Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-11
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS, v
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
NEWS OF THE MOVEMENT.

Grover Cleveland is the most popular
man in the United States, among the
Wall street pc ple.-Exchange.
We can hardly call Missouri doubt
full state now. Cleveland's letter turns
1t over to the alliance. Missouri World.
Good news this week A people sem
ator from South Dakota; and Cleveland's
silver letter, which knocks the demo
cratic party out and puts the alliance
in.-Missouri World
Notwithstanding there is great
amount of kicking against Clevelands
letter, the interviews show that the
democratic party is hopelessly divided
on the silver question and the country
cannot look for free silver from that
party.-MisSouri World
Some of our democratic friends are
lamenting the writing of the Cleveland
letter on the silver question. and some
republicans are correspondingly jubi-
liant. So far as this state is concerned
we fail to see that it will have any effect
whatever. Cleveland has never been a
factor in Kansas politics.
Let it be observed that Kansas is the
only state in the union which made a
clear, distinct, independent fight upon
the ST. Louis platform, by political
union of the industrial forces of the
state, and it is the only state in the
union that can to-day point to a decided
clean cut victory. The result affords
an object lesson worthy of careful study
by those who may be hesitating in their
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pursue in future.
It. V. Powderly, master workman of
the K. of L., who has been in charge of
the calling of an industrial conference
to take political action, and adopt
platform, and agree to support the
party that will indorse it, has fixed
July %. and Washington as the place.
An earlier date has been suggested but
industrial organizations to which Mr..
Powderly has sent circulars, has not, as
yet, responded. This conference should
not be confused with the Cincinnati
conference, which is to be held May
10th. Exchange.
The third annual meeting of the
Farmers alliance of Ohio and the
Knights of Labor of that state recently
convened at the same time and place,
and united in resolutions favoring the
free coinage of American silver; against
national banks; in favor of graduated
income tax: of paying the soldiers the
difference between the currency they
received and gold, and the interest
thereon; against trusts and com mbines;
in favor of government loans on real
estate not to exceed So, 900 to any one
person; electing president and United
States senator by direct vote; the
Conger lard bill, and against alien land
ownership. Although the movement
has but lately started in Ohio, they al
ready report surprising large mem
bership. Farmer.
We are having conventions and con-
crosses of every name and nature, but
it-seems to us that the late convention,
in which men representing the agri-
cultural interests of north, south and
west, joined and amicably discussed
some of the greatest questions that con-
cern the welfare of the American peo-
pie, is one of the most important in the
history of our country. That the yeo-
men of all sections elasped hands in
mutual concern for the present and fu-
ture state of the nation is the best evil
dence we know that north and south
have at length become reconciled to
each other, and the great chasm of sep
aration opened by the civil war has
been bridged by renewal of the old
relations Of fraternity, and by solemn
compact of personal co-operation.-In-
dustrial Age.
Nj hot
congress give the use of ten millions of
dollars to the importers of New York,
from the first of February to the first
of July. The interest on this sum
would be about fifty thousand dollars.
So as a financial proposition it simply
means to make the importers present
of that sum. AS proposition of gov
ernmental policy, it is a very different
thing. There is no eXigency nor un-
usual danger that threatens which
would demand that the general welfare
of the country requires that this should
be done. Several piutocratic organs
commend the proposition. At the same
time they think the demands of the
farmers for relief, and the laborers for
better protection, as the idle vaporings
of theorists. Mr. Depew's proposition
is simply display of monumental
cheek and effrontery.-Li Issues.
Our republican friends are sorely
troubled since Senator PETERS election
respecting his prospective affiliation in
the United States senate. VIII he vote
with the republicans or with the demo-
Gratis, or will he hold little caucus of
his own and vote all alone by himself?
These seem to be the questions that
now agitate the minds of republican
statesmen. If he represents the wishes
of his constituents, which we presume
he will have the good sense to do he
will vote for or against all measures
with respect solely to their merits, and
without any regard to the party with
which they originate. A little less
partisahship and little more good,
common sense and honest regard for
the interest of the industrial masses
will revolutionize and vastly improve
the character of our national legislation,
and unless we greatly mistake the char
acter of the man Senator PETER will
have these thoughts in view during the
period of his senatorial term.-Topeka
Advocate.
The Legislative Council.
The committee of the supreme coun-
oil has racaptlv held its first nootiuar