The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-27
. The Peoples Party Captures the
Alliance.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 20.-The
Peoples Party has captured the ALL
ance.
treasury scheme.
The net results of to-day's sessions of
the various farmers organizations now
gather ed here. -
Tue evidence of the split was public
before that OF the capture. w hen the
Supreme Council of the Alliance met
this morning everybody but delegates
WAS excluded from The hall. Even Con-
gresham Jerry Simpson had to go.
Then the protest OF the antl-snb-treaS-
ury people was taken up and some
what animated debate occurred as to
the best means of dispOsing OF 1t with
the least possible friction. FINALLY,
after two hours OF wrangling, the com
mittee of the ants was informed thaC
thew could not be heard unless they
furnished the council with copy OF the
protest. This the ants refused to DO
unless they could present tn6lf RrOtest
in person, and that ended negotiations
between the two wings of the Alliance.
The protest, which Is very long, was
in substance as follows:
The protest sets forth that the authors
are a committee of the Farmers and
LaboreFs' Union Convention held in st.
Louis, in September, composed OF II. W :
Nichols, of Missouri; z. j. Patillo, of
Texas; B. A, Passmere, OF Mississippi;
j. NJ. Crews, of Tennessee; and u. 5.
H& Gil. W. Be MCA1llSbOL dhO '" OPO
Yeaman at large, which committee
was appointed to memorialize the SUI
preme Council of the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union, by way of setting
forth objections OF the convention to
certain declarations of principles and
demands hitherto made by the Supreme
Council, Tho committee, after its or
ganiZation, prepared the views of the
convention touching the principles and
demands of the Supreme Council, from
hiRh a a nnm her of the manD6rS
of the Farmers and Laborers' Union
dissented.
The memorial respectfully and earn
estly protests against any action of the
Supreme Council that proposes to COM
nit the Farmers Alliance ana Indus
trial Union to the proposition that pro-
vision be made by the Federal Congress
for Government loans of money to in
dividual citizens upon farm mortgages
as security, or to the demand for Gov
eminent ownership or control of rail
road property and transportation.
These schemes are unconstitutional,
impracticable, conflicting with the
spirit of the Alliance movement and
tending to Government paternalism
and State socialism. The Government
naturally looks to the citizen tor the
supply of all its legitimate wants, an
innovation of which state of affairs
would make the Government an engine
of oppression and the citizen helpless
and dependent. The progress and pros
perity of the individual, also the sta
bilitV and beneticence of social institu-
tionS, must be left by any free govern
ment to individual thought, effort and
enterprise. Any other system would
dwarf the individual and abnormally
magnify the government. Amy as
sumption of the rights and duties of
citizens by government menaces the
truly American principle that the gov
eminent Is of the people, by the people
and for the people. Instead of relief
from present oppression the measures
promise greater evils.
The markets would be overloaded
with produce, putting down the value
of commodities and raising taxation.
A labama, Mississippi and Missouri
furnished examples of how similar
schemes to the sub-treasury projects
failed signally. The land loan scheme,
beyond promising low rate of inter-
est, presents no favorable features, the
expense of maintenance being eAoT-
nous. Government ownership of rail-
schemes. Either the Government must
take railroads from owners by force or
| buy them for more than they are worth.
| 1t would foster political corruption and
would be an arbitrary interference with
private rights. These schemes flavor
strongly of class legislation.
| In conclusion the committee ex-
pressed its desire to oo.operate with
! the Alliance in carrying out its prinei-
| pies, securing safe currency, Kidding
| the land of trusts and monoplies, help
| ing the farmer and laborer, securing
honest ballot and fair count, and select
| ing for places of public honor and emo
] lument honest and capable men, who