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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
The EIGHT Hour Law.

The eight hour
ate We regret exceedingly How expect
people cities the coming storm they
against the nobest have no space
demands of machinery time
overcrowded civilization
Of labor sleep, deveopmen-and it is
to It will not do that
to the cost OF manufactures for will
mill And eenft did add miserable
asking OF Justly demanding thunder
produce shall have absolute and higher price
And yet all experience we have aborng who did
that to purchase
idle hands St. Paul occupied
hundred thousand dollars
broaden minds You up
plane and kindness else justice will
Do that farm labor party
political blindness your lack organization nefcency
your ghtsyour condemnation of those who
fought bates
help intermittent periods What asked Of men is that
they work for 6O and then
workon the But can't hire all the year
but got LBS bush pound you could
and don't these because the
that the fighting you grave
But farms cannot be worked the eghtou they
plan? they factories
the printing Offices the myriad city shops All that labor asks
that the 1Ohour be changed shour day
will do all the work Of the world than many again
Employed the prosperyof the world nearly
Now gentlemen be broad be Do ALLEVIATE powerful
tca element the cities The Pope
lance this the Shour
injury
All that do be then kindly But
expect abong us DESTROYING
hope
future and world which they
Ayewhh months the year they only ampght world
grows reading! studyngmanbood
womanhood developing Great
light passes coming you will that
Progress infant sfshn the wrongs
past and drawn ITSELF grander and ofer Farmers
WEST could but printed bear to
the lesson of love and the greeting of Humanity
would be:
brave your Spartan
but the portals the future and welcome the Humanity
borne the wings everlasting Lov Be broad
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

VIM. Nash writes: If it were not for
the good work of our President, and
that fearless advocate, the GREAT
WEST they would have succeeded in
destroying the alliances here. We
must cut off the rotten branches, and
the sooner they be expelled the bet
ter.
J. D. Odds, of Pigeon Falls, Wis,
writes us that he reads every word
in the G. w. Cali hail the day when
the fires of truth SO brightly burning
in the GREAT WEST may spread from
state to state.7
Sec'y Onsdorff, OF Henning, sends
us proceedings Of L. L. A., No. 336,
which met in Dist. lit, Otter Tail
Co.
Jno. O. Smith vas appointed to
represent the MINI. Alliance Storm
Association.
Resolutions in favor of reduction
of interest, with forfeiture, and
thanking Mr.. Donnelly for his work,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
Are You Going to
CINCINN ATT

10 attend the Convention in Nav?
Ii SO see that your tickets read via
the MoNoN ROUTE louisville New
Albany & Chicago Ry). This is the
only line running solid Vestibule
trains between CHICAGO and C1Nc1s-
NATI with Diners and Parlor cars on
day trains and both Pullman and
Compartment sleepers on night
trains. Trains leave Dearborn Sta
ton Chicago at $50 and S:35P
M. daily. Those wishing sleeping
car Accommodations reserved from
Chicago should advise James Baker
Genl Pass. Agent Monon Route. Chi
cago or L. E. Sessions, TRAVELLING
Passenger, Agent Minneapolis, MINI
stating what space they want and
whether they prefer the Pullman or
compartment car. Double bertbs
$500 sections $500 in either car
Tickets should be purchased through
II possible or at Monon City Ticket
office, % Clark Street, Chicago.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
Princeton Union:

Princeton Union:
can interesting debate was had
last week on Mr.. Bells bill FORGETTING
all unearned railroad land grants
and prohibiting the giving OF any
more grants in the future. The bill
involves many of the elements pro-
minent in the Duluth and Winnipeg
land grant forfeiture discussion be-
fore the legislature of 1889. The
road principally affected is the pro-
posed Duluth, st Cloud, Mankato
Southern, and the passage of the
bill would havereclaimed to the State
100000 acres OF land. Indirectly
theDuluth and Winnipeg was affected.
The company no longer claims any
rights under the old land grant but
is soliciting a new grant. For this
reason the interests of that company
we're naturally arrayed against the
Bell bill. A curious circumstance
arose in connection with this debate,
which placed the Alliance in a rather
peculiar position. Under the leader
ship of Speaker Champlin and Judge
Furlong nearly half OF the Alliance
men opposed the bill, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they we're pledged in
their platform against any further
extension of railroad land grants.
The fight upon this bill was one OF
the closest of the present session and
it only lacked about half a dozen
votes on final passage. The discus
sion on the bill making a new grant
to the Duluth and Winnipeg will he
held sometime this week."
The Union is mistaken in the eur
long, 1t was simply John Furlong,
of Austin, and not Judge" Furlong.
We submit that the Union is justi-
fed in wondering at things thusly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF To-)
LEDO IJyCAS Cnr,Nny

LEU LUCAS COUNTY. ss.
FRANK >. CHENEY makes oath that
ne IS the senior partner of the firm of
+. ): CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said Arm
will pay the sum of ONE HTINDREn
DOLLARS for each and every case Of
CATARRH that cannot be cured hv
the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
IN my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1886. Do
A. W. GLEASON.
HI Ma,i,a co Notary Public.
ternally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces ~ th h
system; Send for testimonials frae
.%G -. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. y
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
The Princeton Union gets at it in
good shape in the following stvle:

The Princeton Union gets at it in
good shape in the following style:
"The Currier railroad bill, which
provides for distance tariff, was de-
feated in the house last Friday.
Messrs. Sheets and Hemsted of this
district voted for the bill, and
Messrs. Stivers and Price voted
against it. Under existing laws it
costs more to ship car load OF coal
from Duluth to Princeton than from
the former city to st. Paul. In fact,
Princeton merchant can save mon
ey by buying salt in St. Paul that
has been transported from Duluth to
that city through Princeton, and
Princeton is sixty miles nearer to
Duluth than St. Paul is. Under the
present laws everything works in ia
vor OF the big cities and against the
interior towns of the State.,'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
A Political Flop.

OMAHA, Neb., March 3O.-Paul Van
dervoort is one OF the best known G..
A. r. men in the country, having
been it's Commander-in-Ch Chief at one
time. He has been a lifelong repub-
lican. In 1888 he stumped Indiana
with Corporal Tanner He has Just
resigned the Office OF Superintendent
OF Mails at Omaha. To-day he wrote
a letter formally withdrawing from
the republican party and joining the
independents.
The epistle is a scorching ccmmen-
tary upon both the old parties butts
especially hard upon therepublicans.
Among others things he says: II
saw a party, born amid peril in the
nations hour of agony and baptised
with the red blood OF heroes who
persisted for liberty.
II am going to leave a party which
in this state simply represents a
streak of rust extending from the
iron bands of 5000 miles of railway,
and has for it's foundation the rotten,
ravenous, robbing, Matchmaking
band of cormorants and vultures of
the penitentiary ring.
II am going to Join a party where
pious frauds like John Wanamaker
can not buy cabinet office with the
largest contribution to the campaign
fund; a party Of men who will not
punish their friends and reward their
enemies; who advocate every mea-
sure l have battled for twenty years;
who do not adopt platforms and lie
with Sinking glee when the legisla-
ture meets to redeem it's pledge
It is not natural that any one
would take pleasure in the degrade
ton of an alliance man-and while
we have not been tender OF Eric
Olson's feelings owing to reputa-
ton far from blameless, still we re-
greet any exposures which may cast a
shadow on the alliance. Last week
when Eric collected his clerkship sal
airy Dep. Sheriff laid his hands on
the bills before Eric could snatch
them, and took $50 or more. Eric
had owed a poor widow woman, a
boarding house lady, over 5000. for
several years, and lodged the debt.
Eric was awful mad, but there was
no recourse.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
Greeuhacks and Bonds

Twenty-six years ago, this very
year, a few men who had $3.50, 900
in gold locked up because they would
rather see the government go to de-
struction than risk their money,
without doubling it) sold their gold
for 100000 greenbacks and ex-
changed the greenbacks atparfor six
per cent, government bonds. They
then deposited their 100000 OF
bonds and got from the government
$45O,OOO worth of national bank
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

The GREAT WEST has received a
letter from the Central Traffic Associ-
alton stating that Delegates to the
Great Conference at Cincinnati, May
10Th, can have a one-fare round trip
rate. This applies between Chicago
and Cincinnati. The Western traffic
Association has not reported yet,
but we are expecting it every day.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

John R. Croker, of Basco, Wis,
writes us letter which we would not
publish were it not that so many
have referred to the article:
"The article on the first page last
week. Thirty Years Ago." is the
greatest piece that have read since
thew 1t drove me into ecstasies.
/ shall go round hat in hand to beg
money enough to print 1000 copies
on slips of good paper for distribu-
ton among the people. You must
go to Cincinnati in one month, with
thousands of copies. It will rouse
them to enthusiasm as nothing else
would.
Then may we sound the loud
trumpet DER corruptions' dark sea;
the people have triumphed, a 'nation
is free!"
L. Frederickson: Rates and routes
will be advertised in the G. W. very
soon now. The Central Traffic Ascot
alton have advertised a one-fare-
both-ways rate from Chicago to Gin
cinnati and return. The Western As
ISOLATION met Wednesday this week,
but we did not hear from them in
time to publish. Telegram receivd
stating no reductions west of Chica-
go. But there may be a change
yet.-E. w. FL
Our old acquaintance, D. P. R.
Strong evidently used to "know u.s.
in our terrific fight against the wheat
ring, etc., when in Pope Co. He pub.
fishes the following in his paper. the
Polk Co. Review:
THE GREAT WEST.
We became acquainted with E. W.
Fish when he was the editor of the
Minnesotian Pope Co.. and we con-
sidered him one OF the brightest Jour-
nalists in MINI. A little cranky
but it requires a crank to move
spherical bodies-but awake to the
living issues of the hour. We knew
OF his having sold out and publish
ing The GREAT WEST in st. Paul,
but until this week we have been un-
able to turn up a copy, and only now
by chance. We hope Bro. Fish will
see to it that the REVIEW is duly en-
tered on the X list, if for nothing
else-''for auld lang syne.'
Farmers and Farmers Alliance
men need The GREAT WEST. In fact
we hardly see how they can afford to
farm without it, and it is our candid
opinion that they should order it at
once.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

ACCo0C1O0 mC41OOsA OOsAAGy 3AAAAHAAOOs
SUMTER, Mimi, April 18th, 1891.
You are hereby notified that
a special meeting of the Mcleod
County Alliance will be held at Glen
coe, Tuesday, May 9TH, at one
O'Clock, at court house hall, for the
purpose OF making arrangements to
purchase Irvine, farm machinery, etc.
Each alliance is requested to send
five delegates, a list OF all members
who have paid their dues to the state
alliance, with amount of Irvine need
ed by each member, and new harvest
ers needed in each alliance. By the
efforts of the alliance the Irvine trust
appears to be ''busted," and we can
get our Irvine this year cheaper than
ever before if we will stand together
and buy by the car load.
NJ. CUTLER, Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

and refuting the statement that cap
tai would be driven out of the state.
And they also state that agents give
bonds to protect honest capitalists.
These resolutions are strong, and
ably constructed.
A. P. Onsdorf, Sec'y; Jno. 0. Smith,
President.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

The National Bank of Italy and
the Bank of Tuscany are intervening
to save the credit of the embarrassed
houses in Leghorn, Italy. The crisis
is due to the suspension of a large
sugar refinery in Ancona. 1t is be-
lieved that the present troubles are
exaggerated, and that the houses in
volved will be able to tide over their
difficulties.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Bro. Gilstad, Wis, says: "The sub
scribers I got here last winter say
they would not be without the GREAT
WEST if it cost $500 a year. We
thought at first you came down
rather hard on the railroad monopo-
lies, but when you came out and
proved every statement you made
then they thought there was some
thing in the air after all. wish we
had Bro. Donnelly in this state"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

The talk about India shipping sill
yer to the q. S. is extremely interest
ing, inasmuch as she would have to
buy it here before she sent it back!
India imported $55, O13,118 in sill
yer last year, and only exported
seven miUi0n-and that was ex-
change and coin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

KEYSTONE, Mimi, Apr. IA, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
/ must give my respects to Mr..
Lomen and my compeers, for being
SO free with the peoples money. If it
had been a case OF his own he would
probably have contracted beforehand
with Robert Dakin, and perhaps con-
sidered $500 a day; but since it was
grab into the peoples pocket $40
a day was given. Perhaps Mr.. Da-
kin reads three hours a day. Not
that much-ED. G. WI A man
must chop wood all day for 9Oc., but
there is difference between a wood
chopper and the fancy aristocracy.
There came two little girls to my
place yesterday for a bottle of kero-
sene. They walked barefoot over a
mile, their feet as red as fire-yet
their parents must pay their share to
such high toned aristocracy.
We should have apamphletprin
showing up class legislation and f.
nancial humbugs. \ Such as the
resumption act when they stole from
the debtor class and gave to the
creditor class from 10 to soc. on the
dollar. can show that lost alone
in that devil-act 5000.
How long will the farmers and la
borers sustain the religious hypocrisy
and pay IS a day for chaplain to
stand and pray five minutes for such a
class of men? Do you think to save
the souls of such men from perdition?
And even our alliance men seem to be
in Mammon's fatherly embrace.
Mockery! when wilt thou cease from
thy folly! AxEL JoRGENsEN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
CORRESPONDENCE.
Notice to County Alliance.

GIBBoN, Mimi, Apr. ID, 1891.
A meeting of the Sibley County
Farmers Alliance will be held in the
village of Arlington, May 18th, 1891,
at 1 o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF
electing one delegate, from this coun-
ty to attend the Great Conference to
be held at Cincinnati, O., May 10Th,
1891; and to transact such other
business as may come before the
meeting. Each sub-alliance is en-
titled to 8 delegates.
J. A. SALOMONSON,
Pres. Co. Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

One of the work rooms of the Capt.
tai only lost Is expensive brass let
ter files in one day from his room
and two dozen glass ink-wells. They
had to tie a string to scissors to keep
them at all.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Gold practically 1s47 being
mac
Silver the In
condition
From 1868 to 1717 silver the in England
According to Del Mar History
metals have varied
wort tmess verl
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

If the whole story of the robberies
of the state at the capital during a
session could be brought to light, it
would amaze the citizen. He would
stand dumfounded before the crimes
and perfidies!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Our thanks are extended to j. V.
Hynes, OF Adrian, for his extended
wheat notes. By them we shall be
able to construct an extended article
next week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

circulation. For fifteen years they
drew SIX per cent. on their bonds:
after that they got an average of
four per cent. Now let us tabulate
the deal:
Original Investment....... S25O.OOO
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

The most contemplate sneak in
the Farmers Alliance today is r. H.
McGee, and we propose to expose
him to the contempt of all honest
men.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
We Thank You Brethren.
WAsIoJI, Mimi. Apr. -

w ASlOJl, MILL. ApH. 0l.
No. 627 passed the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, There seems to be an at
tempt on the part of the minions OF
the old parties to destroy the in
fluence of the alliance paper, the
GREAT WEST, by sneers and finding
fault with it's style and manner of ex-
preston, and,
WHEREAS, We conceive it to be a
plan to turn the attention of the
people from the thing said to the
manner of saying it, therefore,
RESOLVED, That in the GREAT WEST
we recognize fearless champion OF
our rights, and that we will stand by
it in the fight SO long as it cham
piOns our cause.
Pres't, O. II. Tucker; Sec'y, j. L..
Lang.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
Mrs. Stanley on Womankind.

When asked if he expected to 90
back to Africa Mr.. Stanley said:
"That is a subject which never men
ton before Mrs. Stanley. She does
not like to have it mentioned" "Af-
RIGA is too far off,, said the lady.
laughingly, land we have America
before us now. Our trip will take un-
til next April. But 1 will never con-
sent to Mr.. Stanley's going to Africa
again. We are too happy now to
talk Of that" "And 1 shall be guided
by Mrs. Stanley in that matter"
said her husband. EYES," was the
wife's ready response, II am learning
from the American wives, who seem
to have their own way in everything.
The American women are the most
independent and brightest in the
world" Another characteristic of
the American woman-which Mrs.
Stanley did not mention-is that she
is great traveller, and her bright
ness leads her to appreciate comfort
and elegance OF equipment and court
eous treatment. As consequence,
1.-The Bulington" is a favorite route
with the ladies, and the husbands will
do we'll to say with the great explor
Ell shall be guided by my wife in
that matter"-when selecting rail-
road line for any journey. For tick
cts, rates, or any information, apply
to local agents, or write to w. J. C..
Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent C. B. & N.
K. R., st. Paul MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Capt. C. A. Power, now at Cincin-
natl, sends us the following memo
randum of money sent him for the
Great Conference expenses:
This is up to Apr. -:
Grand Forks, N. D., c. J. Sun
dahl, Observation-Disclosures. $500
c. H. Belden, Spring Valley,
Mimi. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
J. B. Campbell, Clyde, Minn.,.. LOO
Jacob Ginter, Chatfeld, Mimi. 100
H. Collins, Canistota, S. d.. 100
Geo. Schlecht and Others, CAMS
tota, MINI. ,.......................... AS
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

On dH Original investment OF S25U,
600 here is an income in 26 years of
$2,55O,OOO!
1t is more than ten dollars for onel
Had the government issued $500,
600 In greenbacks instead of the
S5oO,OOO OF interest sucking, liberty
destroying bonds, it would have
saved in this single transaction 50.
$4,000.
This is the difference between green
backlsm and Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Bro. Deland. Rice County, says:
$50 on as you are going, and if a
farmer don't stand by you, you can
know that he is a hireling of some
politician"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

en.nVe cents will buy one dozen !, o. T.,
rroveo never slip hame straps, " inch. oul , so
.e = COVERT Mso. Co. Farmer village NV W ~
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24
Progress Of Alliance Work in the
Keystone State.

The Pennsylvania State Alliance
was organized April II, 1890. There
are now over 200 sub-alliances with
more than 10000 members, and ou1
friends are organizing at the rate O.
one alliance day, Sunday included
Secretary Demming says: eve have
been battled. badgered, kicked and
cuffed, not only by our natural enc
mics, but by those who should have
been our friends But, notwith
standing the bitter fight, the Alliance
is gaining ground and winning
friends.
WHAT WISCONSIN Is DOING.
Wisconsin, the state in which Sen
ator Villas says there is no Alliance
had only seventy-eight sub-organ
izations last June. There are now
236 alliances organized. Applica
tions for charters are received by the
secretary every day, and there will
be over 800 organizations before the
end of next month.
WEST VIRGINIA is WIDE AWAKE.
West Virginia was organized seven
months ago. There are now 1873 or.
CARNATIONS reported, and the work
is more vigorous and active than
ever before. In nearly every county
there are commissioned organizers at
work. The interest is widespread
and eager, and the people are leagu.
ing themselves together for the com
mon good.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Interest 6 per cent Is
bonds. 100000
Interest 5 per cent II
years.; .......... 225,ooo
Compound Int. (approxi-
mated).....:.......::..... 100000
Int. 10 per cent. on $3.50,
600 bank circulation.
24years:.............. 100000
"Premium' Is per cent.
on b: .nds................... $4,000
Prlnclpol OF bonds......... 100000
Total incOmo GO ssO Ooo
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-24

Pres't Steele, 7S1, wrote us their
Alliance was 'going to stick to Fish
and DonnelIy to the last"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-10-22


Bailey has been a noted character in
Kansas history, and his death removes
another of the landmarks of pioneer
days.
The democra attic state central COM
mittee met at Topeka on the 10th A
resolution was passed indorsing the
action Of Chairman Jones and express
ing confidence in his Judgment in re-
gard to the conduct of the fall cam
paign. and resolution was also adopt
ed that the committee deem it unwise
and inexpedient to interfere with local
politics of the different counties in the
state, trusting that their own good
Judgment, together with their knowl-
edge of the political situation in their
own counties, will lead them to do
nothing which will eventcs.iy prove
detrimental to the interests of the
democratic party of Kansas"
C. O. McCaskill. . mail agent on tho
central branch of the Missouri Pacific,
was lately arrested at Atchison charged
with tampering with the mails He
denies any guilt and says nothing can
be proved to his discredit He il .
brother of ex-Cnngressmau McCaskill.
Of Mississippi
The railroad commissioners have or
dered the Missouri Pacific to replace its
mixed trains on the Denver, Memphis
4 Atlantic branch, running between
Winfield and Larned, with regular
passenger and freight trains each way
daily. The passenger trains must make
cornection with the through Missouri
pa IFS trains at Winfield