The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-09

G1LcHR1sT, Mimi, April 30, 1890.
DEAR Doctor:
l enclose a dollar, please send the
GREAT WEST. Am almost ashamed
that have not done SO before. Can
YOU send me the two last back num-
bers?
Our Alliance is increasing, yet there
is some dissatisfaction with the Pur-
chasing Department of the State Al
lance. / hope this important lea
ture of the alliance will receive more
attention. Shall be pleased to let
YOU hear from us more in the tuture
CARL Ericsson.
We publish this letter from our
friend with particular reference to
the Purchasing Dept. Being fully
aware of the mighty promises made
last year, and their absolute failure,
we are almost endorsed" ourselves.
But, friends, the trouble is not in
the alliance plan. 1t lies in the
schemes for private ends put forth
last year. If Mr.. Loucks had been
allowed to go ahead and make con-
tracts last fall something would have
been done. Did you read his letter
last week? 1t was full of good hard
sense-and lays down the ground OF
actual work, and the only ground.
Still, an effort will be made to do
something yet.
DAISY, E. Tenn, April 10Th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
1.-The GREAT WEST" for Feby
2Sth, and April 4th and 18th to
hand. Will let alliance men here
read your papers. We who have
read it declare that it is the brain
lest, boldest, ablest, and best AL
lance paper published, because it
does honestly reflect the sentiments
of the people, the farmers, mechanics,
and wage-workers. Money distress
is depriving millions OF men, women,
boys and girls, from reading labor
reform papers! When the Alliance
men put their sentiment in their bal
lots, and vote for what they want,
and vote against what they don't
want, then they will get what they
want, and not before, all the little
gutter-snipe pocket politicians to the
contrary Notwithstanding!
The people must now read, think,
study, plan, and vote for themselves.
No other road out OF the monopoly
woods! The people must take all
power in their own hands, and crush
out all the Wall Street, Washington
city, county site, and state capital
cliques, rings, and combines against
the people. To do this, they must
adopt the Alliance Primary Ballot
System which l have originated or
planned for the good Of our order,
and to save it from the political
''cussedness," into which the leader
ership Of the two old parties are try
ing to drive it. I send you today, a
copy OF the "Farmers' ANiance,"
Chattanooga, Tenn, which contains
a marked copy OF my letter on "7he
Alliance Primary Ballot System"
j. c. BURGNER.
We received Mr.. Burgner's "Prim-
airy Ballot System, and will review it
assoon as the pressure of some other
work is off our hands. Such matters
require great care-such as the au-
thor gave it-before taking it up.
Ed. GREAT West:
like your paper-and will try to
get my neighbors to subscribe-every
farmer ought to have it.
OLE J. DAHL.
Chippew Co., April %.
LAKE BENTON, April 1890.
Ed. GREAT WEST:
Our County is now thoroughly Or
ganized, an Alliance in every town
ship, fifteen in the County. The last
one, Limestone. has not applied for
d charter yet, but win after seeding.
H. Warren has been in the northern
part OF the Co., and in Yellow Medi-
cine, the last week organizing. / at
tended the second meeting of Lake
Stay Alliance last Wednesday.
Pres, j. Hosford, of Lake Stay P. O.;
Sec, M. B. Woodland, Lake Stay P.
o. They would like q few sample
copies of the GREAT WEST. Marsh
field Alliance, organized March 18th,
has now thirty seven members.
H.R. KELLER.
Secy of Co. Alliance.
NASHVILLE CENTRE, Mimi,
April, 1890.
EpITOR GREAT WEST:
You mention in GREAT WEST of