The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-22
AGAINST THE SUB.TREASURY
4 BILL.
The Caldwell County Alliance De.
clares Against it, and FOrmulates a
Platform.

clares Against it, and Formulates
Platform.
[Cor. of STATE CHRoNICLE.1
LENoIR, N. c., July 1S.-I enclose an
extract from the Lenoir Topic, contain
ing the proceedings of the Caldwell
county Alliance. l think that the read
ers of the CHRONICLE will be interested
in the proceedings of the Alliance. It
is the only one that has had the courage
to repudiate the Sub-Treasury bill, and
the only one that has had the boldness
to formulate a platform. think our
platform is the only practicable plan to
obtain the great object of the Alliance
men.
If our State Alliance could be induced
to take some such course it would go
further to help the farmer, and to reas-
sure all classes of the conservatism of
the order than anything that could be
done. The following is the official re-
port of the resolutions as published by
order in the Lenoir Topic:
A Plan in Place of ofSub.Treasury.
The paper known as the "Sub Treas
| ury bill, )" which had been sent down to
the subAlliances for adoption or rejec-
tion, coming up as unfinished business
| from the April meeting of the county
Alliance, motion was made to adopt.
After an able discussion of the bill for
and against, vote was taken and the
motion to adopt was lost. Dr. r. L. Beall
then offered the following paper, which
was adopted, viz:
Believing in the fundamental princi-
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rights to all and special favors to none;
to constantly strive to secure harmony
and good will among all mankind; to
suppress personal, local, sectional and
national prejudices; and having faith in
the intelligence and conservatism of our
fellow citizens, we offer the following
plan as remedy for existing public
evils, not only to our brethren in North
Carolina, but of the whole order, and
would firmly bat respectfully ask of all
candidates for the Legislature or Con-
gress public acceptance of the same.
First. Such a modification of the
, tariff as will allow the products of our
farms not only to reach the free markets
of the world, but to get in exchange for
our products the manufactures Of a free
market without unjust restrictions.
Second, Such an economical admins
!, tration of national finances as shall leave
none Of the peoples money locked il
the government vaults as surplus
above the needs of the government
, | thereby contracting the currency, Of
: acting as temptation to corrupt
, schemes, or wasted on needless public
buildings and unnavigable harboI5 an(
rivers.
! Third, a modification of the nationa
. banking act, so as to prevent a needles
: contraction of the currency; the repea
:, of the tax OF our State banks; and tn
:, free coinage and remonetizatiOn of sill
&C Yer.
~ Fourth, A cessation and repeal Of a.
q unconstitutional, centralizing, sections
~ and partisan legislation by Congress;
thereby promoting feeling of nation:
I. brotherhood, and confidence in the jus
i, WHICH IS THE BASIS OF NATIONAL PROS
"a PERITY.
ID Fifth, A proper control of the raj
w roads, which are but the highways OF tt
~ people for purposes of travel and con
N merce, in such manner as not to d
10 prive the railroad companies of a reasol
10 able profit on their investment and
.oj the same time protect the people fro
or unjust Determinations and restriction
ba on trade and travel.
Id Sixth, Stern opposition to the usu
nr patton of powers not granted in the co
* stitution and reserved to the people.
Vance Endorsed for the Senate.
is S. L. Patterson offered the followil
,er resolution, which was adopted:
an WHEREAS, On account of his prom
nent connection with the Sub Treasu
rst bill, and his declaration that he cam
Id, support it in its present shape, our Sc
re. ator, Governor Vance, has incurred
or hostility of some of the Alliance bret
o. rem;
les RESOLVED, That the Caldwell cour
s. Alliance expresses it's continued cor
ots nence in him, and in his sympathy
the the Farmers Of North Carolina.
Ids ]. S. Deal offered a resolution I'll
all the proceedings on the Sub Treasr
rd- bill, ,and the resolution in regard
IAN Hon. Z B. Vance, be published in
an Lenoir Topic and Progressive Farm
the which was adopted.
of J. S. Deal was directed to attend
iuh the publication.
the l wish that every Allianoeman
ity. North Carolina would give thought
the consideration to these resolutions. II
ory embody, as the mass of the OaldV
the farmers believe, the true plan to sec
the needed relief.
,ck- ALLANcEMAS