Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-07
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NoIEs.

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-Halrs own anti-sub-treasury meet
ing was captured by sensible men, who
refused to secede from the alliance.
The alliance in Virginia is on a big
boom. Meetings are being held al
over the state and the order Il filed
with enthusiasm.
I'm Iowa the alliance Is doing well
There seems to be a growing desire
among the farmers Of that state and
a healthy growth is expected.
Halls and McAllister's threats in
regard to deposing Polk. Livingston
and Maoune, reminds US of the old, old
story about the mouse trying to over.
throw the mountain. Echo.
-So-called alliancemen are frequent.
~ quoted by Raleigh newspaper CORE
spondents They are only members in
name and such cattle are to be found
In various sections Of the United States.
-Progressive Farmer.
The New York Sun and other Pc
pers are publishing what purport to be
the secret work of the alliance. In do
Ing so they exhibit httleness. But no
doubt their alliance readers will quiet
~ smile when they read the stuff
Progressive Farmer.
Some so-called democratic papers
are using Secretary Fosters recent
statement to boost" the republicans
In Ohio, as the democratic bible on
finance SuOh papers maxim is, 'any-
thing to perpetuate plutocracy." Who
pays the freight?-Southern Mercury.
While Kansas republican papers
are telling how much the peoples
party has injured the credit of the
state, they arc also trying to make 1t
appear that the state is more prosper
GUS than ever before. The average re-
publican editor has no regard for con-
sistency.-Arkansas City Dispatch.
The battle cry of organized labor
for more money and less taxes" is
worrying those terribly who live upon
the energies of others in this year of
grace 1891 The attempt of the politi-
cal bosses to side-track these demands
reminds one of a man holding up his
finger to stop a blizzard
Mercury.
The money question is the one that
will not down This is the one burn
ing question that calls loudest for in
vestigatlon- 1t Is problem that must
be solved without delay. The degrad-
ing despotism of money must be over
thrown, and 1t must be taught to be q
servant and not tyrant of the people.
Pacific Union.
"A European steamer brought back
from Europe recently 81, $50, 600 In gold
which was sent from New York to
Europe last spring. The fact IL that
our currency system ought to be one
that would be independent Of either
the going out or coming In of gold, and
will never be independent of European
control until 1t Is such system.
poria kan Gazette.
Within the last ten days there has
been one charter of primary alliance
forfeited and thirteen issued by the seq
rotary of the Alabama State Alliance.
There has been so much said by the
press OF the state about the order weak
ening and disbanding that this state
mont Is made to show what the truth Is
about It It is authoritative and accu-
rate.-Alliance Herald.
In Kansas the party In power IL
kept busy trying to prove that the state
Is not mortgagsd as heavily as the GEN.
sus discloses, while In Washington the
administration Is making desperate ef-
forts to show that there Is more money
per capita In circulation than ever.
The loan agents of that state and the
secretary Of the treasury will all be
kept very busy If they continue In this
course National Economist.
Roswell P. Flower, of New York.
was nominated for governor of that
state by q democratic convention upon
Cleveland platform, anti-free silver,
contract convict labor, FIVE per cent.
reduction as a healing cream for an In
iquitous tariff, etc. Millionaire Flower
and anti free silver. There's Jeffer-
sonian democracy for you. Well, WE'LL
wollll Wall street must have been in
the addle.-Allianoe Watchman
Face this question and answer it
honestly: What have you to gain by the
ascendancy of the democratic partyP A
small reduction on tariff duties Is all
that has been offered. Suppose the
tariff was reduced one-half, which II
far more than has yet been promised
by the democratic party. how much
would you thereby save? Take your
pencil and figure IL out and see If It
will equal the advantages and benefits
which would come to you by doubling
the value of your labor and produce
through an increase In the volume Of
moneyp-1ndustrial Union.
The government sold bonds and
bought 500, 600. 900 in gold ostensibly
to retire the greenbacks, although not
single dollar has been retired and
there is q law against retiring a single
dollar of them. This 500, 600, 600 in
gold has laid In the treasury twenty
years and the people have paid In in
terest on the bonds which it represents
$50. coo. 900. The government has paid
e72, oo0. 900 as premium on bonds not
due, and now that the $50, 600, 600 of *
per cent bonds are due, there Il no
money to pay them with. Who dare
say this government as now conduct
cd. L. not q gigantic robber system car
ried on for the express purpose of
fleeing labor for the enrichment of
pirates and robbers?-Deadwood indie,
pendent