The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08

has gone forth that any newspaper
that dares to publish any such mat
ter is under the ban of those men
who have constituted themselves the
governing classes; until this censor
ship OF the press has become almost
absolute as it was under the Third
Napoleon in France; or is today un-
der the Car of Russia.
Under these circumstances, if any
man has the courage to attempt to
publish a paper that neither fears the
bosses or truckles to the powers that
be, whose aim it is to expose frauds
and corruption in high places, and to
work fora pure atmosphere in politics,
and especially to advocate the cause
OF the agricultural class, it behooves
every farmer at least, to sustain him.
Here is my "a, not very hand
some piece of furniture, but it is the
hand OF a farmer, and one who has
tried in the past to do what he could
for the working man, and 1 hereby
pledge you that I will stick to you (if
you behave yourself and work
righteousness until every farmer in
my town at least is patron of your
paper.
Brother farmers, especially you to
whom l have often appealed through
that other independent paper, Farm,
Stock and Home, here is another
candidate for our patronage, and
one equally fearless and true.
Let us take hold of this work, and
show our enemies that we are capable
OF making a success of this last and
great undertaking. Let us show
them that we know our friends and
will stick by them. Let us show them
that we are not unworthy sons of
our sires-who proclaimed to the
world that they were capable of self
government. Let us fill the halls of
our next Legislature with farmers
and see if we cannot break the record
OF last winter. and have at least two
men in the Senate besides Senator
Pope, who are not there to sell their
votes.
Long live the Alliance, and success
to The GREAT WEST.
JOHN LATHROP.
A farmer in Kittson County writes
us as follows:
DEAR S1R:-I received a copy of
your paper, The GREAT WEST. 1 am
pleased at the stand you take in re-
gard to the rings and monopolies.
We are crushed people in this State.
I have tried my best to get farmers
to Join together and protect them
selves.
About 5 years ago we started an
Alliance here with good prospects.
But for want of push in the members
it fell through. They thought that
the officers were getting pay from
some source, so they backed down
and out. I tell them repeatedly that
they would get benefits which they
would get in no other way. We
scalped on every hand. Wheat No.
l hard is &c. per bushel, but not
one load in 20 will grade hard and
we have some good wheat too. I
cleaned load we'll through the fan
ming, mill took it to the market and
they graded it No. 1 Northern. They
took IL lbs. per bushel and one cent
per bushel off in weight and price,
besides some steal in weighing. The
above wheat would have graded
No. 1 hard last season, and one off
for dirt from the thresher. Our crops
are very poor here this year.
P. S.-Would you kindly send me
the name of a grain commission
house in Minneapolis or Duluth who
would give me a square deal on my
wheat. JAS. FORD.
Yes sir, the "Alliance Elevator
Company, Minneapolis" is as square
as the Dakota Alliance President can
make it. Address them.
One of the soundest business men
in Belgrade, Mimi, writes this:
DEAR SIR:-The copies YOU sent