The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
THE ALLIANCE JUBILEE.
The Last Day Passed at the Park IN Speeche,
Handshakiag ana Adiourlment

The poor, oppressed farmers gathered in
little knots all over the ground and argued
and discussed the financial problems
which are now engaging the minds of the
calamity party. The sub-treasury scheme
and the numerous other doctrines each
received their share of discussion AT 10
O'Clock the farmers were summoned tothe
speakers stand where Reverend Utley in
terested them for more than an hour. He
was followed by Congressman Baker who
spoke short time.
After few lesser lights had addressed
the assemblage an adjournment was made
for dinner. From 70 to the farmers and
poverty stricken laborers partook of their
dinners, which were composed Of all the
delicacies this climate and season pro-
duces. By 2 o'clock large crowds had
come in to the grounds from the city to
hear General Weaver of Iowa, speak. The
crowd was estimated to number about
1000 people. Of course the great speech
of the day was by General J. B. Weaver
of Iowa. He is very pleasant speaker,
and his voice could be distinctly heard
in any part of the audience.
He spoke nearly two hours and
begin in slow and clear voice He said
there are certain inalienable rights belong
ing to every individual, and these rights are
not granted by the constitution OF the
United States but are given us by God.
These are the right to bread, cloathIng
and the necessaries of life. From mans
necessity arose this great movement for
the privilege of enjoying these things
without the burden of tribute and control
by the few and organized trusts In the
south this movement was universal and
they felt the demand of third party
movement necessity-for they had long
been the sufferers to unjust legislation
and burdens peculiar to the condi-
ton of country suffering from
the effects of a Frustrated war
The causes of this movement were the
inability of the people to get justice done
them in the old parties and the desire to
have competency for the coming genera
tions. We have been trying for thirty |
years to have the many evils in our finan- |
clal system remedied, and still it has |
grown worse, andevils multiplied upon US |
until this movement commenced, which is |
the greatest ever known to civilization. |
Here he asked the farmers how many of |
them had been in Kansas fifteen years, |
and some 800 held up their hands He |
then asked how many felt that for all |
their labor, trials and sacrifices |
they had received an equivalent |
in the accumulation of property |
and were satisfied with their condition
today; in short are you satisfied with the
return received for all your labor and
privation? The vote was unanimous in
the negative. The general then proceeded
to show the reason why they had no re-
turn by making the argument against
trusts, monopolIes and unjust legislation,
and the curtailing of the currency. He
said at the close of the war there were 81
600, OO0, O0Oin circulation amongst %, 600, 600
of population in the north. Now we have
63, 0O0,00 population, an increase of IS, 000,-
600 of people, while according to the secre-
tary of the treasury there is only 81 $780,,
O0O,0 in circulation, decrease of
S, 100000 Yes, an increase in the
money using population of 100000
and decrease of $780, 900 in the cur
rency of the nation. The bonded debt at
The close of the war was 81, 109, 0OO, 900.
J Tune, 1862 as shown by the comptroller of
he treasury, the bonded Indebtedness had
increased to g, Ice, 0O0, 0O0 This indebted
hess of the country is the result of the
want of sufficient amount of currency
de then attacked the banking system and
Illustrated its effects upon the people as
ollows: Il have s., 900 and l keep it in
ny bureau drawer, where in 1
I'D times people used to keep their
money. 1t is my bank. WE'LL I
ny son Abe comes te me and says, father, I
70, l1ll I -,
will put in the drawer a thousand dollars l
# preferred Santa Fe bonds and pay you &
,er cent. interest, leaving the bonds for
collateral security. ALI right my son take l
he money. In a few days my daughter
Ruth come and says, papa, want to use
thousand dollars. Well, my daughter |
-ou can have it if you will leave as secur- {
ty preferred Santa Fe bonds and pay me 7
per cent. interest as your brother Abe [
i'd. Well, papa, l can't do that but /
will give you a mortgage on my farm :
nd on the wheat, and have the /
property insured and this will protect you c
galnst all danger of loss. etc. / tell her l
ant do it. l must have the like security
our brother Abe has given me or you
ant have the money. So my daughter a
ces to Abe and borrows the money of him q
{ 10 per cent. and pays the interest in adj q
ance Fellow citizens, what do you think n
me as father? Am / not most I'M V
atural father in thus discriminating be-
Hixt my children2 l am. And it is just
hat this government is doing today with
on. The money power is fast growing
Ito tyrant aud the nations finances are :.
by few with no sympathy or :
g. - LII ~
orking classes. 1t is monster eating the :
fe away and must be put down. The :,
eneral made frequent witty hits and illus =
ations and from his stand point made "
rong speech. \
After Mr.. Weaver had concluded he was :;
udly cheered. Loud calls for Jerry -
mpson were made but the chairman -
ated that Mr.. James Buchanan of Indi- :,
la would address them. He was very -
nix in his talk and it smacked
rongly of the anarchisric variety :,
e said If the people did :.
1T succeed that they called for blood. He :,
ated that Holy Writ frequently spoke :.
,ainst usury, and defined usury in rath- :.
a unique way. He said if any man p
ok interest he was usurer For one -
an to take interest from another man :,
rs to violate the Sth commandment. :;
4 the usurers will go TO he'll, he said, =
1t if you come in with us-meaning the -
Iiance, of course-you may then go to -
aven.
After this effort the chairman thought
necessary to take up collection, as IN
e committee who had the picnic in vi
arge were short of funds, as arrange ST
ents had been made for so much larger w