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About The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1892)
THE ALL AN CE-INDEPENDENT. IT WASN'T "LEFT OUT." Uncle David Nichols of Buffalo county is a grand old independent war horse, one of the old greenback guard, for whom we have a great deal of re spect. He fought the battle for finance reform when most of us were in the old parties bobbing up when thoBtrings were pulled by the fellows who run this country. Now Uncle David, like many of the rest of us, was a strong believer in a "stringent usuy law" ani he is dis appointed becauso a usury plunk was "left out" of the Kearney platform. He has written quite a lengthy article, published in the Kearney New Era. asking why it was "left out." He seems disposed to blame the platform committee. In his comments Mr. Nichol's says: . I use the words "left oul" becauso it was in the platform two years ago, the first platform ever adopteJ by the in dependent or people's party, in the United States. Now in reply to Mr. Nichols we would liko to say he is laboring under a false impression. In fact the usury DlanJc was not "left out.' There was no usury plank in the platform adopted Ju'y 29, 1890, at Lincoln. We will give Uncle David a subscription to The Alliance-Independent for the rest of his days (which we hope may be mauy) if he will send us a copy of the usury plank ia thatplatfoi m. Neither was there a usury plank in the Cin cinnati platform, "nor the St. Louis platform, nor in the Omaha platform. Now Mr. Nichols shou'd broaden his inquiry, and ask: Why was the usurv p'ank left out two years ago in our state convention, and why has it not teen mentioned in any national plat form yet adopted by the representa tives of the new movement? He should not make the platform committee of the Ktaraoy convention the sole object of critic'sm. That convention amended the report of ihe committ'e on a number of points. Why not on this point? We believe that committee consisted of as true and faithful finance reformers as the new party contains, and that they did their duty to the best of their abili y in the hurry and confusion of a midnight convention. Mr. Nichols closes his article by re ferring to the fact lhat "finances were left oat of the pla form altogether"' at Kearney. Wo are surprsed to hear so broad-minded a man as Brother Nichols drop such a remark. Does he mean to say that "finances were altogether left out" of the Oma'a platform? Yet the Kearney convention adopted the Oma ha p' a form entire Now here it seems 'o us is the real reason why the u ury p'ank has always been left out of our platforms: The independents do not consider a uury law a fundamental remedy for our fina cial uvi s. They p cfer to strike at the root of the evi'. They propose to relieve the stringency which forces men to pay usurio is rates of in terest, by expansion of the currency. In the language of one t f the leaders of the movement the n w partv proposes to place i's heel on the head of the serpent and crush out its life, rather than to tread on the tail. The writer indiv'dua'ly, believes that the legislature of Nebraska should amend our present uury law by affix ing some penalty that will make it effective. This will not cure the evil or bring prosperity, but it will knock out a class of sharks that are, preying on the people, and give some relief. BELIEVE THEM NOT. j It ought to be a matter of shame to the people of this country that the chairman of a national committee of a great party should be forced to issue an address such as the following. But wo believe it is fully justified by the circumstancos. It would certainly bo in order for the chairman of our stato committee to issue a similar address for Nebraska alone, if it were not for the fact that long experience has taught the people not to believe what they read in the old party papers unless they know it to be true: St. Louis, Sept. 20, 1892. To the Reform Press: For the last month the republican and democratic daily papers have so grossly and maliciously mis represented the peoplo's party and our committees that I am compelled to issue XU notice to our people. Be tween now and the November election you may look for anything in the way of falso reports, deals and sell-outs of which they will accuso the people's party. They know that we have but few daily papers, and they reach but a limited number of our people and our means to contradict lneir misrepre sentations at best is only a feeble one. Ihe lat fake that was wired from here was that I received a telegram from Indianapolis to go there in haste, as there was a big deal on hand. I knew nothing about this until it was Known to me in print the next day. The whole story is a base lie and false hood. I was invited to go to Indian apolis by H. Vincen, scretary of the state committee, which I did, and they used this visit on which to base their false report. I wish the people to bonr in mind that I am just as unable to prevent the press from circulating these reports as General Weaver was unable to secure free speech and decent treatment from the democrats in Georgia. 1 regret to say that we have timid and weak hearted people in our ranks, whrse minds are disturbpd by these reports, and as I have neither time nor inclina tion to refer to this again I do not want to be held responsible for anything published unless it appears over my own signature. I do this to protect myself and warn our friends against anything that may be published be tween now and the November election. H. E. Taubeneck, Chairman People's Party Nat. Com'. WANTED. Some patriotic independent at every rally, held from now till the campaign closes to take subscriptions for The Alliance-Independent. These sub scriptions may be taken under any of the following offers: Regular rates, $1.00 per year. For three months, 25 cents. In clubs of ten or more till after elec tion, 10 cents. Under these offers we ought to re ceive 1,000 subscribers per day for the next twenty days. We would also urge our independent fr'ends in all parts of the state to in vade the cities and towns. We believe subscribers can be secured more easily and rapidly there than anywhere else, and a? the same time more good can be accomplished for our cause. Every short time subscriber should be given to understand that the paper will bj stopped at the expiration of the time unless he renews. 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