The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
fnk ALLIANCE ofsRuPTiNo.

The ALLIANCE ofSRUPTfNo.
The Two Wings Clash and the Popalisl
Faction Captures the Gathering
MeCune Faction withdraws frori fhs
Conrent;0r ard May Form y Non-Pofit-
ical OrganIzation~The NationaI ALL
ance Demands
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov 1e-The knot
in the Farmers Alliance convention cui-
minated in bolt, and yesterday morn
ing those opposed to the peoples party
capturing the body held a caucus and
concluded TO 'ofm q new association
embodying II doctrine of the alliance.
but holding oof from politics. The
Taubeneck cr5wd having captured the
convention the delegates refused to at
tend the morning session. At noon
they got together and effected tenn
porary organization and began to
shape matters for the issuance of q
manifesto. The correspondent for tho
United Press found DIR. McCune in his
room, and that gentleman made the
following statement:
81 withdrew from the convention
hall because the national committee Of
the peoples party have came here and
by every possible method are attempt
ing to secure control of the alliance
They have used foul means to secure
hold of the body and have gone so far
as to make up slate for officers. See
ing that these men were in control of
the convention and had determined tQ
carry ont their measures contrary e
all alliance traditions and principles
withdrew from the hall and shall re-
main out as long as such methods are
being used to divert the purposes of
the alliance. The delegates who left
the hall felt the same as l did about
the matter
Does this mean that you will try to
form those thinking as you do. that
the alliance should be a non-partisan
body, into separate organization"
mot necessarily, but If such an as
sociation is formed the demand for it is
from the people who don't care to see
the principles advocated by the Farm
er's Alliance go to naught because de-
signing politicians have succeeded in
capturing the present organization.
''Taubeneck and half a dozen na-
tional committeeman of the third party
have held secret sessions here daily,
and SO far have shaped the entire policy
Of the convention through their tools
on the convention floor"
Mr. McCune retired into another
room when the bolting delegates had
assembled and the work of mapping
out n programme for action was be-
gun.
Additional details of Thursday
nights secret session are leaking out
T. Tillman, of this state, retaliated by
calling Scott a liar and coward. Scott
started toward him and half n dozen
hands reached for hip pockets. Scott
was pulled away.
Gov. Buchanan made remark that
was not pleasing to 4 delegate and the
latter rushed at the governor with a
baseball bat used by the sergeant-at-
arms to keep the peace. He was pulled
away.
The following demands were adopted
by the national alliance:
FINANCE.
We demand an International currency. safe,
sound and flexible, issuel by the government
only: full legal tender for all debts public or
private. and that without the use OF banking
corporations; Just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution direct to the people at a
set forth in the subtreasury plan Of the Farm
cr's Alliance or some better system: also by
payments in discharge OF its obligations for
public improvements.
tAl-We demand the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at the legal ratio Of l6 to
(BI-we demand that the amount Of the cir
culatng medium be increased to at least $50
rer capita exclusive of legal reserves
COVE demand n graduated income tax
Dl-That orr national legislation shall be so
framed in the future not to build up one in
dustry at the expense Of another.
(El-we believe that the money Of the coun-
try shouli be kept as much as possible in the
han1s OF tae people; and hence we demand all
national and state revenues shall b, linitad to
the necessary expenses Of the government
economically and honestly administered.
Fl-We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the safe
deposit OF the earnings Of the people. and to
facilitate exchange.
The lani. including all the national resources
OF wealth. is the heritage Of all the people, ani
should not be monopolizsd for speculative pur-
poses. and alien ownership OF land should be
prohibited. All lands now held by railroads
and other corporations In excess Of their actual
needs, and lands now owned by aliens should
now be reclaimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation being a means OF exchange
antra public necessity. the government should
own AMI operate the railroads in the interest
OF the people.
tAl-The Telegraph and the telephone. lfks
the post Office system, being necessity for
the transmission of intelligence, shouli bs
owned and operated BY the government in the
interest of the people,
The election of off GERS was begun at
II o'clock and ended two hours later.
II. L. Loucks, of South Dakota, was
reelected president: Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, vice-president; T. Fl.
Taylor, of Nashville. Tenn. secretary;
Ben Terrell, of Texas, national secre-
tary.
Members of the executive board: L.
Leonard. Missouri. Mann Page. Vir-
ginia; I. E. Cain, New York, and II. C.
Pennsylvania
Al. Il