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

a stormy session at memphis -Macene
Uithdrawa aad wiii Start mother Order
The Demands Ad ,ptcd-ol os tho
Troubled waters
MEMPHIS Tenn, Nov. 10. The Ma
tional Farmers Alliance was In session
all Thursday night until Friday morn
ing. Ttere was violent alteration,
delegatSs at times resorting to violence.
When the alliance reassembled G. w.
Macune became discouraged and with
drew from the order. aud the following
officers were elected; H. D. Loucka.
North Dakota president; Marion Butler,
North Carolina, vice-prcsident; Ben
Terrell, Texas, treasurer; Elitor Tay-
lor. of the Nashville Toiler, secretary;
and the following executive board: l..
l. Leonard, Of Missouri; Mann Page,
OF Virginia; l. II. Dean, of New York;
II. G. Deming, OF Pennsylvania
The following demands were adopted
by the national alliance:
Finance -ws demlnd national currency,
safe, sound an1 flexible, issued b. the govern
mcnt only: full legal tender for all debts,
public or private, and that without the use OF
banking corporations: a Just equitable AMI a.
nclent means Of distribution direct TO the poo-
pie nt a tax not % exceed per cent to BE- pro-
vidcd as set forth in the suS.troasury 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 70
!.
OBJ. We demand that the amount Of circu
lating medium be Increased 20 OF least $50 per
capita exclusive OF legal reserves
We demand n rradua lad fncoma tax
(D). That our national legislation shall be 50
framed In the future rs not 10 build up one In
dustry at the expense Of another.
(E). We believe that the money Of the coun.
try should be kept as much as possible in the
hands Of the people, and hencc We demand all
national and state revenues shall be limited 10
the neccssary expenses OF the government eco
nom,cally 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
Laud-The land, including oil the natural
! resources OF wealth. p to be the heritage OF all
the people and should not be monopolizei for
speculative purposes. AMI alien ownership Of
land shouli be prohibited AN lands now h Id
b. railroads and other corporations in excess
OF their actual needs and all lands now owned
by aliens. should be reclaimed by tho govern
ment and held for actual settlers only
Transportation - Transportation being a
means Of exchange and public necessity. IN,
government should own and operate the rail
roads In the interests OF the people Tue tole
/ graph and telephone, like the post once system
/ for the transmission OF intelligence, should b
owned and operated by the government in IN,
interest Of tho people
The closing executive sessions OF thu
national alliance were devoted TO rou
| tine business. A truce was patched NJ
with the disgruntled Macune faction by
the adoption Of document known as
protest from the Macuneites This doc
umcnt sets forth, ia vague and genera
terms, the dissatisfaction of the signer.
with the course pursued by the Loucli
| faction in the Goa test for the presidency
Alliance authorities give 1t out tha'
the adoption of this protest has molli.
/ fed the Macune faction, and that tn,
threatened split has been healed Bu
on the outside it is plain TO see that
Macune is far from placated and from
utterances by himself and friends there
Is no doubt he intends TO start a little
alliance of his own The basis of his
proposed organization Is known. II
contemplates the organization of cottoI
/ planters of the south into a gigantic
trust, to be controlled through dis
triet, county, state and national lead
ers, with the purpose of disposing OF
the south's cotton crop direct TO tbs
spinners Of Europe, and America thu,
doing away with middlemen and insur
ing more liberal advances on the crop,
and easier rates of interest Nearly al
the southern delegates are pledged e
the scheme. 1t means the complete di
vorcement of the northern and south
crn wings of .he alliance.