The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07
KILLED THE TOWN.
Members Of the Farmers Alliance
buy ut One store in BoonviiIcs
Indiana

q
( Indiana,
And all Other Merchants Are
Leaving.
i EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 2l,-Ncws has
reached this city Of = rather sensational
character concerning the work OF the
Farmers Alliance, of Warrick county,
-lthis State. The Alliance Is an oath
bound organization. II il a growing
Iorder In this state. but has more devoiees
lin Warrick than IL any other county. lni'
fact. Il has become craze up in that
'lbailiwic 90 much 20 as to interfere with
1.-The business OF the capital OF the county,
Boonville. lts mode Of procedure -
ilhri.fiy this: Au executive committee Is
'Isppointed 10 transact all the busincs. OF
The organization. This committee makes
! ell the contracts for all the purchases Tor
the entire body OF farmers belonging 70
the Alliance. The committee goes into
town, visits the merchants and asks them
2 Tor bids on all classes Of goods, telling
Them that they will not ALLOW them more
than Is per cent. profit on their goods.
q At Boomville the merchant who received
-ltheir trade got Il by Offering 10 sell them
T for 10 per cent profit lie IL now DONG
G 4 land office business with the farmers
y II IL charged that some merchants VINO
have made contracts with the Ailiauce
ylalways get two sets OF bills when they
4 purchase goods, one for the Alliance ana
! lone tor themselves. The reason Tor TINS
. can he seen At : glance. The town OF
. BoonvilIe IL in quite state over the pres
+. ent condition of affairs there. The pat
: ronage OF the town itself IL not sufiiclen'
l.Ito supply the business, and there will he
q An exodus Of the merchants, cnmmenr-
'Ol ior almost Immediately. Business ha-
'OI been 90 dull there since the first of jan
luary. that . great many have decided 20
J. pack their goods and depart for new
. l6elds.
., The Mt. Vernon Democrat, comment
ling on the above. says: -
" mt. Vernon, Pos6yvllle and New
Harmony have also greatly suffered
he through the action of the 4. M. Is. a
I.,lLodges in this county.
chi The farmers gain nothing In the trans
Isction- in fact they only injure them
b-lselvea by destroying competition sns
ng breaking down the business interests
2 1.-THE towns iu the county. !,
nd The men who take the contracts q
lluo, live up TO them. They simply ne
on Iceive their foolish customers BY pretend
] aling to sell goods cheaper than me
ver rlneigbbors- many OF HON have unlim'
led ed credit, more money, and therefor
2lbester opportunities 20 bny goods at 10
Of prices than the pr0prietors OF the q
1oelcalled F. M. b. A. stores.
,ok Such things, however, do not Ion
ing continue. The people get their ey'
mo lopen, and then trade goes back 10
81 'lnasural emanuel. Competition ~ ou-
oms mesa IL the only thing thst Legitimate
eel makes low prices. aud the farmers "
.oon learn that II u 10 their interest
est- encourage merchants 70 remain IN =
ter lm;dst and not 10 drive them away
In giving their trade exclusively 70 one
per ssbIishmrut. the proprietor Of whi
citi. lfhav;ng no competition) can rob them
viii. bv exhibiting duplicate bills ~
1icn nished BY wholesale dealers ior tha' ~
'u'u pose
nall Over IN Southern Illinois one John
ood S,elle hss long figured as great +.
ory,IB. 4. leader. and has probably made CO
ory, adorable money of the farmers t'.cret
alcr. However. II appears that the people o.
luce there are now thoroughly acqnsin'
ther Nth the schemer having repndIa'
pay. Il the polls. He was the fsrine
heat candIdate (eo-called) for Congress in
last \ Nineteenth Illinois District last we
light ana received 10 the nine counties OF
with district less than two thousand vote
|ucts - average OF about TWO HUNDRED vo'
mer.i n each county. A sad ending, inde
~ aof the political aspirations Of great
'ode. de."prosessiousl" farmer!
nent The Democrat is not antsgon'stic
pur- The interests Of the farmers We reJo
the n their prosperity. But they can O
ntry lprosper when times ere good ana ot
ID be ness is thriving in the community.
y belis their duty 70 aid In bringing
ls, ~ ahout by encouraging ALL HOME
] be GIANTS who are upright citizens
honest men.
The Evansville Bulletin Of Friday e
tained the following editorisl % reg
a onIto the action Of the farmers clubs. "
lsr0elis said OF the comparison OF prices
Evansville il evidently true. for The a.
ers of THE community have had sim
= ~ trouble with r. NJ. b. A stores IN
Assng cisv. We publish these things for
sre 20 benefit or our farmer friends 10 re
county. and shall endeavor 70 give th
). this imnor,ant information on this quest
arm. II The future. The columns 81
that Democrat are open TO them, should
~. desire 10 publicly discuss the subject
The RniIetiu saws: "A eudden G.
d Of lno .sr D.. ccr,iors of the Farm
aver ..;,. 1ss w.. 49,. Thev sre erroneously
The Sounu%r, -. -, r...sion that thew for y,
and 1es ~ ~. .s'p. p"..ssmsticsIlv robbed BY
beat 'shsrss n..s v.v y - ths sowns where they b
ma their dealings, aud 70 protect 10
selves have formed lodges, have
words, grips and signs. and deal :.
With certain men who promise 70 en-
10 bylthem from to 10 per cent only over
most cost price for goods.
; not The action Of these lodges has dest
rned - shs civ or Boonville, sll the I
Con. merchants and taxpayers are mo-
home awav. leaving but few dealers ben
au In s~d shese when the time 10 ripe and
dead have driven away all competl'icn,