The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-18

capita-an abundance which no in
dustrlal class can comprehend.
| 3 1t gives to these 100000 cor
porations throughout the whole
country an annual revenue now paid
to all kinds of banks not any less
than $6OO,OOO,OOO of dollars, but
as it largely extends the banking
facilities, it is probable that this rev
enue would reach 81 100000, as to
a town of inhabitants; $23 900
with which to pay all taxes to mac
adamize their roads, start libraries
or any other thing the people in any
town ought to have a right to do.
4. All repositories for the safe
keeping OF money being public, the
rich gamblers, bribers and corruptors
OF public morals generally, would be
completely brought under fiscal SUBJ
ervision and these gentry could not
use the large sums they now do with
out being detected. The most vicious
characters in all our large cities,
usually have large sums of money on
deposit in banks with which they now
carry on an incessant and constant
warfare against law and order. Are
our banks of more use to society
than the suppression of this class
that annually destroys more youths
than their whole number? Shall this
class that lauds and abets every vice
existent, and who are now irrespon-
sible to nobody but the depositors,
still continue to be fOstered by law?
e. 1t will largely increase the in
dustrial class, which is the only class
worth the consideration of any legis-
lative body. To increase this class
is to lessen crime, for industry does
not foster it. Statistics show that
want and luxury equally contribute
criminals and where one comes from
the Industrial classes it can usually
be traced to the erosive action of one
or the other OF these causes.
Z. 1t will be the death of Pluto
cracy. With this law, we can squeeze
the water out Of all railroad stock,
make the corporations pay their Just
portion to carry on the government,
and give the poorest man as indepen-
dent a standing in society as the
richest. While this bill places money
IN the reach OF all, it cramps no in
dividua1 industry. It makes society
a far more potent force than ever be-
fore.
8. 1t is so simple that it appeals
to the common sense of every reform
er. Every one can grasp the whole
OF 1T, as it it were an axiom. / have
lectured many times within the past
three months and not a single argu-
ment has been made against it, and
while Congressman Dunnell is report
ed as thinking it impracticable, he
will be known as the introducer of
that bill long after the people have
forgotten such a congressman.
A package of Constitution mailed
to Rupert Link was mutilated by
stroying it's IP. O. Address. Would
like to hear from him again.
Mr.. Loucks, the State Purchasing
Agent, has full line OF the Hapgood
plows on hand now, at the Walter A.
Wood warehouse, Minneapolis.
An alliance man was arrested in
Wadena, the other day, for claiming
that he could buy Irvine for two
cents less than the local dealers
charged.
1t is stated that Secretary La
throp attended the legislative con-
ventlon from Lac qui Parle County
with two credentials-cast two votes,
one on each side of the question-and
both his credentials were bogus.
We have received letters from L. j.
Page, of Faribault, which show that
he is a worker. He has been ''gath-
ering them i'm on the campaign sub
scriptions as well as urging alliance
work. He urged the union of the al
lance and prohibition forces.
There is a complaint made that
JAS Keenan, has charged different
prices IN QlHerent sections OF the
state for Irvine. We would like to
have some of the bills for Irvine sent
us. We have the rates advertised in
his own county.
The vice president OF the Third
District, H. V. Poore, writes us let
ter from the Convention held at
Glencoe. He says:
eve got there with both feet and
expect the hearty endorsement of
the Alliance members and farmers of
the District. We had true farmers
meeting-and the feeling of the AL
lance was voiced without party bias.