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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
Is the sub-Trea.ary Bill con.titu-
t1onal.

State Chronicle, Raleigh. N. c.:
Goldsboro, N. c., July 14.-He who
can witness the effort of the farmers
OF this country to free themselves from
the difficulties of their environment,
with indifference, is worse than a
brute. Therefore. although in no
sense apolltician or leader OF thought,
it has occurred to me that discussion
OF the question OF the constitutions
allty OF the sub-treasury bill might
not be out OF place. and l hope not
entirely without beneficial results. |
take 1T that the bill in it's main
features Is one to provide more
flexible currency, and in greater
volume than we now have. Ii l am
correct in this, am OF opinion that
the bills constitutional. In Knox v.
Lee and Parker & Davis, II Wall,
457-6oO-which are some of the Legal
render c 2: Supreme Court
OF the United States says, in speaking
OF the right of the United States
Congress to make a paper legal tender:
"To assert, then, that the clause
enabling Congress to coin money and
regulate it's value tacitly implies a
denial OF all other power over the
currency OF a nation is an attempt
to introduce a new rule OF construc-
ton against the solemn decisions of
this court. Sofarfrom it's containing
a lurking prohibition, many have
Congress thought that it was intended
to confer upon that general power
over the currency which has always
been an acknowledged attribute to
sovereignty in every other civilized
nation than our own, especially when
considered in connection with the
other clause which denies to the
States the power to coin money,
emit bills OF credit, or make anything
but gold and silver coin tender in
payment Of debts" In Willard v.
Greenman, ITO Z. s., the same court
says: A constitution, establishinga
frame OF government, declaring fund.
a-mental principles undertaking ana
tional sovereignty, and intended to
endure for ages and to be adapted to
the various crises of human Il fairs, is
not to be interpreted with the strict
ness OF a private contract" Again,
''The breadth and comprehensive
ness of the works of the constitution
are nowhere more strikingly exhibited
than in regard to the powers over the
subjects of revenue, finance and cur
rency." Again Mr.. Justice Johnson in
concurring with the rest of the court
g Wheaton 864) in upholding the
power to incorporate a bank gave the
further reason that it tended to give
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
Lac Qui Parle Co. Independent ::


Great wits are sure to madness near allied
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.''
The above is a literal truism when
we think OF the ridiculous antics cut
by poor John Lathrop, who, since Ig-
natius Donnelly made him Secretary
OF the State Farmers Alliance, has
been a nightmare to his neighbors and
a disgrace to his friends. Weshall al
ways believe that Donnelly for some
fancled wrong, wanted to humble
Lac qu Parle county and with malice
aforethought, did it by electing John
Lathrop, Secretary of the State ALI
ance.
Mcintosh Times:
The board of directors of The
Thirteen Towns Elevator COMPANY
met at the Times office SATURDAY.
The board adopted a plan for a ten
thousand bushel elevator with nine
teen different bins, ten ofwhich can be
unlOaded into tie car without re-
elevating. The plans were referred
back to the committee on plans with
full power to complete arrangements
Tor the building of the house at a cost
not to exceed $500. Several
amendments to the articles of incor-
poration were made and adopted.
which will necessitate the resigning of
the articles. The meeting adjourned
to Saturday August 23rd.
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OHeCo W UHdU power over the currency
OF the country, which the trainers Of
the constitution evidently intended to
give to Congress alone. Again, .It
appears to us to follow, as a logical
and necessary consequence. that Con
gress has the power to issue the
Obllgatlons OF the United States in
such form. and impress upon them
such qualities as currency for the
purchase OF merchandise and the
payment of debts, as accord viii h the
usage OF sovereign governments. y
In McCulloch VS.. State of MARYLAND.
4 Wheat, the same court says: But
there is no phrase in the instrument
which, like the articles of confedera-
ton, excludes incidental OF implied
powers; and which requires that
everything granted shall be expressly
and minutely described" Again:
"Ihe sword and the purse, ali the
external relations, and no inconsider-
able portion OF the industry of the
nation, are entrusted to it's govern
ment." From these extracts, and
more certainly from the general
reasoning of the Supreme Court in
these decisions, [ think it apparent
that the Congress of the United States
has the power to provide for the issue
OF bills of credit, certificates of
deposit or whatever you may term
them-to be used as money, upon
deposit of farm, or other products, in
warehouses or other DESIGNATED
places. There is no better reason for
issuing certificates to be used as
money upon deposit of the product
OF the mine than there is upon the
produce OF the farm. The main
purpose being to create u circulating
medium, the building of warehouses,
and electing keepers, etc., are but
incidents and are equally as legal,
and l think more so, than the pro
tective feature that is introduced l.
to all tariff bills-the Mills bill and
all. [ might have been inclined to
think that it was obnoxious to the
charge OF being class legislation, if it
was not for the opinion OF our court
in State VS.. Norwood, 1O4 N. C..
W. C. MUNRoE.
The farmer, laborer and mechanic
are all in the same boat and are all
alike the victims of monopoly's infer
nal greed. When the mechanic and
laborer are doing well, the farmer is
prosperous; and when the farmer is
down, laborer and mechanic get out
OF work and are poorly paid. Let
party politics go to the dogs and unite
for your own benefit.-Dispatch, Fl.
Wayne, Ind.
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AS8yzlz}RR|ISA
A Specimen of Our Grand Letters.

CoURTLAND, Mimi, STA, 80.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
have sent for the National Econo-
mist and take the GREAT WEST. |
want to say in regard to the GREAT
WEST, that respect your straight
forward strike from the shoulder
manner of dealing with questions
and men in or out of the alliance,
and hope you may be apower toward
bringing the organization up to its
proper sphere of usefulness to that
class of American citizens who are be-
hind in receiving justice and equal
consideration in this country.
p. J. JENKINS.
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ANOTHER SPECIMEN.
MARIETTA, Aug. 10th. 1890.

MARlETTA, aug. 1OUu. IOOO'
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
You may think me late in fulfilling
my promise to write you. have real
ly done nothing since the convention
have been out but once, then to an
alliance picnic near Milbank, Dakota.
l entered into my closet, not to pray
in secret, but to swear off in secret
the surplus indignation. Did ever
such a milk and water set get in such
effectual work on any body OF men
as did the combine on the Alliance
Convention? What is to be the out
come? Are we to sit down like
whipped ours and let them run it to
perdition, or are we to pull off our
coats and work the canvas for all it
is worth, take the wind out of their
sails and place men at the head OF it
at the next convention. If not, then
it is not worth preserving. l see or
hear from no one here. | have to sit
here and growl like dog with a sore
head. l am half inclined to think
that the devil himself would pass by
on the other side of us. The only
favorable sign / can see is: the trail
tors are showing their hands.
Shall we fight it out, or let the
whole thing go by default. lam in
for fight! Great Caesar, but wasn't
the last GREAT WEST a scorcher? II
it does not remind the traitors of the
crash OF doom they are surely we'd
ded to their idols. Mr.. Lathrop is
promising his friend to have Mr..
Donnelly expelled from the Executive
Committee, and Gen. Barrett en-
stalled as State Lecturer. Have you
forgotten that he and Mr.. Hall were
offered $4,000 by the bankers of St.
Paul, asa campaign fund at the time
1--WE gave our 5000 dollar note?'
This man signs his name, but we
prefer to leave it off at present.
SHERBURN, Mimi, Aug. 8, 80.
FISH & FRAN:
The Irvine which l ordered thro'
you was for Triumph Alliance, No.
600, and was distributed to the
members last Saturday at it's month
ly meeting: All feel very grateful to
you for aiding us in buying our
Irvine. Our net saving on orders for
$3.50 worth Of Irvine is nearly $175.
Yours fraternally,
w. F. BRUNDAGE.
Purchasing Agent Alliance No.
900.
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THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINI.
August 18th, 1890.

August 18th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
DEAR SIR:-You say the Houston
County Republicans were startled
last week by five county towns with
twenty delegates not sending.in any
representatives. Shaw! that's moth
ing. At the late republican conven-
ton held in Crookston, Polk County,
thirty towns with sixty delegates,
did not send in man to represent
them, and of the other towns a large
number had their credentials made
out right in Crookston. The farmers
were not in it. AS to those who were
there there were several who had
their expenses paid; but they were
paid in Canada money, which was
only worth 80 cents on the dollar
when they came to settle their board
bills, and as a consequence they went
home mad. This was shabby way
for the G. 0. p leaders to treat what
few friends they have left among the
farmers, and the question naturally
arises, if they treat the republican
farmers to a twenty per cent discount
what kind OF deal will they have in
soak for We alliance men. We pre-
sumo they charged up to w. R. NJ.
dollar for dollar and pocketed the
odd twenty cents. The republican
bosses in Polk County claim to be
upholding what they term "busi-
ness administration and they seem
to have an eye to business them
selves. FARMER.
The Farmers Alliance of Kansas
has a membership of over 10000
farm Ownesr. Out of these only T.
500 have farms unencumbered bv
mortgages. Many of the $500 are
carrying chattel mortgages, however.
Liberty Bell:
THIS is evidently a money lords
government. We challenge the eta
ton OF single act ofcongress for the
last thirty years that has been in the
real interests of the people. Monop-
oily don't send their tools there for
that purpose.
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A Letter from a STRONG Man.


marked private We wish object
We admire his earnestness and appreciate his friendships
GENTEMEN-You will please for volunteering
pa the Hon. p6nn a
and an s f %a pss
farmers believe that he be trusted and political
their being partially
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sfso ss SsaS% as
oTen who you would like elected
STOCKED o s Rennsy
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view o the matter e
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paper BEFORE but am YOU are abe to do ar
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g6o so o% TO as But an 5
the and do sincerely
sS Mr. 5 fs %
success OF the Alliance, am respectfully yours
hand appreciate you say only say
that could with
God they had given chance What tremendous opportunity
What chance conquer think that
miles in the bottom OF ed SICK the north country Started last
live Through desperate fighting
threw the sprague really triumph by the betrayal
workers..
this mighty which
strike mighty blow sold deceived emascuated by ITSELF
members within it.
strong letter. we cannot guided by your
tho apparently they wisdom Iii not the Convention
itself re att we fire atwhat left left insult foot
it's Campaign Committee whom would
sght-diseputable business nse!-some
who have only taken bood by the thousandsbut who
honored in their daily lives.
isanother difficulty work with
them They barriers in the way These have
ua truly by compact betrayed You can't realize this You
here The stoop
price honor principle, mouth
pece
But Mr. are not mouthpece for Mr. Donney There has
been understanding between We friends
stand up twenty clean and stawart under the
heaped upon him. BY the Eternal whose hand human
dnes long ne remains faithful righteousness politics and
alliance long Will him with sword unsheathed We
weary and faint twadde what going be
done for Mr. Donn DO anything hm Yes have been going
to do something their creditor have done
ha leader It about time Donny something Tor
self he asked of that would yell for that miserable
dnnthin he s to
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will general to be pleased with our
- MANKATo, August 9th 1890
is OF rita We have great battle to fight
Donns and sds
onouo tho no ASSUME THE he eHkrao
penn1 a an ar e to s4 4 his selecting Mr.
political should throw aside nature
The they Donney have ask the
GnnAr WEST to pass all the other differences the
All right John hereby Attention. state COM
short stops! Well have barrcade against stragglers
No. "A Gardner first snktenan get camp
soon ascas legs Plaster
credentials the entire Marshal and
the Grand Meadow Dexter and Centre charge the
prosecution
No. st. Hodgsonskp-ge Where's your alliance member
ship? Where's esdence your So 900
Is the wheat inspection business crime enough to
damn administration remedy the ills the
farmers labor under?" Which did bay wheat
Order No. 4Go W. right commit
yourself We don't
hng enough him overheard
under Mr. Warda Besides you might explain
to waiting world what that agreed up would
men-gt
No. Erc you?-hey-youre 50 in
significant that can't find Have paid
Doodle yet? Have accounts
Eric as commander OF this Campaign speak to thee gently
dog Co. and add another stripe Donneom
band whom thou Christ Go ouckv
there is oder thy
No. 6Tom LucaNature thee that in
thy build which the good caeb
altogether yarn companionhp with teebu
this committee There spirits whom Hall
and Lahrop could let ty ferv
thy eowmen purity the
thou art the Christ Go, but welltempered.
No. Carl Judson. you ALFRED good flow-nt
the stencil the stock yards hath assembled
thereof saith inspectors and stenches
ton Goand tell all about the price wards
No. SC. H. Roberts. C. H. gentleman and scholar
Needn't go unless you're mndo But neither
trades unons perhaps an urgent
means
Albert if YOU will forswear that doctrine
political Won will own m that
have been friend OF Hall and Hodgonfor
the wicked show perhaps ay you COVE
are afraid OF Hypocrisy
No. 1OAlr Canning Are you Did YOU
not state that you were sod opposed Independent political
Did state that
age farmers party? No. Please withdraw Exit Committed
No. 1l-Hal and ahrop that hole
Please inland let the your betrayal
the Convention into defiance the Australian
the farmers with saetyand the
the sod where the time Drop
No. 12-J B. Dukes j. b. neither alliance
entitled Treasurer
party Your business that of running small
propa for responsible and important
business to transact operations willingly
given, would be accepted.
There John Diamond-there will proceed to
examine just why the Daily News bankers
with farmers and intelligent honest aborers
ton Phelps will kindly resign and Mr. gnaius Ddnney
again 900 in cash. and get up
it's $25 900 campaign fundand those 25 900
the field
present fraud one step will
be taken the that
May the God of with the trail
Judgment. Selah
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However, if change dirty News
mnos would elect Mr. Donney the we
woud not bulge one inch You cannot build
righteousness The alliance starting history
lest record known this the
by St Paul bankers
nehngs The GREAT VEST couldn't with agencies
they won't let How deeply ring do not
Know We shall trust appearances transpres
chung to the outfit
right slde with moderation Let hope not
take the ticket down from columns
You say people will think working the
nandedy There don't to be anything
II SAID generally that RADICAL All
ny ne other side All the politicians them
papers them The P
Sheer and Merriam both kept him Of the
But this we that nothing
absolutely nothing to Anytime the farmers drop
Portun lacking They often would
not lose our sefrpect honor, at this late day.
now Mi have written kindly
10 hank you Tor interest Success all of t
serve successand believe that right conscience to
WORK 1or deserved But we know
VINO standing over 1t would not be right
traitors.
When to St. Paul please Very Truly Yours
FISH & FRAN.
will add that the general to be pleased with orr
course
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31
Speed and Power Of Birds.

The vulture is said to fly, at times,
at the rate of above 100 miles an hour
the wild goose and the swallow, in
their migrations make 80 miles an
hour and the carrier pigeon has GER
tainly flown long distances at rates Of
speed ranging from 60 to 80 miles an
hour, and for many hours together.
The common crow ordinarily lounges
across country at the rate of % miles
an hour. the speed of railway train.
Professor Langley finds that the pow
er exerted by the eagle in full flight is
but a fraction of one horsepower.
Mr.. Chanute computes the power ex-
erted by pigeon flying 1900 feet per
minute, Is miles an hour nearly, at
1920 of a horsepower per pound, or
81 horsepower for flying machine
of equally good form, weighing one
ton, at % miles an hour, or about so
horsepower per ton weight at 30 miles.
Mr.. Wenham, a member of the Brit
ish Aeronautical Society, finds, in the
pelican, an expenditure of Iii horse
power by q pounds of bird, and this
is one horsepower to 231 pounds, or
about horsepower for the weight of
a man, allowing ample margin for sur
plus power. The birds are found to
have surplus lifting power of about
one-halt. Professor Langley has ppr-
chased recently for the Smithsonian
Institution the prize steam engine of
the Aeronautical Society of 1868,
which, with car and screws, weighs
only 16 pounds, and but IS without
these essentials. 70 the engineer these
facts certainly look encouraging
Forum.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31

or worsted, the hair Of the camel, goat,
alpaca, or other animals, not specially
provided for by this act, valued at
not more than thirty cents per pound,
the duty shall be three times the duty
imposed by this act on pound of I'M
washed wool of the first class, (33
cents), and in addition thereto forty
per cent. ad valorem
valued at more than thirty
and not more than forty cents per
pound, the duty per pound shall be
three and one-half times the duty i'm
posed by this act on a pound of un-
washed wool of the first class 1854
oents), and in addition forty per cent.
ad valorem
valued at above forty cents per
pound shall be four times the duty
imposed by this act on pound of un-
washed wool of the first class GA
cents), and in addition thereto fifty
per cent. an valorem.
To ascertain the total amount of
duty, take as an illustration ten pounds
of the goods specified in the last para
graph. There are two duties. One
is A cents per pound. Suppose the
goods cost AZ cents delivered at the
New York custom house. The actual
value of the ten pounds of wooden
goods, would be 1920. The tariff tax
at A cents per pound is $40, and
the ad valorem tax $2.10, making the
cost of ten pounds of goods after going
through the custom house amount to
5000, of which $3.50 would be tax.
1t offers big per centage for the bene-
fit of the capitalist, but the laborer
has to pay it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31
Why Food Must Become Dearer.

The possibilities of agriculture are
great, and with improving means Of
transport and of distribution the earth
will provide food for her children for
many years; yet it is probable that
the latter part of the nineteenth cen.
fury will be known in future days as
the era of plenty, when the masses
were enabled, by a minimum expend-
iture of labor, to secure more food than
at any prior or subsequent time. Eu-
ropean people may become more free,
their hours of labor may be lessened,
the masses may enjoy greater share
of the products of their toll, the ten
ure of land may be radically changed,
and taxation and the money-lender's
charge may be abated; but food can
never again be so abundant ors so cheap,
measured by labor as it is now, for
the sufficient reason that all the best
lands of the north temperate zone are
already occupied. The nnexampled
rapidity with which the agricultural
resources of America have been devel-
oped has created an unprecedented
plethora of bread and meat. with re-
sulting low prices, and has thus i'm
poverished the cultivators Of Europe
and America. Were the other CONT
nents as fully occupied as Europe,
how could the present population of
that continent be fed and clothed Z
Even after banishing one-third of her
children, Europe now finds it necessa-
ry, in order to feed and clothe her
100000 900 people, to call upon ASIA,
Africa, America, Australia and the
islands of the ocean for enormous con-
tributions of grain, fish, meat, oil, cot
ton, and wool. Imagine what would
be the condition of Europe apd its
people with population of $500, 000,-
600! In Europe food has certainly
ceased to increase, even in an arith-
metical ratio, and although population
has failed to augment as rapidly as
many have feared, yet the gap in the
proportions widens in an alarming
manner.-Forum.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-31
A Beautiful and Valuable Book.

That ambitious paper, the Detroit
Journal, is unwilling to play second fiddle
to any, and its New Year Book for 1891
completely bears out its claim of being
finer than any previous work Of the kind
ever issued. This book contains in Its
14S pages remarkable amount OF valu-
able information, alphabetically arranged,
and among other things, the complete
1890 census figures, election statistics in
full, etc. 1t is also profusely and beauti-
fully illustrated with over one hundred
"half-tone" engravings (from photo
graphs), all made expressly for the book,
and is printed on fine paper and bound in
q beautiful cover. 1t is an immense i'm
provement on its two predecessors and
should be found in every home. 1t Is
given free to all subscribers of The De-
troit Journal, but others can have a copy
mailed them by remitting 30 cents in
stamps to the Detroit Journal.