The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-11

THE ALLIANCE.
The Sentinel: A thing that tickles
an old party editor or correspondent
clear down to his toes is to write an
article about the politics of state
that has at least 90 900 Peoples Party
votes and say nothing about our party.
The little trick fills him all up with
great silent inward outlaws"
The Democrat: During Cleveland's
administration there were nearly
%, 900. 900 of gold borrowed to pay in
terest ON United States bonds and
Harrison threatens to veto any bill
looking toward specie, payments on
these bonds. Yet the CONTRACT calls
for coin payment which means silver
or gold.
Peoples Tribune: Why do the
Democrats in the south and Republic
cans in the north and west grudge the
Peoples Party and the Alliance their
little political diversion? They agree
IL will not last long-only a summer
shower. Let us be happy while we
may, let us follow our sweet delusiOn
and hope for better times, let us live
in the belief that God is good, and
does not countenance wrong. 1t does
not harm them. i am glad we are to
have their sympathy when we realize
that all our props are vain, and that
the great Demo Republican party is to
trample the producers under their feet
forever.
Farmers Age: Another trouble is
that there are too many politicians with
In the Alliance who look more to their
own preferment than to the order. If
the Alliance is ever to accomplish any
thing in the black belt it must first rid
itself of those politicians who are using
it as a means of advancement of their
political fortunes. Every primary AL
lance in the state should at once call
a meeting of its members and give
written notice to each member to be
present and pay up his dues or be sus-
pended. They should then appoint a
committee of three good and true men
to report upon and recommend the
adoption of such measures as will for
ever rid the Alliance of all who are
working only for selfish ends
Farm Record: The people are grad
ually increasing in favor of their de-
mands for the sub-treasury plan or
something just as good, that will ena-
BILE the farmer to receive a just recon-
pense for his labor. A few would-be
leaders, who desire to stand in with
the politicians are trying to kick over
the traces. but the people are not to
be side-tracked by windy talk. The
people are pushing, and if the men
who are at the front don't keep in the
middle of the road, let them drop out
but the procession still moves on. 1t
is simply folly for any man, or set of
men. to think they can turn the great
tidal wave now just beginning to roll
from the object that has made it's Or
ganization necessary.
Southern Alliance Farmer: With
all fair minded men. the political
significance of the word plutocracy
means simply to emphasize the fact that
there does to-day, exist in this country,
not only an influential, but also con-
trolling class Of rich men, who seek to
manage particularly the financial sys-
tenn of the government in their own
interest Its political use is also a
warning against further combine
between this class and the party ma
chimes OF the country. The Alliance
understands full we'll that in form.
the supreme power in this country is not
lodged in the hands of the wealthy class
es alone; that in theory. this is "a gov
eminent OF, by and for the people,
but that practically it falls far short
of being such a government This is
mainly true because the people have
abdicated their sovereign right to gov
ern.
The Wheel: Had the people of the
United States issued 81, 900. 600, 900 of
paper money and built railroads with
it in the place of the 81. 900. 900, 600 of
gold that. has been dug out of the
mines. they would have had at least
100, 900 miles of equipped railroads
and the 81, 900. 900, 900 in circulation
instead of few holes in the ground,
1000, 900 acres of the best land in
America ruined and a paltry $500, 900. :
900 of gold left in this country and no
government railroads. Why not cor
rect this now? Let congress appro-
pirate So, 500. 100000 for building
railroads and telegraphs and equipping
them and other needed public works.
buying such as are needed that are
already built. This will afford $50
per capita circulation and give the
people transportation at cost. The
country would have value received for
their money, and the people would
have money to build factories and give
work to the unemployed.
The Union: 1t is the duty of the in
telligent American citizen to fully in
vestigate the conditions under which
we live. To know of himself the causes
which have BROUGHT about this craat