Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-31
WEST TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY.
Haywood County Opens a Straight
Fight on the Alliance.

held in Brownsville last Tuesday
night, the following resolutions were
adopted:
!. We pledge ourselves unalterably
to the time-honored principles of the
Democratic party, as enunciated by
its founder, Thomas Jefferson, and
followed by the leaders OF Democ-
racy.
2. In accordance with the record of
said party, we favor the collection
from the people of no more money
than is necessary to administer the
Government upon an economical
basis, and being opposed to protec-
ton ofany class or industry at the
expense Of Others, we therefore favor
taxation only for revenue, and de-
mand a reduction Of the tariff to
revenue basis.
3. We believe the money of the
constitution is both gold and silver,
and that neither should be discredit>
ed or dishonored by the Government.
4. We believe that the constant
contraction Of the currency by the
Republican party has been inten>
tionally in the interest of the rich and
non-producing classes, and against
the agricultural and lab0ring classes
Of the Union, and should beremedied
by the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and II necessary by issuing
treasury notes in safe amounts, re-
deemable in gold and silver.
5. We are opposed to the national
bank system because it is class legis-
lation, wherein the Government in
effect has delegated to a certain class,
paying the banks a rofit, the
power to issue money. The power
to issue money should be exercised
by the Government alone.
6. We are convinced that the only
relief possible to the people from
unjust and pernicious legislation,
enaced and defended by the Republi.
can party, is through the Democratic
party, and that such relief should be
special to no class of the people, but
should equally and justly, by wise
Democratic legislation, extend alike
to our fellow citizens Of every voca.
ton.
I. Be 1t further resolved, that we
have witnessed with regret the per.
version of the "Wheel" from Its
original good purposes and sound
principles as an agricultural associa'
ton by its leaders into secret politi.
cal organization, advocating doctrines
and making demands which, if EN-
acted into law, would be un-Ameri
can, un>Democratic, and violative o
the principles of just government anc
good conscience.
s. Be 1t further resolved, that thu
action OF the Farmers and Laborers
3 Union at st. Louis and Ocala, in de
handing the sub-treasury and land
=, loan scheme, and the ownership o
=, railroads by the Government, ant
e pledging the Alliance to the supper
! Of said platform, forces the conclu
: sion, admitted by those highest il
II authority in the Alliance, that it is
' secret political organization, and a
n such antagonistic in its methods an,
q purposes to the Democratic party
Y menacing the supremacy in gu
}, county, State and nation of that PAL
u ty Of sound principles and just de
r sires.
q 8. Be it further resolved, ths
IS membership in the Alliance, stand
: ing as it does upon the Ocala plat
e form, which platform has been in
70 dorsed in National, State and Count
q Conventions of the order, is inconsil
n tent with and hostile to the interes
3, and welfare of the Democratic party
. We therefore understand that men
u bership in this club means indorst
n ment of the foregoing resolution
and invite all persons, whatever the
(, previous political affiliations hav
le been, to unite with us for the grei
II battle Of 1892, under the banners
le the invincible and unterrified Demo
le cracy.
u, The Nashville Americans accour
III Of the meeting also contains this pa
% agraph:
Ia 1.-THE sensation OF the evening W;
the action Of Hon. d. o. Thoma
u who has been a member of IL
ei Alliance ever since its organizatiC
in this county. In an eloquel
y speech he declared that the Allian
"a is a menace to Democracy and tn
y. the time has come when, as Dem
vi crat hp polId M lon0pr ran,ain