The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-08
AN ALLIANCE YARDSTICK
PROMISES WHICH CANDIDATES
MUST MAKE IN FLORIDA

Asntrant for once Must Be
EoInd a Full Yard Wide and All
nJoo,-zasorrn in the Methods OF
taxation, Tariff Revision Aooii'ion
~ the National Banking System
s,nnor. of the sub-Treasury BILL
and Other Requirements Made.
TH1AHAssEE, FLA, July T. Inc
alliance of this county has adopted strong
,,sper which they call the ALLIANCE yard
stick and say that every candlda'e ioi
Office will be measured by 1t, and must oe
found "a full yard wide and all wool OF
they will not receive the support o. 'De
,-,e-obers of the alliance The paper re-
(,,,ires various pledges from candidates.
some good. others not, and demands tha1
.ba ..rardstickn be fully Endorsed by can
didates before the meeting of the convea-
ventious. Hon B. F. Walker, CANDIDATE
Tor rnember of the House of Representatives,
from this county, has read and fully IN
do,sad the "vardstick" before any of the
other candidates knew Woro Oh SUCH a
thing being prepared.
A SECRET CoNCLAvE.
secret conclave or mass meeting OF
members of the county alliance is called TO
assemble in their rooms in this city Ihurs-
day next for the purpose. it is supposed, OF
taking such further and other steps as may
be thought best to enable them TO demand
from the democratic conventions candioaIeS
who indorse the ''yardstlck.
Tie MORNING NEWS correspondent was
nernitted, through the kindness OF Capt.
~ I Vason, to make extracts from the
original COPY of the ''yardshck," which
will he printed to-day and circulated among
the candidates.
WHAT IT DEMANDS.
1t demands, first, that every candidate for
any state office, or those seeking to represent
Leon county in the legislature. or in the
senate or House of Representatives OF the
United States, shall pledge themselves, II
elected, to advocate all measures for the re,
duction of county, state and national
taxation: that some uniform system OF
EQUALIZATION, operative alike upon labor
and capital, be labored for; that taxation
ohould be levied only for revenue, and that
under a rigid system of economic and
iudicious administration of government.
Tt demands that the present protective
tariff be revised so that the burden no"
resting upon the agricultural ana laborlng
classes shall be reduced to fair and eqult-
able basis.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
1t requires pledges to advocate the pas
sage of laws that will prevent the creation
of trusts and combines and prohibit specu-
lation that seeks to interfere with the prices
of prime necessities and productions.
The abolition of the present natlona
banking system is demanded, and that lega
treasury notes be substituted in lieu of bank
notes, and in sufficient volume in conJunc
ton with silver and gold to do the business
of the country on a cash basis. 1t also re-
nd nDnOSitiOr
to the system of contracting the circulating
medium, as iuaugurated by act Of congress
of April II, 1866.
THE sUB-TREAsURY BILL.
The sucker comes when they demand that
the candidates they support must advocate
and support the suo-treasury bill now pend
ing in congress, but this is relieved some
what by the addition, ''or some better sys
tenn for the relief of the toiling masses, that
1T may become law"
They demand that the state aud interstate
commissions be given such additions
powers as will enable them to cooperate the
one with the other in regulating classified
tions and rates, and that these regulations
be based upon reasonable cost of construc
ton, equipment and running of the roads
and not upon watered stocks; that corpora
Cions must recognize the interests and right
of the people in railroads built out of tn
puDllC uOHaln, cue.
PAY OF LEGISLATORS.
The blow to legislative candidates comes
when the ''yardstick" demands, as it does
that the per diem of legislators and attache
shall not exceed four dollars and mileag
for actual attendance, no pay to be allowed
absentees.
The MORNING NEWS correspondent wa
told that this ''yardstick" would be adopted
and applied by every alliance in the state
that the alliance purposed securing what il
wanted through the Democratic party, anC
that no splits or third party movement
would be the consequence of their demands
They feel that they are the voters and ar,
but demanding their rights