Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-05
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.

ED. JOURNAL: | struck Clacka-
mas in the mud aud rain of last
Monday evening and on Thursday
evening was ready to organize the
county alliance Eastern Oregon is
solid. M. V. RORK.
National Economist: Just as
every one expected The Dem
ocratic leaders have gone back on
free coinage and are ready to shout
for Cleyeland and tariff reform.
Such course has been predicted al
the time and, it will now be border
for the people to make their choice.
Gibbon (Neb.) Reporter says: Ii
will be but a short time until all the
leading politicians will be heard
loudly advocating the principles of
the Alliance. This will be matter
OF policy, however, as they are not
sincere In their professions of love
for the Order. As the Alliance
grows in strength these men will be
shelved.
S. f. Chronicle: A Chicago paper
SAYS: "Doubtless Southern Califor-
MIA will also soon produce large
part of the sixty or seventy million
pounds of raisins the county annual
ly buys from Europe" Yes, thanks,
she will. She is already turning out
oyer 100000 pounds annually,
and IN three or four years more will
be able TO make the American mar
ket independent from the foreign
supply.
In Australia the government
owns the railroad. 1t only costs a
person $3.50 TO ride one thousand
miles there. Commutaton rates for
local service are still lower. A work
man can ride to and from his work,
distance of six miles, for two cents
o trip; twelve miles for four cents;
twenty-four miles for eight cents
thirty miles for ten cents. Yearly
tickets good for thirty mile trips are
sold for $l7.40. This is the kind OF
centralization we need in this coun'
try; 1t centralizes bread and meat
into the mouths of the worklngman's
children and clothes upon their
backs Citizens Alliance.
1t IL amusing to read the crawfish
speech of once able man. After
being defeated by the alliance, Sen
ator ingalls, in his last speech, says;
"There are 200 persons In this coun-
try who have an aggregate of more
than $20,O00,O0O each; 400 persons
worth 5000, 600 each; 1000 persons
worth 81 600, 900 each; $4,000 persons
worth $500, 900 each, making total
of 81 900 people who possess $50, $50,
000,000.p We quote almost verbatim
from Senator ingalls,, who IL an ac
knowledged authority on economic
and financial questions. 1--WE are
accustomed" says Senator ingalls,,
''to speak of this as land of the free
and home of the brave. 1t will
soon be the home of the rich and the
land of the slave"
That there is to be third, or
farmers and laborers party Is evil
dent. 1t will be no childs' play,
but determined effort TO right the
wrongs complained of. The recent
shortcomings Of congress upon vital
Interest to the public makes such
action necessary, and will receive
the support of every farmer who
loves his country and calling more
than a party. In the coming far
mers' and laborers' party will be
found thousands of patrons of hus.
bandry exercising their rights as
citizens 10 ofllliate with any party
that will best carry out their views.
This is grange doctrine and thor
oughly sound. While this is true,
members of the order cannot, must
not, in any form attempt To com
promise the grange. The grange as
an organization is absolutely non.
political and must remain 80. The
training received by It's members
make them the best members of any
political party.--American Grange
Bulletin.