Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-24
me ALLIANCE.

A stormy. session az Memphis -Maoun'
WlhdraWs aud Wili start Another Ordei
Tho Demands Adptod Oh on th'
Troubled Nairrs
MEMpHIs Tenn, Nov 10. THE Ma
tional Farmers Alliance was IN session
all Thursday night until Friday morn
ing There was violent alteration
delegates at times rcsorling to violence.
When the alliance reassembled q. w
Macune became discouraged and with
drew from the order, and the following
officers were elected; II ID. Louclxs
North Dakota president; Marion Butler,
North Carolina, vice-presiaent; Ben
Terrell, Texas, treasurer; Il iitor Tay-
lor, Of the Nashville Toller, secretaryi
and the following executive board; L.
l. Leonard, Of Missouri; Mann Page,
OF Virginia; l. T.. Dean, OF New York
II, G. Dcning, Of Pennsylvania.
The following demands were adopted
by the national alliance;
Finance WE demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible, issued BY the govern
ment only; a full legal tender for all debts
public or private, aud that without the use o.
banking corporations; lust equitable an ef
AAltlA iNtAl1 OF Nl6kFApuil9h hilHsi 10 tut lto'
pie alta tax not 10 exceed per cent, TO be pro,
vlded as set forth in the su5-treasury plan Of
the Farmers Alliance or some better system
also BY payments In discharge OF It's obligation
for public improvements.
(A We demand the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver and gold at the legal ratio Of 10 10
I.
Cd. We demand that the amount Of circu.
lating medium be increased to at least 1910 per
capita exclusive of legal reserves
90, We demand graduated income tax
Cd Tint our national legislation shall be so
framed in the future as not to build up one in
dustry az the expense Of another.
(El We believe that the money OF the coun-
try should be kept as much 10 possible In the
hands Of the people, ana hence We demand all
national and state revenues shall be limited TO
the necessary expenses OF the government eco
nomicaly and honestly administered
(F). We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the safe
deposit OF the earnings OF the people and to
facilitate exchanges
Land-Tho land, including all the natural
resources Of wealth Is to be the heritage OF all
the people and shoald not be monop)lizei for
speculative purposes AMI alien ownership OF
land should be prohibited. All lands now Id
By railroads and other corporations In excess
Of their actual needs and all lands now owned
by aliens. should be reclaimed by the govern
Transportation = Transportation being
means OF exchange and public necessity the
government should own and operate the rail
roads In the interests Of the people The tele
graph and telephone,like the post offlce system,
for the transmission Of Intelligence should be
owned and operated b. tho government in the
interest OF the people
The closing executive sessions of the
national alliance We're devoted to rou-
tine business. A truce was patched up
with the dsgruntled Macnne faction by
the adoption Of document known as a
protest from the Macuneites. This doe
ument sets forth, in vague and general
terms, the dissatisfaction of the signers
with the course pursued by the Loucks
faction in the contest for the presidency
Alliance authorities give it out that
the adoption of this protest has molli-
fed the Macune faction, aud that the
threatened split has been healed. But
on the outside IL is plain to see that
Macune is far from placated and from
utterances by himself aud friends there
is no doubt he intends TO start little
alliance of his own The basis of his
proposed organization is known 1t
contemplates the organization of cotton
planters of the south into gigantic
trust, TO be controlled through dis
trict county, state and national lead
ers, with the purpose of disposing OF
the south's cotton crop direct to the
spinners of Europe, aud America thus
doing away with miidlemen and insur-
ing more liberal advances on the crops
and easier rates of interest Nearly all
the southern delegates are pledged to
the scheme. 1t means the complete di-
vorcement of the northern and south
ern wings of she alliance.