The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-03
THE ALLIANCE.

IaE 4ALklANCE.
The Rising Sun: Present financial
depression is the result of the failure
Of the people to study their political
interests and the consequence of blind
partisanship which made the Yank
vote as he shot and the Johnny Red
vote as he fought 1t is hoped that
both will use their ballots in the future
as the weapon of freemen to be in
diligently exercised for the welfare
of the whole country.
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Topeka Advocate: One of the
tavorite arguments of the gold bugs
is that the free coinage OF silver would
drive gold out of the country. Sup
pose it should; how would that affect
the farmer or the wage worker? How
much gold do they possess now. If
every ounce of gold In the universe
was at che bottom of the Pacific ocean
it would be benefit to the productive
interests of the whole world.
The Alliance Herald: What pro-
portion of congressman devote twice
as much time to securing their re-
elections as they do to the service of
their constituents? Ninety-nine hun
dredths. Yet each and all blow and
talk about their achievements. just as
if any of them have really done any
more good than a lower country legis-
lator who replied to the inquiry:
What have you done at the capitalo
responded Il don't know about
others. but for my part got $21O, to
bring home.
Alliance Leader: The Eastern anti
silver Democrats declare that they
will not enter caucus on the silver
question. That looks very much like
'Cieveland's bolt has struck congress.
1t also looks very much like the
mountain will have to go TO MahOm-
met as Mahommet refuses to go to
the mountain. What are these free
silver Democrats in the South going
to do about it. when Wall street say,
that the Democracy must not and
shall not espouse the cause of silver;
but must and shall advocate a single
gold standard
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The Chicago Sentinel: Does Ben
Harrison. even in the slightest degree,
realize the fact that there is not one
former in five to-day who is not lying
awake nights and thinking of his
debts and the taxes which are hang
ing over his head? Does Ben compre-
bend the fact that there are million
idle men in the United States to-day
whose families are suffering for the
want of bread. fuel and clothes? And
the very men who are lying awake
nights and whose families are suffer-
Ing for bread. may re-elect him! It is
a queer wOrld-as Carlisle said. 'prin-
~cipally fools"
The Chicago Express: Along in
I0's the cry was for a "greenback
dollar to be made as good as gold
dollar" And the dear people. all but
a few. voted a great big amen"
Under the Sherman policy the green
back dollar was 'equalized'' until it
would hold more beef and pork corn
cotton and wheat than was ever be.
fore crammed into dollar OF any
sort. But the people have found out
to their sorrow that this big dollar
counts only one when it comes to pay
ing debts. and that too much hog in
the dollar" means too many big pork
ers in the mortgage. Now the farmer
knows that Wall Streets ''honest dol
lar" is the worst kind of thief
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Southern Alliance Farmer: It is
about time for the town lawyer to take
to the bushes to instruct the .ignor-
ant farmers how to vote in the COM
ing campaign. Heretofore it has not
required much instructions from the
young solons for the last ten or fifteen
years but now the issue is clear cut
and the negro is not lin it, Since
the war the white people have been
voting against the negro regardless Of
what might be their interest-now
they have their eyes open. and will
vote where their interest is. These
lawyers can now start on the rounds
but they will find things changed.
The people have learned that the poll
ticians cried negro supremacy for the
purpose of keeping themselves in Of
flee, and they are doing the same
thing TODAY.