Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-07-16
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GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE.
More than 1, 600 voters Join the Color.
ed Alliance every day that the sun rises.
Suppose, then, that twice IS many Join
the Farmers Alliance. Total, 5000
daily. Remember all these are commit
ted to the sub-treasury, and with
out exception favor a new political
organization. Not one man would
join us now with anything else
in view Surely the traitors who
are trying to stay among us and oppose
our demands will take this hint aud pull
out. Politicians who have Knocked pre-
pare to stay at home, and partisan news
papers who have spent their energies to
throw contempt upon us may prepare for
earnest work. Ministers of the gospel
who have left their sacred calling to heap
scurrilous remarks upon our members and
officers because we tried to help and to
save the downtrodden poor may find
their roads to the warm climate they
speak of shortened many leaG ne ,-Nat-
demal Alliance, Houston, Tex
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The Alliance Bulletin Harper, Kan J
says: IAN effort is being made to divide
the Alliance in the south by forcing pro
hlbltlon upon them as a political issue,
but, like their brethren of the north
they have refused to be sidetracked in
any such way. The action of the Kansas
Alliance upon this question should be
duplicated by all other states, for should
we spouse such outside issues it would
prove suicidal to our main issues. Let
nothing but the st. Louis, Ocala and Gin
cinnati demands cause us to do battle 1t
is an indisputable fact that many differ
ences of opinion exist upon the questions
OF less importance, hence the effort to
force them upon us if possible, for by so
doing division would be created and
Shylock given tighter grip upon the
people. We are united in our demands
Tor more money; then let that issue stand
paramount to all others until we gain an
issue of circulating medium equal to $50
per capita.
The Farmers Adyocate (Charlestown,
W. Va.) says: "The government issues
money tonational banks. It is issued to
them not for the banks to do as they
please with it; they cannot deal in real
estate, in live stock, in merchandise;
they cannot engage in manufacturing,
railroading or any enterprise. The money
is issued to them to loan, to loan to tie
people. The banks are virtually loan
agents, and the government is practically
loanng money to the people. The loans
are at | per c ent plus commissions of the
agents (the banks) The commission is
too hioh haiprr 20
annum, equal 10 20 TO 90 per cent.
on a fye-year loan. Now the propo-
sition is to dispense with these costly
loan agents.
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Rurat Home (Wilson, N. c. asks:
"What is the difference in interest to the
people under the present banking system
and that proposed by the sub.lreasury
PLANE A direct interest of not less than 8
per cent, an indirect interest from s to
600 per cent. Why is it then that the
politicians of both political parties favor
the present banking system2 Because un.
der this system the money is KEEP. for the
benefit OF the bankers and their favoritts
those who speculate on the product OF
the land, those who speculate on the
land, the protected manufacturer, mon
ned syndicates-the politician and a
subsidized press.
The Richmond County (Ga) Alliance
at meeting in Augusta few days ago
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That we endorse the bril-
liant administration of President Liv-
lngston, and present him for reelection
to the office, the duties of which he has
performed with commendable zeal and
marked ability. We commend him for
reelection not only in recognition of past
services, but because we believe that his
continuance III the presidency of the
state alliance will give him deserved
prestige in the halls Of congress.
u,...,,xs..,..,a 1l:aacs (wytheviiIe,
y. : s.vs. ssIhe farmers of the United
states received SIS, 900, 600 less for rais-
ing 76, 900, 900 acres of corn in 1886 than
they did for raising $4,000, 600 acres in
1888, though the former exceeded the
latter 116, 900, 900 bushels. In 1884
there was sown 100000 acres more
oats than 1883, and 10000, 900 more
bushels raised, but to the farmers $780,
600, 600 less was realized. An increase
in acreage every year, but decrease in
the amount realized on the bushel
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The Progressige Farmer (Raleigh) says :
Senator George, of Mississippi, has been
engaged in a most vigorous warfare on
the Alliance. He employed the whole
force of the enemy in his State against it.
But he was unable to stand against the
tide and has just published long letter,
endorsing the Alliance platform except
the sub treasury bill and the land loan
plan. He sees that his people are in
earnest and has backed down from his
high position, "Whlle the lamp holds
out to burn" etc.
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A Nashville dispatch of Saturday says:
The regular monthly crop report for Ten
nessee has been issued by Commissioner
Goodwin Wheat is reported in fine con-
dition. The yield is 81. of full aver
age crop and of excellent quality. Corn
Is improving rapidly. and tine prospects
al 4 r. 4 i.