Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-03
w. VI 'fANfN
Editor Weekly Union
MP KrysER's AFFIDAVIT.

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This Is to certify that, at meeting OF
the Farmers Alliance OF Page county
rola in the court house or said county
-, the nth dav Of October 1880. | was
chatr,nan of the Resolutions Commit
TOO Of said meeting. assisted IN drawing
and presenting for adoption SET Vi
resolutions. Of which the following Is
,rne copv Csee resolutions hereto at
,ochedD and that copy OF the same was
Given Mr. -. IA. Rittenhouse on the u''e
above named: and that Mr.. Kittehhouse
was instructed to present the same ~
Colonel Charles r. OFerrall Tor endorse
ment. Further. that. on the 2th OF &c
tober 1890 / was present In the once
- ,hc Hotel Lawrence. I'm Luray. Va.
q. one of a committee OF said alliance,
whose duty IL was TO get "a Wrllleh
ulcdre from Colonel OFerral OF his en-
dorscment of the above-named resolu-
lions the said alliance having had no
definite information Of the Colonel
views on said principles. and that, aitcr
some conversation I'm regard 10 the sub
iect-matter of the Rittenhousc resolu-
lions. hereto attached. he (OFerralD
readily wrote the endorsement, which re-
comfy appeared in the Weekly Union.
newspaper published IN this town. copy
OF which endorsement is hereto appended.
(Signed) W. II. KEYSER.
sworn TO and subscribed before me.
October 81, 1896. II. g. BRAGONlER.
Justice Of the Peace.
THE ENDORSEMENT
! endorse the resolutions recently sub
United 10 me by Mr.. RittenhOuse. on be-
half Of the Page County Alliance They
are perfectly consistent with my political
record The alliance Is authorized to pub
Ish the endorsement. If IT deems proper
1Signed) CHARLES T. O'FERRALL.
October e. 1850.
THE RESOLUTIONS IN FULL.
Resolved. /. That we require all cam
Gicates for Congress and our State Legs
lature not 10 be bound by party caucus
I'm things that effect the interest Of the
farmers and laboreTs Of this country.
2. Resolved. That we demand of our
representatives that they put forth their
best efforts TO secure the free and UNI
limited coinage Of silver.
g. Resolved. That we demand the
extension of the currency of our country
TO at least $40 per capita
I. Resolved. That the tariff duties be
so levied so as not TO discriminate against
the consumer and in favor of the manu-
facturer.
3. Resolved. That we are in favor Of
the repeal of the national bank act.
g. Resolved, That we favor the govern
ment control or ownership, of railroads
and telegraph lines and that we are
unalterably opposed TO trusts, monopolies,
and combines, and that we call on our
representatives 20 work for the accom-
plishment of these ends.
Z. Resolved, Tfat We demand that the
election Of United States senators be by q
direct vote OF the people.
s. Resolved, That we are opposed TO
the alien ownership Of lands. and demand
that our public domains be reserved for
actual settlers only.
9. Resolved. That we demand the en-
actment of effectual legislation 10 prevent
the dealings In futures of agricultural pro-
duets and the necessaries of life.
10 Resolved That we demand the en-
actment OF some legislation that will
create a flexible currency-the Sub-Trea-
sury plan or something better.
Il. Resolved. That We cannot support
for Office any candidate who will not
pledge himself 10 the support of these
resolutions. and the platform of the
State and National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union.
w. III. KEYSER, Chairman.