Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-15
CLOSED ITS WORK.
The National Farmers Alliance Finishes
Its Labors-Omcers Elected and Demands


The National Farmers Alliance Finishe 81
Its Labors-OHcers Elected and Demands
Adopted.
topeka, Kan. Feb 1.-THE nation
al council of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union concluded its annual
session here yesterday. The council
elected the following officers for the
new year: President, Marion Butler, of
North Carolina; vice president, j. l.
Gilbert, Of California; secretary and
treasurer, d. P. Duncan, of South Car
olina; executive committee, Maun
Page. of Virginia.; II. C. Demming of
Pennsylvania; I. E. Dean, of New
York, and. Fl. L. Loucks, of South
Dakota. The proposition for a
close ritual for state and local al
1iances, to be provided by the national
organization, was defeated A change
of constitution was adopted. whereby
the election of lecturers is taken out of
the national council and left to the
judgment of the president, who will
appoint five lecturers. The subject of
woman's suffrage was discussed freely,
but provoked opposition from the south
ern delegates. and was finally referred
to the alliance of each state for such
action as they may choose to take. The
next place of meeting was left to the
selection of the executive committee.
DEMANDS ADOPTED.
Following are the demands adopted
during the session of the alliance:
First-We demand national currency, safe
sound and flexible issued by the general gov
ernment onlv, a full legal ten Ter for all debts,
public and private, and that without the use OF
banking corpora tions just. quitabe and e11-
cient means of dis tribution direct to the people
at a tax not TO exceed per cent be provided.
as set forth in our sub treasury plan or some
better system also by paym nts in discharge
OF its OBJ igations for public improvements.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
Of s liver AMI gold at the present legal ratio of
Ii to l.
We demand that the amount of circulating
medium be speedily increased to at least. so
per capita
We demand that our national legislation
shall be so framed in the future 8 not 10 build
up one industry at the expense of another.
We believe that the money of the country
should be kept much possible in the
hands Of the people. and hence we dem md all
national AMI state revenue shall be liml ed to
the necessary expenses of the government
economical and honestly admins tered
We demand that peoples savings banks be
established by the government for tn safe de-
posit Of the carnings OF the people. and to
facilitate exchange
Second-Tne land including all the natural
resources of wealth, is the heritage OF all the
people, and should not be monGpolized for
speculative purposes and alien - nership of
land should be prohibited All land now held
by railroads and other corporations in excess
of their actual needs. and all land now owned
bv aliens should be reclaimed by the govern
ment and held for actual settlers only.
Third-Transportat tion being "a mems of ex
chang and a pubic nee -Si y, the Ov-rament
should own and operate the raiiroa Is in the in
terest of the people Telegraph and hone
systems, like the post office system ing a
necessity for transmits on Of nelig nee.
Ghn ho hv
ment in the interest of the p ople
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, not as additional to the political
demands of the alliance, but as sub
jects to be discussed in the sub-alli
anceS:
Resolved. That we favor a graduated proper
tv tax.
Resolved That we favor sucn legis1 ton by
the st lte will place the liquor trafIi: under
state agents. b ,und TO ODE the law, as to
eliminate from the business the c0rrupting
element of profit