Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-15
"rha ST. Louis Demands

We published yesterday the resoiu-
ton of an assemblage of the men,
bers OF the Alliance which met at
Little Hope church last Saturday
representing six or seven different
branches. They request the Demo-
Gratis to adopt the st. Louis demands,
or the principal demands made at
st. Louis. The principal demands
as we understand them are as fol-
lows:
Fipance-We demand a national
currency, safe, sound and flexible, is.
sued by the general government
only, full legal tender for all debts
public and private; and that, with
out the use of banking corporations,
Just, equitable and efficient means
Of distribution direct to the people,
at tax not to exceed two per cent,
be provided as set forth in The su6-
treasury plan of the Farmers Atf'
dnce or some better system.
Transportation. - Transportation
being a means of exchange and
public necessity, the government
should own and operate the railroads
in the interests of the people. The
telegraph and telephone, like the
postoffice system, being necessity
for transmission of news, should be
owned and operated by the govern.
ment in the interests of the people"
Resolved, That the question of
female suffrage be referred to the
Legislatures of the different States
for favorable consideration.
Resolved, That the government
should issue legal tender notes and
nav the Union soldiers the difference
between the price of the depre ciated
money in which he was paid and
gold. .
There are other demands made at
st. Louis such as low tariff, free coin
age of silver, etc, but as these are
already in the last Democratic State
platform it is not these of course that
are demanded. The important addi-
tional demands are as we have
quoted. We copy them from "The
National Economist, the official or
gan of the Alliance. The meeting
at Little Hope church was also in
accordance with the program adopted
at St. Louis, as will appear from the
following extract taken from "The
National Economist" of March 9th
The committee met and decided
upon Omaha, Nebraska, as the place,
the 4th of July as the time, and 1,776
4 ,Nf a. al L
Immediately following the National
Democratic and Republican conven-
tons, and all who are devoted to
these principles will have seen them
rejected by both these parties, and
will not be leaving their old party
to participate in the new because
having been turned out Of the party
for the principles of justice they be-
lieve they have no home, but in the
new where they can worship GOD ac
cording to the dictates of their con
science. Mass-meetings are to be
held in every county iE the Union
in March for the ratification OF this
platform and the selection OF dele
gates to represent it. All this is eX
actly as il should be. The delegates
10 the st. Louis convention did moi
seek tn bind their constituents OF
force them into new party, but re-
alizing the fact that neither OF tht
old parties would in good faith &C
cept reform that would place capital
lists and the great common people
on equal footing they took steps
which insures the organization OF {
party on their principles.
Herein the plan is plainly set out
The demands are to be made know
ing they will not be accepted-as in
deed they can not be by Democrat
lie convention-and after they arr
rejected, the Omaha convention viii
assemble on the 4th of July anC
adopt these demands, and then AL
lance men everywhere are expected
to support the nominees OF th'
Omaha convention. Every homes
man, as Mr.. Ben. Terrell says, will
vote with the party that represent
his principles.
We do not object to any man goinl
with the third party, or being tolleC
of by the present method, if III
wishes to he led Off. 1t is a fire,
country and every man has an un
doubted right TO act as he pleases il
matters political. There is ont
thing, however, our Alliance friend
must bear in mind. They are pre-
senting Alliance acknowledgements
made at st. Louis in convention o
Republicans and all sorts of people
who would not dream OF knocking q
the door of a Democratic convention
Now when these st, Louis demand
are presented, the men who presen
them must not be in the Democ-ati
convention that is to consider them
They must not submit their demand
toa jury and then go on the Jur,
themselves. Every man may, o
course, submit his own individual
views in Democratic convention
But these are not claimed to be tn
individual views of any man in thi
section they are the demands of tn
81. Louis convention, and the ALI
once being represented in that con
vention is bound in honor to stan'
nm TO the action Of that convention
r nar,acrafs will con