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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

done ibid their level best to throw
cold water on the alliance meeting in
the 5th district held last week at Fer
gus Falls. Notwithstanding, the
meeting was well attended by dele
gates who are too we'll known men,
bers of the old guard to be easily de-
tered or turned aside from a fixed
purpose by any man Or set of men
who have not been tried and proven.
The above is taken from the Hub
bard Bulletin-a cool, double-fsted
lie. This paper threw no cold water
on that meeting in fact it did some
exceedingly effective work although
it was invited not to be present.
Somehow the friends of the only
state alliance paper in Minnesota
and one that spends more cold cash
for the work than ten times all the
Others put together, got there in
shape. Now this miserable little
gum-twisted, mud-printed pirate
comes into the field and calls us q
republican sell-out paperp' -when
it's editor has revolted that organic
alton by pen and vote for years.
Now let us tell that simodee that
before he was born the editor of this
paper helped row black slaves across
to freedom, and was manned for
life while campaigning for John T..
Fremont-and enlisted three times
in the army-and he don't ask any
patchwork bivalves to teach him
political honor.
This same freckled SPAWN publishes
with Joy statement OF the Monte
video Commercial that Ignatius Don
nelly has declared for Merriam for
governor! These are the falsehoods
which the enemies of the alliance are
perpetrating.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The following ticket was nominal
ted at the Prohibition convention
Wednesday afternoon:
For Governor.-J. p. Pinkham
For Lieut.. Cow. O. Barrett Of
Browns Valley.
For Secretary of State.-H. s
Hilleboe, Wilmar.
For Treasurer.-Newton r. Frost.
St. Paul. ''
Auditor.-Ole Kron, Douglas Coun-
ty.
For Atty Gen'l-Robert TAYLOR
of Kasson.
For clerk of the Supreme Court
W. E. Dean, Minneapolis.
These nominations are all excellent
SO far as manhood, character and
ability go-and that ought to 90 a
great ways. Comments next week
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

GRAND FORKS, N. D., May Bottle
Farmers Autobiography association
met here to-day, and decided to in
corporate and build warehouses at
all stations where enough farmers
will join the association. The associ-
alton, will erect an elevator at Dn.
luth and ship direct to Liverpool.
BRooKINGs, S. Oak, June 10Th.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
| think Gautier De st. Croix is
working this anti-monopoly associa-
ton. l have seen the association
mentioned several times but no
names. AS you have taken up this
subject OF Liverpool shipments you
will have to watch this movement.
With a man like St. Croix to mana oe
it it will not pan out. l have writ
ten W. Muir to look it TO and adj
vlsem Pm glad to see that Mime
sofa swings into line on the Indepen-
dent move. 1t will help US all over.
Now for Iowa and Wisconsin.
Yes, St. Croix is back of it. It is
simply scheme to get farmers to
build elevators for man who has
no money of his own.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
The last straw, if any load of straw

The last straw, if any load of straw
will break the calmness OF farmer
population,-has been piled upon
their backs. The Mckinley bill pro-
vides that any manufacturer may
get a rebate of 80 per cent of any
tariff he pays on his material if he
exports the manufactured pro-
ducts THAT is when someone else
has to buy it. But don't get
excited, Mr.. Farmer for the
old party a little longer. You
can fight to-day if you want to
wait till to-morrow-and you wont
have to" when you can't!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
Kansas Wheels into Line.

The Kansas Alliances and kindred
organizations have decided by un-
animous vote to call an Independent
State Convention to nominate q
state ticket. The whole line, from
wing to wing, is moving forward,
Come up here, Overhauls-we want
the long haul, the short haul and the
Overhaul to run this government.
Convention at Topeka, August
13th.)
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The Mankato Journal brings out
the name of Daniel Buck for cover
nor on the Alliance ticket. We have
not the pleasure OF a personal ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Buck, but that
is probably to his credit. He has
certainly spoken some stalwart ALI
ance sentiments, and it is hoped that
his name will receive fair considera-
tiOn on the 10th.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Dakota voted for the Independent
Party by Alb to 80. Then 60 OF the
80 changed their vote. So it stood
Alb to %.
The 5th District voted for it 1OS
to 9.
Still, we understand that both par
ties have sent out their agents with
Doodle, and with promises OF ''regu-
lar" nominations, to discourage Min
nesota Alliances. When prominent
or active man opposes your voting
an independent ticket look around
and see if there is not an office for
someone back of it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The GREAT WEST has received def
mite information that agents of the
two dominant parties are out in the
state trying to work up one-third of
the alliances to oppose Independent
action. No real friend of the alliance
wishes to have the alliances under
take independent action without a
free and independent" desire there
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

In our talks in the country recent
ly we have mentioned as fact that
II million acres of this country was
owned by foreign noblemen. This
was an error, and we are always
ready to correct errors-it is 81 mil
lion acres which these foreign ma
hobs own! Through railroad grants
they also control 100000, 900 acres
more
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Jerry Mobiles, of Mcleod Co., was
with those who caused the wheat
dealers OF Minneapolis to come over
to the State Meeting and "tackle us"
on the wheat matter. But it was in
nocently and justifiably done. The
question was raised in a grain office
there. The resulting discussion led
to the Messrs. Gilbert sending a let
ter 1.-THE crates" read before that
body and afterwards, out of Curl
osity, following the letter themselves.
Mr.. Gilbert and his son were very
gentlemanly on that somewhat cele-
brated evening, as we have always
declared, and were only brought for
ward at the request of the alliance.
We wish, even at the sacrifice of lit
tie pride, to state that Mr.. Mobiles
and Mr.. Ward, so far as we can as
certain, were wholly free from any
desire to get more than the truth,
fully believing that our statements
Of injustice would be fully main
tained-as they certainly we're!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Some man in the southwest part of
the state complains that we do not
always use courteous language, and
another friend (neither of whom take
the paper urges that we should pay
more attention to exposing frauds
that we were severe OF speech. Well,
we know it! Have we been calling
these depraved specimens OF respect
able debauchery by pet names all
this time-and not know it? No in
deed. Our epithets bring the blush
OF shame and contrition to our
brazen cheeks when the morrow
comes to each issue. And then when
we see some toiling woman with
three children and 3OOacres, working
in the field to "economise"-
Pluto rides behind his spanking tan
dem on the 20 per cent-the big hot
gushing oaths come up to the throt-
tie value, and nothing but the love
of Christ keeps them down. These
little pet sneak-words which get out
are only the sloppin's o. watts be-
hind 'em.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Instruct your delegates before you
send them, because there will be at
least thousand politicians on hand
on the 10th to razzle-dazzle, argue,
coax, buy, trade off and bulldoze
your delegates on the 10Th.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

A Duluth paper advises the farm
ers to import a mammoth petrifed
jaw from California to operate the
Alliance campaign. Petrified jaw is
what is the matter of the old parties.
A little loose jaw is wanted. We
shall rejawce to see less petrifaction
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The Twin-City Commercial Club
has gone to pieces. Now look for
cyclones. St. Paul politicians have
stood in with Minneapolis frauds,
and as a little taffy-St. Paul re-
ceived the gloriously beneficial Meat
Inspection bill. Nowfor fun-serious
fun which leads to great things A
great war once resulted from one
man sticking another mans pig with
u pitchfork. Now let us hear anOth-
er hog squeal!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Fifty-six mortgage sales in one pa
per in Beadle county, S. OAK, in on
week. We counted thirteen in on
paper in Polk county this week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Those farmers who would prefer to
have the alliance work solely for legis-
lators this year should consider that
with a full ticket and a powerful cam
paign effort, the capture OF legisla-
tive candidates is vastl y more certain
than to depend upon 'scratched
Tickets"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

And yet again we have heard of
party men getting into the alliance
and working up the ''love-the-rot-
ten-old-party" sentiment. All right
but there will be party all the
same. In this case a strong alliance
man was promised a party nominal
tiOn-sweet alliance man that
Rats.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
Tumble Them In!

Next week we will publish state
ment OF a Heiberg farmer who says
he has no money but he will mort
gage the last horse he has to Join the
$500 campaign fund! Listen to
that, Men and Brethren! Now, will
you be backward? Tumble in your
names, and JON the $5 Battalion!
If there is any one thing that
makes a man sick of his relationship
to the human race, it is the existence
of mean men-the meanest of whom
now run a paper up at a little village
called Hallock. It's assaults on the
alliance, and it's falsehoods, are SO
arrant and dirty that it takes the
greatness OF infamy off from the
name of Annanias, Amonga dozen
Misrepresentation last week it says
the GREAT WEST was interested in
the new hail insurance company be-
cause it wanted Finger in the pie"
What on earth we want to put our
fingers into pie for is not ex-
planned. 1t would be a very dirty
thing to do if the pie had to be eaten
afterward. At all events this journal
did not get into the Hail company.
No one connected with the GREAT
WEST has any interest whatever in
either company-neither as incor-
porators, directors, or officers. The
firm publishing this journal has ad-
vanced 5000 worth of printing and
$500 worth of advertising to the
Life Association, for which it has no
claim whatever for one single cent OF
pay, nor will it ever collect one cent
of pay therefor. The Life Association
has no fund to pay for such work. It
is national in character. and we are
doing our work exactly as any other
state agent does it-for the same
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Instruct all your delegates and al
ternates before they come here. Let
them have one answer either to poll
ticians or caucusses: 81 am In
structed,"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

NEW HIGHLAND, MINI. June Goth
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The great need of farmer organiza-
tions, to meet the combinations of
monopolists, who are daily growing
more powerful, is felt by all thinking
and observant.
All other classes and interests have
combined for this mutual protection.
the mlllers, the doctors, the LAWYERS.
the tradesmen, the boards of trade
the politicians, the monopolists, each
nave a Ratchet to grind for their own
personal interests. NJ. w. RYAN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

State Association of Business Men.
And this paper wishes, at this day,
that many things which have occur
red had not transpired. OF one thing
the Journal may be sure-that if
Mankato furnishes live and genuine
alliance material the GREAT WEST is
not unhappy on account of it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

price 81 less per application than all
other states except Dakota) and
every cent put in all the hundred
thousand blanks and advertisements
are free gift.
This Hallock News also states that
the Executive Committee are trying
to borrow money land that every
member OF the Alliance will be held
liable!
Such a contemplate, wretched lie as
this ought to inspire the farmers
thereabOut to blacksnake the
wretches out of the country. The und-
crying fact has reference to the Loan
Agency of Loyd's which makes spe-
cial terms to alliance members if the
proper arrangements can be made
with the executive committee. 1t is
already done SO in Dakota. The fact
is that this little insignificant spider
in Hallock is the paid tool OF the
political plutocrats OF the state.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

line Hekla insurance co., mas sent
out to Alliance men throughout the
state 'Quarterly Statement show
ing very large business transacted
for it's first three months. There is,
and never has been, the slightest an
tagonism between any members OF
the alliance and this company as a
general stock fire insurance organ
ization. 1t has every right known
to commerce to exist and work for
success. This has been stated in
these columns time and again. The
Hekla is not the proposed organiza-
ton crushed out last winter. We ex-
tend to the company congratula-
lions over it's apparent prosperity.
If the report, with some rather acid
comments in a circular, be sent to us
in an unkindly spirit, we might in
dulge in a few criticisms, but we have
no more right or interest in CRITICS.
ing this company than any other
general stock company.
1t cost over 81, 900 a month to
run the company besides commits
sions, and besides it's office and clerk
privileges with the St. Paul German.
This is extraordinary
It's balance of $4,000 is not an in,
dependent balance or surplus. 1t Is
the ordinary deposit balance which
represents neither profit nor loss,
nor dividend, until the expiration of
insurance periods. 1t is no index of
prosperity or otherwise.
But the most remarkable item is
$4,000 for certain expenses and
Reinsurance" 1t appears then
that a portion of the St. Paul Ger
man business was diverted to the
Hekla to swell their report, and then
''reinsured" in the German-and pos
sib!y includes commercial risks and
written up by the St. Paul German.
The report as it stands is practically
no report at all. And yet, let it be
understood by our friends that there
is no reason why the Hekla Fire In
surance should not succeed so far as
the alliance is concerned-or our
selves it undoubtedly will
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

How do you like your railroad
commission! Don't organize a new
party-you might get a better one f!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Subscriptions to the IS campaign
fund are coming in. We will begin
publication of names next week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The Mankato journal thinks we
do not notice the Blue Earth county
alliance. Now, Bro. Morrison, we
are sure, that the B. E. Alliance has
been published" many times. The
trouble is that very long reports are
sent in. The editor has always been
in the field from three to four days
each week, and the paper has not
been properly edited in respect to
communications. The long ones get
unjustifiably pigeon-holed, and we
have apologized many times. The
editorials are largely written on the
cars and abroad, with a grip-sack-
library.
Mankato is place where some of
the grandest anti-monopoly work
has crystallized. 1t was there that
Knute Nelson made his record at the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

for. During the past month the
voices Of nine tenths Of the alliances
have expressed such a wish. Now it
is not right that this call should be
overborne by the work OF the other
parties. If the active men at the
head of alliance work should oppose
the rank. and file, it becomes seri-
GUS question if the rank and file
should not move for themselves. In
Nebraska a "Call" was issued for
signatures of the rank and file. In
two weeks it received over 5000
names, and was increasing by a
thousand a day. If such move
ment were made in this state it
would undoubtedly result in the
same manner. So we cannot but ad-
wise the frank and file" to keep q
close watch on their "field officers. -
All that can be asked is to have the
vote a free without political in
reference. And above all, instruct
your delegates, either for or against.
1.-The United States Senate has
voted in favor of the unlimited coin
age of silver at the present standard
weight of 412h grains to the dollar.
This means that a man who owes
81 900 could buy some 500 worth
Of silver bullion in the market, have
it minted or exchanged for silver dol
lars and pay the debt in full. Min
neapolis Tribune.
That is about the average intelli-
gence displayed by our anarchistic
daily press. Thank God there is
enough intelligence left among the
farmers to keep such rot from break
ing down the government. This
same sheet says "the country is now
glutted with silver dollars!" And
yet, is it not true that every one OF
those glut dollars will purchase as
much as a national bank bill? Ii a
man had $1,000 worth of silver
would he sell it to this Tribune igno-
ramus for $7OO?!?!? Ye Gods,
but what an ass that man is! How
he would look-trying to buy 81 900
worth of silver-$1 900 worth of sill
yer for 500, and turning around to
his neighbor and making him take it
at 81 900! Scarabeus Egyptiacum-
(Injun for a sand-louse) but what a
fool that man would be to sell
81 900 worth of silver for 800!
The day will come sometime when
these plutocratic anarchists and
law-defyers will be taken out and
stoned like Stephen and have a silver
monument erected over their heads.
The day that silver was demonet-
lied by bill which was never read
in congress it was worth $1.O3 as
compared with the gold standard.
In few weeks it's Occupation was
gone''-the nation was billion dol
lars poorer, and silver dropped 25
per cent in price. Demonetize gold
and it would drop so per cent in
price in 30 days!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

A call will be issued next week for q
3rd Congl Dist. Alliance to meet at
olencoe' Thursday, July 10th. Dele
gates same as to State Alliance
Write to James Phillips, Glencoe,
and give expression of your alliance
as to independent political action.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
Campaign Work.

The GREAT WEST will be sent to
any address from date until one week
after election,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

A Dirty Fa1sehood.
The GREAT WEST and some other
Republican reform sell out papers
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

The following is clipped from the
st. Cloud Journal. Bro. Mitchell
would not let such wrong state.
ment appear if he knew the facts:
Col. Westerman-Bipding Irvine
this season will probably retail at
from Is to Is cents a pound or
about one cent lower than last year.
The entire crop practically of the raw
material has been bought up by "the
combine" but it is a mistake to in
clude the Mccormick Co., or the 9TH
er manufacturing firms in the combi-
nation. Binding Irvine is singular
product, almost the entire cost being
in raw material, which costs laid
down in this country at the mills
about II cents a pound. 1t is a
fact that the mills will manufacture
the Irvine for anybody who has the
sisal or manila at from IL to 2 cents
pound and as this includes not on
ly the price OF labor, but interest on
the plant, wear and tear, ETC., it is
easy to see how slight a factor labor
is in the manufacture itself. Almost
all the Dor comes in the raising and
preparing Of the raw material, which
is not grown in this country. The
solution Of the Irvine problem is the
discovery of some means of handling
flax and hemp in competition with
sisal and manila.
Now the material to manufacture
MANILA and sisal Irvine costs about
AZ to 6h cents a pound. Col. Wester-
man is the Mccormick man at st.
Cloud, and if he knows anything
about it he knows the above is
falsehood. Pure manila binding
Irvine is manufactured and sold to
jobbers at 1Oc. and lie. per pound
to-day. Manila is not raised" 1t
grows wild in vast areas, almost
limitless in extent.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

or
Now, brethren, let us get our coats
off. This will not permit of any COM
missions-but the alliances can go to
work and get up a 10000 circulation
for us. Don't let any difficulties
stand in the way. Send postal notes,
checks, or money orders.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

melville resolutions too late for
this week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

ANO Ouc COJlucCUcu WlUI1 UIlc OhEAI
WEST is in any way connected with
either of the two Hail Insurance
Companies either as incorporation,
director, or officer. Whatever has
been said regarding the causes of the
organization of the new company
was said for the general interest
of the alliance. The directors
OF the new company are a major
ity of the Executive Committee
of the State Alliance. They cleo
ted recently, as Insurance Commits
sioner, without a dissenting vote, a
capable gentleman put forward by
the old company. Without a dis
senting voice they endorsed both Or
CARNATIONS at the last meeting.
This certainly looks like a harmoni-
Gus settlement OF the matter.
If the GREAT WEST be asked what
then was the basis Of it's recent an
tagonism, we can say: The same
basis that Mr.. Hall had for with
drawing from the directorate and
calling the officers ''rascals'' but a
few months ago. And the same rea-
son that Mr. Lathrop had for bitter
ly opposing those men when elected
Secretary. Both OF these men now
warmly endorse that company, and
the GREAT WEST certainly will yield
to the Judgment of men who have so
radically changed their opinions.
Let the two companies work side by
side in the state, harmoniously, or
better yet, let them unite. We are
not willing that the press OF this
state should pile on to us odium for
doing what this paper has never
done-the second company was Or
ganized on the motion of men who
are not connected with this paper,
for the best Of motives, and for what
appeared most excellent reasons.
Both companies are doing a large
business.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

ST.. PAUL, MIMI, JUNE q, 1890.