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Alliance Rally Draws 5000 Farmers to Americus Grounds
Thousands of farmers and families gathered for Alliance Day in Americus to hear speeches from Gen. James B. Weaver and Jerry Simpson. The event showcased calls for tariff reduction, free coinage of silver, railroad control, and land reform, with emphasis on ending monopolies and money power. Speakers linked the alliance movement to broader reform and warned of corporate influence in politics.
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