The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-30
MISREPRESENTATION.
The cal PArtS Organs Adopt = Despite
able Ne he'd OF Warfare.

able ~ . bod OF Warfare.
Tie kind of articles going the
rounds of lie old party organs pur-
porting 10 represent the Alliance
demands" serve very aptiy TO Illus
trste the real attitude OF the party
leaders tow ard the Farmers Alliance.
As yet we do not expect them to be in
a frame of mind to heartily accord
our movement a complete indorse-
ment but it would seem the part OF
ordinary wisdom 70 make 8 careful
study and write upon subjects pertain
ing to the Alliance clearly and truth
fully. The Alliance has demanded
an increase of the circulating medium
to $50 per capita but nowhere and
in no shape has it demanded an I'M
secured or irredeemable imitation OF
the currency. Much ado is made
about the condition of affairs In thu
Argentine Republic but that Is
neither a parallel nor an illustration
OF our demands. Argentine Is not
the United States in resources.
developments or credit Nor has
Argentine tried the Alliance pl an
at all. Tho powers which We
say inhere in government and which
we demand shall remain there they
delegated to two banks and then
based the redemption of all their in
fated issue upon gold. Argentina is
a practical illustration OF the evils OF
the present financial system carried to
excess, and the ruin OF the great bank
ing house of Barring Brothers of Lon
don Is an example OF what Is sure to
come wherever the government dele
gates the control of the finances to
private concerns The alliance de-
mands an issue OF currency by the
government in sufficient volume to
meet tie business OF the country. but
II is false and fraudulent assertion 70
name $40O, 900 O0U. or any other spe-
cthc sum as the positive demand OF the
alliance and then set about 70 beat
down this man OF straw as visionary.
| or leading TO inevitable financial ruin.
[ The demand of the alliance Is that
| money sufficient for the easy conduct
OF business shall issue direct to the
| people upon satisfactory secur-
| ity, to be increased or diminished
| as the volume OF business may require.
This is a proposit on that no one will
contend directly against 1t exists to-
day in some form both in theory and
in practice as principle in political
| economy. The only real contention Is
as To who shall control and regulate
this issue OF currency. The plutocrRts
say the banks; we say the govern
| ment just at this time an immense
| volume of currency is needed to pay for
the harvest and move q portion o. the
| crops toward market The volume of
| our circulation needs to be increased
/ to that amount AS finances are now
/ the banks and spectators have abso-
lutte control 1t moves through them.
| performs certain duty and then is by
| them systematically withdrawn. Tho
rcuit OF that money is based upon
1 the very same security that we o Yer
| In the sub-treasury plan No We offer
/ better security. because while tho
crop is the ult mate basis every prac-
tical fnancier knows that this actual
security is remote. complex and eva
sive. in large part of the present
transaction. We challenge the plu-
tocratic press 10 fair discus
son OF this on this point We offer q
| better basis for issue. and better -secur-
| ity than exists to-day. The rea-
son they m sreprepreSent and malign
/ our demand is that it strikes at the
1 power OF Wall street to control tho
volume and circulation OF money the
people must have. 1t cuts of the ex-
| tortionate rates OF discount and inter
| est. 1t cuts off the monopoly of rail-
way managers, and mills and ele-
vators. by each and all OF which inn
! rRense fortunes are made and all by
middlemen. out of the cramped pro-
! Queer on the one hand and out of the
cornered consumer on the other hand.
! One thing Is now certain. This pluto
cratic press must notice our demands.
| If they prefer TO misrepreseut they
must take the consequences. A vigor-
Gus and able reform press is occupy
ing commanding positions and the peo-
| pie will have our side of these Ques-
tions Able speakers are daily meet
ing the assembled thousands of the
people at celebrations Very soon
the Alliance demands will reach
the halls of legislation and some
radical work will be done. just what
that work will be or when It viii come
| perhaps no man can now tell. but de-
pend upon It 1t is coming Alliance
| Advocate
He stieker and We Stuck.