Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-01

masses The men who donate these
large campaign funds do so with the
distinct understanding that the ma
chine" shall prevent any modification of
the present financial system. The ma
chine of each party is run in the inter-
est of those who furnish the money to
run it Those who furnish the money
do so for the express purpose of perpet-
uating conditions which enable them
to gain wealth by the power of money
to oppress."
Alliancemeu should ponder well over
the above indictment and specifications,
and remember that, while the original
principles of their old political party
are just as true and grand as they ever
were, it can never make step in their
behalf while it is dominated by ina
chine" nor can any other political
party. If a new party be formed. and
1t adopts machine methods, it will be
as bad as any. True, there is an abso-
Lutte necessity for campaign fund, but
1t must be raised from those who are to
be benefited by its use, and the fight of
the two great machines" upon alliance
principles with all their money now
distributing tons of campaign litera-
ture daily, creates a great and pressing
necessity for some resources for CAM
paign funds by the alliance
Those to be benefited by the
triumph of the alliance principles are the
people, and therefore the funds should
be donated by them, each giving his
mite, of which a record should he
made and statement published to the
world at regular intervals, showing
amount donated, who by, and what
every cent expended was used for.
Many in ther zeal may do more than
their share, but all should support the
cause according to their ability. The
Economist has, up to date, printed.
paid the postage upon, and distributed.
at its own expense. over fifty thousand
pounds of reform literature, and manv
poor men have spent thousands of dol
lars worth of time, but all this does
not reach the necessity. The money is
needed, 1t Is true, but the great neces-
slty is that the rank and file
OF the order should make it
their cause in fact and sup
port 1t by individual contributions.
The Economist has received a letter
from good allianceman in New York
state, impressed with. the necessity for
the use of funds to pay the expense of
lecturers and the distribution of liter
ature, recommending that each primary
organization donate one dollar to the
propaganda fund, but that does not.
reach the necessity. If the need is sim
ply to get the funds, then the methods
OF the machines" will be the most suc-
cessful, but that is not the great pres
ent need in this movement The funds
are very necessary, but the great need
of the hour is for the rank and file of
the people to make it distinctively their.
cause by making some sacrifices for il
And until thati is done the opposition will
not fear methods. It created a profound
impression throughout the length and
breadth of this whole land when the
newspapers announced that the Farm
ers' Alliance opened and closed their
meetings with prayer, and made their
demands upon the United States gov
eminent the subject of their petitions
To Almighty God, and 1t would strike
terror to the heart of every plutocrat
on earth If the papers should now her
aid the fact that sufficient funds to con-
duct the legitimate educational work of
the order could be raised by small
donation from each member No one
Will ever doubt that men will stick to q
cause they love well enough to donate
to its support If every member of the
Farmers Alliance would donate one
dollar to the propaganda fund. and
send 1t to j. II. Turner, secretary. 239
North Capital street, Washington. u
T., nothing on top of earth could pre-
vent the triumph of alliance principles
In 1892! fund raised by the rank and
file OF the people in favor of their prin-
eiples would break the reign of plu-
tocracy and destroy the party machines.
National Economist