People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-11-25
THE ALLIANCE.

Stormy Session at Memphis Macune
Withdraws and VIII Start Another Order
The Demands Adopted-On on the
Troubled Waters.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 2O.-The Ma.
tiOnal Farmers Alliance was in session
all Thursday night until Friday morn
ing There was violent alteration.
delegates at times resorting to violence
When the alliance reaSsembled C. W.
Macune became discouraged and with
drew from the order, and the following
officers were elected; II. d. LouckS.
North Dakota, president; Marion Butler,
North Carolina, vice-president; Ben
Terrell, Texas, treasurer; Editor Tay-
lor Of the Nashville Toiler, secretary;
and the following executive board: l..
L. Leonard of Missouri; Mann Page,
of Virginia; l. L. Dean, of New York:
Il. c. Deming, of Pennsylvania.
The following demands were adopted
by the national alliance:
Finance-We demand q national currency,
safe, sound and flexible, issued By the govern.
ment only; full legal tender for all debts,
public or private, and that without the use OF
banking corporations; just. equitable and eff.
hcient means OF distribution direct to the peo-
pie at tax not 10 exceed per cent, to be pro-
Vided as set forth in the sub-treasury plan Of
the Farmers Alliance or some better system
also by payments in discharge OF its obligation
for public Improvements.
(A). W. 9mand the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at the legal ratio OF lG to
!.
tB). We demand that the amount OF circu.
!ating medium be increased to at least $50 per
capita exclusive Of legal reserves
(C). We demand graduated income tax.
(D). That our national legislation shall be so
framed in the future as not TO 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 hence We demand all
national and state revenues shall be limited to
the necessary expenses Of the government eco.
nOmically and honestly administered.
81. 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-The land, including all the natural
resources Of wealth, is to be the heritage of all
the people and should not be mOnOpOlizei for
speculative purposes and alien ownership Of
land should be prohibited All lands now h 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.
ment and held for actual settlers only.
Transportation - Transportation being a
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 office system,
for the transmission OF intelligence. should be-
owned snd operated by the government in the
interest Of the people.
The closing executive sessions Of the
national alliance were devoted to rou.
tine business. A truce was patched up
with the disgruntled Macunc faction By
the adoption Of a document known as a
protest from the Macuneites. This doc
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.
Macune spoke at an open session Of
the convention last night, but made no
allusion to the threatened disruption Of
the order