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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-01
Declaration of Purposes.

Whereas the general condition of our coun
Try imperatively demands unity OF action on
the part of the laboring classes, reformation
and economy, and the dissemination of prn'
ciples best calculated to encourage and foster
agricultural and mechanical pursuits, en-.
Couraging the toling masses leading them
in the road to prosperity, and providing a
]ust and fair remuneration for labor. a just
exchange for our commodities. and the be ST
means OF securing 10 the laborlng classes the
greatest amount or good; We hold TO the
principle that ali monopoli IS are dangerous
to the best interests Of our country, tending
10 enslave a free people and subyert and
finally overthrow the great principles pur
chased by the fathers of American liberty.
We therefore adopt the following as our
declaration of principles:
!. To labor for tn educ ltion of the agrlcul-
tural classes in the science of economical
government, in a strictly nonpartisan spirit
and bring about more pei feet union OF said
classes
2 That we demand equal rights to all, and
special favors TO none.
3, To endorse the motto: ain all things
essential unity; and in all things charity.
l. To develop a better state mentally,
morally, socially and financially.
o. 10 constantly strive 10 secure entlFe mar
mony and good will to all mankind and
brOtherly love among ourselves.
To suppress personal, local, section al
snd national prcjudices, all unhealthy rivalry
and all selfish ambition.
I. The brightest jewels which IL garners,
are the tears of the widows and orphans, and
It's imperative commands are to visit the
home where IacerLted hearts are bleeding;
to assuage the suffering of brother or q
sister; bury the dead, care tor the widows
and educate the orphans; to exercise charity
towards all offenders; to construe words and
deeds in their most favorably lighG. granting
honesty of purpose and good intentions to
others and to protect the principles of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union until
death. Its laws are reason and equity; its
cardinal doctrines inspire purity of thought
and life, it' intention ia: "On earth, peace
aud good will to man."
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-01
ERIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
Awful Disaster to n Crowd of Rejoicing
Italians-Eleven Persons Killed and NAM
Others Mangled BY an Explosion.

Awful Disaster to a Crowd of Rejoicing
Italians-Eleven Persons Killed and Many
Others Mangled By an Explosion.
NEWARK, n. j., Sept 26.-Last even.
ing the Italian quarter was decorated
and brilliantly lighted in honor Of St
Roca's day, and many fireworks were
exploded. A large crowd was assem-
bled when a big bomb mortar suddenly
exploded. The havoc was frightfuL
Hands, legs and arms were torn Off
Eleven persons were killed outright,
and twenty-eight were injured, many
having arms and legs torn off.
A big copper casing mortar was used
for the bombs. These were filed with
colored fire and shot in the air where
they burst, throwing out a shower Of
that exploded and caused all the harm.
The bomb casing was about five inches
in diameter and thirty inches long.
About II p m. a large bomb was put
in the mortar and lighted 1t is sup
posed that the bomb exploded in it.
There were hundreds of men, women
and children standing around watching
with great expectancy. When it ex-
ploded the air was filed with the
shrieks of the injured and dying. In
tense confusion followed.
The explosion is supposed to be due
to an overcharge of powder. Rumors
were abroad that there had been dyna-
mite in the bomb, but this is denied
There is a city ord finance forbidding
the display of fireworks except on legal
holidays and at military reviews, but
the superintendent Of the fire depart
ment granted the permit for the fatal
exhibition
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which is not usually a debt-paying
month with the farmer, and in this
case does not include any proceeds
from the abundant crops of the present
year But there can be no doubt the pros
pect of plenty had great deal to do with
the better resolve to pay up" In sixty
counties there was net reduction of
1881, 45S of ffarm-mortgage indebtedness.
The reduction was S236, 94S in twenty
eight eastern counties, STA, $40 in sew
enteen central, and was large in fifteen
western counties. The total excess of
farm mortgages released in forty-eight
counties for the three and a-third
months ending with July was 81, 429,-
037, or 2915 per cent, and it is estimated
that during the whole of the present
year total of fully $40. 900, 600 of mort
gage indie btedness will have been re-
leased in Kansas This in spite of the
efforts and rulings of the judge who
took six weeks course in the study of
law after his election, presumably with
the intention of finding out how best to
protect debtors from the just claims
of their creditors"
A more cunning, internal lie was
probably never hatched out by the boss
liar of tophet, himself, than is bodied
in the above quoted editorial item from
the Tribune.
Even If it were true, there is de-
crease of only $40. 900 per year.
This would take sixteen years (there
being S16O, 600, 600 of Kansas mortgages)
to clear the state of farm mortgage in
de btedness!
But the assertions themselves are
false-and the Capital and Tribune
both know they are false. They are
published for the sole purpose of mis-
leading the people. They are published
in the interest of the Shylocks, who
propose to kill off the peoples reform
movement at any and all hazards
Now let us see what a witness says,
who lives in Kansas and knows what
he is talking about Bear in mind that
he is not now and never has been a
member of the Farmers Alliance. Re-
member. also. that till few years ago
he was "a staunch republican. His
letter bears on it's very face the con-
vincing and unimpeachable truth. For
good reasons we withhold his name for
the present-but will personally vouch
for his reliability.
The letter is not intended for pub
lication, and it is with reluctance that
we use it. but it comes in SO oppor-
tunely. so forcibly and pointedly-and
withal it is SO necessary that our
friends everywhere should know the
truth of the matter-that we print it,
hoping that the writer will pardon us
for the liberty:
", Stevens county, Kan, Au-
gust 2s. 1s9t.-Editor Chicago Sentinel:
From 1872 to 's5 I was a resident of
-. Wilson county, Kan. Some one
sent me q copy of your paper. Your
views on the financial question seemed
logical and reasonable. After carefully
considering the subject became a con-
vert Less than half dozen neigh
bors agreed with me. nevertheless be-
lieved it I talked it, and formed a
greenback club. procured your paper
and other documents and We soon be-
came 'cranlxs and fat fools
1.-TWO years from that time we car
ried the county. Since which time /
have had no reason 10 change my poll
teal opinions
"Now the FsFmers' Alliance has
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"In another column he shows mort
cages paid off and canceled-Qarge
amounts).
Now for the facts in the case:
Long before July. '9l, every loan
company doing business in this county
withdrew their agents. Not a dollar
can be had on any terms.
Then, again. the amount of Cancelled
mortgages as shown is nothing more or
less than the poor farmer, who was
threatened with immediate foreclosure
and could not meet his interest coupons
semi-annually and had waived his right
of appraisement knowing the land
would not bring one-half the indie bted-
ness, if sold at forced sale, would leave
heavy personal judgment hanging
over him), reluctantly agreeing to deed
his cherished home to the loan COM
pany. Many of them did not receive
dollar; some few were paid ten or if
teen dollars because it was cheaper
than foreclosure.
Not single farm mortgage in this
county was ever paid off by the mort
gagors.
This is the plan republican newspa-
pers and stump speakers have adopted
to deceive the people and perpetuate
republican rule in Kansas.
This is not intended for publication,
but to throw light on Kansas politics.
could give you many other startling
facts if you desire them.
Excuse this hasty and tedious letter.
feel as though ] were writing to an
old friend or intimate acquaintance, on
account of our political views."-Chica-
90 Sentinel
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PLuTOCRATIC LIES.

Each Mortgage Release In the western
states Represents q Foreclosure Sale and
an Evicted Family-No Money is Being
Paid.
The Topeka, Kan, Capital has been
engaged for some months in doing the
dirty work of 'down east" Shylocks by
pretending to hunt up the record of
paid mortgages. The Chicago Tribune
which sold out years ago to a syndi-
cate composed of Shylock, Satan s. Co
lis passing the Capital lies along the
line of the money mongers' press, and
chuckling with demoniac glee in the
fact that it is pulling the wool over the
eyes of its misguided readers. Here is
a recent utterance of the Tribune:
THE Daily Capital, of Topeka, is do
ing a good work in keeping track of
and making public the changes in the
land loan market of Kansas, and its
latest report is one of the most valua-
BILE issued. 1t is for the month of July,
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PENSION REPORT.

The Commissioner Submits His Annual
Showing to the Secretary of the In
terior.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-The annual
report of the commissioner of pensions
on the operations of that bureau during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1891, has
been submitted to the secretary of the
interior. 1t shows that there were 676,
100 pensioners borne upon the rolls,
being 13s, 216 more than at the close OF
the previous fiscal year. The pension
ers are classified as follows:
Widows and daughters of revolution
ary soldiers, %; army invalid pension
ers, 413. 597; army widows, minor chill
dren, ETC.. 10s, 537; navy invalid pen
sioners, 4,449; navy widows, minor chill
dren, etc, 25, 25S; survivors of the war
Of 1912, 2S4; widows of soldiers of the
war of 1912, 1890; survivors of the Mex:
lean war, 16, $40; widows of the Mexican
war, 6.976.
Under act of June 81, 1S90-Army in
valid pensioners, 81, 1856; army widows
minor children, etc, L., 200; navy invalid
pensioners, S,976; navy widows, minor
children, etc, 1,436.
During the fiscal year first payments
were made upon 131, 160 original claims,
requiring S31, 391, $50 for payment Dur
ing the year first payments were made
upon "a, 532 original claims more than
those of the year previous, at an aggre-
gate cost of 81, 0S7, 302 less. There were
222, 521 first payments of every descrip-
tion, requiring S3S. $50, ga, being s6y.-
592 less than was required for the $780,
514 first payments made during the last
fiscal year. The average value of first
payments made during the year ended
June 80, 1891, was $3.50. SS, and the av-
erage value of first payments on claims
allowed under the act of June 27, 1890,
was S71.2S. The average value Of first
payments for the preceding year was
s4S5. II, being a reduction in the aver
age first payments for the year 1891, as
compared with the fiscal year 1890, of
S246.3s. The aggregate annual value
of the 676, 16o pensions on the roll June
80. 1891, was $50 2f7, 200, and the aver
age annual value of each pension on
the roll at the close of the fiscal year
was S1S2, and the average annual value
of each pension on the roll under the
act of June 81, 1890. was Sl21.
There will be a deficiency in the ap-
preparation for the payment of fees
and expenses of examining surgeons of
about 100000. The total amount OF
money disbursed on account of PEN
sions, expenses, etc, during the fiscal
year was S11s.54s, 959, as compared
with sIO6, 493. $50 disbursed during the
preceding fiscal year.
During the year 20,525 pensioners
were dropped from the rolls for various
causes. but of this number IS, 225 were
dropped by reason of death.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-01

a state charter has been issued Well
come to Wisconsin.
1t strikes us that for an organiza-
tion that is going to the dogs, as the
old party papers claim, the Farmers
Alliance in the south is making deal
of trouble for the democracy in the
southern egislatures.-New Nation.
With Sam Wood murdered in Kan
sas by a republican assassin and Dr.
Macune assaulted in Mississippi by a
democratic thug, the time seems ap-
preaching when members of the alli-
ance will be compelled to stand little
closer together. Citizens Alliance.
The people are rapidly learning
that our congressman are nothing but
old sitting hens keeping plutocratic
eggs warm. We are, therefore, prepar-
ing to supplant them with reform pull
lets, to lay and hatch out pure demo-
cratic reforms Southern Mercury.
Until we see and realize that any
infringement of the rights of others,
even though they be the very lowest
and most insignificant, impairs the
vital life forces of the whole, we shall
fail to measure up to the full demands
of either Christianity or humanity. -
Pacific Union.
We are to-day in the midst of a
great revolution. Mighty forces are
being marshaled which must test our
virtue, our manhood, our patriotism
and our love of humanity. God forbid
that any allianceman should be weighed
in the balance and found wanting
Alliance Echo.
The great mistake made by con-
gress in 1866 was in not providing for
the permanent circulation of the money
then in existence, and for increasing
the same as population increased. Had
this been done the people of this nation
would now be little short of the millen-
ium.-Missouri World.
The design of government is to Sc
cure to the individual all the liberty
consistent with justice und public or
der, and to destroy all other kinds of
liberty. No man is to be allowed to
exercise liberty to kill, to rob or de-
stroy. This would be the destruction
of all personal liberty.-Exchange.
The result of the democratic anti
sub-treasury alliance meeting, held at
jackson, Miss, September 2, was rather
a slim affair; but few counties were rep
resented, and a general want of conf
dence prevailed. The decisive action
taken by the recent state meeting
seemed to have had depressing effect.
National Economist
-Ccngressmen and others assert that
the alliance sub-treasury plan is obnox-
ious class legislation. Yet not one of
them can point out any class of our
people that will be injured by it, and
show why or how. they would be in
iured Blank assertions unsupported
by facts are out of date in this year of
grace, 1s91.-Southern Mercury.
Report has it that the whole
strength of the republican machine
will be brought to bear ON the Ohio
campaign Last year over $3.50, 900 was
spent in order to elect Mckinley to
congress, without avail. To be defeat
ed now for governor will pretty nearly
do the tariff-maker up. together with
John Sherman, the arch hypocrite of
the whole gang. Win the people Of
the Buckeye State see to it that the
work Is done--in the interest OF justice
and political decepcyS-Pseiae Union.
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County Alliances.

Msdison-Presldent, 7. J. Alsworth,
Canton; Secretary, David Il. Wood.
Sharon.
Kinds President, u. Y. Brown, Utica;
Secretary, c. s. Spann, Raymond.
Rankin President, Dallas Watts.
Pink; Secretary, R. e. Knight Pela'
hatchie.
Simpson-President, S. NJ. Williams,
Westville; Secretary, J. J. Hilton, Har-
risville.
Copiah-President A. b. Guynes,
Gallman; Secretary, J. ID. Miller, Halle
hurst
Claiborne-President, Caleb Lobdell,
Port Gibson; Secretary, j. d. Magruder,
RusSum.
Jeferson-President, Robert Mcbride,
Mcbride +. o.; Secretary, L. l.. Darden,
Eyette.
Lncoln-Presidcnt, E. p. Douglass,
Wesson; Secretary, Edward Smith,
Brookhayen.
Franklin-President A. NJ. Newman,
Hamburg; Secretary, Juan Nix, Nc
Calls Creek.
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Will Wind EN- Up.

The democratic league of Minnesota,
in St Paul, is reported to have resolved
to fuse with the Farmers Alliance on
the basis of free coinage of silver and a
tariff for revenue only. There are a
few Farmers Alliance men that might
be caught with that chaff, but scarcely
any of them are peoples party men.
The members of the peoples party as a
whole do not care a continental for
free coinage or the tariff question
They have better fish to fry. Besides
they cannot fuse with the democrats.
Any attempt on their part to do SO
would prevent them from being mem
bers of the peoples party, as the ma
tional committee would refuse to recog-
nize them. The spoils seekers of the
old parties might as well make up their
minds that only one kind of fusion
goes, between the republicans and the
democrats. And that will wind 'em
both up-National Advance.
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The Ocala Demaud DIS.


Ia. We demand the abolition of national
banks
b. We demand that the government shall
establish suo-Treasuries or repositories in
lne several States, which shall loan money
direct to the peope at low rate of interest
not to exceed per cent per annnm, on nom
perlshabie farm products, and also upon real
estate, with proper limitations upon the
quantity of lani and the amount of money.
c. We demand that the amount OF the CIR
euating medium be speedily increased to not
Hss than $50 per capita.
That we demand that Congress shall pass
,ucn laws as will efrectualy prevent the
ueailng In futures OF all agricultural and
mechanical productions; providing astringent
tys'em of procedure in trials tn It will secure
me prompt conviction. and imposing such
PENALTIES as shall secure The most perfect
0onpl ance with the law.
we condemn the silver bill recently
passed by Congress, and demand in lieu
uereof the free and unlimited coinage of
silver
:" we demand the passage of laws prohibit
%s anen ownership of land, and that Con-
.'oss take prompt action TO devise some plan
sooehn all lands now owned by aliens and
h,Oregn syndicatas, and that all lands now
av'u oy railroads be reclaimed by the govern
"snL and held for actual settlers only.
:" believing in the doctrine of equal rights
nand-
a. - mat our national leg Station shall be 80
tsmeu t.s In the future as NOT to build up one
'4uustry at the expense of another.
~. we further demand q removal of the ex.
n. sung heavy tariff tax from the necessities OF
.nat toe poor OF our land must have.
we further demand Just and equitable
"s'sm OF graduated tax on incomes.
4. NE believe that the money of the country
bu oe kept as much as possible In the
a. OF the people. and hence we demand
H"i All national and State revenues shall be
eeo % the necessary expenses of the gov
tered, anu Aoe'
nv we demand the most rigid. honest ant
49,, sss state and national governmental coutro
ssupervis on OF the means of public com
cauon mic and transportation, and If thii
sA0i and supervision does not remove ths
r"-N ssse now existing. we demand the govern
ss," 1o"nership OF such means OF communi
'.acn and transportation.
ne demand that the Congress of the
ca- cssa states submit an amendment 20 th,
r,'uiation ra,,a providing for the election eI
ss.ssN sso states Senators By direct yete az Oh
WVpss Of eses s,sle.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-01

stepped into the shoes of the dead
greenback party, and refuse to affiliate
with or recognize anybody except farm
ers Yet shall always be found vot-
ing my sentiments, and If can make
any suggestions that will help the
cause, / will freely do so.
THE editor of the Topeka Capital
Aug. 16. 1871, leading republican
daily paper, devotes much space to
prove that the farmers of Kansas are in
a prosperous conditions; not borrowing
dollar, but paying off their farm
mortgages at a rapid rate.
"He quotes figures from the records
to prove what abominable liars the
calamity howlers' are. He names
Stevens county, and that is what wish
to explain, and what is true of this
county, is true of all the southwestern
counties in the state.
HE takes the month of July, 1891, and
shows how many mortgages were filed
for record-none.
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benefit to his health he removed into
Kentucky when IS years of age and re-
mained there as student of Center
college. He was graduated in 1885 and
almost Immediately afterward began
to lecture without pay on religious sub
iects, temperance and oppos tion to
slavery, supporting himself by the work
of his hands. By this means he became
known throughout the state. The
young philanthropist removed to Dan
vile during the first visitation Of chol-
era, when it proved fatal to many per-
sons of all classes. He nursed the sick
and buried the dead when most of the
theological students residing there had
fled in terror.
After a course in theology at Dam
vile, Mr.. Burchard received license
to preach, granted him by the Transyl-
vania presbytery in the year 1888 He
was soon popular and received many
calls, of which he preferred one to New
York city, because it gave him the ad-
vantage of the Union Theological sem
mary. His installation as pastor took
place May l, 1889 He was successful
and highly popular and his congrega-
ton built a much larger church in 1919
| This was burned down in 1855, together
with the pastors valuable library. In
| the same year a new edifice was raised
where, several years ago, DIR. Burchard
completed a pastorate of more than
forty years duration.
In 1861 he was appointed chaplain of
the American church in Paris and in
1866 chancellor of Ingham university.
He did not permit these honors to in
terfere with his relations to his people,
by whom he stood notwithstanding his
receipt of many flattering calls
During the presidential campaign in
1854, when near its close, the country
was profoundly startled by a remark
made by Mr.. Burchard, who was chosen
as the spokesman of 600 clergymen who
called to pay their respects to Mr..
Blaine in New York. During his ad-
dress he called the democratic party
the party of Rum, Romanism and Re-
bellion." This was at once scattered
broadcast over the land and was thought
to have acted injuriously to Mr.. Blaine,
especially in New York, where it was
supposed several hundred votes were
turned over to Mr.. Cleveland and the
state lost and consequently the presi-
dency.
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

National Secretary J. ii. Turner
organized Delaware state alliance Tues
day, September 8.
Hereafter no promises of the politi-
clans of the old parties will be accept
ed."-President L. L. Polk.
The alliance is fast drifting away
frop, the two old parties The ten
dency everywhere Is toward independ-
ent Action
If the one per cent. paid by the ma
tional banks is tax, what in thunder
Is the six to ten that they exact from
the people called.
Brother Turner, national secretary,
has received notice that consolidation
with the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union has been ratified
by the sub-alliances of Wisconsin and
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Mccarthy and warren Arrested.

New ORLEANS, Sept a6.-The prize
fighting matter has taken new turn.
The grand jury virtually abandoned the
indictments against Tommy Warren and
Cal Mccarthy for training for fight and
indicted them for engaging in the
fight. The men were again arrested and
furnished bond. The trial will take
place next Tuesday. The Olympic
club is keeping the men here at its ex-
pense, has engaged counsel and exc
poets an easy victory, especially as the
best of order was preserved. The city
attorney has given an opinion that the
contests were legal and the mayor gevs
the permit for the atsais
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MAsTIFF AND cUR-Piy and Silent Contempt

he SO humbly espoused. Fearlessly,
courageously, charitably has he eA-
posed the frauds, fallacies and extrava-
gancies of the power that crushes us.
Boldly did he enter the citadel of the
money changers, government-mongers
contract-breakers, law-destroyers, gov
ernment thieves, political scoundrels
and society mongers and expose their
methods and rottenness to the gaze of
an unsuspecting constituency.-Dallas
TEX Southern Mercury.