Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
FROM ALLIANCE MEN.


The sub-treasury scheme in the Gin
cinnati peoples party platform is meet
ing with disapproval the more it is un-
derstood and inquired into. Several of
the prominent alliance men of Kansas
are commencing a strong fight against
it, ameng them being Hon. CIV. Shull,
candidate on the alliance ticket last
fall for lieutenant governor. President
Frank McGrath, and Col. W. A Harris
who was candidate before the peoples
party caucus for U. s. senator. Col.
Harris states the matter about as
thoroughly as it can be stated in the
following letter published in several of
the leading alliance journals:
after most brilliant victory was
nearly won, by some strange means an
additional claim, feature OF demand
was added to the broad principles of
true and just government, under which
We had fought, and the sO-called sub
treasury scheme was brought forth,
scheme in its essential features mod
eled after all the most vicious and
corrupt practices which we had con-
demned; scheme patterned after the
illegitimate loaning of money by the
government to the national banks and
railroads and the warehousing and
storing of goods for importers and dis
tillers; scheme to tax the many for
the benefit of the few, and of even the
most doubtful benefit to those few. 1t
would be confined in its operation to the
the few who would be located within a
few miles of the point of location, ut
terly ignoring the laboring man, the
mechanic, @the tradesman, and liz fact
every class Of men save those who raise
grain for sale. Some even have gone
so far as to assert that loyalty to this
mOnStrOSity is test of true alliance
faith, when in fact it gives the lie to
every principle of pure, just govern
ment, of, by and for the whole people,
which we asserted as our motive and
proclaimed through the st. Louis plat
form. To-day the good men, the hon
est men, the intelligent men, all over
the country, are pausing and asking
themselves: Are these only new
swarm of hungry and selfish self-seek-
ers? Is this the way the new party of
patriots proposes to use its power? If
so, wherein are they different from the
old crowd? What has become of the
high sounding motto-'E Equal rights to
all and special privileges to none? Is
it only sound and fury signifying moth
ing and a pretext to get and then abuse
the power of the people?'.
''Such are the reflections that are
heard and felt everywhere and that are
causing a rapid revival of the spirits of
the two old parties, which are gleefully
congratulating themselves and prepar-
ing vigorously to take advantage of this
grave mistake"
Addressing the Leavenworth al
lance he says: MAY I beg the Leaven-
worth county alliance to consider how
great disaster to our cause such
doctrine must bring about? Special
privileges we deny to others; let us not
disgrace ourselves before all mankind
by fastening to claim them for our
selves. Rather let us show that we can
be trusted with power, that we can use
it fairly for all and that the welfare of
the whole people IS what we seek. The
farmer and labering man need and ask
only free market and fair trade for
the product of their hands and brains,
a fair and equitable division of the
rewards Of labor and capital and an
honest and just utilization of the coun-
try. They ask no more; they should
be content with nothing less. On the
st. Louis platform every patriotic
American can and will stand and fight.
The sub-treasury scheme will be fatal
net, binding their arms and laying them
PROSTATE at the feet of the swords
man.