Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-07-13
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES

North Carolina has more than 1OO,-
900 voting members of the peoples
party.
The peoples party state convention
At jackson, Mich. unanimously adopted
equal suffrage.
There Ii no use wasting time on
civil service or tariff reform. The great
questions are land, transportation and
finance; the last Is the greatest
The peoples party of Kansas and
Missouri demanded the submission to a
vote of the people of a constitutional
amendment providing for equal suffrage
regardless of sex.
Senator German admits that it's
impossible for the democrats to re-
trench much below the republicans un-
less taxes are increased. This knocks
the tariff reform promises in the head
Fort Worth Advance.
The peoples party of Iowa at it's
state convention elected two notable
women as delegates to the Omaha con-
vention, Mrs. Mary J. Coggeshell, of
Polk county, and Mrs. Lucy Briggs, of
Dallas county. Mrs. Mary E. Lease
goes as a delegate from Kansas and
Mrs. Mary II. Ford from Missouri.
The two old parties are bent on
making the tariff the only issue this
year, but, thanks to the alliance educa-
tional system, the people are on to the
racket and have determined to lay old
dry bones aside and discuss the ques-
tions of living importance-fnance,
land and transportation. - Peoples
Tribune.
The National Union Co has become
an 'iridescent dream" 1t could not stand
the calcium light of the reformed press
association And before this light must
vanish, in time, the other commercial
and political monstrosities that, vampire
like, have been feasting and fattening
upon the ifeblood of our nation.-Fort
Worth Advance.
Henry George is reported to be
hilariously happy over what he is
pleased to call the free trade plank in
the democratic platform. We wonder
how much less revenue Mr.. George i'm
agines the democratio party can get
along with than can the republican
party. Mr.. Georges free trade aspira-
tions are very easily satisfied
Never until the silver dollar was
demonstized in 1878 was there a day
when the bullion in it was not worth
rs much or more than it's face value in
gold. Mr.. Sherman says tho silver dol
lar had gone out of circulation in 1873
because it was at a premium. Gold is
now at premium. Why not put his
specious theory in practice and de-
monetize gold?-Nonconform
The peoples party of Wisconsin at
its state convention inserted a plank in
its platform advocating the referendum
as follows: 1--WE demand the establish
ment of the initiative and the referen-
dunn by which the people will be en-
abled to vote down obnoxious laws and
remove dishonest and inefficient off,
cials. thus placing the veto power in
the hands Of the people, where it be-
longs"
Some good Christian folks are terri
bly, afraid that the third party move
ment is going to develop a feeling
against the rich. Well, Christ once
said: But woe unto you that are rich!
for you have received your consolation "
See Luke 6:2A And while you are about
it look up the fifth chapter of James,
where you will discover the new tesla
ment definition of q calamity howler.-
Industrial Review.
There is not one word about land,
transportation or money in the repub-
lican platform. The silver issue is re-
ferred to in such a manner that the
| wisest statesman in the country could
not interpret its meaning for himself.
The balance of the platform Is made up
of glittering generalitiek No really
great national issue is submitted to the
people by the grand old party
Minneapolis Progressive Age.
Says the st. Louis Republic: 'Mr.
U. S. Hall has rendered the democratic
party in Missouri important service in
the last few years-a fact of which his
nomination for congress in the Second
district is practical recognition" In
| other words, Mr.. U. S. Hall was prom.
ised seat in congress If he, as presi-
| dent Of the Missouri alliance, would run
| the alliance in the interest of the demo
| cratic party. He performed his part OF
the contract as well as he could. The
machine democrats have now performed
their part and the deal is closed.-Canal
City Dispatch.
The peoples party is holding nomi.
mating conventions in every congress
| sional district in Texas and nominating
candidates for congress The Eighth
| district nominated Evan Jones, presi-
| dent of the state Farmers Alliance.
The Third district nominated W. R.
| Robinson, of Brazoria. The nominee
| from the Sixth district is Jerome C.
| Kirby. Ben Terrell is the candidate of
| the Twelfth district. L N. Barber, who
was defeated for congress by Antony al
! the special election held lately to fll
the vacancy caused by Mills resigna-
tion in the Ninth district, was renomi-
mated by the new peoples party Al
the special election he carried Mills
own county, as well as the county in
which Antony, his opponent, resided
He reduced the majority of 1850 re-
ceived by Mills to 5000 besides offset
ting the republican votes cast for his
opponent