Morris tribune., 1890-10-01
PROLOGUE.

DeG3c0te0 10 Cne TeSIecttOte pUOtfc ~
SteVeaes county.
We are farmer; we are hay
seeder; we are mosshack; we don't
pretend to be very smart; we don't
pretend to know half the things which
Ye old politicians have long since for
gotten: we don't ask for any
honor; we don't ask ior any llstinc-
ton; but in the words of Brutus, who
slew Cesar-as we are going 10 do
we ask of the public, "Friends, far
mers, countrymen, lend us your
ears" that we may utter unto them
word s-if not wisdom-yet of truth.
We read the local papers of this coun-
ty and we find that ono of them isRe-
publican and the other Democratic;
we read them both over carefully and
compare notes, and we come to tire
conclusion that, "The truth is not in
you," therefore with great fear and
trembling we follow the dicatates Of
that silent monitor in our "buzzom. !"
which says, "Up and tell the people
of Stevens county the truth, and
nothing but the truth So one day
we plucked up courage enough to
| enter the salictum of the TRIBUNE
editor and spoke unto him thus:
1.-THE people and farmers of Stevens
county are reading and supporting
your paper, and everything sou dish
up to them somehow or other has u
Republican smell TO it. That paper
across the way likewise reeks rank
Democratism, and thus that young
giant. the Alliance, is left without
champion, and don't you see that this
is not Justice and the dear people of
Stevens county are likely to be led
astray?" Well the editor of the TRI-
BUNE, fair minded, rs he always is,
| except in politics. acknowledged our
argument aud on request placed
column of his valuable paper at our
disposal, and we do herewith kindly
thank him for his courtesy, and take
this occasion to say that outside OF
politics he has always helped the Alli-
ancs in every possible way, and we
| Furthermore do herewith agree in
acknowledgement of his kindness to
support him in our column and at
the polls for that very lucrative office,
| which, according to the figurement of
the law, will net him one and 37-1O0
dollars per term of office.
Whereas most of our time is occupi-
ed in husktng potatoes, digging corn
and picking pumpkins off the trees, we
| would respectfully urge our friends of
| the Alliance to aid us in making this
| eefumn interesting and effective by
7 sending in communications, Alliance
news aud personals. All commune
cations for the Alliance column should
be addressed to P. o. Box 16-or placed
IN care OF 'ns s0l'0t o. 'ns '''b' NJ
Farewell, G. o, p. 1t Is with + III
heart we leave you. Think not that
it Is without pain we are forced to
to leave the party of our childhood's
admiration. Were you but the psrty
of twenty years ago how gladly would
we fight i'll your ranks. Thenyou
were party of the people and for the
people. To-day you are but a tool
of monopoly and corporate power.
Then you were the party of liberty
to-day you are taking jiant-llke strides
towards leading sixty millioh Amer
lean citizens into more despicable
slavery than were those you liberated.
They were hut slaves TO man; you
make man slaves to gold. Times
were when man could accept an
office in your ranks and be man for
allthat; but to-day the momenta a man
accepts nomination he ceases to he |
man; all individuality is lost; he Is
nothing but q part OF that great ma
chime which grinds out the will OF its
manipulators and It's manipulators
are not the people. You undertake to
run the affairs of this great nation,
not by congress and legislature, but
private party caucuses.
Because you were noble ia your
infancy we voted in your ranks; be-
cause you were honest in your youth
the people trusted you and weni to
sleep in your arms, and 10, when they
slept you betrayed them unto the
Plilistines and shaved their locks.
But Samson has awoke; the locks
are growing, and like that other ola
fossil, the Democratic party, the days
of your usefulness are over. So farr
thee we'll.
Any one doubling the decay Of tiled
Republican party, should have hee9A
at the Republican legislative collveil5l
ton. 1t was enough to make TIE
most solemn granger grin, to see YlsW
they had to swallow the Alliance
platform and alH Yes,
even beg them to please a<eept Tue
True eno1Ih l.. !.
Schlattman was too bialer u pill 10
take, but then he did 10 mitch kick
ing to be swallo@ei and lie is pretty
sure to kick his wly1through and get
there just the sans
The pothouse oiitieians have for n
long time he4h trying 10 solve the
problem VIII tile TOWN Of Peppertonl
was wltiloS delegate at the Repub-
lican c1anty convention. Don't
bother your heads. gentlemen; Will
tell yen pretty quick. There nrs no
Highest Of all in Lcavening Power
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