The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-11-27
tARMERS' ALLIANCE
ALLIANCE NorEs.S

OemocraLlc canuluotes Tor preSi
dent are as thick as leaves in Valam
brosa- The alliance candidate for pres
ident is letting the office seek him.
The money value of gold dolla,
is 100 cents, the commercial or intrinsic
value 81 cents. so that there Is three
cents fiat value even in the gold coin. -
Pittsburgh Kansan.
The silver dollar is the only unit Of
our monetary system that has never
fuctuated since the formation of the
government Yet some people call sill.
yer debased currency.
AT the annual meeting Of the state
Farmers Alliance Of Michigan the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted without
dissenting voice: Resolved, that VIC.
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union of the state of Michigan, heart
lily indorse the Ocala platform, and fur
ther declare to the oppressed toilers OF
America that we are unyieldingly in
favor of independent political action
as outlined at the Cincinnati confer
ence." ssx
I'm 1857 ''honest" John said: ssI say
that equity and justice are amply salts
fed If we redeem these bonds at the
end of five years in the same kind OF
money, of the same INTRINSIC vasss il
bore ut the time it was issued" /" In
1878 millionaire John Sherman said:
TO refuse to pay the bonds in gold
would be reputation and extcr-
ton and would be scofing at the bless
ings of Almighty God. "-Dakota Ru-
ralist.
If we had railroads belonging r.,
the people the fruit-growers in Della
ware and Kansas would not be feeding
peaches to the hogs, nor would the
farmers of many states in the west use
thousands of bushels of corn for fuel,
while in our large industrial cities of
the east men, women and children are
starving. The peoples ownership OF
the roads would bring producer and
consumer together at cost.-Journal OF
Knights of Labor.
The people are mildly asking that
the democratic party make money"
an issue in the battle of 1892. The
ringsters. Cleveland, Mills, ct al, seem
to think their little put-ins will sea-
the public mouth. The masses are de-
termined to force the issue. The demo
cratic party has got to speak either for
or against ''more money" viii tho
party seek its support from Wall street
or from the people? Let the next con-
gress say. Weekly Toiler.
Gold at Buenos Ayres. Argentine,
recently rose to premium of 800 pe7
cent. The government has issued de
cree. the substance of which is tn.
issuance of a forced currency and fixin;,
the premium on gold at $50 per cent.
The government has also suspended.
payments in gold for two years. In at
dition new monetary unit has beer
adopted, composed of a fixed amount
of silver and nickel This money is
now being coined. American Banker.
AT Ocala tho supreme council de.
cided that at our next annual meeting
the supreme council would arrange for
a national conference to be held on the
esd day OF February, 1899, s;nen II
would be decided what political action
we would take, If any. Until then tho
true alliancemen are expected to stand
firmly by the Ocala demands. This is
the only true and consistent position
for alliancemen. This they are doing
and this they will do They know that
their demands are just and right and
they will stand by them. Raleigh IN.
C.) Progressive Farmer.
I'VE frequently hear men proclaim
that they are as good alliancemen as
anyone, but do not indorse the Ocala
platform. In the name of common
sense, we would ask, what other essen
tials constitute an allianceman except
q belief in the fundamental principles
Of our organization? You must take
Its platform or reject the alliance. Ono
Ii . part and parcel of the otheN You
had as well proclaim that you are a
democrat. but believe Ia the repub-
hcan platfoFga. Such a declaration is
not ealy inconsistency, but hypocrisy.
Southern Alliance farmer.
The sub-treasury is Intended to
place sufficient money In the hands of
the people to do the business of the
country without the annual congestion
OF money that throws the whole busi-
neas interest in condition whi.h
necessitates loss, and also TO reduce the
interest of money, Besides. it would
give stability 70 prices and prevent
svndicates from depreciating farm prod
uctA buying them. and robbing the
consumer, by placing heavy per cent.
upon them in order to assure millions
to the syndicate at the loss and damage
to the whole country. - Alliance
Herald.
Had the alliance been content to
Just simply meet and resolve in favor
OF such and such measures being en-
acted into law without carrying its ap-
peal to the ballot box. it would have
escaped the attacks of the political
bosses" who manipulate nominations
and measures for which they are paid
by corporations out of their Legislative
funds" These fellows know with the
adyeAt to power by the great plain peo-
pie that they are out of job. Turn
the rascals out and put men who are in
sympathy and who will work for the
interests of those whose servant he is
In the legislative halla Of the country.
Missouri World.
1T is very possible to be too poor To
practice economy. For instance. mt
this time OF the year people who have
money are filing their cellars with
coal; they are buying II for about eight
or ten cents peE hushel, and are putting
IN epogeA to last all winter. But peo-
pie who have no money and no cellars
to put coal into. are not putting In any
coal. Consequently, when cold weather
comes on they will buy coal by the