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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
The PlutOcrats are NOn-Par.
PartiSans.
Cunning as Foxes.

Dummy 0S 4OASS.
The Midway News calls the at
tention of the common people to
the fact that Jay Gould once said,
before a congressional committee,
"With the Republicans I am a
Republican; with the Democrats
[ am a Democrat; but / am al
ways an Erie man. The News
then goes on to read the poor
man a lecture as follows:
'The rich man may ormaynot
be a workingman but the poor
man has no choice. The rich
man is a Republican or a Dem
ocrat as best suits his individual
interests; but the poor man, he is
either a Harrison man, or a Cleve-
land man, Or a Washburn man.
or a Sabin man, or a Merriam
man or an Ames man-at anv
rate, in his politics, he is anything
but poor workingman; with the
choppers of wood, heis a chopper
OF wood, and with the drawers of
water he is a drawer of water,
but he is a poor insignificant tool
for somebody all the time. To
be removed from poverty and
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

the remedy and apply it himself
what is the use for an expensive
Board? Are not the Inspectors
paying more attention to the
technicalities of wheat inspection
than they are to the crying needs
of the situation? Do they not
give more time and thought to
The GRADE of the wheat than to
the QUALITY of flour it will make
and what THE PRODUCER OUGHT
TO GET FOR IT? How is it that
there is no No. 1 Hard wheat in
the Red River valley and yet there
isjust as much ''Pillsbury s Best
and other leading brands offlour
as usual? One farmer tells us
that he sent his wheat to market
himself, sold it on sample for 60
cents per BUsHEL!-No grade
wheat, in this market was offered
only 80 cents for it. Under the
state system the wheat would
have been ''no grade" wheat all
the same and the farmer, if he
sold by grade would have had
to accept the 80 cents but his
taxes for the support OF the mag
nificent system would have been
Just as greatas though the Board
had provided for him way by
which he could get 60 cents for
his mo grade" wheat. In this
case the farmer pays his agents
(the Board) for doing his work
for him and then goes on and
does it himself. Had he left the
matter with them he would have
been the loser by one-half his crop.
Wehave to confess that we fail to
see where the farmer gets value
received out Of the complicated
machinery of state inspection
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

is all right and if the creation of
the Board is not made astepping
stone to political ambition with
out regard to the interests of the
farmer, and if the Board is created
of the best men for the place
wholly with a view to afford
ing the relief sought then it is all
right and worth it's cost. A few
years ago the fact that the wheat
raiser did not get a fair deal in
the handling Of his wheat was
forced upon the farmer, and the
result was the creation of this
Board for the purpose of obtain
ing the relief sought. Ithas been
sustained at great cost and in
meinstances has been OF benefit,
but in the main point OF vital
interest has it accomplished all
that it could? Is the present
system of grading wheat, the
work of the Board, of sufficient
value to the farmer to pay him?
When you see the miller receive
just as much compensation for
his labor of grinding the wheat
as the farmer does for producing
it one is forced to the conclusion
that SOMETHING is wrong-the
system or something else. The
farmer has an idea that the Board
he has created and is supporting
at great expense is the proper
person to find the relief and apply
it. If the farmer has to suggest
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

are much too low. The average
net imports for ten years of wheat
and -four into France is 5,5OOO,-
OOOquarters and wants areplaced
by the United States statistical
agent in Europe at 100000
quarters. AS to supplies India
shipped a fraction over 4,OOO,-
600 quarters in the last crop
year, and since the beginning of
the present crop year, April l, is
nearly 100000 quarters be-
hind last years movement.
Chill, Argentine Republic and
Australasia have a paltry 1000
quarters on passage to Europe.
Russia shipped ID, $4,000 quar-
tiers in 1888, 8, 100000 quarters
in 1887, and is looked to for H.
100000 this year.
In large exporting districts in
South Russia the production
varies from 60 to 20 per cent.
OF an average. The heaviest
crops as reported by the gov
eminent are beyond reach OF rail
roads and may be counted as
nil in international commerce.
Shipments since Jan. 1 show a de-
crease compared with last year
Of 100000 quarters and 1875
output is not likely to be ex-
ceeded.
Although we produced 4S9,
100000 bushels this year a con-
siderable portion is not suitable
for shipment, and with stocks
depleted as they were at the be-
ginning OF the crop year and de-
mand such as the present stu
alton suggests must result in
values considerably higher than
the present level
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
HOW TO ORGANIZE ALLIANCES.

1OW ~ OfI1AN1ZE ALLlA NCES.
Call meeting OF farmers. At that meeting il
you agree to organize an Alliance, elect tempo
rary President and Secretary. Then make out
application for a charter in the following
form:
To Geo. w, Haigh, Mankato, MIMI, Recording
Secretary OF the State Farmers Alliance:
We, the undersigned, actual farmers, residing
in the Township Of, in the County of -,
and State OF Minnesota, hereby apply for char
ter for an Alliance to be known as the - Farm
ers' Alliance, in the County OF - and State OF
Minnesota, subject to the constitution of the
State Alliance"
At least seven farmers must sign the applca-
ton. Forward the application and two dollars,
charter fee, to the Recording Secretary OF the
State Alliance, who will send the charter to the
person named as Secretary in the application
Appoint committee constitution and by
laws, with instructions to report at the next
meeting of your organization.
At the first meeting agree upon a time and
place to meet again for the purpose Of adopting
a constitution and bylaws, and electing the per-
manent officers of your Alliance. Meet only
when you have business to transact, and make
your meetings interesting as possible
Report the names and p. O. addresses of your
officers, and the number of members in your ALI
ance, to the Recording Secretary of the State
Alliance, and send same to THE GREAT WEST
with full report of your meetings
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
A Purchasing Agency.

A PurcnaSln9 Agency.
The State Executive Committee of
the Alliance have now made arrange
ments to get the Purchasing De-
partment for the state on it's feet.
The matter was one OF great i'm
portance as the company required
incorporation, and such backing as
would give standing among the bust
ness men of the country. AS the
Alliance Elevator Company is a
thoroughly established matter, with
a capital, and with a capital permit
ted of 81, OOO, 900, and as majority
of the stockholders are M;nnesotians,
it was wisely concluded to unite the
immense wheat traffic westward and
merchandise traffic Observation-Disclosures
the management OF President
Loucks.
This is grand movement, and the
particulars will be given hereafter
editorially and by advertisement.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

body, against any man who is tool of Monopo-
ly, or who is laboring in the interest OF those
who plundering the producing classes of the
State
The State Alliance meeting next winter promises
to be the largest and most important ever held
in the State Every Alliance will be represented
Steps will probably be inaugurated at that time
to follow the example of the Farmers Alliance OF
Dakota, and establish purchasing agency that
will furnish the farmers with all kinds Of agricul-
tural machinery, at much less than the present
prices. This year binding Irvine was provided in
many of the counties at prices greatly less than
the Ring prices. Arrangements have already
been made by which Alliance men can procure
cheap COAL See advertisement in The GREAT
WEST.
The State Lecturer will be glad to get the
names OF active farmers and good plain takers,
who would be willing to act as Deputy Lecturers
or Organizers. Also the names of prominent
farmers in townships where Subordinate ALI
ance has been organized and who would be likely
to help in the work of organization
BY recent amendment to the constitution OF
the State Alliance the initiation fee was raised to
so cents for each member and one-han of the
amount thus paid goes to helecturer or organizer
This will pay very well for the trouble taken and
expenses of travel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
Enlisted for the Fight which Must
Come,


Editor Cooke, of Crookston, is
genuine all-wool, and yard
wide-at least we hope he is, in
circumference. He says:
The GREAT WEST is new ac-
QUESTION to our table. It is the
new Farmers Alliance paper
with the name of DR.. E. w. Fish
at the masthead. We have new
er met the DR.. personally, but
Judging from his writings we
should very much like to grasp
his hand, as a co-laborer in the
cause of Justice to the farmer.
Agriculture is the basis of the
prosperity of this great common
wealth, and he who thinks the
farmer has all equal show with
other business men iseither blind
Or a fool. THE GREAT WEST has
enlisted for a fight that must
come before the business of farm
ing is elevated to it's proper
place, and should be in the hands
of every farmer in the State, and
The Journal will do all in it's
power to place it in the hands of
it's readers. We have the Great
West on file and will take pleas
ure in showing it to our farmer
friends when they call.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

act according as your Judgment
dictates.
The facts underlying Mr.. DON
nelly's political course do credit
to his head and heart too. 1t
has been said that he switched
into democratic ranks when at
heart a republican. The fact
was, that Mr.. D. was at the time
an alliance candidate, endors-
ed by the democrats afterwards!
Mr.. Donnelly knows as much of
the secret wire-pulling in Mime
sofa politics as any man in the
state, and his course has often
been guided by that knowledge.
Who can say that his magnifi-
cent eloquence and wide spread
personal influence would not
be worth many thousands and
thousands to the gang? Does
any one DeleVe that fortune
has been thrown at him if he
would stand by plunderers, who
have only to depress wheat one
cent to make $95O,OOO for boo
dlepurposes? Doyou believe it?
Then why is Ignatius Donnelly
poor man?
Gentlemen, that person who
stands for his fellOWmen against
oppression and wrong, will be
traduced by the williams who do
the wrong-and did you ever
know an exception? We can
search history in vain. We are
glad to read this in the Jour
nal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
BRO. MITCHELL ALL RIGHT

st. Cloud Journal-Press:
The GREAT WEST is the name
of the new paper started at st.
Paul, edited by e. w. Fish, re-
Gently of the Glenwood Central
MinnesOtian. 1t is an organ Of
the Farmers Alliance, and is red
hot against the railroads. 1t is
neatly printed and well edited.
With this number of The Jour-
nal Press is included a supple
ment giving in full the address of
the Hon. 1gnatius Donnelly,
State Lecturer of the Farmers
Alliance of Minnesota. While
there is a good deal in the ad-
dress that this paper does not
endorse, yet there is much that
is well deserving of considera-
ton and will be ofspecialinterest
to the farmers, who certainly
have many grievances which i'm
peratively call attention. Good
onl y can result from the discus
sion OF these matters, and The
Jou1naLP1ess is very glad to
give the widest circulation to the
presentation of the situation as
made authoritatively by the AL
lance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
Journal, Crookston:

With this issue we present our
readers with an address by the
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, which
address furnishes abundant food
for thought. It has been said of
Mr.. Donnelly that he is a dema-
gogue of the first water, chang
ing with every wind that blows
if it blows fair for Donnelly, but
be that asst may, thefact remains
that there is very much solid,
sound truth in this address of
his, and there is no reason why
farmers may not accept all that
is sound and good, rejecting the
chaff or husks. Mr.. Donnelly sets
forth in clear and plain language
the aims of the Farmers Alliance,
and urges upon the farmers the
Importance OF joining, and the
farmer who hesitates to accept
the truth he utters for fear that
Mr.. Donnelly has aspired to office
in the past, or may in the future,
is too thin skinned to need sal
walton; too shallow to appreciate
the depth of degradation to which
some are trying to force the bust
ness of farming Whatever Mr..
Donnelly may have been or may
hope to be, matters not; his adj
dress to the farmers is full of
earnest truth and well worthy of
serious consideration by every
farmer. Read it carefully, then
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
Echo, Houston, Tex. !:

Echo, Houston, Tex;
Austin Corbin, the Reading ty-
rant, contributes a long article
to the North American Review,
under the caption of "The Ty-
ranny of Labor Organi-
zatieHs - The article. as far as
it refers to the actions, aims
and objects Of labor organi-
cations is a bundle of falsehood
from the first line to the last,
but as fraud and falsehoods is
the constant practice OF this
Quaker despot it should not
surprise anybody that he main
tains his reputation even in his
literary work.
Corbin's article may tickle
men of his own ilk, but it's state
ments and false premises will not
blind a sensible reader to the
villainy practiced by this great
monopoly autocrat.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
THE STATE F1ARMERS'
HLLLHVCE OF MINVESO71H,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
GEO. W. sPRAGUE, President, Prosper, Fill
more County.
H. E. BOEN Vice-Pres't at Large, Fergus
Falls Otter Tail County.
J. J. FURLONG, Vice-Prest First Congress
sional District. Austin, Mower County.
in. JONES, Vice-Pres't Second Congressional
District, West Line, Redwood County.
J. s. SHIELDS, Vice Pres't Third Congress
sional District, Darwin, Meeker County.
ANDREW RICHMOND, Vice-Pres't, Fourth
Congressional District, Saltwater, Washington
County.
r. J. HALL, Vice-Pres't, Fifth Congressional
District, Norris Stevens County.
MATTHIAS NACHBAR, Treasurer, Jordan,
Scott County.
IGNATIUs DONNELLY State Lecturer, Hast
ings, Dakota County.
GEO. w. HAIGH, Secretary, Mankato, Blue
Earth County.
HON. ]. J. FURLONG, Superintendent OF Insu-
rance, Austin, Mower County.
The Farmers Alliance of Minnesota is growing
rapidly. During the last six months nearly one
hundred new Alliances have been formed and
extinct ones revived. 1t is proposed, this
is ''the off year" and there is political agita
ton to distract the people, to push the organiza
UlOu fdpluly, anu HeXU year we nope 10 nave
ONE THOUSAND ALLIANCES AT WORK ALL OVER
THE STATE. New men coming to the front,
and taking hold of the organization of Alliances
in the several counties. We need all the active,
Jealous helpers can get.
The Alliance Hail Insurance Company has
closed up it's work for this year most successfully.
1t is in shape to pay up all it's losses, and it has
done large business. 1t has insured $1,000
acres, and has charged the farmers but FIFTEEN
CENTS per acre, for hail insurance, when the old
line companies charged FORTY TO SIXTY CENTS.
Next year it proposes to do ten times as much.
THE LIFE AND CYCLONE INSURANCE BUSINESS
WILL NOW BE PUSHED. COOP AGENTS ARE WANT
ED EVERY WHERE; address, Hon. John ]. Furlong,
Supt OF Insurance. Austin, MINI. This affords a
good chance for bright young men to make some
money and assist in a worthy work.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

Remember that the Alliance is not a political
organization in the sense of organizing party,
or setting up state ticket; but it believes that
it cannot stop corruption, and get the legislation
needed for the protection OF the people, without
sending the right kind OF men to the State Legis-
lature. And it proposes to throw it's votes in
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
CrOOkstOn Journal:
Does 1t Pay?

This question has been asked
in relation to the Board of Rail-
roads and Warehouse COM
missioners more frequently this
fall than ever before; it is a per-
tinent one, and to us seems to be
somewhat of an open question
depending wholly upon circum-
stances. We believe the object of
it's creation,
THE PROTECTION OF THE FARMER,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

which cost him a good round sum
to support. II the Board was
created for anything it was to
protect the interests of the wheat
raiser, but if any man will be kind
enough to inform us where the
farmer is protected in the deal we
will gladly give him space for the
valuable information.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

This is from Dakota: "a man
living about ten miles from here
died from poisoning on Monday
afternoon. It seems he ate a,
lunch that had been wrapped in
a copy of our loathed and dis
gusting contemporary, and it
killed him. Let others beware =
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15
"BE NON-PARTlSAN 7"

For five or six years the cry has
gone forth, ''Be nOn-partisan J"
Men who have climbed the liberty
poles erected by others have cried
aloud, "Be non-partisan in all re-
formsr' Men who have reached the
pinnacle of financial control breathe
the sentiment, 'Be nOn-partisan !"
Political strumpets have shouted it,
and demagOgues have whispered it.
Party platforms have said, mon
partisan efforts will succeed-see
how we have reformed ourselves, .
with -Tige-good-dog!" wink
of the eye.
In the silent air of country villages,
where the smoke of the forge has
long since evanished, you hear in the
cleaning of the evening, a distant
voice, "Be non-partisan. On the
rOtting thresholds of the old wagon
shop, which was but is not, the cOun-
ty legislators say to the Alliance
farmer, ''Be non-partisian." When
the county nominee comes into the
kitchen to kiss the baby and steal
pumpkinpie, he says to Dame Hay
seed, "Be non-partisan-the reform
will all come in good time
AS the farmer stands upon a
prairie railway, and looks Off to the
converging ends of those wonderful
rails-rails which seem to be getting
ever nearer but never there-he hears
the distant snort of the locomotive
"Be non-partisan." The willy old
snake who has been feeding at the
swill-tub for a generation, and who
has ''infuence,' softly sweetly urges
that call reforms come in the line of
non-partisanship
Yes, We toilers, whose back never
laughed at the tickle of silk under
shirt, non-partisanship is all that is
said of it! 1t is true. 1t is Gods
truth. 1t is the Eternal Truth! 1t
is the truth OF liberty and patriot
ism! Non-partisanship is the heal
all and cure-all. 1t will do all that
is promised of it. Give it chance
Give it room. Give it breath. Let it
swell out your hearts from this time
on. Put your old rag baby Of a
party on the stump and blow up the
stump. From this time on be free
mana patriot! Letlove Of country
and your country's good lay over on
"partisanship'' and squelch the over
blooded leech!
ooh, but that is not the non-par-
tisanship l meant-I meant not to
make new partiesP'
''Oh, you did, did you? You've
got your blood-tube into the arteries
of your country, and you don't want
any more suckers introduced! That's
it, is it?
Well, we don't take our instruction
through straw! When you teach
a doctrine, we want it taught in it's
broadest sense-non-p partisan means
not-by-a-party. And to that broad
sense We'll stick. From this time on,
we'll try to make party-men obnox-
ious. Ifyou're a ded-set-grandfather-
thought-so republican or vote-for-
Andrew-J acksOn-till-I-die democrat,
you're a partisan-and we won't
help you.
From this time on let us be true to
principles, true to men, true to our
homes and our commonwealth. And
by this we shall no longer be republi-
cans or democrats, but-patriots.
Let "Non-partisan" be the watch
word OF our politics. Let us down
every man whose clothes even smell
of political craft and cunning. Vote,
men, for whom you please. Vote for
those whose course is pledged to JUS
tice and reform!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-15

to THE GREAT WEST, 75S Wabasha St, St Paul.
and get specimen copy. 1t is an able journal,
and every Alliance man should subscribe for it,
and work to increase it's circulation by getting
up clubs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-02-14
WHOLE NO. 25l
WhimS About Babies,

Among Vosges peasants children
born at new moon have their tongue
better hung than others, while those
born at the last quarter have less
tongue, but reason better A daugh.
ter born during the waxen moon is al.
ways precocious,
A pair OF tongs or knife put in the
cradle will satisfy the Welsh mother
IA to her child's safety. The knife is
also used in parts of England.
A small bit OF red ribbon is all the
Roumarian infant requires to secure
1t from harm, while the Esthonion
mother attaches bit OF asafetida to
the child's neck. Garlic, salt, bread
md steak are first put in the cradle Of
X, new born child in Holland. A suf.
ticient preventive for an Irish babe is
belt made Of womrn's hair.
In lower Brittany on the birth OF
'hild, neighborinS women at once
take it in charge. wash it, crack its
joints and rub its head with oil TO
solder its craniur bones" tbs then
wrapped up in ii ;ht bundle and its
lips moistened wit i brandy ''to mako
it full Breton"
In modern GraG e the mother, be.
lore putting the lid in It's cradle,
urns three tim4s around before the
fire while singh! her favorite song
10 ward away evil pirits
In Scotland ii is also said that to
rock the empty cradle will insure the
'"ming of other occupants for 1t.
Ifyou rock the cradle empty
Then you shall have babies plenty.
The Swedish ppther puts book
Inder the head Of the new born infant
hat 1t may be quick at reading, and
,uts money into the frat bath to
uarantee its possession in the future.
The Turks load The child with anu.
lets AS soon as il is born, and a small
lit of mud well stepped in jar of hot
water prepared by previous charms,
is stuck on its foyehead.
In Spain the child's face is swept
With pinC-treo hoagh.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-02-14

many different people, some Of whom
have trayeled extensively Others have
lived among the Indians; Others
among the gold fields others among
the cattle men, &c. As we crossed
the plains in Arizona and while stop
ping.at one of the wash outs / spoke
about in former article, an English
man got out to take Q look at the
country. 1t was amusing to see him
look about; he would look all round
and then look up, | imagine he war
like the man from Tennessee who
went to Kentucky, and when got
back said that he didn't know the
world was 90 big. II did look like w,
were lost, and we would have been
had the train pulled ont and left us
II was in this country that y funny
fellow said they dug for for wood and
climbed for water. The explanation
was that they had to 90 way back t,
the mountains and then climb up tn,
mountain sides to the springs for
water. The only wood they get is by
digging up the grease bushes, which
have large roots, which they burn
Ths same man also said that they cut
their grass with q hoe and chopped
wood with sledge hammer When
cal cd on to explain he said the gras.
grew in bunches and with sharp no,
could cut up bunch at one strok'
much easier than with scythe. TIL,
wood, when dry, was easy to break bul
hard to cut. So you see this il reason,
after all. / will quit for thi4 time
and promise to try to interest your
readers more next article.
Yours Respt, A. B. Bowman.