Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-26

everywhere the farmer Is overburdened
with debt The gross inequalities and dis
examinations against the farmer have caused
q rapid decline OF agriculture, 'sthat art OF
all arts. that science of all sciences" and
that, too. in c period of wonderful develop
ment 1t is therefore that the farmer is now
appealing to the supreme tribunal of public
opinion and asks a inst decision through the
ballot box.
President Polk then took up the de-
mands of the farmers, on which he
spoke at great length He first gave
the history of the reform bill intro
duced into the last congress by the
members of the alliance, and con-
tinued:
This received no consideration by the
billion dollar congress except in the way of
denunciation. In the light OF history 1t is
the imperative duty of the people to arrest
the evident and alarming tendency to GEN.
traliZe the money power of the country.
This was one of the great purposes of that
bill It would have supplanted the infquit.
ously unjust and oppressive national bank
system by securing to the people an ade-
Quate amount of money direct from the gov
eminent at low rate of interest to meet the
legitimate demands OF the country. But in
justification of the silent contempt which
characterized the reception of the measure,
assaults. vehement and persistent. have
been made on it's minutest details instead of
giving manly arguments on the underlying
principle Despite these assaults the sub
treasury IDEA has grown until 1t Is the sentt-
ment of the order in thirty four states.
The constitution declares that congress
shall have power to regulate commerce
among the states. Money, transportation
and transmission OF intelligence are the es-
sential elements in commerce. Does con-
gress regulate these? Organized capital has
demanded of congress and obtained control
of the volume of currency. This has re-
suited In fearful augmentation or central.
lied money power to the impoverishment
and robbery of honest industries. In 1865
the amount of currency was Sc 000. 90 900,
with 81, 90, 900 population. To- day with 3D..
O00.o of people the volume OF currency has
been reduced to $500, DOC, 900, resulting in high
priced money and low priced articles, en-
failing distress, poverty, suffering and ruin.
Government control of railroads is one OF
the essential demands of the alliance; also
the retent on of the public domain for our
own people; also the prohibition of gam
bling in futures; also the free coinage of sill
yer; also that no class legislation be en-
acted, also that the United States senators
be elected by the popular vote: also that q
graduated tax on incomes be levied; but the
greatest demand of all is that the national
banking system be abolished and the PEG.
pies money be issued direct by the govern
ment to the people.
The supreme question before the people is
that of financial reform. The two great par
ties have evidently sounded q truce and, as
| in the past, this question of financial reform
shall continue to be regarded as neutral
ground" between them. In this crisis 1t is
| the duty OF every true member of the alli-
ance to stand firmly by our principles and to
demand of all aspirants for our SURFACES an
uneQuivOcal definition OF their position on
| these great principles.
President Polk next took up the sub
| ject of the organization. its progress
| and condition He said that it had
/ ok~
| thoroughly harmonious Since the last
| New York, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Delaware, Oregon, Washington aud
New Jersey had been added to the rolls.
It was the duty of the alliance to con-
| tinue its work of educating the
| existed for the purpose than the dis
| semination of literature. The recon-
| mendation was made that a conference
| be had with the reform press associa-
| ton to discuss the most available means
! of thus preaching the doctrines It
| was also recommended that fund be
| instituted to aid in the work The
| most powerful auxiliary force to the
! service of the reform literature was to
| found in q we'll regulated lecture sys-
tenn The demand for speakers was SO
great that it was impossible to supply
it.
The speaker closed with remarks
| upon the duty politically of tho alli-
| ance. He said the organization must
| be kept free from ENHANCEMENT with
| any party, declaring: 1T would ut
| terly fail in its high purposes if it
| should be degraded into a mere party
| machine to be manipulated by design
| ing men. When it shall fail to elevate
it's mem bership above the arrogant
domination of party mandate, the hour
for its decay. dissolution and death will
| have come"
THE CHAMPION STALLION.
| Palo Alto Overthrows AIIerton By a Quar-
ter of 3 Second.
! STOCKTON. Cal, Nov. 1S.-Palo Alto,
| the famous stallion of United States
| Senator Stanford. yesterday became
| the champion of the worlds stations
| by breaking Allerton's record Of 200
| made at Independence. Ia He made
| the mile without skip. breaking after
he passed the finish. 1t was q wonder
full performance. His quarters were:
31A, 1:O31S, 1864, 2:0sN.
| Heretofore Marvin had tried to hold
Palo Alto down to the half to save him
for the finish, but yesterday he let him
| go away at his speed, holding him on
his feet. He went along his usual track
in the middle of the course with the
runner close up and made the quarter
in S14 seconds On he went. strong
and square to the half in 31I seconds,
making it 1:O315. Terrific was the pace,
and Marvin held him back on the next
quarter to keep him strong for the
| finish and he made the quarter in 80
seconds, passing the zthree-quarters
post in 1868.
On the great stallion went at faster
clip. making q wonderful finish, COM
ing the last quarter in 32k seconds
without skip. going under the wire
brave and strong the king of the
| worlds stations in 2:OSA. Two timers
made the time 2:0Ss4, a third made it
2:0S rs; so the official time was given
| at 2:0SZ.
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