Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-09
PRESIDENT PULK TALKS.
The Alliance VIII Annihilate
Unfriendly Parties.
WHAT THE PARMERs ARE AFTER

The sub-Treasury scheme Is a Popular
one--Dealing in Futures Disapproved
OLA Ehird Pnrty Inevitable Uniess
other Parties DO as the Farmers Desire.
OcAIA, Fla, Dec. 9.-Having reiterated
the ST. Louis platform the Farmers ALI
ance convention formulated the demands
through which they expect TO see those
privileges brought into practice Among
the most important features Of the de-
mands are the abolition OF national banks,
the adoption Of the subtreasury scheme,
the prevention Of dealing ia futures on agri-
cultural and mechanical productions and
tariff reform The people who have been
trying to manipulate the convention for
modification OF the demands TO suit the
Democratic party made a hard and shrewd
fight but early yesterday it became patent
that the delegates had awakened to the fact
that there was something in the wind and
that they were defeated. The alliance now
stands free from party entanglements Of
any kind'an is practically united.
A THIRD Party Inevitable.
1fEoAQchh EOth Aotn llD1 btittft tthhSI
of the old parties has attempted to shape
the policy OF the alliance. He said today:
III the Democrats Ia the Fifty-second CON
gress do not manifest willingness to
grant our demands third party is in
evitable and the southern Democratic ALI
ance men win be in. They are determined
to gain the ends they are striving for and
they will smash any party which opposes
them
No sign OF Weakening.
Speaking OF the discussion today he said:
1--WE reiterated every one of our demands
and there were only three votes against
the financial plan. The question was dis
cussed in every possible bearing for four
hours and there was no sign Of weakening
In the ranks.
Yes, tits true that the sub-treasury plan
does not contain the 80 per cent. clause,
but it retains the vital principles of loans
on farm products. II is true. too, that the
demand for che government Of railroads is
made conditional instead OF peremptory,
but that was by no means the result Of
Democratic influences.
The Blaine story Unimportant.
Il don't see much significance in the
Blaine story. What If Rittenhouse did
call upon hima Hadn't he a right to If
be wanted 10, and does 1t necessary signify
corrupt purposes on his part that be did
sof / consider that have perfect right
TO go to Blaine's house or TO Harrisons
house to see any public man please
Private Secretary Rittenhousa acknowl-
edges that la called at Blaine's house.
He says he was asked to call by Col Rich
ard Hinton, who asked him ii he would
not like to be introduced TO Blaine The
interview, however, he says, never took
place, and he has never spoken to Mr..
Blaine.
The sub-Treasury Scheme Discussed.
The suls-treasury scheme was discussed
at length by the convention. Mr. Louks,
of South Dakota, moved to make the sub
treasury scheme apply to all merchantable
products instead Of those relating to the
farmer alone. Mr.. PeTdue, OF Texas, sug-
gested that Louks' amendment protected
the manufacturing interests, which were
amply able TO protect themselves.
Mr.. Hall, Of Missouri, made strong
speech against the whole scheme OF amend
ment His principal objection to the sub
treasury scheme was that it was class legis-
lation Of the most Objectionable type Con
Eressman-elect Jerry Sampson, OF Kansas,
strongly favored the measure Kansas
raised last year, he said, big corn crop,
which was sold at less than fourteen cents
busheL Chicago grain gamblers raised
the price there to forty-iiye cents. II the
government had protected the farmers as
it had other classes the farmers could have
had the forty-five cents. 1t would have
made a difference Of S60O0O,O00 Half Of
this could have gone to pay mortgages and
the other to permit the United States farm
ers to live like human beings
Mr. Clark, Of Texas, denied that the sub
treasuryschene was class legislation or
for the farmers alone. Il was simply a
plan to change the method Of issuing cur
rency
A Flexible Currency Wanted.
Mr.. Livingston, Of Georgia, the daddy
of the scheme. as he says, objected very
strongly to the proposition to loan money
on land. The great desideratum was to
have q flexible currency which would be
governed by the law Of supply aud demand.
Based on land the currency would remain
fixed because land stays. Based on com
modities it would be plenty only when
needed, because pig iron and corn come
and CO. Then as soon as you make land
the basis Of currency the money loaners
will simply buy land, control the currency
and leave AS as badly Off as ever.
MIR. CaFsksdon, OF West Virginia. said
the government had no right TO take his
property from one man not In fault and
try to make up the wants OF others. Ii
you reduce the value Of the currency OF the
country you will reduce the values Of ali
property to the same level.
An attempt to reconsider the action on
the force bill came up, but the motion
was tabled
The decision TO bold the next meeting in
a14a 80.
ecutive board instructed TO select some
place in Indiana or Illinois. The eonven-
ton decided to send delegates to the
Knights Of Labor conferences to be called
la February.