Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-15
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Brothers, do not overlook the great
Importance of selecting good and true
men as delegates to the state meeting,
men who can go through the hottest
t1re of opposition and come through un-
scathed with report to bring of duty
well performed. Alliance Watchman.
The politicians are bent on Cleve-
land for president The fates seem to
be with the alliance, and as a part of
the programme have driven the politi-
clans mad. With Goldbug Cleveland as
the democratic candidate, and some
other goldbug as the republican candi-
date, the peoples party will knock the
persimmons. Missouri World
The brethren of Mississippi are
making gallant fight for alliance
principles The entire democratic force
inside and outside the state are in the
contest against them. 1t looks now as
though the alliance would surely win.
What victory it would be, and how
the henchmen of Wall street would
feel! Let the fight go on; the alliance
will prosper and grow stronger in the
midst of it.-National Economist
1t is reported that SOL 900, 900 in gold
has been exported since January 1, 1891
The less gold there is in the country
the harder it is on the people because
our debts, both public and private, are
really payable in gold, and the less gold
there is the dearer it is and the more
labor it costs the people to get it How
ever, it is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good Such condition of things just
suits the money State
Alliance Echo.
Some facts regarding silver coinage
stand out so prominently that they can
not be ignored. When silver was de-
monetized in 1878 the silver dollar was
worth three cents more than the gold
dollar. Since then England has pur-
chased our silver bullion at greatly re-
duced price, coming it into rupees for
circulation in India at S1.29 per ounce,
and by this means has reduced the price
of our cotton and wheat, and largely
driven them out of European markets
Exchange.
The different leading papers are
sending out reporters to ascertain the
probable effects of the nomination of
Cleveland or Hill by direct and close in
vestigation of the sentiments of the
people, as affecting these two aspirants.
If these great dailies had any compre-
hension they might know that the next
presidential election will be contest
between the masses and the classes,
democracy against plutocracy, the pro-
ducers and laborers against the blood
suckers and vampires, and that no
al fafi Of Wo11
pect the support of the masses.-Alli-
ance Herald.
If there is single act of financial
legislation on the part of congress since
1851 that gives the laboring man an
equal chance with the bondholder l
would like for some one to point it out
How does the demonstration of silver
benefit the laboring man? Who but
the money party is making war on
silver? Is it argued that the free coin
age of silver will be against the labor
ing man and in favor of the rich? With
all possible efforts of deception many
are still clnging to the parties that
have enacted a financial policy as dis
graceful as any to be found in the CIV
ilized world.-G. w. White, of Georgia
acts of congress in the world can not
lessen it's [gold'sl value" All bosh.
There is enough gold in the shape of
coin to supply the demand for it in the
arts for from fifty to seventy-five years.
Let all nations demonetize gold and a
twenty-dollar gold piece would not be
worth five dollars in paper money or
silver. Suppose there were fifty years
supply of corn and it was imperishable.
What would it be worth? Two cents a
bushel? Hardly. With fifty years
supply of baled cotton on hand, what
would it be worth? The cost of storage
and hauling would be but little less
than the price. The stopping and linn
iting of the coinage of silver have
brought an ounce of it down from 81. .29
to 81 cents Stop coming it entirely
and demonetizs the silver coins of the
world, thus throwing many years sup
ply on the market an ounce would not
be worth 25 cents s-Missouri World
"A word of caution to the state alli-
ances, which are to meet in annual
session in the near future: During the
next alliance year we will doubtless be
confronted with stupendous problems.
4hOh OA OTucTs anu especially our
will be tested in every way.
We know that efforts will be made to
buy and bribe them-that their patriot
ism, their devotion and constancy to
principle, their moral manhood, will be
tested as never before. It is all impor-
tant that men be chosen to lead during
the next year who are sound and solid
to the core; who can Withstand all
manner of temptation; who will prove
pure metal in the furnace, and who are
absolutely unpurchasable. Take no
man for leader who has the office
itch. The state presidents for the next
year and the delegates to the supreme
council arc the most important posi-
tions to the alliance people that are to
be filed for year (if not years. to
come. The brotherhood should keep
their eyes wide open and see that none
is selected to these positions but the
tried and true. Raleigh IN. c. Pro-
gressive Farmer