The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-11-19
JDlPKINS IS JUMPED Up,
And Gives Poor. Richard
u Dig in the Short Ribs
views on the Alliance

SIGNAL nOuceU an arUlcle SlSncu
Poor Richard written in answer to
one in a former issue and signed
Leander Jimpkins Now as happen
to be the unfortunate Leander of
course | am expected to say some
thing in defense of the stand l have
taken or else acknowledge that | am
fairly defeated Now | claim to
have some slight knowledge of the
workings of the Alliance ont side of
its secret organization. 1t has
Joined with one of the old parties in
the most of its political contests
oftener the Democrat. Mr.. Temple
ton when lecturing through this
county said he would be willing to
pay off the public debt with a
dollar of II grains instead Of the
one of 112 grains. If he would do
that he would cancel the debt
altogether. When the first Alliance
was organized in Texas its members
gave pledges that they would always
speak the truth to members of their
respective degrees; but nothing was
said about speaking the truth to out
siders. 1t was considered honest,
moral and an advancement in civil
ization to lie to and steal from persons
out side of the order The bylaws
of the Alliance say that there is no
political or religious qualifications
to become members and in the next
article saws person must believe in
supreme being If that is not a
religious test l am mistaken! | would
ike to know, too, what the party has
done except in a political way
The government of the United
States is intended for the poor ano
the rich, the wise and the foolish, the
religious and the non-religeous
But no if we go as this new mush
room party says, we will have t.
believe just as they Go. An homes
Atheist they refuse to take into thei
party and would leave him out sid
the protection Of the government
Their party, when first organized i
this part of the country, in severa
places was composed, to my certai
knowledge of the most disreputabl
persons in their respective localities
i Then right on top of that; they So
e that when a person makes applicatio
for membership three members ar
a appointed to enquire into his or he
d character and if it is found to |
n questionable The applicant is ne
1t admitted. | have known of only tw
II or three applications being refuse
re and one of them went to the neare
lodge and Joined the same night h
I'd application was sent in, after four
he five votes had been cast against hi
ne in his home lodge. A secret orga
t ization in political party! WI
sr ever heard of such thing? l nev
ne for one nor do l think anyone ell
st ever did
ed Poor Richard, a besutiful nom
be plume | must say, thinks to excl
A sympathy, l suppose by signil
he himself poor, and thinks if l can hu
so the Alliance that | can just turn M
Id self loose. Well if it will be Of a
a satisfaction to him to know it, | W
or say that there is nothing in him
of his party organization to comma
We respect from me. | have right
he express an opinion on any thing, a
he propose to exercise my rights
ere gardless of all the Poor Richards,
sre there were q score.
1t is claimed by the people of
l Alliance that they can't comp
ant their members to support q
for candidate they chose, but l kn
art they can. Anyone has but to r'
md their bylaws to know as much.
mt vote can be taken and the major
md rules, and if you don't want
support the man chosen then
low can withdraw from the party.
ey. man had just as well be under b
in one of the old parties.
eek What has the Alliance ever d
ong in political way to help the count
ere. Nothing. 1t is to the old par
, is Just the same thing the saloon b.
ting here are to our county candidate
for sale, and cheap for cash-an'
}. a moral and social way it has q
less than nothing. Of all
'ies' disagreements in the country
ZIP thirds Of them are between mem