The rustler., 1891-11-27

cenf A. a. sa1ur tine ths aE1rrFate Neaith /
of 80 caaatfT in-fesssa iFau ls-e tetssl
ever q pc nsrt rhs Zee stap.s sfeps of |
fhe ruunirv trnurhi iu fh~ Yesf 80 iess |
than pr rruf. uunre thar tns crops tn f-a I
Ilss crons - 60. thaaEh lsss thau hsH 81
larru e. fh.ssn 20 -. hruuEht she faru1sr
fs-Ilsn ulurr. nufinr 80 last decade
aariruitnral lands have dscrrasrd Iu value
frum o. g. 70 pr cuuh T~n-thiris 81 tha
ruuutrF's wualth is not assessed for taxa.
ton Yrt thr farmrr. rnssessius unlF - per
reut of a. pave ~ pr cent of the tanes
VITA al ths mo- irrn fae litlss - transports.
on and improved machinery. the fsrner
nuds hiuseli compeiisd % eel hls nfo1uce
AZ urlcas barely covering she cost
Ara a. tha farm mnrtsaTes On the axfieult
ural states arr friEhuuiiF large L. Iowa
the moffFased Indebtedness b. flai per
capita. iu Kansas SIS. IN Illinois tfpa. and
exrry q here the farmer g. urrrlurirnrd
wth debt The gross inequalities and dis
cr Im nations aga .nsf the farmer have caused
q ranid decline - agriculture. "thaf ara %
az arts, that science Of ali scirucCs." and
that. too. iu e peri "a of wonderful develop
msut n sthercfure that the farmer is nov
app ealing 80 the supreme tribunal oi public
opinion and asks iust decision through the
ballot box.
President Polk then took up the de-
mands II the farmers. on which he
spoke al great length lie hrst gave
the history Of the reform bill intro
duced into the last congress by the
members Of the alliance, and con-
tinued:
ThIa received no consideration by the
billion dollar congress except In the way of
dcnuuclatlon. IN the light of history "a is
the imperative tuty Of the people to arrest
the evident and allrminR tendency 20 cen
I % HHHaa NHFH
This vas one 90 the great purposes OF that
bill II would have supplautcd the iniqut-
| ously unjust ami oppressive national bank
| system by securing TO the people an ado-
| quatc amount % money direct from the gov
/ crnmcut at low rate OF Interest 10 meet the
| Legitimate demands OF the country. But In
| justification OF the silent contempt which
| ohara cterizcd the reception Of the measure,
assaults. vehement and persistent have
| been made on lts minutes detail. instead OF
| giving manly arguments on the underlying
| princtrIa Despite these assaults the sub.
| treasury idea has grown until u j. the senti-
m~nt of the order In thirty four states
Tho constitution declares that congress
shall have power 10 regulate commerce
| among the states. Money, transportation
| and transmission Of intelligence are the ea.
| scntlal elements Ia commerce Does con
| gross regulate thesc7 Organ zed capital has
demanded Of congress and obtained control
of the volume OF currency. This has re-
suited IN fearful augmentation of central.
lied money power to the impoverishment
and robbery Of honest industries In i@0
the amount Of currency was f2o00eo ,0ol,
with 81. O00l0 population. To-day with s.
OOiO 0 ut people the volume OF currency has
been reduced TO 5000 Oo0.o0l, resulting In high
priced money and low priced articles, en-.
failing distress, poverty, suffering and ruin
Government control OF railroads il one oI
I = a HNHaHaa la
the rctent on OF the public domain for oui
own people. also the prob billion Of gam
| bling IN futures. also the free coinag OF sill
| yer. also that no class legislation be en-
acted also that the United states senators
be elected by the popular vote. also that 4
| graduated tax on Incomes bc loyiod; but th'
greatest demand Of all Is that tho natlona
banking system be abolished and the peo
plc's money be issued direct by the govern
mcnt to the people
The supreme question before the people Il
| that OF financial reform. The two great par
ties have evidently sounded n truce and, al
In the past, this question of nnnnc al reform
! shall continue To be regarded Hs "ncutra
{ ground" between them. In this crisis Il u
{ the duty OF every true member Of the ALI
} nnce TO stand nrmly by our principles and e
demand OF all aspirants for our sufrages al
. uucquvocal definition of their position OF
these great principles.
President Polk next took up the sub
: ject of the organization, its progress
} and condition. He said that IL ha'
: steadily enlarged its territory and wa
J thoroughly harmonious Since the las
meeting of the council the states o
, New York, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin
1 Delaware, Oregon, Washington AM
New Jersey had been added TO the rolls
! II was the duty of the alliance to con
I tinue its work of educating tn
z people and no more potent agenc
) existed for the purpose than the dis
semination OF literature. The recon
: mendation was made that n conferenc
. be had with the reform press associa
e tion to discuss the most available mean
. of thus preaching the doctrines
y was also recommended that fund b
e instituted to aid in the work. Th
a most powerful auxiliary force to III
+ service OF the reform literature was
= found In well regulated lecture sy
r TEN. The demand for speakers was s
d great that II was impossible to suppl
). it.
The speaker closed with remark
= upon the duty politically of the all
!. ance. lie said the organization mu
At be kept free from ENHANCEMENT wit
- any party, declaring: ut would II
- terly fail In its high purposes if
4. should be degraded into a mere par
). machine to be manipulated by desig
ID ing men. When it shall fail to eleva
Sc it's mem bership above the arroga
"a domination Of party mandate, the MOI
SIS for its decay, dissolution and death W
TO have come"
Of THE CHAMPION STALLION.
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