Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-03-10
THE OCALA DEMANDS.
The Alliance Platform Adopted in 1890,
Which Is So Much Discussed.

Tho Ocala platform. SO called because
it was adopted at the meeting of the AL
lance which was held in Ocala. Fla. lii
1890. is SD often referred to that many
who have become interested in the ALI
ance agitation within the past year and
have not real the platform in full are
at n disadvantage. A great deal of the
discussion in the newspapers has been
such as t. either create Il wrong impress
sion or to 80 muddle the reader as to
leave him in Il condition of doubt as to
the demands made ut Ocala. For the
benefit of such the platform is herewith
reproduced: m
We demand the abolition of national
banks
We demand that the government shall
establish subtreasuries or repositories in
the several states, which shall loan
money direct to the people at low rate
of interest. not to exceed per cent. per
annunl. on nonperishable farm products
and also upon real estate. with proper
limitations upon the quantity of land
and amount Of money.
We demand that the amount of the
circulating medium be speedily increased
to not less than fifty dollars per capita.
We demand that congress shall pass
such laws us will effectually prevent the
dealing in futures of all agricultural and
mechanical productions. providing a
stringent system Of procedure in trials
that will secure the prompt conviction
and imposing such penalties as shall So
cure the most perfect compliance with
the law.
We condemn the silver bill recently
passed by congress. and demand in lieu
thereof the free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
We demand the passage of laws pro-
hibitiny alien 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 now 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.
Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none. we demand:
(a) That our national legislation shall
be so framed in the future as not to
build mp one industry at the expense OF
another.
90 We further demand removal of
the existing heavy tariff tax from the
necessities of life that the poor of oar
land must have.
(c) We further demand a just and
equitable system of graduated tax on
incomes
I'D We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, and
hence we demand that all national and
state revenues shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the government
economically and honestly administered.
We demand the most rigid honest
and just state and national governmental
control and supervision of the means Of
public communication and transpOrta-
ton. and if this control and supervision
do not remove the abuse now existing
we demand the government ownership
of such means of communication and
transportation.
We demand that the congress of the
United States submit an amendment to
the constitution providing for the cleo
ton Of the United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people of each state.