Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1890 — THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE. [ARTICLE]

THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE.

Bousing Resolutions Adapted at the Columbia City Meeting.

Columbia City, Juno 13... Pursuant to a call issued by John C Lawrence, president of the Farmers’ Allience of Indiana, the differ eni lodges organizes in this county met in this city on Saturday to form a county organization. Mr. Lawrence, who resides in this county, was made chairman and Mr. A. B. Goble, secretary. The attendance was very large and was a representative farmers’ meeting. After a constitution and byelaws had been adopted, the following resolutions were presente i ana adopted with enthusiasm: Whereas, we, members of the Far piers’ alliance, and farmers of Whitley county, realizing that in the past a discrimination has made against us and in favor of the non-produeing classes, and, whereas, the prosperity of the whole country is directly contin* gent on the prosperity of those who cultivate the soil, and who make up the largast element of our population; be it, therefore, Resolved, That we deem it our duty as well as our privilege to meet together in this mau ier and study the questions affecting our interests, that we may no longer be instruments in the hands of designing. men to accomplish our own ruin. Resolved, That the relief we seek and demand is to be found in the election of representatives, state and national, who have a disposition to represent our interests and have the capacity and influence to do so.

Resolved, That we heartily commend the last legislatnre of the s' ate of Indiana for taking the initiative toward accomplishing one of the prime objects of the alliance, by creating a sanitary commission for the protection of the live stock of the state against contagious and infectious diseases. That ne further commend that body for the passage of the law reducing the rate of interest on school fund loans, and also for the school book and election laws. Resolved, That we demand at the hands of the next legislature, the election of a TT. S. senator, who is not only opposed to an increase of tariff taxation, but who favors a reduction on the lines marked out by this order, namely, to first re lieve the gieat producing class from the burden of taxation on articles of common necessity. Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed to all forms of class legislation, and we hold that the granting of subsidies to one industry to be raised and paid by another is such legislation. And we condemn the system of granting bounties to the producers of certain commodities as unconstitutional and in conflict with the eternal principles of right and justice. We hold that if after thirty years of fostering care on the part of the government, sugar cannot be produced in this country at a profit, without demanding a bounty of 2 cents on every pound produced, then we say that it is time we were taking the hint that God never intended this to be a sugar-producing nation. Resolved, That the bill now be** fore the U. S. senate, which by its provisions increases tariff taxation meets with our earnest protest. We scorn the increase of the tariff on agricultural products as a bit of hypocritical, vote*-catching clap trap, well knowing that any amount of alleged protection on agricul* tulral products by no possibility could have any effect on the price of agricultural products as long as home supply is greater than home demand.