Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-03-19

tent to the people directly, and let the
harges for its use be no more than what
actually costs to handle the money.
That is the rule in postal matters, and In
II other functions Of the government.
That would bring interest rates down to
what the people could affordto pay, the
.ates would be uniform ia all parts OF
he country, and it would be to the inter-
est of every owner Of money to keep 1t
in circulation promoting productive IN
dustries. Instead of investing in mort.
cages and draining out the substance OF
the people, owners would put their mon
ey at work to make it pay its way,
inst rs men do with their farms and their
ships.
Transportation is part of the yrodnc,
tive force of the people, and ior .ha'
reason it must be made cheap ana uni
form. As it is now, we ppy rom nve 70
ten times as much for of transportation
ms It would cost if .1s people owned
,he;r own means of Scnveyance. In that
oasa tha cost of tae "plant" would not
e s'.. M !, tbo e.sfmate of cost of trans
49, - an more than the cost of
po ,,1;s Dno .s6r court house is charged
puo :" ~ people every time they use
W y. .1}rgs, which were made for their
oar ,6ience.
| 1.-THE Farmers Alliance is striking for
>6at equal liberty and exact justice to
which the people are entitled They
want burdens and benefits justly distrib-
uted they want to destroy the influence
of the money power in legislation; they
aim to get rid permanently of every sort
of gambling in the products of labor
they will wage relentless war on all class
legislation, and they will not be content
until trade among our people was free as
the air we breathe and the water we
drink. The Farmers Alliance has set
out to dethrone money and emancipate
labor"
The Orange County Farmer, of Port
Jarvis, N. Y, thinks that the Farmers
Alliance, and all the ether organizations
OF farmers, are giving the politicians q
deal OF uneasiness, and adds: THAT is a
good sign. Let the work go on. Farm
ers must meet and talk over their griev-
ances, and demand reparation. They
must not only demand it, but they must
go the polls and get it. 1t can be Sc
cured in one way, if not in another"
~.
The Reedy Fork Alliance, of Green
vile county, s. c., have resolved to
"plant one-third less cotton this year and
raise more supplies" and have asked the
president of the State Alliance to recon-
mend that the members of every cub
Alliance shall adopt the same policy.
Sew raj County Alliances in Georgia have
passed similar resolutions, and the feel
ing in favor of this policy oppears to be
widespread.
~
State Alliances are now RAPIDLY in.
creasing, some as entirely new organiza-
lions, while others, as in Arkansas, come
from the consolidation of other State
farmers' organizations. The State Ali
ance OF Iowa is SON to be reorganized
Maine and other Eastern States will fol-
low no; far behind. One fact is most
gratifying-that the Grange, which has
covered most of these States to the ex-
clusion Of all other organizations, does
not seem to weaken in its membership
by the progress of the Alliance eastward
This means, probably, that the Changers
who join the Alliance remain in the
Grange also. Then the Alliance gather;
up great many who have never been il
the Grange.
~
Senator John B. Gordon has beer
initiated as an Allianceman. The exer
cises took place few days ago at thu
Alliance hall at Masons crossing in De
Kalb county, Ga. The hall was crowded
with members of the Alliance and few
prominent visitors. After the initiation
the General made conservative speech
in which he declared, "that the objects
and aims of the order were such that
everybody and anybody could endorse its
principles. He had advocated them fol
years and he expected to continue to ad
vocate them. He felt perfectly at home
among the Alliancemen and pledged
himself to do all that was in his power
to better the condition of the men who
spend their lives in toiling on the farm. ,
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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The National Farmers Alliance is max.
ing preparations for the great political
conference in February, 1892. The Geor
gia Alliance is doing its part. The Geor-
gia central committee composed of one
from each congressional district, has been
appointed and will soon get to work. A
few days ago Colonel L. F. Livingston
received letter from G. w. Macune,
chairman Of the executive board appoint
ing T. L. CAN'T member of the nationa