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Show SOME ASTONISHING DEMANDS. When Wade Hampton, discussing the farmers' alliance, said that its demands de-mands were too" absurd for serious consideration, con-sideration, he voiced a sentiment that is daily becoming more fixed in the minds of rational men. In the south, especially, have the various branches of the new party developed into the most reckless of rainbow chasers. It is hard to believe that some of their demands de-mands are seriously made. Recently the reformers of Montague county, Texas, adopted some remarkable resolutions, reso-lutions, that up to date cap the climax. The preamble sets forth that on account ac-count of the scarcity of money and because be-cause of the fact that prices are lower than the producers desire to take, congress con-gress be demanded to pass a bill that shall embody the following features: Section 1. That any person who owes more money than lie can pay, and vho makes affidavit to that effect, properly at- tested by two of the creditors who want their pay, and who makes application to the secretary of the interior, shall receive from the secretary sutlieieut money to pay all debts. Section 2. Any person who owes more money than he can pay, but who wants to hold his property until he can sell it at an advantageous price, shall be entitled to the privilege of Section 1. Section 3. Any person owing nothing, but wanting more money than he sees a good chance of obtaining on account 6f the prevailing financial system of robbery and oppression, who makes application to that effect, and states what rate per cent he is willing to pay, if he thinks he can pay at all, shall make such application to the secretary, secre-tary, who shall refer the matter to an advisory ad-visory board, to consist of three, who shall fix the amount to be advanced to the applicant. appli-cant. In no case, however, shall he receive less than three-quarters of the sum applied for, nor be charged a higher rate of interest than he is willing to pay. Section 4. The secretary of the interior shall keep a record of the names of those making applications, the amount loaned, etc., aud in case any one fails to pay, he shall not receive more than 50 per cent on his next application. "But, of course, "the section continues, ''everybody will pay, for money will be plentiful." Section 5. The secretary shall supply applicants ap-plicants with blanks at each postoffice and the applications shall be forwarded free of portage. Section fi. Every person making misrepresentations misrep-resentations in the application shall forfeit one quarter of the amount loaned to him and be debarred from borrowing more than twice. |