The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-04-10
Farmers on War Path.

wards OF their party ana
hat the party legislation has
been designed for the direct or
indirect benefit of the agricul-
urists. II was to establish
nome market for the cOnsump
.Ion of the products Of American
farms that the high protective
Iariff was framed and il is to en-
large the capacity of that home
market for The absorption of
farm products that the Republi-
can party is endeavoringsto make
the tariff prohibitory. AS The
Republicans turn to the colored
people saying: I'VE made you
free and you must vote for US
forever" so they say 10 the farm
ers: We created for you the
home market and you mnst al
ways give US you votes" A few
of the coloreI people have ven
turel 10 question the alleged
fact and It's obligation, but the
mass remain the slaves of their
political masters who claim 10
have bought them with the price
of their freedom from labor SER
vice. The farmers are not so
obedient. They have dared TO
state the situation in another
way. 1--WE have given You our
votes for years." they say TO the
political managers, "but what
have you done for US besides
loading us down with burdens
that are crushing us?"
Now the tanners have organ
lied for their own protection.
They have discovered that he'
publican protection does not pro
tect and they propose TO do some
thing in the direction of self
protection. Hitherto they have
been feeble folk, politically,
because they were not organic
ed, and the interests antagonis-
TIC TO them were. Now the
Farmers Alliance extends over
a number OF states, east and
west, and new state organizations
are reported from time TO time,
They are already formulating
their demands on the national
and state legislatures and these
demands are startling to the pol
iticians.
Secretary Window having SUBJ
mitted plan for degrading sill
yer to the position of a commo-
dity and then receiving it when
ever presented by lis owners at
government warehouse and is
suing receipts for its gold value
which are TO pass current as
money, the alliance caught at
the idea and adapted it to the
needs of The farmers. The plan
suggested Is for the government
to establish warehouses for the
eceipt of farm products and is
sue against them certificates
which are 10 be usab!e, as cur-
rency, The Kansas Alliance call
attention TO the heavily mort
gagged condition Of the farms IN
that state and the imminent peril
in which a large number oil The
farmers stand of losing all they
| possess through foreclosure Of
mort cages. They assert thai
their representatives in congress
| have paid no heed TO their inter
ests and they insist that congress
shall pay immediate attention
to questions of money. iranspor-
ltation and ownership of A Ameri-
can lands, which are being taker
possession of by railroad corpor
ations and syndicates of lore'g'
capitalists. The Ohio Ai'lanc'
has a bill in the state legislatur'
for the establishment of farmers
institutes in the several countle
to be supported at the cost o
the general taxpayer. Now come
1.-THE Minnesota Alliance with
denuncialion of the U. S. Su
preme Court for its recent decls
ion in The case .! granger legisla
ton against railroads and IA cal
TO farmers throughout the Unite
States 10 work for an amendmen
10 the constitution that will lie
duce The judiciary 10 a position
subordinate 10 that of The legisla
tive power instead of being a &C
ordinate power III The govern
ment, as 1T present.
The farmers say they mca
business and that the party whIc
does not grant their demand
will hear from them TO IFS Gjsad
va.,iage. The Republican poil
ticians gre alarmed BECAUSE iheI
) party has been posing as In
special friend of the farmer an
} naturally tie first demand is I
be made upon it. Ii is ore thin
TO champion the cause OF til
farmer in IA general way and an
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