The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
UB-TREASURY SCHEME
Deplorable Results of Its Adoption by
the Farmers Alliance.
AwEDGe TO SPLIT THE "soLID SOUTH"
Facts and Figures Given Showing How We are
Imposed Upon by the Trusts, Protected
by the High Tariff. An
Illustration.
Sampson Democrat.)

(Sampson Democrat.)
In the summer of 1890 the Farmers
Alliance in North Carolina adopted
and generally enforced demand" that
should sign pledge to support the Sub
Treasury scheme, of which DR.. Macune
claimed to be the originator. Not being
in accord with the traditional doctrines
of the Democratic party. this demand
met with determined opposition in many
quarters, and engendered more or less
strife and division in nearly every coun-
ty in the State. In the following winter
the Supreme Council Of the Farmers
Alliance met in Ocala, Florida, and
among the delegates were McGrath, Will
let's, Wardell and others from Kansas
and other Western States. These men
were all opposed to inserting in the plat
form the Sub-Treasury demand, as
they admitted to the correspondents of
the Jacksonville Times Union, the Saint
Louis Republic and perhaps others,
while they were on an excursion to
places of interest after the adjournment
of the Council; but, having learned af-
ter reaching Ocala that this demand"
would likely be a convenient wedge fol
splitting what they called the "solid
South" they voted in favor of it's adop-
ton. The opposition Of their section,
if there were any ground for doubt, was
proved when its Senators and Represen-
tatives-Messrs PETER. Allen, Simpson,
Davis, Baker, KEN, Glover. Otis, Nc
Keighan, and others-served out their
terms in Congress without introducing a
bill, or making a speech, in favor of the
Sub Treasury scheme.
Thus the wedge was fixed in the plat
form by the votes of these Republican
schemers, with results which are ia
miliar to all our people. Many persons
have not only been split" off from the
Democratic party; but, in their wander
ings, they have repudiated every one of
the demands" of the Ocala platform,
and are now supporting the party of
-bugism, of protection, of trusts, and
of imperialism-the party which compels
our people to pay $114 for the same
quantity of wire that Ohio manufactur-
ers are selling to the Canadians at $1.00
the party which compels our people to
pay $500 for a typewriter which is offered
to foreigners at $55; the party which
compels our people to pay $40 for
sewing machine which is offered to for
eigners at $17; the party which compels
our people to pay $419 for the same
quantity of tin plate that is offered to
foreigners at 1919; the party which COM
pels our people to pay $500 for the same
quantity of lead that foreigners can have
for 81; the party that compels our people
to pay $500 for the same quantity of
barbed wire that our manufacturers are
offering to foreigners for $780, the party
which compels our people to pay $1,000
for the same number of shovels that
foreigners can have for 800; the party
which compels our people to pay $500
for the same quantity of wire nails that
is sold to foreigners for few cents over
$500; the party which compels our peo-
pie to pay 500 for the same amount OF
cotton mill machinery that New England
manufacturers are Offering to foreigners
for $500; the party which compels those
who build, purchase or repair crate fac
tories, saw mills, canning factories, fur
nlture factories, etc.-and indirectly
their patrons and customers-to pay not
less than $1,400 for the same quantity of
machinery and materials that the manu-
facturers are offering to foreigners,
freight prepaid, for $1,000; the party
which compels our farmers to pay $500
for the same quantity of farm machinery
and implements that foreigners can have
for $500; the party which builds ND and
fosters trusts by checking imports" and
empowering domestic manufacturers by
combinations, to regulate the output of
the factories and fix prices to suit their
capacity; the party which compels the
man who works in the cotton fields at so
cents per day to contribute portion of his
60 cents to swell to $3.50 the daily wages
of the man who works in coal mine:
the party which has made millonaires
of a few at the expense of the many
This is a deplorable result of the Sub
Treasury demand; and / trust I may
be pardoned for asking how any self
respecting man can get his own consent
to serve as a tool of the INSCRIPTIONS
Kansas tricksters; and, furthermore
how any man who understands the work
ing of the protective tariff, can vote
with the party which is responsible for
it's iniquities; and yet claim to be hon
est. Suppose, by way of illustration and
to clear away the grounds for doubt, the
Commissioners of Sampson county
should impose tax of $500 on every
1000 feet of such lumber as has been