Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-03-26


been worated yet by plutocratic politics.
The buncO game worked neither ~
Kansas, South Carolina, South Dakota
nor la Illinois Republic.
Capital Is timid,r but the repubi-
can senate In Kansas haa boldly pro.
tccted II and prevented every effort OF
the peoples party 10 bring relief 70 the
farmer and laborer As the republican
party represents nothing but capital, OF
course II Is expected they will guard
the interests OF their constituency.
Nonconformist.
There will be a conference OF repre-
sentatiyes OF labor organizations held
Ia Cincinnati, Ohio May 10, 1891. In
this connection the National keiormer
desires 20 say that there Is some mis-
understanding In the objections OF TINS
meeting. as well as division Of opinion
as to the propriety Of holding IL. u IS
charged that a few men have assumed
the authority OF saying just what the
people shall do In this matter. The
Reformer does not believe IN any such
thing. There are no half dozen men
nor twenty men, that can control the
great popular uprising Of the people
throughout the land. While the editor
OF the reformer Is opposed, at this time,
10 the organization OF third party, he
believes that the Cincinnati conference
will result In much good II there are
enough coolheaded conservative men
there 70 direct It's action. The ques-
tion to be considered there Is not who
shall lead in the great reform move
ment. but just what measures we can
concentrate our forces on. There will
be fanatics at that convention. There
will be men who believe that the saliva
tion OF the republic depends on that
convention embodying in Its platform
their own measures aud ideas. These
men will be honest Ia their convictions.
Some OF their ideas will be good and
some not II the convention yields 70
an their demands its platform VIII be
AS long rs Paul's epistle 70 the Romans,
and will expose so many points of
attack that IL would be utterly useless
To enter into campaign with IT,
The five greatest labor organizations
is this country have agreed upon the
three propositions OF finance, transpOr-
tHtion, and land None of them antag-
ouize these issues. Their memberships
sre unit upon them. Why not make
them the demands Of that convention
With these three issues settled, we can
then begin to take up others. The
most important thing to do now Is 10
break the force Of the money power
We cannot do Il BIZ division. We must
concentrate or we are lost. Whoever
brings into that convention an issue
that will create dissension, no matter
how just II Is, will only contribute TO
- r - e.. ka.l
demonstrated that six months Is suiiici-
ent 10 organize for victory, II we are
properly educated. Let the Cincin-
natti meeting be conference, aud when
it adjourns let It adjourn to meet in
Washington, Feb %, 1892, and there let
be determined wha. the future action
IF the great reform forces will be. We
are one OF that class OF men who are not
afraid that Nacune, Terrell, Polk Pow
derby, Beaurlont and hundred more
like them, With ten times the influence
which thea possess, could turn the
impetuous tide Of popular opinion which
is drifting towards iude pendent political
action, as result OF a preconoerted
movement upon the part Of those who
now control the political machinery Of
both parties and dominate their conyen-
tions. candidates and politics. Let the
work OF education go on through the
existence Of present organizations.
When the time comes no power on earth
can prevent the organization Of an iude-
pent political movement. When there
is a necessity for 1t, the new party will
organize itself Let every true re'orm-
er attend the Cincinnati conference
National Reformer
You are the fellow that am after in
this article. ! mean the fellow that is
striking at his boss for higher wages.
Let me put a fee in your ear have
some nuts for you TO crack. The first
nut that ! desire for you To crack is
termed railroad nut. II is about This
size. The total stocks and bonds Of the
railroads OF the United states is in
round figures $4,000, 600, 900, The
annual interest on this sum is $3.50. 000,-
100. Now, the fellows that get this in-
terest don't run a great many lpcOmo-
tives, don't fire a great many epgines,
don't doa great deal Of breaking nor
have many fingers cut of coupling cars.
There amt many Of them that lose
their lives being run over by the oars.
In fact, they do not do any work. that
is actually needed in running these rail-
roads They don't pretend 10 do that.
They say simply that this Is their capi-
tai that Is working for them while they
sit down and watch the railroad boys do
the work Now. how shall we raise the
wages OF the railroad boysy Why, il
these fellows don't do any work. what Is
the matter OF dispensing with thems
Amt that what the employer doess
When he has no more work, when he
finds fellow sitting around drawing
pay, when he don't earn it. he simply
Now, suppose that we dis
charge this class OF workmen on the
ground that they are not needed. Now,
We think that we hear some fellows
say, how are you going TO do that.
Well, we will take as case for illustra-
ton the United States post Office, The
postmaster general says in his last
annual report that he did over SG7, ,00O
300 Of business last year: that he em-
ployed over 800, 600 people: that his es-
has been run ling over one
years. and that he has never
had a strike in the establishment. He
also informs us that there are no
drones drawing g per cent interest upon
the bonds or stock representing the
plant. II the roads were run by the
same source the 500. 100000 would be
divided between the people who patro-
nize the road and those who do the
work Citizen Alliance.
Two years ago the air was full OF COM
plants about rash financial legislation
By then wholly republican legislature
u Kansas The eastern papers CON
tanned editorials and letters full OF pro-
lest and warning and predictions Of the
damage 10 credit and Withdrawal OF
eastern capital. We know that loan
during the season OF lsS-
we're in continual receipt Of letters 81
inquiry from eastern investors express
ing alarm at proposed Kansas legisla-
iion In the interest Of mortgagors and
against this and that meas
are a. threatening the validity Of Kan
sas securities. We remember one case
In which a New York capitalist hotly
10 know il the legislature
had passed a law 10 forfeit the princi- |
pie Of a usurous debt. and we had to
reply IN the negative, and quote the
New York law which provides Just
such forfeiture and OF which he never |
seemed 10 have heard. Yes. the air was