The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-24
ANTl-SUB- -TREASURYITES
Members of the Alliance who are
Bitter Against the Heresy.


Alliance at Waco, Tex, last week,
composed of about fourteen hun
dred delegates, the following reso-
lutions anddeclarations were unan-
imously adopted;
"We, the anti-sub-treasury mem
bers of the National Farmers Al
Lance and Industrial Union, recog-
nizing the grave and responsible
duties resting upon us as farmers
and citizens and members of our
beloved order, the Farmers Ali
ance, hereby present for the careful
consideration of our brother ALI
ance farmers the following pream-
bile and resolutions;
Whereas, The Farmers ALI
ance has been organized to the end
that it's members might become ed
ucated in the science of economical
government and that we might be-
come more united in our action,
having been divided through the
influences of the war, we have ever
been united in interest; and
"Whereas, Our beloved order,
the Farmers Alliance was founded
for the express purpose as set forth
in our constitution to bring about
the above most important results,
and that this education and union
should be brought about i'll a
strictly non-partisan sense and
manner; and,
"Whereas, We declare to the
world in our constitution that the
Alliance would ever advocate equal
rights to all and special favors to
none; and,
Whereas, We declared to the
world through the Alliance that we
would make no war upon any of the
legitimate interests of our country
and,
Whereas, We were assured
when we entered the organization
that no one should be ostracised fol
opinion sake and be refused admit
tance into or turned outof the order
on account of any belief he nigh
hold on political questions; and,
"Whereas, We felt assured tha'
this organization would be directed
and controlled by farmers who wer'
honest men and who would labor t.
unite the farmers of our common
country who were divided by tn
war; and,
"Whereas, We NOW find that th
purposes and objects of the orde
S have been defeated and the organ
: ization DETECTED and turned fror
t its original purpose and intention
;, in the following manner and ways
: "(D By violating the PLANES
e principles and declaration Of on
: constitution by advocating and de
4 claring in favor of the sub-treasur
0 and land loan scheme and the gov
e ernmental ownership of railroads
t "(2) By debarring persons fror
: membership and Office for opinion
e sake, and by putting men in in
y portant offices and keeping thel
S there who are known and hav
# proven themselves dishonest, mel
S cenary and corrupt AMI have COZ
S tinued them in such offices an
o falsely and maliciously denouncin
y the just and honest chosen repre-
I sentatives of the people who hay
S been elected to serve in public trus
II although the honesty and fidelity
e such public servants have been pre-
tected by long and faithful servic,
"(3) By trying to direct an
:. turn the organizations of the farm
ers and laborers of our land fro
- one of the greatest curses Of IL
: age, the protective tariff syster
" and to commit them to the nation
curse of class legislation;
1t "(4) BY placing in the offici
t. positions Of our national and Sta
Il lOrdor MON vUbO ora ,,O+ farmers N,