The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1892 Page: 8 of 16
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8
SOUTHERN MERCURY.
Aug. 11, 1892
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
Texas Farmer Alliance and Industrial Union
toa.
N. R. P. A.
Published Every Thursday by the
FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE FDR. CO.
MILTON PARK,
Managing Editor, and General Manager.
Office: Second floor Alliance Exchange Build-
ing. Entrance: 152 Wood Street
Entered at the postoffice, Dallas, Texas, aa
second-class mall matter.
FARMERS ALLIANCE PLATFORM.
[Adopted at Ocala, Fla., Doc., 1890.]
1. We demand tho abolition of national
bank ; we demand that the government shall
establish sub-treasuries or depositories in the
several states which shall issue money direct
to the people at a low rate of tax, not to ox-
coed 2 per cent per annum, on non-perishable
farm products and upon real estate, with prop-
er limitations upon the quautlty of land and
amount of monuy; wo demand that the amount
of the circulating medium be speedily increas
ed to not less than $50 per capita.
2. We demand that congress shall pass such
laws as will effectually prevent the dealing in
futures of all agricultural and mechanical pro-
ductions; preserving a stringent system of pro-
cedure in trial Buch that will secure the
prompt conviction and imposing such penal-
ties as shall socurcthe most perfect compliance
with the law.
:i. We condemn the silver bill rocently pass-
ed by oongross, and demand m lieu thereof
tho l'roo and unlimited coinage of silver
4. Wo demand the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership of land, and that congress
take prompt action to deviso some plan to ob-
tain all lands now owned bv aliens and foreign
syndicates, and that all lands now held by rail-
roads and othor corporations in excess of such
as are actually used and needed by them be re-
claimed by the government and held for ac-
tual settlers only.
5. Bollove in tho doctrino of "equal rights
to all and special privileges to none " wo de-
mand that our nation 1 legislation shall bo so
framed in tho futuro as not to build up one
Industry at the expense of another. We fur-
ther demand a removal of the existing heavy
tariff tax from tho necessities of life that the
poor of our land must have. Wo further de-
mand a just nnd onuitablO system of graduated
tax on incomes, wo believe that tho money
of the country should be kept as much as pos-
sible in tho hands of tho people, and hence we
demand that all national and state revenues
shall bo limited to the neeessary oxpeases of
the government economically and honestly
administered.
tt. Wo demand the most rigid, honest and
just state and national Kovernraental control
and supervision of the means of public com-
munication and transportation, and if this
control and supervision doos not remove tho
abuse now oxlstlnR, wo demand the Rovorn-
ment ownership of such means of communi-
cating and transportlon.
7. Wo demand that the con^ross of tho
United States submit an amondment to the
constitution providing for the election of
IJnitod States senators by direct vote of tho
peoplo of each state.
Let reformers "be ready for
every good work."
There will be many a political
"light" put out on November 8.
Those who constitu te the money
power are the American Jacobinites
"Hold fast the form of sound
words." They were promulgated
at Omaha.
lie who is temperate in all
things is his own master, and is
worthy of much praise.
Twelve workingmen were elec-
ted to parliament in England at
the recent election.
The strength of our cause is in
the necessities of humanity, and
the justice of our demands.
One of the most serious condi-
tions now confronting the Ameri-
oan people is the want of politioal
honesty.
$2,500,000 donation to the Chi-
cago Exposition, but not a dollar
for the starving industrialists of
America
The man who teaches that "all
is fair in love, war and politics,"
is a public enemy. Such doctrine
abrogates honesty.
Weaver is in California and
doubtless will visit Texas on his
return via the Southern Pacific
route.
Since the adjournment of the
Omaha convention, 26 democratic
and 17 republican papers have
hoisted the people's ticket. Thus
43 powerful allies come to reform
in the graud state of Colorado.
There are those who arc now
floundering in the sea of politics,
that ere long may conclude with
Pope:
"But of the two, less dangerous is the of-
fense,
To tire our patience, than mislead our
sense."
We are of the opinion that the
Hogg and Clark factions at Hous-
ton will not, to any appreciable ex-
tent, enjoy
"The sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles."
In 1872 the democratic plat-
form read as follows:
"No president shall be a candi-
date for re-election.,'
How about Mr. Cleveland ? He
is now making his third race.
Oh ! consistency.
Labor day will be celebrated in
Galveston on Sept. 5, 1892. Grand
parade, to bo participated in by
all labor organizations. The pic-
nic, speaking dancing and other
amusements are to take place at
Woodland's Lake. Admission for
men and boys over 12—25 cents.
Ladies free.
The Mercury acknowledges the
receipt of the premium list of tha
Concho Valley Fair Association to
be held at San Angelo, October 4
to 8, inclusive. This is their fourth
annual fair; and with "competition
open to the world, (except as oth-
erwise provided,) with a liberal
premium list, and success in the
past, we bespeak for the Concho
Valley Fair a grand triumph this
fall. The premium list was prin-
ted in San Angelo aud is a credit
to the Enterprise boys.
REDUCED RATES TO AUSTIN.
The following roads have made
a rate of 4 cents a mile round trip
to Austin on the occasion of
the thirteenth annual meeting of
the F. S. A., Aug. 16-23, 1892:
M. K. & T. Ry.; Ft. W. & D. Ry.;
H. & T. C. Ry.; E. L. & R. R. Ry.;
I. & G. N. Ry.; T. &. P. Ry., and
Cotton Belt Route. Your local
agent will inform you as to date
of sale and limits.
While the Farmers Alliance and
every labor organization in this
country composed of white or col-
ored people were fighting the
"force bill" solidly and heroically,
Mr. Cleveland was as dumb as an
oyster, but when they were aid-
ing the democrats with all their
power to secure the free coinage of
silver and was on the eve of se-
curing it; Mr Cleveland wrote let-
ters and used all the influenoe at
his command to defeat it, and suc-
ceed through the cowardice of
democrats in congress.
is necessary for them to carry an
election, but this year they saw
such a disaffection among the peo-
ple that they had to resort to an-
other expedient in order ¡to save
their bacon. They voted the
negroes. They actually took the
voting element of the republican
party and voted it. In other words
this democratic party that has
been shouting "negro supremacy"
for years, has had .to seek this
same negro in order to save them-
selves from defeat.
Jefferson declared that "nation-
al banks are more dangerous to
free institutions than standing
armies." The democratic national
convention laid the pipe at Chica-
go in June 1892 to place our vol-
ume of money entirely in the hands
of the national banks and to be
sure that it should be promptly
done, they nominated a man for
re-election to the presidency who
appoiuted a national banker secre-
tary of the treasury department,
and every one of his cabinet was
oither a national banker or gold
bug.
The democrats contend for a
tariff for revenue only. That re-
quires $230,000,000. The republi-
cans contend for a tariff for protec-
tion. That requires $230,000,000.
"Two souls with a single thought.
Two hearts that beat as one."
Great is humbug! The truth
about the tariff' question can be
stated as follows: If the tariff is re-
duced, and the expenses of the
government arc not, the govern-
ment must either levy some other
tax, or have a deficiency. To pay
this deficiency either -paper money
must be created, or interest bear-
ing bonds be issued.
COL. H. L. BENTLY.
Has been selected as the com-
paign manager of the people's par-
ty, of Texas. The Gazette speak-
ing of his selection says:
The people's party managers
have paralleled the wisdom shown
in the selection of their guberna-
torial candidate in their choice of
an executive manager for the cam-
paign, Col. H. L. Bentley of Abi-
lene, who will direct the campaign
for Judge Nugent from Fort
Worth, is in every way qualified
to get the best possible results out
of a political fight. Fertile in re-
sources, quick of perception, cau-
tious, trained in the science of bel-
ligerent politics, and himself one
of the best stump speakers in the
state, Col. Bentley is a foeman
worthy of democratic steel. It is
evident that our friends, the enemy,
mean business this year. We
may as well make up our miids
that a real fight is on our hands.
All applications for speakers
should be addressed to Col. Bent-
ley at Fort worth.
The latest news from the Ala-
bama election is uot very encoura-
ging to the "collar democracy".
Reformers in many counties have
carried the county ticket, and there
is much uncertainty about the
final count of the state ticket.
The latest democratic (?) reports
claim only 7000 majority with thir-
ty counties to hear from officially,
13000 more white men in Alabama
voted for the reform ticket, than
did for the "collar" ticket. The
negro vote of the state was
forced into the collar line, wheth-
er fairly or not we are unable to
say. In this connection the Terre
Haute Farmer has this to say:
The Democratic bosses has control
of the election returns and the
state machinery, T^is is all that
While the democrats were in
the minority in the 51st congress
they fought solidly for free coinage
of silver. The people elected 140
democratic majority to the 52nd
congress pledged to pass a
free coinage act and to re-
duce the tariff' and expenses
of the government. Did they' do
either? No, why? because Cleve-
land and the New England wing
of the democracy did not want it
done. They deliberately killed the
Bland free coinage bill, gave us
free wool and cotton ties, which
gave the eastern manufacturers
more tariff' than they had before,
and, in the matter of government
appropriations they discounted the
51st congress by $25,000,000. Are
such men entitled to the confidence
and support of the people? No, a
thousand times no.
Let us give none offense, if it be
possible; neither to democrats nor
republicans; but hold last to, and
boldly proclaim the truths of re«
form,
im
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1892, newspaper, August 11, 1892; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185477/m1/8/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .