Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-06
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

says Inc alliance is 2O,0O0 stronger
than it was on the 4th day of last No
vember. How's that for disintegra-
tion?"
is there any farmer so blind that
he cannot see the drift of affairs and
the necessity of placing himself in line
with all other farmers?-American
Grange Bulletin.
In order to reform politics we must
put reform men in the lead with re-
form politics. Any other attempt will
prove a failure in spite of all the teach
ing or education that can be DONE
Labor's Tribune.
just as every one expected The
democratic leaders have gone back on
free coinage and are ready to shout for
Cleveland and tariff reform Such a
course has been predicted all the time,
and it will now be in order for the peo-
pie to make their choice.-Nationa
Economist
mississippi, Missouri and Wall
street appear to be the three centers of
opposition to the alliance Similar OBJ
jections are given, simia ar reasons for
dissatisfaction advanced, and general
similarity in methods maintained Can
not the alliance discover a common re-
suit anticipated? Let no one be de-
ceived. Economist
Our success in 1892 will depend
largely upon thorough organization and
union of forces. To create factious
feelings and divisions will be the busi-
ness in which our enemies will jealous
ly engage to weaken and destroy us.
Look out for those who cry ''class move
ment, "class legislation" These are
the Doodle howlers.-Pacific Union.
The alliance in Texas is taking on
a new growth which bids fair to eclipse
anything ever before seen in that state
S. o. DAVIS, secretary of the Texas State
Alliance, writes that he has issued
forty-fve charters for new alliances
during the past two weeks. This does
not prove that the alliance in Texas is
very badly divided. Econ
omist
The politicians are now at home
busy at work spreading discomfort and
discord among the brethren. A few al
lance members who think more of po-
litical preferment or partisan money
than the good of the order are lending
their aid in such nefarious proceedings.
Their season will be brief and their
total destruction swift and sure.-Econ-
omist.
The criticism of Senator Carlisle
that the government can have no money
to loan to the farmers that it does not
first collect in taxes, now quite often
repeated, is most stale chestnut. The
truth is the taxpayers can have no
money not issued by the government.
The farmers simply propose just and
equitable method of issuing money, no
more, and will accept no adjustment
that does less.-Exchange
81 do not wonder that the indus
trial classes are revolving against the
political leadership of both parties;
neither do 1 wonder that these leaders
are now trying to hob-nob with our
farmer organizations in order to again
fool the farmer and catch his vote.
There is no redemption except In the
formation Tor rather in allowing that
which is already formed to grow of a
new political organization In which the
capitalist is bound to respect IT. r.
Smith, Secretary Ohio State Grange.
The herculean efforts of the two
old parties to make the tariff an issue
for 1892 to the exclusion of all others
has so far proved fiat failure. One
hundred years of discussion in regard
to this question is quite enough when
other and more important questions are
the attention of the people
Never again will the farmers be drawn
into political campaign where the
tariff is the only issue until the ques-
tions fland, transportation and money
have been disposed of. No amount of
political demagogy can force the people
into it. Politicians, please take notice.
Economist,
1t will go into history that the |
or farmer and laborer's ]
union of America became the redeemer
Of fast decaying and sinking nation.
The men who are now so blind as to
oppose the alliance, will soon learn |
that an unseen hand guided the til1ers
and toilers for the purpose of saving a
republic which is to yet revolutionize
the world. We may pass through a
leep and dark struggle, but the Ameri- |
can idea is SO strong with the members |
If the alliance that whatever may be |
5he character of the coming issue, we |
will come out in love with the stars and |
stripes. Tribune,
People who claim that the alliance |
S trying to form third party will do |
we'll to remember that the constitution |
If the alliance forbids its entrance into |
partisan politics in any sense. The al |
lance simply demands certain definite |
5hings; and it holds itself ready to CO.
operate with any party or parties that |
nay have the will and power to do the
,hings it demands. If third party
should arise with the will and power to |
bring about the reforms the alliance |
demands, that organization would be |
very stupid if it did not give such
party its hearty support The third |
party will come or not, as the present
political parties may direct-President
Polk's Progressive Farmer.
Both the old party organs, by way
u argument against the alliance de-
nands, say lyon can't legislate money
nto the peoples pockets" This is con-
'idered squeleher, and as such unan,
'werable. Instead of this proposition
oeing true, it is absolutely false and
There was never dollar
h the pocket of any individual that did
lot get there primarily through an act
If legislation. What makes money?
What takes it out of the
rational treasury, where it must first
20 when first made? Legislation.
Where does It go when taken from the
reasury2 Into the pockets of the peo-
lie when in abundance. into the vaults
# the banks when carce.-National
economist