The advocate., 1890-02-20

the clerk and treasurer would not sign che
abstract and that would be the end OF it.
can look around in my neighborhood
and SOC men that have large mortgaaos on
their farms, who are herd working mon
They put all their time ia work ON their
farms, and they can only pay taxes and in.
terest, and make a half way living at chat. l
They arc sober upright men who faced
the canon and the bullets In the late war
for the unity Of the states, but did not think
our government was 10 bo run by Change
Alley, London and Wall Street, New York.
What 10 the reason we cahnot get out Of
debtP Partially because OF crop failuresj but
the prime cause is the destruction Of our
debt paying money the demonstration OF
silver and the contraction of the volume Of
our currency, together with the prevailing
boarding scheme,
Money is so valuable now that II takes ono
hundred dollars worth Of produce TO get
S33}6 Of our honest (9) money Now what
is the romedy2 Am increase Of the volume OF
currency MR. EDITOR want 10 see tho
knights Of Labor plan printed IN such shsp0 4,
in our papers that we could cut IL out and
paste II on other paper as the head TO petit
tlon and get 30 work at once. OF courses all
alliance members may not sign those petit
tiOns. We do not expect they will; but we
can got all to sign that will, Then some
worthy member can take them TO outsiders,
Hundreds OF these viii sign them also. Then
we should have a certain man 10 send them
in each Congressional district In the State,
and tho petitions should be sent 70 every
momber Of Congress from this State, 10 DO
presented to the Congress Of the United
States Further this plan should be sent TO
Z. v. Powderly, 10 TINT II can be presented
10 the Knights OF Labor 10 help us on. What
ever helps the farmer win help laboring
men as well, and II this plan could be generL
nj we could send two or three million names
TO them which would be power for good.
SAMUEL SITRs.
We give place TO the above because
il exhibits the tendency Of thought
among the people at the present time,
and evinces the spirit with which men
are inspired. With heavily mort
gagged farms, and being under the ne
cessity in many instances Of renewing
the mortgage and paying large COM
missions in addition to burdensone
rates Of interest, is it any wonder that,
while hoping and praying for relief,
they also swear by the eternal that il
they fail to get it they will know the
reason why9 While we admire Che
the spirit and pluck Of our correspon-
dent we desire TO call his attention to
a few stubborn facts,
Q) The present congress is com
posed very largely Of national bankers
and corporation lawyers who have
beOn elected upon pledges to sustain
the present financial policy of the gov
ernment and who are personally in
tOrested in it's maintenance, many Of
whom are also personally Interested
in the various trusts, combines and
speculative schemes that now curse
the country. tt is hardly probable
that such men will be moved by pc
titions TO enact laws in conflict with
the interests which they represent
0ur brother must conclude to 20
little further back in the process Of
legislation While continuing To
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