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

Kansas, South Carolina, South Dakota
nor in Illinois. Republic
Capital is timid,H but the republi-
can senate in Kansas has boldly pro-
tected It and prevented every effort OF
the peoples party to bring relief to the
iarmer and labOrer. As the republican
party represents nothing but capital OF
course It Is expected they will guard
the interests Of their constituency
Nonconformist
There will be a conference OF repre-
sentatives OF labor organizations held
In Cincinnati. Ohio, May ~, 1891. In
this connection the National Reformer
desires TO say that there Is some mis-
understanding In the objections OF this
meeting. as well as division Of opinion
as to the propriety Of holding 1t. II 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,
to the organization OF n third party, he
believes that the Cincinnati conference
will result In much good II there are
enough coolheaded, conservative men
there to direct its 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
tlon OF the republic depends on that
convention embodying in its platform
their own measures aud ideas. These
men will be honest In their convictions.
Some OF their ideas will be good and
some not If the convention yields To
all their demands its platform will be
as long as Paul's epistle TO the Romans,
and will expose so many points of
attack that il would be utterly useless
to enter into campaign with IL.
The five greatest labor organizations
in this country have agreed upon the
three propositions Of finance, transpor-
Ation, ana land. None of them antag-
ouize these issues. Their memberships
are a 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 tC do now Is to
break the force OF the money power.
We cannot do il by division. We must
concentrate or we are lost. Whoever
brings into that convention an issue
that will create dissension, no matter
how just Il Is, will only contribute TO
the defeat of our forces. Kansas has
demonstrated that six months Is suflici-
ent TO organize for victory, II we are
properly educated. Let the Cincin-
natti meeting be conference, and when
il adjourns let IL adjourn to meet in
Washington, Feb 22. 1892, and there let
be determined wha. the future action
u the great reform forces vii be. We
are one Of that class OF men " no are not
afraid that Nacune, Terrell, Polk, Pow
derly, Beaumont, and hundred more
like them, nth ten times the influence
which thel possess, could turn the
impotuous tide OF popular opinion which
Is drifting towards independent political
action. as a result OF a preconCerted
movement upon the part Of those who
now control the political machinery Of
both parties and dominate their conven-
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 inde-
pent political movement. When there
is necessity for IL, the new party will
organize itself Let every true reform
er attend the Cincinnati conference -
National Reformer.
You are the fellow that ! am after In
this article. | mean the fellow that Is
I his boss for higher wages
Let me put flee IN your ear. | have
some nuts for you 10 crack. The first
nut that / desire for you 10 crack is
termed a railroad nut. IL Is about this
size. The total stocks and bonds OF the
railroads OF the United states is i'm
round figures $4,000, 900, 900. The
annual interest on this sum Is Sj7O.OOO,-
JO0. Now, the fellows that get this in
terest don't run a great many locomO-
tives, don't fire a great many engines,
don't do 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 cars.
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
the work. Now, how shall we raise the
wages Of the railroad boys: Why, II
these fellows don't do any work. what is
the matter Of dispensing with themy
Amt that what the employer dOesy
When he has no more work, when he
finds fellow sitting around drawing
pay, when he don't earn IL, he simply
Now, suppose that we dis
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ground that they are not needetk Now,
we think that we hear some fellows
say, how are you going 10 do that;
Well, we will take as a case for illustra-
tion the United States post Office, The
postmaster general says in his last
annual report that he did over S67, ,0OO,-
900 Of business last year; that he em-
ployed over 10000 people: that his es-
tablishment has been run ling over one
hundred years, and that he has never
had a strike In the establishment He
also informs Us that there are no
drones drawing per cent interest upon
the bonds or stock representing the
plant. Ifthe roads we're run by the
same source the $50. 100000 would be
divided between the people who patro-
nize the road and those VINO do the
work.-Citizen Alliance.
Two years ago the air was full OF com
plants about rash financial legislation
by then wholly republican legislature
OF Kansas. The eastern papers CON
tained editorials and letters full OF pro-
test and warning and predictions Of the
damage 10 credit and withdrawal Of
eastern capital. We know that loan
companies during the season OF lSi.
we're in continual receipt Of letters Oi
inquiry from eastern investors express
ing alarm at proposed Kansas legisla-
tiOn In the interest OF mortgagors and
protesting against this and that meas
ure as threatening the validity OF Kan
sas securities. We remember one case
in which New York capitalist hotly
10 know II the legislature
had passed law % forfeit the princi-
Pile OF usurOus debt, and we had 10
reply in the negative, and quote the
New York law which provides Just
such a forfeiture and OF which he never
seemed 10 have heard. Yes. the air was
full two years ago Of complaints and APP
prehensions OF republican legislation