The historic times., 1891-10-17
THE ALLIANCE TOTTERING.


This new and unprecedented move
memt among our farmers that has chryst-
ened into a vast organization known as
the farmers alliance, has we'll nigh reach
ed its climax. Like mushroom IL
bounded into existence, and like a glim-
mering meteor it is disappearing from
the armament. The truth of the matter
is this. II ras formed or rather manifest
ed its large influence about 2 years ago
when the environments of the farmers
generated mummnrings and general dis
content which finally like drunken man
caught hold on a straw. II must be re-
membered in time of trouble and and in
face of sacred and civil enlargement,
the mental equilibrium of man is hardly
stationary. In s similar time the alliance
was born and nursed most vigorously.
But, it offered a divine relief as physi
cal necessity-to seize the powers OF the
spirits that be to redress the wounds OF
farmer. Instead of increasing the pow
er of the voter they would make an office
the supreme and eternal Inheritance of
mankind. They would make the federal
government, the creature of the people
the financial fulcrum on which "the. free
and easy" ever turns. Think of it! AL
ready they say that we are taxed TO death,
our lives are nearly squeezed out of US,
and yet, they would impoverish, this The
greatest government in the world in or
der to enrich agriculturist. What do
they propose to do? Here it s;
Q.) They want 2 per cent loan on
real and personal property, thing that
il carried out within len years the
desolate plains of Jerusalem would be
visible right here on American soil.
Grant that money means something and
is acknowledged to be something, for it
must hav- value, by what means could,
we the government of the United States
produce more money than the actual cir
culation Or the currant volume of COM
merce and trade demands? Or, even if
it were possible would it be just to legis
late il behalf of certain classes? 1t is
simply pure and undefled fallacy.
~ They would authorize the purchase
Of all public emissaries viz: railroads,
telegraph wires etc. What stupendous
gigantic, colossal tiZzle! This is the
first time that zero multiplied by zero
gives prosperity. Oh, yes, they would
build a mill at Washington with a spout
long enough to reach every farmer in the
land and with crank and jubillAtion pro
cced to fill tiaughs of the needy. This is
beautiful but it is dangerous-yes a very
visionary dream that has slept in the soft
Eeposes of the ORIENT nihiisti. Indus
try, honesty and liberty are the inveterate
laws OF every true American patriot.
(3) They wish to dismember and de-
mOlsh the republi :aE party from which
has emenated all that there is good be-
cause, they say it has engendered combines
and monopolists. People ought to re-
member that general prosperity has more
TO do with making combinations and
monopolies than organized legislation.
Law may regulate but can never over.
throw organized capital. Thanks to the
God who never sleeps while all these
vain and demoralizing ideas are being
dispelled each day. Good farmers have
begun to open their eyes and have re af-
tirmed their allegiance to the republican
party. Erring friends have remembered
that all organizations outside the repub
lican party, like the the tributaries of the
Mississippi river, leads into the democratic
parry. Otis, Davis, Petfer and Simpson
will soon come to the mourners bench.