Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
The governor of Nebraska signed
the Australian ballot law, the bill hay-
ing passed with the emergency clause,
and 5000 pamphlet copies have been
ordered printed for general distribu-
ton.
The Pennsylvania house has passed,
by a vote of 100 to "a, bill taxing an
thracite coal lands and creating fund
for the relief of the injured and the de-
pendents of those killed in mining an
thracite coal.
The much needed reform of elect
ing United States senators by direct
vote of the people is becoming more
popular and rapidly growing in favor
with the great industrial masses. At
least five state legislatures have passed
resolutions demanding such a change
In the constitution as will require such
elections of United States senators.
This is encouraging. Let the good
work go on. 1t is only question of
time when the pressure in its favor will
force. congress to adopt such constitu-
tional amendment.
1t is one thing to know that we are
poor and that others are rich, and it is
another and very different thing to know
that we are poor because others are
rich. The former may be the discern
ment of the providential or unavoidable;
the latter is the proof of thievery and
dishonor. You, who by your prejudice
or indifference bring upon your house
holds such a condition, ought to be
ashamed to get down upon your knees
and send up to Heaven the Masters
prayer, ''Give us this day our daily
bread" Stop voting to others the priv
1ege of robbing you; then, if you desire,
pray like man in the image of God,
and not like fool in the likeness of the
devil.-Pacific Union.
Our Missouri reform within the
party farmers legislature is failure.
1t seems to be dominated by the polit-
ical bosses who are in turn dominated
by the monopolists. Word comes to us
from very reliable source that already
two old party farmer members have be-
come disgusted and declare that they
will go home and take the stump for
independent action. This is goodnews.
They will find lots of the people who
have recently made a similar change
thousands of them who since last cleo
ton have become convinced that re-
form within the party is not prac-
ticable plan and that the only remedy
is for these reformers to stay together
at the polls regardless of their former
party pre- rejudices.-MissouriW World.
The confederation of industrial or
CARNATIONS lately organized for the
purpose of confederating all organiza-
tions of producers willing to cooperate
In securing the reforms in legislation
now being demanded by the necessities
Of the great producing classes of this
country, is making rapid progress.
President Ben Terrell extends an invi-
tation to each and every industrial or
ganization willing to cooperate to Sc
cure such ends to communicate such
facts to Secretary John w. Hayes, No.
S14 Broad street, Philadelphia, at as
early date as possible, in order that
such organization may have due notice
and full representation at a meeting of
the executive board, to be held some
time during the coming summer for the
purpose of selecting place for the con-
vention to be held in February, 1892,
and fixing the basis and representation.
1t makes one laugh to read the
arguments" of the old party press to
the effect that third party is unneces-
sary in order to bring about the reforms
so much needed. It's too late, you old
piratesi You have both had hand in
making reform necessary, and as you
have gotten things into their present
condition it is not at all likely that you
will do anything to reform the things
you yourselves have brought about.
But aside from this, you are both in the
control of monopoly, and monopoly
will fight against reform till its last
breath is gone. Reform is the death
knell of monopoly, and monopoly real
ICES it, too. And where, pray, would
monopoly's contributions to blocks-of-
five funds? Reform-reform nothing,
you cesspools of corruption, you! Rot
ten eggs cannot be made pure; neither
can you-Lincoln (Neb.) Farmers Al
lance.
That there is to be a third, or farm
ers' and laborers' party is evident. 1t
will be no childs play, but a deter
mined effort to right the wrongs COM
planned of. The recent shortcomings
of congress upon matters of vital inter
est to the people makes such action nee
essary, and will receive the support of
every farmer who loves his country and
calling more than party. In the COM
ing farmers and laborers' party will be
found thousands of patrons of hus-
bandry exercising their rights as citi-
zens to affiliate with any party that
will best carry out their views. This
is grange doctrine and thoroughly
sound. While this is true, members of
the order cannot, must not, in any form
attempt to compromise the grange.
The grange as an organization is abso-
lutely non-political and must remain
So The training received by its mem
bers make them the best of members
of any political party.-American
Grange Bulletin.