The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-19
LHE ALLIANCE.

sand six hundred and seventy three
mercantile failures in the United States
in 1891, representing liabilities to the
amount of $3.50, 600. 600. means that
many less competitors in the CONNER
cial world It means that the weak
are surrendering to the mighty. 1t
tells wonderful tale of the powers OF
concentrated wealth.
Alliance Tribune: THE hope OF
the Republican party. says Chairman
Clarkson, s.lies in the expression of a
stalwart Republican press" IT we
were permitted to paraphrase this ex-
preston we would say that the
hope OF the Republican party is in the
expression of stalwart lies by Re-
publican press if the Kansas d. o. p.
organ is to be taken as sample.
The Arkansas Farmer: If every
farmer in the country could draw in
terest on what he has as well as what
he owes and good deal that his
neighbor owes they would be the most
prosperous class of all citizens. This
is just exactly what the national bank
does The scheme is accurately and
skillfully fixed up by the national gov
ernment and to make the swindle still .
better the whole capital in the deal is
practically exempt from any taxations
whatever.
The Cotton Plant: In the agricul-
tural sections for some time past in
dustry and enterprise have been par
alyzed; it is extending now to the
manufacturing centers. If something
is not done soon we will all be upon
the verge of destruction. When bust
ness men tell us they have no money
to loan upon the most approved Sc
curity. it would seem that more money
is needed; still they tell us that money
is plentiful, but is only hiding; how
ever. we have learned that money does
not hide when it commands 8 to Is per
cent interest
Topeka Advocate: The worship
pers of Mammon in many instances,
are finding it hard work to hang on
to their wealth. With bank failures
defalcations entertainments bank
robberies, burglaries. train robberies
and thieving galore the wealthy classes
would seem to have enough to contend
with, but if to these are to be added
the industry of kidnapping of rich
men and their children to extort ran
SONS reaching up in the thousands,
poor people may well congratulate
themselves that they are poor.
Alliance Herald: The Office and
function of government is to protect
the people in their rights, privileges
and immunities. What sort of pro-
lection of the right of property is it
for the government to license trusts
and combines to rob the people of
millions every year? It is just as
much the duty of the government to
prevent these robbers from preying
upon the people as it would be for it
to break up band of banditti. It is
not how it is done. but the fact that
the robbery is perpetrated that should
invoke the power of the government
to stop it
The Alliance Democrat: Heroic eff
forts will be made by the Nicaraguan
canal projectors to have congress in
dorse the scheme to the extent of
5000, 600, 900. If the project is good
financial one, as the workers for it say
it is, there is no necessity for asking
the government to lend its aid. There
are plenty of men in New York and
other money centers fully prepared to
back any feasible financial project
and if the Nicaraguan canal scheme
is a good one they will put up the
money. If they refuse to do so, con-
gress can rest assured that the govern
ment should not touch it.
Oregon Alliance Herald: The Ali.
auce knows no North. no South no
East no West 1t believes in the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man. Its political views are
similar to those entertained and
acted out by Thomas Jefferson. It
inculcates liberty. equality and fra<
ternity. 1t believes more in the pei
than in the sword. 1t aims to educaS
its members so that they may vote fcA.
the right men and the right measures
in the right place. The Alliance does
not propose to right the existing
wrongs with bullets. We do not be-
lieve in blood and cold steel Let us
be firmly united brotherhood, for
the truth and for the right and the
combined forces OF Shylocks and sell
fishness cannot prevail against us.
Let the work of organizing and edu-
eating proceed. and the hitherto
greatly oppressed and impoverished
farmer will see better times. By all
means let us proceed in union. for
united we stand divided we fall"
The Interstate Commission.
A recent decision of the United