The Cortland Democrat, Friday, November
27, 1891.
THE PEOPLE'S PARTY.
Has Captured the National Farmers' Alliance—Division
in the Alliance—The Sub-Treasury Scheme the Rock on Which They Split—To Form a
New Organization.
INDIANAPOLIS,
Ind., Nov. 19.—The People's Party has captured the Alliance. The Alliance has
split on the sub-treasury scheme. These are the net results of today's sessions
of the various farmers' organizations now gathered here. The evidence of the
split was public before that of the capture. When the Supreme Council of the
Alliance met this morning everybody but delegates were excluded from the hall.
Even Congressman Jerry Simpson had to go. Then the protest of the anti-sub-treasury
people was taken up and a somewhat animated debate occurred as to the
best means of disposing of it with the least possible friction. Finally after two
hours of wrangling the Committee of the Antis was informed that they could not
be heard unless they furnished the Council with a copy of the protest. This the
Antis refused to do unless they could present their protest in person, and that
ended the negotiations between the two wings of the Alliance. The protest,
which was very long, was in substance as follows:
The
protest sets forth that the authors are a committee of the farmers and labor unions'
convention held in St. Louis in September, composed of R. W. Nichols of Missouri, P. J. Patillo of Texas, B. F. Passamere
of Mississippi, J. W. Crews of Tennessee and N. S. Hall, W. S. McAllister and W.
Pope Yeaman, at large, which committee was appointed to memorialize the Supreme
Council of the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union by way of setting forth
objections of the convention to certain declarations of principles and demands hitherto
made by the Supreme Council. This committee, after its organization, prepared
the views of the convention touching the principles and demands of the Supreme
Council, from which a large number of the members of the Farmers and Laborers'
Union dissented.
The
memorial respectfully and earnestly protests against any action of the Supreme Council
that to commit the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union to the proposition that
provision be made by the Federal Congress for Government loans of money by
individual citizens upon farm mortgage as security, or to the demand for
Government ownership or control of railroad property and transportation. These
schemes are unconstitutional, impracticable, conflicting with the spirit of the
Alliance movement and tending to Government paternalism and State Socialism.
The Government
naturally looks to the citizens for the supply of all its legitimate wants, an
inversion of which state of affairs would make the Government an engine of
oppression and the citizen helpless and dependent. The progress and prosperity
of the individual, as also the stability and beneficence of social
institutions, must be left by any free Government to individual thought, effort
and enterprise. Any other system would dwarf the individual and abnormally
magnify the Government. Any assumption of the rights and duties of the citizen
by Government menaces the true American principle that government is of the
people and for the people. Instead of relief from present oppression the
measures promise greater evils.
The
scheme would be partial to certain classes involving business details too deep for
the average farmer. Other ideas except expense would make the market price of
money higher and would open an avenue for sharpers to trade upon the farmers' hard
earned goods and products.
The
markets would be overloaded with produce putting down the value of commodities and
raising taxation. Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri furnish examples of how similar
schemes to the Sub-Treasury project failed signally.
The land
loan scheme beyond promising a lower rate of interest presents no favorable features,
the expense of maintenance being enormous. Government ownership of railroads
implies one of the two other schemes. Either the Government must take railroads
from owners by force or buy them for more than they are worth. It would foster
political corruption and would be an arbitrary interference with private rights
in many senses. The three schemes flavor strongly of class legislation.
In
conclusion the Committee expresses a desire to co-operate with the Alliance in carrying
out its principles, securing safe currency, ridding the land of trusts and monopolies,
helping the farmers and laborers, securing an honest ballot and a fair count,
and selecting for places of public honor and emolument honest and capable men
who regard public office not as a private advantage, but a public trust. The
Executive Committee of the Anti-Sub-Treasury party
will now proceed to Texas where 127 Sub-Alliances have already declared against
the sub-treasury scheme and will begin the work of organizing a new alliance. A
call for a national convention will probably be issued to-morrow.
The
capture of the Alliance by the People's party was practically accomplished two
or three days ago, but the full extent of the capture was not apparent until
today when President Polk was unanimously re-elected and J. H. Louks, of South Dakota,
was chosen Vice-President. J. H. Turner was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer and
J. F. Willetts, of Kansas, National Lecturer.
It is
quite amusing to note the ill will and hatred evinced by the Republican
journals in this State for Governor Hill. If their desire to injure him could be
gratified it would not be so pleasant, but their enmity and rage is impotent
and whenever they attempt to injure him they find that the movement simply
makes him stronger with the people. Whenever their desires are baulked [sic] they
profess to see the hand of Gov. Hill in the way of their scheming designs and
of course they don't like him. Gov. Hill is a clear headed, able and vigilant
executive and he doesn't propose to allow the Republicans to steal everything they
can lay their hands on in this State as they have in New Hampshire, Nebraska
and Connecticut. Hence their hatred of Gov. Hill.
The Tully
Times, a very rank Republican organ
but claiming to be independent, is engaged in a wordy controversy with the
Baldwinsville Era. The latter intimates that the former supported Peck
and the Republican county ticket for a consideration, and the Times accuses
the editor of the Era with having consumed dinners that were paid for by
Peck and other Republican candidates, and then opposing them in his paper. In the
absence of any evidence to the contrary, the public will undoubtedly give
credit to both of our editorial friends. Turn on the light and let the facts
appear.
The
World's Fair went to Chicago and the Republican National Convention now goes to
Minneapolis. Evidently Platt, Fassett & Co. were determined to get as far away
from the Tammany Tiger as possible.
Senator
Hiscock and Hon. J. Sloat Fassett made speeches before the National Republican Committee in favor of holding the next
Republican convention in New York with the result that it went to Minneapolis.
What Did It?
From the
Buffalo Express (anti-Platt, Rep.)
The
Syracuse correspondent of the New York Sun tells an exciting tale of the
differences in Onondaga county between Postmaster Smith, editor of the Syracuse
Journal, and Representative Belden. Smith attributes the smallness of the vote
which Fassett received in Onondaga to Belden's treachery. Belden possessed more
influence than he has ever been credited with if he was able to run Fassett
nearly 4,000 behind Miller's vote without making an open fight against him. The
Journal's own course in blindly following Platt and Hiscock and
continually scoring independent Republicans did more than any other one thing
to disgust Republican voters. The forcing on the people of Rufus T. Peck as a
candidate for Senator also had a bad effect on the Republican State ticket.
Chicago Masonic Temple.
The new
Masonic Temple at Chicago is one of the grandest structures in the country. It
is 19 stories high, its entire height 278 feet, 4,700 tons of steel were used
in its erection; it contains sixteen elevators capable of carrying 50,000
persons a day, and its estimated cost is $4,500,000.
The
Brockway Wagon Works have shut down to take their annual inventory.
Did you
see the perfect rainbow in the east at 4 P. M. on Monday? It was a beauty.
Harrison
Wells shipped to New York, last Saturday and Monday, 13,000 pounds of poultry.
W. B.
Madden has sold his interest in the liquor store, on Port Watson-st., to his partner,
George McKean.
We will
send the DEMOCRAT to new subscribers who pay in advance until January 1st,
1893. Two dollars gets the prize.
E. E.
Mellon offers his stock of boots and shoes at 39 Main street, at very low
prices. Read his advertisement in another place.
C. Fred.
Thompson displays a half ton of loose raisins in the window of the Grand Central
grocery. Read his ad. in another column.
A social
party was given by "Just us Two" in Wells' Hall, Thanksgiving eve. There was a large attendance and a pleasant time
resulted.
The
trustees of Homer village have practically made a contract with the Hitchcock Manufacturing
Co., of this place, to light that village with electricity.
Messrs.
Glann & Clark have purchased Mr. C. A. Hoppers stock of boots and shoes and
will continue the business in the same store. This gives them two
establishments.
Mr. A. A.
Reynolds has closed out his stock of shoes at No. 14 Railroad street, and has
engaged to take charge of the store recently purchased of Mr. Hopper by Glann
& Clark.
The
trustees of Homer have offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
the party or parties who have been setting fire to so many buildings in that place
within the past few weeks.
The
regular semi-monthly [W. C. T. U.] mothers' meeting (central) will be held at
the residence of Mrs. Henrietta Welch, 86 extension of Lincoln Ave., next
Tuesday afternoon, at 3 P. M. Subject, "Children's Rights."
Theodore
Stevenson, the wide-awake insurance agent, is on deck and ready for business.
He represents some of the strongest companies and solicits a share of the
business. Read his advertisement in our local columns.
A solemn
requiem mass was celebrated at 10:30 A. M., Tuesday, in St. Mary's church, it
being the third anniversary of the death of the very Rev. B. F. McLoghlin. Father
J. J. McLoghlin officiated, and was assisted by ten visiting clergymen.
George H.
Ames & Co. will open the store in the Democrat Building, No 14 Railroad-st., to-morrow, with a large stock of
boots and shoes recently purchased at the bankruptcy sale of Bradley & Co.,
at Friendship, N. Y. The goods will be sold at very low prices. See
advertisement in another place.
Binghamton
must be a very wicked city. The jail, a very commodious one, is overrun with
inmates, and the Board of Supervisors have been requested to build a large addition
to the same. Last Saturday night and Sunday, twenty people were arrested for
fighting and other disorderly conduct, and turned over to the jailer.
The
Hitchcock Band will soon commence giving monthly concerts in the opera house.
They deserve the patronage of our citizens not alone because the band is a home
organization, but because the entertainments given will be excellent and worth
attending. The price of admission will be so low that all can afford to attend.
Gib.
Bligh, who has successfully conducted "The Fair" store in this
village for some years past, has made money enough and proposes to retire from
business. He has sold his stock of goods to Messrs. G. P. Yager and J. G.
Marshall, of this village, who will take possession about February 15th. His
successors are young men who have had considerable experience in business
affairs, and as they have an extensive acquaintance and are popular, we doubt
not they will succeed. Mr. Bligh contemplates running a hotel in the Catskills,
next season.
The Union
Valley correspondent of the DeRuyter Gleaner says: "As Andrew Dickerson and son were hunting a few days ago on
the Wilson farm, they came across a two-year old heifer, nearly dead, belonging
to Miles Bennett, of Taylor, who is pasturing the place. Examination revealed the
fact that both hind legs were corded. The ropes were cut and removed, the flesh
coming, too. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that the heifer was fat when last seen,
and as she was very thin in flesh when found, she must have been in this condition
for some time. Who did the deed? is what people are asking one another."
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Masonic
Block, 22 1/2 Main St.
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