The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-08
THE ALLIANCE.


interests OF the old parties through
which he has been SO long robbed.
Would it not be good idea for him to
take at least one journal in which he
can see presented his own side of the
questions of the day? The professions
of reformer are best judged by his
actions in supporting the cause with
something more than wind.
Alliance Herald, Ala, The next
dodge the politicians will make on the
free coinage question is that it is
local matter, within the province of
the respective states to regulate; and
that it cannot be national question.
That is good states rights doctrine, and
it is true. But if free coinage is elimi-
mated nothing but the tariff will re-
main; and nobody can be bamboozled
with that. The Ocala demands must
receive recognition or there is funeral
awaiting the refusers. The demands
of the people must be met If the
parties refuse, it looks very much like
they will attend to their political bust
ness.
Capital journal, Oregon: Irredeem-
able currency is no greater fallacy than
the present system of digging gold and
silver out of a hole in the ground in
Colorado or California, and putting it
into a hole in Washington or New
York, in order that a great govern
ment may issue a certificate of dollar
for 6O11or fboro loroC;fo1 4ho4 IS fbop
to circulate as money. Is it not a
fallacy that the government makes
more liberal terms, five to one. to
national banks than it does to itself in
issuing money. Is there aught to for
bid the government issuing paper
money to the people direct upon same
conditions that it allows the national
banks to issue it to the people on? We
believe not.
Peninsula Farm, Md: From all parts
of the country comes evidence of a
concerted attack on the Order by that
class of politicians that the success of
the Alliance would retire to private
life. Where the Order is strong, then
the attempt is made to divide them on
some public question, the sub-treasury
or free coinage measures being those
preferred, but where it is weak, then
it takes the form of trying to hold back
the organization of Alliances by repre-
senting that it is in the interest of
some political party or other false
hoods concerning the workings and
interests of the Order. Notwithstand-
ing this the Farmers Alliance is grow
ing fast and next fall will show that
Ingalls, was not the only politician to
mistake the signs of the times.
National Economist: The New Eng
land grangers and plug-hatted repre-
sentatives of so-called agricultural
societies of that section have been Gin
terviewed," and are unit in declaring
that the Alliance will never amount to
anything in that part of the country.
However that may be- Congressman
Jerry Simpson and Ralph Beaumont
have been talking to large audiences
throughout these states upon Alliance
doctrine. They have been stirring
New England from center to circum-
of the day, and from present indica-
tons the farmers (not in the cities)
will organize themselves rapidly into
the Alliance. A New England farmer
knows a good thing when he sees it,
and will receive the truth when given
them by such men as Simpson and
Beaumont.
The National Alliance of Houston,
Tex, gives good advice for all: Mem
bers of the Colored Farmers Alliance;
Do you know that while you are buy
ing badges and regalia and all that
kind of thing and not subscribing for
your paper nor paying your Dues you
are very liable to absolutely break up
your Alliancep Most men buy bread
first and after that fine clothing, and
men who buy the fine clothes first,
very often have to do without the
bread. There are very many of the
states that have made no reports and
paid no dues, and yet we get thousands
OF letters from them asking about
badges and regalia We want to re-
mind you that when you have mot paid
dues Tor SIX months you stand sus-
pended from the Alliance and would
not be allowed to wear it's badges or
regalia, or if you would wear them you
would have to wear them backward.
Had you not better attend to your dues
and subscribe for your paper and try.
to get some benefits from the Alliance?
Without the paper. or the information
it contains the Alliance can be of no
more use to you than a second rider to
tired horse.
Industrial Union, KOkomo, Ind.
Some time ago the Gazette Tribune
said: LAT no time in the history of
KQkomO would an honest dollar pur-
chase as much as it will now" We
will admit this, but it occurs to our
mind that this is not what the people
are wanting. The purchasing power
of the dollar is too great; the price of
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