Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-09
FINISH AT 0CALA.
That Sub Treasury Proposal
Wins Hands Down.
PLllTroRM as n WAS ADOPTED.

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di anapoIis.
GALA. Fla, Dec. 9s-The farmers yester-
day recommitted themselves to the most
rad cal Of their financial measures with
out reservation. They took alarm finally
at re evidence that outside pressure was
at work upon them aud decided bya big
maj Drity to stick to the policy laid down
at So Louis year ago Their sub-treas-
ury bill has been indorsed with new feat
ures added. and SOME new demands have
beer added to their platform as finally
adol,ted. This is what 1t contains:
we demand the abolition Of national
ban S. We demand that the government
shall establish subtrsasuries or depositor-
les Ia the several states which shall loan
mon ey direct to the people at low rate OF
Int est, not to exceed Q per cent. per an
nun on non-perishab:e farm products and
also upon real estate, with proper limita-
tions upon the quantity of land and
amo unit of money We demand that the
cunt of the cirulating medium be
spec lily increased to not less than $50 per
CAPT a.
The Other Platks Condensed.
Tie platform further demands laws to
prev ent dealings in futures, with heavy
pens tiles for violation; condemns the sill
yer bin passed last session of congress, and
dem ands unlimited free coinage; demands
laws prohibiting alien ownership Of land,
and measures to obtsln possession of all
land an o,xy,, al v,oxx- &c x.,ayl n. III -
held by corporations in excess of what they
need for actual use; demands also the re-
peal of all tariffs on neeessaries, the en-
actnlent of a lust and equitable" income
tax, economy in national and state ex-
pend itures, state and national control of
railways, telephones and telegraphs, and
COVE rnment ownership Of the same il the
abas es now existent are not removed.
Demands No. Endorsed.
The following demands, which were con-
tain,d in the report OF the committee.
were stricken out by the convention: A
sufii lent amount of fractional currency to
facil tate exchange through the me
diuni of the United States mails: the es-
tabl shInent of a postal savings bank; that
all patents shall terminate in ten years
with out renewal. and that upon the grant.
ing of the patent the government shall de-
eide upon the amount of royalty to be as.
sesssd for the right to manufacture and
sell such patented article, and whenever
any person or persons shell pay said royalty
they shall have the right to manufacture
and sell the article patented.
A Proposed amendment.
The debate upon the financial question
occu pied almost the entire day. The meat
of tile question was reached at once by
Loucks, of South Dakota, who moved to
amend the first plank by making the sub.
treas ury scheme apply to all merchantable
prod ucts. instead of fsrm products exclu.
sively. Perden, of Texas, opposed, aud ar
gueo that such plan would protect the
man ufacturers, and H. WAS not the busi.
ness Of the Farmers' alliance to look after
the interests of that class. The object OF
the committee was to provide protection
for I ne farmer. The manufacturers were
able to care for themselves.
Worst Kind of Class Legislation.
Hall, of Missouri, opposed the whole
sche ne. The ground of his objection was
that 1t was class legislation of the worst
description. He had advocated the ALI
ance principle of equal privileges to all
and special privileges co none all over his
state While the Alliance men in Mis-
sour favor the St Louis platform they dc
not support the sub-treasury bill. They
rega ID it as a violation of the principle
whie he had quoted.
The Man without Socks.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, the congress
man elect, who doesn't wear socks, said
his 5 ate raised last year 270, 900 QUO bushels
Of corn, which was sod to Chicago gam.
blers at 1315 and 145s cents a bushel By
the gambling arrangements at Chicago
the purchasers were able to dispose of that
corn at As cents a btsshel II the gov.
ernH ent had protected the farmer
as il has protected other classes the
farm srs of Kansas would have received
the margin of 80 cents bushel instead OF
the amblers This situation took from
the farmers of Kansas sGO, 100000 Thirty
mill )ns could have besn used to lift mort.
gages which are driving farmers from
home and the balances could have supplied
the difference between poverty and CON-
fort in their manner OF life The amend.
ment was defeated
''Paternalism Run Mad
Nc Allister, of Mississippi, did not be.
heve the sub-treasury scheme would re
lieve the farmers. 1t was paternalism run
mad. He believed it 20 be not only un-
const itutional, but impracticable. 1t
failed to protect the farmer both in cost
and selling price. 1t tried to overthrow
the truism that ont Of nothing moth.
ing en- come, and it would take its place
with the South Sea bubble, and it should
be en- titled an act to ruin and devastate
the yricultural interests Of the country.
The Platform Adopted.
There were other speeches for and
again st the sub-treasury scheme, but the
final vote was ~ to in favor OF the COM
mittee report The other planks of the
platform were adopted with substantial
unan nifty
An other Whsck at the "Force- BILL
The force bill came u2 once more at the
after DON session, but il was soon disposed
Of Fardell, of South Dakota, moved to
recon sider the resolution condemning the
bill. He contended that the resolution
was Democratic measure, and that it,
passa 20 would injure tae prospects Of the
order in the northwest Hall, of Mis-
souri,, moved to table the motion to recon.
slider. MeAllister, of Missouri. denounced
the 10 rec bill unsparingty as an Ubiquitous
measure providing for a raj Y u5urpation
OF power. Wardeil's inoti.n was tabled
Witho III iuTtucT ucudtts Dy u vote OF % TO
g. CT those in the negative, all but i've
are pc rsonally opposed 70 the bill
FiIi Meet Next at indianapolis.
The convention agreed to accede to the
request of the Knights Of Labor that fra
ternal delegates he sent to political con-
feren, e. 1t is understood the conference is
for c Insulation only, no power being
given she delegates 10 take any action.
They II attend the con terence and report
its 2 communications st the next an
nual co, vention, or to thu national
officer of the Alliance The convention
recons idefsd its decision to meet next
year III Washington City. 1t was urged
that the delegates would be surrounded by
swarm of lobbyists and politicians at the
capita and that they has better keep clear
of sucll corrupting influences, 80 it was de-
cided 20 meet in INDIANAPOLIS
The convention denounced the Conger
lard b II and Endorsed the Paddock pure
food b III and then adjourned sine die.
A Rescusr BADLY Stabbed.
New York, Dec. 9--Peter Dempsey.
cousin Of Jack Dempsey, the prize-fghter,