1. a. We demand the abolition of National Bank s.

b. We demand that the government shall establish sub-treasuries or depositories
in the several states, which shall loan money direct to the people at a low
rate of interest, not to exceed two per cent per annum, on nonperishable farm
products, and also upon real estate, with proper limitations upon the quantity
of land and amount of money.

c. We demand that the amount of the circulating medium be speedily increased to
not less then $50 per capita.

2. We demand that Congress shall pass such laws as will effectually prevent the
dealing in Futures of all agricultural and mechanical productions; providing a
stringent system of procedure in trials that will secure the prompt conviction,
and imposing such penalties as shall secure the most perfect compliance with the
law.

3. We condemn the silver bill recently passed by Congress, and demand in lieu
thereof the free and unlimited coinage of silver.

4. We demand the passage of laws prohibiting alien ownership of land, and that
Congress take prompt action to devise some plan to obtain all lands now owned by
aliens and foreign Syndicate s; and that all lands now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of such as is actually used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual Settler s only.

5. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights to all and special privileges to none,
we demand:

a. That our national legislation shall be so framed in the future as not to build
up one industry at the expense of another.

b. We further demand a removal of the existing heavy Tariff tax from the
necessities of life, that the poor of our land must have.

c. We further demand a just and equitable system of Graduated Tax on incomes.

d. We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in
the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all national and state
revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the government
economically and honestly administered.

6. We demand the most rigid, honest, and just state and national government control
and supervision of the means of public communication and transportation, and if
this control and supervision does not remove the abuse now existing, we demand
the government ownership of such means of communication and transportation.

7. We demand that the Congress of the United States submit an amendment to the
Constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by direct
vote of the people of each state.

• Marion Block Building, Location of Alliance convention


• Text of Ocala Demands at MSU


• Text of Ocala Demands at SCDS


• History of Farmer's Alliance