Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-07-30

cal emancipation. The Reform Press
News association has it's headquarters in
the very hotbed of plutocracy, and it is
NATURALLY in position to give first warn
ing of the intentions Of the enemies Of
the people. The announcement which I
made in recent letter that both the old
parties had determined upon an imme-
date campaign Of destruction against
the new party movement was based on
solid information, which events are al
ready rapidly confirming. Slander,
abuse and cajolery are the weapons al
ready freely used, and before the sum-
mer has waned the struggle promises to
be as hot as that Of an ordinary presi-
Dental campaign, instead Of mere of
year in politics. as this really is.
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It is encouraging to note the prompt
change of tone Of the Alliance national
organ, now that the struggle is really at
hand. It has dropped its appeal to the
old parties to indorse Alliance principles,
and sizing up the situation in its real
proportions The Economist says in its
last leading article:
"Word has been received that recent
negotiations between the leaders of the
two old parties and Wall street have re-
suited in plan to destroy the Alliance.
This determination will precipitate
war upon the order, which for cunning,
mendacity and cold blooded calculation
will be without parallel in history.
The Alliance has assumed such proper
tions, and the growth Of it's principles
has been SO rapid, that the strongholds
Of plutocracy are in danger, and hence
this conspiracy for its destruction.
"When those letters from different
congressman against the sub-traasury
plan appeared last year in such regular
succession, it was charged by Alliance
papers that secret caucus had been
held, in which such course had been
decided upon. Ample proof of that
charge has now been obtained Just so
in regard to the meetings recently held
in New York It may be denied, and
doubtless will, but time will disclose the
truth"
Forewarned is forearmed, and the
friends of honesty and good government
must be on guard from this time forth.
All manner of tricks and subterfuges
will be resorted to to weaken and mis-
represent the peoples movement. The
general plan of campaign will no doubt
be managed from New York. The same
master minds, the gold bugs, will direct
the anti-Alliance campaign of both the
old parties They control both Demo
cratic and Republican machines. The
plans of these monopolists will be relent-
lessly exposed by the Reform Press News
association as rapidly as they transpire.
In the meantime, in addition to national
plans of attack the enemy will resort to
all manner of local tricks and tempta-
tions to deceive the people. These ex-
perienced tricksters will, for instance,
try neat little game in Nebraska just
to see how it works, intending to resort
to it in many other states if it proves
successful.
Some of these test schemes will escape
detection at New York headquarters,
and the leaders of the reform movement
must keep each other posted. All of
these plans will be exposed in the news
papers throughout the country which
publish the Reform Press News associa-
tion's matter. Local leaders can do the
general cause an immense service by
helping in this expose. When you dis
cover trick of the enemy write about
it to me at the headquarters of the Re-
form Press News association, SO Tribune
building, New York city, and immedi-
ately the warning will be spread before