Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-30
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
NEWS OF The MOVEMENT.

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Father McGlynn can abolish poverty
II no will lecture in behalf OF Senator
stanford's plan to loan money direct "a
the people.
We believe ninety-hve out OF every
one hundred Alliance members favor
the Sub-Treasury bill. -Tolsnot IN. c.
Rural Home
President Polk has issued official proc
lamation for the organization OF Caliior-
MIA State Alliance. Brother J. S Bar
bee, National organizer is authorized
to organize at San jose on the 4th OF
November
Cassius NJ. Clay u Kentucky, puts
the question torsely when at the con-
clusion OF an article in favor OF Govern
mont railroads, he asks: shall the
people own the railroads or the rail-
roads own the people?"
Senator Vance told the people in his
speech at Raleigh that 10000 men
owned four-fifths OF the wealth OF tho
country with Its 65, 900. 900 people! That
is as bad as the situation OF affairs In
Ireland, about which there is always so
much sympathy Oxford (N, O. Public
Ledger.
The strike on the New York Central
railroad has been declared of, but the
strike at the ballot box has been de-
clared on. The Vanderbilt tribe may
now begin to count their losses. The r
attack on the Knights will be brought
hpv,a "a fIop, ~ rapol, lc.rfsI,4fo Ia tho
interest Of the people. Exchange.
II man says the Sub-Treasury bill
is unconstitutional, show him the argu-
ment and the facts in last weeks Pro
gressiye Farmer and ask him to answer
1t II he is seeking your vote and fails
to tell you how he stands on that meas
ure. call him out on II. The politicians
forced the measure into the campaign
as an issue. Let them stand or fail on
It Progressive Farmer
Did the reader ever stop and consider
why such large per cent Of anti-mo-
nopoly papers are a failure, while so
many that serve the interests Of monop-
oily get rich? There is but one cause:
Monopoly sustains its papers, and the
people do not fight them, and when the
people attempt to sustain anti-monopoly
papers monopoly fights them with all
its might and main Therefore the
only chance is for the people to adopt
Their tactics, fight monopoly papers and
sustain their own with redoubled vigor
National Econom St
Farmers create seyen-elghts Of the
wealth OF tho country, pay seven-eighths
OF the taxes, directly and Indirectly
and still they are in debt 70 money
lenders more than they can ever pay
under the present system. The wealth
producer is the debtor while the nom
producer is the creditor The Govern
ment loans to the National banker
$3.50 600 600 at one per cent, and these
in turn loan it to the farmers at from S
to 90 No wonder the farmer is in debt
when the Government has entered into
a copartnership with userers to keep
him in debt. industrial Age
1t is a sad commentary on tho future
OF agriculture that an advance in the
price OF farm products is given by many
OF the Eastern journals as the cause of
The present financial crisis II this be
true the logical conclusion would fol-
low that hard times in the country made
better times in Wall street; that in or
der to prevent future panics the farmer
must continue to sell his products at a
loss. Unless all signs fail the farmers
OF this country are going to change
these conditions and hereafter stand
square upon the demand OF equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none National Economist