The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-19
An Admirable Address.

ger Tor Yellow Medicine county mas
published in the Granite Falls Trib-
une a strong address to the Al
liances. We republish on account OF
it's strength and manliness:
TO THE ALLIANCE OF YELLOW MEDI-
CINE COUNTY.
Gentlemen, the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, the time fixed for our COun-
ty convention is not far distant.
Each Alliance is earnestly requested
to send full delegation, and each
town not organized one delegate.
Bear in mind that in numbers there
is strength, by numbers and unity
we can put our enemy to flight, gain
the respect and confidence of our
brother farmers, who may yet doubt
our determination and sincerity. Let
us make it one Of the most interesting
conventions ever held in this county.
Heed not the silly taunts and insults
heaped upon us by the old party
press and politicians. They have so
long had the grip and control, it is
but natural for them to be humbIed
at the loss of their accustomed sway,
and may be expected to become
somewhat irritated at our disobedi-
ence. But my friends we have slept
too long politically.
Awake! the danger signal is ap-
parent. Too long have we trusted
to others, not our friends, to attend
to our business politically. They to,
have slept, or betrayed us and our
country, suffered themselves to be
pursuaded and controlled by vam-
pires, which threaten to absorb
the LIES blood of state and nation
When we see our grainmarket in
the hands OF a den of gamblers,
our cattle market controlled by
beef combination, transportation
rates so high on the lines of COM
merce that many Of our products are
not worth shipping, the price OF near
ly every article we have to buy, fixed
by some trust or combination, COM
PEELED to pay dividends on imagined
capital, the most shameful legisla-
tiOn on our statute books, is it not
high time to give our attention to
our own business, but our would be
friends in the old parties say we will
fix all these things, but may we not
ask in all candor who has permitted
these gigantic iniquities and IMPOSE
lions on the sacred rights Of the peo-
pie to he born, grow and prosper
They are nearly all children OF the
last quarter of a century. Had the
statesmen OF the old parties the sa
gacity, foresight and patriotism sc
claimed for them, those evils woulC
have been annihilated in the bud
and not permitted to dictate the leg
islation of the country. We woul6
respectfully advise our abusers to re
fleet a moment ere they exhaust
their vocabulary in abuse.
The struggle OF the Alliance is t(
better the condition of the farmer
and in the accomplishment of thi'
not to modest any legitimate bust
ness. Now does not the property o
every man in the state depend on thu
prosperity of the farmer? Grind hin
down by extortion, drive him from
his farm. turn it over to the banker
syndicates and loan associations to
produce mustard and wild oats
What will become OF your county edi
tor, the merchant, the tailor, thu
blacksmith, the carpenter, the shoe
maker, the miller, the lawyer, the
doctor, and even the railroads them
selves? Who then will employ YOU
laboring men? l imagine l see you
all with a sight draft on monopoly
trusts and party. You would the1
feel like the man that killed thu
goose that laid the golden egg.
Is it fair in you when the cause o
your prosperity, is on the decline fol
you to Join his enemies and give hin
the last kick which will land him al
the bottom in poverty and distress
The average man is above such in
gratitude. Is it reasonable to est
down" on every farmer, style him {
''sore head" and "broken down poll
tician," because he raises his voice Of
uses his pen in defense of his abused
robbed and down trodden brethren
By what authority is it declared
that the farmers of this county
representing as they do four-fifth'
of the voters of the county, have NJ
show OF electing their ticket, and NJ
right of nominating one? Are thos
old party names something divine
and is it sacrilege to step beyond
their pale? We hope our friends will
ere long see that it is to their inter
ests to help the farmer little politi
cally And farmers it is your dut,
, to yourselves and to your countr,
to see that your friends are in offic
from poundmaster to president @
the United States. J. j. MOONEY,
County Organizer