The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
HEARD IN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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To THE EDIroR-Sir: In well-written
editorial which you copy into Tuesdays
SENTINEL, the Boston Herald predicts tho
early detection of the farmers alliance
party to the democratic organization. Ii
is true that on most Of the demands for
reform which the alliance have set forth
the democratic party is in accord with the
movement, and might reasonably expect
to be benefited by it hereafter as hereto
fore. But take it that there is a wide
spread mistake as to the true ris at ergo of
the alliance movement. Those who, like
myself. are now mingling with the meet
ings OF the new organization, taking part
in its speech.making and essay-writing
will bear me out in saying that the finance
question is the vital one in the new move
ment. The free and unlimited coinage Of
silver, the retirement OF the national
banks, and above all the the direct loan Of
money (greenbacks) from the govern
ment to the people together with an issue
of three thousand millions OF treasury
notes are, 10 the rural part OF the great la
Dor movement, the paramount questions
for the coming campaign.
Overshadowing all other questions is
this finance question as above outlined -
and over all other parts Of it Is that
part which demands the issue OF enough
full and complete legal tender treasury
notes to do the whole business of the
country without resort 10 credit-com-
pete legal tender by being received for
AL dues, public and private, without ex-
ception. In my opinion tie democratic
party did not win on the tariff in the last
election, but upon the general uprising
against Wall-st. by reason OF the scarcity
OF money and the imminence of panic
during the campaign. To 60 from school
house TO school-house in Indiana, and to
hear the speeches that are made and the
songs that are sung, and 70 witness the
wonderful revivifcation OF the old green
back party spirit, would even go far to
make the writer OF the Boston Herald ar
ticle designate "the greenback uneasiness"
(which preserved 1851, 100000 of green
backs, by the way y by some more respect
ful title
[ call your attention to the utterance
Of Governor Tillman of South Carolina
upon this point. The financial situation
VIII DC tllc DlR question: III Iue next CAIN
paign. Can the democratic party go far
enough 10 include the demands OF the
farmers alliance in this direction? There
is no reason. outside of the great com
mercial centers, why the democratic party
should not champion every demand of
the alliance and therefore bind this
mighty body OF independents to the party
OF the people, rs we are proud to call our
selves.
But unless the democratic party shall
take upon itself all these demands there
will be third party as ominously threat
ening TO the democratic party as the re-
publican. Sometime ago in an editorial
you asked, Who are the farmers alliance i?
Answering respectfully and without cap
tiousness, and from personal and reliable
information. say that it is very large
body Of the democratic party OF Indiana
aided by respectable minority OF the re-
publican party OF our state. Before we
decline to wear the gauntlet of the alli-
ance in our political cap next campaign
hadn't we better set about serious study
OF the new organization, its demands and
it's possible relations TO other parties?
Anderson. Feb. 81. Fl. ". TAYLOR.