The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1891-08-05
TO SAVE THE NEW PARTY.
Kansas Alliance Opposition to
the Sub-lreasury Scheme.

forward opposition from unexpected
sources Col. ". 4. Harris of Leav-
enworth county, candidate before
the people, patty caucus for United
States senu,oI, has written a long
co nnnnlcation opposing the scheme
aud c. W. Shuil, candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the peoples
ticket last fall. has also come out
against it. 1t is known that Presi-
dent Frank NcGrath Of the alliance
does not regard it with favor, and
the prospect for big fight is imml-
nent. The sub alliance throughout
the state take action upon it this
month. and their decision will settle
the question as to whether there
will be subtreasury plank i'll the
peoples platform in this state. If
Kansas repudiates it, I. S Hall,
president of the Missouri Alliance.
will receive Il great vindication III
the fight being made upon him by
DR.. Macuue. The answer by Col.
Harris is the ablest that has yet
been presented against the subtreas-
ury scheme. After reviewing the
Legislation which made the farmers
movement a necessity to protect the
industrial classes against unjust leg :
islation, lie says:
After ii most brilliant victory was
nearly won, by some strange means
an additional claim, feature or de
mand was added to the broad prin
ciples of true aud just government,
under which We had fought, and the
so-called subtreasury scheme Was
brought forth. scheme in it's essen
tial features modelled after all the
most vicious and corrupt practices
which we had condemned; scheme
patterned after the illegitlmate loan
ing OF money by the government to
the national banks and to railroads
and the warehousing and storing of
goods for importers aud distillers; a
scheme to tax the many for the ben
eft of the few, and OF even the most
doubtful benefit to those few. 1t
would be confined in its operation to
the wealthier localities and would
benefit the few who would be located
within few miles of the point of To-
cation, utterly Ignoring the laborlnG
man, the mechanic, the tradesman
and in fact every class of men save
those who raise grain fox sale. Some
even have gone SO far as to asser,
that loyalty to this monstroslty is a
test of true alliance faith, when il
fact it gives the lie to every prlnci'
pie of pure. just government, of, by
and for the whole people, which was
asserted as our motive and proclaim
ed through the st. Louis platform
To-day the good men. the honest
men. the intelligent men al over the
country, are pausing and asking
themselves: Are these ouly new
swarm of hungry, selfish self-seekers
Is this the way the new party Of pat
riots proposes to use its power! II
, so. wherein are they different from
, the old crowd? What has become o
; the Lish.sounding notto-''Equa
, rights to all and special privilege
to none Is it only sound and fur,
t signifyiug AotLing and a pretext t.
, get and then abuse the power of tn,
people,
Such are the reflections that al,
: heard and felt everywhere and tina
gre causing Il rapid revival Of til,
: spirits Of the two ola parties, wlicl
are g.eetully cougratulatlng them
selves and preparing vigorously tc
take advantage Of this grave mis-
take
: Addressing the Leaveuworth Ali
ance, lie says: May l beg til
Z Le.yenwortL county Alliance TO con
; side" how great disaster 70 on
/ cause such a doctrine must brin!
: about, Special privileges we den,
! 20 others; Lex Us not disgrace our
! selves before all mankind by hasten
e ing to claim them for ourselves
Rather LET US show that we can b