Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-05-21
MEASURES NOT aEN.
EDTToR SIoNAL:-

kDirOR Si0NAL.-
II VOC will allow me space |
would like 81 comment some an
the article - the TIN inst, by Me-.
W y Barnes. whereia be attempt
el to enhghten the zone galIus
fellows" on the principles "a the
alliance lie begin by stating that
u be understands the alliance pun-
cipl-s one 81 the carlinal doctrines
i 10 educate the laboring classes
ia n strictly non- partisan spirit but
before he gets through he repeats
over and over again that the alh-
ance And the democratic party arr
one aud the samA Ny ilea form.
ed after great deal of reading
sui much seTioas thought on these
principles - that a true alliance
man Is no longer party man. Nov
nat partisan II a party Not ~
a party But he l. really to voc
With that party that accepts the
demands made by the alliance be
u Democratic. third party or what
ever name II l. designated by. And
II al members II the alliance would
stand firmly by the principles of
the order Il would ncs b. long he
tore the l''aiers 1T the political
parties would devise some means
by which they would fall into rank
with the laluring class. even il
they should have 10 come to the
sub-treasury or land loan bill. hosh
nf whirh Mr. Barnes secms To think
gr,at errors la our platform. Yet
he fails to throw any light ON or
susy'rt auy thing better than eth
eroi them.
From my point "a view th. land
loan y preferable. yet the sab-treas-
ury hrat- nothing very bSl
M Barnes claims that M coun-
" that d,~S not produce over IL,
ubO balrS u cotton could have q
wlrr-huuSe. aud ne SEES class leg
iSlAiiun Ia tn move Just sup
pn-e that pne-thirl the counties ia
the cotton states cuul,l get the b..n-
eft ~ . -ub-trrasury and draw on
nuc-ihiri ~ the cotton produced
AMI hnli the crnp of the market.
Mnu.l not that Il itself give the
rest - "a better vhAnc,. aud wauld
u not increase the Volumue oi cur
r'ncy over sS2.0O.0OO? More
money il what thu farmers are con
tending Tor, anl an incnase 81
currency would heneft all classes.
l. that vhi,h avis ant alIets all
CLASSES and class legislation.
A. to the lani han till il i, Is
gotten up uIpn Just AMI equit-
ahlc ulan, would not every IsEbr
spr ~ the sal thiuk h. hail struck
much bs.tter hargin IL he could
trade With uncle Sam at 2 Iser cent
interest than wtth the han comIa-
nis~ aud banals at from 10 10 A.
p~I cent IL he l. IA debit he
could stasd some chance n paying
lnrk his government han a. be-
cunld lay up a little each year.
statistics showing that the farmer.
uu an average, clears alout , I,er
cent whil". With such euormous
Iuicrr-, he would fall hchind some
3 ! p.r csIt annually Aud when
relief comrs directly to the farmer
and thp'ulh him to all other class
- except the national banker, who
has h-ld the rcins - hong. would
M Btrucs cali that elias. legisla-
upn II i rcaly surprise Ia
many II ~ Who earn our brral hy
Ga" -ucat IL our face. and Who
tir,vl out NJ night at anil r,s.d AMI
study and think and try Ia ct both
silrs uf the question fairly and
-luarrly ! say u i a surprise to
" hnw tho-c "a other callings aud
professions eau raiss the howl ~
unconstitutional. impraciicabl,.. &c.
~ say nu'hing ~ farmer taking
issue with tue Alllanrs drInanls,
when u l. proyerlial the world
over that the farmer lesls the
world besides footing up about all
other hillz
/ Now la view 81 this relation that
the farmer su=tains 10 all other
callingA, | would urge the "one
gallus' brigade "a stand fairly by
the O,-ala platform And Ia say to
the dem"crat PARTISAN that we will
not surrender our principles Ia any
party, " our support - wanted they
know where b. find us The de-
claraiinn II our principles teaches
n 20 vote for measures not for men
- parties. We think our platform
br al enough for all. Our demands
arr just aud right. - 1T N not re-
prudiaie them though the heavens
fall aud though the Democratic or
any other party he rent asunder
WM NJ. kETHLEr.
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