Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 1894 Page: 1 of 3
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OFFICIAL OROAX FOU CASS VOOXTV iyo Foil THE FltlST SEX A mill At. PhT tCT.
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LINDEN TE
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11. We declare Ihnt the ilin-triue u
tariff f*ir rovei ue i# wmiik in |»rim*iple
, , . . ami we sp. elaliy c imlnmi ll»e pulley of
AdnpttHl at Omaha. Nebraakn, July 4lh ^ ^ ^ ^ wh|k ll||ltll|f;|l.fl|red
| are pn» eci©il.
12. All lands heretofore Knitted to
i*artj Plalform.
FINANCE.
NMENT <£
rLEsDAY,
JULY
24
1894-
GOVERNMENT Ownership.
j..
NilNCONroKMIST: I
Washington, D.j^ June 3<)._
Wc demand a national currency, |„.iivUluaU \>r oorporatlons in wlii.-h Oil last Tuesday Jorning Coil-
safe sound and flexible, issued by the
general government only, a full legal
tender for all debts, public and pri-
ale. and that without the use of ban-
king corporations, a ju t, equitable
and efficient lueaus of distribution di-
rect to the people, at a tax not to ex-
ceed 2 per cent per annum, to be
provided as set forth in the sub-treas-
ury plan of the Farmers Alliance, or a
•letter at stein, also by payments in
discharge of its obligations foi public
improvement.
We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the pres-
ent legal ml'o of lfl to 1.
We demand that the amount of
circulating medium he speedily in—
! m in exhaustion, in every depart- tried to lie;
inent of service, especially among j per cent, l!
the engineers on locomotive- and chants, law
train dispatchers in the telegraph
I offices. And on the other hand,
; for the same purposes of greed
the part of corporations the
the grantees have not complied with gressman Davis of Kuusas, ap-
the conditions Of the grant should be peared before the i lUs{, commit- I °“ 11,6 l>art
forfeited t» the state for ......**umd teo on postoffice#* j) |>ost rna,is, I*6!'1® of tl.e country are chorg-1 banking
13 No alien ownershipof land should nud spoke in fnvj^j of govern-
] be allowed ill Texas.
14 Corporations shall not be allowed
| to own more land than they actually
use in the prosecution of tlscir buai-
! ness.
15. We favor an effective system of
I public schools f.r six months in the
year for all children between lie- age of
| (> and 18 years and Unit each race shall
have it« own trustees and control its
j own schools.
Hi. We demand tbeailoption of a uni-
nnd hence we demand all
national revenue shall be
llic necessary expenses of the go vern-
ier ill economically administered.
We demand that postal savings
banks be established bv the govern
Kent for the safe deposit of the curn-
/ lugs of the people, and to facilitate
exchange.
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation being a means of
exchange and a public necessity, the
‘ * government should own and operate
the railroads in the interest of the peo-
ple.
The telegraph aid telephone, like
the pos.toffice si-lAit. living i neccssi
-«';fiT 1 trtpistui* nt <d nc■>a should ,
*" m
public
income Kl'hools to lie furnished by the state at
I c. st.
17. We demand an amendment to our
stale and
limited to
creased to not less that. 850 per capl- j fijrm wrlw t xtl)imkH fl)r „l(,
in.
We demand a graduated
tax -I
We believe that the money of the 1
country should he kept as much as j stale constitution autlmizing the loan of
possible in tfic hands of the people, j our public school funds, not otherwise
invested, upon lauds of the people ot
this state with proper limiut tions up-
on the quantity of laud and the amount
of money.
18. We demand relurm In the pun-
Ishmeut of eon viols; that convict labor
mu.v lie taken out of competition with
citizen labor; that convicla be given in-
tellectual and moral instructions and
that the earnings of the convict above
the expenses of keeping shall goto his
funilly.
lit. We demand a free vote and an
holiest count.
go. We demand aii eflloiciit lien law
that will protect the urtUati, mechanic,
labor and material mm,
I 21. We deman I that nil county nf-
ffin*r* roc a Ve fixe I salaries, mt to eX-
i:P p-roo ut il le t au-l that all
f
a.-mg-'_ cd about three prices for the
— - . 0f govern- 1
incut ownership iy«| telegraphs. | I,oor 1,11,1 ‘‘anurous sttrvices ren-
Mr. Davis favoWL,vernillcnl dcred by the railroads and tele-
ownership hoeuti* he present Kral>l,s- Mr. Davis thinks that
corporate manage* , i* unreli- Itwicc *n ,n,‘ny ,ueu «*»°ukl he
able, unsutisfuctor, anj c08tl>. jeinplojed as now and better wa-
Ile gave instant*^ w)iere tele- Por 9houlli 1,0 P1"'1- This would
grains paid for at ®gh prices j kofT ro»'l8, rolling stock, tele-
failed to reach the- destination BmI,hs anJ M appliances used
using dam-'111 **1C sorv*ce 'n first-class eondi-
int to all
V
instances
to send
to labor
important
res were
ilsehoods,
in reasonable time,
age and disappoin
concerned. He w.
where it was itnpow
truthful dispatches
troubles ami oth*
matters, while the
kept hot transmitti)
or false impressions Ato facts,
lie also instanced tu jLiwer of
the telegraph over j.hel market,
when handled in tlj ju.wir6st of
speculators.
As to cost of usijv lyj^ t«lo-
grapli, Mr. Davis ste||p»he im-
possibility of reducCgiU,, 8or.
vice to reasonably |Urol while
corporations insi™‘P%jl,*ving
dividends on capital! hiel
tion. Competent men should be
V,' the I* A';; I
rates at v i.
r.», do. !t>; shoera
kers and gamblers borrow me
ey. But this high
of a finatr ial euttluo ■ a ,
gravely iiif.ititod him that “o
system, tito best o
earth "(for t hieves and robin;
does not allow not maul banks 4
loan on real estate security
all. Thi., vt .nt eheoi. i,a
news to t!i(! poor ni l devil who
carried a musket for four y ,
to protect our robber Congr*- ■
while they were fastening lh,
tleath grip upon the throats
American producers, and
went away “kinder stuck”ono>-
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litu.l t*fi»tf»iirit i-»M i till «11 ft*. * r -
allow* hidI i*uifc
• tffl llH'T :N I* |ilWjIO*!*S, Hint
o« tti f *lwp( of lawft stiould hk*
j»i UtiiUHi.
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otltt'f !•/»» JitT.i* ! M « \ ' -- of liwii
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.ffUTuruint‘Ul find IwM for aciwul «ni— I '* 1 , K‘4!n
• fltTH »>uly#
t <‘OMimi*Mioin>h 1
People's Party Piatform.
Adopted at tin* Ntatc Con-
vention at Waco .lime *il)
1. Wc hereby iinliuse the principles
euuilciateil in the People’s party plat-
form ailopteil at Omnlm July 4, 18!)2.
2. Wc declurc the Feoplt)'s party to bo
nn anti-monopoly party anil reiterate
our 0|Hi»ttlnn to monopolization of nn-
tunil resources mol public utilization
by iiiillvbluals or eorp nations tor spec-
ulative purposes.
3. We ileelare the monopolies of land,
money mid Irasportnliim to lie the fruit-
ful sources of civil and industrial ine-
quality nnd wrung, the parent of mon-
opolies, from which all lo ser monopo-
lies, spring, and to the end that these
monopolies and tlioir baneful conse-
quences, may h • removed we advocate
as appropriate measures of relief.
4. The oliolitlon of all private hanks
of issue of every character, whether
state or national.
5. The construction, ownership and
operation of railroads by the govern-
ment to the extent necessary to con-
trol and regulate railroads,
fi. The governmental ownership nnd
operation of all telephone and telegraph
lines.
7. The flee and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver upon the ratio of 10
to 1.
8. Toe issuance by the government of
full legal tender .paper money upon
gomesystem or plan which, while se-
curing all flexinillty, shall so regulate
tlit value of i urret cy as to limit it 'o
the actual needs of business.
9' Wo denounce empliadically the
issue of gold Isolds in times of peace to
meet current expenses ol the govern-
ment.
10 We favor the building of the Ni-
■caragua canal under proper treaty; pro-
-vidtd [I is built and operated tiy our
.guvernincpt in pi<qiei*co-operation with
NieJU-nytta and (.' *la Jtieai.
cnees httweeli eorp ,
plnyes.
j 24. Wedeiumd tliij
- eourl shall not he allowed t > contract a
I debt against, a comity fir more than
he ordered by a
majority vole of the county,
27. We demand the free and unlim-
ited coinage of gold an I silver at the
ratio of Hi to 1 and that they tie made a
legal tender for all debts.
2ft. We demand a sultl 'lency of good
money to supply tin- wants of trade,
nod believe that $50 pc capita is re-
quired.
27. We demand such amendment of
the vagrant laws ns will prevent the
prosecutions as criminals of industrious
laboring men while in a condltloji of en-
forsed idleness.
28. While believing government
ownership offers the only complete and
satisfactory solution of the railroad
question, we nevertheless favor the
continuance of the com mission, but de-
mand that the commissioners shall be
elected by the people and that the law
shall he administered in a spirit of fnir-
uess to all parties.
29. We demand that the stute pro-
vide sufficient accomodation for all its
insane without discrininatinn in color.
30. Wc fovor prop itional representa-
tion.
31.
be in favor of local
and the enjoyment by the individual of
Ills natural rights to the greatest ex-
tent compatible with good society.
32. We favor such amendment to
our constitution and tax laws as will
secure the assessment of lands and im-
provements seperately.
33. We favor a modulesUo« of the
laws of limitation as to real estate, to
the end tliut titles to lands may be
quieted.
34. We demand the enactment of a
-I-
}*Uic fjtii-
Mr.
(hat the
is throo-l'ourtha w;tl<
hancocl cunt-topi*v
water prevents <
use of the teh'ir*
pw, UlJW v'WWj
an 1 u-ulerpay <<
ployos. lit this
Davis took the grot
employment of die »«.nd incom-
petent men, and th Jj»'>tl.;I over-
work of efficient ai % -miap'.'tent
men its truirt^ d Spatcho-s on
railroads, tire impc( hint items in
ciilculiiting the atmt ' slaughter
of peojilo oil the Ailiei-ican rail-
roads—a slaughter and waste ol'
life far surpassing! that of any
other country on jhe globe. He
made the astounding statement
that the annual kiting and woun-
ding of persons on|the railroads
of the United States is many
times greater than , England, itt
propotion to people employed
and carried; that tie annual av-
erage of the dead »iiid injured is
very nearly forty thousand per-
sons, or about equal to twice the
losses of both armiep at the bat-
tle of Shiloh, dur tig the late
war. This wicket! and cruel
j slaughter of innocent people, Mr.
Davis argued, was ( tused by the
greed and parsimoi r of the pres-
Wo ileelare the People’s party to ent corporate muna| ement of the
self-government j rai|roa(ls llll(1 telegrlphs of the
United States Th< corporations
j fail to properly and tromptly use
safety apjdiances on their roads.
This, he said, is the mallest and
| least important eauie of disaster.
The greatest cause its the employ-
ment of incompetent men in all
departments of the jailroad and
telegraphic service Men are
law declaring eight hour to be a legal worked to the UtlllO|t iimits ol
rturti3luffia7r»|,U" ,lunie8tio u,,tl human endurance, without rest
-- and sleep, fUT the Inreat iCages
Subscribe for the^Z^ZZ>0- that dividends hnayf Tie realized
on billions of ficticj.us capitali-
zation. This oaustj' destruction
of human life j|d property
through the ineomt stenev of hu-
emjtloyoil, shorter hours should ■ banking system. P. S. when It*1
he Worked and better wages j borrowed this money, interest
was eight jier cent and w!
was $1.25 per bushel. Now in-
terest is 21 per cent and wheat
forty-five cents per bushel. Of
course the farmer must get
rich.
should be paid, on the one hand,
and on the other hand, lower
rates should be charged for the
safer and better service than is
wow charged for the dangerous
and poor service. A!1 this, Mr.
Davis argues, can be accomplish-
ed by government ownership,
unity of management, and the
elimination of fictitious capitali-
sation. During Mr. Davis’ able
presentation of nearly tin hour,
one member of the committee
slightly above the minimun con-
gressional age, (Q.uigg of N. V.,)
remarked that such talk made
him “tired.” Mr. Davijt replied
with a' niyr>'‘l fpo’.iiig of oni'ouv-
\f A
Cis.. ..’fftfnsv
for t! tellies atiy pay tile ex- jwhieK hud ertst the country^
tortious .mve long been Hired.’
It is a matter of encouragement
if tho tyrants tiro now getting
‘tired.’ The cause is growing
hopeful.”
DIXON'S PRESCRIPTION.
The Noted Preacher Make^ it*
Big Strike the Text
For a Sermon.
New York, .July 15.—Rev.Tin
Only rirtl.OO a year !
J^Strietlv in Advance.*^*
Flow the Farmer Borrows
Money.
The ltoud, of Dinver, in a re-
cent issue says:
A farmer who ownes 240 tteres
of land detvn the Platte cattle in-
to town last week to borrow
$000. There was a mortgage on
his farm for that amount title to
a loan and trust company. Of
course these Khyloeks wanted the
money. They always do when
they think you can’t pay; The
mortgage was drawing twelve
per cent and the company bor-
rowed the money down East
where they got it for five per
cent. Well, just to oblige the
farmer, they condescended to let
him have it again for lifteen per
cent. There was two per cent to
be paid as commission for get-
ting the loan (from themselves)
amounting to $12. Examining
abstract (by their attorney) $11).
Making out papers (hv their at-
torney) $1(1. Recording old re-
lease deed $2. Making a total of
$38 blood money, which this
poor man had to pay for the
privilege of borrowing $(>00 at
fifteen per cent on real estate se-
curity worth $4,800 cash, lie-
lore he would yield to this bare-
faced robbery which makes him
pay $128 for the use of $000 for
one year, amounting to more
than 21 per cent per year, he
went to one of our fine-haired
aristocratic batik nobles end
000,000 and was likely to ■ '
$5,00:),000 more, had its origin
in it great injustice perpetrated
by somebody. It was itnpossib
to imagine the laborers, after en-
during the miseries consequent
on Lite depression of the present
year, leaving their workshop*'
unless there was injustice some-
where. ’rite lessons, however,
has been learned by tho strikers:
First, that the railroad mana-
gers were utterly incapable to
handle the railroads the moment
the strike was precipitated; sees
ond, that mad violence and dis-
order would under no ciret’’-1
stances be tolerated by the Amer-
ican people; third, that tho mi
tional government alone has
power to break such it strike anti
r:tiso the railroad blockade, frr
which follows a logical conclu
sion that the national govern
ment should own tho railroads r,
the country. The railroads wer
built strictly for the aceommodu
tion of the public and neither
labor leader nor railroad mana-
ger should have the power, no’
be permitted to interfere, with
the public rights. If the nation-
al government owned the rail-
roads it would be high treason
for any one to dure to do such
Itt thing. The strike had mail
| inevitable the government own
ership of the railroads in th
future. Had not their mistn
agement by the corporations
ready brought the matter to *’
country, then the cost Of R J.
will be half what it is at prespp
ami the country will nevef aga
he puiitlize l by conflicts like jtb#i
of the past, week.—Dallatj ',e»v
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Erwin, Jesse C. Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 1894, newspaper, July 24, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523478/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.