The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-08-16
THE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited BY the Pioaeer's Agricultural
Correspondent.
The Alliance Movement.

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The Alliance Movement.
The Farmers Alliance is now IN the field
making war npon machine politicians and
party hacks. Down South in Georgia and the
Carolinas, it is playing havoc with the
Democratic organisation. In Kansas and
Nebraska it is knocking the stnfing out Of
the Republican party. In South Dakota
Mr.. Loucks is running for governor on the
Independant t;cl ct, they have candidates for
every Office, with fair show for success.
In Minnesota the Alliance has full ticket
headed with; 8. NJ. Owen the editor Of that
able advocate Of the farmers, Farm Stock
and Home, for governor The Saint Paul
Globe says Of Mr.. Owen.
Mossback and machine Republicans hate
him because, though long member Of their
party, he had the courage to forsake 1t
| when he found that it was dominated solely
by Eastern men and influences. As editor
OF an agricultural paper. Mr.. Owen has
become thoroughly posted on the needs Of
the farmers Of the West, the most urgent
of which is the tariff reduction. He has
also become convinced that the Republican
party cannot give this necessity to the far.
mers Of the great West.
While we believe the Democratic party is
honestly battling for Reform and reduction
Of taxation we are pleased TO see farmers
aroused and determined to have justice.
Alas; our North Dakota Alliance is asleep.
Walter Muir President Of the Alliance is
advocating Prohibition and against the
Lottery but not word about reduction of
taxes. Prohibition is secured for some
years. The Lottery is dead issue and Mr..
Muir is dead politically; let him retire to
his native obscurity.
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Taxes the Farmers pay.
Here are the rates of some Of the tariff
taxes that the farmers pay: Tax on lime,
10 cents on every dollars worth. Tax on
| screws, so cents on every dollars worth.
Tax on window glass, 81 ,la on every dollars
worth. Tax on slate. rs cents OH every
dollars worth. Tax on nails, spikes and
| tacks, 81 cents on every dollars worth.
worth. Tax on he cheapest crockery, IS
cents on every dollars worth. Tax on
glassware, As cents on eyerp dollars worth.
Tax on oil-oloth, 40 cents on every dollars
worth. Tax on woolen blankets, 60 cents
on every dollars worth Tax on wooden
clothing. 81 cents on every dollars worth
Tax on woolen hats. 68 cents OH every
dollars worth. Tax on cotton thread, 46
cents on every dollar's worth. Tax on
buttons. 25 cents on every dollars worth
Tax on sugar, 50 cents on syary dollars
! worth. Tax on rice. 7z 0epts ON. ayexY
dollars worth. Tax on salt, IS cents on
every dollars worth. Tax on raisins, 40
cents on every dollar 81 worth North West
Farmer and Breeder.
This is only part Of the long list of tariff
robbery.
What do republicans mean by tariff re-
form? In Dakota In order to catch votes, it
is tariff reduction but it is evident from the
following that at Washington it means an
increase Of our taxes.
| There can be nothing more significant Of
the purpose of the Republican party in re.
vising the tariff than the vote on Senator
MePhersons amendment. On strict
party vote the Republicans refused to agree
to the proposition that tariff taxes should
not exceed the average ad valorem war
tariff rate Of 1864. In other words, the Re-
publican Seniors announce that they pro-
pose to tax the country on imports more
| heavily for the support of favored manu-
facturers than it was taxed for the support
| of troops for the suppression Of the re-
| bellion. The vote is frank admission that
the tax is not for revenue nor for protection
! to "infant industries" but for bounty to
hoary and rich monopolies. II means that
inthe esteem of Republican Senators mahl-
facturers in peace are worthier than soldiers
in war of the peoples support.-New Yo.k
World. -lse..>..
Farmers say the political field has got
very weedy; in many states they propose to
thoroughly cultivate it.
August is good month to kill vegetable
weeds; November is the time to XIII the
political ones, regardless Of the latitude
they grow in. " &*..
"A young friend asks: "Why is it that o
democratic tariff reductionist is always o
free trader while q republican with the
same views.is only q tariff reformer?' It
is political necessity, my boy.
1T Is said farmers and other lakorers are
Warring on capital, are opposed to capital,
etc. That is not true. They like capital,
they favor capital, are aroused because they
cannot acquire more capital. The abuses Of
capital. the tyranny Of capital are the SER
pents that farmers and other laborers are
after, and they propose to remove some Of
their fangs. too.
Convincing. Mr.. Blaine says: ''There is
not section or line in the entire Nc
Kinley bill that will open the market for
another bushel Of wheat or another barrel
Of pork" We are glad Mr.. Blaine SAID
that. for thousands of honest men will be-
lieve it now who otherwise would not. Il
is often much easier to let others do our
thinking and express our opinions than to
do those things ourselves.
Wealth and Station. Wealth as politi-
cal factor, the possession Of wealth as q
qualification for high official station, must
be eliminated from our governmental
economy. Sending men to the Senate, to
our high courts, to the executive chairs OF
states, and to many other similar official
stations simply and only because they are
very rich must be stopped. Il Is clearly
eyidentthat the present uprising Of farmers,
and the independent political action they
propose to take, is q protest against select
Ing Gags OI mere ultny lucr0 70 legf6tAte Tor
us and to administer our laws. One Of the
objects Of the great movement Is 10 put
brains, int gritty, patriotism and incorrupti-
bility In the places now filled ~ Intellectual
medioerity and dollarsi-fsrm Stock and
Home.
A Bitter Pin Nevertheless.
81 Panl P. 2: Boiled down ..reciprocity',
means tariff reform, nothing more, nothing !