The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-20
THE ALLIANCE.

LIZ xA1|AAxA4VO"o
The Independent: The efforts put
forth by the money power to organize
bogus Alliance meetings to pass reso-
buttons against the demands of the
National Alliance is simply wonderful;
and that there should be some traitors
in our organization is not to be mar
veled at. There was one traitor
among the twelve disciples, but they
Generally come to bad end and do
but little damage to the cause they
betray.
Southern Murcury: The retail mer-
chants, lawyers. doctors and other
necessary professions are beginning
all over Texas to align themselves on
the side of the Alliance demands. The
pinch for money. Notwithstanding the
herculean efforts Of the farmers, me-
.chanics and all other wage earners to
obtain money with which to meet their
obligations is having its natural effect
upon those who associate and deal
directly with the wealth producers.
These people are beginning to realize
that it is an utter impossibility for the
producers of all wealth to pay what
they owe. to say nothing about cash
business, hence they are falling into
line knowing that in saving the
farmers from tenantry they are saw
ing themselves from bankruptcy.
The Arkansas Farmer: 1t is a
curious fact that the Republican
papers at the north and the Demo-
cratic papers at the south are urging
the Alliance with hysteric vehemence
to stand by their respective parties. as
there is no other hope of getting the
Alliance demands Incorporated in the
laws of the country. Again it is a
curious fact that these organs and
organettes profess great devotion to
genuine Alliance principles but the
greatest adherence of the Alliance las
she is conducted" Would it be i'm
proper to ask these gentry where they
get their profound knowledge of genu-
inc Alliance principles? Is not the
Alliance the best judge of its own
principles? Do we not accept the
doctrines of the various churches as
laid down by themselves as authorita-
tive declarations of their principles?
The Alliance Farmer: State Presi-
dent Cannon has fought and won
most important battle at Paso Robes
for the Alliance The Alliance has built
a fine warehouse at that point, but
there was an effort made to keep the
railroad from putting in a switch,
without which the warehouse could
not be used. The railroad was shield
ing itself behind some owners of ada
cent land, but President Cannon went
before the railroad commission and
presented such overwhelming proofs
that the Alliance warehouse was justly
and rightfully entitled to the same ac-
commodations from the railroad that.
others in the same business received
that the commission ordered the switch
put in at once. A great mass meeting
was held in the evening to celebrate
the victory and President Cannon made
one of his solid talks that was greeted
with the warmest applause at the close
of every sentence. When it comes to
making dead fight for the rights of
members of the order President Cannon
can be counted on. every time.
The Alliance Advocate: Alliance
men, be on your guard, for the poll
tician is on his rounds in the interest
of the plutocrats They will come to
you in sleeps clothing and other dis
guises asking you to renounce your de-
mands in part; perhaps it will be the
subtreasury plan they will strike you
upon, or they may ask you to cross
out the land loan, or the warehouse
plan. But heed them not, for if they
ask you to give up one demand now.
ere long they will ask you to give up
another demand. Every true Alliance
man should denounce them. and say
TO them, as it is said by the Divine,
Get thee hence, Satan. All their talk
is but empty promises, as the laboring
classes have already found to their sor-
row. All legislation for the past TWEEN
ty-five years has been in favor of the
money power; and has done nothing
for the relief of the wealth producing
portion OF this country. The farmer;
makes the wealth, the plutocrats get
it. Heed not the oil-tongued poll
ticians, tell them that you are for the
Ocala demands first, last and all the
time.
The Alliance Herald: When farm
er takes a bale of cotton to a ware
house, stores it and draws 80 per cent
of its value, that is all right because
he will have storage. insurance and
interest to pay, which would amount
to over 16 per cent for twelve months,
and there is about IA per cent profit.
But when he asks that the government
shall advance him the same amount to
save him from the trusts, syndicates
and combines. with the government
perfectly secure and Unidentified, that
is fearfully impractical and visionary.
1t is not visionary nor impractical 1t
is annually demonstrated to be prac-
-