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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-18
SONEHsET.
Eairfeid

The snow has almost all disappeared and
carriages are taking the place Of sletgbs.-
The town officers went before the Valuation
Commission Saturday to urge reduction 10
the town valuation as mate by them 1t 10
claimed tha, T irheid /. the only town tax
ing the logs IN the river or or the landings
at the head waters, and tnit this should not
stand against the toun while others escape.
Rev. Mr.. Davis has 50 far recovered a.
to be able to occupy his pulpi, by being
carried back and forth. Unable to GO to
Wstervlle Rev. Mr.. Clark of the Metho-
DIST church kindly filed the pulpit there,
preaching sermon Of great power and elo-
quence on The rsmedable evils Of
to day large number from the
Cniyersalst Society here attended
! the service returning amply repaid
| for going.-Iu the death of Kiss Mary
Pratt the village loses one Of the leading
| young ladies of the town. In the church and
society work as we'll a. in the social field
| she has ever been active and the nourners
| filled the house TO offer the last tribute Of
respect. Rev. s. q. DAVIS, her pastor,
of3cisie J, and hi. words but expressed the
thoughts of all present.
| Stark.
| The NJ. r. chnrc At Vests Mills. Indus
try was dedi ared TUESDAY. Feb II. The
sermon vas by Rev & G. Andrews, Pre-
siaing Elder Much credit is due Rev. J.
X. Mssterman for hi. untiring Zeal in labor.
ing on the church ard he will ever be held
in grateful remembrance by all The
church is nearly completed ard /. free Of
debt-Mr. T. l. Bfann who has been visit
ing relatives and friends 10 town for the
past few weeks. returned to DAKOTA Feb.
| II. where he will resume his former occu-
| patton az land ageu: Our Free High
School is pros ering q nelly under the efaciens
manage ment Of Miss Viola Piper.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

thereby try and have the control OF
the grain market ourselves.
Are there not here in this state
farmers enough to take control OF
the grain market, and make the
prices of their products the same as
q manufacturer does on his articles
produced.
l hope the alliance party will not
only work for Office, but for the bene-
fit of the farmer!
1 have found your paper the most
sensible in the state, and want you
to forward the same to me for a
wear. A. E WEsTLING, P. NJ.
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WEST CONCORD, Mimi,
Nov. 18th, 1890.

EDIroRGREAT WEST:
1t is somewhat difficult to find out
anything about milk business. l
have been trying to find out with
different parties, but can't through
one person. Facts don't stand good
by one. person only. want a dozen
or more. l see that Merriam ran
we'll at the Agencies. It took fire
water to do it. Guess Merriam is
elected. 1t took the Indians to put
him in. l am going to call a meeting
at Skyburg in the town OF Kenyon,
for the benefit of the farmers and
probably Can get signers for your
paper. JOHN b. COPELAND.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

Old King Solomon said: .sThere
ls nothing new under the sun" Prob
ably he made the remark in q at Of
disgust after vainly endeavoring to
quiet some hair-pulling discussion
among the thousand ladies who each
claimed 9 share in him as q husband.
At any rate, the mind OF man is 80
constituted as to desire change, yari-
ETY., something new. The world ID
built on that plan, too. No two
mountains are just alike. No Two
days are just the same. No two faces
in all the worlds millions are exactly
similar. SHAKESPEARE said Of one Of
his characters: "Age cannot wither
or custom stale his infinite VARIETY"
No man likes to have, or should
have, his life always bounded between
four walls. We all like to have q
change OF scene now and then to see
new faces, to travel to far countries.
The United States has greater va
rlety OF climate and scenery within
it's borders than any of the Old
World States. About now is good
time to plan journey to the South
the land of delightful winter re-
sorts. Low rates are made for ex-
cursionists, and "The Burlington" is
the route par excellence, to all points
South. For tickets and information.
call on any of it's agents, or address
W. J. c. Kenyon. Gen. Pass. Agent,
Z. b. 4 N. r. r., st. Paul, MINI.
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bring tho cost 81 her food within her
earnings.
Any number Of girls could be quot
ed, and some Of them tell sad stories
Of suffering. The three given are fair
examples.
Can the girls live on this small
sum? Every one if he cares to rea-
son viii know that it is impossible.
How, then, can the poor creatures
subsist?
The German Secretary of State for
the Interior, Herr Won Boetticker, in
q report to the German Parliament
Of 1887, said: That the working
girls cannot, as q rule, be called pros
titutes, yet each one has q lover or q
sO-ca1led bridegroom. He takes her
on Sunday to q dance or q picnic.
She lives with him in the most in
innate relations, and frequently
shares his lodgings. The workers in
the connections branch, cloakmakers,
ETC., are very poorly off indeed. Their
earnings are reduced to the lowest
level. The wages of those who make
cloaks for the export trade diminish
ed through the system of sub-con-
tractors sweating.
Does John Wanamaker when he is
teaching his Sunday school class ever
tell them that the money he pos
sesses, the vast wealth he has &C.
cumulated, is coined out of the
RUINED SOULS AND ENsLAvED BODIES
OF his working girls in Berlin. There
is not much OF Christ's christianity in
such conduct. l have quoted at
length from the Worlds article, be-
cause have been taken to task over
the phrase Wanamaker who gave so
literally to the Republican campaign
fund, calls himself a protectionist
and makes riches out of starving
girls of Germany.
Thank your stars that you do not
live in New York. What record we
are making. Thievery at Albany
over the ceiling an Investigating
committee declaring that certain
parties haverobbed the state; q bride
given on trial in the city, charged
with bribing aldermen; another in.
vestigation going on in reference to
our new wholesale meat market, and
unearthing the grossest acts of cor.
ruption. What do you think of it
all? Is it not about time to
TURN THE RAscALs OUT?
And yet workingmen will go on
voting for the old parties, will yell
themselves hoarse for either Demo.
craft or republican and then grumble
about the corruption that exists.
There has got to be an end made oil
the present state of affairs or we
shall have revolution with all it's hor.
rOrs. JOHN DEMORGAN.'
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Where tho Railroad and Teleeraphs
Belong to the People.

In Victoria-the most progressive
OF Australian acknowledgements,
railway and irrigation works, which
in the United States are in private
hands, are owned and managed by
the state, says the New York Ledger.
So far as telegraphs are concerned,
this is true of England also, but the
rates are much lower in Victoria
than in the mother country.
The Victoria railways now pay
four and one-half per cent on the
capital expended, and would make
much larger returns were it not the
policy of the colony to continually
lower the fares and freights so as to
encourage industries and render SER
vice to the people. This purpose is
carried so far in New South Wales
that school children are carried free
of charge on colonial railways, while
in Victoria remissions are made to
certain classes of students. o
The low fares of the Victoria rail-
ways are the more surprising be-
cause the wages of labor are about
twice as high as they are in England,
and coal costs twice as much. We
would add, the street railways in
Victoria belong not to private cor
porations, but to the municipalities.
The eight-hour labor day has been
observed throughout Victoria since
1856, so far as artisans are con-
cerned, and in 1886 an early closing
law went into operation whereby
male and female clerks in shops are
relieved from duty at Z p. m. on five
nights of the week, and at 10 o. m.
on Saturdays.
Altogether, Victoria is a workers
paradise, high wages being COM
bined with cheap food, cheap trans
portation, and leisure for culture and
amusement.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
Little Annie Rooney.

It is doubtful if there was ever a
song which attained such great pop
ularity in so short a time as the
rhythmical tale of love OF little Annie
Rooney and her dear Joe. The ditty,
if memory serves Alright, originated
in a London concert hall and was
brought to this country by an Eng
fish troupe. Its popularity was i'm
mediate and assured, and in an as
tonishingly short space of time it
was being whistled from the Battery
to the Golden Gate. Every body
knew it by heart and sang or whis-
tied it by the hour, until one could
go no place without hearing of the
inordinate passion of Joe for his An
ME. In like manner has the popu-
larity of the Saint Paul & Duluth
Railroad gone abroad until it is now
known everywhere as the Duluth
Short Line, furnishing quick and
easy transit between St. Paul, Mime
apolis, Duluth, West Superior, Still
water and other well known points
on most convenient schedules which
provide for close connections at all
points. The finest equipment and the
best possible service. Always take
the Duluth Short Line. For circu-
lars, etc., address Geo. w. Bull, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Geo. C. Gil
fillan, Asst. G. P. A., St. Paul, MINI.
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The Great Wet in German.

AAAe.s
ROUND GROVE FARMERS ALLIANCE
NO. 2O4.
Whereas, We believe that the
GRAET WEST is the only true alliance
paper in the state, and it should be
in the hands of every farmer in the
German language it would result in
benefit to the Farmers Alliance,
Therefore be it RESOLVED, That
the Alliance OF the state raise a fund
sufficient to warrant tie publication
in that language, and that copy OF
this be published in the G. w., and
that an expression from other ALI
ances may be had on the matter.
This alliance is willing to contribute
toward the publication OF the Ger
man edition. E. D. HOLMES,
GEO. W. NUrTER. President.
Secretary.
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LAKE BENTON, Mimi, Nov, 20, 80.
EDITOR GREAT West:
Enclosed find $1.OO for one year
subscription for the GREAT WEST. l
must not give up your paper on any
account, for l learned more in one
year from it than l ever before
dreamed of. ]. G. D. WHIPPLE.
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FROM NEBRASKA,
PALMYRA, Neb. 20, II, 80

PALMYRA, Neb. 20, II, 80.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The ancient prophet jeremiah ut
tered this most melancholy vail
"The harvest is past; the summer is
ended, and we are not saved" These
words are fully realized in our condi-
ton here in the fair state of Nebras-
ka, politically. The farmers arose
in their might, and declared through
their new party organization, "The
Independents" that railroad monop-
oily and Plutocratic rule, should
reign no longer. But alas, we were
counter-met by that fearful incubus
"The Cities" The Plutocratic pow
ers, by their patronage, and wealth,
awed the laboring population so
that they voted at the dictation of
these money mongers. Now the
grave question of the hour is, how
are we going to unshackle the white
slaves from the manacles of Wage
labor? The question prior to the
election was, will these farmers stick
to their party, Or will they gravitate
back to their old line of political &C.
ton? The answer has been given,
but we are stranded, so that the ut
terance "We are not saved" applies
to us vet. My reform for this evil
is, let all the cities over 10000 have
their own representation, and then
our rural population will be able to
meet city legislation. | trust this
question will be ventilated in our
next campaign. JOHN L. MA1LEN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

Charters issued to new alliances
during the two weeks ending Novem-
Der Goth, 1890:
Leonardsville Alliance, No. 1928.
Secretary, Edward D. Westphal. Ad-
dress, Graceville, Big Stone County.
Rose Dell Alliance, No. 1924. Sec
rotary, J. A. Vickerman. Address,
Jasper, Pipestone County.
Brookville Alliance, No. 1926. Sec
rotary, Hans Mortenson. Address,
Morgan, Redwood County.
Mckinley Bill Killers Alliance, No.
1926. Secretary, Cormac Giblin.
Address, Smiths Mill, Blue Earth
County.
Nevada Alliance, No. 1927. Secre-
tary, John Ostenson. Address, Lyle,
Mower County.
Wilkin County Alliance. Secretary,
Gotlieb Burau. Address, Brecken.
ridge, Wilkin County.
Marshall Alliance, No. 1928. Sec.
rotary, A. r. Anderson. Address,
Adams, Mower County.
The Consolidated Alliance, No
1929. Secretary, S. 81. Hooper. Ad.
dress, Gary, South Dakota.
Waseca Herald:
Hon. F. A. Day, of the Paramount
Sentinel has sued III. NJ. Blaisdell. o.
the News, same place, for crimina
libel. James J. Green, of the LeSue1
Sentinel has sued W. III. HELEN, of thu
News, same place, for a like cause.
Well we hope the prosecutors dom
open up in another county-say
Saltwater!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
The Beet Sugar Industry.


just now the attention of the
northwest is turned to the beet sugar
industry, and the results of expert
ments made as to the quality and
quantity of this product that may
be produced in this section indicates
great possibilities. South Dakota is
deeply interested in this industry
and the success attending those who
have grown small patches of beets
for the past season indicates q prob
ability that it may yet prove to be
one of the leading industries of the
state. The state Agricultural college
and private parties in nearly every
county in the state have tested the
qualities of the soil for producing
these beets, and the reports both as
to quantity and quality of the pro-
duct have been exceedingly crafty
ing. The great need of the state now
is a conveniently located factory for
the development of this industry.
Sioux Falls is turning it's attention
towards the matter of securing such
an establishment, and for the good
of the state it is sincerely to be
hoped that it will be successful.
The large factory at Grand Island,
Neb., was recently put in operation,
and the returns have been such that
the proprietors determined to at
once establish another plant of dou-
BILE the capacity at some other point.
Twenty-o one cities Of the west are bid
ding for the new plant; and the bon
uses offered indicate how important
the industry has become in the
northwestern states. The amount of
some of the bonuses offeredis more
than 800, 900, and land for q site.
The proprietors of the Grand Island
factory have now decided, to estab-
lish q number of factories through
the country and there is reason to
hope that at least one good one will
be located in South Dakota, which
would establish market that would
rapidly increase the production OF
sugar beets, which promises to be a
very profitable product.-Dell Rapids
Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

CALL FOR A MEETING OF THE 9TH
DISTRICT.
SAB1N, Clay Co., Mimi. Nov. 26, 80.
There will be meeting OF the 9TH,
Dist. Alliance held at Fergus Falls
on Dec. 18th, 1890 for the purpose
of electing one delegate to attend the
meeting OF the State Alliance held IN
St. Paul on Dec. 3Oth, 1890 and any
other business that may properly
come before the meeting. One dele
gate from each subordinate ana
County Alliance will be entitled TO
vote in the meeting.
HENRY PLOWMAN,
J.o1r1s HANSON. President.
Secretary.
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ALL1ANcE COUNTY CONVICTION.

ALLIANCE COUNTY CONVICTION.
A meeting of Renville Co. Alliance
is hereby called to meet at Bird Is
land, Dec. goth, 1890, at one O'Clock
IN. Each sub-alliance is entitled
to delegates. Important business.
Full delegation expected.
JAMES HANNAH,
President Co. Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

EDITOR GREAT West:
Igive you herewith the numbers of
alliances and amounts as reported by
Lathrop, included in Haigh's receipt
of $500. l have not got the dates,
but they are reported for March and
April. Alliances, Nos. 500, SO4, sos,
SO6, 500, $40, 812. 813 and $50 are
all credited with 5000 each, amount
to $500, leaving the balance of the
$500 unaccounted for In this last
report, as fail to see where he has
mentioned the Haigh receipt except
to report above alliances as included
in Haigh receipt. / make out he is
now owing $65.6O to the Treasurer.
on that item in his last report. Then
there are believe % alliances he
says he does not know whether he re-
ceived money for charters or not
which makes over $4,000 more due
the State Alliance by his last re-
port.
l have waited long and patiently
even to the point OF being charged
with not doing my duty as member
OF Committee, for President Hall to
call the Committee together and if
possible formulate some report which
can be made public with view to
inspire confidence in the alliances of
the state that the secretaries OF
State Alliance are to be held account
able for funds coming into their
hands. 1t is a matter l feel that
does more to destroy the alliances of
the state than anything else.
l hear of a number of individuals
and alliances who were ready and
willing to contribute to the campaign
fund but the open effort OF the Cen
trail Committee and others to pat
Lathrop on the back for his appar-
ent derelictions prompted them to
keep their money where they knew
what was being done with it.
1t is natural for every one to give
reasons why we failed to carry this
state at the late election, one thing
is certain to my mind and that is if
this cause cannot have men of I'M
questionable reputation at it's head,
and be advocated by men of honor
and integrity, we need not expect any
different result. Our county gave a
majority for Owen also elected our
county ticket except two (Sheriff and
Register), elected our Senator and
Representative. This was done in
the face OF the opposition of six
county papers and the united effort
of nine villages. We can credit our
success to the work OF honest true
men who have the respect OF all who
know them, we could have accom-
plished nothing without such work
ers. This state could have been car
ried by the same class of workers and
in no other way.
HAMLIN V. POORE.
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LAKE BENTON, Mimi,
Nov. Goth, 1890.
PIPEsToNE, Nov. 21st, 1896
EDITOR GREAT WEST:


EDITOR GREAT WEST:
We were very glad, indeed, to
learn you were recovering. We have
been quite anxious, for we were not
ready to spare you yet. We want
you to vindicate yourself before your
enemies, your friends believe you are
able to do so. There is to be a con-
vention held here tomorrow, Of dele
gates from the several 1. U. alliances,
to organize a County Alliance, and,
probably, action will be taken in re-
gard to sending you credentials.
[They come all right
All are jubilant over the result Of
election, and think it grand tri-
umph.
We are glad DR.. Frain is going
south with you, we think you need
'watching!' Please tell Mrs. Fish,
in future, when you play with light
ming, to see that you have some re-
liable cdr" to keep you awake!
Hoping victory will crown the
right, we remain sincerity yours,
Mr.. & MRS. A. D. FERRIS.
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RlCEs, Mimi.

RlCES, Mlnn., NOV. w.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Please send along the GREAT WEST
for another year at least. I like it's
fearless style OF striking death blows
at the hypocrisy of some who have
insinuated themselves into our ranks
and hitting back at those who would
misrepresent us. We ask nothing
but openhanded, fair play. We en-
ploy no trickery, nor lobbyists, nor
use any bribers to further our pur-
poses. But by all means we must
strive to raise the standard of intel
ligence, by encouraging the people, to
inform themselves in the political is
sues OF the time, and watch with jeal-
Gus eyes the dOings of our represen-
tatives, giving them to understand
that it is the people who send them
to do their bidding-and the less old
refuse timbers we have the better
fol it is hard to dress it down and
put it in shape for the alliance struct-
ure. know it is little hard to for
get what we have been, but it is
pleasing to contemplate that on the
fourth Of November we took one horn
from the beast, now if he don't be-
have, in '92 we'll take the other.
FARMER JOE.
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The Grand New Party.

The disintegration of both the old
national parties is rapidly going on.
The campaign of 1892 will see
grand new party, fresh and fervid,
composed of the animating principles
and the best elements of the grand
old party OF Thomas Jefferson, and
the grand old party OF Abraham Lin
coin. The G N. p. has mission of
broader scope than had ever any
party in the whole history of the
world.
Brave men OF the peoples party.
Like heroes they stood upon the rock
of their "seven demands" There was
no flinching nor breaking OF ranks.
Kansas has led the way and forced
the Issues of the next national cam
paign. 1t took courage and stout
heartedness to withstand the terrible
onslaughts, but Kansas men land
Kansas women) were equal to the
time and task.-Advocate, Kansas.
Pinkerton's PeEjurers and CUT
throats.
Some time ago q number of
Knights of Labor were arrested in
connection with the putting of OBJ
structions on the railroad track on
the New York Central Road. The
whole country was Mortified. The
Knights of Labor were denounced.
The strikers we're held up to public
Indignation and offered as victims
for public sacrifice. Members of the
Order were arrested, and not only
arrested, but they confessed "that
they were the parties guilty of plac-
ing the obstruction on the track"
They claimed to have been Knights
of Labor. They claimed in these con-
LESSONS to have been in the employ
of the Knights of Labor. They
claimed that they were furnished
money by the Knights OF Labor, and
all that. What has been the result
when the moral effect of these disclos-
ures had accomplished it's purpose,
these alleged Knights OF Labor were
brought up for trial? On the trial it
was shown that they were nor
Knights of Labor at ali. Their own
testimony showed that they were
Pinkerton detectives, paid and
bribed to forswear themselves in the
interest of the railroad. They adj
mitted indirectly that they were per-
jnrers, and positively that they were
in the employ of the Pinkertons.
They were not charged with perjury.
and they were liberated and set free.
This is as The Appeal supposed and
as The Appeal stated at the time,
and for which the The Appeal agreed
with the laboring men in their de-
mands to prohibit the Importation
of these Pinkerton thugs. periurers
cut-throats out Of the State Mem
phis Appeal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05


Hon. John Diamond, the old war
horse of Mankato, writes as follows:
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
After lgnatius Donnelly has
worked so many years for the Al
lance; has made SO many hundreds
of speeches for it; and has organized
so many alliances, it does not seem
right to say that he shall not be
president. Certainly he is not in
ferior to some men who have filed
the place. Is it right to say to this
faithful laborer-you are fit to go to
Congress, or to be State Senator or
to be United States Senator, but you
are not fit to be president Of the Al
liance-an Office without a salary.
If the Alliance takes this ground it
simply proscribes it's best worker and
drives him out of doors. These ap-
peals to prejudices should bestopped.
We want more brotherly love be-
tween members. This sitting
down" on men is all wrong. If the
Alliance Is ever to carry this State it
will need Mr.. Donnelly's help. See
how he is abused by the great dali
lies! The st. Paul Globe says all
four political parties should unite to
crush him. What for? What has he
done? Simply he has stood by the
farmers. And now some Of the farm
ers are ready to join the Globe and