The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1891-12-24
ALLIANCE NOTES.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS.
What is Being Done in the Various
of the Great Organization.

At Greensboro, NJ c., the citizens and
Farmers Alliance will organize $40, 600
stock company for the purpose of estab
fishing the cooperative tobacco factory
lately mentioned.
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The reform press of the country is
constantly increasing in power and in
huence and next year will witness one OF
the grandest battles for freedom ever
fought in this country Standard Farm
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The Southern Mercury says: "The man
who is the greatest disgrace to American
manhood, is he who admits that we must
have more money in circulation, yet
fights every movement looking to that
end"
The Citizens Alliance of Lincoln, at
its first meeting since the election, in
itiated two candidates and has several
applications now on hand. The order
is in very prosperous condition for the
fight of 92.-Lincoln (Neb.) Beacon.
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The politicians for years have kept the
farmers disputing and fighting over an
imaginary dividing line, while they
stood by and raked in the spoils. Some
way or some how the farmers have got
into the way of shaking hands across the
imaginary line, and the statesmen are
out Of a job.-Old Era.
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Hon. R. j. Siege, of Texas, one of the
big guns of the national alliance, is to
become the head of an alliance paper
published at Washington, D. G. The pa
per will be devoted strictly to alliance
principles and the interest of the Ger
man people Mr.. Sledge has secured the
service of fellow Texan, from Calves
ton, who will edit the paper. The first
issue of the new paper will appear in a
few days.
The Weekly Arbor State Beatrice,
Neb.) says: The argument that even the
poorest man might become wealthy by
saving from his scanty income may hold
good if to be wealthy mean to possess,
say $4,000 or $50, 000" But large for
tunes cannot be and never have been &C
cumulated from the savings of any one
mans labor who did not employ other
men or acquired land or other property
bearing interest or returning rent. Large
fortunes have invariably been created by
the labor of men other than him, who
came into their possession. 1t is this
fundamental wrong which the labor
movement is striving to correct.
The Alliance Advocate louisville,
Tenn says: "The Alliance leaders
should learn from the results of Tues
days election that the two old parties are
unit in refusing to recognize the de-
mands of the farmers as long as the old
leaders command them. The Alliance
has no war with either the republican or
democratic parties as organizations, but
our fight is and must be against the men
and methods that control them. The
Alliance can expect no recognition of the
justice of their demands by the present
leaders of either of the old parties,
though the rank and file OF both are with
us, and hence the attacks of these old
subsidized fossils must be met, and they
must be shown up in their true colors.
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The Arkansas Economist (Searcy,
Ark says: Let our watchward be
America for the Americans and those
who are willing to become such. Let us
see to it that the American eagle screams
from the top Of the flag instead of
the British lion roaring at the bottom.
Then we can have prosperity and honor;
then we can have happy homes and fire.
sides; then we, indeed, can say with truth
that every man can set under his vine
and fig tree. Better that no man should
have more than 40 acres of land than that
one should have million. Better for the
country if every man had to,make his liv-
ing on the farm that could be supported
by tenants. Better that every man should
be equal than that one should be able to
grind his fellows.
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Perhaps no meeting was ever held in
this country that was so grossly misrep-
resented as our National meeting at In-
dianapolis. 1t was stated that there was
wrangling over Col. Folks reelection,
when the truth is, there was absolute
unanimity 1t was given out that the
meeting was discordant, when the truth
is, it was harmonious in sentiment and
purpose throughout. 1t is charged by
the partisan press that tremendous
effort was made to carry the Alliance
into the third party. The truth is that
the matter was not given moments
thought by the body, nor was it men
toned. On the contrary, President Folks
address was squarely and boldly against
allowing the Alliance to be subordinated
to the purposes of any party, and that
address was enthusiastically endorsed by
all true Alliancemen.
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The Pioneer Exponent (Comanche,
Texas says: The honest objections to
the-treasury scheme of the Farmers Ali
ance is to matters of detail and not to
matters of principle. All money, public
or private, must represent products of
labor or land. Any money which rep
resents either, which is used solely for
the transfer from one ownership to an
other, is based upon correct and sound