Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-08-27

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how they mislead the people in this mat
Ter. When Wall street teaches that sill
yer money is fiat money it breaks down
the bearers between what is good and
what is bad, and suggests comparisons
that would not otherwise be thought of.
1t is enevitable that the people should
say, IF silver is fiat money, then fiat
money is precisely what we want. Give
us an abundance of it" There is too
much earnestness abroad in the land for
the money sharks to be confusing terms,
issuing hypocritical arguments and tel
ling downright lies. The people are de-
termined to have the free coinage of sill
yer, and if the money sharks insist on
standing in the way of financial reform
they will be swept aside.
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THE MARYLANDERs SURPRISED.
The following is clipped from the At
lanta Constitution and is from its Balti-
more correspondent tocuhing the recent
Alliance meeting in his city:
1T was thought they were lot of
hayseeds come on frolic, realizing that
their movement was of no political con-
sequence; their ideas were held to be
cranky, their methods wrong and them
selves hardly worthy of consideration.
That was before the first convention of
the Farmers Alliance III Baltimore. But
now that the meeting has been held, tbs
strength of the movement guaged and
proper estimate taken of the personnel of
the convention, quite different view is
taken. Sixteen counties of the twenty
three were we'll represented by men hon
ored in the communities from which they
hail. They meant business, and they tran
sacted it. More than this they showed
that the Farmers Alliance is a political
power in the state. 1t was its influence.
or rather the fact that they proposed to
nominate Mr.. Frank Brown for governor
that made the democratic party put him
forward as its banner bearer. That it
is not side issue is made apparent by
the fact that the convention refused to
endorse the rest of the democratic
ticket, and will have more than fight
ing chance for the control of the next
Legislature. AS to its influence in franz
ing practical legislatson, the democratic
convention recognized the Farmers AL
tA"hNS ~ PUNoihS Nliot lulhI ihSh pSiASfS
to be free silver plank in its platform,
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A writer in the Pacific Rural Press
Alliance department, discusses the Bust.
ness Exchange feature rather doubtfully.
To many, earnest and thoughtful mem
bers, he argues, it seems, that the "cap-
ital stock" method of cooperation is not
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well tied to bringing equally benefit to
many people, upon equal terms to all.
1t seems, rather, by virtue of its nature,
to tend inevitably to the enrichment of
few without corresponding equal bene
fit to many Others engaged and inter
ested. 1t is question whether, if ALI
ance people generally adopt the capital
stock" method, the order may not soon
find itself in the same trap by which the
usefulness of farmers organizations in
some parts of the country have previously
been destroyed. These surely are ques-
tions of business Importance to the
order, to which members should, for
their own sakes, give little thought.
".
Faulkner County Wheel Conway, Ark.)
says; The alliance people Of the whole
United States are working might and
main for the reform demanded in the
Ocala platform. Never before has the
public mind been so profoundly engaged
in searching for the truth and inquring
after the right way as at present. AS
investigation proceeds, the sentiment be-
comes more universal that a third party
is necessary, aud people North, South,
East and West, who a few months ago
were strong party men, are now loud in
their demands Tor independent political
action The sub-ireasurv plan is now
the greatest issue before the country and
the one on which the fight will be made
in 49,"
The Home Sentinel (Wingo, KY says:
''In Australia the government owns the
railroads. 1t only costs person $6. so
to ride 1000 miles there. Commuta-
ton rates for local service are still lower.
A workman can ride to aud from his
work distance Of 6 miles for 2 cents a
trip, 10 miles FOR cents, "a miles for 8
cents, 80 miles 10 cents. Yearly tickets,
good for 80 mile trips, are sold for $17.40.
his ~ tut hiuo VI NOhtiahHaeioh wv
need in this country; 1t centralizes bread
and meat into the mouths of the work
INNS children and clothes on their
backs"
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The Blossom (Tex.) Bee says; "The
Farmers Alliance has grand and noble
m ssiou. Let it not be perverted MOI
driven from the line of its duty. That
mission is not necessarily the establish
meut of sub treasures Tor any other pei
schemes; hut the education Of its mem
beers in economic questions, and RELIEF
| from the burden borne by its members
| Financial reform should be its watch
| word, and it shoald be ever ready t
| profit by the wisdom Of Others as de-
| veloped in the discussion Of questions
| pertaining thereto.n