Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-08
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

The fight is on. The revolution is
here The conflict must and will con-
tinue Ignorance of the great under
lying causes that are producing this
upheaval will neither correct our
wrongs nor avoid the consequences
w. Coclxrell
Andrew Carnegie says: ''What a
grand thing it would be for Great Brit
ain if our country could be brought
down to silver basis" Great Britain
did not seem to think so when it sent
an emissary over here with $500, 600 and
secured the decentralization of silver in
1878 3-Missouri World.
In 1872, silver being demonetized
in France, England and Holland, a cap
ital of 100000 was raised and Ernest
Seyd, of London, was sent to this coun-
try with this fund as agent of the for
eign bondholders and capitalists, to
effect the same object-the demonetiza-
ton of silver, which was accomplished.
Bankers Magazine, August, 1878
Among the many questions for dis
cussion proposed by National President
Powers. the following are germane to
the present agitation: What is money?
What are the uses of money? Is money
a commodity? Who furnishes the
money for this country? Who ought
TO furnish it? How should money be
furnished to the people?-Exchange
The alliance in Alabama is growing
in grace, intensifying in ardor and TAX
ing new inspiration for renewed effort
and zeal in the grand cause in which
all are enlisted. All along the line
comes words of. cheer and encourage
ment, and assurances of deep-rooted de-
termination to hold the fort until vic
tory shall crown our efforts. Alliance
Herald.
The mighty movement of the
masses is shaking the very foundations
of the nineteenth century, and even
now drawing in dim outline the new
civilization of the next century. The
time was when all eyes were fixed upon
the great and powerful kings and war
riors of historv. Poets sang of them
Literature fawned at their feet. But
to-day all is changed. of
Knights of Labor.
"A people ignorant of their political
and social rights will never select a
safe leader of social and political re-
form. They will be beguiled into
placing in power blatant demagogues
and crafty place seekers, who will
promise everything and perform moth
ing; who will use the temporary su-
premacy and position granted them for
their own aggrandiZement-
(TeX.) Southern Mercury.
notwithstanding Il few republican
politicians succeeded by one vote in de-
feating the resolution favoring the
new party in the late Ohio convention,
the various counties are arranging
themselves one after another in the
ranks of the new party in declaring for
an independent ticket. Ohio will hare
an independent state ticket in the field
in due time, and John Sherman will be
called upon to follow Mr.. Ingalls, into
retirement
The politicians seem fearfully an
noyed about the people demanding that
certain measures shall be enacted into
laws. They are worse annoyed because
some newspapers keep urging and in
sisting upon it. They will be still more
confused when the verdict shall be reg
istered and they will find themselves
high and dry without office, influence
or the hope of reward for their patriotic
zeal in trying to lead where no one will
follow. Herald.
What's the use of the alliance if
democracy is good enough? How fool
ish it would be to spend time and
money in effecting this great organiza-
ton if we have nothing new to offer.
The alliance, my friend, is something
more than democracy warmed over, and
if you join with this understanding
you'd better evacuate on short notice.
We want nothing in the alliance but
straight goods, all wool and yard
wide. Interstate Alliance Echo.
The partisan papers that have been
fighting the alliance have about decided
that their herculean blows make about
as much impression as to stick the
finger in bucket of water and note
the hole that is left when the finger is
withdrawn. Their opposition has been
of signal advantage and benefit by
arousing the membership to the realiza-
ton of the folly of the opposition and
the weakness of the arguments used to
meet the demands of the order.-Alli-
ance Herald.
When the question is asked what
will be the attitude of the Farmers
Alliance toward the third party, the
answer is very simple and very brief.
The third party has placed the alliance
demands in its platform. Has any
other party done the same? If not, the
question answers itself. The alliance
will do just what any other body of
people will do who are not hypocrites
and know what they want. The alli-
ance will stand by those who stand by
them, and don't you forget it-Paciic
Union Alliance.
A gentleman from this city, now
travelling in Kansas, writes us that the
Kansas Independents claim 90, 900 to
-, 600 najori'y, and are anxious for
another campaign, in which they say
they will just wipe the earth with the
remains of the old parties" He also
says: Il met a democrat from Bon
ham, Texas. who said the fool alliance
would undoubtedly carry Texas. He
was very bitter also met a Kansas
republican who has been in Texas
seven or eight weeks, and he said the
same. ."-Des Moines Tribune.
On the evenings of the 4th and 5th
instant State Organizer J. w Hines or
ganized two more Citizens Alliances in
San Francisco, making four alliances
in all in the city, No. being the pre-
iimtnary state organization, with power
to call the state meeting when seven or
eight counties are organized. Thus
You sec the work is spreading, and in a
shot, time there viii be in line host
of good, patr.c,t.ia citizens who will
stand shoulder to shoulder I'm the
Farmers Alliance in the great work
before Us. Organize, educate, act
Pacific Union Alliance
NOTE THE BEARINGS.
Ths People Can Hope For No Relief From
a Campaign in Which the Tariff is the
Only Issue.
1t is always proper and many times