Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-11
KINDS COUNTY ALLIANCE.
1t Adopts the Resolutions Of the seventh
Congressional District Alliance.

1t Adopts the Resolutions of the seventh
Congressional District Alliance.
An Important and Interesting Meeting
The Kinds County Alliance held I
regular meeting at Raymond last Fri
day, 9Th. inst, with President ID. X
Brown in the chair and c. S. Spann al
the Secretary's desk. Harris Chapel
Utica, Ratliffs' Chapel, Forest Hill
Fair Play, Lebanon, Tinnin, Cayuga
Surprise, Capital, Seven Springs, Pine
Grove, Chapel Hill and Fairs Sub-Al
liances we're represented by good dele
cations.
Capt. w. T. Ratliff, County Lecturer,
made an unusually interesting and
practical address on agricultural and
economic topics, the gist of which was
that farmers must abandon the ruin
Gus credit system, and to do this, must
change their old methods of farming
and diversity their crops and plant less
cotton. Hon. f. Barksdale was called
upon and spoke earnestly upon the
principles and objects of the Alliance,
and declared that the resolutions
adopted by the Seventh Congressional
District Alliance, and which Capt. Nc
Nelly, late Chairman of the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee, said CON
tanned nothing to which all Demo
Gratis may not subscribe, as 1.-THE quint-
essence of the amended Ocala plat
form"
These resolutions, which were adopt
ed by the County Alliance as its own
expression, are as follows:
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 remOv-
al 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 government upon a Sc
cure basis by 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
earned land grants to corporations the
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
discontinuance of bounties, subsidies,
sinecures and other special privileges ;
the enforcement of the laws for the SUI
pervision of corporations and their
change, if necessary, for the protection
of the public against eXtortion and dis
elimination 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 =; therefore,
ResOlUed, 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.
B. T. Hobbs was called upon and
briefly reviewed the political Difficult
ties in the way of the reforms being
sought by the Alliance, and i'll con
clusion urged the Importance of sup
porting only those men and parties in
sympathy and accord with these re-
forms.
1t was decided inexpedient to adopt
special county newspaper organ, and
the State Ledger and MISSISSIPPI LEAD
Err were both commended to the favor
able consideration of all Kinds County
Alliance men.
A free interchange of opinions was
had upon the condition of the industri'
ell interests of the country, and the i'm
portance of increasing the membership
and activity of the organization.
Prizes were offered for the largest
products of corn and cotton per acre
to promote fertilization and also for
the encouragement of the raising OF
swine.
An appropriate tribute of respect was
paid to the memory of deceased broth
err Samuel P. Rabb, of Farr Alliance.
After the transaction of business fol
s'the good of the ORDER" the Alliance
adjourned to meet ON Friday, the Att
day of March.
Merit Wins.
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