Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-22
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

-Mck1nleys nomination In Ohio VIII
hardly keep the tariff question on top,
even In that state. As Joshua COM
manded the sun to stand still until he
cleaned out the Gideonites, so have the
people commanded all questions, but
the money question, to be still until
they wipe the earth with the money
monopolists. Missouri World
The settled policy of that wing of
the political army called republican is
to endeavor to Islander the alliance to
death. That of the other wing, the
democratic, is to falsely pretend to IA
vor alliance principles, in the hope that
such pretenses may deter the members
from uniting in an independent move
ment- The one policy is bold, desperate
and unprincipled, the other unprinci-
pied, dishonest and hypocriticaL -Mis-
souri, World
That silly statement of an interview
between Senator Carlisle and delega-
ton of alliancemen, is still going the
rounds. The truth is no such inter
view was ever held. There is not a
member of the alliance so foolish as to
go to Mr.. Carlisle for either advice,
counsel or information regarding the
subject that is claimed to have been
discussed. 1t is one of the many fool
ish attempts to ridicule and belittle the
demands of the alliance, that the two
old parties now substitute for argu-
ment.-National Economist
Says the West Tennessee Wing:
1.-THE sub-treasury financiers, as rule,
are people who have not made bril-
liant success In the management of
their own affairs Isn't 1t singular that
such men should find a following?"
Exactly so. The men who have accu-
mulated wealth from the earnings of
the producers don't want the sub-treas-
ury In theirs because 1t would derange
their little schemes by placing the con-
troll of the circulating medium in the
hands of the government and the peo-
pie Weekly Toiler.
The party bosses are trying to brace
up the courage of the old politicians
who want office. They are trying to
make them believe that the people are
not dangerous, but notwithstanding
this most of the politicians are becom-
ing badly cross-eyed trying to watch
the drift of the people with one eye
and keeping the other on the road
mapped out by the old party leaders.
If this uncertainty continues much
longer every one of them will have to
wear green goggles before the congress
sional campaign begins.
(La Farmers Vidette.
: The Sumner County Press and other
republican journals are in great sweat
over an imaginary scheme of President
Polk TO defeat the republican party In
enough of the northern states to enable
the solid south to elect democratic
president in 1892. If these wiseacres
will Just hold their hats until February
90, 1892, they will have an opportunity
to see what kind of n democratic presi-
dent the south will elect. That we
shall again see a solid south there Is no
doubt, but there will be a solid north
west linked with it, and the candidate
for president will not be Grover Cleve-
land Advocate.
just now the partisan papers, both
north and south, are filed with war
stories, incidents and pictures. Can
anyone surmise why there Is such an
unusual revival of this kind of lltera-
ture? The truth is, presidential csm-
paign is near at hand and the two old
parties are indulging in the usual pre-
liminaries preparatory to such an event
1t is done to continue the cry of section
alism and thereby array the people of
the north and south against each other.
This scheme has worked very satisfact-
orily for years past, but just now the
alliance seems to block the game quite
effectually. Economist.
of the effect of the sub-treasury
scheme in Mississippi the Natchez DEM
ocrat says: at is useless to deny that
this poisonous doctrine and its up-
scrupulous advocates, who hope to ride
into office upon it, are doing a damag-
ing work with the democracy of the
solid south at time when their unity
is absolutely needed" 1t would seem
from this that many reports concerning
the disintegration and failure of the al
lance In Mississippi have been wide Of
the truth. 1t appears, also, that the
sub-treasury plan is not losing ground,
as has been stated. The fact Is the al
lance in Mississippi is doing great
work. 1t is increasing in numbers and
Importance to such an extent that the
political Bosses are nearly at their wits
end. The result will doubtless be a
surprise to all.-Exchange.