Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-30

--Ihe cltizene alliance organizers
have moved on California, and the
work win be pushed vigorously through
out the state.
Miss Matte f. Convis, the bright
young editor of the peoples advocate, Is
billed on am address at an alliance pic
mic In Jewell county Kan. on August 5.
The National hederalist Is the name
of new monthly journal started Al
indianapolis In the Interests OF organic
Cd labor Ii Il a clean sprlghly paper,
and should do much good.
Tho Worlds Fair b oard Of construc-
ti0p has at last been forced TO grant
workmen on the grounds and buildings
an eight hoar day An edlct to that
eileat has been issued by the chairman.
II any alliance orator had uttered rs
radical sentiments as i. J. ingalls, Gid
at Crete on July 4th he would be de-
nounced 1T once by the monopoly press
as red-handed anarchist. "A liiance,
Lincoln, Neb.
Think Of business system under
which over production brings disaster.
That Is. the wise men Of the age have
10 legisated that when the nation has
an abundance TO eat and wear then the
distress begins. New Nation.
The people party in Kansas have
spoken IN unmistazable language on
the subject Of fusion. They are not in
the fight simply to defeat somebody,
but because OF the principles involved
and they will sacrifice no one OF them
for local success. Workman, Minden,
Neb
The people are no longer interested
in party for party success or party su-
premacy, but they are more directly in
terested in that party, without regard
to its name, that is advocating meas
ures that are favorable TO their own ma
terial interests. The Thedford, Neb,
Tribune
The Alliance Advocate is the name
of the official organ of the Washington
State Alliance. II is published al
OakesdRle under the management OF
w. @. Gilstrap. The alliance of Wash
ingon will doubtless give it the hearty
support to which such an enterprise
is entitled.
The New York Tribune says "The
issue Of honest elections in the south
cannot be avoided IF this means that
the Tribune has started on a crusade
in favor OF the revival OF
the Federal election scheme we advise
1t to desist That way madness lies
st. Louis Globe- Democrat.
General Palmer, the United States
Senator from Illinois, has declared him
self opposed to free or unlimited coin
age Of silver and in favor of national
banks. We have always said there was
no difference between democratic sena-
TOR and a republican. We wonder ii the
two members elected BY the farmers
ars still whooping her up for Palmer.
Il il is possible to operate successfully
such an immense organization us is
projected, and thereby farmers obtain
a large share OF the profits that other
wise would 60 into spsculators pockets
the consumers on this side OF the Allan
tic would not regret the fact, Farmers
have just as much right to establish
trusts as any other class OF producers
Boston Transcript.
The aluminium medal to be prepared
by the national committee win be
ready about August 10. 1t will be
very fine piece OF work containing far
mer and workingman on a wagon trav-
cling the straight road to the United
States capitol On both sides of the
road are distinctions OF all kinds. and
under the design is the motto: Keep
in the middle OF the road. National
Advance
We are calamity howlers,n and the
like, for quoting from Dun and Brad |
street reports To the effect that last week |
the business failures in this country
numbered nearly three times the cor
responding week last year We have |
patiently warned the people and mer-
chants, for twelve years, OF impending |
disaster and been damned for it, and |
now that the farmers are down, the
merchants are falling at the rate cf |
nearly three hundred a week. We
would rather be found warning against |
disaster than among those who mock at
distress, while helping the destroyer -
Nonconf0rmist.
A half hours reading of northern re- /
publican papers would convince the |
most skeptioal that the south had no
notion Of taking stock in the peoples |
party. On the other hand half hours /
reading Of the leading southern demo- I
crat journals would again convince 1
these same slSeptics that the southern /
bosses were scared most 10 death over
tho matter Already these southern |
journals are complaining that they |
hardly know whom to trust as SO many /
getting innooulated with alliance poi
son, and are commencing to Join In the
yelp Of the calamity shriekers.r oh
no, the south is not ready for a new
party-oi course not. Nebraska Biz
zard.
The phraseology OF the tariff plank is
not exactly as at FIRST reported, but the
substance is there. I'VE are opposed
n, oil ,.Ioaa fa1n : so.~n Al,
Gratis of Ohio and believe in tariff
levied for the sole purpose OF produo-
ing revenue sufficient TO defray the ex-
penses of the government economically
administered. They expressly accept
the Issues rendered rhcr by the repub-
licans, and declare their confidence
that the verdict Of toe people will be
against the iRiquiti9us policy of the
favored classes against the masses.
That Is the doctrine. and il the demo-
Gratis OF Ohio stick to this text they
will win famous victory, not only for
themselves but for the democracy OF the
whole country, and for all the people
OF the country. Chicago Herald,
Since the Cincinnati convention
enunciated its platform which has been
endorsed bv the alliances in nearly
every state In the Union, the
wrath OF the old parties toward the
chicken, as they are pleased TO term
the peoples party, knows no bounds
Both democratic and republican organs
are a unit in their frenzied attempts 10
this poor little insignificant
Of a lot OF small fry politicians
who 'mistoOk local grievances for ma
tional wrongs But then the farmer
has just now got his thinking cap on,
and it will take some stronger and more
sensible argument TO turn him from his
purpose than the vilihcation Of his call
ing and the appellstion Of ''old hay
seed" Yes stree, the old man has got
his head sot and is actin mity deter
mined. Advocate, Escondido. Cal.
The annual convention OF the farmers
alliance OF North Dakota, held at Grand
Forks, recently, declared In favor Of
The peoples party. Among the resolu-
ton are found the following: Common
sense and decent self-respect dictate
hat we as individual members OF the
armers' alliance suprlort sllch roliticaI