The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-12
Farmers No Longer To be Caught
With Chaff.

The orafy and unScrupulouS Pharisees
who have nearly ruined us. could only re-
tain power by arraying the West against the
South. When an Ingalls,, poured out in.
vective, and waved the bloody shirt, ou,
small fry Of Office hunters (who, like dogs
fighting for bone) quarrel and snarl owe,
every petty Office, would grow eloquent owe,
the imaginary wrongs Of the negro, and
shed crocodile tears over the old war issues
but not word on behalf Of the poor, taxed
to death, mortgaged, cursed farmer, thou
sands Of whom have been evicted from thei,
homes by foreclosure. Not word Of con-
demnation Of the accursed robbers who re.
vel in luxury. needless Of the cries Of the
poor man, who with his wife and little ones
are turned out on the bleak prairie, homeless
and penniless, and all this caused by on,
system Of legalized robbery which is making
the rich richer, and the poor poorer. AT
last the sons Of toll are organizing; from
the Atlantic to the Pacific they demand thsir
rights. The men of the West are now shoul.
der to shoulder with their Southern brethren
In this grand struggle against the unprinci-
pied lackeys who move as their masters, our
shoddy aristocracy, order them. The South
Dakota Alliance has formed an Independent
party protesting against unequal and unjust
taxation. The Minnesota Alliance is In the
held with ringing resolutions against the
arbitrary decisions Of the supreme court, and
denouncing the conduct Of their members
Of Congress, in bringing to the party whip.
Nebraska and Kansas are either in line, or
sure to follow; Iowa has already spoken;
Illinois is aroused and determined 10 shake
off her traitors. The Southern Alliance is
in formidable array; their president with o
delegate has been before congressional
committee formulating their wrongs and de-
manding redress. Mr.. Ferrsn, . delegate
from Texas has been electrifyiag pakots
farmers with his eloquence.
Y We give few extrsets from The cores
pondence Of the people. The Farmers Voice
from Illinois.
\ Now. brother farmers and laborers, let Dc
stop and study and see who're We are drift
ing To-; let ms post 0ursely yes aud thus know
what Ne want and not vote % help the cap
italists; they will look out Tor themselves,
and We must 40 the same Or be trod under
foot. 1--WE cen get cheaper goods from for
eign countries let us try them, and not be
scared OF bY the cry that il we have free
trade We. will have 10 compete with pauper
labor, for thst ID Ill bosh. Don't you know
that the same ship that brings over . bale
of goods can bring the paupsF also, and thus
you hase the psuper right here n home 10
with.
r a. Texas farmer says:
7 Il hos been the policy Of our leading mon
ii politics 10 keep ups sectional strife be-
INoen the North and Sonth, while the money
9rabbe1s haye been busy - work III bring
lng the people % their present condition.
A ldishigan farmer referring 70 tho rsy-
olutionary struggle u I77e, says
INA nov il ii bs Proper Just md patriotic
Ia MT only protest but take III most radi-
cal measures III "a doing, agafnst tsx of
khree pence pound on tsA, Whist will his.
tory brand the sc1ton az those that stand
covering bend o. y t1x not only upon tea,
but almost esary article 81 f0onsumptior, and
Ehat 100 wholly for the private benefit ~
trusts anJ are spatcbina Tie broad, aye, the
verY Life of God q h dia III poor.
Must say fust Il sa that Wa shall
III down upon Az pa9e of ist0ry ks the
siealest oos slac n yest fools, aad the
# SS Boy