The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-01
THE SUB-TREASURY IDEA.
PRESIDENT HALL CONTINUES
his REASONS FOR OPPOSING.
He Does Not Believe That i To tho
Interest of the Farmers to Secure
Such Measure.
NUMBER THREE.

suO'ulVSlon or the "declaration of
purposes'or ''rroamble" of our n Natioual.
State, County, aud subordinate, Constl-
tutions are all exactly alike and read as
follows: THAT we demand equal rights
to all and special favors to none" This
was adopted at st. Louis in our last
meeting in last December, as the pre-
amble and leading thought of our
National Constitution. Under this bold.
plain and manly declaration, our de.
mands upon the National Government
were made. Among those demands was
the following:
Believing in the doctrine of euual
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that taxation, National
or State, snail not be used to build up
one interest or class at the expense of
another"
"We believe that the money Of the
country s"ouid DC Kept as much as p9a.i-
ble IL the hands of the people, aud i~ace
we demand that all revenues, Natioual,
State or County, shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the Government
economically and honestly administer
ed"
Having been chairman Of the delega-
ton from this State to this ST Lonis
National meeting, and secretary Of the
committee on demands, have the origi.
nal demands still in MY possession and
make this copy tor them.
The National Constitutional declara.
ton was inserted in and adopted as a
part Of every State, county and sabordi
nj -,
I nited States; and the above loted de-
mand was adopted by every State coun-
ty and subordinate union as part Of their
demands. With these constitutions and
demands in their hands, thousands of
our National, State, county and subor-
dinate lecturers and organizers have ira.
versed this entire country and appealed
To the farming class to unite in crushing
out the unjust eXactions and tyrannies
If class legislation, telling them that this
movement meant death bow to special
privileges granted by national legisla
tion.
Upon the faith of these solemn consti
tutional declarations, believing we meant
what we said In our demands, and from
the mouths of our duly mmisSioned
speakers, millions of the farmers anC
laborers of the Uuited States have joineC
our ranks; IN our own State more thar
1S5, 900 have fl }cked TO our standard t,
aid us in our noble work.
On the faith Of our purposes as sc
forth in this constitution and IN our de
mands, thousands of able papers, reli
gious, news, agricultural and po
ltical, have given US many kind notice
aud most substantial help, and bid u
God speed in our holy mission; an
thousands Of able, conservative men VIII
were more of patriots than of partisaus
but who were not farmers and could no,
therefore, join US, have given US kin
and encouraging words and willing an
helping hands.
Or to sum the whole matter up, an
put it plainly and truthfully, our orde
has been built upon the faith that th
people had in our meaning ID make wf
upon class legislation and special priv
leges being given by our national go
eminent.
"The ''sub trasury biz violates ever
principle OF these solemn constitution
provisions, governmental dem luJs, an
declarations Of our commi5slc2cd OF
GERS.
And some Of our national OH .ers a.
US, now that we are organized aad bul
up, to turn to the world and say in su
stance, by advocating this Sub reasu
scheme:" ave did not mean what '
said, when we declared we were ia fav
of equal rights to all and special priv
leges to none, bat we meant we were
favor of special privileges being grant
to the owners of surplus wheat, cor
oats, tobacco and cotton. living In t
wealthiest counties in the United State
that cannot be granted to any one ell
in our entire land"
Ii such q course as this is take
would it not lay us liable to the char
OF obtaining members under false p
lenses
1t would lose us millions of memb
in our order; the esteem, aid and sy
pathy of thousands of religious, ne'
agricultural and political papers Il
have aided US in the past, and the c.
tidence of all the good men and won
who have bid US good speed on the ia
of our Constitutions and demands; a
would place our noble order before
world in any other than an enVla
position.
1t is my opinion based upon my ex
rience gained in travelling and lectur
In log out OF ia counties or our St'
while your State lecturer, that If our
der should take such step it would
stroy the order in Missouri in less t.
- 80 days.
We hardly think it possible under
<229 we statement of facts that any c
- ''uai'' numhAr of the fair min
.r order, after due deli
wekeep e..im that we ought to dem
IS legislation for the benef
q few OF the weslthiest wheat, corn, G
tobacco and cotton owners that cal
be granted to any one else.
Nor do think that any of our or
ers will force an order declaring in +
NJ. of such bill until we change our
Constitutions and dem ands so that
In will read: "We demand special favo
the wheat, corn, oat tobacco aud co
owners in the richest counties or
United States, which favors shall nc
# granted to the farmers in the pc
counties, nor to any one else in the la
= For no county can get warehouse
# Sub Treasury unless that county
first show that it raises the surplu