The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-15
THE ALLIANCE.

1aG AuLlANCE.
Farmers Vidette, Alexandria, La:
Unity of action among the working
men is the only means for improving
their condition, and to secure this there
must be unity of sentiment. No unity
of sentiment can exist unless there is
education in that direction. This to
be accomplished must come from one
source. The source of education for
the Alliance is its supreme council
meetings.
The Farmer, Goodland, Kas.: Shall
the farmer harbor malice toward his
fellow because of little difference OF
opinionp Is it not this very thing that
has enabled the enmies of our fair re-
public to get in their heinous work?
Let the laboring classes adjust their
differences among themselves and when
the time comes present a strong and
unbroken front against monopoly, trust
and the money power of our country.
The Union, Brookield, Mo-, says:
It is often said that ''if I had my life
to live over 1 would pursue a different
course" Perhaps SO, but it is certain
that the young man or woman who
starts out to get knowledge and con-
tinues to seek wisdom, has the advant-
age in the race for life. Therefore we
say study the history of your race and
times. Gain knowledge that you may
be of use to the people with whom you
live.
Garden City Alliance, San Jose,
CAL: 1--WE must educate or we must
perish" was wisely spoken at the very
outset of our republic by our immortal
Irish-American orator, Patrick Henry.
To-day that truth, written in letters of
living light across every page of our
history, seems to grow brighter and
brighter until every thinking mind
realizes that every true patriot should
do his part in the direction of educat-
ing our people.
National Economist: After having
burdened the country with an enor-
nous private and corporate debt,
bound the people hand and foot with
mortgages, and anticipated the efforts
of years with bond payments, the own
ers of these burdens demand to be let
alone; that present conditions must
not be disturbed for fear of disturbing
the present methods of business. How
long will distressed people submit to
such nonsense?
News and Alliance, jackson, Ca:
A great many people want to know
why the Alliance don't talk more about
farming and less about politics. The
reason is very plain. We are sur
prised that they can't see it. What is
the good of talking about farming
when it costs twelve cents to raise a
pound of cotton which will only sell
for eight centsp When we get politics
fixed up so that we can farm at a profit
we will discuss the modus operandi of
agriculture a little.
The Alliance, Tallahassee, Fla: The
object of the Alliance is to elevate and
improve the farmer morally, socially
and financially. What farmer desires
to prevent itP What farmer should
obstruct or impede it? Where is the
farmer who does not desire the full
and complete contamination of these
laudable purposes? Is it reasonable
and natural that the farmer should
join in with our enemies and seek to
keep himself and his fellows bound
down in the chains of Industrial servi-
tude, and to remain the hewers of
wood and the drawers of water for
eternity? Such is not the prompting
of reason,
Farmers Advocate. Charleston. w.
": Mr.. Chase described a national bank
note as a loan without interest, by
which he meant that they were merely
private shin plasters made valuable by
the governments endorsement and thus
enabled to circulate as money. Thus
was $500, 900, 600 of wealth instantly
created in the pockets of the managers
OF the national banks, while the state
banks were taxed out of existence. The
people have gradually come to knowl-
edge of this method of fleeing the gov
ernment and have demanded that the
government should issue it's own paper
instead of longer helping individuals to
circulate their paper as money.
Alliance Herald, Montgomery, Ala. {:
Unity is the mudsill of the basis of the
Alliance. It is indispensable to the
success of all its undertakings. It is
the greatest power of which the order
is possessed, and without which every
thing about it counts for naught. Every
primary should look well to its preser-
walton. Every member should care
fully guard it's influence upon the order
and never fail to show its great.impor-
lance as a factor of power and fulcrum
as means to attain our ends. The
member too stubborn to unity, or too
conceited to yield his opinion for the
good of the order, is unfit for member
ship. Men yield to party demands
with 10 opd +hox, oor occ;1x,