Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1891 — OHIO FARMERS [ARTICLE]

OHIO FARMERS

*S> Hold a Long Meeting and Make Demids. They Refuse, by a Vote of 63 to 64, to Endorse the Action of the Cincinnati ~ ' Convention. . After having discussed a resolution calling for a third party convention, from 4 o’clock in the afternoon until almost 11 at night, the Ol io Farmers’ Union, which met in State convention at Columbus on the 27th, finally defeated the project. The vote by which the • convention refused to indorse the third party movement was 63 yeas to 64 nays. The third party movement was led by President Ellis, of the State Grange; President Likins, of the open Alliance, ex-Alliance Lecturer Miller Purvis and others. Colonel Brigham, General Hurst and many of the best known figures in Ohio farmers’ organizations, vehemently opposed the plan of independent action. The indidations during the entire day had been to the effect that the third party men would meet with very slight although determined opposition. The adjournment was then had. The following demands were made:

First —Equal and fair distribution of tha neceesary burdens of taxation on all forms of wealth, to be listed at actual value, less actual indebtedness. Second—A system of school-books at actual cost of publication. . Third—Suppression of the traffic in intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Fourth—Suppression of free railroad passes, or other gifts, to bribe legislators, judges of courts, county auditors and other public officials. Fifth—That we demand the issue of pot less than SSO per capita of full legal tender money, to consist of gold and silver, on parity with each other, and paper. Sixth—For the carrying out of this dec laration of principles we declare in favor of and recommend to the farmers to see to it that no man be elected as a Representative or Senator from any agricultural district in Ohio who will not stand squarely upon this platform. Seventh—To this end we call upon and Invite all laboring and legitimate business men to co-operate with us.