The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-05-29

What Tennessee Editors Think About

The Nashville Herald, with char
acteristic enterprise, addressed per-
sOnaI letters to all the newspapers in
Tennessee, asking their views in /
brief on the Sub-Treasury plan and
the Alliance. The editors of the |
state were not at ali reticent about |
giving their views, and about page
and half of last Sundays Herald is
devoted to their answers. In the
long list there were only about half
q dozen who favored the sub-treasury;
and about the same number who
straddled the question. The others
were unanimous in their strong con-
domination. Below we give few OF
the most striking
ATHENS POST.
The Alliance. as means of promoting
the interests of the agricultural COM
mQnity at large, we regard as legiti-
Hf5eoand to which we Will LEND ali
reasonable aid and enoouragement.
The SubTreAsury plan and kindred
measures we oppose, believing the same
not ID be in the interest of the average
farmer, and believing the motives OF
such would-be leaders to be ola sinister
and mercenary nature.
CLEVELAND HERALD.
The Sub-treasury scheme is fraud
and would ruin our countrys credit ana
finances. The Alliance is all right
were it not for its claw workers" like
Mcdowell.
CHATTANOOGA TINES.
/. The Sub-treaSury scheme is un-
constitutional, dangerous financial doc
trine, and could lead to nothing but
mischief to the farmers and the country
2. The Alliance, as originally planned,
bid fair to be of real use to the farmers;
but it has fallen into the hands of politi-
Qians, who care only for themselves.
nomic and sensible methods OF the
Alliance as it was three years ago. II
has became political tool, part of the
and that viii presently kill t. The
concern will follow the Greenback craze
into innocuous desuetude, to make
room for new aud probably more ao-
surd collection of fads and follies.
COLUMBIA HERALD.
The Sub-treasury plan is a visionary
scheme of designing demagOSueS and
politicians, snare to CATCH the UNI
thinking, non-readIng farmer. II is
impracticable to begin with, and IL IL
was not so, it is still unfair to tue great
majority of the people, who cannot
possibly, by its provisions, become
Participants III its pretended blessings.
1t is class Legislation ana thoroughly
undemocratic.
The Alliance is a mixture of good and
bad. As non-political Organization OF
farmers, looking to the advancement OF
the farming interests, seeking to assist
each other in the cultivation ana
disposal of their crops, it is ood-JuSt
lAI0ADl6 u
State Business Mems Association; but
when it becomes a political machine, as
John Ii. McDowellis trying to make 1t,
it is the secret enemy of every man on
the outside of its star chamber pro-
ceedings. For myself, prefer San open
enemy to a secret friend," and believe
that a secret political organization Is a
Gowardly and dangerous eiem iN1es
of republican form of government.
And think the time has come when
the Democratic press and the Leading
Democrats of the State should make a
bold, outspoken, aggressive warfare
against the Mcdowell wing OF the
Alliance. From repeated conversations
with leading Alliance men IN TINS
the majority OF the Alliance member
ship of Maury County is opposed To
Mr.. Mcdowell and his fallacies and his
schemes. These men are honest, earn
est Democrats, and care should be taken
not to hurt or offend them.
FAYETTEVILLE SUN.
think the Sub-treasury plan the ex
treme opposite of Democracy, in that II
demands for a particular class special
aid and recognition direct from the
government. This, all must admit, i
plainly undemocratic, As to the ALI
ance, L have no doubt but that the
original purpose of the order was q
GOOD ONE and would have been bone
ficial to the farmers had it been pursued
rightly; but to a man of sense 1t does
not take S0COnu now W COh
vince him that the organization has
been perverted. A man might justly
infer that the Alliance is composed OF 8
few designing, selhSh demagoSues ahu
myriads of tractable farmers.
aALLATIN EXAMINER.
The Examiner opposes the Sub
treasury plan because it is antl-Demo
cratic. If Democracy means anything
it means equal rights to all, and No
class legislation. The Sub-treasury
nIan carried out would bankrupt the
country and beggar the farmers, fol
thew would become the slaves of the
thunder of the century. The only hope
ia in the success of Democracy, whose
principles will secure the pros erity o
the whole country, and especially OF the
THE Examiner will oppose the Ali
ance, because it is tending toward {
Third Party, and that would disrup
the Democracy and insure the rule o.
the Republicans. The body of the
Alliance are honest and patriotic anC
mean we'll, but have had the WOO
pulled over their eyes. They will soor
lind that out.
LAWRENCE DEMOCRAT.
The Sub-treasury is a damniabl-
ooIitical heresy. The Alliance Is al
right provided it keeps all right, bu
with Mcdowell for leader Democrat
had better stand by their guns. Loob
at the situation in Mississippi.
NEWPORT NEWS.
We are a member of the Alliance, bu
do not believe in the Sub-treasury plan
because it is impracticable and woulc
he ruinous If carried out. We are bitter
" opposed to the Alliance, going int
nolitics as third party, and whenever
It does that we will Withdraw from 1t
There is too much political cut-throai
danlfoolery in the country nowadays
MAURY DEMOCRAT.
The Democrat is opposed to the Sub
treasury plan for the simple reason tha
II is undemoerRtic, and class Legislation
should never be countenanced, nor cal
IL he by the party of the masses.
The Alliance Is a good Organization
for the farmers and laborers and should
ba KENT clear from the chronic office
seakar: for should the public crib still
hunters get control of u its usef9lness
would be destroyed. The majority O.
the Allianeemen are straight, go {
nainocrats, as last November's election
goes to shows Democracy Is the Will o.
third party Ia this section.