Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Best Farmers Alliance.
Rally Under the Democratic
Banner.
The Only Safety for the Farmer Lies
in the Honest Enforcement of
Democratic Principles,

/ We have witnessed and are witnessing a
great political upheaval. In almost every
town and county in the United States there
are labor unions, trade unions and variety
of clu bs and lodges organized for the discus.
sion of economic q1estions and public and
social politics. The farmers and farm hands
have come to know the advantage Of organi-
zation, and at stated periods We find them
securely and secretely shut within the four
walls OF their lodge rooms; and there the
knights of the plow and hoe debate and plan
while the politicians and trusts and monopo-
poles tremble.
What is the meaning of this rapid orGani-
cation of Farmers Alliances and Industrial
| Unions
1t gives evidence on the one hand of the in
| creased intelligence ana enlightenment OF
| the great mass of wealth producer, aud on
| the other hand it is but tho logical result OF
| Republican class legislation which has
cursed this country tor the last twenty-five
years.
The farmers cannot be blamed for organ
| izing for their own special benefit. They
are right in alying themselves together for
| the purpose of influencing public policy and
forcing better prices for the products OF
their labor, because the capital that hires
their labor and buys their products is
thoroughly organized.
But in the midst of all this commotion, il
should be remembered that all this stir, and
combination and organization will amount
to nothing, right no wrong, result III no sue.
cess, unless properly directed. There is but
one way in which the farmers and laborers
can ever hope to win success IN the great
struggle for their rights and liberties and
that is to follow in the lead of the Democrat
ic party.
Rally around the banner of Democracy
Upon its folds, in letters which have only
grown brighter in its long and aruuous
struggles, are written, Equal rights to all
special privileges to none" Tariff for rev
enue only and only enough revenue to pay
the expenses of the government, economical
ly administered the right of every citizen tC
sell where he can get the highest price anC
buy where he can buy the cheapest an6
trade anywhere in the wide world; local self
government; the peoples money and more O.
it; protection of labor and capital alike; tn
encouragement of agriculture; the dlstrlou
tion of the blessings of liberty and good gov
ernment, making every mans house his cas-
tie and every citizen an uncrowned King. -
Those are Democratic principles.
Let the Farmers Alliance follow the grand
principles laid down by Thomas Jefferson
and which are now so ably represented b!
Grover Cleveland, then may they achieve
certain success. Let them not be deceived
by any siren song like the sub-treasur!
scheme. The government has no money t.
loan and should have none. For every dol
lar in the treasury, above that necessary t.
meet the demands of the government, repre-
sents so much over taxation of the people
Instead of the government having money tt
loan it should have money in the pockets o
the people. The farmers want something t.
get them out of debt instead of the sub
treasury policy, which would, naturally ant
logically, plunge them deeper in debt.
Let them fall into the ranks of the Democ
racy and fight for tariff reform, to increase
the volume of currency, curtall extravaigan
expenditures, lift the burdens of unequal ant
unjust taxation, see that we have no NOR
"Billion Dollar Congresses" dismember tht
party of Plutocrats, and restore the Part!
of the People" to power in all branches o
the government. Then we will have bette
times. The Democratic party is the bes
Farmers Alliance. FARMER