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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
What Depew Saws.

Chauncey Nj. Depew. president of the
New York Central railroad, made a
speech to the farmers at the Syracuse
IN. W fair. Of which the following
were the closing sentences:
THE English farmer first pays the
landlord, then the parson. then the gov
eminent before there is any left for
himself, but three-quarters of the Amer
lean farmers own their own land and
most of the remainder farm upon shares,
which is better than ownership, be-
cause, from my experience, it gives
them all the profits and imposes upon
them none of the burdens.
with agricultural prosperity before
US. so certain and so full of promise,
the country can be confident of its
growth in wealth and happiness
Mr.. Depew went to the grounds in his
private car.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Who viii Lift the Burden.

Many of our farms are heavily mort
gagged, and it is gross injustice to collect
a tax on the full valuation of property
when some rapacious money1e holds
a claim against it for half or two thirds
Of its worth. Clearly such claim ought
to be deducted from the valuation of the
realty, and the mortgage itself be made
to bear it's share of the burden of taxa
ton. And, further, there is great in
justice in the fact that hidden property
may escape all assessment. Our tax laws
discriminate against the farmer, bring
ing him to account for possessing prop
erty which he cannot put into bank
vaults, and allowing the bond holder,
the speculator and stock gambler to Sc
crete their wealth beyond the reach OF
the tax collector. Will either of the
chief political parties of this nation, hav-
ing rs they do heavy capitalists for their
leaders, ever lift these burdens? To look
for such thing would be to expect the
impossibl e!-Rural New Yorker.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Distressing Conditions.

Accounts reach here of very serious
distress among some of the farmers in
the state, and in some districts they are
reported to lie in something like despair
\ gentleman who has just come in from
trip through the Genessee valley re-
ports a condition q things in that once
f!ourishing rural region which is surpris-
ing and distressing. He says that to cap
the climax the apple crop. upon which
the Genessee farmers have depended to
pull them through. is this year an abso-
lutte failure. SO that the prospect for the
winter is dreary and desperate enough.
Some of the farmers have been selling
their farms fer as little as $25 an acre
when few years ago they would have
refused $150.-New York Cor. Philadel-
mia Press
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
The New York League.

At it's convention in Syracuse the
Farmers league of New York adopted
the following with other resolutions:
That the farmers of the state take i'm
mediate steps to organize leagues in
towns where none now exists, under
such action as may be adopted by the
state committee.
We demand revision of the tax laws
of the state which will place real, person
al and incorporated property on terms
of equality for the purposes of taxation.
We protest against any appropriation
by the legislature for extraordinary or
new work on the canals, believing that
they can be managed successfully and
kept in complete condition for naviga
ton with much less sums of money than
have been expended on them within the
last two years. We especially protest
against their enlargement.
We protest against the proposed
schemes to take the highways of the
state out of the hands of the people and
place them in charge of commissioners
appointed by the legislature or by the
governor, thereby erecting a gigantic
system of plumber and political power.
We believe that a law should be passed
to govern political caucuses in rural dis
tricts by providing for uniform oath
upon challenge and requiring the regis
tration of legally qualified voters.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Shun. the Partisan.

Now that the farmers are resolved
that they shall be represented in con-
gress and legislatures by men Of their
own selection and tried and true the
voice OF the partisan in all parties is
raised against such honorable names az
shall be presented. This is natural and
has been the case from the remotest days
But farmers. if they are to be successful
must not listen to such SANDER, but ex-
anime for themselves. Look at the rec
ord of those you would have represent
you and let that be the guide, but shun
the partisan's cry for or against the
men of your selection. = American
Grange Bulletin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Talking on Tariff to Farmers.

At the Dansville. N. Y, fair D. NJ.
Harter. of Ohio, made an address to the
farmers on the subject of tariff reform,
in the course of which he made the fol-
lowing points that were applauded:
That any tariff was wrong and rob-
berry: that it took from the consumer
more than five times over what was re-
quired for government expenditures:
that legislation favoring SO called pro
tective tariff was unconstitutional; that
the present protection system was a
Chinese exclusion theory, while low tar
if was truly American, as measure of
the largest liberty, and Livingston coun-
ty farmers would take their choice be
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Stolen Acres.

In an address recently delivered at
Broken Bow, Neb., w. II. Thompson
made the following statements:
Commencing with the grant of 49,
900, 900 acres to the Union Pacific Rail-
way company in 1862, the government
continued the grants to corporations I'M
til the grand total of $685. COO acres
had been. as far as the state or individ-
ual was concerned. squandercd. While
we have been sympathizing with down
trcdden Ireland and assisting her in her
fight against English landlord oppres-
sion there has been built up in our
midst landed aristocracy greater and
more dangerous than Ireland's worst
foe. Twenty million acres of the afore-
said squandered lands are now owned
by twenty nonresident landlords, and
to further increase the similarity of the
class legislation Of the same party we
have more erictions than Ireland ever
dreamed of. attended your district
court here last spring: found on the
docket over $50 foreclosure cases, which
meant at least 100 families turned out OF
their homes The sheriff told me he
hadmade over thirty foreclosure sales the
month before. and could make at least
sixty the next month, or that month
Our missionaries and patriotic workers
are needed at home, are they not?
1--WE have free trade in labor and high
tariff on what labor produces and on
what the laborer is compelled to buy
Our mechanics are compelled to COM
pete with the open markets of the world
Why not as near as possible with the
needs of our government judiciously adj
ministered permit them to buy in the
worlds open market. thus permitting
them to do what the wealthy can and do
sell in the dearest market and buy in
the cheapest
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
THE DUTY or FARMERS.
They Have Become the Nero vassals Of
Railroad Potentates and Must Act.

They Have Become the Nero vassals OF
Railroad Potentates and Must Act.
We approve OF farmers organizing for
mutual benefit and believe they have
the means of relief in the ballot box.
Everybody knows that the farmers
throughout the land are impoverished
and distressed, not through those calam-
tiles of nature against which human
prudence is unable to guard, but by
quarter of century of unwise class
legislation. They have formed alliances
none too soon for the safety and perpetu-
alton of republican government The
tributes of revenue taxation, supple
mented by excessive railway charges,
exactions of unlawful trusts and COM
binations. and the operations of specula-
tors to produce, are rapidly reducing
them to condition bordering on pau
perism.
The railroads are capitalized on basis
of two. three or four dollars for every
one actually paid in. and can make re-
turns to the holders of their securities
only by charging nearly all the profits
of the producers crop for its Transports
ton to market. BY sundry devices
stocks and bonds are issued to amounts
often aggregating more than four times
the value of the property. much of which
may have been given to the company by
voluntary surrender of right .of way,
and by town. county or state subscrip-
TONS Then under the delusive resigna-
ton of a syndicate of European-Ameri-
can bankers are paid commissions of 5
per cent. for scattering large portion
of these securities all over Europe The
European holders thereupon send proxies
to Wall street bankers with instructions
to select $4,000, $4,000 or even a
500, 1000 a year president, whose ability
will enable him to obtain labor at star
walton wages and squeeze large divi-
dends out of the farmers.
The toilers of the earth have become
the mere vassals of the railway poten-
tates. and the victims of the political
leaders of both parties, who are affiliated
with and serve them. The farmers al
liances have sprung. like Jonah's gourd
out Of the ground in a single night
Their aggression into the realm of poll
tics will not be for a day, nor pitilessly
repressed. In the eyes of humanity and
of religion the farmer is exercising a
sacred right which should be guarded
and enforced by all the power of the
government. The poor and the pros
porous are equals before the polls, where
the farmer will appear IN the grandeur
Of his misery and the rich in the petit
ness of his folly. The meeting in this
city is a step in the right direction, and
we trust it will rebound to the benefit of
every farmer in Observation-Disclosures Field
| and Farm.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Good Advice Till You Take It.

For years past when the farmers
would complain that they were ignored
in the selection Of candidates for offices
the politicians would answer: ''Why
don't you farmers go into the conven-
tons and show your strength and de-
mand your rights? If you do not get
what you want you alone are to blame
for it." Well, the farmers concluded to
act on this advice. and the moment they
do SO these same sugar lip chaps cry out,
The farmers are going into politics, and
they will destroy the party and ruin the
country. Grange Advocate.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
In Jerseyville.

A dispatch from Jerseyville, Ills, says:
About 1000 people attended the picnic
Of the Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton here, given by the county assembly
on the fair grounds. D. j. Snow, Of
Irving, Ills, J. r. Miller, of Caseyville,
and J. R. Moss, Of Mount Vernon, Ills,
delivered addresses. The membership
of the first lodge organized in this
county, which was born last April, il
now 500.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Bogus Crop Reports.

The flattering crop report OF July and
the receipts double that of last year are
misleading. The fiattering published
prospects and reports with the present
receipts have materially reduced the
price OF cotton. These facts out to be
known to farmers as soon as possible. A
great majority of farmers will have feed
to buy at a high price. and next year
will be one of the hardest years this part
of Texas has known for several years.
A. M. Soners, Lawrence, Tex.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
TURN THE CURRENTS.

A. gaze At the care burdened farmer.
As sadly he limps to the grave.
wonder If lbeyty's banner
Will ever again DER him wave.
As gaze at the proud and the naughty.
And wonder il this can be true:
That the rich and the poor are both equal
think it's q lie: what think your
Then let us, to make them more even.
Give unto the POOR better pay;
And turn back those currents Of silver
Which al have been flowing one way.
-UnidentiAed
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Practical Enort.

The Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton took root in Bond county. Ills, in
February. 1889. when Duncan lodge was
organized in school house in the south
eastern part of the county. The county
assembly was organized in June, 1889,
with three lodges and about seventy five
members. Now there are thirty-six
lodges in the county, with a membership
Of 1000. The work of the association in
Bond county is no doubt a fair illustra-
ton of the work all over southern ILL
nois. 1t has already brought CONNER
cial and political benefits to it's men,
bers. The various lodges have not made
contracts with the local merchants for
goods, but the effect Of their organiza-
ton has been to materially lower prices.
By their cooperation the members
this season purchased binding Irvine,
through the state agent of the associa-
ton, for one and One-half cents per
pound lower than regular prices. The
county association went into politics last
spring and elected majority of the
county supervisors. This board is now
in session. and will reduce the salaries
of county officers, in accordance with a
resolution of the Farmers Mutual Bene-
fit association that such salaries be re-
duced in proportion to the decrease of
prices of farm products. The present
salaries of Bond county officers were
fixed fourteen years ago, when prices of
farm products were much higher than
now.
The judges salary, now 5000, will be
reduced to S400. while that of the treas
urer will be increased from 5000 to $3.50,
because the county has recently been Or
ganized into townships. Owing to the
increased duties and expenses Of the
Office the increased salary is in reality a
reduction. The sheriff will receive $500
instead of 81 ECO. and the clerk 81 900 in
stead of 81 200. This farmers board has
instituted an investigation of the county
Offices. So far only the circuit clerks
accounts have been. examined, and he
has been found short S540.-Cor. Chi
cago Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
Scared Them All.

The Farmers Alliance has scared most
of the public men. They all want to be
accounted friend of the farmer, and
such as hold farms are pointing to their
horny hands and talking about crops
upon every public occasion. Many of
them have been brought up on farms.
and some of the largest estates in the
country are owned right here in the
Capitol building. Frank g. Carpenters
Washington Letter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17

The farmers cyclone is sweeping
South Carolina 1t looks as though only
one or two of her members would be
returned to the house. The veteran
George D. Tillman is one of them, but
he will have fight for it with the state
lecturer. His brother is the Alliance
Democratic candidate for governor Of
the tate.-Amos Cummings Letter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17

The blows OF the Farmers Alliance
are being feltin the house. Representa-
tives who have served many years in
congress have been moved down like
grass.-Washington Letter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me-" .irs to+ o., ..-.,
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
Girls and Money.

While SO many wives are still in bondage
to a husbands purse-strings, it is, perhaps,
idle to plead for freedom for the daughters,
says the Housewife. But is not certain
injustice in money matters done most girls
who after 81 remain in a fathers house? It
Is 50 hard for the fathers to realize that the
girls ara grown up, and that dependence,
even on one who loves you, has its trials
Many girl feels keenly this bondage, espe-
cially if, as often happens, she must in ask
ing tell for what she wants the money, thus
subjecting her desires to another's judg-
ment. Indulgence and justice are very
different things and in money matters all
women of sense prefer the latter. A fair
recognition Of claims is dearer to them than
a thoughtless and spasmodic generosity,
and the trust involved is the sweetest COM
plfment to their good senseeg-lsa.
Give her, then, some money of her very
own, not more than you spend on ther now,
perhaps not so much" at first, since one
must provide for the chance Of her spend
ing fooliskly and needing to be helped out
of the consequences. Asiittle bank account,
perhaps later a small piece Of property
given to her to manage, whose profits shall
be her allowance-to marry a girl that
would be the sweetest proof of fathers
love
When one thinks of women Of IS or who
have never had a dover of their
own unless they earned it, and that,
sometimes against parents wish, who are
as ignorant as children of all business ways,
who all their lives will be in dependence on
some tried and trying relative because of
this ignorance-it seems at once pity and
a shame. For there is an intellectual disci-
pline in learning judicious spending. Some
one calls it a final test OF character. But
character does not come in day, and ex-
perience often charges poor women high
rates for her lessons. For ton who can earn
there are not seven who can spend, who
have that true thrift which is not sting iuess,
though it sometimes looks like it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
A Refreshing Beverage

For breakfast, luncheon and supper is
Sirocco Tea, introduced in this market by
the growers, direct from their gardens in
India and Ceylon Davidson & Co., 1876
Broadway, New York. Savannah agents,
Lippman Bros.-AdU.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF its
good effect upon their children
Dr. G. G. OseooD,
Lowell, Mass
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11

"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which I am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, enforcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
On. J. f. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-01
City CouneIl,s sesalon.

City Council held its regular session
last evening City Treasurer Griffith re-
ported the balance in bank to current
expenses, $345, 721 80; special, $4,000.
Received Of E. p Moody, $3.50: ]. ].
Mealey, $10l, 725; Edward Mitchell. Jr. /,
SIS, S75 One payroll Of $5,14l, 55, In
GLIDING police pay, was ordered paid.
Council then adjourned. Nothing was
said about the resignation of either Mr.
Sharkey or Mr.. Beale. The following
bills were passed: Lillian Collins, $134. 10,
F. Winchester, $l04 n; Thomas Pagan,
$407S1. The Council adjourned
without having drawn an order for
$l26, 600, the annual appropriation for
the Street and Sewer Department, and
$500 additional for the intercepting
sewer. 1t seems that during the session
none Of the members thought of the
order. After the session several mem
bers thought of it, but it was then too
late. The Street and Sewer Department
has promised to pay $3.50 tomorrow,
and if q special meeting of Council is 1t
called, the department will not be able
to pay A special meeting can only be
called by the mayor at the request Of
five members.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-01

MunicipslCourt's session was very short
this morning. Eugene Gone was charged
with the larceny of a pair Of trousers
from Elmer w. Barrett. He was held
In 800 bail for his appearance to-mor-
row. Mary Vaughn, who was held in
$lOO from yesterday. pleaded not guilty
to charge Of keeping a house Of i'll
fame, and Judge Ball, on the advice of
her counsel, Henry G. Turner, held her
on a charge Of keeping a disorderly
house. She was fined $50 and costs.
Ella Munyon, q little girl Of about IS,
found In the house when it was raided, said
that she lived as a hired girl In Fredsr-
ioktown, Nd, and having no parents she
came to this city. Immediately after her
arrival here she fell in with number
of young men whe tried to induce her
TO go to hotel with them, but a reIa-
tive Of Miss Vaughn, named George
Giser, interfered and took her to Mary
Vaughn's house, where she has remained
ever since. Judge Ball gave her Ia
charge Of the chief of police and he will
make an effsrt to return her TO her al
legged former home in FredericktoRn.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-01

Deputy Coroner Barnhill has prepared
the body Of Mrs. scanlan for burial. A
messenger was sent to Kensington ia
inform the womans husband OF her
awful fate. The husband has not yet
been seen at the coroner's office, and it is
not known whether he has arrived Ia
this city or not. E
Mrs. Scanlon's daughters, who were
with her when she was thrown from the
slide, are at the home OF John Holland,
No. S18 Walnut street, where Mrs.
Scanlon was visiting.
The jury TO investigate the death Of
Mrs. Soanlon went 10 Brandywine
Springs this morning. -Four members Of
the jgry, incluing B. w. Crooks, mRuagsr
Of the hotel. took q ride in one of the cars
to prove its safety. They went around
the slide albright aud showed sthat the
car would not throw a person off. The
car was then inspected and the Jury then
went to the hotel where they examined
several witnesses and adjourned until
Monday
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-01
HON. I. f. RAYARp ACCEPTS.
he is a Candidate for Delegate to Tia
State Convention-Othsr Meetings.

he is a Candidate for Delegate to The
State Convention-Othsr Meetings.
The Democrats Of the Eleventh ward
held meeting and appointed COM
mittes to wait upon Hon. Thomas f.
Bayard, to have him stand for the election
of delegate to the state convention, last
night Robert Cottingham acted as
chairman of the meeting. The following
persons comprised the committee to
wait on Mr.. BaYard: Henry r.
Smith, Daniel Mcguire. Thomas
BaIdon, George Bradford, Patrick
Graney. Mr.. Bayard accepted the invi-
tation to stand and said, that he felt
complimented that the committee should
have selected him to represent the ward,
and assured them that he would do ali
in his power to further its interests.
A meeting of the Democrats of the
First ward was held last evening at
Fifth and Tatnsll streets. William g.
Baugh was elected chairman and George
J. Finck, secretary. No other business
OF Importance was transacted, and the
meeting adjourned until Thursday,
August q A meeting will be held on
Saturday, August 8, to appoint dale
gate to the Democratic State convention.
James A. 0'Donnell and John McGlough-
lin are candidates.
P. B. Welsh is candidate for delegate
TO the state convention from the Tenth
ward