Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-11-25
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Now for '92.
-Shylock's twins are fraternizing.
The state alone can create money,
and If there is not money enough to
transact business with the state is to
blame.
He throws away his vote most eff
fectually who throws it into the laps Of
the old parties at the expense of prin-
ciple.-New Nation.
The farmers and laborers of the
land are rapidly learning that their in
terests are Identical What benefits
the farmer will be to the benefit of
mechanics, artisans and other laborers.
Southern Mercury.
1t will take over one-half of all the
votes to control both the old parties,
while slightly over one-third of the
voters can get together in a new organ
ization and win an election, provided
the old parties remain divided.-Mis-
souri, World
Why should American citizens pay
tribute to Europe in the shape of usury,
for their credit, when our constitution
makes it the duty of congress to fur
nish the people sufficient money to do
the business of the country without in
terest?-Southern Mercury.
President Polk has been making a
visit to the Pacific states. He met with
royal reception and found the breth-
rem vigorously pushing the principles
of the order. Brother Barbee planted
the seed in good ground, and a rich
harvest has been the result.
The campaign of 1891 ended Tues
day, November 8, and the campaign of
1892 began on Wednesday morning.
Let there be no cessation of effort on
the part of any peoples party man or
woman until the victory of next Nov
ember is accomplished Advocate.
There should be but one source and
one value to all legal tender money.
Reissue all old coins by making new.
No promise to pay, but all full legal
money, government money, peoples
money-legal tender, perpetual money.
This is the need of the times, the de-
mand of business and practical finance.
National View.
We have lately re-read Senator
Leland Stanford's land-loan bill 1t
seems to us, that if the measure was
generally understood by the masses
that congress would be compelled to
make it law. 1t is a sound economy,
and would certainly result in great
good to the people 1t is necessary and
will triumph (Ala) AL
lance Reporter.
He who owns the money of a coun-
try, controls the wealth or property of
the country. The people produce the
wealth, the government creates the
money, but instead of putting the
money into the hands of the people, it
puts it into the hands of few favorites.
called bankers, bondholders and the
like, which two classes and their fellow
conspirators control all the products of
labor, that is, the wealth of the coun-
try.-Pittsbur Kansan.
Has anybody seen anything in any
of the 'tgreat dailies' concerning the
recent Endorsement of the Ocala plat
form by the state alliances of Califor-
mia, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana and
Florida? Has this item escaped the at
tention of the news gatherers? They
told us all about the division of senti-
ment on this question in the state alli-
ance of Missouri Why are they so
silent concerning the action of the
above named states? II the subject
losing interest?-Advocate-
I'm 1865 our national debt could
have been paid with 1s, 900, 600 bales of
cotton or $4,000, 600 tons of bar iron.
When the debt had been decreased
nearly fifty per cent it would have re-
quired so. 600, 900 bales Of cotton or 80, :
600. 900 tons of iron to pay it This is
what an "honest" dollar can do when
the metal base of it is within the reach
of gamblers and speculators Isn't it
about time to stop talking about our
'fhonest" dollar? It is one of the
swindles of the age.-New Nation.
The order in Arkansas is doing well.
All the old differences between the
several organizations have been salts
factorily arranged, by the unselfsh and
patriotic efforts of the leaders, and
they have all united under the banner
of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
union and are making gallant contest
for the principles of the order. This
state is also fortunate in having excel
lent officers and the benefit of an in
telligent and aggressive press The
brethren are earnest and anxious to do
their full duty in the interest of re-
form, and are taking advanced grounds
looking toward independent action. n.-
National Economist.