The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
THE SUB-TREASURY.
Hon. ". L. Terry Pays His Respects to the
 scheme in an Interview.
The Alliance of Franklin County Wanted His Views, but Failed to Publish
 Them.

fore declined to be interviewed. lie however consented to express his views concerning the third party movement and sub-treasury scheme:
 "What do you think of the third party movement, and the visit of tEe Kansas statesmen to Arkansas2" Was asked.
 "Well, that Is all right. l hope Jerry and his brethren had a good time. Democracy is big enough to give every conner an open field and fair fight whenever he wants to attack it's principles anywhere along the line. It is all the better for us thst the men who are engineering this third party movement have shown their hand in this state so soon. They have been saying all along that there was "no politics" in their propaganda and busy efforts at or ganlzation, but the people can now sec for themselves.
 ''It is the same old story, or, as the darkies would say, It is the same old fox we saw in Texas The Democracy vf Arkansas has tanned it's hide on several occasions, ani will do so again.
 ssThe honest farmers of Arkansas who joined the Alliance from princi- ples are not going to be led off into this movement; but what is specially noticeable now, is that the men who do the least farming are doing the most talking, but there is world of honest convictions backing the Farm ers' Alliance movement proper, and designing men will lot be permitted to divert it's mighty current into the narrow channels of their own am- bitions. It is strong enough to turn a great many little political 'flutter- mills,' and we must expect 10 see a great many statesmen of that order busily engaged in setting them up. It will not be long, however, unti, they are all washed away. Rivers seek the sea; and sooner or later this mighty current will mingle its waters with the great ocean of Democracy"
 "What about the sub-treasury de- mand?"
 "The men who formulated that and imposed it as a test of Alliance fealty must be credited with a very clever stroke of political management, if a third party was what they were after. In the first place, it presents very artful appeal to the weak side of human nature, as it proposes to furnish farmers money at osten- sibly cheaper rates than they can get 1t elsewhere. Under such circum- stances it was not expected that they would inquire very closely into the principles of measure which offered them such great advantages. In the second place, it involved an act of class legislation and paternal- ism, both combined, which it might well be supposed would render it obnoxious to the true principles of Democracy when fully understood. If, then, the sub treasury could be made the farmers ultimatum it might well be seen that if Democracy would not forsake it's principles the farmer would forsake Democracy and the third party would be in- evitable. It was shrewd move, but like many others which have left out of calculation the common sense and common honesty of the Ameri- can people, it will come to grief. It may cause confusion and misun- derstandiDg for time, but in the end it will return to plague its own inventors as such things always do.''
 s'IIave any of the lliances ever submitted their demands to you Cor an expression of opinion?"
 "Yes; received communication about two months ago from the sec- retary If sub Alliance in Franklin county, calling for an expression of my views, which I gave in letter to which have never had any reply, although I afterwards wrote 10 see what became of it.''
 ''Have you copy of your letter that could use for publication?"
 "Yes, it is there in my copy book. which you can read aud publish, if you think it Of sufficient interest. The Alliance man who wrote was friend of mine, and so are many of the principal men in that organiza- ton. l would have been glad to nave ascertained that there was real merit in the proposed measure, which could be worked out without sacri- flee of fundamental principles, and l have carefully read all arguments have seen advanced from that stand point, we all owe that much, at least, to any body of our country. men who present any public measure which they think will briug relief. Here is the letter I wrote him.''
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, May IS, 1891. K. L. Bialock, Esq, Secretary Sub-Al-
 liance No. 23, Ozark, Ark:
 DEAR SIR AND FRIESD--Your let far pnrlOsing Allianca demanda