The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-06-12
The Sub-Treasury Bill.
THE MCCLAMMY BILL NO
SUBSTITUTE FOR IT.
DR.. Macune Says the Farmers are
Determined 10 Have Their Bill
or One Like lt--CoI. Polk In
teryieWed.
Atlanta Constitution. |

Atlanta Constitution
Washington, May 80. (SpeciaD
{. ". Macnne, chairman of the
Farmers Alliance legislative
conlmitte, upon being asked
thu evening about the status
of tho sub-treasury hill and if
the Alliance would adopt the
McClammy bill as substitute,
wrote out the following in reply:
c. w. Macune, chairman
legislative committee of the
National Farmers Alliance,
says:
"The sub treasury bin is really
more popular every day. 1t is
being discussed and approved
by the great conservative ele-
ment of the country; not farm
ers alone. but lawyers, doctors,
merchants, and even bankers
are often in favor of it. 1t is
the only measure that has ever
been offered that encourages the
growth of the country, town
and rural city: and will stimu-
late home enterprise and induce
manufacturing in the country.
Hence the real support of the
measure is increasing every day,
and it makes no difference what
the present congress may do
with the bills before it, the
principle seeking recognition
in the sub-treasury bill is based
on ultimate truth, meets the
appreciation Of nearly all who
take the trouble to understand
it, and must in time prevail.
The principle cOntended for in
this measure can never change,
and its advocates will never
yield to any substitute for it.
The details are immaterial, but
those who admit the principle
and object on account of detail
as some of the members of con-
gress do-place themselves in
an awkward position, because
we have challenged those who
Object to this detail for carry
ing out the principles, to offer
a better system, and it would
ge: our support"
THE PARTY BOSSES AT WORK.
"The facts are they love Wall
street better than they do the
farmers, Cor ihe simple reason
that Wall street donates the
Doodle money for ntrolling
the elections where votes are
purchasable and the party bosses
neither fear nor respect the far
mers because they have always
OF late years been able to keep
them about equally divided by
sectional prejudice. 1t remains
however, to be seen low long
that will continue. Should the
present Congress see fit to re
spond to the pressure being
brought to bear on them by the
corrupt party bosses, whose
dictum is tC ostracise every
member of the party who will
not join in to give a unanimous
vote against the bill from botl
parties, which now seems pro
bable, it will not hurt the true
interests of the measure any
because people know the meas
ure has some friends there, a:
many members have SO said anf
endorsed the principle. w
will, under such circumstances
know that the bosses whipped
them into line to protect other
who were compelled to vote
against it.
"Should this happen anothe
, bill, involving the same princi
pie, will follow as soon as posi-
BILE. The principle that seek
to stop the present discrimina
tion against the farmer mus
. be recognized or present tenden
cies will carry US on to destruc
tion."
1T Is NO SUBSTITUTE.
"Mr. McC,ammy's bill lis i
no sense of the word an Allianc
measure, and is not nor viii
ever be a substitute for the sui
TREASURY bill. He had no righ
: or authority to say that it wa
: endorsed by every Alliance j
the land. 1t fills an entirel
different field, and if it shonl
become a law, there would stil
r be just as great ii necessity fC
, the sub-treasury bill as nov
1t seeks simply to increase tll
I volume OF money on land. Th
; Alliance has not discussed {
D acted upon thai question. "
I have announced in genera
: way, in favor Of an increase
b | the volume of money, and bay
discussed and adopted the SUI
: treasury plan. The reason Il
h this is that the farmer is b,
| hind in the race to day. Tnel
o is an actual discrimination
D gainst him by a fixed volun
money, the control of which I'll
government entrusts to clas
5 Their bill seeks to remove th
/, discrimination and place the
g on an equal footing with I'll
r rest of the procession. The
q say give us this and we WI