The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-31
THE ALLIANCE.

is sweeping the whole state OF Texas,
not only in the country, but in the
cities. towns and villages.
The Western Advocate: New trusts
are being continually formed. The
salt trust has been organized at Sag
NAV under the name of the Michigan
Salt Company, and there is now talk
of a combination of the different
electric companies. Some people can
see the benefit of cooperation.
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The Atchlson Champion: The fell
lows who assert that the Alliance
politicians are farming their jaws
more than their land, ought not to feel
bad over little thing like that. Jaw
farming is not peculiar or restricted to
Alliance politicians, it is the special
vocation of the professional politicians
Of all parties.
Farmers Vidette: Plutocracy does
not care who has a seat in congress
so it is used in the interest of monop-
oily. Plutocrats vote with both par
ties and win with either. While the
offce-seeker's organization is very
patriotic in appearance. its patriotism
extends no further than party lines.
While the dogs are growing over the
bone, plutocracy walks off after hav-
ing eaten the meat.
Montezuma Record: Why not all
boom farming for awhile? 1t has been
run down long enough. Let US turn
off the chronic grumblers who have
had such glorious feast for the past
fifteen years. There is no sense in
running down the best business on
earth. Now is the best time to talk up
farming and keep talking it up until
we make it easy for a. farmer to bor-
row money at reasonable rate.
The Sentinel: We claim no mono
poly unless in the interest of the whole
people. We claim that monopolies
hitherto employed by small class of
our citizens should be distributed and
employed by all instead of the few.
In claiming these things, we consider
rights as equals and peers of the capt.
talists. Moved by spirit of justice
to all, and the greatest good to the
greatest number, we expect to organ
ize, reach out and take what we con-
slider our rights.
The Linden Standard gives the fol-
lowing good advice, that should be
needed throughout the length and
breadth of the land:
Does your lecturer give you a good
talk at every meeting? If not you
should stir him up or get one in his
place who will. There never was a
time when it was more necessary for
men to think and post themselves on
all public questions. Read and think.
Read and think is the best advice that
could be given. When the masses
once get right down to hard thinking
the country is safe.
Pioneer Express: The old party po-
itical leaders have certainly ''stood
I'M with the moneycrats and the mo-
uopolists or they would have sounded
the alarm that things were going awrv,
and thus have given their constituents
chance ere this to throw aside the
evils that have befallen them. Poor
deluded Republican and Democratic
brethren! Your spirit of animosity
kept alive by your bosses" and your
blind love for your parties has led you
to almost certain ruin. Pause and
think Of your present situations, and
this day resolve that you will act as
becomes freemen: Let the old leaders
alone; let them continue as monopo-
lists and enemies to the masses. but
band together as one, and in solid pha-
lanxes next year cast your votes for
the men who are at heart your friends;
who will if they undertake a thing, en-
deavor to carry it out and not merely
make promises.
The Journal of Agriculture: It is
not sufficient evidence of good faith,
for man wanting Office to become
lavish in his expressions of love for
the farmers and their cause. Before
trusting any man as a leader or NOM
mating him for Office, farmers should
closely study his record, and see how
he stood before it became policy to es-
pouse the farmers cause There
are men calling themselves farmers,
who are anxious for Office, who have
only recently found themselves in SYM
pathy (?) with the farmers movement.
Keep your eyes open and study mems
actions, present and past rather than
their words. As rule it will be
found better to select an honest, capable
man who is not asking for Office and,
with him, d1splace the man who is
seeking preferment.
The Atlanta Constitution: The argu-
ments against free coinage are con-
spicuous by their absence The gold
bugs do not use arguments; they have
none to use, but resort to every subter-
fuge that ingenuity can devise. They