileges; the
enforcement of the laws for the super
vision of corporations and their change,
if necessary, for the protection of the
public against eXtortiOn and discrim-
nation; and.
Whereas. These demands are Just
and reasonable and strictly accordant
with the constitution of the United
States, and their execution is abso-
lutely essential to the removal of ad-
mitted and intolerable evils; there
fore,
ResOIred. That it is our duty to use
all honorable and legitimate means to
secure representation in Congress
pledged to carry out the foregoing de
mandS.
Hon. j. H. Jamison, President of the
State Alliance, and Hon. T. J. King
President of the Fourth District Ali
ance, were present and favored the
meeting with words of exhortatioI
and encouragement, at the conclusion
of which the following resolution was
! adopted
ResOlred. That the thanks of thi.
Alliance are hereby rendered to Bro
j. III. Jamison. president of the State
Alliance, and Bro. T. j. King, president
of the Fourth Congressional Distric
Alliance, for their able and most
instructive addresses and valuable
suggestions to this body.
The Alliance adjourned subject tc
the call of the president.