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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
DIES HARD!

EDIroR USloN:-The spirit of free
dom seems to die hard in the breasts
of some citizens of Scotland county
In your issue Of the 30th ult., some
scribhler, suppose n granger, ALI
ANGER, at least farmer, enters his
protest against the management of
the financial affairs of the county !.
When will these mud il!s Of society
learn to keep in their proper places?
If they do not like the complexion Of
the present administration, let them
carry swill to swine, milk the COWS
and look after the affairs of the farm
in general. Let them keep ont of pol
itics. There are others to look after
political affairs! Are not educated
men who make study of law, sup
posed to be the proper ones to deter
mine what laws should be enacted:
say when they are properly construed
and enforced? Mr. "Sec" need not
fret about taxes being high! Let him
get to work earlier in the morning,
work later at night and a little harder
while at it and not dabble with things
he knows nothing about. Let him
take this advice and see if he does
not have money to pay his taxes at
the end of the year. II he has not
the money, have we not two good
banks in the county only too glad to
accommodate him? Then stop your
growing and, when the proper time
comes, walk up and pay your taxes
like man, asking no questions for
conscience sake. What is Il little
tax? Can not the merchant mark his
goods little higher; the grocer mark
groceries up and produce down; the
wagon and harness makers mark to
sell ut greater per cent profit, and the
miller take little more toll, and thus
at the end of the year all have money
to pay taxes, whether high or low?
Do You ask where the editor is to GET
his money? Why not follow the prec
ident established by his brother crafts
men? Would he not then have plen
ty and with a bland smile join the
happy tl'rong Of taxpayers?
Mr.. Sec" must learn to accommo
date himself to his surroundings
what he can not help. he must beal
and not suppose for a moment that al
men must be degraded by coming il
contact with labor, while there are
other modes of acquiring money more
easily and rapidly. See should
have lived fifty years ago. New err:
we live in. Docs he catch on?
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STAT. OF M:SSG;-RIt
COUNTY ,.F SCOTLAND. -
IN the iir,..iit Court OF Scotland county.
august term. l,a2.
Hiram Brown. Plaintiff,
-.l,.. unknown heirs of James F. Fcrsna,, The
unknown :,eir~ al William c. Mcdaniel. Su
san Walker. !.ataEcstee S!n:n~. HEia'ia
IHn'..r ,n,s .i"hn =. Mcdaniel, defendants.
Al this day va:"r Ia, i,iHin:i. herein. b! his
attorney. .ioia ID. Siisu"t. ;lii,i Il" petition ;.
affidavit. alleging. iinoIts other things. Il;tt
defendants. ,.,c Unknown heirs ot james T.
SifH:r.s. S'!Sda Walker. Amanda amer. arr.
i.at resi- lens ~ ;!.c state OF Nisso ri:
Hhcr"Uppn i, IL Ordered :,v itr clerk that
said del "antS Ice ;oti;icd by publication that
plaintiff fttS commenced Il SUIT against them
III the Circuit toart OF said co'lnt. for Il d.
cree Of til. "a tjt- io.t .ii OF lie ..o:; h,s!
fourth ui TAG southeast quarter q. section IL.
township 49, rl,l - II: and t.l:lt TAG un&r,Wn
heirs OF James +. forman appear of record TO
own a Onc-hnif intcrt 81 i'll said lands as heirs
OF said JAS. F. tornliIi. that the names ri said
heirs are unknown. ana that the hci!Sof " III.
L. Mcdaniel appear to lie the GWc"rS of oii"-
sixth " same by inheritance from sale: W N.
&. Mcdaniel, Ill. .ing s'iat plaintiff i the o" IL
OF said lands il, adverse possession. and
that unless the sid defendants y" and appear
al this court at tte mex: telIa thereof. 10 he
begun and hO:tc. al the court House i'll thc
city OF NC,nIhi;;. iii said county, OH the LIST
day of August newt, :,l Ga or before tn" Eth
iat al said tcrGi, i! TIE term shall 80 IrHG con-
tiIi.ic!.nI II not, t.icn on or before t.ic last
day OF sai', tcr;..-inewcr or plead to The pc
t.tinn in said c;i;!se. the same will i'c taken rs
confessed. and judgement will be rendered
+ accordingly.
And 1t is further ordered TIA: a copy nc
published. according to law. i'll III" Farmer :
Union. u wcrnlS newspaper published l., the
County OF Scotland and state OF Missouri.
4. g. MErY. Circuit Clcrt.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
LET Us PRAY.

In reply to question as to what
he considered the most threatening
tendercy in politics, Judge Gersham
said:
II would say that the control Of
elections and Legislation by the cor
rupt use of money more than anything
else mcnaces popular government
and the public peace. If these abuses
are not speedily checked the co:,se-
qucnces are likely to be disastrous.
The most insidions Of all forms of
tyranny is that of plutocracy. Thou
ghtful men see and admit that our
country is becoming less and less
democratic and more and more pluto
cratic. The ambition and self-love
Of some men are so great that they
arc incapable of loving their country
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The effect which Cleveland's nomi-
nation would have in South Carolina
was thus described by DIR. J. w.
Stokes, president of the South Carroll
M Alliance and delegate at large to
the Chicago conventions:
If Cleveland is nomir ated, steps
will be taken toward putting out third
party electors in my state within
twenty four hours after the conven.
ton adjourns, and it is my opinion that
the electoral vote of South Carolina
will be lost to the Democratic party.
I know what am talking about, and
mean what say. I made my fight
for the Alliance principles inside the
Democratic party, and propose tc
abide the result; but we can't hold
our people in line on an anti-silveI
platform with Cleveland at the head
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

In speaking about the Democratic
and Republican planks OIL the silver
question. the Democratic Kansas City
Star says:
A careful comparison Of the two
planks shows that there is no differ
ence, practically speaking between the
two great parties touching the silver
question. Both favor blmctalism, an d
each insist upon an honest dollar, pos
sessing a purchasing and debt-paying
power equal to its force. This con
dltion of affairs furnishes cause for
congratulation, as revealing a pravail-
ing sentiment IN this country hostile
to financial imitation, and friendly to
to substantial currency. There are
advocates Of fiat money in both par
ties, but there is nothing in the dec
laration of principles either at Min
neapolis or at Chicago to encourage
the champions of free unrestricted
coinage. The sober, conservative
sence of ths people is against wildcat
money. and history has too often pri
ell the p.rils of imitation to justify its
practice by the most prosperous ma
| ton on the globe.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
The Platform.
Fer Coroner.
DIR. J. EEABuw SKI. OF L nifty.

FiEANCE.
Eiret-W demand Il ationHl currency. safe.
sound and flexible. issued by the genera! gov
eminent ct.y. u full lexil tender for all debts.
public and private: nnst that without the use
Of banking corporations u just. equitable and
efficient means Of distribution direct TO the
people Mt u tax not ia cxcCs'd per cent I've pro-
vitiesi ~ got fourth in the sul-treasury plan of
the Farmers Alliance. or some better system !;
also, by payments in discharge Of 1t. ObliyA-
tt0ns for public improvements.
We demand the free und unlimited coinage
Of silver.
We demand that the amount Of circulating
medium he speedily increased to not less than
ehO per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe tn II the money OF the country
should DO kept ~ much rs possible in the
hands OF the people, and hence we demand all
the necessary expenses OF the government.
economically and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks he eS-
tablished by the government FOR the safe de-
yosit Of the earnings OF the people and to
facilitate exchange LAND
secoDd-The land including all tho natural
resources Of wealth II the heritage OF all the
people nnd should not he mOnOI'Olized for
speculative purposes and allen ownership OF
by railroads and other corporations in excess
Of their actual needs and all lands now oN ned
by aliens should be reclaimed by the govern
ment and held for actual settlers only.
TRANSFORMATIONS.
neutrality-suspicious. being means OF en.
change and public necessity. the government
should own and operate the railroads In tho
Interests OF the people.
The telegraph and telephone, like the post
Office system, being necessity for the trans
ted by the government in the interest OF thu
people.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
About Silver.

The demonet'zanticn Of silver was
everywhere inspired by pure selfish
ness and unholy greed 1t Was done
in the interest of the creditor. the cap
ita!istic classes, and they now began
to see that they ovcrreached them
selves, that thev sadly impaired tile
laying qualities Of the goose of in
dustry tina: yielded for capital the
golden egg. In the United States
this Was prominently true. There
was no occasion for dcmonctizing
silver in 1873 There was no silver
IN circulation, there has. been no de
cline in the price of silver for fifty
years, and nothing to indicate that its
price would decline if let alone, for
the production of gold aud silver
combined was not increasing.
Silver decentralization in 1873 com
leted the conspiracy of the gold bugs
begin in 1869, when the debt of the
nation WAS made payable in coin,
instead of ''lawful money which
ment ''grecnback' as by the tcrr,s
of the contract under which 1t was
created. In 1869 coin" meant gold
or silver, but if that term could be
made to apply to one metal instead of
two it would of course, increase the
value Of the chosen metal, and that
being the only metal in which the en-
ormous public debt could he paid the
everybody else, would be enormously
benefited and therefore il was made
to SO apply. Gold was the chosen
metal, hence it appreciated and silver
deprecated in price. If silver had
been the chosen metal the relation of
silver to gold would now be reversed,
the silver dollar would he the ''hon-
est and gold the dishonest" dollar.
If silver had not been demDnetizcd
nothing would have been heard of
''cheap silve:',' "debased money" "be-
NETTING silver mine owners" and all
such rot. We simply would have had
so much more money,-''har}, solid,
substantial money! rs metalists like
to ast,-or 4 SO much larger metallic
basis for paper money. But that was
4 condition unsuited to money mon
opolists, and as their power was pc
tent in the government it was easy to
adapt condition 10 their desires.
The strangest feature Of the situa
ton Is the present attitude Of the
democrats regarding it. Democrats
generally opposed republican lesisla
ton at the time, particularly the two
acts herewith referred to. and to a
novice it seems that it would be good
''practical politicts' for the democratic
party to now hold the republican
party responsible for its unjustitiet
and harmful legislation. even if i
were impossible to wholly undo it:
baletul effects. But, on the contrary
the democratic party is now in tlt
attitude of apalogist and defender o
acts Of its old-time and sup
posit,t,ous enemy that at the time o
commission surely cannot wonder tina
the impression has become wide
spread and decp-seated that it is quite
as completely dominated and con
trollcd by capital.stic and monopo
listic intcsests as the republican
party; its present attitude toward tn
financial legislation OF it's traditional
adversary goes Il long way in Tie i'm
preston. l. it strange under tn
circumstances, tilat new political q,
CARNATIONS have been born!-Farln
Stock and Home.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

\ big effort is being mada by the
Democrats to show that their candi-
date for vice-prcsi,lcnt is all right on
the silver question, when they we'll
know there is no greater enemy to
that measure than their candidate for
president Great Inconsistency is
shown. and they hope to hood-wink
the west and south with the candidate
for v'ce-president, who would have
little to say on the silver question if
elected, while If the stuffed prophet
is elected the mOnied east know he
will veto all such bills. But then
the latter day Democracy would not
be anything if consistent.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

A great many uniformed persons
swear at the idea of a Democratic
revolt in Georgia. The only election
held there this summer was in Glass
cock county. n county official was
to be elected and the Democrats sent
their best speakers into that county
and everything was done possible to
stem the tide, but to no purpose, as
the Peoples party nominee was
elected. The majority of the voters
refuse longer to be driven up to the
pool, and voted. Intelligence has
made them sick of the tools OF
English aristOcracv.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
1t WI Be Red-Hot.

Here is chance to have some fun
and be interested. "Drlck' Pomerov
editor Of Advance Thought, Rooms
4G, World Building. New York City,
tas changed his Monthly paper into
For.nightly issue, the better to help
carry the Peoples party fight into the
very heart of the old parties, and will
send it at one dollar aycar, or three
copies one year for two dollars OF
one copy three months for twenty five
cents, Or four copies three mouths for
one dollar, or ten copies three months
for two dollars, and one copy free to
the gctter up and sender Of one of
the club of ten. Pomcroy has TAX en-
down the old pen he used when edit
ing the La Crosse Democrat, and will
make it do hot aud pointed work from
August 1st, to November LIST, three
months, during the coming great
campaign, and will be OF great help to
our common cause in proportion to
the circulation given his paper.
Every labor organization in this coun.
try should help to push the circula.
ton OF Pemcroy's Advance Thought
in clubs AMI sing!y. When man OF
women can send one dollar for five
copies, or two dollars for eleven copies
for three months, they should do so
and as mahy more dollars as they can
spare. 1t will be worth far more than
the price of the paper to read what
Brick will have to say about the
old parties and their inside workings
and especially of what he knows OF
the Tammany gang in New York To
get the full three months campaign
issue, send on so lie will receive the
names and the money therefor soor
as possibleas it will be The hottest kline
of Il paper from the first issue in Aug
ust to the close of the campaign
Each issue will contain one of
Bricks original cartoons or picture
that will tell.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
The grandcst national coDven-

The grandcst national coDven-
ton ever held in the United
States occurred at Omaha. Saturday
end Monday. 1t would be a hard
matter to describe the enthusiasm
and good work done for the toilino
masses on the late national day.
General James 3. Weaver. of iowa,
was nominated for pre::i,ls Mt, and Ger
eral Fields, of Virginia, for vicc-pres::-
dent 1t 81 a ticket that gives universal
satisfaction with friends of political
reform all over the country. The
convention recognizes that this con
sOlidated country and that all men
are brothers and fellow citizens. The
ticket is worthy Of any honest person
support and it is confidently believed
that it can be elected. Hurrah 70,
Weaver and Fields.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

1t is asserted on the best OF
authority that the telegraph com
panics were in pay OF the enemies OF
the Peoples party, and that no tele-
grams could he sent or received that
would aid the Omaha convention.
The kilograms received rs being from
Gresham and read ut the convention
were bogus. The government should
own the telegraph lines.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The passage of the silver bill by
the U. S. Senate last Friday is hailed
with delight by all true Americans.
1t is ten to one the lower house will
amend the bill and in this way kill
the measure, even though the hand
writing appears plainly on the wall.
Should the house fail to pass the
identical Senate bill, the Democrats
cannot possibly get an electoral vote
west of the Mississippi river.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The nomination of Cleveland is &C
complisling much good out in Colo
RADIO. Leading men and newspapers
cut there who have always been Dem
ocratic are leaving that party every
day and joining the Peoples party,
the only political organization that
is intended to bring relief to the
tailoring clases.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

We envy no man or women because
he or she may be rich. Capital and
labor should go hand in hand together
but we do war on the oppressive meth
OILS of the men of this country who
have grown to he million heirs IN the
past twenty-five years by legislation
this class Of men who have rcapt
where they did not SOW, and now are
using their ILL gotten gains to further
Cypress the farmers of the west and
south.-Ed., "a Independent.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The similarity of the financial planks
Of the Democratic and Republican
parties, casts suspicion that they
were written by the same party,
possibly hired Britishcr Of Lombard
street. There is no material difference
in the financial planAs of the two old
parties, neither is there any difference
in the Republican and Democratic
parties.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The nomination of Cleveland and
the refusal of the national Democratic
convention to declare for free coinage
Of silver has thrown the free silver
Democrats of the western and south
ern states INTO open revolt and opened
vide the gates for the triumph of
the Peoples party in this campaign.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Peoples party men who wish to
subscribe for a newspaper Of their
political faith, now have an oppor-
tunity TO do 50: The Omaha Daily
Public has cone out in the "middle
of the road" and will be q great help
in the reform work. The subscrip-
ton price is only $3.50 per year.
Send for the Daily Public.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Leverett leonard nominee of the
Peoples party for governor. was born
in Cooper county. Mo-, in 1887 and is
consequently IS years of age. His
father was Union man, and when
the war broke out Leverett Leonard
refused to take the oath, as he was a
Southern sympathizer, and remained
on the farm, refusing to take sides.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The Republican ticket in Knox
county is rapidly going to pieces. It
looks ~ though there will only be
two parties in that county down there
shis fall-WaH street and the Peo-
pies.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The farmers of Missouri will now
have the opportunity to vote for one
of their own class for governor, a
man whose life has been spent upon a
farm and who understands the wants
of those who labor for their daily
bread.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Mr.. Reid devoted the last two weeks
prior to the Minneapolis convention
quitting his house in ORDER" trying
to make peace with the typographical
union, employing union foreman, etc.
and then posed so as to be ready to
fall over with surprise when the nomi.
nation for vice president was thrust
upon him. Rats, Reid, rats!-Nebras.
ka New Era.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The men in the great iron works at
Pttsburg, Penn, have been thrown
out of work and are asked to take
less wages, while ''protectlon" re-
mains the same rs last year. Pro
lection fails to protect the laborer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07
TO GOnSun1ptiVeS.

The undersigned having been restored to
health by simple means. after suffering Tor
several years with severe lung affection, and
that dread disensc Consumption. is anxious to
make known to his fellow sufferers the means
OF care. TO thoS.. who desire il. be will cheer
fully send tree OF charge II copy OF the pre-.
S,rirtion used, which tat,T viii lind sure
cure TOR Consumption. Asthma. t.,tarrh ,'}rOn-
c.iisi, and all throat and lang MaiaaicS. He
hopes si sufferers will try his reiil.dN as ii is
invai;i;t:,i:. These aeeiriuE the prescription,
":lict vii; COS! chem nothing, and may prov.
:. i,teSSin.. will .ictSe address.
Rev. EDWARD i. WIi.SfS Brct ki,n.N New York
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The Globe Democrat is stronger
advocate for Col. Hatch than even
the Hannibal Journal. How we do
yearn foz congressman WHO is not
so cussed popular with the Republi-
cans.-Palmyra Herald, Democrat.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Farmers and laborers of the coun-
try are just now engaged IN the patri-
otto work of moping their brows and
producing food supplies to feed their
pet tiger-the mortgage-through the
winter-Lamar Union.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Congress is doing next to nothing,
except granting leave of absence and
trying to get up some enthusiasm
over the tariff Some how that snl,-
ject don't entliusc as it used to.-Nat-
ional Waterman.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Now stand back aud watch the ring
ster put the ring IN the noses of the
frisky kicker and gently lead him
back into the democratic corral
Lamar Union.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

When did you ever witness rs little
enthusiasm, over the old party con-
veEtions and Nominations AS this year?
Surely, the twins have been struck
with dry rot. "-TarklO Independent
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The platform adopted by the
Omaha Peoples party convention is
identical with the one made at the
st. Louis industrial convention
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The revolt from the old parties to
the new is not confined to any state
bat extends from the Atlantic to tho
Pacific, and from the British posses
sions to the gulf.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Stand for principle, though you
stand alone. The unthinking rabhlc
may snecr and scoff. but your day OF
triumph will come.-Ava Record.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

The Rocky Mountain News. the
leading Democratic newspaper of
Colorado, renowned the Democracy
and Joined the reform movement.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

No laboring man has right to say
one word against millionaircs SO long
as he votes for system that produces
millionaires. Herald.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Take your choise between supporting
the two old parties and saving the
home for your children.-Lamar I'm
iOn.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Hon. J. ii. Mcdowell. one of the
leading Democrats Of Tennessee, has
left his old party and joined the Peo-
pies party hosts.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

Which dollar is the most dishonest.
Il 20 cent silver dollar or 1870 cents
gold dollar? Figure this out-Nat-
ional Waterman.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-07

There were 1j4 Ofiice-hOl,lers in the
Minneapolis convention. There were
also about 200 otiicc-seckcrs.-New
Forum