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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-19

MARIPosA, February 1Sth.-A special
messenger from Bear valley gives an ac-
count of an affray in the ''Bon-ton" saloon
between Bert McFadden, the proprietor,
and John Trabucco, a store-keeper. Nc
Fadden struck Trabucco with beer bottle,
partially stunning him. Trabucco drew
revolver and fred, wounding him in the
arm. He attempted second shot but was
too weak 10 pull the trigger. Both men
are well known citizens. The causa of the
trouble was the sending of a valentine.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Helena. Mont.

1t is repeated-a change must come
in some way. When $4,000 is paid
for the wedding dress of a citizens
daughter; when sos, 900 is paid for
a citizens racing horse; when one
citizen owns 10000, 900 acres of
land, another $15O,OOO,OOO in i'm
proved city property and a third
100000, 900, in corporation stocks;
when great red lines are drawn be-
tween poverty and wealth when rich
gamblers defy the law and pocket
millions in a day while poor men
seeking employment are stopped as
Migrants; when money takes the
place of virtue and pomp passes for
brains; when lawyers deny the law
for pay and editors sell themselves
to the highest bidder; when women
gossip in satin and men in broad
cloth wager millions on ahorse when
magnificent churches are built splen-
didly furnished and grandly equipped
that are too good for the poor to
enter; when ministers of Christ are
salaried officers of the church and
the wicked assist in worship; when
the rich hire their praying done
while thepoor are left among thieves;
when fraud is a profession and party
is preferred before country, one won
ders what is to come of it all.-Kan-
sas Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

The two meetings held at Dawson,
and the session at Madison, last
week, show how fervid the farmers
are becoming over their ''fancied
wrongs Think of farmers driving
20 miles to listen to one of these
''famboyant agitators!' At both
of these places from two to three
hundred farmers came, and the spirit
manifested was indeed q glorious
one.
Miss Mcdonald held meetings also
at Granite Falls and Bird Island,
though no report has been received.
Other lecturers are holding meetings
over the state and all report a re-
markable spirit manifested. One
would think that at this time sub
scriptions to the GREAT WEST would
almost wholly cease-but they don't.
The Waconia meeting grand
farmers picnic-at 1.-THE Coney Is
land of the West"-came off Monday,
and good part of the county was
there Hon. Ignatius Donnelly was
on hand as we'll as the Editor of the
GREAT WEST.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

denial Jerry Mobiles is q good neigh
Dor, but as q reformer he is failure. |
l have stated facts about what l
heard Mr.. Ward say, and let the peo-
pie Judge. We hear the distant
thunder, and let me say that the
storm is coming, and about August
or September we will find out which
side those lovers OF liberty are on.
If we are in for reform let us go
for the rings! Let me say, Mr.. Edi-
tor, you are noble man, and one I
greatly respect for your courage and
fidelity to our cause. You have
thrown more light on the wheat and
railroad robberies than all the rest
of the papers in this state and hope
every reader appreciates your able
exposures as much as / do. And
brother farmers, let us stand by the
men that stand by us.
G.. w. DAY.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Oh Honev. How Can You.

The GREAT WEST says that Gen.
eral Baker is seeking the guberna-
torial nomination. The G. w. is
way off.-Mankato journal.
Yes, Morrison, and those who have
criticized the Register for speaking
frankly about the course of that
mountbank sheet and it's whirl-I gig
editor will wake up to the realization
ere long that the GREAT WEST is
"way OFF, on more things than Ba-
ker's aspirations. The Register has
simply stated the truth about Fish
and his monkey work among the far
mers. The whole outfit is a fraud on
the agriculturists of the state.-Man-
katO Register:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Jerry il Wanted Again.
GLENCOE, May 10Th, 1890

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
I see a communication from Jerry
Mobiles denying any connection with
the bringing down from Minneap-
oils of the wheat buyers to "down
you" at the State Farmers Alliance.
Let me tell you what know about
the matter. The next morning after
the discussion of the wheat question
with those wheat buyers, as went
from the dining-room TO the office
of the Clarendon Hotel, l found a
large group of men, nearly in the
center of the room, and l saw they
were having rather a lively talk.
saw e. w. Ward, one OF Mr.. Mobiles
neighbors, in the center of the group,
and they were talking about those
men coming down to down you and
as the crowd dispersed l stepped up
to Mr.. Ward, and asked. him what
was up? He said they were going for
him for bringing down those wheat
buyers to down you. Now mind
you, these are the very words he
said: Didn't we do good thing in
bringing down those men to have
the wheat question discussed?" AS
Mr.. Mobiles left the meeting and went
up to Minneapolis with Mr.. Ward
and invited those wheat buyers to
come down, isn't it fair to suppose
that Mr.. Mobiles had as much to do
with the matter as Mr.. Ward? You
don't deny going to Minneapolis
with Mr.. C. w. Ward, and you dom
deny being in the company of tile
wheat ring, and Mr.. Ward said,
"didn't we do a good thing in bring
ing them down." It is too plain for
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
MARIETTA May 25, 1890

DIR. A. FRAN:
DEAR SIR suppose DR.. Fish's in
nate modesty will'deter him from no.
ticing his lectures in this county, for
we know him to be one of the most
modest of men.
On Friday the 23rd, he preached
the doctrine of deliverance for two
and half hours to an enthusiastic
audience of farmers, who, could they
have had their way would have de-
fered the benediction for another
hour. House full and running over
into the hall and down stairs.
In the evening he delivered a lee
ture on the changing conditions OF
force and matter. For two hours a
large audience listened with rapt at
tention and regretted when the amen
was said.
On the Oath he addressed an au-
dience of some four hundred, mostly
farmers, at Madison. To say that
they were. interested but feebly ex-
presses their feelings. 1t was q new
revelation to them.
He can console himself with the re-
Fiction, that the bread which he
cast upon the waters will return after
many days. NJ. L. Snow.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Send them to Prison:

The supreme court OF Minnesota
made a decision on Monday last
which hits the loan agents of the
state a blow that will count, by hold
ing that it is usury for a man to
charge a bonus for making a loan, in
addition to the legal rate of inter-
est as provided by the laws of the
state. This statement appears in
the case OF Lewis VS.. Willoughby,
and the facts in the case are about
as follows: Willoughby's agent
made a loan of something like ST.
900 on property owned by Lewis.
The loan bore interest at 10 per cent.
and the agent charged as a bonus
for securing or negotiating the loan
the sum of $500. In SO doing the
Minnesota court of last resort holds
that the agent was guilty of usury,
and as the agent was acting for and
representing his principal, the latter
was also guilty of the same.-Pipe-
stone Star.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

WACoN1A, Mimi, May 20, 1890.
ED. GREAT WEST:
If the weather will be all right, our
picnic on the Goth, will be one of the
largest ever had in our state, as
everybody seems to take interest in
the Alliance cause.
In regard to our cause wish you
will bring the following before our
farmers in your valuable paper.
That every county, as well as sub
Alliance, should pledge the candidates
for the legislature that they will
vote for, not to receive a pass from
the Ry. Co. and not even vote for
one that has been in the habit OF
taking a pass heretofore.
This is one main point, as the hold
er of a pass or the one that has had a
pass, is in under obligations to the
R. R. and he is not the man the FARM
er ought to elect. The candidates
ought to be instructed to have a law
established to make the taking of a
pass crime. Hoping that you will
keep on defending the rights of the de-
pressed and whip every money-bag
as you have whipped c. A. Pillsbury,
fair and square, l remain,
REINHOLD ZEGLIN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
The Soulless. Mau.Eater.


We worked through Spring and Winter,
Through Summer and through Fall,
But the mortgage worked the hardest,
And the stea diest of them all:
1t worked on nights and Sundays,
1t worked each holiday;
1t settled down among US,
And it never went away.
Whatever we kept from it,
Seemed almost as bad as theft;
1t watched us every minute,
And it ruled us right and,left.
The rust and blight were with US,
Sometimes, and sometimes not;
The dark-browed, scowling mortgage.
Was forever on the spot.
The weavil ard the cutworm,
They went as well as came;
The mortgage stayed forever,
Eating hearty oil the same.
1t nailed up every window,
Stood guard at every door;
And happiness and sunshine,
Made their home with us no more.
Till with failing crops and sickness,
We got stalled upon the grade,
And there came dark day on us,
When the interest wasn't paid;
And there came sharp foreclosure,
And kind O. lost my hold,
Anu grew weary ana discouraged,
And the farm was cheaply sold.
The children left and scattered,
When they hardly yet were grown;
Ny wife she pinned and persisted,
And found myself alone.
What ehe died OF was a mystery"
An the doctors never knew;
But knew she died of MORTGAGE
Just as well as wanted to.
II to trace hidden sorrow,
Were within the doctors art,
They d ha' found mortgage lyin'
On that woman's broken heart.
Worm or beetle, drought or tempest,
On farmers land may fall,
But for first-class ruinati on,
Trust a mortgage 'gainst' EN- all.
Will, M CARIET
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
THE SILVER QUESTION.

A Few Facts and Pertinent Queries.
To the Editor OF the Globe:
The leading argument against the
coinage of silver will drive the gold
from the country. This fear is
shown to be groundless by the
present monetary history OF the
world. Take for example France
nation with over $5OO,OOO,OOO in
silver coin, with compact territory,
having more than four times as
much silver coin, per capita, as the
United States, whose territory ex-
tends from ocean to ocean; and the
French people are more prosperous
than any other nation OF Europe and
he has accumulated more gold since
she had this vast amount Of coined
silver than any OF the nations using
gold as the one money metal, and
more, in fact, than any other Euro
pean nation, until now she has over
8OO,OOO,OOO, in gold.
What would be thought OF a ma
ton whose chief production for ex-
port was cotton or wheat, taking
such action as must necessarily de-
preciate the value of her cotton or
wheat in the market of the world?
Yet this is precisely the action which
the capitalist of this country east OF
the Alleghenies and the financiers OF
Great Britain are attempting to in
duce the congress OF the United
States to take, this nation producing
more silver than any other nation OF
the earth. Why are the money
owners of this country making this
effort to prevent the further coinage
of silver? To make and keep money
scarce and dear, which means de-
probation OF the values of every
other class of property and produc-
ton in this country. What object
has the capitalist OF England, a coun-
try producing no silver. in keeping
the price of silver down? One is, he
can buy in the markets of India 81
20 worth of cotton or wheat for one
ounce of silver and if he can pur-
chase that ounce OF silver for 90
cents he makes the difference, and
can we'll afford to use one years
profit on the $45 100000 he sends
annually to India, which is over $12,-
900, 900, in endeavoring to prevent
the passage by the congress of the
United States of an honest and just
silver bill; such bill as that would
be which would permit the producer
of silver to take his bullion to the
treasury OF the United States and ex-
change it, at it's current value, for
certificates payable in lawful money
of the country, and for each certif-
cate issued instruct the treasurer,
as soon as possible to have the silver
coin in the treasury to represent an
equal number of dollars; or, at least,
let him not be permitted, with the as
sistance of British or American CAP
italists, to at once draw the bullion
from the treasury again, to glut the
silver market and still farther depreci-
ate it's value. If the silver bullion Of
fered to the treasury, and paid for in
such certificates, is coined or COM
PEELED to remain in the treasury, the
ratio of values between silver and
gold will soon be the same as it was
before the demonetiza ton of silver,
and it would quickly resume it's place
in the currency of all nations.
THOMAS G. MERRILL.
Helena. Mont.
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EUCLID, Mimi, May Dist, 1890
,DTrOR GREAr WEST.

EUCLID, MIMI, May list, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
How many times 1 have resolved
to write you that as one OF the
farmers of Mimi, highly appreciate
the stupendous work you are so
nobly doing for us.
In behalf of all other farmers in
this vicinity to whom 1 have showed
the GREAT WEST, q am receiving)
l will say they are sincerely apprec-
iative and will soon be subscribers.
The GREAT WEST is a great educa-
tor and eye-opener to a class who are
Just beginning to wake up to the fact
that they have been drugged and
robbed, and that the old parties are
mixing for them another and more
deadly dose.
Why won't the farmers and labor
ers organize and consolidate, and
dictate the laws that they will have
Laws that shall be in their interest
Why should the fat horse always
have the long end of the evener
Why not have true equalizer?
Why not draw up such general
laws as we want, in the interest OF
the toiling masses and then draw up
contracts and bonds for candidates
to sign before election, and thus
make them liable if they fail to note
in legislatures and congress as their
contract didates? Why should we
trust any longer to the honor of our
own servants when we know that
they do sell out our interests for a
consideration? How else can we get
out of our present dilemma OF send.
ing. the rich to make laws for the
rich. 1 am promised several sub.
scriptions for the "GREAT WEST" and
you shall hear from me again soon
We once had a nice Alliance here
No. 472, but it went down because
we were so busy, and so careless
Respectfully. L. S. HANCOCK.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
MANToRvILLE, May Oath

MANToRv1LLE, May Oath, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
DEAR SIR.-The last meeting OF our
alliance (No. 629) was made quite
satisfactory and pleasant by the adj
mission of six new members, and
among other matters considered was
the circular letter from the Execu-
tive relating to Independent politi-
cal action, which resulted in the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense
of this Alliance that there should be
an extra session OF the State Al
lance called during the coming sum-
mer for the purpose OF considering
the propriety OF Independent politi-
cal action. That we favor nomina.
lions of Governor and Congress
men.
It is my wish that the GREAT
WEST might be placed in the hands
of every farmer in Mimi, from now
until the fall election for it is surely
a great educator and party collar
breaker. Yours Truly,
O. S. CAMPBELL,
Secretary
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30

In one county in Mr.. Perkins dis
trict, the figures have leaked out CON
corning the number of mortgages
found by the census enumerators.
They loot up 1922. That is dis
tlnct mortgages now in force on real
estate.-Non-Co
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
ABOUT the size of it.
Manka Register:

MankatO Register:
The GREAT WEST is sitting down
hard on C. L. Smith, the gentleman
who has been farming" at the ex-
pense of the state treasury. and who
very naturally thinks that there are
no grievances concerning which the
farmer needs to complain. We enjoy
seeing just such as he annihilated,
the harder the better.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
What Cheap Fares Will Do.

The railroad war which has result
ed in very low rates for passenger
tickets throughout the Northwest,
has brought in such an increase Of
travel on some lines that the COM
panies can not furnish cars to carry
the people Iowa Tribune.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
LUCE, Mimi, May 10, 1890


EDITOR GREAT WEST:
FRIEND DR.-Our alliance not being
heard from for some time, some may
form the idea that we are dead, or
rather slow in action. But it is all
to the contrary. Our alliance is pro-
crossing finely. Starting in a little
over two months ago with but seven
charter members, we now have swol-
len to 80, composed OF good, honest,
prudent farmers, very enthusiastic
both in belief and action. With the
aid of the GREAT WEST the people
are beginning to see the necessity of
organizing more thoroughly. We
had very enthusiastic meeting on
the 10th. Our next will be on the
Oath.
The alliance will endeavor to Sc
cure Mr.. Donnelly to address them
soon, if they can possibly get him.
We say to all, cheer up! Our
cause is right. We are on strike
for farmers family.
p. J. MURPHY,
Secretary.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Dodge County Alliance.

There will be a meeting of the
above alliance at Mantorville on the
first Monday in June. This is one of
the most active County Alliances in
the state and a large attendance is
guaranteed. Miss Eva Mcdonald
will deliver an address to the
meeting.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
Carver Co. News !:

Carver Co. News:
The assessor will soon be around
doing just what himself or some
other person did before him in years
past-assess the poor of earth all the
law will allow and tread lightly on
the millionaire kings toes.-Granite
Falls Tribune.
ABOUT the size of it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
WELLINGTON, May 23rd, 81

w ELA1NUAO4N, NAeNy SOAN3 wv
Ed. GREAT WEST:
On the 21st OF May, number OF
farmers of this vicinity met at the
school house in response to call
from Mr.. John Hurst, Deputy Coun-
ty Lecturer, and organized the Well
ington Farmers Alliance. The appli-
cation for a charter was signed by
II farmers, but would have been
signed by double that number if they
had known that a meeting was to be
held. The following temporary Off
GERS were elected:
julius Dettman, President.
F. C. Schoenfelder, Secretary.
VIM. Hinzmann, Treasurer.
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TERREBoNNE, Mimi. May, 1890.
ED. GREAT WEST:
A meeting had been called for and
took-place at the school house in dis
trict No. 81 in Terrebonne, by the
officers of Mentor Alliance. We elected
temporary officers, and Al members
signed the application for a charter.
Our charter has been delayed, but
came at last and a meeting was
called for last Saturday, May 18th.
There we elected the following per-
manent officers: President, John
Desforges, P. o. Red Lake Falls;
Vice President, Giles Lice; Secre-
tary, j. L. Cossette; Treasurer, Louis
Penault, P. O's. Terrebonne. Dele
gates to County Alliance, Thomas
Crompe, John Clement and Cyrille
Beaudin. Delegate to the fifth Con-
gressional District Alliance, John
Desforges. Ii new members joined
the Alliance that day, SO it contains
81 members now and l believe some
more will join at the next meeting.
Mr.. C. Demers, President OF the Pop
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HALsTAD. Mimi. Nav 10, 1879

HALsTAD, Mimi, May 10, 1890.
ED. GREAT WEST:
I send you herewith a resolution
passed by the Executive Board OF
the Norman Co. Farmers Alliance at
their meeting May 18th:
RESOLVED, That we, the Execu-
tive Board of Norman County Farm
ers' Alliance, look upon the two old
political parties as only one party,
aparty of monopoly and oppression.
We also look upon such organiza-
lions as the Farmers Alliance, the
Labor Unions, the Prohibition party,
the Nationalists and similar organ
izations, as the party of reform OF
the party of the people, and we
recommend that delegates from
these latter organizations be elected
to meet at one certain time and
place in the several districts, and
there to try and agree on men fol
the Offices that will carry out the
wishes of the people.
I. M. HETLAND, Secretary.
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Fire, Fire, Fire!

Fire, Fire, Fire!
DONNELLY, Mimi, Goth, 1890.
ED. GREAT WEST:
The Donnelly Alliance OF this town,
is in good working order, enthusiast
tic, and confident OF their strength.
Our Alliance is honored by the name
it took of that ever true, honored
self-sacrifcing and superb scholar
Hon. IGNATIUs DoNNELLY, whose
friends land they are in the major
ity) in Stevens County, 5th District,
are awakening to the great wrong
such men as Hodgson, Sprague, ct al,
are trying to "L1E'' at his door.
They will fail ANONYMOUSLY. The
farmers instructed by the GREAT
WEST are opening their eyes. The
effect OF Mr.. Donnelly's twenty five
years OF hard work has taken root.
He it was who raised the Alliance
banner to the confident position she
holds to-day and who made it's foun-
dation of truth. Proceed DR.. FIRE
FIRE! FIRE! Do not wait to see the
white OF their eyes.
T. E.. COLAHAN.
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lar River Alliance, was present and
made some speeches, so we Cid not
do much business besides electing Of
ficers, but I believe we shall get down
to business at the next meeting which
will take place on Saturday the 3lst
inst. Very truly yours,
J. L. CossETTE, Secy.
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RoTHsAY, WILKIN Co., MINI.
Nav goth. 90,

May goth, 90.
ED. GREAT WEST:
On Feb. 9th, seventeen of us sign
ed an application for charter. We
also elected officers pro tempore for
the purpose of sending delegate to
the State convention.
On March 28th we held our regu-
lar meeting and elected the following
officers:
Pres.-T. O. GrOnseth.
Vice Pres.-Thom. Knudson.
Treas.-S. G.. Bowman.
Secy.-Chris. Hanson.
Our alliance is progressing finely =;
there are now about forty members.
Please send me a dozen or two of
your. valuable paper the GREAT
WEST. Your friend,
CHRIS. HANSON, Secy.
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ASyBzIRfKA
Los ANGELES, CAL,
May 18th, 1890.

ED. GREAT WEST:
We want to keep informed on the
wheat business. Can't you make us,
in letter or paper, a plain, brief state
ment OF the point at issue, and how
it affects the farmer. You are evil
IDENTIFY doing great work.
The CALIFORNIA NATIONALIST.
STATELY, May II, 90.
ED. GREAT WEST:
Our Alliance met yesterday. The
meeting was small on account OF the
bad weather. We meet again the
LIST Saturday in June. Our Alliance
ia No. 1O2. Please send me a few ex.
ira copies of the GREAT WEST
Yours Respectfully,
E. E. DIcKERsoN, Secy