The Rugby news. (Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn.) 1890-189?, 1891-01-31
FARMERS ALLIANCE.

FARMERS ALLIANCE.
NEWS OF THE MOVEMENT.
The people must care for themselves.
The first step toward this is education.
Economist. @ E
Congressman Pickler, of South Da-
kota, introduced on the first day Of thu
session bill providing for the free and
unlinaited coinage Of silver. He pro-
poses to urge its passage vigorously.
Letters, kilograms and resolutions
were received from nearly all parts Of
the country asking for the next annual
meeting of the Alliance. 1t was left in
the hands of the executive board to de-
termine that question.
The s;ncinnati convention, called by
petition circulated at Ocala, during the
Alliance convention, has been post
poned The date fixed was February
%, which was considered too early an
conficted with the meeting of the Kan
sas and other Legislatures.
There is no ground for the claim tha4
Alliance principles are not clearly L.
6ned The English language could not
more clearly express their meaning st
no greater length. And Alliance mem
beers are everywhere united upon these
principles They will win. - Eeono-
mist.
The most dangerous Of I'll despot;sns
b the power that holds in It's grasp
some indispensable economic resources
lot nation, and makes 1t tributary to
individual promotion and emolument.
Humanity must be dinerehr frsaa. what
We have seen II to bo, or freedom and
Justice with surely sink together under
is power.-Pacific Union.
The National Citizens Alliance has
begun operations ia manner that seems
t. mean busisess. The first number Of
It's Nstionsl organ was issued January
!. Already applications for charters
and Inquiries concerripg, the organize
ton are pouring in. 1t Is bound ts~ he 2
success. Those desiring information in
regard 10 this order can obtain it by ad-
, dressing Ralph Beaumont, Washington,
DC.
Mr.. Banker gets IS per cent. interest
On Ill TIE money he has invested in
bonds to secure his circulation. He d.
posts $l0a and draws back on that 800.
Then he hos but $40 invested in his
:, bonds But he gets ~ per cent. on -
whole e10o, of his bond. Now 81 pez
Y cent o. S100 Is precisely IS per cent "a
, SO hence, as aforesaid, hr. Banker
gets IS per cent. interest on every doll1k
, be has invested in his security bonls.
II this 10 not true, let him who denies 1,
show the error in our statement.-Plsin'
dealer.
"All our political disasters grow log
ically out Of attempts in the past to dc
without justice, as the sinking of ssRe
;. part Of our bcpses comes of defect iI
the foundatbn. One thing is plain: A
D certain personal virtue is essential n
i. freedom; and it begins to be doubtful
y whether our corruption in this country
Il has not gone little over the mark q
!, safety, - that when canvassed we sAa1
- be found made up of a majority of rsok
less self-seekers. The divine knowl
edge has ebbed out of US, and we do moi
II know enough to be free. Ralph Wald
] Emerson.
All sorts Of subterfuges are being pro
posed to keep the Government from
e issuing money direct to the people, ant
! they all come from those friendly to tn
money owners. Every proposition D
n far contemplates either Bonds or tn
,v payment of tribute to the banks. Sucl
" craftsmanship will not merit the sp
I'll proval of the people, and If persisted Il
:, will result at the next election in
% much worse disaster than the one jus
passed. The people demand IN IN
r. icrease Of currency issued to them d
rect, without the tribute that TO
II twenty five years they have been com
q PEELED to pay. The party, or parties
VINO permit this demand to remain un
IL needed will be hurled from powe
sr never to return.-National Economis,
Representative Dorsey, he that wa
~ showed under in Nebraska and is chat,
Of man of the Finance Committee, is i
h favor of issuing q two per cent. bon
" running fifty years as the basis 70
rs National bank issues. He says tina
n $500, 000, 900 would be taken in week
time. This is a shining example of COZ
le sistency. The banks are now reducin
their circulation under the plea that
is Improbable. If it is Improbable
II issue currency on four per cent. bono
r. how Is it made profitable by issuing o
o two per cent. bond? The whole thin
N Is fraud. The banks want to realiz
NJ ~ iamense premium that is being pal
ISQ 0OpAs, and at the same time contrt
~ b. iDue Of all money to the peopl'
~ This Is the plain truth in regard to tn
matter, and the people should loud
10 protest against it.--National Eco1
" omist
~, The Difference.
~ When "a farmer happens to have
!. snare dollar that he has earned by haI