Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-02-05
TnE ALLIANCE.
The workingman who gives his voice
ard vote TO the support Of the enemy OF
bis claso, Is worthy only Of contempt.


ard vote to the support Of the enemy 0
his claso, Is worthy only Of contempt.
Congress may defer financial legisla
tion until IL is everlastingly too late. |
II does, woe be unto those who are re
sponsible for it.
II there is God who judges human
ity, he will hold the laboring man re
sponsible for casting his vote for th'
enemies Of human happiness.
In the proportion that laborer give
his support to monopoly, he lacks th,
element Of good citizenship. Ye can
not serve mammon and the people.
The Farmers Alliance will not fail tc
accomplish its ends because the farm
ers and laborers are q majority o.
the people and they cannot afford tc
fail.
Shame on the man, who toiling the
years away fora mere pittance, slavlsh'
ly votes for his heariless taskmasters,
who absorb the bulk Of his lahor's
product
Manufacturers Of barbed wire held q
meeting in Chicago last week and
formed a gigantic combine which will,
no doubt, advance the price on the
article much to the disad vantage Of the
farmers.
The Clipper Of Ashland, Kansas,
tersely says; Take a look at the men
who are abusing the Farmers Alliance.
Generally speaking they do not plow or
dig, and do not work for one or TIVE
dollars day, to support families" ("
Ignatius Donnelly is president OF the
Minnesota State Alliance; also cham
pion parliamentarian OF the State Sem
ate: also author OF Caesars Column;
also in favor OF the third party move
ment. There are no flies on Don
nelly.
The Alliance Boomerang Of Crawford,
Neb., speaks in glowing terms OF Gen.
Booths new book, In darkest Eng
land" The picture is awful, yet true.
When truth becomes more startling
than fiction, what may we say Of our
civilization?
Secretary Noble is hot. He persists
In standing by the rascally Indian
agents, who have driven the Indians
TO despair by their nefarious doings,
The whole country knows that Gen.
Miles told the truth, and Mobiles thieves
will have to 60.
In every part Of the country organ
lied capital is applying the most des-
potic rules to the management OF Its
employees. Good. The people will
never emancipate themselves until they
discover that they have no rights that
plutocracy will respect.
II the money OF the country could be
kept in the hands of the people instead
OF in the bank vaults, we would be hav-
ing better times than what we are. We
need a new financial system that shall
embody this idea and the people VIII
hail its enactment wlth joy.
Suppose, for a change congress should
drop politics for while and adopt q
little legislation for the benefit Of the
country at large. We know that this is
an impossible sort OF a supposition, but
all the same it would be mighty good
thing to do, and a thing that would add
much to the popularity Of the individual
members who could succeed IN bringing
it about.
Jay Gould is rapidly consolidating all
the railroads Of the country under one
management. Unconsciously, he Is do
ing the country a great service. When
he has succeeded in robbing everybody
else. the people will have but little scru- /
pie about giving him a dose OF his own
medicine, and conhscating the whole
rallroad system under the right OF emi.
nent domain. n.-Nonconformist.
The newspaper opponents ofthe Jerry
Simpson, In their effort 10 do him injury
by silly ridicule, are giving him lot Of
free advertising that he may proitably
utilize in the future. A man named |
Lincoln once had similar experience, |
and he became one Of the greatest men |
in American history. Its the contents |
OF mans head and not what covers his |
feet that counts in the great battle OF
life.
II there Is a starving child In the
country tonight; If thore is girl or /
woman whom poverty has driven into
evil; If there Is an honest laborer denied /
the privilege Of earning an honest liv-
ing; If there Is a criminal made SO by
stress Of circumstances, a large share OF
the blame lies at the door OF laboring
men who still continue 70 vote for q
financial policy that has placed 80 per
cent OF the country's wealth In the
hands OF less than per cent OF the peo-
pie. .-Nonconformist.
Merry Christmas. peace on earth.
good viii to men" We commemorate
no millionaire. We commemorate no
pauper. We commemorate a working
man who was the Son Of God. We do
not even commemorate a man born
poor, who by theft and saving and hard
work and then investments, became
rich. Jesus Christ was not "a self-made
man" He was only q God-made man.
He hath put down the mighty from
their seats ana exalts them Of low de-
gree. Dawn.
Jessie Adamson, 10 years old, a sales
girl committed suicide by taking dose
Of bromide Of potassium at Mr.. Kings
boarding house, l24 East 18th. street,
New York, early Tuesday morning.
She had been sick and on recovering
could find no work; pressed for board
she knew the time had come when she
must choose starvation or dishonor.
This Is but one Of scores OF instances
the press produces every day. Suicide
and drunkenness, despair and riot
such are the flowers that blossom on the
bed Of Capitalism.-The Workman's
Advocate.
The church breaches that poverty is
a blessing; yet It's leading members
snub and ostracize the poor class, and
uphold public sentiment which saws It
is a crime TO be poor. With preachers
telling us Il is happy and virtu0us 10 ia
pvOr, ana Jnen backing the politician
who gets laws made 10 imprison mep
who have no visible means Of support.
Is It any wonder that skepticism -four
shes In our civilization Ike a mush-
room In pile Of manure? But the fact
hat the leaders Of the church are
wrong, is no sign that there is no such o
hing as right or religion.-Atlanta.
Ia lnvt stigator.
We do not consider the reform move
nent revolt Of the west against the
'ast. It Is true the plutocrats mostly
'eside in tho east, but they are but one
o thousand, even in New York CITY.
u that state Of wealth, that home OF
there Is probably a larger
ler cent Of the people on the verge Of
tarvation than In any other locality in