The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-23
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

demand for execution.
There arc now forty-four national
organizers at work in various parts OF
the union, besides a considerable num-
Der of deputy organizers. The work is
moving gradually forward all along the
line.
The New England states are knock
ing at the alliance door for admission.
The farmers there are becoming deeply
interested in the immense reform move
ment, and are making numerous appli-
cations for alliance literature and work.
ing instructions.
The Citizens Alliance takes in
every body who is not eligible to menu
bership in the Farmers Alliance, so
there is no excuse for merchants, doc
tors, men of leisure or any one who
feels an interest in reform in politics or
better government to refrain from join
ing an organization for that purpose.
Those who year ago said that
farmers could never organize to do any
thing are beginning to see great
light. Even the dull-headed farmer who
said we could not do anything is now
knocking at the door for admittance.
Those who still set back in the harness
will soon be moving in the right direc-
ton by the force of their breeching,-
Farm View.
by letter and otherwise the alliance
men of the great west and sunny south
are reaching forward to grasp each
other by the hand, and make the pros
perity of each the great common cause.
Oh, let this spirit grow and spread over
the whole land! Let no mans petty
selfishness interject itself to make a
spot in the peaceful banner of his great
brotherhood
MIR. Palmer having been elected to
the United States senate from Illinois,
after pledging himself squarely for free
coinage, the democratic steerers of Hi
nois lost no time in proclaiming that
they were Cleveland, anti-silver and all.
Messrs. Moore and Cockrell, when they
come to reckon it all up, will find they
haven't even got thirty pieces of silver.
Journal of Knights of'Labor.
Grand work is being done by ear
nest men in the states of Oregon and
Washington, and the order will be in
troduced into Wyoming soon. Prom
everywhere come words of encourage
ment. Alliance men have reason and
cause for rejoicing. Let brethren
smooth out their local differences
There is a glorious opportunity to
accomplish the grandcst work ever
effected by man. Let union and har-
mony prevail, and success is certain
Exchange.
-"Governments derive their Just
| powers f.om the consent of the gov
erncd" is the great principle upon
which all free men claim free govern
ments to rest. Well and good. Sup
pose one should decline continuing to
consent to be governed by politicians
and officeholders-what then? Will
they give him or her chance to be let
alone, provided he or she will let them
alone. If not, the above assertion has
not the faintest shadow of truth,-Citi-
zens' Alliance.
Wait until the outraged, people of
this country can reach the men who by
trickery and14 legislative chicanery
robbed them of free silver, and the re-
suit will indicate whether the people
wanted free coinage or not Free coin
age is demanded, and free coinage the
people will have, if they are compelled
to walk over the political graves of
both the old parties. Wall street and
New England have dictated the policy
of the last congress they ever will.
Their power is broken and their scepter
has departed. National Economist.
The old party politicians are dis
consulate and discouraged. When they
returned home from congress they
found their political fences all down,
their cunningly-devised schemes all
burst up and the Old Nick to pay all
along the line. Just how to mend mat
tiers has become a question of great in
terest. Some have given up in despair.
Others have become defiant and called
upon the powers of Wall street for
help, while some have put on their
patched pants, sprinkled hayseed in
their hair, and arc waiting to be taken
in out of the cold.
So much gold is being sent abroad
that the government has refused to fur
nish bars for deposit and the coin is
sent instead. What has occurred to
cause this export? Is it the fear of the
free coinage of silver? That would do
to suggest as cause before congress
adjourned and during the discussion of
that measure, but it is no good now.
The fact is this excuse was always false.
This gold goes to pay interest and
dividends on alien investments and
nothing else. There is no other eX-
PLANTATION of the matter. About $780,
900, 600 will be sent abroad this year in
the shape of gold, wheat, pork and
other commodities to pay for foreign
demands. Citizens Alliance.
The government issues money to
national banks 1t is issued to them
not for the banks to do as they please
with it-they cam deal in real estate,
in live stock, in merchandise; they can
not engage in manufacturing, railroad
ing or any enterprise. The money is
issued to them to loan-to loan to the
people. The banks are virtually loan
agents and the government is practical
ly loaning money to the people. The
loans are at per cent, plus commits
sions of the agents (the banks). The
commission is too high, being from to
II per cent. per annum-equal to 25 to
SIS per recent. on five-year loan. Now the
proposition is to dispense with these
costly loan agents. Missouri World.
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