Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-20

Isy nnd ~ out1 For the frrt timc IN the history
asked Tor relief. What did they dol They said
W US Go back home, live closer. work harder,
ena Keep out OF politics.
sUB-TRsAsuRy rLAv.
Colonel Polk then discussed tho sub-Treasury
pan az length. "a good many lawyers said "
was Unconstitutional IL they said 10 they must
nave tomo reason for II. II t Is unconstitutional
VIC farmers did not want n. II there was any
lawyer IN tho house who thought IL was unconst-
.utionai he would give him one hour Of his tline
and pledge him patient hearing The trouble
- mat the farmers have allowed tho politicians
20 pun wool over their eyes. The truth Il that
tnere IL now no sub-Treasury hill II died tho
DAY Nongress adjourned and the politicians know
~ There viii he one some day or other, and
then there Is going 10 DO music IN the air.
" The opponents Of tho plan said 1t was uncon-
sfitnti0nal because tho Government he'd no
right 70 lend money. This WIS tho only reason
gwen ny them NIL. from Carlisle down They
| cidnt say anything about this when the North
| cfn Pacific road got sGO,COO,0OO In bonds or
| when the Secretary OF tho Treasury pOurci
Sic.OcO,OOO Of the peoples gold into Wall
| street 20 relieve the stringency OF the market.
" Tho Government could take wEiskey, put II
/ in warehouse, and lock IL up with no ront no
/ tax, ana no insurance 10 pny. The owner would
got n certificate Of deposit 90 out and borrow
money en- 1t, and bring IN more whiskey time
4 after time rs often rs he wanted TO. This could
/ be done win the stuff that damned men sOule.
but II WAS not constitutional TO dole out wheat as
! 1t was required.
|
shows AZ Philadelphia, New Orleans, and CHI
! caco. Men who now opposed the loaning Of
money by the Government were tho ones who
/ spoke in favor OF these.
IT Is TIE FARMERS BILL
at T. our bin" he went on TO say. ave drew
| II up ana did the best we could. We did not
| claim 10 was the only and best plan. and II a bet
ter one had been offered we would have been
/ glad 20 abandon our cwn. Did our representa-
I tivcs como to rs and ofer 70 talk II over No.
! Did they amend II? No. Did they Offer n sub
| situtef No. The petition Of 100000 farmers
WAS treated with contempt Wash ngion, JET
ferson, and Msdis9n talked Of puolc servants.
| Nowadays IL rs public bosses. They said we wore
hayseod lunatIca. Hereafter when You have
a petition let Il be about ak feet long with biz
lot Of brains in ono eud and par o. boots on TIC
| othor. Quit putting your demands In rfsOiu-
| tons; put them IN the bailJt-boX."
rRINCIPLEs OF THE ALLIANCE.
Alliance, principles we're next summed up
| By the speaker Briefly he gave these 10 be =
| sub-rreasury plan: the abolition OF national
| banks: FREQ coinage Of silver, and loan
ins money to tho people with which to transact
the business Of the country. 1.-THE secret OF The
opposition to Tie Alliance was the clause 70 loan
money at per cent. Nine out Of ten men who
| autagOniZed them were against them for this
reason. But history sometimes repeated ITSELF
! They think that tho SUD Treasury plan Is the
| weakest point, ana that is why they attack It,
| when Grant for month aitcr month scanned
| Lees limo AZ Petersburg he finally picked out
! what he thought WAS tho weakest point. me
| mine was dug and sprung. but when the battle
was over the chasm was filed with tho bodies OF
| Grants own men,"
Colonel Polk warned the politicians to
| take care that the cTaterof the sub Treasury
| did not prove Their political graves. If the
| plan was unconstitutional 1t should DO
made constitutional If impracticable IT
| should be made practicable.
TO III TESTED.
Resuming his speech. Colonel Polk said :;
"Y0u are going t. he tested IA men never
| were before The money powers Of Europe and
| Asia are against you. You think you are good
Alliance men. hope yol are. on old sol
| diers remember when you drst went ont on tle
skirmish line and heard the sound Of balls you
| came hack md told yDnr comrades how you ieii.
After that you felt A. II you had charged battery.
But Il was on Gettysburg slope when through the
flames and rom OF baltic Yo looked into our enc
| mics eyes over cleaning eun-bsrrels that we
| felt the touch Of our comrades elbow and knew
| he was q soldier.
TIE THIRD PARTY
Pleaginc himself to bear the Alliance
| banner TO the front. the National President
next dealt with the third-party movement,
which. he said was a scarecrow at present.
| the solution of which lay with the Leaders
| Of the two Ol parties.
Closing. Colonel Polk addressed himself
| to the Young men Of his audience. telling
| them that what IS greatly needed above
all things else is higher type of moral
| manhood in high places
| AZ the conclusion of his remarks which
| required something over two hours III
their delivery, with frequent interpola-
tons of applause, the Colonel was con
graduated by number of gentlemen on
| the stage on his splendid effort.
Colo1el Polk is graceful in gesture.
speaks slowly and clearly, and in his
pauses and clear-cut sentences often re-
minds one of the Hon. John /. Marye. His
magnetism is IN his evident earnestAess
| and his consclentiousness of the RESPONSE
bllity OF b,ing the head Of an organization
| of some 3 1900, 0J0