The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-14
THE ALLIANCE.

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pretty good "crap," rather hard.
hot time for the farmer, good rake
off for the railroad, and perfect feast
for the interest gathering usury taking,
blood sucking shylocks.
The National Reformer: Since Mr..
Cleveland has announced himself as
opposed to the free coinage of silver,
and thus placed himself with Harri-
son, on the side of Wall street. would
it not be a good plan for the money
power to make their ticket read Harri-
sou and Cleveland, for 1892?
Labor's Tribune: The agitation and
the education accomplished by the AL
lance is the seed that will spring up
into huge plants and save our nation
from ruin. if it can be saved at all
Never was there more noble set Of
workers than the Alliance furnishes,
taking the average. Now and then
the G. o. ps. try to injure US, but we
soon catch on.
Pacific Union Alliance: To break
the yoke of the railroad and let the
oppressed go free is the great mission
OF the Farmers Alliance. 1t proposes
to move at once upon the enemy's
works and it will win. The moment
the attention of the people is diverted
from the dead and buried issues of a
generation ago and centered upon the
vital questions of the @ay, victory will
come like an electric L. u.
Dublin. Tex. Progress: lead
ing newspapers throughout tbs ete
as we'll as multitude of similar
lights, are just now discussing the
third party movement in chorus. AS
to what effect this third party lately
organized will have on national poll
tics we are unable to surmise, but the
cause which gave rise to it's organiza-
ton will be fresh in the minds of the
laboring people of this country until
the reforms for which they have so
long been praying are obtained.
Alliance Farmer: The enemies of
the Farmers Alliance claim that it is a
political annex, the Republicans claim
it to belong to the Democrats, and the
Democrats that it belongs to the Re-
publicans, yet they both combine to
overthrow it. Strange inconsistency;
if the Alliance as the Republicans
north claim, was organized to secure
the ascendency of the Democrats, why
should the Democrats help the Repub-
licans to defeat it, or when the ALI
ance appears to be getting too strong
in a Republican place that the Demo-
Gratis have never failed to come to the
rescue of the Republicans? Then why
all this twaddle about the Alliance
being an annex when the fact is so
plain that it is nothing Of the kind?
Southern Mercury: Loyal Alliance
men everywhere have reason to feel
encouraged, especially in Texas. The
order is gaining in numbers rapidly
and it is for the first time in it's exist
ence practically a unit upon the
demands of the National Alliance.
The membership in every nook and
corner of the state are wide awake,
and in many localities men unknown
upon the stump or forum are challeng-
ing the enemies of our order to debate
the points at issue. Ere the kalends
of January, 1892, nearly every county
will be able to furnish a competent
exponent of our principles, who will
be able to meet the average political
hummer on the hastings SUCCESSFULLY
The Mercury Office is flooded with
letters asking for books, pamphlets,
circulars, ETC., on political economy,
discussion of the issues of the day.
We have been unable to supply the
demand, but we are arranging so that
at an early day we may meet the de-
mand for any economic publication.
Peoples Advocates: Three million
farmers in the United States pay to
corporations and private parties rate
OF interest for the money they use,
ranging from 6 to 20 per cent and
when they ask for government loan
at 2 per cent, the little street corner
politicians howl, class legislation. Do
these same little political demagogues
ever realize that every separate enact
ment that graces our statute books is
class legislation? If an appropriation
is made for the improvement of the
Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois, it is class
legislation. The loaning of money to
the banks at l per cent is class legis-
lation. So the old familiar howl of
class legislation will in no way answer
the demands of the Farmers Alliance.
Three million people are asking for
relief from the tyrannical power of
money. They are not only asking but
demanding relief and no power under
the sun of heaven can check the on
ward march of this great Industrial
army until labor receives the recog-
milton it Justly deserves.
The Labette County, Kan, States
man: About this time of year the
farmer and his boys climb out of bed
at o'clock III the morning and work
until o'clock at night. The old
party boss, the tool of the men who
gamble on the product of the farmer