The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-30
THE ALLIANCE


laboring men in general go to work
and elect the idlers and enemies
OF labor into power. who. in turn. go
70 work and enact laws TO rob and
fleece the very ones who gave them
power to do 30. and for years the
farmer wsge-workers have meekly and
uncomplainingIy submitted to them.
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The Progress: Let not the lsborers
OF America forget that the volume OF
money Is what regulates wages. Let
them not listen 70 the howl of the
money kings who are wanting every.
thing reduced to gold basis that they
may own the earth Let them not
forget that the cry for more money
comes from the down-trodden and OPP
pressed toiling millions Let them
bear in mind that more money means
freedom. but contraction means slavery.
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The Western Advocate: The gov.
eminent must own the railroads or
the railroads will own the govern
ment Government control without
government ownership is a fatal delu-
sion The vas money interests OF
and always will control all legislation
in their interest The wealth which
they extort from the people Is used to
corrupt legislatures and buy Judge,
till justice cannot be secured except by
the peoples taking possession Of the
entire business
The Alliance Farmer: AS the hours
grow darker clasp hands. brethren,
and stand firm by our beloved order.
Stand by its principles. come what
may. and in the end glorious indie.
pepdence will be secured. Indepen-
dence Is the only thing that can better
your condition. You want to be indie
pendent of monopolies. banks. trusts
and all political parties. Independent
Of thieving combines, as we'll as politi-
cal combines, and you are sac and on
the high road TO that social and fnan-
cial independence that is the long
sought unrealized hope OF the toEing
millions OF the world.
The Modern Light Victor Hugo
says the problem OF civilization is 1.-The
creation Of wealth and the distribution
OF wealth. This ia the question now
being considered by the voters of this
government The question of human
civilization is now on trial and the
voters OF this government compose the
jury that will have to decide it Will
the decision be given in favor OF leav-
ing q just portion of the wealth in
the hands OF the producers. thereby
lettering the condition OF the great
plain suffering people and advancing
civilization, or will it uphold our
present financial system which binds
the producers and laborers in slavery
TO tho money power and will ulti-
mately destroy the last vestage OF
liberty?
The Alliance Echo: The farmer
pays the taxes II he lies his neigh
5ors will tell the assessor, and he is
caught up with. but his brother in the
city is sent n blank to fill out and he
writes az much or as little as he
pleases and swears to it aud returns it
If no he's q palace homo with costly
furniture and rooms elegantly fur
nished from cellar to garnet. worth
t25. 900. he gives it in at from IS. 900
70 8, 900. II he has cash and bonds
20 the amount of $40 600 he will not
return q cent Should he have a large
sum of money deposited in the banks
he draws it out takes a certificate
check and has the cashier hide Il
away in his vaults till the assessment
is taken. Hence the burden of taxa
tion falls upon the farmer who can't
well evade the law. if he is so dis
posed. or upon the poorer classes in
the city who have houses and lots that
can't be covered up.
The Hart County Record: The next
Legislature is composed of between
sixty and seventy members who
are farmers and who were elect
ed mainly by the influence OF the Far
mer's Alliance; there are not exceed
ing ton lawyers, who heretofore have
controlled the legislation of the state.
upon whose shoulders all unjust legis-
lation rests. Now the farmers have
chance to show their hands, and
should they succeed in doing for g
whole state what is most needed. it is
3 feather In their caps but if blind
prejudice and base ignorance are the
prevailing features, it will be well for
the trainers of the new constitution to
have made the Legislation of the state
nudity never TO meet again. A few
men should not control the whole
body. but as unit they should move
forward for the common good Let
the farmers show lawyers they have
not only brains but honesty and capac-
sly TO uso them
The Midland Mechanic: We are
not finding fault with our lot In life,
but when we see a great city almost
depopulated by those who are FORUM
ate enough to possess the wherewith