The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-12
FRIDAY, JULY l2, 1889.
The ALLIANCE PICNIC.


time at the Carlisle gathering.
About three or four hundred peopl
were present there OIL Wednesday an
they all appeared TO be enjoying them
selves hugely.
The principal speakers were Waite
Muir, Esq. and Hon. S. Stimmel, o
Cass county, Messrs. Cameron. Dobi
and Rev. Barton also made sllor
speeches.
Mr.. Muir took the heavy work I'll,
made a speech Of about two hours il
length in which lie said Il great man.
good and true things, but largely ting
ed with cxaggeration and u suspicion
of demagoguism. Mr.. Muir's fault a
a public speaker IS that lie repeats
himself too often. lie has a YER!
good speech of Il half or three quart
ers of All hour in length but makes il
last two hours.
We have not time or opportunity tt
criticise Mr.. Muir's doctrines but give
a few of his sentences us caught ri
random:
Farmers own s:S,0O0,0OO, 900 and pay
$G0O,O0O,OOO intercst-It would take
two crops (of wlleaU to pay the ill.,
tcrest-We only averaged 50 cents
per bushel for wheat-Currcncy has
been contracted for the benefit of the
rich-$2 in circulation in 1867 to 81 in
lSS7-Since 1867 VIC have made 5000
millionaircs and 100000 tramps-A
man without u home has no country,
no patriotism-We ask the govern.
mcnt to loan us money ut three pei
ccnt-"Cold storage" means the sub
sidy of the press and politicians
We have u ''cold storage" monopoly
of newspapers right here in the Red
River Vallcy-A man is trying to buy
his way to the U. S. senate by "colt
storage"--In this territory the repub
lican party, being in the majority, j!
bought up and manipulated for til,
benefit Of monopolists aud politicians
IA candidates qualifications are, i
lie honest, is lie able, will he serve I'll,
people!--Ihere is no party in All,
Legislative body--U. $. senators ar
all monopolists, are all milliunaires o
representative of corporations, no
one farmer--Wc will name the futur
president--A senator is formed like
queen bee, u very common grub fe
up until it becomes Il quecll--Farn
ers should go to caucuses and selee
farmer candidates--Farmers don
J. sell their wheat, just empty it in til
lloppers and take what is given thcl
Farmers don't do business on bus
| ness principles--The Farmers All
ance is the only salvation of the II
public.
/ We did not hear Mr.. Muir sta
| whether he was Il republican or
\ democrat, but he evidently spoil
A from democratic stand point.
\ Mr.. Stimmel's speech was distinc
! ly republican and large part of
4 was an explanation of how, thong
he was Il good republican, yet lie W;
also better alliance man.
The first half hour of his rcmarl
was devoted to the history of IL
"unpleasantness" in Cass county, a.,
the cause of the bolt by which he W;
! elected to tile council. His accou,
/; of the ring at Fargo disclosed Il teri
! BILE state of affairs there aud lie Ii;
!, gone into politics to defeat them. /
2 forming farmers party they la
IN elected a new sheriff. attorney al
II county commissioners and in eiglltet
u. months had saved Cass county $50:
=. 600. AS sample of the stealing,
!, mentioned, a road contract for s. Is, 90
: which could be done for $500; "a gra,
ing of the court house grounds +,
$1,000 which could he done for 500
!, Mr.. Stimmel highly compliments
} Hon. p. Cameron's course in II
council and said if lie had not bee
told, that lie would not have know
him from good republican and il,
vised the farmers to send him agai
Statistics show that Dakota is Il
best educated of any state. III
bulk of the population were far,
ers, therefore they were intellige
enough to take charge of their ov
affairs. A minister prayed for eae
member of the family except Poll
the parrot. After he said amen, Pt
ly said, whats to become of me!
Politicians object to farmer politi
asking what's to become of M
Barley should not be sold to brewc
but fed to hogs and cattle. Mr.. Sti,
mel drew clear distinction betwe,
the anarchist and alliance movement
and drew many illustrations fro
scripture.
We were obliged to leave when NJ
Stimmel was only partly through, b
b. he extended his remarks for over
m hour afterward. Mr.. Cameron
N m speech was short and good, pleadi
m for a better political education
m farmers, and particularly for the
&c nadians here. lie made one S
k however, stating that election d
). had been placed purposely at the bu
season for farmers. Mr.. Bartol
: speech was for temperance and
Dobie's was an excuse for not maxi
>, a speech, but was witty. short &
enjoyable.
/. On the whole. we believe TIL
= meetings will do great deal of go
'oi Socially, they are pleasant and pol
cally, they will tend to waken an
terest in state and national affa
which farmers as a class, are too
&c to neglect.
Tho con. con. ut Bismarck is "a
tie slow in getting at work.
many outside DOliticians hanp