The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-05-13
THE ALLIANCE.

IN favor of graduated income tax is
gaining ground throughout the coun-
try. About the only persons opposed
to it are the millionaires who fatten
on non taxable government bonds
and those reformers who are pos
sessed by an idea" and desire to re-
strict taxation to land values exclu-
sively. Thus We see again that Eek
tremes meet"
Southern Alliance Farmer: Both the
old parties are clamoring for honest
money, but what do they mean by
honest money? They mean money
that can be cornered by Wall street
money that will come at high price
to the laborer. Money that the farm
er and mechanic cannot secure at any
price. This is the honest money they
are contending for. Will you support
them in their robbery longer?
The Southern Star: The South is
IN debt Ninety per cent OF its people
are in debt Whatever increases the
volume OF currency increases the
price of products. With enhance
ment of the price OF products comes
larger profits and greater prosperity.
Silver would not increase the volume
much. blu: to the extent it would. that
would relatively benefit every man in
debt and every producer and laborer.
Cincinnati Herald: Don't you dare
say that the organized farmers and
laborers of the country are revolu-
tionary and anarchistic Organized
industry is trying to right great
wrongs nationally and constitutionally.
Organized capital with the help of
unorganized labor is trying to per-
petuate the wrongs. If the rich had
to bear for three months what multi
tudes of poor are bearing they would
precipitate bloody revolution.
Topeka Tribune: A we'll known Re-
publican politician estimates that if a
nonpartisan vote on the silver ques-
ton were taken in Kansas with no
candidates and no other issues in the
field. the vote would be five to one in
favor of free silver. This is very
fair estimate. and yet there are lots of
editors foolish enough to let the New
York tail wag the Western dog.
These Republican editors of Kansas
occupy a position similar to that of
the Northern rebel in war times.
Alliance Herald: Everything is
1ovr h,,t Within ,,,,+ +rr,
years that has increased one hundred
per cent. Two years ago. it required
a pound and a half of cotton to pay
for the use of dollar a year. Now.
it requires three pounds. That is the
result OF a pernicious financial system.
Reform the system so that it would
assure equal rights to ALL and special
favors to none" and the righteous
rule would soon enforce justice to all.
which would assure profits to labor
and prosperity to the whole country
Alliance Herald: Business is dull
Why? Because the people realized no
profit from their labor. Why? Be-
cause prices were so low. Why? Re-
circulation. Why? Because the money
monopoly can realize more benefits
when this is true. Why? Because
they can price everything at cost of
production. take it and sell it back to
the consumer at handsome profit. Are
you in the swim? Not much. Wall
street controls that game and takes IN
the shekels. growing richer every
year. while the remainder of the coun-
try is growing poorer.
Bunker Hill Times: The mighty
forces at ST. Louis needed not the be-
hest OF any man Or men to unani-
mously unity. The time had com e.
The positive clement embodied at st.
Louis will rapidly aggregate to itself
In the South and West the negatives
who are repealed from the warning
factions in the old parties. As the
weeks and months roll by the inevita-
bic result Of these conditions will be
made manifest. The entering wedge
will of its own weight cleave the old
parties and open the path for the
united Peoples party to walk into the
white house 1t is only short run
from St Louis to Washington.
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Oregon Alliance Herald: The farm
ers feed the nation; the industrial
class clothe them; without them the
nation could not live; still the pluto
Gratis say they are not capable of gov
erning themselves. Are such insults,
emanating as they do from the low
est slums Of humanity and living in
luxury. as they do by pilfering from
their superiors to be countenanced
much longer? We think not The
people are awakening to a sense of
duty. so the politicians and office
seekers and hired tools of Wall street
had better stand from under An
avalanche is coming that will cover
them SO deeply that the combined
forces OF Shylock can not unearth
them.
The Ventura Unit: The partisan
papers arranged for great division
of the Alliance ut Indianapolis and as
that failed to occur they have reported
constantly that the Allianca bod cono