Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-20
..,,,I7 Under the Control Of the
Peoples Party.
~ REELECTED PRESIDENT.
,,m Uvsn ii. Sub-Trsasury Schsns
y ,,I,,,5ls 10 Il in the Minority, But
-, IN Sumbrs-Gr'at Di'at'c-
ton in the Ranks

.-ara lOuuNiA = \
80 -.7t This came about through
.3ootion Of a resolution offered oy
S,n1sop. instructing Alliance
-. of Congress not to enter the
I3riTgstone, Of Georgia, protest
7. -, its adoption, saying he was
- 80, =, Democrat and proposed to act
49, marty whether the Alliance
si, or not. -, L...
40 some extent on the defense.
oh, a committee Of the Supreme
.g NET the Executive Committee
"a anti-sub-treasury people and
40 report TO the council that 1t
"A Wr Yeamans make a protest at a
N. meeting this evening.
y, alter the opening Of this morn
!. 80 ,,scptive sessions Of the Supreme
...T Col. Livingstone, chairman OF
.,mnittee which last night met the
....sntatives Of the anti-sub-treasury
-srt rose and said that the commit
vos ready TO report. Instantly
=. ras 4 disturbance. On a motion
delegate seated on the Macune
i n the house q canvass OF those
.,srt was made, and everyone not en-
|st 10 vote in executive session was
,s5 10 leave the hail.
Mem the doors had been closed Col.
r,s,one read the recommendation
is committee, that DR.. w. Pope
|s-ars author Of the anti-sub-treas-
r.0,est. should have a hearing. 1t
received with cries Of "NO, no,
an acrimonious discussion began,
,b al noon was S.ill growing hotter.
hon, 1890 o'clock communication
4, sent 10 the anti-sub-treasury people
-,rdipr that the Alliance be imme-
,s'y furnished with a copy of the pro-
which they desired to present. The
.r," replied TO this that the commit
Ess only empowered through Mr..
nlns TO present the protest, and
Mr. Yeamans could be heard by
S.vreme Council, the latter body
d necessarily be deprived Of the
aurs Of reading the protest. At 1870
K the Supreme Council had neither
.rned nor replied TO the communi-
@ OF the "autiS. "
lis evening it looks as il the PeO-
party has captured the Alliance.
Alliance has split on the Su5-treas-
scheme. The protest of the anti
Treasury people was taken ny and
-ewhat animated debate occurred
the best means of diSpOSing Of it
the least possible friction.
.La protest sets forth that the authors
committee Of the Farmers and
Usrs' Union Convention, held in ST.
3, ia September, composed of Il. w.
lls, Of Missouri; p. J. PatillO, OF
ns. B. I. PaSSmOre, OF Mississippi;
Fl Crows. OF Tennessee, and MeSSrs.
McCa.liSter and Eedman at large,
'i committee was appointed
nemOralize the Supreme COun-
Of the Farmers Alliance
Industrial Union TO set
-l the objections Of the convention,
-l.1 declaration Of principles
demands heretofore made by the
rene Council.
1Sconmittee, after its organization,
pared the views OF the convention,
11s the principles and demands of
Supreme Council from which a large
-,ar0f the members of the Farmers
Lab0rers Union disSented. The
-)'.'. respectfully protests against
action Of the Supreme Council that
2Ses TO commit the Farmers Al
aud Industrial Union to the
oS,'on that provision be made by
Fedora Congress for government
s Of money to individual citizens
arm mortgages as security, or to
lemaud for government ownership
"l'ro, Of railroad property and
'21r,ator.
'-'>e 'tdJIeS are unconstitutional,
i-ucdole, conflicting with the spir-
'ae Alliance movement and tending
,o'ernmeut paternaliSm and State
1Nl. The government naturally
70 TIE citizen for the supply OF all
yS.'mate wants, an inversion Of
.- ''ate OF affairs would make the
,.-nent an engine of oppression and
-~1en helpless and dependent. The
'.7>S and prosperity Of the individu-
l'So The stability and beneticence
-e institutions, must be left TO a
s''ernment, 10 Individual thought,
aud enterprise.
4 o,"er system would dwarf the in
pa, and abnOrmally magnify the
~. ,.''uent. Any assumption of the
aul duties of the citizens by the
'-.-elt menaceS the truly Ameri-
,'us'p,e that government is of the
~ Oy the people and for the peo-
.,,,,. ,,-S'sao OF relief from present op-
w 'ae measures promise greater
gs.ueme would be partial to GER
- involving business details
\, .y -. 'Or the average farmer: atten-
~ ~ ssy7a>e would make the market
AZ money higher and would open
i,.l1e Tor Sharpers to trade upon
L, Ty .Ty hard-eared goods and pro-
la ..,e t1e markets would be over
,.s o,. ,'.'n produce, putting down the
V.ymnoditieS and raising taxa
,r.ra'OlSma, Mississippi and Mis-
erss sued examples of how similar
,,.Or 70 The Sub-treaSury project
a saIo.u loan scheme, beyond prom
ia,,.". rate OF interest, has no favor
b - the expense of mainte-
,s,sbj. enormous. Government
sa,,s,p OF railroads Implies one of
(, rg.. seaemeS. Either the Govern
'lres' :. ,aSe railroads from owners
sor,S' yuy them for more than thew
.oo, a. ~ would foster political cor
ts,socssl slu .-.,gu would be an arbitrary in
- Tsn T%,'n private rights In many
,sl, - me three schemes flavor
<5 <,o5eInl.e;la ~ class legislation.
OO' the committee expresses