One of the greatest examples that showed Lafayette 's moderacy was the Women 's March on Versailles. The previous decrees from the monarchy required a price control on crops such as grain. But once the free market was allowed to dictate the prices of grain, bread became more expensive and increasingly scarce. Peasant women demanded that they personally see the king, and more importantly, that the royal family move to the palace in France. But this peasant riot alarmed many of the signers of the Tennis Court Oath. For moderates such as Lafayette, it was up to them to compromise between the monarchy and the mob. Lafayette discovered that many of his soldiers were in favor of the riot, and to not cause more disruption, had to convince the