Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-12

got It to the people without the inter
vention Of interest charging agencies.
they want money made plenty and
put out at low rates Of interest; they
want the government to take charge
of the money of the country so that
it's benefits may he enjoyed by all the
people upon fair terms and ON equal
terms-the same rate of interest on
the same amount Of money for the
same length Of time;'it wants trans
portation controlled by the govern
ment in the public interest so 1t may
be cheap, certain, safe and equal in its
burdens and benefits; it wants q re-
adjustment of our land system, that
ali the public lands may be gathered
in speedily and disposed OF to settlers
under the homestead law; il wants
alien ownership of lands abolished III
some equitable way; IL wants to Sc
cure for the people the largest possible
measure of benefits from the unused
lands OF the country; 1t wants legis-
lation that will cause vacant lands 10
bear their full share-acre for acre
of the public burdens resulting from
taxation: It wants homesteads pro-
tected in the interest OF citizens ana
their families it wants a restoration
of the redemption law so that citizens,
when misfortunes befall them, may
have opportunity to pay their debts
and save their homes; in short, as to
these three great matters first, and as
to all related matters afterward, the
alliance wants such legislation as Will
equalize burdens and benefits of gov
ernment, aflording equal protection to
all the citizens, destroying the intlu-
encc of the money power, suppresslng
combinations against freedom OF trade,
and placing the debtor on terms equal
with his creditors.
These things the alliance has set out
10 achieve. They naturally expected
to have the work done through the
machinery of existing parties, ana
hence 40 questions OF party building
or party disintegration have yet been
discussed by the alliance. 1t has been
expected that, inasmuch as the alliance
is made up of members of all parties,
every member of the alliance would
be q missionary in his own party to
spread alliance doctrines there. And
that is the status of the alliance at this
writing.
Now, what have the parties TO say
about this? Are you ready TO incor-
porate the foundation doctrines of the
alliance in your platforms, aud are you
prepared 10 advocate them in your
press and in your speeches andresolu-
lions, and are you ready 10 support
them by your votes? Upon your an
swers 10 these questions-anSwcrs by
deca Us well AS by word, will depend
the future relations OF individual! MEM
bcrs of the alliance to their old parties.
The alliance means business; it has
gone TOO tar 10 stop short of at least
partial success. Its members are
grounded in the new faith, and us
there is no good reason why any pro-
gressive pai.ty should mol .esponse 1t as
hev have done, they respectfully await
Developments, with the understanding
that as for them they are going ahead.
leaving the privilege offollowing to be
treated by other persons as 10 them
shall seem best. Alliance members
will expect TO vote only for persons
friendly to their demands, aud they
hope to find them in the ranks of.
their own parties. Should they be
disappointed in this respect, they may
lie excused il they still insist upon vot-
ing only for friends. Again we ask
what have the parties 10 say TO this ?