The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-28
.HAMPTON'S REPLY
TO THE OPEN LETTER OF MESSRS.
STOKES AND EVANS.
Hs Gives HIS Idea Cf the Difference He.
twefnt the De mocratic Platform and tho
Ocala 4, atform.

WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Dec. l6, 1893.
Mtssrs. W. ID Evaus aud J. VIM.
Stokes. Gentiemah: was out of the
State when your open letter to me was
published. and j did not see 1t until a
iGcrd sent 10 me c p, cf L, paper con.
tnin'uI1', Il lew davs before LETT Culum.
h'a. This has heeu The cause of my de.
lay n replying TO l., aud do 40 nov
with entire irHnkress
Let me say, before discussing the
questions YOU prop 'und, that [ have
r"Ier CHARGED that Alliance meu wore
n"L d. m"crnts, nor have | ever dc
r"ut.Ccd sc Farmers Alliance. tho u II |
90 not aGltC "Uh some OF the demands
81 n"Crcrd IN tEeir uiu form an ia
'uli s. mptihy win every legttlmate Ct
tort /" i, nevc TIE burtnen Of the grea
e." s-Ouv t3rmers--a class TO which |
ave al Savs belonged, aud | shall al
""Ns c" operate heartily in auy move
n",.t tor the: relief
Il would make this communication
too IcnE shou: enter into a discussion
ot All the queSrIOns you have asked me.
~ shall eudcavnr to give my reason
tor saving that No man who upho!ds
the 01ala platform: can properly claim
10 he Democrat"
la your letter you "summar' ne the
several planks i'll the Ocala platform -
but II strikes me that you have omitted
n Your sun mary sCme Of The most lm-
portnrt plAnks III that platform. nGd in
0rGer tHa' | may supply this omission
on y"ut part subion the Ocala plat
TORN in full. AS | have seen no .noilIti "a
ton OF this declaration OF tho prime; pes
upheld by the party YOU represent, nor
any Reputation Of the doctrines cuuu.
clated, taxi it for granted that this
platform cmbOdles tie demands and de
cIarcS the creed Of the O1alates.
TIE ORIGINAL OCALA PLATFORM.
| CD We demand the aboli i III OF Lf!c
Nat."ual banks.
(b) We demand that the Government
7h"ii establish sub treasures in Tue sew.
"CAl States, which shall issue money Iii.
fec4 20 Tie people at q low rate If tax.
not to exceed 2 per cent. Ger annum,
on non'pcrishab'c farm products. and
also upon real estate, with proper limi'a.
tona upon The Quantity OF land and
amount Of money.
(c) We demand that the amount Of the
circulating medium be speedily increased
TO not less than $50 per capita.
>. We demand that Congress shall
pass such laws as will cffec,ually pre-.
vent the dealing in futures OF ali agricul.
urnl and mechanical productions;
providing stringent system OF py0ce
duro N trials that Will secure uromp.
conviction, and Imposing such pen alties
az shall cure the most perfect com.
1!Iancc with the law.
). We cCrdemn the silver bill receut.
~ passed by Congress. and demand in
leu thereof the free and unlimited con
age ct silver.
4. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting the alien ownership o. land,
aud that Congress take prompt hr ION to
dCvise some plan to obtain all lan :. now
owned by aliens and foreign s,,.llcates
and tha@ all lands nov held by railroads
and o.her corporations in excess Of such
as !s actually used and needed by them
We rcc!nmcd by The Government and
held bI &ctual settlers only.
5, Bellgving IN the doc .rine CT equal
rights 10 all AID special privileges 70
none WE deno.l-
(a) That our national ltcihlation shall
be SO trameC. in the future as !ot to
build W one industry at the expense OF
anNtcr.
CD We further demand removal Of
the existing heav} iariff taX from the
nee" ssiLes Of lie th,! The poor of our
land must have.
Co We further demand Just aud
equitable system Of graduated tax on in
comes.
% We believe that the money Of the
c"uhtrY should be kept as much as pOssl
bic In the hands Of the people, and
he!cc we demand that al national and
State revenues should be limited to the
rCce' SarY expenses OF the Government
economically and honestly administered
=. We Gcmand the most rigid. hGncst
ana Just State and national government.
at control and supervision Of the means
OF pubic communic alton aud tranSpDrta.
tnn. AND, II thls control and supervision
does not remove The abuse now existing,
We d"maDl the GOyernmcn, ownership
Il such means Of communication aud
tr&nspOrtatlou.
7 We demand that the Congress of
:hc UniLcd States submit an amendment
To tie Constitution proyIdln! for the
election OF Huitcd State Senators by
dlrcct vote Of the people Of each State.
1'|' S'i'iA NOii lb!iS IillS
Win taat OF the National Democratic
party and | think That all intelligent and
impartial meu will admit that the two
platforms 60 not conform, and are in
many most important principles anita.
Got.istic.
Your llan!form demands "the aboli.
ton OF national banks;" such demand is
made by the Democratic party. 1t may
bavo escaped your memory, If you ever
knew the fact, tbat these banks hold
chal tcrs which will not expire until
1907, so that thore would be some diff.
ticuItY in the immediate "abohtion OF
the national banks"
You demand 1.-THE establishment OF
sut&ireasuries in the several States"
Every lawyer of prominence whom |
have heard express an opinion on this
proposition declares it to be unconstItu.
tional. The Democratic party can
scarcely adopt an unconstitutional meas.
ere, and it seems 10 me th at this card
nal demand might at least be called "a
fal!ucY."
Won sLropJap,p iLo e;luar h,ll .ooo.I