The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-07-21
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS,
WHAI. SENATOR GEORGE, OF MlssIs.
SlPPL THINKS OF THEM.

SiPPIJHlNkS OF THEM.
He Accepts them aii But Three-why He
Cant His Plan to Increase
u Money ~Circulation.
The Associated Press dispatches an.
nounced some time ago with a flourish
that Senator George, of Mississippi,
who is making a fight for reelection,
had swallowed virtually all the de-
mands of the Ocala alliance platform
except the subtreasury bill. The Birm-
ingham Age-Herald now prints the sem
ators' letter in which the alleged swal-
lowing was done.
The OcaIa demands are likely to be
the centre of interest and political dis
cussion during the next few months
and all who wish to understand the dis
cussions n references and to be in
formed in current politics should be
thoroughly familier with them. They
have been published widely, but here
they are again. Cut them out and
paste them away !.
tional banks; we demand that the gov
eminent shall establish sub treasures
or repositories in the several States,
which shall loan money direct to the
people at q 10 rate of interest, not to
exceed z per cent. per annum on o
perlshable farm products, and also upon
real estate, with proper limitations
uron the quantity of land and amount
OF money; we demand that the amount
of the circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per capt.
tn.
"2. We demand that congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectually pre-
vent the dealing in futures in all agri-
cultural and mechanical productions;
preserving u stringent system of pro-
cedure in trials such rs shall secure the
prompt conviction and imposition of
such penalties as shall secure the most
perfect compliance with the law.
80. We Genoulice the silver bill re.
Gently passed by congress, and demand
IN lieu thereof the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
ID. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land. a1d
that congress TAXI prompt action to OBJ
tain all lands now owned by aliens and
foreign syndicates, and that all lands
now held by rail roads and other cor
porations in excess of such as Is actual
ly used and needed by them, be re-
claimed by the gOvernr> ent and held
for actual settlers only.
"5. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that our national leg.
islation shall DO SO framed In the future
as not to build up one industry at the
mand Il removal of the existing heavy
tariff tax on the necessaries of life that
the poor of our land must have. We
further demand a just and equitable
system Of graduated tax on incomes.
We believe that the money Of the coun-
try should be kept as much as possible
in the hands Of the people, and hence
W. demand that all national and State
revenue shall be limited TO the neces-
sary expenses of the government econ
omically and honestly administered.
SO. We demand the most rigid, hon.
est and just State and national govern
mental control n supervision of the
methods OF public communication and
transportation, and if this control and
supervision do not remove thu abuses
now existing; We demand the govern
ment ownership of such means of COM
munication and transportation"
Senator George favors the safe and
gradual abolition ofthe right of nation
al banks to issue money to represent
the government bonds they hold. He
points out that sudden and general re-
tirement of the bank notes would dan
gerously decrease the amount of money
in circulation. He iavors increasing
the amount of money in the country
from $S24 to $60a head as soon as posi-.
bic. lie outlines a general scheme for
the limited increase of the issue of
treasury notes, to the amount of $40 a
head for our population, this money to
be paid out by the government in meet
Ing Its regular expenses. He thinks
the duties and internal revenue taxes
SHOULD be SO regulated as to leave the
government income less than its cost,
the deficiency to be met by issues of
treasury notes so as to keep a small
stream Of new money continually flow
-Tring into circulation.
Senator George favors the Q coin
age of silver. Ire adY0caN SsScofopera-
tion by State and Federal legislatures
and courts to prevent trading in fus
lures and to outlaw debts incurred la
futures transactions. Most of the
States, he says, already have laws to
prevent alien ownership of lands. He
evidently regards this matter as of lit
tie Importance. The ownership of
regulated by the States, except in the
territories and the District OF Column
bia. He does not believe any govern
ment has the power to confiscate or
take away property given to or bought
by corporations unless the property was
given on conditions which have not
been complied with. In this case he
idfolS lOIlelGuTe. lie CnlnkS Cn6r6 Will
be no danger Of corporations holding
idle lands II they are justly taxed. He
Is squarely against government owner
ship of raj roads and telegraph lines.
lie believes the State and federal gov
ernments a by supervision and use of
the power given them by he constitu-
ton check or prevent the wrongs now
done by such corporations. II the gov
ernment can not do SO now, however,
1T could not do so if it owned the roads
and lines. They a not be confiscated.
TO buy them would cost seven billions
Of dollars, the interest on which would
be an enormous drain on the people;
while a million and q half new govern
ment employees would bring a flood of
corruption and add SO enormously to
the strength of the party in power that
achange without revolution would be
virtually impossible.
Nearly half the letter Is q strong ar
gument against the sub-treasury and
loan schemes. The cotton grower, Sen
ator George says, would have far the
worst Of the sub.treasury scheme. Peo-
pie can make over and patch old clothes,
and with the cotton crop locked up for
higher prices the demand would fall
away. Consumers would cease from
buying or wait until the time when the
borrowed money would be due ald
.. the crOD no forced on tha markat Poo.