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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Reading OF Gen. Bakers letter on
the mutilation of the platform might
lead readers to think we had not tried
to look the matter up sufficiently.
We did look it up most effectually,
and we hold Gen. Baker wholly guilt
less of the shameful business. But we
want to say right now, and say it at
the end of a sledge-hammer-why have
the officials with that platform in
charge let this matter run nearly two
months without comment? Where
has the Secretary been all this time
that the Alliance journals OF the whole
country have been jumping on to
Minnesota-and the daily plutocratic
lepers have been rejoicing at our
"good sense.'
The entire copy of the proceedings
were brought to our Office to figure on
the printing OF a pamphlet. The reso-
luton was not among the papers!
Miss Mcdonald brought those papers
and ordered them away!
What kind of an evil genius is it
that is continually sucking the marrow
from the bones of the Alliance? How
is it that our business cannot betaken
care of as other associational business
is conducted? Is it absolutely essen
tial that the old parties and their lep-
rous organs should run our party and
our internal affairs?
st. Paul Daily News is the most
supremely Infamous and vile.
The other daily papers promised to
correct the plank, but they did not
do SO. OF course not, no one expect
ed them to-and they never will.
Sodom was translucent in it's inno-
cence compared to the corruption Of
the venal press of the day.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The past week the most important
discussion in the legislature has been
on the interest question There has
been a conference gotten up between
the west Mississippi states, to formu-
late an interest reduction bill in COM
mon, so that capital, which is now
hungry for investment cannot pre-
tend to leave one state and enter an
other. Mr.. Donnelly made most
desperate fight to have Minnesota
Join the conference. But a number of
democrats and few alliance men
joined the republicans, and then-sure
enough, Mr.. Donnelly was "downed."
He brought up the matter in various
forms, but the opposition was too
much for him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
A Chinese View of Us.

"Your superior skill in the mathe-
NAUTICAL and mechanical arts we are
ready TO acknowledge, learned
Chinese once said to me, ''but you
must concede to us the palm of philos-
ophy and letters" This estimate is
the prevailing one among educated
Chinese as they compare our civiliza-
ton with their own. 1t maybe modified,
and doubtless will be, by further &C.
quaintance; but it shows that they are
not imposed on by the glitter of
wealth or the noise of machinery. The
material progress on which we vaunt
ourselves weighs light in their scales
when poised against moral principles
and aesthetic culture. A letter of Mr..
Yungwing, the well-known scholar and
diplomat, has fallen into my hands, of
which the following is an extract. Ger
tain Jealous Americans had the doubt
full taste to invite his assistance in a.
convention for promoting the general
adoption of Republican government"
He replies: Gin view of what the gen.
eral government has done for the past
twenty years in the way of enacting
obnoxious laws agrinst the Chinese,
and without any provocation flinging
insult after insult in the very teeth Of
| the Chinese government, | cannot for
the life OF me see how Republicanism
Is to become universal, or how the
torch OF American liberty is to en-
tighten the Eastern races when they are
shut out from it's light" l feel conf
dent that this would meet with SINH
lar confirmation on other points if we
had access to the unpublished reports
OF the Chinese mission of inquiry
President w. A. p. Martin in the Feb
ruary Forum.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The legislature is junketlng to St.
Cloud and Saltwater this week-an-
Initiating nearly an entire week. Let
the alliance of this state understand
that Ignatius Donnelly stood out
against this nonsense like a rock. He
opposed it bitterly and eloquently-
and took the ground that these men
came here for business and not to go
off bodily on excursions. At last he
insisted that the Junkets be reduced
to a committee-but that was prac-
tically squelched.
He then called the railroad commit
tee for that evening cTuesday)
"But there is to be republi-
can banquet tonight" interposed re-
publican member of the committee.
every well, we can get along without
the republicans them" replied the
Sage.
"But," cried the versatile Kellar,
''the Germans have a banquet to-
night"
':Well, we can get along without the
Germans!"
"What!" shrieked Kellar, "get along
without the Dutch-you can't do it,"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
His Valentine.

1t twas out in Minnesota "deestrick"
school, and the teacher was one of
those good little women-this one
was hardly more than a girl-who
came from the East to teach the
young idea how to shoot. Some of
her pupils were not as young as they
might have been. Indeed, there was
one strapping, handsome, big-hearted,
young Hercules, a well-to-do farmer.
who had cast his vote. But, notwith-
standing, she decided to have an old
fashioned letter box on St. Valentines
day, and the scholars, in a futter of
excitement, filled it to Overlooking.
There were notes of all kinds, nearly
all OF them OF a humorous character;
but those for teacher" were of a.
courteous, respectful, even tender
sort. One was so briefly tender that
the preceptress blushed furiously and
looked at her biggest and handsomest
pupil in a helpless, appealing manner.
Her valentine" said: II love YOU
mean it, every word. Will you marry
me?' Well, new teacher came next
term, and the happy pair took a little
wedding trip over the Saint Paul &
Duluth Railroad, which is the short
line between st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, West Superior and other
points, with connections in all direc-
lions. For circulars, ETC., address
Geo. w. Bull, General Passenger
Agent, or G. c. Gilfillan, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, St. Paul
MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

members to know all that may occur in
the meetings of the Executive Commit
tee, and knowing that enough gets into
the daily papers to, if possible, create q
distrust among Alliance members, 1
am prompted to explain why my
name is attached to the circular now
being sent out to different secretaries,
in which proposition for the pur-
chase of the GREAT WEST is embodied.
When the Executive Committee
were considering the sending out
of a proposition before consulting
with the Editors of the G. w.
was unfavorable to it, as l felt every
opportunity would be taken to use
such a proposition by the enemies of
the Alliance, as means of distracting
and, if possible, disrupting the Al
lance l had hopes before such mat
tiers were taken up, some time would
begiven to Strengthening the subordin-
ate Alliances by awakening more in
terest in their local meetings which
could be done most effectually through
the business channel. But after a
committee was appointed to confer
with the proprietors of the G. W.,
and the proprietors submitted such
fair business proposition, felt it a
duty to put my name to the circular
and have the Alliances of the state
consider it-having full faith in their
being able to decide and express their
wish in the matter. With these views
1 would feel it neglect of duty to the
Alliances of the State, as a member of
the Executive Committee, were | to
refuse to sign the circular with the
proposition of the Editors of the
GREAT WEST embodied in it.
| Z: There was a time in the history OF
this country when the editors of pa
pers that were fearless in champion
ing the cause of right and human free
dom, carried their lives in their hands,
and upon whose heads there was a
bounty offered by a state legislative
body. Yet in this day those same
editors are honored for their fearless
hess in denouncing wrong. feel that
this country is approaching crisis
with rapidity few dream of, and
nothing will awaken the people to a
full realization of this fact like fear
less chewing to the line, let the chips
fall where they may"
Farmers, look calmly and carefully
at these things, and do not be divert
ed from clear consideration, by the
croakings of known enemies like the
leading papers of this State.
Times are near that will "try mems
souls" Be prepared.
HAMLIN V. Poor.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

This was just what Miss Mcdonald
said-in this office:
II was elected by a majority that
sets aside the constitution"
This was said in the presence of six
persons who will make affidavit there
to-at a time when she undertook to
fay member of the Executive Com
mittee who disagreed withher. To say
that her fiery temper got the better of
her would perhaps be slight excuse.
But the statement was made and
sustained with a spirit that would
drive an ironwood fence post through
frozen sod.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Bro. West, of Willard, writes to
know if there will be any reduction in
railroad rates to the Cincinnati Con-
vention? The Convention is now put
off until May (probably the 19th) and
such arrangements have not yet been
made. The Willard Alliance sends a
delegate. The Willard farmers Pope
'Countylar a wide awake body OF men.
Geo. w. Stewart will represent Pope
County there.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

1t seems scarcely necessary to state
to our friends in tine state that the
reason we decline calls to lecture in
distant parts of the state is on &C
count >of broken health. The ap-
pointments at Minneapolis, the Agri-
cultural School, Dakota County, and
Dodge County were so close by that
we felt like putting in the work. But
it is extremely probable that before
Spring we will have to give up all ef-
forts in that direction, and hedge on
editorial labors.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
New Alliances,

FOREST LAKE, Mimi, Feb. 9th. 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
Please find my report Of the follow
ing new Alliances:
Wright County Alliance, No. 1877.
Sec., David Persinger, Victor, Wright
Co. Pres, John Robinson.
Butternut Valley Alliance, No. 1878.
Sec., John Riley, Lake Crystal, Blue
Earth Co.
Amherst Alliance, No. 1879 Sec.,
S. P. Sanders, Soland, Fillmore Co.
Norway Alliance, No. 1890. Sec,
w. N. Worra, Highland, Fillmore Co
Pilot Mound Alliance, No. 1881.
Sec., S. S. Berg, Pres. H. C. Ellergoot,
Lanesboro, Fillmore Co.
Erhard's Grove Alliance, No. 1882.
Sec., Alfred Fernandez, Pelican
Rapids. Otter Tail.
New Folden Alliance, No. 1888. Sec.,
J. M. Schie, Humboldt, Marshall Co.
Pres. Ole Johnsrud.
Please correct in my last report
where you have got it Feb. 26,
should be Feb. End, and Secretary
Ole Erdall's address is, Hagan not
Hagall.
A. l.. STRoMBERG.
Sec'V s r.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

York adventurer, adventured to try
his hand, and we trust he will be able
to sustain it.. It has no influence, but
under the ministerial breath of Audi
tor Biesman's democratic lungs it
may be able to do some good work.
No one would be so cruel as to wish
our dear Bro. Muller any ill-now that
Eva has put her little foot upon him
that little foot encased in the torn
sslecture shoe.''
No, George, go on in the ministry of
good-and wewill hope for you, singfor
you, and pray for you, so long as you
are square-toed and keep your nose
down.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
The Legislative Postoffice,

There is row on deck at the Capi-
toll. The GREAT WEsThas over thirty
subscribers there, and they can't get
it! Papers delivered to the Capt.
toll postoffice last Friday had not
been delivered the following Monday.
We will make it warm for some of
those public leeches who draw salaries
for doing nothing. A little investiga-
ton will do them good. Mr.. MCGEE
did his best to find out who stole
them, and succeeded.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

"No sir-no sir. But if Mr.. Pills
bury had been dishonest or knavish
in the last discussion we would not
have secured those remarkable fig
ures."
"Then you look upon him as an
honest mann"
eve know nothing to the contrary
we are not attack ing persons, but an
unjust system"
"And you will say as much in the
GREAT VEST"
"Why not? We are not seeking to
do injustice, but to do Justice"
81 thank you-anything can do in
return will b e cheerfully done"
eve want no return-other than an
appreciation of the fact that we are
conscientiously in this fight against
the greatest robber-system in the
country"
"All right, go ahead; and remember
that there is no man in this state more
heartily in sympathy with the farmers
real interests than this same Mr. Pills
bury, although he may not endorse
as radical measures as you do. But
he is a man who acts up to his con-
victions."
ayes, probably" we replied, "but a
great movement is on in the laboring
world, and the future will reveal itself
under trying circumstances"
He went on, without grasping our
full meaning: cit was at his request
that the inspection and weighing of
grain by the state was put through
the senate. 1t was on his motion, as
being the best thing that could be done
at that late day of the session. Be-
fore that he and majority of the
senate had voted for a still more rad
cal bill"
81 am not acquainted with hefacts
in that matter" we suggested.
at is a fact, and on record"
eff you vouch for the statement We
will publish as you give it, but if any
other person disputes it of course we
shall conspicuously publish rejoinder.
The fact is, that this is not person
| al conflict is against system
We want simply to lay open great
trut his iC the producing class"
We are compelled to close the inter-
view at this point. TC refuse publ
cation would be ungenerous and I'M
just, nor have we the slightest desire
to exclude the above from our col
umnS.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
Another Resolution.

WAs1oJA, Mimi, February, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
You may think by this time that the
Wasioja Alliance is somewhat radical,
but the facts are that we are tired OF
playing into the hands of our enemies,
giving them all the opportunities they
desire to create factions among us.
Let us done with it, and in future run
our own business. Our Alliance
passed the following resolution
"Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this Alliance that the action of the
State Alliance was unconstitutional
and unwise in electing Miss Mcdonald
State Lecturer.
O. H. TUCKER, Pres.
!. L. LANG. Sec'v.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The daily papers have Mr.. Donnelly
knocked out" every day. He must
be nearly knocked down by this time.
But somehow he don't stay down.
In fact, no one really knows when he
was knocked out.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Letter From Member Of the Execu-
tive Committee.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
We know many things may occur in
the efforts of the Executive Committee
to accomplish something for the ALI
ance of the state, that will undoubted-
ly be made use of by the enemies Of the
Alliance to distract and raise faction
al feelings in the Alliances, as they
know that is the only way possible to
stay the onward rush of this mighty
work.
It being impossible for the Alliance
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The Alliance Storm Association has
adopted the method of having the al
liances appoint the agents. 1t is
working very satisfactorily.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
An important Letter.

we exceedingly regret JnaC Une
writer of the following requests us not
to use his name. He is so good man,
and his words are so calm and just,
and so excellent, that they do honor
to one already honored in the Alliance
and county. His letter strikes achord
in our hearts. We believe his letter
and his questions are a just method OF
appro aching this difficulty:
MANTORvILLE. Mimi,
Feb. 9th, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
"Let reverence for law be
breathed by every American mother
to the lisping babe upon her ap.' \
Let it become the political religion Of
the nation" These were the words of
Abraham Lincoln, whom every Ameri-
can regards as of the best authority,
on the rights and duties of the people.
1t is conceded by all, that strict..enforce-
ment of, and obedience to, law means
justice, prosperity, harmony and good
of all, while the reinforcement of,
and disobedience to, law means inius-
tice, discord, insurrection, rebellion
and destruction Of government itself.
And it is as fully conceded that all
social or conventional organizations
are governed by the same general
law. Disobedience to, and nonenforce-
ment of, their constitutional rules and
regulations lead to confusion, discord,
disintegration and ultimate destruc-
ton.
l do not propose to write anything
in support of these premises-in fact,
they are self-evident. Anything add
ed to them would weaken rather than
strengthen. But I am in the same po-
sition Colonel Crockett was just before
the election-I am in quandary, and
in doubt what ought to be done.
That something should be done
speedily to my mind is very evident.
But WHAT, is not so clear. That 1 may
have this mental cloud removed from
before my minds vision 1 have few
questions would be very much pleas
ed if you would answer, for the matter
worries me exceedingly:
1st-Is there any authority in State
Constitution of the Farmers Alliance
to elect any one to an office in that
body, who is not at the time of his
election member in good standing
of some Subordinate Alliance?
2nd-f no such authority exists
does it not follow that any such cleo
ton at once becomes void?
3rd-Is not the office of State
Lecturer to-day legally vacant, and
should not the Executive Board pro-
coed at once to so declare it, and fill
such vacancy by appointing some one
eligible thereto?
4th-Would it not be far more
honorable for Miss Mcdonald to
relinquish all claims thereto rather
than to presume to hold it in VIOLA
ton of constitutional provisions?
Allow me to say that l have been
and am to-day great admirer of
Miss McDonald's talents, and would
not want any unwise act done.
But do know it will never do to al
low such a precedent to become es-
tablished. 1t is rock upon which
our ship will break to pieces. We
must in some honorable way steer
clear from it. Trusting in the good
sense of the good people Of the Farm
ers' Alliance. l submit the above to
their calm consideration.
MantOrville MINI
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

AS expected, the daily papers make
out Mr.. Donnelly's master-stroke in
the Senate last Wednesday as eds
NAL failure" 1t was one of those dis
malities which have made Mr.. D.
famous over the world-and make
the third-rate politicians count ten be-
fore they get in his way.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Again let us urge our people to
stand firm on the "capitalleaving-the
country" chestnut. Do not fear this
miserable scarecrow. If real estate
mortgages were down to five per cent
you could get all the money you want,
triple pile of it. Capital is the beggar
today. They are simply fleeing you
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The republican party is bowling it's
palate off over it's defeats in the legis-
lature. Never mind, sonny, your ma
will come in with a slipper soon, and
thenyoumay yell all you're a mind to.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Some paper in the state says we call
Donnelly "the new Christ" and that
Christ was peculiarly mounted, etc.
In return we regard Mr.. H. P. Hall,
Of the News, as mounted in a garbage
barrel foated on an ocean of swill.
The invention of nastiness can now
90 ON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Next week we will give the bills in
troduced in the senate on State Prison
management, and on Irvine manufac
ture-introduced by Mr.. Donnelly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

If any alliance men wish to put in a
a new plant to publish a newspaper
we know where an outfit of type, ETC.,
can be obtained at a greatly reduced
price. Address us on the matter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The legislature adjourned from Fri
day till Tuesday-at least the Senate
did. And so the legislative report is
small this week. Never mind, it will
come some time-or look out for
tooth-picks.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

S. J. Lee, of Norman Co., writes
some very flattering words for the AL
LANCE BUSINESS AGENCY. Thus far
perfect satisfaction has been gwen.
Definite prices on Binding Irvine will be
fixed as soon as possible, and notice
of the same given in these columns.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Oswald Wilson, Esq, head of the
Business Association of the National
Alliance located at N. Y. City, was in
the GREAT WEST Office several DAYS
this week. He is on general west
ern tour
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

We are glad that thegreat conference
Convention of reformers has been
postponed until May. It gives an op-
portunity to get into better shape.
Minnesota will send big delegation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

A great ideal of regret is expressed
that Mr.. Griggsby is crowded out of
the Industrial Age. It was not, how
ever, case OF crowding. Mr.. G. had
sunk everything he had, and some one
had to take it up or let it go to the
wall. Mr.. Rev. Muller, the recent New
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Hon. John Caneff sends the G.. w.
to ten of his friends in Dakota county.
Mr.. Gildea and others are doing like
wise.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

P. H. Stromme, up in the Park
River region, North Dakota, says that
he is now getting his G. w. and re-
joices at it's reception. '-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Bro. Copeland's bright letter is laid
over another week. He says, "Boys,
stick to the flag until the last rib
sticks out"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

Gen. Baker writes letter this week
on the platform mutilation, and on
his financial views.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13

The Dakota Independents are still
voting for a senator. They have laid
republican Moody on the shelf.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
ST. PAUL, MIMI, FEB. Is, 1891.

We regret our inability to get
through all our letters this week-wlll
try to catch up next week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
The Industrial Ace.

Has been preserved at the critical
moment by Rev. Geo. Muller, the N.
Y, apostle who draws his salary from
Auditor Bierman. He has taken it in
hand, and will try to keep it's head
above water. He opens his career by
fiinging a great big stick at Mr.. Don
nelly. Herein he informs us that
skipper Owen will guide the AL
lance barque safely to a harbor a
great ways off from Mr.. Donnelly's
port. Perhaps Mr.. O. will condescend
to join the Alliance first!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-13
THE STATE LECTURESHIP.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE FAIRPOINT ALI
ANCE.
FAIRPoINT, Goodhue Co.
Feb. 9th, 81.

Feb. 9th, 81.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
At the last regular meeting OF Fair
point Alliance, No. 778, the following
resolution was adopted and ordered
sent to the GREAT WEST for publica-
ton:
"Whereas, the constitution of the
State Alliance plainly declares that, no
person shall be eligible to an Office in
the State Alliance unless he is mem
Der, in good standing, in some subor-
dinate Alliance in this State
And, whereas, the person elected as
State Lecturer at the last meeting OF
the State Alliance is not a member OF
a Subordinate Alliance;
Therefore Resolved, That it is the
sense of this Alliance that the office OF
State Lecturer is now vacant"
H. HAGGARD, Sec'y.