| Show THE FARMERS AT OMAHA OMAHA jan 28 the national farmers alliance had a lively discussion at to lays jays session on an amendment to the constitution to exclude women from acting as delegates and it was finally voted down an amendment making all laboring men eligible to membership was tabled by a large vote the remainder of the morning was occupied in discussing minor changes and a recess was taken until 2 this afternoon in the afternoon the report of the committee on resolutions which was quite lengthy was considered by paragraphs and adopted it begins with the following preamble whereas owing to the oppression that has been heaped upon us by grasping monopolists mono polisto capitalists trust and combines combine ii we believe it is time for action and whereas the rhe national farmers alliance in convention assembled does most emphatically declare against the system of government as manipulated by the congress of the united states and the legislatures of the several states therefore we declare in favor of holding a convention Feb february rury 22 1892 to fix a date and place for the holding of a convention to nominate candidates for the office of president and vice prest dent of the united states in this preliminary convention representation to be by one delegate from each state i in the union the resolution favors abolition of till all national banks and thattie that the surplus funds be loaned to individuals upon land security at a low rate of interest declares f jr the australian alln ballot law a held by the government on railroads discountenances gambling in stocks and shares share favors the election of president and tand vice president by popular vote As the farmers of the united states largely outnumber any other claw class of citizens they demand the passage of laws of reform not as party measures but for the good of the government the alliance shall take part as partisans in the political struggle not affiliating filia ting with republicans or democrats the interstate law should be so go amended and enforced as to allow the railroads a reasonable income on the money invested the resolutions further demand that the mortgages on the union and central pacific be foreclosed at once and the roads be taken charge of by the government and run in the interest of the people with a view to extending both lines to the eastern seaboard the free and unlimited coinage of silver is favored and that the volume of currency be increased to 50 per capita demand Js is made that all paper money be placed on an equality with gold another resolution declares that we as lend land owners pledge ourselves to demand that the government allow us to borrow money from the united states at the same rate of interest as is do the banks all mortgages bonds and shares of stock should be assessed at their face value united states senators should be elected by popular vote the laws regarding the liquor traffic should be so amended as to preclude the endangering ing the morals of our children and destroying the usefulness of our citizens we believe women have the same right as th abir jr husbands to hold property and we are in sympathy with any law that will give ive our wives sisters and daughters full representation at the polls our children should be educated for honest labor and agricultural colleges should be established in every state liberal Li leral pensions are favored also the passage of the conger lard bill |
