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The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
Read and Reflect.

Are The Farmers and other Lalol
Organizations asking for anything ui,-
reasonable, when they ask for the
several reform measures .s.A.ned in
their manifestos?
The most virulent of the partizan
newspapers AID Of the partizan pail
ticians do not say so. but suggest
that precisely the same measures
can be better and more speedily ac-
comrlishcd by the old political par
parties.
Why, then, if there is any sinccri
ty in these professions of harmony
with tIte working people, in their dc
mands for apparent and necessary
public reform. a.e tAcE leaders ridI
culcd and their various Organlza
,ions spoken of with contempt and
deris,on? Read the demands of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Tn
ION. Read aIi;, reflect.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

If we were to fianhl y and honestly
thing of paramount importance in
this nation. we would say. it is to fill
the offices with honest, straight, con
scicntious men. If we would get
good men in high places it would
matter very little rs to what party
they belonged. But instead of elect
ing III, raj upright. men to office. the
reverse is true When national exc
cutivc officers. mayors Of great cities,
state and national executive com
mittecs of political parties, in fact,
when the political machinery Of The
countr, is i'll the hands of whisky
soaked boodicrs, who will say the
outlook for reform is very tiattcri:l.2 2
W!!;.; has brought about this state of
affair? y greater desire for the
success nt the party than for the ,ri-
nmph Of principle; voting for the
nominee of the party regardless of
his character, Instead of asserting
yonr manhood and voting for pury'
men regardless of party. This Is
what did it. One hopeful feature of
til" Farmers Alliance is that men
are developing Independence of
thou ;'ic an;l action. One parry is 40
better t::.,n smother only in - lar ~
Il champion, t"T rtise upright mrn
who >re the cilihs,l;lAc:lt OF honesty
virtue, truth a;Il justice. Such men
at the hrI.a, regardless Of i,@it;-,
would guide the ship Of state imto
the iaari'or of peace. prosperity and
contcntlncnt-AIila Standard
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
Mere Money IL Calculation,

No doubt i:te ssaa!i aaouAt OF
mun"y ia c.lcuia:irn Is ouc great
cause of present i.artl tisnes. Nu"s.
money woale; DO little good III. into
general cirt ulation. Daring the war
nil!iou> were spent or wasted ever,
day; h:;t financially times were good.
t'2ca'I>,c money flowed like water.
Every thing WAS dear bat ,,rrvhn''v
h;;d money TO buy with. prn,lure
WAS high, SO farmers made money.
Many enlisted, SO laborers We're
Sca:ce and they commanded high
wages. Business grew Fat, bcca;>e
the people had plenty of money with
which to buy. Through harvest your
editor received $3.50 to 50 day
year aftcr year Any thing that viii!
put as much money in circulation in
proportion to population will make
just as good times now. What is the
cause Of the present contraction of
our circulating medium? Simply
this: Milionaircs control the Gov
ernment and they prevent It's issuing
more money to the people. Why
Because the less money issued to the
people the greater the power of
wealth over them. We see its work
inSs in our own state and county.
Capital IS keeping every cent possible
from the people, even for food and
seed. Why? So they can loan them
money ut Il high rate of interest and
take mortgage on their crops. stock,
and if if possible on their women,
their children and their own souls =!
At that rate the whole eoHntry would
soon be filed With mass of salves
working day and night to fill the
vaults of lorily mlllionaires, Farmers
would better work half Il crop than
mortgage their souls for seed. The
people of this country do not propose
to starye as long as there is Il thing
! to eat
What Is the remedy? Put more
nsoncv into circulation ; but this can
be done only by crushing the power
of wealth and placing the Govern
ment in the bands of the people.
The county and state are powcress
without the general Government.
Congress- alone can issue money to
the people and crush the money ty-
rants who live on others sweat and
blood. The free coinage of silver
will put plenty of money into the
pockets af Western Eine owners, but
it will not put it INTO general circula-
ton. 1t will not reach the masses,
except few dollars paid to miners,
Nothing but a complete change
will hring permanent relief Or answer
our purpose When the million mon
ey power is as dead as slavery and
labor is supreme, then the Govern
mcnt will issue MONEY to the people,
will loan money on good security at
low interest, will cent:o! the price of
produce i,y handling it. will control
the price and time of labor by hiring,
will control transportation and com
munication by owning and running
its own lines, and will furnish work
or supplies to all who need. The
Government will then fill the place
of common father to all the people
1t will check the powerful ana help
the weak. The work Of eight hours
a day will bring to man and women
all the money needed for the neccs
sarics, comforts, and blessings OF
life. Fill up the ranks for Washing
ton and liberty!-Red Cloud, Neh.,
Nation,
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

IN Iowa editor attended an alli-
ance meeting near his home and
seat honse and .siaioH.ed the farmers
sor the position taken by the speak
ars. Afrer doing this he pointed out
.he facts 1hat the country was dot
ted alloser with fine residences. barns,
churches and school houses, with a
=oi richer, deeper, more fertile and
-, more productive than the far fam
ad tuds along the river Nile which
have been celebrated in song and
history for the past three thousand
ears ~c are constrained te ask
wisat's the matter with the farmers?
Rich lands and big crops do not count
,or r.nch when an army of gambling
s,,a1ulators are ready to reap the ben
eft If the farmers toll. These gam
bleTs come in for their share first and
I a3Ivsl,i1g is left the money loaner
g-ts :,oau' all the rest. f there is
nothing .ett, then the loaner gets the
farm and the owner and family are
:1igred out Of their home. The Iowa,
asji;ors position is silly, bat is gener-
ally the one taken by monopciy's
agents on the questions before the
ycODle.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

The monopoly press have had con
siderable to say about the effect that
good crops will have on the farmers
movement, and predict that one good
crop will destroy the organization
Such nonsense betrays al ignorance
Of the causes that have led to the
formation of such an organization,
and such talk is an insult to the dig
nifty and intelligence of those who as
Il matter of self defense, have united
to force this monopolistic class to a
recognition of the fact that the poo
pie have some rights under the gov
ernHent which will be maintained.
Those wise (?} men from the East
doubtless would rejoice to see ttte
Alliance crumb'e, but notwitilstand-
ing their predictions, they now have
room to fear that their hopes will not
he realized Or their prophcs;es fulfill
cd. Farmers, see that your lines re-
main HnbrOken'-Milan Standard.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
j X Pool editor of the Centra

j. X. Pool, editor of the Ccntralla
Courier, an alliance newspaper. puts
it thusly: '.While the farmers and
laborers union Is as full Of politics
rs an egg is of nutrition, yet it is
strictly nonpartisan. 1t cannot con-
stitutionaIly endorse any party, re-
pudiate any party, take YOU out Of it.
Don't let some over Jealous brother
read you ont of the order because
you are not ready to come ont, red
beaded, for his particular party
Wait until all the national parties
make their platforms and nominate
their candidates and then conscicn-
tiously vote for the one that comes
nearest representing yottr Interests. .
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
President Hall of the Missouri s

President Hall of the Missouri al
lance is opposed to Il third party.
lie does not believe that there would
:;e any wisdom in the farmers of this
state sking seperate political action
rs long as they can get what they
yaflt without it.-kansas City Star.
Yes the farmers got what they want
ii from the last Missouri legislature
il I, norm by.net taking se1oerate ro-
,itic:,l ,ac.ion. And what that ie4is-
:acrfe was forced to do, Halls friend,
Governor Francis vctoeI-the inter
2st 1t.luction law. This same fate
las let the farmers in every other
<..:.1s where they attempted the re
ssrr1a in the party" hun'ug. I!:a,rs
5 any wisdom in training with W.
street friends, We fail to see tn,
,utt
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
VIA. Does the Alliance Propose to Do?


The Alliance naIse.s It's own t.ccla-
ration of purposes. They axe clear,
distinct. and no one need be mistak-
on IS 10 their mealsin"- Its pu.pos-
rs are not to break up eli her tue De
mncrat,c or Republican parties, but
10 teach tl:rm the necessity of 1,:ily
l,:,yi, to ;i,.. people once more for men
and measures. 1t aims t. present
.Ia needed reform, i'll cconc.Hic gen
;:1i.,:.s IL s.!ci. clear, rc:sol.a:,ic
an,, iruth.ul man.i2r that t!,cV can
;lut be ignored or longer delayed
Ii seeks moi the destruction of either
political party, but to reform and
control them IN the interest of the
whole people. 1t aims to TAX" the
politics of the people out Of the hands
of the political bosses, great and
small, to rid it of the incubus of dis
honest and tricky politicians whose
sole purpose is to peraetuate their
own existence. 1t is these political
bosses and chronic politicians that
will in the end overthrow present po-
litical organizations, because they
will not be able to rule them under
Alliance influence to serve their sci
fish ends. The elements of destruc-
ton are at present almost entirely
confined to the old parties themsel-
YES, and consist Of those who are op-
posed to any and all reforms and are
fighting against a pure and Il better
government Tke.e are the factors
that will destroy both the old parties
if permitted to exist much longer,
and not the alliance which seeks bet
ter laws, happier conditions, and
''cqual rights to al! and special priv
ileges to none If the politician
would forever destroy the Alliance
let him make such laws rs will be q
lasting benefit to the people. If he
would end this agitation that now
threatens, let him remove the cause
for such agitation. The purpose Of
the Alliance is to better present con.
l,litions, blot from the statute books
| unjust laws and restore the govern
ment to that condition where honesty
and integrity are the necessary re
quirement of all legislators. This
purpose will be tcrScvcrcd in, viii
be contested for upon all OCCASIONS
and defended under all circumstanc
cs, tu,tsl they have become the law
of the land and the inheritance of tn,
people. Let no one mistake tha,
fraud, deception, political chicanc1y
or any other unfair method, vii
block It's progress Or change it
course.-\at:onal Economist.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
III r. = A
Oregpn has over 81 H;4 GGa Of

Oregen has over s2.HGa. GGti Of It's
schoo, fund loaned cn farm mort ga-
Its With entire SUCCESS md benefit 80
both the people and ,he borrowers,
@ho pay & per cent interest. In
this state the scl.e-ol fund is leaned
out Ua real estrte security. And
yet y. S. HaH and other ilunkics OF
She money power say the s,ti,-treas-
nry plan is visionary and would ruin
he agricultural classes. 1t saves
he borrower in Oregon from four to
* per tc.,t and in this state ut least
70 per cent. The system whereby
re school funds of Oregon snd Mis-
-ouri are loaned are almost identical
nth she sub-treasury scheme" that
5 worrying the animals of loan COM
9.nies so much. Here in this state
nd in Oregon there is practical
st beiag made of this scheme and
20 one can say but that it works ad-
1nirably and saves tie destor ckass 4
arge sum of money each year, be-
sides that class pays enough for the
ase Of money. when the price Of ev-
arvthing else is taken into consislera-
ION. The opposition to the sub
creass.ry plan is either uninformed,
oajd by the loaning interests or a
ooi.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
POLITICAL ri .+;Hi;Ai7RAFHS.

Watch thc ;:ntie9 II TAT Politicians
'i';;ay don't like the treasury
plan. Se;t;:e. .icvs Wall street.
The. don, ike government loans
Gu rsa! estate Neither ttues "asl
street
They dnu't like an incrcase III The
vo::'iEr of currency Neither does
Wall street.
i'i.ey dout like rigid government
r"ntr"l or ownership Of III. railroads.
Neither 10 lie men WAC have grown
rich operating them.
And How we prorouni the 1ues-
ton: Why dr the democrats oppose
tie alliance more than the republican
partyf
The drmo-rcpub!i- i-crati-c pohti-
c,ans say the currency question is
moi ali issue, that the tariff is the par
amount question. This is what Wall
street says.
The contest is between the men
who are weighed down with the 5000
900 martgages and the 81, 900 men
who own more than one-half of the
property in the United States.
The last congress was no cheap af-
fair. Its appropriations amounted
to a billion dollars. How much is
that2 1t is more than all the gold
and silver produced in the world in
four years.
The 100000 mortgages resting
on the homes of the people is a good
object lesson. We voted the men III
who brought this condition upon us.
The first step out of this condition,
is to vote these men out. They arc
enough to legislate for the people
The fact that the delegates 20 the
Cincinnati conference remained sober
throughout, is a stronger and better
Endorsement of the temperance cause
than the adoption of q prohibition
plank put into the democratic repub.
lican platform by the usual mob oi
drunken delegates
Wall street says We don't want free
coinage of silver. Mr. Harrison says
the same. Mr. Cleveland says ''me
too" The republican party wants
Mr.. Harrison for president. The
democratic party wants Mr.. Cleve
land The laboring men will tigh
over the two, but Wall street is sat
istied with either one.
1t is singular what 4 unanimity OF
sentiment there is between Wal
street and the demo republi craft ca.
| politicians. OF course we don
mean to insinuate that the said poll
ticians are paid to believe and talk
as they do; oh no, it is just a coinci
dence, that $ ALL A running of tho
minds of great men (?) in the same
channel.
Sylvester Wedge SAYS: 1T i:
more honorable to be kicked by ia,
Gould than to be spoken to by a com
mon man" There are thousand:
of men in this country that are Civ
| ing practical demonstration tha
they think so too, and they may re
celye their reward after while if the
bosom Of their pants holds out, bu
we are not OF the number.
| The men who wrote and signed th'
declaration of independence wer,
considered cranks in their dav, bc
cause they favored popular govern
ment. Every great reform move
ment has been hooted at by the wise
acres Our Savior was cruciticd an'
his apostles slam because they were
considered cranks by the wise (?) mel
Of the times. An evolution Of though
always precedcs revolution of ex
listing conditions. None are SO hln'
as these who will not see. Ilistor
repeats itself. Revolution will come
st Joseph Star.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

fta :Audrian county F. & L. U,
,1yestjgating committee were inform
.i bv The court of that county that
.hcf t1a's no jurisdiction in the mat
:er, i's' sny one fesiring to increase
he amount of his taxable property
could 80 50. The committee has &
Isl u slsouty -see persons who have
;'ceI ov0itting paying taxes on large
amounts. The committhe will push
lie matter, and il necessary, carry
he pasns to the courts.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
President Polk said in an j,

President Polk said in an inter
view last Saturday in Washington,
d. c.: ''Our campaign at present Is
not to elect president or to secure
the govcrnorshifs ot states. We are
striking at the monopolists in the
limited States Senate. SO fair we
have landed three. The first WAS
Senator Hampton of South Carolina;
then John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, fol-
lowed by Gideon c. Moody of South
Dakota. The next one TO 90 into re-
tirement will be John Sherman of
Ohio, Matt I;ansonl of North Carroll
ma, will also be retired. The fate Of
these two Senators is just as certain
" sealed as that Of John J. Ingalls,
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

according to the last report Of
Missouri Insurance Commissioner.
there is annually sent out Of the state
over -, ,T5 000 for insurance, most
Of which goes to eastern companies
to be returned in the way of loans
secured by mortgages What an ar
gulncnt i'll favor of farmers mutual
insurance companies. The total of
school and general taxes amounts to
about S13,000,000 annually, by
which it is seen that the drain by out
side insurance is more tkan half of
all the taxes paid.-Butlcr Union.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
CONSUMPTION CURED

I'm old PHI sslci;.n. retired from Drnctice. hnv-
a,- had placed in his hands by an East India
iais>innhry the formula of ii simple vegetable
Consumption. bronchitis. i'atnrrh Asthma
and all throat and Lung Affections also nos
tive nni radical cure for Nervous Eehjiity
ed its wonderful curative powers in tbous.
ands of eases, has icii I; his duty to make in
known to his suffering fellows. ActuHtcd hy
this motive and Il desire to relieve human sGi-
fsrins, will send free of charge, to all who
desire it. this recipe. in German. French or
English, with full directions for preparing
and using. Sent hs- ~ Ill h: addressing will,
stamp, naming ti;i:, paper. w. A. MOVES, ~
Powers Block, Ror:cstCr. \. V
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

r. y. Rightmire, Secretary of the
Citizens Alliance, has been in Chica-
20 and other eastern cities the past
week organizing those places for the
graat fight that is coming on. In
Chicago alone he found over 10000
yotcrs who we're pledged to vote for
he third party nominees.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

The merchant sheuld take into con-
slderation that his farmer patrons can
buy more of him if they get more for
their products. Take the farmer
whose yearly payments amount to
1886 and his products to $3.50. He
has but 500 to spend during the
year. Now, suppose the money vel
Ime be doubled and prices, therefore,
doubled. He gets 500 for hls;pro-
ducts, pays the $3.50 and has $3.50
three and onedalf times as much as
.,nder low priess-to spend. Even
-rastinS that he 4xould have to pay
vice as much sfsrsyhat he hae to buy,
still he wouI'l'be able to buy almost
twicc as much as under low prices
-asstiHscuri World.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

T. :. Hall has called scab ma
.ioia:,l alliance convention, to meet in
St. Louis. September 18th. The fall
festivities will ibe well Under ,Hay in
hat CITY on that date and he hopes
sherooy 10 have big crowd to his
friends OF monopoly meeting. The
national hanks have the pull on Hall
and It is disgusting to see the way he
caters to their wishes.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT,

N"tc" is hereby given, that the ,nffs-rs; gn-
ed administrator OF the estate o: Elizabeth F.
Curtis. deceased. will mike tin2l settlement
OF his accounts with said estate as sucl, att
miniStfatnr, at the next term of the Probate
Court OF Scotland county. Missouri. 70 he
hoi'tcn Ut Memphis, in said county, on the ,th
day OF September, \. y. 1881.
THOMAS ". -FiLIFF
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

Dr fIcI.allin, editor of the ALI
ance Advocate at Topeka, does not
know Of single Kansan who will at
tend the ant,-third party convention
called Dv President Hall. ~
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

The people are in no temper to be
trlled with by the politicians They
will not be satisfied with promises
''madc to the ear to le broken to the
hope '-In,lustrial Review.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

The State enoampment Of the F. &
l.. q. will be held in Chillicothc on
September 81, 81 and 4tl,.
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

Whenever the shoe pinchcs the in
jnred walk lame and are recognized
as the victim of close quarters. LIT
Dor World
The farmers' union., 1891-08-27

The republicans are shouting amen
to the democratic prayers these days.
Labor World.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
The Theater.

On Monday evening Dan Shelby's "a
Breezy Time company will open the sea
son at Greenwall's opera house. The Hous-
ton Post says of it:
''The play with which the season opened
is appropriately named "A Breezy Time
1t is i medley Of pleasing songs and dances,
sparkling dialogue and comical specialties,
and for fully three hours the audience was
kept amused and entertained. Sometimes
the fun was of the rollicking order and the
audience hilarious, but at other times it
was quiet and subdued, depending upon the
bon-mots and jeu d'esprit which had the
merit of being mirth provoking without be-
ing extensively broad.
1T is not generally expected that COM
pany which is making only one-night
stand will exert themselves to their ut
most, but last night was an exception The
people composing the Breezy Time COM
bination acted as if their regulations were
at stake and the success of the season
rested upon their individual efforts. En-
cores were promptly responded to and all
seemed TO be on their mettle. The way in
which they exerted themselves was 4 COM
pliment to the splendid audience which
greeted them. and the appreciation of their
efforts was attested by continuous ap-
plause, which was as hearty as it was lib
eral The universal verdict was that it
was good show'' of the farce-comedy
kind, and the audience went away highly
pleaSed'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24

through the general offices and the banks
here, and this is by no means an inconsid-
cradle amount 1t would bring 10 Fort
Worth from all parts of the district men
who otherwise would not come Another
advantage to be considered is the advertising
TO be derived from it. This company prints
and distributes each year millions of pounds
of circulars which have on them the name
of every branch house in this mammoth
concern. These circulars are printed in
the language of every people in the world
who inhabit wheat-producing country,
and are scattered broadcast over these dis
tricts. 1t can easily be seen what vast
amount at advertising can be gained in this
way.
Mr.. Goodman said to GAZETTE reporter
that no choice had as yet been made but that
one of the places named would De decided
upon within the next thirty days He in
spected two or three buildings which he
tn ought would answer the purpose. He
discussed the advantages of each place,
but admitted that of tine three places Fort
Worth had the advantage in being so di-
rectly connected with the great wheat pro-
ducing sections of the district, the Panhan-
die of Texas and the Indian Territory, by
the Denver road to the former and by the
Katy and the Santa Fe to the Territory.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
Fruit and Cont,

Nj Jonathan Hutchinson states in The
Archives of Surgery that for many years
he has been in the habit of forbidding fruit
to all patients who suffer from tendency to
govt. In every instance in which total
Sbstainer of long standing has come under
his observation for any affection related to
govt be has found on inquiry that the
sufferer was liberal fruit eater Fruits
are, of course. by no means all equally
deleterious; cooked fruits especially il
eaten hot with added sugar, are the most
injurious, the addition Of cane sugar to
grape sugar adds much to the risk of dis.
agreement. Fruit eaten raw and without
the addition of sugar would appear to be
comparatively safe. Natural instinct and
dietetic tastes have already led the way in
this direction; few wine drinkers take
fruit or sweets to any extent, and Mr..
Hutchinson suggests as dietetic law that
alcohol and fruit sugar ought never to be
taken together; and he belieYes that the
children of those who in former genera
tons have established a equity constitution
may. though themselves water drinkers,
excite govt by the use Of fruit and sugar.