Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 6, 1894 Page: 1 of 3
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
1894
A Howling;Success.
FA!R3Af«lc'S
SOAP 1
[Owes ITS REPUTATION an0
SUCCESS TO ITS OWN !
__ /CEBITS.
IT IS PURE , UNADULTERATEQAND FOR
RAPID Cleansing Power has noequal.
IT IS INVALUABLE IN KITCHEN & LAUNDRY*
Sold by all grocers.
N K FAIRBANK&CO-
ST. LOUIS.
Sec. 2. We fato ive ay*,
lem of public achoc month*
i in the year for all between
the ages of 6 an<l 2 maoil the
i adoption of a uoitoi of text-
books for the publh of ibis
| state and that they ,»hed at
the expense of the» ich shall
[ be furnished to tbe Ictren In the
schools at cost.
Sec 8. We den 1*fl,i an amend-
ment to our state cot ‘"'Itotion auihor-
ThK STANDARD
AND THE
I>. ILLA ' (Semi Week-
ly) jYE W8:
TIM RE r 'PEES A WEEK 0/f
loG PAPERS A YEAH FOE
f 1,80;
A SMALL Fit ACTION OVER ONi:
CENT FEB PAPER.
i Recognizing the importance of
izing the loaniug ot °ur permanent j keeping posted on the current events
school fond not otl"'r^»iae invested, j of our country, and to meet the tiatu-
upon land* of the pc I" a M this state ral and laudable ilesire of such of
ith proper j readers as are able to subscribe
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE 6ENTLEMEH.
$5, $4 and $3.60 Dress Shoe.
$3.60 Police Shoe, 3 Solos.
$2.60, $2 for Workingmen.
82 and SI.76 for Boys.
LADIES AND MISSES,
$3, $2.50 82, $1.76
CAUTION.—If any dtftle*
ofT. rs you VV. L. Douglas
shoes ai s reduced price,
or says he has them wtih-
oot the name stamped
on tho bottom, pot him
down •• a fraud.
at a low rate of inter
limitadons upon the ity of land
and the amount of m
Sec 4. We dem reformation
in the punishment/< eta, that
. convict, labor be tak . compe-
tition with citizens I dint con-
victs be given in telle nd moral
instructions, and tha trnings ot
the convict, above tense of
keeping, shall go to
Sec. 5. We dem: he rail-
roads be compelled 1 their em-
ployes monthly, in tl !nl money
of the country, and s of dis-
charge thsl they be (au t the nesr-
csl station immediately ipon their
discharge.
I Sec. 9. We dcmaid fair elections
and an honest coum «t the votes, un-
der either the Austral**!, „r some sini
ilar system of voting.
I Sec. 7. We favor » railway com-
mission will) power toff* and main-
tain rates that will ’’ ,uije equal
exact justice to ihv eotolc and
r*»*4
2 j'r.ir and! ^con*
Jpr^-hopush thcWie of W. L. Douglaa Mice a £;tin cu.tomcri, which helps lo
•r aae the sales on their full line of good*. TW <•«« nfor*.t to nil ot i\ lew pro$t,
viiiiF f« 4)in> '*r ,ti .h • <>al*r
"ito ! w<» bdliiw you cun *r»▼• money by buying iU* f< <»m. *«r »t»
tUed Lftlotv. UAVUOipiA iroe upon uppllcatia:*. X’-w. *• ' vcL.cn, AaOM*
railways, Thcc
^TilT^^ch ! »ute to be eleMetl Av* iU to
tqcs their value, raves t'uJS&mls of dolia•: r.nmully to those who ^weaj them, i ti e people. But *»c tl Jaril govern-
ment ownership o» lUi i
lion of Ihe railroad pri
Solclby Ellington & Fuller; Almira. 1
*- ■ ---------------——---------------“--’—----------- ! lien law. that will prjjiei
Sill tMlUllC t'linir (and hence we demand all stale and j mechanic, Inbrirer and nla'erlal rneu.
--- j national revenue shall be limited to j sec. U. We demand th9t a law tm
The lime i. approaching for tlu* j I he necessary expenses of tbe govern. I deolnring eight if ,Urs .to he a
dilitreot poliiical u urtius in nnci and ' went econor.iicnlly iilmmisiered. | legal days work, wb* is 1:01 other
formulate platforms lo catch the vote a \ We demand that postal ratings wjsc provided by eoutrue j. ,
of >lm people,--not to stand on, but I banks be established liv the govern-| Se(J j(>. \Ve ileum ,,i) n,at the
to iry and get into the olli. c on, after >r. ent for the safe deposit of the earn- j ln.,xiinmn salaries of eo nnlv ollicers
dt i mate s>m>-
hitiu In the
an eificieui
■t ihe arllsan.
which they have no farther use for
the platform, it is well to be prepared
for the occasion. The Standard
gives below the People’s party plat-
form, adopted at Omaha on the 4th of
July 1802, and the Texas stale Plat-
furm. adopted June the 23rd, 18112,
It is lime to look over them and sift
out any chaff that may lie found there
and come before the people upon
principles that will stand the test of
* trull.
People* Paris Platform.
Adopted at Omaha, Nebraska, July 4th
1832.
FINANCE.
We demand a national currency,
safe sound and flexible, issued by the
general government only, a full legal
tender for all debts, public and pri-
nic. and that without ihe use of han-
king corporations, a ju t, equitable
and efficient means of distribution di-
rect lo the people, at a lax not lo ex-
ceed 2 per cent per annum, to be
provided as set forth in the sulf-treas-
ury iilan of the Farmers Alliance, or a
better sy stem, also by pay ments in
discharge of its obligations fot public
improvement.
ings of the people, and to. facilitate
exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation being a means of
shall not exceed 82000
after all expenses of any
have been paid, and tha
in excess of such salary in(j expenses
per annum,
such office
the surplus
exchange and a public uccessity, the be paid into and become j, parl 0f the
government should own aud operate j available public school fi|,nd 0f such
the railroads in * lie interest of tbe peo^
pie.
The telegraph and telephone, like
the postoffice system, being a necessi-
ty for the transmission of news should
be owned and operated by the gov.
eminent in the interest of the peo-
ple.
LAND.
The land, including all the natural
sources af wealth, Is the heritage of
the people and should not he monop-
olized for speculative purposes, and
alien ownership of land should be
prohibited.
All land now held by railroads and
other corporations, in excess of tlleir
’county, and that such exi;t.8g be K,„_
ated in such counties,.
Sec. 11. We demand be estab-
lishment of a state bfireai 0f labor.
We favor tbe creation of i ,tste board
of arbitration to adjust al differences
between corporations and . mploycs.
Sec. 12. We deraandj that com-
missioners’ court be not miowed to
contract a debt against a county for
more than $5,UuO, unless the same be
ordered by a majority vote 0f the
county.
Sec. 13. We favor suchB change
in the constitution as shall pcnhibit na-
aml wish to read a paper that gives
tbe other side*>f 'lie political (pies'ions
of the day, the Standard has made
arrangements by which we can give
the Dallat .Win to readers at eighty
five cents a year, or $1,80 for both
the Standard and tho Mum to tha
same person. The Standard does
not indor-e die M.uu as reliable in
politics or any thing else, when it is lo
its interest to mis-state facts or what
amounts lo the same thing, mislead
and deceive by construing things con-
trary to whai faits would justify, but
we d > believe it is as reliable as any
paper published, that is conducted
upon a line of pi meiples that allows
|t to accept of subsidies for in influ-
ence, anil as all the great dailies aud
weeklies do this there is no choice be-
tween them. The Newt not only gives
Hie Associated i’re^s dispatches from
every part of the Country, but it maiu-
a special service of its own Htat
ill valuable and interesting;
it is a 'IVxa-. paper, and
err'1rt*P—ft'fiWflBtr interested
iVcns affairs. It i.V a Semi wee'kly,
SI 81,0(1 a year. Readers of the
•Standard cau get it for 85cts paid at
this office, or with the Standard at
SI.80 ,
THE PEOPLE'S I’ARTY.
From I'irt/inia bu t.
Members of (lie People’s party
shottl'l at all time* bo ready and
willing to give a reason for the
faith l nit is in them, and thpir
faith atould be grounded in some
fuinlai tental principle which
cannot be assailed, and which
will se ve as an unerring guide
throug all the tangles und mazes
ofpolitcal warfuring. Such
princij e is the sovereignty of
the peo ile. That the people shall
be abso Lite rulers of their own
destinic ; that whatever the peo-
ple desi e they shall have, and
whatevi they disapprove they
shall caii out. If the people are
left per: iptly free to follow their
own des 'es, they may he depen-
ded upo i to uct always for “the
general welfare.’’ They may
make miltakes. but they will cor-
rect them, and learning by expe-
rience thly will gradually perfect
party wop Id remain, a party or-
ganized for the express and only
purpose of carrying out the will
of the people, whatever that will
may be. This is the fundamen-
tal principle of the,People’s par-
ty, and every Populist should
fasten it in his mind and heart
with hooks of steel. The people
shall rule despite the power of
monied corporations. If the
corportions stand between the
people and their government,
they shall be swept away. Noth-
ing shall he allowed to prevent
the supremacy of the people.
Tho people must and shall rule.
It is remembered that both the
old parties claim to he parties of
the people. The Democrats
make their claim in Greek, the
Republicans in Latin, the Peo-
ple’s party in plain English.
Experience alone can tell which
is of truth the party of the peo-
ple. The Republicans make no
secret that they favor the money
power against the people, and the
Democrats got into power on u
secret understanding that they
would favor the money power
even more thun the Republicans
did, und they are now engaged
in delivering their fuvors. Both
oUqmrties seek to get into poy cr
and Maintain themnelves it] pow-
^^~B>y betraying the h^torei
MMkdwi*- E” •
i in Tp?g.
tional bankers and members of r,g_ j their government until under it
way, telegraph and teleplio^ eompa- | every mah, woman and child
uies and their attorneys or who shall' silftii u„ fw*14nT1t*d nnd hnnnv
actual needs, aud all lands now owned have „eld such positions VRhin two Rented and happy,
by aliens, should be reclaimed by the years prior to an election jt*om bold-
fTovcrnment and held for actual set- 'Tng any legislative or jujlcial office
tiers only. - I within ibis state. -
State riatform Adopted June 23, 1892
We demand free and unlimited
coinage*of silver and gold at the pres- ■ steads for actual settlers. All
ent legal ratio of 16 lo I. heretofore granted to individuals
. We demand that the ainounf of : corporations in which the grantees
circulating medium be speedily in- have not complied with the condi-
t creased to not less than 850 per eapi- i tions of the grant should be forfeited
* ta. to the state for homestead purposes:
We demand a graduated income (l0 alien ownership of land should be
j’ tax. allowed iu Texas; corporations shall
We believe that the money of lire not b(J g)lowl,(f to own more land than
coifnlry should be kept as much as
\ possihlV in lire hands of ihe people, their business.
If the democratic p dy finds
! Itself unwilling or unabe to mako
i effective the plain art positive
instructions of the peope, to car-
This is a “government of the peo-
ple, for thk people, and by the
people,” akd because we believe
in the sovereignty of the people,
we call otiraelves the People’s
party. ’ .
We havejmade certain legisla-
dema/ds, because we believe
Sec. 1. All the Public lands of
Texas remaining aud that car. be re-
covered should be reserved as horae-
lands . jjjgtj.ugfjorng 0f the people, to car- tive demayjls, because
| ry out its own writtenpledges to tljat tiJfer enactment into law
! the country, to make good the would redound to the benefit of
promises of reform ubn which all the peopl«j, but these demands
it has lived and seeded power are only defail, and they do not
and opportunity, then the demo- constitute the basic principle up-
cratic party ahould anfess its on which orir party is founded.
---------- uselessness, disband \ f The demands inay be altered or
:s tsar* "■,le i •» ».i -a- -t’.ii.. »r -S*«- <>»
^»nsi, ’ tlitf) omefl
belli are condemned. A painful
experience of long weary years
has taught the people that they
have nothing to hope from either
old party, and in self defense
they have organized (he People’s
party.
What is to prevent the People’s
party from becomming us cor-
rupt as the old parties? Under
similar conditions it will un-
doubtedly become equally cor-
rupt, and when it does it will be
time for Ihe people to organize
yet another party. But there is
a chance that the People’s party
may retain its pristine vigor and
purity. The senventh of tho
resolutions adopted at Omaha
commends the principle of direct
legislation by means of the Ini-
tiative and Referendum. This
system lias been in vogue in the
Swiss republic for several years,
and the results arc most gratify-
ing. The Initiative provides
that a certain number of voters
may petition the Legislature for
any desired legislation; the Leg.
isldture is then compelled to pass
it, and submit it to the vote of
the whole people for approval or
rejection. The Referendum is
ordered whenever a certain num-
ber of voters petition that any
law enacted by the Legislature be
referred to the people. In this
way the people do their own leg-
islating: they can initiate any
legislation they desire and they
can reject any law enacted by the
Legislature which is obnoxious
to them. *
* The People’s party favors this
system, and under it it would be
impossible for the people ever to
lose its touch with the people.
Let the people rule.
The cold weather has ceased/
and it feels like spring time.
nipow-
e|ts of
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Erwin, J. W. Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 6, 1894, newspaper, February 6, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523119/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.