davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
A STANDING OFFER.
The OHer stIll Open For Discussing the Sui
Treasury HiIl.

The Oner 6tIIl Open For Discussing the Sub
Treasury BiIl.
The columns OF the Economist are still
open to any reputable lawyer who will
discuss the unconstitutionality of the
sub-treasury bill Mr.. Carlisle advised
his friends TO declare the measure un-
constitutional as the easiest and safest
method of dealing with the subject,
since which time the bill has been de-
nounced as unconstitutional by hum
dreds of newspapers and politicians,
without q single argument to substan-
tiate such position. The Economist
has printed the decis on of the Supreme
Court, the debates in Congress, ar
guuents from prominent jurists. and
letters from men eminent in the legal
profession, to prove that this measure
is constitutional. and wholly within the
limits Of sound legal requirements
For nearly one whole year this bill has
challenged public attention to an ex-
tent far beyond any other measure of
recent years As yet no legal argu-
ment has been urged against It II
there Is any constitutional objection to
its provisions it is time the people were
made acquainted with them II there
are none. honesty and fairness demand
that this captious objection cease, and
the plan be given trial National
Economist
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER g. 1890
huRRAH FoR KANsAsl

Hurrah for ounteous Kansasi
Her people rouse ut last
To listen to the oncome
Oh freedoms rushing blast;
It's sweeping Ger her prairies,
O'er her valleys and Ter hills,
and the dawning rays of liberty blaze
TIL all the land IL fills.
And the north winds, and the south winds
Bear IL DER the waiting land,
That Kansas NV, as In the past,
Rere the slav-r's hand.
Her soil baptized with fceeman's blood,
A FREE mans soil shall be;
Here shall her sons and daughters dwell
In plenty. peace and liberty.
The spirit of q Nations dead
Bend over Kansas' soil
To urge that he who tills the land
Should own tho fruits OF toll
Obi by our brave and martyred sIres.
By cur love nf liberty,
We'll ring the bell of usury's knell
And Kan sas shall be free.
The n arshaling hosts OF freedom
Unite swift and strong,
"The ho I.e against the ui, rtg ge''
Was tar burden OF treir song.
The plowman left his furr W,
The r.ner his ripened grain
To 3oin the hosts of freedom
Singing liberty's wild ref ain.
Hurrah far sun. kissed kansast
Hurra for the Allixnte bandI
That drove FRI m our fs,. tile pra ries
Monopolv's greeS y b md.
We thanx Thee oh God of battles,
Fer tn peaceful victory won.
Obi Lib. rty bell, ring 81 very's knell,
Greedy Shyl, cS's raee Is run.
M. E. Lease
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALWAYS A RIVER TO Cross

There's always q river to cross
Always an effort to make
II there's any thing good to win,
Any rich prizes to take
Yonder's the fruit we crave,
Yonder's the charming scene;
But deep and wide with troubled tide
Is the r.ver that rolls ets cen.
For the treasures Of precious worth
We must patiently dig and dive;
For the places we long to iii
We must push, aud struggle, and strive;
And always and every where
Wen find In our onward course
Thorns for the feet and tria ais to meet,
And dif1icult river to cross
The rougher the way that we take
The stouter the heart and the nerve.
The st mes in our path wo break,
Nor e'er from cur purpose swerva.
For the glory we hope to win
Our labors we count no loss;
'Tis folly to pause and murmur because
OF the river we have to ross.
60, ready to do and dare
Should we in our plat es stand
Fulfilling the Masters will,
Fulh ling the souls demand
For, though as the monnta n high,
The biilows may rear and toss,
They'll not overwheIm IL the Lords at the
helm,
When the difficult river we crosa
Josephine Pollard
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST-Preacnlng each sunday at y a.
DIN aud at 80 p m, at the courthouse. Sun'
day achOoI at 10 o'clock, a IN. Prayer meeune
@ednesday evening of each week. Rev; W: A
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
and Cherry Streets.
CHRISTIAN. N.-Preaching every Sunday at
~ m o'clock, a. m, and 1870 p. m, by Eloer
J. T. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every wed
nesday night Sunday school at 10 clock Il. m.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sonage study at the chapel,
n rETHoDIsT EPIsCOPAL.-Services every
GNl Sunday at III 100 a. IN. and 80 p. IN: sun
.lay school every Sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
sTaeAtinA every Thursday evening at 1:3O.
strangers invited. ID. w. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se Services every Sunday at
u IL q. m. and 80 p. IN. Sunday SchooI al
uOa m. J. B. NORTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on 2nd
sunday OF every month at Sherlocks hall, al
So.of n, M REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRE'THREN-Hold reg
Nt uIar services at Miugona, Barber county
the seeond and fourth Sundays in eacn montn
AT Forrest school house on the second SUNDAY; |;
Cedar Creek school house on the tniru ouhuAy'
BY Elders Shamberger. Smith ana Neher'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03

"A ring is a combination formed with
In parties to hold or secure the public of.
fees They lay the plans of the con-
yentions, dictate the candidates, select
Ing either themselves their friends, or
those whom they can in some way use
to advantage. But the Alliance clearly
demonstrated at the late elections its
ability to smash the strongest old party
ring
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
Stata Omcers.
Barber County omcers.
POSTAL

POstofice at Medicine Lodge open from N
a. PM Sundays one hour on arrival OF mail
Money order, open A.. NJ. to p n SaLur,
days p. o. open until =. NJ Eas'erh ui0ii
closes promptly at Z A. NJ, pu
H.A. BRowE, Assistant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
Twenty million of dollars

Twenty million OF dollars were
needed to keep the Wall street specu-
lstors above water, and the Govern
ment rushed to the rescue. Every
dollar OF that money will soon be
loaned to farmers at from ten to twenty
per cent year-and then again the
cry for help! And that money was dis
honorably paid-yes, dishonestly.-
Great West
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03

-Exactly how much of the election
result was due to the Farmers Alliance
csa not yet be fully discernsd. II 10
oeFtsin. however. that the organised
farmer vote in many Of the Western
States was considerable power.-N. Y.
Star
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
TEXAS.

The Dallas News estimates the Demo-
cratic majority in the State at nearly
200, 600. At this date we are unable to
state just what figure the Alliance will
cut in the contesk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03

DELPHIA LODGE, No. 140, x. of p, meets on
Monday evening of each week. at the X. OF r
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing lnVl-
ted to attend. L. y. mOLLof' u "
OrIs LoRTON, K. of r. 5.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
CALIFoRNIA.

The Legislature. which will elect 9
United States Senator, will have large
Republican majority in both branches
This insures the reelection of Senator
Leland Stanford to the United States
Senate, which VIII cause general rejoic-
ing among Alliance men and independ-
ent party men. as he has been, and. it is
expected, will be an able champion Of
his Senate bill providing for Govern
ment loans upon real estate at two per
cent interest GEORGE c. WARD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03

The press dispatches say that the
Legislature is Democratic and will
likely elect ex-Secretary Villas to sue
ceed Senator Spooner. Here again we
lack the data to determine the exact
complexion of the Legislature. If we
are not very much mistaken the farmers
will have enough mem bers in the Legis-
lature to see to it that Mr.. Villas, the
autocrat and monopolistic railroad mag
nate never reaches the United States
Senate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
NEBRASKA.

In this State the Alliance had q full
and complete State. county and Con-
gressional ticket in the field in opposi-
ton to the two old parties. As q result
of this fearless and independents action,
the Alliance elect two Congressman and
clean majority in the State Legis-
lature and most of the county of1cerA
The race for Governor was very close
between Boyd, Democrat who received
7e, GOT votes and Powers, Alliance. who
received 71,9o6 votes. Richards, Re-
publ can, was third in the race, with
60, 99o votes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
SOCIETIES.

AF.&A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. II
~ Regular communications, nrst ano
third Saturday evenings in eacn
M month. All afhliating ana non-amh-
sDE ssons in good FsHSK ssI.GlnB BrESs CSsa IN
III. M. iNGRAHAM, Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 50, r. A. NJ, meets
IN Masonic Hall every I'd and Attn Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially cordially, anYiteo; eoxo 9p
E. B. PECK. sec'Y.
n n q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No; a 81; 81;
u, GU 81 Regular Communications, hrst
and third Monday evenings IN each month
Mrs. EVA L. MERRELL, ". M
MAMIE v. 0'BRYAN, Sec.
DEIPHIA LODGE, No. I4O, <. of P, meets on
Monday evening of each week. at the X. OF r.
nall Visiting Knights in g0GSd So6& standing 6Vi- e
20 OTIS vs. LoRToN, K. of R. & S.
T. O. O. F. Pioneer Lod- e
No. T9.-Regullar meetings
~ ~ every Tuesday evening" V g
iting in good stand
ing cordially invited.
T. L. LINDLEY, N. q
e. NJ. BYERLEY, Sec.
ENsiGN FNCAMPMENT No. 81, /. o. o. F
Meets FIRST and third Friday OF esSn t aftend
@. S 1 + 41nEH; ha1sE, g. s.w. Il &c. j. W1isTAD, S.
NAoMINo.e7. REBECCA DEG /. 0. OF
MRS. Il NJ. ALLEN, n. Il,
MRS. AUo. scMrDT, secy.
d ELDRED POST, No. IVA, meets
II, a n, the last Saturday in each month
81 the court house in Medicine Lodge, at Z p M
All comrades cordially invited.
LOREN EDWARDS, Post Commander
JOHN W. UPPERMAN, Adjutant'
@ V LOREN EDWARDS, {; CAMP; mi n Nc SatST 1ST
dnyeyeninRs Of each month, in X OF I; nall
H. g. NORRIS, Capt. e. w. SEoDDY, ISL L'eu''
ROBr CAMERON, 1st Seargent-
Atoht w. s. FINHEY, NJ. ".
&. N. BYERLEY, Recorder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
HARVEST FIELD FoR usuRY.
Where the Carcass is here VIII the VuIs
lures Gather Together.

whsre the Carcass is here VIII the vuI.
lures Gather Together.
If it is true that money goes where 10
will bring the highest rate of interest, it
is evident from the vast sums of English
money that is being loaned in this
country that in the Judgment of the
fnanciers of England the people of the
United States are us'- the dear
est money Of any other Nation.
Being the clearing house of the world,
and occupying position to know OF a
certainty whore the best paying invest
ments can be made, the money owners
of England have deliberately selected
this country as the one whose people are
suffering most from the power of money
to oppress, and are compelled under tho
operation OF the laws which they ara
supposed to make themselves, to paw a
greater tribute, with less risk of failure
IN 80 doing, for the use of medium of
exchange than any other people on
earth. This Is outside testimony that
can not be successfully controverted. 1t
is based on the experience and under
standing of the shrewdest business men
in the world, and ought to convince
every one that something is wrong with
the money supply of the country
National Economist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
KENTUCKY ALL RIGHT.
A Pointed Argument Against Abandonin
the Sub-Treasury Plan.

A Pointed Argument Against Abandoning
the Sub-Treasury Plan.
The following is from the Labor Jour
nal, official organ of the Farmers and
Laborers' Union, of Henderson. KY. 1t
discloses the fact that the Journal not
only knows what the contest is about,
but the duty of the brotherhood in stand
ing by the action of the National body
and the executive officers Such ex-
amples of loyalty found among evi-
dences of weakness and wavering are
both pleasant and commendable:
The sub- Treasury bill may be faulty, but
1t embodies our plan of relief. and every
true member of the order from Maine to
Texas, from Florida to Washington, s on d
contend for its enactment into law. II the
individual memb :, II any STATE, couaty or
suD-union Is a loWod to antagonize 1t, the
National measure tf relief for muated,
indorsed and seut forth by the National
Union, a Uniting II Impracticable, even alb
surd, as some say, W can We expect
should we hit upon plan that Is pI q ctieabIe
and free from absurdiiies, to secure that
unity of action so ne essary to the attain.
ment OF our Gins and purposes? n yer fear,
NV hroth>TT bur our enemies WI meet n
with objections jnnumeTabie. whatexer
plan we may propose Our preiulIees, re-
ligions, political and every other kind, will
be played upon to disorganizs and disrupt
us. Our suceess mea = the uli ale down
fall of the money power, the complete ever
throw OF the money corner or trust, the
most gigantic OF all corners and trusts
Would y5u succeed? Then stand In with
the National body. Will h will give you
timely notice of its aba Idon snrnt of this
measure. which Is to- day un tergo ny a reg.
ular broadsidc from the friends Of the
mcny power aud cowardly stabs In ihe
back from pref n lei friends of the cause.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05

ana TO increase the rates of interest |
these corporations have exercised their
powers to limit the volume of money in |
circulation This leads directly to an /
increase in the volume of interest bear /
ing idebtedness and corresponding in
crease in the amount of tribute that the |
people must pay to these corporations
in the shape of interest
The design of this policy Is to compel !
the people to substitute interest bear
ing evidences of debt for cash in the
transaction of business.
This system gives to the people of /
the United States the highest rates of I
interest in the world. and thence our
productive enterprises are less able to,
compete with similar enterprises in the !
Old World which secure their money
capital at lower rate of interest To,
equalize this, the banks concede to the
American manufactures, a system Of
protective duties which enable them to
prosper and amass millions. The peoples
alone suffer by this system of exploita-
tion.
If trade was free the natural tendency
would be to create demand on the part
of American manufacturers for such
measures of financial reform as would
enable them to secure money capital as
cheaply as it can be secured by their
competitors in the Old World. Hence to
prevent this demand being made the
money kings concede to the manufact-
urers system of protective duties
which enables them to share in the
spoils.
Our finance system is based upon our
protective system, and they must stand
or fall together. Wecan not consistent
ly oppose our protective system and at
the same time support the system OF
finance which 1t depends upon. This Is
the Democratic position on the tariff
question and we submit it will not bear
searching investigation.
The Alliance couples its demand for
tariff reform with demand for CORE.
spending reform in our system of
finance. This position is logical and
consistent and hence we do not hesi-
tate to say that the Alliance is the only
reliable tariff reform party In the
country.-Industrial Age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
How Soon ~ A. Eo-

while all England" says a writer
in the Liverpool Mercury, .is con-
tinuing to feta Mr.. Stanley, it is not
pleasant to reflect that his great pre-
decessor in African exploration, Sir
Richard Burton. is lying very danger
ously i'll, neglected and alone in Lon
don lodgings Yet in his time and in
his own way the elder traveller accom-
plished even more remarkable feats
than the hero of the hour. His romantic
pilgrimage to Mecca and Elahcdinch in
the disguise Of Moslem devotee, his
journey through Berberah to the sacred
city of Harah, where no other infidel
foot has ever trodden, were but prelim-
lnaries 70 the great achievement of HIS
life, the discovery of Lake Tanganyika.
This discovery paved the way for all
that has been done in Central Africa,
and, but for the failure of his resources,
Captain Burton would undoubtedly
have reaped much Of the honor which;
has gone to others"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE SONG.
ruNE: MARcH1Na ALONG

TUNE: MARCHING ALONG
The farmers are gathering from near and
from far,
The AlIilnce is sounding the call for the
war;
The battle Is raging, it will be fearful and
long,
Wen grid on our armnr and be marching
along.
Men are before us that would lead US astray,
But let us not follow or turn from the way;
The pass word our strength, be this ever
our song,
Wen Join the Alliance and go marching
along.
We've enlisted for life and viii camp on the
field;
With faith in the Alliance we never will
yieldI
Unitel we stand, both trusty and strong,
We will pull altogether and be marching
along.
Through hardships and trials our gold we
must bring,
For here we contend against monopoly's
ringi
But one thing is certain, we can not go
wrong,
If we pull aItogeth er while marching along
Chorus
Marching al ng, we are marching along,
Stand by each other while marching along
The battle Is raging, twill be fearful and
strong,
Then pull altogether while marching along
G. E VAUGHN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
MICHIGAN ALLIANCE.
Demands Made by the State Alliance q


Demands Made by the state Alliance A
Lansing.
The following are the resolutions and
demands reported by the Michigan
State Alliance, recently organised at
Lansing:
Resolved, We demand the abol tIon of Ma.
tional banks and the substitution of legal
tender Treasury notes in lleuSof National
bank notes, issued in sufficient volume to
do the business on cash system, regulat-
Ing the amount needed on per capita basis,
as she business interests of the country ex-
pand. and that all money issued by the Gov
ernment shall be legal tender for all debts
public and private.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
g. We demand that taxation, National and
State, shall not be used to build up one in
terest or class at the exense Of another.
We demand governmental control Of
all railroads, telegraph and telephone linea
In the interest of the public, In the Same
manner 81 the postal service is now manip-
ulated.
s. We demand that eight hours shall con.
stitute legal days work in all factories,
mines and shop+.
6 We demand low permitting the debtor
to deduct his mortgage from IFS assessment.
similar to a law now In force In Massachu>
setts, California and other States.
We demand gra iuated income tax
placing the burden of taxation on those
most able to bear IT,
8 We demand G1vernment loan to the
people on real estate security.
8 We demand a strictly secret ballot
known as the Australian ballot system
10 We demand the election of President
and Vice President and United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
II. We demand that the State shall take
such steps as will insure to the people uni
form text books at cost.
II. Whereas. We believe that an infiexible
volume of curr' ncy depresses prices when
the farmers produce is placed on the mar.
ket, and initiates prices after the product Is
in the hands OF the speculator, therefore,
Resolved, That We demand a law similar
to the Sub Treasury bill, so.caIled, that viii
secure flexible volume of money oon-
mensurate with the needs OF the peopIe
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
A VITAL QUESTION.

The Ability tn Meet Obligations Growing
Less, While the Necessity For Increasing
Them Grows Greater.
The seeds of reform are planted by
education, but the results are reached
by evolution. A certain course of ac-
tion produces certain consequences and
in the course of time men are brought
face to face with a condition that can
only be met by the application of cer-
tain principles 1t is then no longer a
question what these principles shall be.
This Is decided in advance by the envi-
ronments Certa n results must be Sc
cured, no matter how much they may
clash with preconceived opinions
Before the close of the late war
thinkers began to warn the people
against the consequences of our fnan-
cial system and other kindred policies
in reference to associated monopolies.
They pointed out that our contraction
policy would create a money stringenc3
that must culminate into a system of
debt creating, which, if continued,
would inevitably lead to the concentra-
tion of the wealth of the country into
the hands of the few, who were in
position to take advantage of the situa-
tion. 1t was urged that under the oper-
alton of this system, the Indebtedness
of the people would increase until it
was far beyond their ability to pay.
These alarmists were secuted as vague
theorists and the masses of the people
paid no attention to them. But now,
under the operation of our system Of
debt-creating and over-capital cation we
have reached the time when the aver
age debtor is painfully aware of the
fact that the prospects for his being
able to lift the mortgage on his proper
ty is becoming less and less, while the
necessity for increasing his indebted
ness is becoming more and more press
ing.
This is the condition that has been
brought about by the application of GER
tain false financial principles 1t is no
longer theory but fact that we are
brought face to face with. This condi-
tion of affairs has been the direct result
of a debt-creating system of finance.
The indebtedness is upon the people
and the demand for interest must be
met out of the products of labor, even if
nothing should be left to support the
worker. This condition admits of but
one remedy and that is the establish
ment of adebt-paying system of finance
The first step towards the establish
ment of this false condition which
brings the wealth producer out in debt
to the non-producer, was the establish
ment of a banking system which gave
to a money monopoly the control of the
| distribution Of money. The old par
ties are both pledged. to continue.
ton of this system, while the ALI.
ance demands the Government control
of the distribution of money without
the intervention of banks In other
words, the old parties are pledged in
favor of the continuance of our present
| system of debt-creating. while the ALI.
ance proposes to substitute therefor q
debt-paying system. This is one of the
vital questions of the day in nutshell
Take your choice; debt-slavery or eco
nomic Observation-Disclosures Age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-05
ONLY ReFoRm PARTY.

The Alliance the Only ReIlabls TariH Re-
form Party.
We have heretofore alluded to the
Democratic posit on in opposition TO 3
protective tariff as untenable, because,
that party takes q position in favor Of
our present system Of finance.
The reasons for this will become ap-
parent as soon as we take a broad view
OF the fed of economic discussion.
Our system of finance. gives to private
corporations the control of the money
by which all exchanges are effected.
To add to the power Of the money