The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-20

Political MGchinc---So Wonder the
Farmers arc Leaving tho Order.
INDIANAPOLIS, 1SD., Nov. l0.-Tho
Pcople'sparty has captured the Alliance.
The Alliance has split on the sub.trcas.
ury scheme. The protest OF tho anti.
sub-treasury people was taken up and Il
somewhat animated debate occurred as
10 the best means OF disposlnS Of it
with the least possible friction. The
protest, which is very long, was, in sub.
stance, as follows: The protest set
forth that the authors are committee
OF the farmers and laborcrs' union con-
vention held in st. Louis in September,
composed OF X. W. Nichols, OF Missouri;
7. J. Patillo, OF Texas; i. i. Passmorc,
OF Mississippi; S. W. Crews, OF Tcnnes.
see, and U. S. Hall, McCallister and
Ncaman at large which committee
was appointed to memorialize the
supreme council OF the Farmers Al
lance and industrial union by way OF
setting forth objections OF the conven-
tion to certain declarations OF principles
and demands heretofore made by the
supreme council. This committee, after
its organization, prepared the views OF
the convention touching tho principles
and demands OF the supreme council,
rom which = largo number OF the
members oi the +. and i. L. iisscnted.
The memorial respectfully protests
against any action OF tho supreme
council that proposes to commit the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
10 the proposition that provision be
made by the federal congress ior gov
crnmcnt loans OF money to individual
citizens upon farm mortgages MS
security, or to the demand Tor govern
ment ownership or control OF railroad
property and transportation.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND IMrRACricABLE.
These schemes are unconstitutional
and impracticable, conflicting with tho
spirit OF the Alliance movement and
tending to government pa.ernalism and
state socialism. The government nat
urally looks to the citizen for tho sup
ply OF all its legitimate wants, an invcr-
sion OF which state OF affairs would
make tho government an engine OF op.
preston and tho citizen helpless and
dependent. The progress and prosper
ity OF the individual, as also the stabil-
ity and bcniiicenCe OF institutions, must
be lett to free government, TO individ-
Ua thought, effort and enterprise.
Any other system would dwarf the
individual and abnormally magnify
the government. Any assumption OF
the rights and duties OF the citizen by
government, menaces the truly Amcri-
can principle that government is OF the
people, by the people and for the pco-
pie. Instead oil relief from present op-
preston, the measures promise greater
evils. The scheme would be partial to
certain classes, involving business de-
tails too deep for the average farmer;
attendant expense would make tho
market price oil money higher and
would open IN avenue for sharpers to
trndc upon the farmers hard earned
goods and products. The markets
would be overloaded with produce, put
ting down value OF commodities
and raising taxation. Alabama
Mississippi and Missouri fur
nishcd examples OF how similar
schemes to the sub-trcasury project
tailed signally. The land loan scheme,
beyond promising q low rate OF interest,
has 10 favorable features, the expense
oil maintenance being enormous. Gov
ernment ownership OF railroad implies
one oil the two other schemes. Either
the government must lake railroads
from owners by force or buy them for
more than they are worth. 1t would
foster political corruption and would be
M arbitrary interference with private
rights i'll many senses. The three
schemes flavor strongly OF class lcgisla-
ton.
In conclusion the committee expresses
its desire to cooperate with tho Alli-
ance in carrying out its principalcs in
currency.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
The capture OF the Alliance by the
Peoples party was practically accom-
plished two or three days ago, but the
full extent OF the capture was not an
parent until to-day, when President
Polk was unanimously reelected and
J. II. Louck, OF South Dakota, was
chosen vice president;J. II. Turner was
reelected sGcrGtary-trcasurcr and J. +.
Wi!lcts, oi Kansas, national lecturer
\ committee OF four consisting OF C.
W. Macunc, II. Baumsartcn, 7. W. Gil.
ruth and ]. B. Steele was appointed 10
prepare the address to the laboring pco-
pie, setting forth tho objects and pur-
poses OF the February meeting, which
address is to DO published within twcn-
tv days.
Tho reform press committee elected
officers this morning us follows: DR.. S.
McLailin, OF the Topeka 4ldrocdic, presi.
dent; vice president, ]. II. Mcdowell,
OF the Tennessee 1oiir; secretary.treas.
urer, W. s. Morgan, OF tho National he.
former, OF st. Louis.
Alta jointSmceting tonight OF tho
Alliance and EN-. d. A. the third partv
movement was indorscd amid the wild.
est enthusiasm. Tho 7. NJ. b. A. elect
ed $. 5. CAM, OF Missouri, president;
Gar!o, Of West Virginia, vice president;
j. 7, Stell, OF Illinois, secreiary-treas.
urer.
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