The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-11-10
PLATFORM
40 Naona Farmers lance
and IndusIIaI taion ai3De Al
OeaI. fa. ID. 7th. 1879

/. We demand the abolition of national
banks.
We demand that the government shall es
t&blish sub-troasuries or repositories IN Tx
several States, which shall loan money III
rect to the people ut lev rate Of interest
not to exceed two per cent. per annum. on
non-perishable farm products, and also ;Eon
real estate, with proper limitations upon IL
quantity Of land and amount of money.
We demand that the amount OF the c:rc;l-
lsting medium be speedily increased 10 no.
less than $50 per capita
2. We demand that Congress shall pass
such laws a shall effectually prevent the
dealing in futures of all agricultural and
mechanical productions: preserving q striIl-
gent system Of procedure III trials Is shall
secure the prompt conviction, and imposing
such penalties as shall secure the most per
feet compliance with the law
3. We condemn the silver bin recently
passed by Congress- and demand IN leu
thereof the free and unlimited coinaae If
silver
4. We demand the passage OF laws l,rohio-
ting alien ownership of land, and Congress
to take prompt action TO devise some ulan to
obtain ali 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.
5. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none we de
nand that our national legislation shall be
20 framed in the future as not to build un
one industry at the expense of another; and
we further demand removal of the existing
heavy tariff tax from the necessities Of life
that tho poor Of our land must have; we
further demand just ant. equitable system
OF graduated tax on incomes; we believe that
the money OF the country should be kept rs
much As possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all national and
Stats revenues shall he limited to the neccs-
sary expenses OF the government econon-
ically and honestly administered.
9. We demand the most rigid, honest and
Just State and national government control
and supervision of the means of public
communication and transportation. and
II this control and supervision does not re
move the abuse now existing, we demand
the government ownership of such means Of
communication and transportation.
4. We demand that Congress of the limited
States submit an amendmentto the constitl
ten providing for the election Of United
States Senators by direct vote of the people
of each State.
Whereas, there is now bill known as the
bill in tie hands of the WAYS
and means committee of the House Of Rep
which should have been refort-
ed and acted upon at tho last session, and
which if enacted into law would bring the
financial relief so much needed by- all classes
and industries; therefore be it,
Resolved. that this national convention of
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
do most respectfully and earnestly ask that
bill be enacted into Law as soon is possible,
or some other measure that will carry out
these principles and meet the necessities OF
tho toiling nasses