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The advocate., 1890-05-07

THE HOITON RECORDER SEEKS LIGHT
In looking over a recent Issue Of tho Topeka
ADVOCATE, paper that claims 10 be working
IN the interest ofthe Farmers Alliance, we are
Ied 10 ask few questions in regard 10 that Wor-
Thy order and would like THE ADVOCATE, or
any one high IN authority t0 answer First what
does the alliance purpOrt 10 be2 Second II u
separate and independent political organization
or rwasltorgnlzcd purely In thelntorest OF the ar-
mor and farming community These questions we
simply ask for information. These questions
would be sent 10 THE ADVOCATE for answer,
but remembering the fate Of some resolutions
and questions that were recently sent 10 that pa
per for publication and which have never aIr
pearod IN II, Is why we refrain from sending
these Now the idea that we formed Of the ALL
ance has always been chat IL was for the mutual
benefit Of the farmers and abOrers and for the
better education OF the farmer regardless Of any
political attitude. .-SCribblcr.
The above clipping is taken from
tho Holton Recorder. Although the
Recorder has been on our exchange
list ever since The ADVOCATE was first
started, and has been a regular visi-
tant at this Office, by a singular coin
cidence the number containing the
above failed to reach us. We have re-
ceived it through the courtesy Of the
Kansas Farmer. Before we proceed
to answer the questions proposed we
desire to state that the writer is sim
ply mistaken in regard to sending
resolutions TO this Office that have not
been published. The Ingalls, resolu-
ton was received too late for the issue
of April %, but is published in that
of the Both, and no resolution has
been received from Jackson county
that has not been published. Having
made this explanation we will accom-
modate "Scribbler" by answering his
questions TO the best of our ability.
The writer says they are asked for in
formation, and we believe that such
inquiries il honestly asked should be
honestly answered. Presuming this
30 be the case in this instance we shall
endeavor to answer according to our
best understanding. II our answers
are incorrect we are certain some one
will correct them.
The first question is: "What does
the alliance purport to bep
It purports to be the greatest, the
grandest, and the most powerful or
ganization Of the agricultural classes
ever known in the world'shistory, and
we believe it is in reOlity just what it
purports to be.
Second; 'Gs it a separate and inde-
pendent political organization, or was
it organized purely in the interest Of
tho farmer and the farming commu-
nityp
It was not organized purely in the
interest Of the farmer and the farm
ing community. It has a broader
foundation than this. The members
Of the Farmers Alliance are fully con-
scious Of the fact chat the affairs Of
this country have been conducted in
the interest of favored class for the
last thirty years, They believe it is
full time to demand change. In de-
d;ro, th;s cbongo thnv do not nro-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

The result of the vote shows who
did the real work in the campaign.
Mr.. Donnelly transformed a county
to the extent of a change of over
], 900 votes, with the entire railway
and grain combine against him. In
the southwest, where Mr.. D. and DR..
Fish had put in solid work the ma
jorities were immense for the alliance.
In Pipestone County, where the
GREAT WEST is a household word
and DR.. F. put in six speeches, the
triumph was nothing less than a
whirlwind. Polk County was reused
by the DR.. before the campaign be-
gan, and over 700 GREAT VESTS
have gone weekly into that section.
Now turn to the southeast-to
Sprague's county. to Furlong's
county, to Haigh's county. Yes.
look at Grant county torn by feuds
and dissensions, and ask where Hall
has put in his work? Where is the
Hall cyclone? Alas, it doesn't turn
up a speech or a rally!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

L. Ed. Davidson edits the new cal
lance paper" known as the Perham
Bulletin. While the G. w. was or
ganizing alliances in Otter Tail
county Davidson was making fun Of
it," Last week, in the midst Of q
gleeful little diatribe Dawson says
that cat the trial on Monday they
were found guilty and fined $50
each"
Thanks, brave chump! thanks
again. There was no trial-we were
not found guilty-but we walked
straight up to the Captains Office,
found out what the penalty was, paid
it, and came home. But we thank
you all the same, and will pay you
better some other day.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

The former associate of Eric Olson,
who we now understand to be the
editor of Ex-Sen. alxson's paper at
Elbow Lake, q poor tonguey politi-
clan named Hosskins, or something
of that kind, insists that we did not
take the statement that Eric Olson
was boodled into the support of Mer-
Ram in 1888 from his paper. All we
can do is to refer him to an issue
where he says that If Eric Olson did
it some other man worked the deal
for himl That is the statement
made-and it was in the alliance. :"
This Hosskins also says, for the
lack of ordinary sense:
= sFish & Frain plead guilty and
were tined $50 each and costs. They
did not stand trial because their
books would have been brought into
court and that would have shown up
their treason to the Alliance cause. ("
Why would our "books" have to
be brought into court, You fool +?
Any man on earth-or any set of
men-are at liberty to examine our
books any day OF night. They will
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
READ THIS! READ!

following the
Spragues that Ovens election
unfortunate because could fulfill his pledges Here
the written again. Every
strength position Oh wonderful wonderful
the GREAT WEST abused answering
This is from the Globe Of Nov 9:
ome people wondering the Alliance didn't poll big
should have done the local campaign spring.
independent feeling would have made itself
by who supposed to be wanting
The Alliance official invitation
labor organizations attend their convention which nom
mated state ticket"
TONS of St. Paul were represented there.
CATER the Alliance did
polite consult the members the different
would be the
POINTED MAN WHOSE RECORD WAS so QUESTIONABLE
NO CONFIDENCE COULD BE PLACED IN HIM.
Notwithstanding thirds of
unions and assemblies formed independent club adopted the Alliance
clubs would
with the the Alliance central
mttee by who to be trustworthy sincere
Now far looks the State Committee
headed FOOLS But look what follows will discover that the
the ruined the
did he elected according
Sprague coud not fulfill pledges the alliances Read
1.-The Alliance central committee preferred to get along
without the aid of organized labor ST. Paul. andcontempt
uousy dismissed the committees from such bodies No inde
pendent campaign Was carried on.
the nominees the other parties let
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

Mr.. Owen has come out against
fusing any more with the democrats |!
This puts Albert Warren in a bad
light. We have Warren's statement
in black and white, to q gentleman
out in the state, that Mr.. Owen was
with the committee heart and soul
in fact that he stood by them as a
committee! Mr.. Owen will win
friends by thus coming out square
toed-and many more by getting
out of the Sprague-Lathrop gang.
Then it would be an excellent idea
for Mr.. Owen to join the alliance =
and make q few enemies among the
elevator lines!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
The Chicago Evening Post ap-
preciates the election of Mr.. Donnel-
IL W. o.o4o :...,.o IS N.xx 10.

The Chicago Evening Post ap-
preciates the election of Mr.. Donnel-
~. We quote issue of Nov. 10:
''sHAKEsPEARE's ENEMY ON TOP.
In the recent tidal wave that to
greater or a less extent affected the
political centers of the country, Ig-
natius Donnelly, the author OF the
leading work on Shakespeare cipher,
was elected a state senator in Mime
sofa. There is every reason for con-
graduating the people of that state
on this result. Mr.. Donnelly has
proven himself to be a public man of
broad, statesmanlike views, and
high character. He is profoundly
versed in all public and economic
questions. He is likewise a man of
splendid intellect and thorough
scholarship. AS writer who can ap-
parel the driest facts in the richest
garb OF the imagination, he ranks
among the first Of American litera-
tuers. And his latest book, "The
Great Cryptogram,'' is a marvel of
research and culture. The Minneso-
tians generally ought to feel very
much gratifed over Mr.. Donnelly's
election"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
Farmers Of Minnesota.

There have been scattered broad
cast over this state a number of men
who make it a business to defame the
GREAT WEST. Are they, in general
that is, as rule, men who have re-
builded the great cause? Are they
men whom you would implicitly
trust with the destiny of a poor
mans party as against $25O,OOO,-
900 of twin city capital?
Perhaps they are? But whether
they are such men or not, we want
to tell you that this paper is abso-
lutely FREE. No banker owns a
cent of it-no banker pays us a cent
no party has our allegiance. This
paper is absolutely FREE. 1t has
but one battle to fight-and that is,
the battle for the poor. It has the
platform: 'Justice to the Poor is
the Righteousness of God"
If any one is determined to believe
otherwise, let them worship their
idols! They are not of us-though
we want them ever so much. We
abuse no man for contrary faith
from ours-but we have no lenience
for traitors. The GREAT WEST
makes no compromises is radical
and defiant.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

We see that the ''Citizen"-the new
prohibition paper, puts it's hand heav-
ily on a man who has done for their
party what the ''committee" did for
us-betrayed it. We do not say that
Dobbyns, the editor of the Progress
sive Age. intended to betray it-but
it did. The Alliance was the gamer,
and we cannot complain bitterly.
The trouble was that Dobbyns stood
in with the Hall-Sprague- Scheffer- Col
umbia-Association ring, prohibition
or no prohibition.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

AGE itself The Alliance
ing St Paul. but like Thomas
bic fame believe until they had Now they
wonder St. Paul only less than votes for Owen
St. Paul platform Alliance party full recognition
by the state The
credited the
election The above
in the
vote 10 Paul."
possibly after the faithful have been
farmer will find that he has been
bought that the farmer glad
nothing Never mind boysit
vonow turn out
W. you will clear
esa md raito
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
An Old Warhorse

In the Alliance, who has often
written us, but has not given us
special permission to use his name,
writes us two letters, from which we
take the following:
sThe battle is over, not without re-
grets at our misfortunes which are
the work of our supposed friends.
No one regrets it more than l do. 1
shall not call names, but there are a
few men in the alliance who could be
spared without loss. Yes, the ''great
sympathizers' of the farmers are try
ing to show that the wheat inspec-
ton is fraud-and we all know that
already. But the real object is to Sc
cure a recognition of the alliance
that they are honest. am clear OF
that crowd, and they will be like
that buzzard coming in for the lion
share of the legislative plums.
II don't blame you for your posi-
ton in this campaign, you were
driven to it and had a cause. We
will dismiss this campaign for clear
blunders. We must not let any of
that party secure a foothold in the
alliance"
And from the second letter:
81 see the Globe reports that John
Lathrop has commenced a libel suit
against you. What on earth do they
expect to accomplish-destroy the
GREAT WEsT-nOt much! Let every
alliance man in this state come up to
the help of the GREAT WEST, in one
solid front. There is no middle
ground. Must public papers keep
still when a great wrong is done to
the organization? Be of good cheer,
your friends will stand by you. Per-
secution will add to greatness, etc. "
1t does not cost as much to prose-
cute as to defend-as John probably
ascertained! Nor would it be diff
cult to furnish the testimony where
the alliances themselves are interes-
ted. We can furnish all the letters
sent us where deficits are involved,
as also the financial report of the
committee as furnished for publica-
tion-the original being in our pos
session.
This is not said vindictively.
Months ago we claimed that Mr..
Lathrop was not so guilty as those
who led him on, and We repeat now
that if the Alliance does not come up
to the toe-mark of business methods
then it can never hope to have either
a treasury or success.
To show how lax the business has
been conducted there has been a
small balance due the alliance from
this office for several months, which
fact we published months ago, but
no bill has ever been received, or
statement OF account.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

A lot of sweet-scented patriots
these are who will let a band OF fifty
.plutocrats rob the country of all
but Z to $11 head, and then keep
the finances of the nation bank
rupted! So fearfully poor are we
that every farmer in the northwest is
to be put under the Pennsylvania
Mine sweating system"-by a sys-
tenn of store due-bills in pay fol
grain!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

To the numerous papers who have
purposely misconstrued the "plead-
ing guilty" by the GREAT WEST at
suit of John Lathrop, let us say,
that we did not wait for the court to
call-preferring to pay the amount
OF possible fine in order to become
the prosecution in lieu of defense.
just as soon as it can possibly
be done the testimony will be put in
shape for such prosecution-and no
unnecessary delay will be made. /. Let
it be clearly understood that this is
not a "persecution" on our part.
Mr.. Lathrop has already been ex-
PEELED from the alliance and compel
led to resign from the secretaryship
by his own friends. This, together
with the publication of his accounts
and his defiance of the Finance Com
mittee ought to settle matters. But
John wanted vindication out OF us
and as our positive declarations
gave him an opportunity, he took it.
Hence, we must either prosecute or
be dragged through the courts at a
cost of thousands of dollars. We
will bring suit at Mr.. Lathrop's own
home-much to our detriment and
cost-and give him every opportun-
ity to vindicate himself. If he has
not ~ appropriated alliance funds
to unconstitutional use and (2) re-
ceipted for money which has never
turned up in his accounts, and (3)
failed to turn over the funds which
even his own accounts exhibited, on
demand-to say nothing of constitu-
tional requirements utterly ignored,
then John Lathrop is one of the
worst abused men on the surface of
the globe. Hundreds OF mad ALI
ances will want to see one straight
accounting in three years-and the
court" is the only way to get it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
An Admirable Cvclouedia.

We are glad to note the appear
ance of Vol. XIV. of Alden's Mani
fold Cyclopedia; a most admirable
work, now rapidly approaching com
p]etion. Among the countries, states,
and cities we find treated in this vol
ume are: Montenegro, Montreal,
Moravia, Moscow, Morocco, Munich,
Muscat, Naples, Nashville, NAUSEA,
Nebraska, and Netherlands. In the
line of biography, we have Monies
quieu; Montgomery, the poet;
Moody, the evangelist, with an ac-
count of the Mortified Seminary
and the Mount Hermon School for
Boys; Sir John Moore; Hannah
More; Sir Thomas More, author of
Utopia; Moreau and Murat, the
great generals; Gouverneur Morris
and Robert Morris; Oliver P. Nor
ton, Indiana's great war-governor;
John Lothrop Motley, the historian;
Valentine Mott; Murillo, tho painter;
Lindley Murray; hansen, the explor-
er; Napoleon Bonaparte; Neander,
the church historian; Nelson, the ad-
miral; and many other eminent men.
Among the hundreds of topics COM
ing under the head of general infor-
nation, we notice: Moon; Mormons,
ID pages; Mortality, Law of, with
useful tables; Motion, 6 pages;
Movement Cure; Music, about Is
pages; Mythology. Nationalism;
Navies, a valuable article: Negro;
Neo-Platonism; Nervous Diseases;
Nervous System, Is pages; and Neu-
ralgia. The whole field of human
knowledge is comprehensively COW
cred, the subjects have been well
brought down to date, and there are
numerous Illustrations. One of the
best things about this magnificent
work is the fact that the prices are
extremely low Is cents volume for
cloth binding, 81 90 for half Moroc-
COZ, and the publishers are Offering
such wonderfully easy installment
terms as to bring it within the
reach OF every one. Send for free
specimen pages. JOHN B. ALDEN,
Publisher, New York, Chicago, and
Atlanta.
The Alliance Business Agency, de-
sire to say that in week or two
they will present in the GREAT WEST
q full line OF Illustrations of the Hap
good Plow Co. g manufacture consist
ing OF Gang. Riding & Walking
Flows, Disk, Spring and Rigid Har-
rows, Cultivators, Stock Cutters, etc.,
ETC., etc.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

The GREAT WEST is grateful to the
Alliances for their expressions in re-
gard to DR.. Fish. We especially
thank the Alliance of Delevan, No.
81, keystone No. 3, and Brennan.
We are glad to state that the Dr..
spent several hours in the Office yes
terday-and was able to do some
editorial work while in bed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

The election of Hon. Ignatius Don
nelly to the State Senate is the more
remarkable because, in a county
largely settled by foreigners, he did
not, during the entire canvass, enter
a saloon to treat a crowd; he did
not spend cent to buy up or cor
rupt the voters; and his entire ex-
penditures did not exceed 500,
while many thousands were spent to
defeat him. And yet while Dakota Co.
gave Grover Cleveland 718 majority
two years ago Mr.. D. had 343 more
votes than the Democratic candidate
for Senator; and, at the same time,
the Republican candidate for Sena-
tor had 714votes less than Harrison
in 1888. Mr.. Donnelly made change
of 1861 on the vote for Cleveland,
and brought Owens vote up from
nothing to 1896. And this is the
man they said would sell out the AL
lance to Merriam!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

Gen. Baker made q gallant fight.
He was beaten by SO small margin
that it amounts to almost a victory.
Halvorson's is the one great victory.
His was square alliance fight
against both parties.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

France has $57 per capita OF cur
rency-and behold She dictates to
the world because she also has the
control of the gold today.
Meantime we American slaves are
content with 81 q head Tor $11 at
most) and are in q whirlwind OF pan
les and mortgage-wars.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

We should like to see T.. P. Carpen-
ter Clerk of the next House. But we
do not want to see q tool of Kelly
and Doran for Speaker.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

Mr.. Loucks was defeated in Dakota
by fraud. The G. o. P. get there by
a nominal majority of 5000; but
the returning boards have created
the majority. Several contests will
result.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
ST. PAUL, MIMI, NOV. q, 1890.

How is it that the land area OF the
Omaha line, in Murray County, and
that section, stretches out over "a
miles!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

We understand that the St. Paul
jobbers would not go in with Mime
apolis to manufacture wildcat script
and introduce the sweating system
for farmers of the state! Good for
st. Paul! Thanks.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

Mrs. Francis Russell, one of the
editors of the "Woman's Record"
writes us another letter on "Single
Tax"-and one of the best we have
ever received. In starting out Mrs.
r. makes one error-the editor of this
paper is not opposed to the Single
Tax theory. He is very strongly in
clined to it-but has not had suf-
ficient investigation, as yet, to
champion it. That is still Sin fu-
turO."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

The awful period aered be regretted and postponed but
got Fully hundred millions of
stock this they will
swell 1t come!there
without bursting
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

A man by the name OF Hosskins is
writing letters to men in and out of
the state, trying to infame a preju-
dice against the GREAT WEST. He
writes to men giving them advice,
etc., with a sort OF monumental
brass. Who is Hosskins? Has any
one heard of Hosskins? Where is
Hosskins? What has Hosskins
done? Is Hosskins member of any
Alliance? Has Hosskins ever organ
lied any alliances? Is he a Lecturer
or Deputy Lecturer? In Gods name
let us know who Hosskins is or we
shall have the measles.
Since writing the above a promi-
nent alliance man of Dakota has told
us about Hoss, and the rash on our
palate disappears. Hosskins was an
employe OF Eric Olson's in publishing
a redhot Merriam organ in st. Paul
two years ago. (The organ died af-
ter election.) In the present cam
paign he offered his services to the
Independents of Dakota, but Ike
Landers, the stalwart of the Clark
County Democrat, knew the Gloss
and declined with thanks. Then Mr..
Hixson, Of Grant County, fell afoul
of his incipient sapiency, and put him
IN the new paper at Elbow Lake as
devil etc. As a result Mr.. Hixson
lost the election by some four or five
hundred votes. The very first thing
that Hosskins did was to lie about
Mr.. Donnelly and DR.. Fish-and that
cost Mr.. Hixson a platoon of voters
and some good workers. The next
idea was to stand up for foul Eric
And that swept Off another Greek
Division.
! Is that foolup there our Hosskins
Well, we'll, if there is real allianct
worker in this state who knew who
Hosskins was before will he pleas,
write us. Hosskins, the alliance has
had the chicken-pox, please go tt
some other family. Hosskins, your,
a man of great power, small vanity
cerebral sap. and paregorical osteol
ogy. Hosskins all you need is a sup
ply of what you lack! Hosskins-
we'll make you famous yet!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21
Has Willard been caught?

Decker stringency
nearly hundred responsible the
in the marke
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-11-21

find fine, fourishing business, and
balance every day Nov, we sup
posed Lathrop's books were the
ones in trouble!