Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-01
THE PEOPLES PRESS.

the Pacific coast states next month In
the interest Of the order.
The peoples party In Massachusetts
In convention has declared for govern
mental control OF the liquor traffic The
Ohio idea still goes marching on.
Mrs. Fannie Vickery, vice president
OF the Kansas alliance. and j. II. Viii
Its, national lecturer, spoke TO 5000
people at Bismarck grove last Saturday.
s. M. Scott has returned from lect-
ure tour through western Kansas, and
reports the alliance and the peoples
stronger and more enthusiastic than
last year,
In T0wa she alliance is doing we'll.
There seers 90 be growing desire
among the farmers OF that state. and a
healthy growth is expected National
Economist
Thirty-one thousand of our people,
according TO ex-senator Ingalls,, own
$36, $50, ,0O0, 900, oyerSl, co., 900. Thomas
@. Shearman, in the Forum, declared
that 49, 100, 600 Of our people possessed
but $500 apiece.
Last year the people Of the United
States bought in Brazil $40, 600 600
worth OF goods and sold only about ST.
600, 600 BY the advantage secured un-
der the recerst reciprocity treaty, we
shall probably sell as much as we buy.
We are otherwise at disadvantage.
Henry Wilson said: IL is contest
between the brokers, jobbers and money
changers on the one side, and the peo-
pie OF the United States on the other. I
venture to express the opinion that
nnety-nine OF every hundred of the 10y
al people Of the United States are for
this legal tender clause. The Advocate.
A writer In the July Cosmopolitan
points out shat facility Of communica-
tion. giving more numerous and great
er markets, tends towards cheapening
rather than toward excellence OF goods.
The producer and consumer are not
brought together as formerly, so the
producer cannot be held up to an hon
est standard.
AS result OF a meeting held in Bos
ton on the 7th inst. the peoples party
nominated the following state ticket:
For governor, Henry Winn, OF Maiden;
for lieutenant governor, William J.
Shields, OF Boston; for secretly OF state,
Joseph ID. Dadle, OF Westerfield; for
treasurer and receiver General Thomas
A. Watson, OF Brain Tree; for auditor,
William G. Wakefield, OF Lynn. for at
torney general, Israel w. And drews, OF
Danvers.
There was never before such a de-
mand for alliance speakers. Letters and
telegrams are pouring IN from all quar-
ters, and the demand cannot be half
supplied. This fact alone is sufficient TO
show that the alliance is growing, and |
the people demanding more light upon
economic questions. All this is the le-
gitimate fruit OF education. 1t proves |
that alliance methods have been sue
cessful, and II continued will certainly |
bring complete victory. National /
Economist.
According 70 very able and careful
statsticians the ptsrchasing value Of |
money has increased nearly forty-three |
per cent Ia the single staudarJ nations
since silver was demonetized. lS7l-74.
This act OF silver demonetization there
fore increased every debt 43 per cent,
for tbs reason that 43 per cent more
goods niugt bc sold and produced TO
meet il. 1t was the most gigantic act
OF robbery ever committed, crime
against humanity, the tttll enormity Of
which cannot be described.
The fair association OF Sumner couu-
ty, in order 70 draw as large crowds as
made q proposition that one
day be designated as republican day
One alliance, and one democrat, and that
each organization have speakers and
make grand rally. The republicans
Tor some cause did not accept, but the
alliance and democrats engaged their
men ard Did their best. General
Weaver spoke on Thursday and Tars-
1ey on Friday. The gate receipts on
llliadce dav were more than all the
balance OF the fair And stii they are
dying out t"-Commoner
A conference called by the committee
If three Appointed at Cincinnati to or
yainze the peoples party in Maine met
1t Lewiston on the Sth, twelve counties
,aing represented by seventr-fye dele
rates A A. Beaton, Of Rocklaud, was (
elected chairman, d. G. Richards. O
secretary, and n. w. Leer
nond, OF Warren. as treasurer. The
cincinnati platform was adopted with
A committee consisting of
hree from each county was appointed
8 a state Committee DR.. +. +. Web
ter, of Webster, Is chairman, and Isaac
& Clark, Of Bangor, secretary. Non !
We are horriHed by the facts regard
ng the sweating business in our large :
ilies where the destitute class and the
gnorant Immigrants are made to work !
0 the utmost limit Of their powers and I
or a piece wage amounting To less than
slaves keeping. But must we not in
lude il the category Of 'sweatsrs' all !
sho make others sweat. all who take g
rom the workers more value than they {
i've In exchange? To be found in the o
weater class. or to find oneself there I
for all men do not think should bring
he blush of shame feeling Of crimi- j
al degradation He who lives by the 7
weat Of his own face, upon the product I
( his own labor, can alone stand ect. !
IN others in the sight of justice are
hieves and robbers.
The Western Traffic association is an I
rgauizauon Of railroads formed lanua- y
v sth, 1891. by the advisory board Of !,
he western roads, which met in New \
FORK TO open up the way 10 settlement 4
4 future disputes, especially on the rate J,
uestiop beyond the Mississippi and !.
ormed called The Western Traffic as .
D.
governing ADVISORY board should be the y
asst court Of resort in case of appeals on =
nv question which might hereafter :
rise affecting interested roads, Thus .
asily can the few agree how close to !,
hear the many. Capitalists combine, .
he workers compete. Capitalists die
ate, the producers obey. Capitalists
re independent, the workers must con- 4,
ent to be slaves or combine at the bal !,
OF box I
The opponents of the sub-treasuTy 5
Ian ought to address themselves 10 the I
ask OF showing how much preferable it {
5 for the farmers to sell products at 5
ost Of production and pay the syndicate {
which purchases them from 30 to 1901 7
,er cent profit when they are consumed. {
That is the condition now The eleva I
or trust is on top. The question Is, q
hould this elevator trust robbery con- s
inue, or had the government best pro I
-ide protection? How The alliance a
fers the sub-treasury. II there is a a
,etter or more efficient plan 10 meet the q
emands and rts1ui ramentS let IL be =