Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1891 — ANOTHER PARTY. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER PARTY.

The F; M. B. A., of Nebraska, to Nominate a Presidential Candidate. The F. M. B. A., of Nebraska, at Omaha, on the 28th adopted tue following plat form: W.iereas, Owing to the oppression that has been neaped upon us by monopolists, . capitalists, trusuand combines, we believe it is time for action, and I Whereas, The National Farmers’ Allij ance, in convention assembled, does most empnatically declare against the present systetud government as manipulated by the Congress of the United States and t’ae pf the legislatures of the several States; therefore, We deciare in favor of bolding a convention on Feb. 22, 1892, to dx a date and place for the holding of a convention to •nominate candidates for the offices ot' Presideutand Vice-president of the United States. We declare that in the convention to be held Feb. 22, 1892, that the representation shall be one delegate from each 7 State in tbe Union. r Resolved, That we .avor the abolition of all national banks and the surplus funds be loaned to individuals upon land security at a low rate of interest. • Resolved, That we are unalterably in favor ot the Australian ballot law. Resolved, That we demand the fores closure of mortgages that the government holds on railroads. Resolved, That we discountenance gambling in stocks anushares. Resolved. That this is an administration of tbe people, and ip view of that fact the ’ President and Vice-president of the United States should be elected by popular vote instead of by an Electoral College. Resolved, That the farmers of the United States largely outnumber auy other class of citizens they demand the passage of Uws of reform, not us party measures, but for the good of the government. Resolved, That the Alliance shall take no part as partisans in apolitical struggle as kffiliatiug with Republicans or Democrats. Resolved, That the National Farmers’ Alliance demands that the interstate com merce law be so amended and enforced as to allow all railroads a reasonable income on the money invesied, and we demand that the mortgages ou tbe Union and Ceu. tral Pacific railroads be foreclosed at once and the roads taken charge of by the government and run in tbe interest of the people, with a view to extending both lip. » to the Eastern seaboard. Resolved, That we favor tbe free and un limited coinage of silver, and that the volume of the currency be increased tofc.,o per capita. We further demand that all paper money be placed on an equality with gold Resolved, That we, as land owners,pledge ourselves to demand that the government allow us to borrow moneyfiom the United States at the same rate of interest as do tbe bunks. Resolved, That all mortgages, bonds and shares of stock should be assessed at tbe face value. Resolved, That Senators of the United , States shall be elected by vote of the poop’e. Resolved, That laws reg rding tholiquor t traffic should be so amended as to prevent ' endangering the morals of our children and destroying usefullness. I Resolved, That w« favor the passage of the Conger lard bill. | Resolved, That, we believe that womeu ' have the pame rights a- their husbands to holo properly, and we are in sympathy with any law that will give our wives, sisters and daughters full representation at the polls. Resolved, That our children I should be educated for honest labor, and that agricultural colleges should be established in every State. Resolved, That wo favor a libera’ system for pensioning all survivors of the lau war. .