The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23
THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
WHAT SENATOR GEORGE, OF MISSIS,
SIPPL THINKS OF THEM.

nOunCed some time ago with Il ilOurlSh
that Senator George, Of Mississippi,
who is m aking a fight for reelection,
bad swallowed virtually all the de-
mandS of the Ocala alliance platform
except the sub-trcasury bill. The l'lrm-
ingham Age Icrald now prints the sen
atOrS' letter in which the alleged swat
lowing was done.
The Ocala demands are likely 20 he
the centre Of interest and political dlS-
ruSSiOn during the next few months
and all who wish to understand the dis
cuSSionS and references and to b" i'll
formed in current politics should l."
thoroughly famil'r with them. They
have been published widely, but her"
they are again. Cut them out and
paste them away:
II. We demand the abolition of ma
tional banks; we demand that the GOV
crnmcnt shall establish sub treasures
or repositories in the several states,
which shall loan money direct TO thr
people at Il low rate of interest, not |"
exceed = per cent per annnm on noI-
periShaOlc farm products. ami also upon
real estate. with proper limitat'unN
urOn the quantity Of land ;,nI amount
of money: we demand that the amount
of the rilculatring medium h" speedily
Increased 10 not less than -;Ii per Cap!-
ia.
-. We demand thai congress shall
pass such laws ;l$ shall tiitcluailN pre-
vent the dealing in futures in All agr:-
cultural and mechanical predictions;
preserving Il stringent system of pro-
cedurc IN TRIALS such us shall secure lhc
prompt convi"tion and imposition of
such penalties as shall secure the mtSt
perfect compliance with the law.
"3. We dcnOmrc the silver bill rc
Gently passed hv congress, and demand
IN lieu thereof the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Il. We demand the passage Of law ,
prohibiting alien ownership o! land. AID
that congress take prompt action to uI3-
tain all lands now owned by aliens ana
foreign SyndicatrS, And that I'LL lands
now held 10y rail roads and other cor
rOratiOnS in excess of such as is artual-
" used ana nrrGcd hv them, Ice re-.
claimed by the government anL h"!h
for actual settlers only.
-. Believing in the doctrine of equal
tights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that or national leg.
iSlatIon shall be so framed in the tuturr
as not to build up one industry at the
expense of another. We further de-
mand a removal of the EXISTING heavy
.
tariff tax on the nrCrSSarirS Of life that
the poor OF our land mus have. ""
further demand Il lust aud equitable
system Of graduated tax on incomes.
We believe that the money Of ,hr cuuin-
try should be kept rs much aS possible
in the hands OF the people. autt hence
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