New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
PETER AND SIMPSON.
.PREACHING THEIR GOSPEL OF Discomfort
d, INA LAND OF PLENTY AND PROSPERITY.
MoURNFUL VAIL OVER THE OPPRESSION AND
MISERY OF THE AMERICAN PEorLE-THE
FARMERS ALLIANCE TO SAVE THIS
NATION FROM BECOMING A
NATION or SLAVES.
NATION OF SLAVES
SyRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF rae TRiBoNtJ

Penn Yam, n. Y, Aug 21.-Round about tni'
bustng busy village at the foot of keuka Lake inc
eye may sweep some Of the finest FARMING "'iu
vineyard lands in the state Of New YORK NO. al
ldler is 10 10 seen among Vans 300 popuauoh
all have work And few farm wagons can DC seen
about the streets of the village lot inc FARMERS o
all overwhelmed with the work III ea'i'ilne "Nn
enormous crops. Those who nave VlheSa'us "uu
orchards are especially busy, since ue grape oiUp
and the fruit crop are exceptionally large ones NJ
farmer can spare the time 10 81 TO the village anu
gossip with such opportunities for money-maklne BE-
fore him.
1t is into such q land Of plenty ana OF prosperity
that Senator PETER and Congressman Jerry" simpson,
of KANSAS. came this week to preach their gospel Oh
Stseonteut II Is true that according TO appearances
they were invited by the local Farmers Alliance to
make addresses upon the Lake keuka Assembly
Grounds but every one understands that tie HioNo
n,ents Of Messrs PETER and simpson are governed
nv themselves They have entered upon crusade
TO convince the people Of the United States that teS
are very badly or and they have come into The s'a'e
Of New-Yurlt in the course of their pilgrimage In
deed Mr. simpson had already made one excursion
into the State last spring when he organized state
Farmers Alliance at HoTelsvie, and set up a mead
tnIarters for il at Belmont, In. Allegany County
Messrs PETER and simpson delivered their speeches
as stated upon the grounds Of the Lake kenka AS
sembly. These grounds are situated on the south
shore of Lake KeUka, some three miles irOn rem
Van. The grounds are owned BY the Free VIII pap
tsts who have there erected some five buildings ior
Keuka College an amphitheatre in the woods IN Whlcp
meetings can be held. and cottages for summer "s
dents The hlsldes along the lake shore are covered
with vineyards as far as the eye can see. Indeed,
there seem 10 be vineyards continuously on heuAa
Lake from Penn Yan to HHmmOndsport, ulsN'oe
of twenty five miles II was probably because uic
farmers were 50 engrosset In caring for this glhuc
vineyard that so few Of them, comparatively were
present in the amphheatie 10 listen 20 the 1eremlad
Data nd Mr.
guently send out Of Penn Van and Hammondsport IN
the fall fifty carloads Of grapes day and convey
to the wine factories similarly large amount cannot
be expected to neglect their WORK even 10 nsHn 10
the wailing of Messrs. PETER and Simpson. There
were only four or five hundred farmers who gathered
10 listen TO the Western orators Al Of tEm were
well dressed and mathematician farmers. Before
the meeting began they were all eongratulatlng one
another upon the large crops Of wheat oats, rye ana
barley, and the big prices they were Obtaining for
those articles per bushel. Butter also was selling
we'll and cheese had advanced. The vineyards also
showed great clusters Of grapes There was only one
drawback; early peaches were so plenty that actually
fine specimens of them were selling in the Penn lan
groceries at the advertised price OF four quarts for
10 cents"
Mr.. PETER made his address upon Tuesday and Mr.
Simpson made his upon Wednesday. The speech OF
Mr. PETER was one with which the public IS already
too familiar full of singular statistics 10 back up the
argument that the smart American people have been
sv1ndIed for many years by "Wall street sharks
OF course Mr. PETER demanded more money per capita
Tor the American people, and no doubt was nuch an
noyed when the irreverent Republican County CLERK
of Gates County asked him how he was going to get
more money" into The pockets OF TIE Alliance
farmers after il was manufactured than they can have
now if they have any product Of value to exchange
1or it.
Slr Simpson in his speech especially assailed John
shermau and the Editor of The Tribune for their OBJ
,la fnao p1fu ~ II.
said In part:
81 do not come before you as party man. DO
not belong to any party. AS Congressman regard
myself as the servant of the people Of the United
States and not Of any party. AS thai servant nave
come preaching this new Gospel 70 you. In fact II
is not new Gospel; it was preached by Christ l,SOo
years ago. It is the Gospel of dOine 10 others as you
you'll Ike to be dCne by. The American people have
been Oppressed for hundred years They have been
betrayed by their public servants. out in Kansas
recently resolved that would rut an end to th2t
sort of thing and went down into the corn ields
and picked ont for The Legislature. Then these
men went TO Topeka to elect United States Senator
and were subjected to great temptation; tempta-
ton Of the plutocTacy. Some men were offered as
high as $4,000 for their vote But rot man proved
to be traitor. Every true 10 HIS political
principles. That fact was great revelation to US.
We had been told that every connected with
political place corrupt; that we, if victorious in
the contest, would become corrupt. Imt thank God
our men were faithful. not enc of them Judas.
1t showed that az heart the American people are
honest and our victory prophetic of What might
be done in this country % purify politics.
LAST fall that great victory for the people
In Kansas and are attempting TO win similar
triumph for the people Of the entire United States. We
are al work. In ether States Than Kansas.
We are Ganizine in this state predict that in
less than six months VIC shall have Farmers Xiii
ance organization in every county in this State We
20 do a in We rOtn. IN
discover whether the American people OF
slaves or Of men. You must demonstrate whether
are willing longer 10 crawl at the feet Of puOcacv.
do not believe the America people win LONGER sub
nit. The day in this country when an American
farmer by working hard could keep out Of debt. That
is no longer the | want to ask You whether
not IN the last fifty the entire face Of society in
the United States has changed? We have created rail
ways elegNphs telephones. corporations and trusts Of
all kinds and they are proving dpon the American
people None are worse than the financial corpora
tons, the National bankers. The currency has been
Iugged with. The people have been cheated by the
characterization Of the silver dollar.
@r see that President Harrison in his speech at AL
bany saws that what we want IS honest dollar
What docs he mean by an honest dollarl We have
6ve kinds Of dollars in this cOnny the gold certif
cate the silver certificate the legal tender. the silver
and the gold dollar. Which does he consider the
sbonest dollar Let President Harrison that
question. We of the Farmers Alliance will be much
Obliged to him II he will IL. The nnancers say
that they want dollar with intrinsic value Gold
especially Is their god. And tcy love silver \ little
less DO You know that sive: was the currency Of
this country up to 1873. and that 1t was John Shcr
man who did the infamods act Of denonetizng it. con
tend that as we aie 50 bayfarous thai we must
pss metallic money VIC should use much
metal money as possible. II you cannot step
ur to a higher plane Of civilization and use
money which represents the business and
prosperity of the country, let have all the silver
can get II we have all the silver dug out OF American
mines II will only increase the amount OF currency per
head - per cent We say that the Government cannot
stop usury unless II lends money itself Establish com
pctitlon IN the money market and the rate Of Interest