Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-17
From President Glover.
[OFFICIAL.]
CAMBRIDGE, KAN, April st

From President Glover.
[OFFICIAL.]
CAMBRIDGE, KAN, April 5th, 1890.
EDITOR KANSAS Fd7ner:-In ad.
dition to the matter in my other com.
munication, 1 wish You to notify
through the alliance papers, that
want each congressional district tc
select the brother whom they wish tc
act as one of state committee, on the
general good Of the order. The mem.
bers from the seventh district selected
them while at Topeka, and the other
six districts are yet uDprovided for.
Do this as soon as possible.
1 shall also need some assistance in
the selection of lecturers, as provided
for at Topeka, one for each congress
sional district. also wish again to
remind the brothers of the crop statis-
-tical report. Make it the duty of some
one to forward this information to
Brother ]. N. Palmer, CressweIl, Mar
ion county, Kansas.
A delegate meeting should be held at
some point in each congressional dis
trict, for selecting members of commit
tee, and lecturer for congressional dis
trict. Let state secretary select time
and place.
1 wish to call the attention of all
alliance people to the fact that 1 am
totally unable to answer all the cor
respondence in regard to constitutional
constructions and law governing the
order.
A committee on Revision of Consti-
tuition has been appointed, and 1 trust
will adjust all difficulties.
All county presidents will be held for
the good conduct of the sub-alliances
under their care, and all sub-presidents
and other officers will be Eeld respon-
sible for the good conduct of the men,
bers under their charge.
Constitutional technicalities should
not be allowed to stand in the way of
the good of the order, and officers will
be held responsible for anything that
interferes with that object.
All officers should post themselves in
the duties of their Offices, and all ques-
tions should seek adjustment in the
sub-alliance first, then in the county,
with of course last appeal to State
Board of Judiciary.
1 will try to answer questions per-
tanning to the general good as best 1
can. l have now many letters that
can not be answered, and 1 beg the
indulgence of the writer's.
The unanimous expression of the
meeting Of the presidents on the ques-
tions of land, transportation and
money ought to settle the matter as to
the wishes of the alliance on the ques-
tions; but they are Immediately
pounced upon by the subsidized press,
and denounced as thieves, demagogues
and democrats, and our lawmakers
are apt to listen to these blatherskite's s
rather than the earnest demands of the
people, and as we are commanded to
beg for our rights by petitions and
prayers, it is better that the alliance
take the two demands on transportation
and money, and incol lporate them in q
petition to congress, and food our dele
CATION with them. The demand on
exemption of homesteads from taxation
IS state legislation as also are many
other things. On these demands you
have the opportunity of putting your
petition in the ballot box, which after
all is the only place where petition is
sure to count and is the one great boon
for which our revolving fathers fought.
The demand for loans to the people
on hOmesteads, and the sub-treasury
plan, will settle the money matter if
enacted into law. The demand that
two railroads be built by the govern
ment and made the basis of freights
and fares will settle the transportation
question and largely assist in the solu-
tion of the money question, and exemp-
tion of homesteads from taxation will
60 far towards settling the land ques-
tion. These are the three main ques-
tions, and must be pushed to the front
on all occasions. by petition, by the
ballot, on the rostrum, in the pulpit, at
home and abroad. Alliance men, you
have got to get down to business. Our
Lawmakers are listening to the seduc-
tive voice of the monopolistic tools.
They must be made to hear the voice
of ''au the people,"
Our taskmasters demand that we
make bricks without straw, and pay
debts without money. They are max
ing our burdens too grievous to be
borne. ''To your tents, oh 1srael!''
Alliance men do your duty.
Fraternally yours,
b. II. CLOVER.
Kansas State Sunday School Convention.