The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-06-04
1.-THE resolution seemed to inspire fear


the action shows in what manner the
Missouri branch OF the alliance differs
from the national body. The sub
treasury plank was knocked out and
also the plank favoring government
control of railroads. This left the reso-
luton as indcrsing the abolition of
national banks; the increase of our
money supply to not less than $50 per
capita; the effectual prevention Of
gambling called "option deal
ing;" the free and unlimited coin
age of silver; the prohibition Of alien
ownership of land and the limitation Of
corporate ownership; the reduction of
the tariff on the necessarles Of life and
the passage of a graduated income tax
law, and the limitation of the revenues
to the necessary expense of the govern
ment economically and honestly admin
istercd, and the submitting OF an amend
ment to the national constitution pro-
viding for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people
of each state. In this shape the resolu-
ton was ordered to engrossment, the
vote against it being small.
City Cor. Kansas City Star
The supreme gall which prompts the
Star to claim that the men who worked
for the passage Of the above emascu-
lated resolution represented the alli-
ance in Eight for supremacy over the
anti-alliance ideas Of the democracy" is
equaled only by the assumption that
such resolution showed just how far
the alliance party of the state was will
ing to CO." The truth is that the ele-
ment which fought its fight" over the
passage Of this resolution is democratic
and not alliance; while the element
opposed to them was not of the anti
alliance democracy, but was the true
alliance element who fought and
contended for the adoption Of
the Ocala platform as a whole without
any omissions or populations While
it is true that this element, or rather
these men whom the Star calls "alli-
ance," are, most of them, members of
the Farmers Alliance, it is also true
that they were elected to the legisla-
ture as democrats, upon democratic
platform. These men consider that
they owe much more sacred allegiance
to the democratic party than they do to
the alliance, and, party slaves as they
are, repudiate the vital demands Of
their national order, rather than offend
the leaders of the democratic party,
who have declared themselves opposed
to the demands thus eliminated from
the Ocala platform.
The above resolution has an interest
ing history, which proves what stren-
GUS efforts are being made by these
democratic alliancemcn to hold the alli-
ance in the democratic ranks, and rem
der their demands void by the elimina-
ton of their vital essence, to-wit: The
method of putting the increased volume
Of currency in circulation; the destruc-
ton of the curse of usury; 1.-THE power
of money to oppress," and the owner
ship by the people of the means OF
transportation and communications;
after it is proved that governmental
control and supervision fails to remove
existing abuses.
In the early part of the month of jan
uary, Mr.. Miller, of Moniteau county,
introduced resolution for the adoption
by the legislature of Missouri. of the
Ocala platform in its entirety. This
resolution was vigorously opposed by
U. S. Hall, president of the Missouri
alliance, and the democratic alliance
members, the point of attack being the
sub-treasuIy plan, which they voted out
of the resolution. That which followed
may be better explained in the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Hendriclxson, Of
Bates. GEORGE C. WARD.
The letter reads as follows:
/ JEFFERSON CITY. No., Feb. 10. 1884.
George G. Ward, Esq,
DEAR SIR: Your letter Of the 18th inst. at
hand containing a printed article Mr.. Miller,
OF Monitcau county, did distribute the papers
you sent. ! cannot give you the vote by
which the sub.treasury plan was voted
down, as the vote was not made a matter OF
record: It being by viva voce and not BY roll
call We have time after time tried to get
the members on record, but have failed SO
far. When things are proposed that the old
parties do not want to go on record, they
rush It through WITHOUT roll call In den
ancc of our cries and prOtestatiCns. After
, they had lodged the sub treasury plan and
the 0cala platform time or two, introduced
, the Enclosed resolution with the sub treasury
! plan left out hoping to get them on record
for engrossment, but Il was amended by
striking out the government money loaning
clause and the government railroad owner.
| ship clause, WltnOpe ron call OF fecOr00O
vote In spite Of all We could do and In viola.
tions OF th e rules OF the house. Even after
, thus amended they came near killing It and
would, but some Of the democrats helped VI
; to get roll call and that was all that saved
, It have marked what was stricken out
! The printers changed the title, you will see
by claiming all credit for the democrats.
think 1t will pass the house in Its mutilated
form The nine indep endent men here are
Y doing the best we can. The old parties arr
. 80 corrupt that do not see how they car
/ deceive the people much longer.
Hoping that we will get deliverancc In %
. em, yoHfs truly. ~ HESDRIcKsoA
Desperately IN Earnest.
W. want To nut emphasis unon The