The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-12

l NAO@C ANSACACNO4CA HNSSON
from Secretary of Treasury Foster to
show that we had $24.1O per capita
in circulation now. He said our
leaders we're living on the fat of
the land, that they were making
speeches to keep their places"
Livingston asked him what he
was speaking fort" Immense APP
plause,
In his reply on the following day
Livingston said:
The Alliance does not attempt
division, but our purpose Is to bring
this great mass of people under one
great flag nearer together; that we
had sent petitions to Congress for re-
lief signed by a million of voters and
the petitions had been pigeon holed !;
hat we now intend to SEM our petition
to Congress, six feet long, with boots
on one end and brains IN the other. "
These last petitions went before the
primaries and the people endorsed
them. If there is any division III this
fair Southland it shall not DE land at the
door of the farmers"
Oates said the Ocala convention
did rot have q dCz,n farmers in 1t.
The eligibility clause of Il constl-
tuition puts the seal Of falsehOod on
this. There was not one per cent. OF
of that body but what e genuine
farmers. There was not a single law
yer, banker, railroad man or merchant
among them"
He cannot point to one single thing
in Il platform that Is undemOCratlc.
His object in saying that vas to play
upon sectional prejudice. The bloody
shirt has cost us d decent living for
twenty five years, and now it Is time
to stop" He attacked our leaders;
said they were not. renowned states
man. Gould it be expected of the
h~ayseeders from the pillow to put re
nowned men TO the tr0nt?' Bu5 l
tell you what we have done, We
have put some men to the front that
are troubling Oates like thunder. What
is Oates fighting MaCune for, if there
Is nothing IN hum? Oates said the gov
eminent had no constitution right to
lend money. He made that statement
here Yesterday. What did he say In
1884, Us a member of Congress when
the New Orleans Exposition wanted to
borrow 81, 600. U00l
Here he read from the Congressional
Record a speech made by Oates, as
follows:
Oates then said: This bill in not
for an appropriation proper; it is a
loan upon security for reEurn There
Is no constitutional power, in my judg
ment, II make an appropriation out
side Of the constitution, but | ask, haa
Congress got power to make a loan OF
the money or property OF the United
StatCSl Is that not ~ constant practice
herCl If Congress- has not the power
to make this loan en- security for lite
return, then ali your Legislation lending
tents 10 soldiers reunions and dI1pOSlng
Of other property is equally outside Of
the constitution. The loan will not d.
any harm, for the reason there Is a
surplus in the treasury. The only
thing to d. * Tor Congress ~ see thas
property security ia taken for repay
meut of The money loaned. and Its
return to the treasury. Some discre
ton must Ee left 10 Congress to be
eXercized in refer ence to the property
and money IL tue United States. This. !
mark. you. Is 9 an appropriation
outside Of the constitution II IL a
loan" Said Livingston, this was
Oates III 1881 Dat OetteS yesterday, |
when lie came - combat tn idea Of
the poor farmer Borrowing money, |
he'd up 0l@ hnutis and said IT was I'm
constitutional.
Oates SAID IN 1874 shat it Was con
stlrutiOnal ami said 50 tlen under
" 4day he was not under
oath
oh, constituency, thou art d jewel"
Livingston spike over Two hours, |
ard i'll concluding, said: There is
great TefCrm going on IL this country, !
ana it Is going On aud on until we re-
to JcfrrsOnIan principles. We are
driving to tina! Ioiut, and Will not stop
until we reach it
Liviagst.1's speech vas regarded as
an overs heimlng vindicatiOn Of the
Alliance.
The PROGRESSIVE Farmer fifteen
months for ore dOIIsn. BEAD Ou
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