Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-05-21

tender. command the same money value
as gold, for the reason they will buy as
much property, pay as much taxes as
gold money. Legal tender money, paper
or coin, gold or silver, redeems itself, for
the reason that full legal tender silver
or paper dollar will buy gold legal
tender dollar, for the reason that it is
possessed of the same legal measure Of
value.
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The Philadelphia Ledger says: "Any
consideration given to the question Of
presidential probabilities in 1899 would
be valueless which did not take into seri-
Gus account the Farmers Alliance move,
ment. From mere speck upon the
western political horizon it has, with
wonderful rapidity, grown TO be great
cloud, which the astute political leaders
OF both parties are watching with anxi
ETY., not wholly uumixed with alarm.
Through the West and through the South
the movement has advanced with mark
able celebrity, gaining enormous numerical
force day by day. Latterly it has found
supporters in both the middle and eastern
states, and legislation bearing the ALI
ance trade mark has been introduced not
only in congress, but in almost every iegls.
lature, including that of Penn sylvanla.
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kentucky Farm (Shepherdsville, Ky.)
says: In 1850 the agriculturistS OF
America owned over 70 per cent OF the
wealth; to-day they own 24b per cent
and pay 500 per cent Of every dollar that
is collected in taxes No wonder they
are organizing and bonding together for
the purpose Of securing the life of the
republic and the liberties of the people.
The closing years of this century will
witness the mightiest economic and In
dustrial revolution that history will prob
ably ever be called upon to record, . rev.
olution that will attest the virtue,
manhood, patriotism and love of liberty
Of every laborer of this country
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The farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton Assemblies throughout Illinois have
been holding meetings recently, and are
bent on receiving more money for the
wheat crop of 1891. They are calling
on associations throughout the country
to pass resolutions similar to theirs as
follows: Resolved. That we combine
and demand no less than $1.25 bushel
for our wheat crop of 1891"
They expect to have frequent and nu-
merous meetings, and firmly declare they
will have this price for the wheat or it
will never move.
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Free Speech (Hanburg, Iowa) ssu
'With the farmers th,rAe countrvsfdent
to purify governs M .srY-upon it|be-
down to coupty, weY7t1fnaka4 some mis-
ing done. They We expected; eycry-
takes, but that is tong makes mbtAkes,
Body that does anythN that get there.
but they are the ones tAa COLA ahills~..,
They are already making l.I( ~ So
synstF1 lle oacks Of the boodlcfs, and
tie work is only begun"
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The Chiclasaao Messenger, (Okolona.
Miss.) is greatly encouraged by the evil
dences he saw OF the harmony, zeal and
determination pervading Alliance ranks.
The divisions among Alliance men, so
often heard in the PARTISAN press, are not
patent to even a careful observer in
Southwest Mississippi
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The Alliance Farmer, Atlanta, Ga.
says; There is no denying the fact
that majority of the residents of our
cities and towns are arrayed against the
Alliance, and so long as this state of
affairs exists the farmers will be arrayed
against the towns.
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The Cook county Signal Gainesville,
Texas says: "The Alliance is sweeping
the whole state of Texas, not only in the
country, but in the cities, towns and
villages"
a call has been issued for meeting of
-he National Reform Press Association. to
De held at Cincinnati May 18th.
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NO man can serve two masters. Who
'ver is not for us is against us. Remem-
'tr your VOWS.