Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-08-08

eSJ TeLuruS SHOW LDdU Ine uetnOCTdUlC
state ticket carried in yesterdays cleo
ton by about 5000. Out OF 1l9 coun-
ties returns are in from so, and these
give Brown (democratic) net plurality
vi 25.0S0. In Louisville, Irwin, peoples
partly got So votes; Harris, (prohibi-
tion) 81; Wood, republican, I, l26;C Grown.
l0.301. So far as reported the alliance
has elected its candidates to the legis-
,ature in a majority OF the districts.
The majority for the new constitution
will reach 100000.
Alliance Opposition to the sub-Treasury
Plan.
TOPEKA. Aug. 5.-The agitation
within the alliance ranks over the sub
treasury scheme has brought forward
opposition from unexpected sources.
Colonel w. A. Harris. OF Leavenworth,
county, candidate before the people,
party caucus for United States senators,
has written long letter opposing the
scheme, and G. w. Shull. candidate for
lieutenant governor on the peoples
ticket last fall has also come out against
it. 1t is known that president Frank
McGrath OF the alliance does not regard
it with favor. and the prospect for big
fight Is imminent. The sub.alliances
throughout the state take action upon
it this month, and their decision will
settle the question as to whether there
will be sub-treasury plank in the peo-
pies party platform in this state. II
Kansas repudiates it U. S. Hall, presi-
dent OF the Missouri alliance, will re-
ceive q great vindication in the fight
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The answer by Colonel Harris Is the
ablest which has yet been presented
against.the sub-treasury scheme. After
reviewing the legislation which made
the farmers movement a necessity to
protect the industrial classes against
unjust legislation, he says:
"After most brilliant victory was
nearly won, by some STANCE means an
additional claim, feature or demand
was added to the broad principles Of
true and Just government, under which
we had fought, and the sO-called sub
treasury scheme was brought forth, q
scheme in its essential features modelled
after all the most vicious and corrupt
practices which we had condemned; q
scheme patterned after the illegitimate
loaning Of money by the government to
the national banks and to the railroads
and the warehouslng and storing OF
goods for importers and distillers; q
scheme to tax the many for the benefit
OF the few. and OF even the most doubt
full benefit to those few. It would be
confined in its operation to the wealth.
Ter localities and would benefit the
few who would be located within few
miles OF the point Of location. utterly
ignoring the laboring man, the me-
chanic, the tradesman and in fact, every
class OF men save those who raise grain
for sale. Some even have gone so far
as to assert that loyalty to this mon
strosity is o test Of true alliance faith,
when in fact it gives the lie to every
principle OF pure, just government OF,
by and for the whole people, which we
asserted as our motive and proclaimed
through the st. Louis platform. To-day
the good men, the honest men, the in
telligent men. all over this country are
pausing and asking themselves: Are
these only new swarm OF hungry and
selfish self-seekers? Is this the way
the new party OF patriots proposes to
use its power? II so, wherein are they
different from the old crowd! What
has become of the high-sounding motto
Equal rights to al and special priv
ileges to none"? Is 1t only sound and
fury signiiying nothing and pretext
to get and then abuse the power OF the
people?
Addressing the Leavenworth alliance
he says: ''May beg the Leavenworth
county alliance TO consider how great
disaster to our cause such q doctrine
must bring about? Special privileges
we deny to others; let US not disgrace
ourselves before all mankind by hasten
ing to claim them for ourselves. Rath-
er let us show that we can be trusted
with power, that we can use It fairly for
all, and that the welfare Of the whole
people is what Ee seek. The farmer and
iaboring man need aua ask only Tree
market and fair trade for the product
of their hands and brains, q fair and
equitable division Of the rewards Of la
Dor and capital and an honest and just
utilization OF the country. They ask no
more; they should be content with
nothing less. On the St Louis platform
every patriotic American can and will
stand and fight. The subtreasury
scheme will be fatal net, binding their
arms and laying them PROSTATE Is The
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