Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-08-10
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

The American labors to show that
Gen. Weaver has been a most bitter en-
emy of the democratic party. Had he
not been the peoples party would never
have placed its banner in his hands
Weekly Toiler.
-Workingmen, which will you do,
think or fight? One or the other you
must do soon. If you refuse to think
you will soon have to fight unless you
will consent to be slaves, Spokane
wash Alliance Manifesto.
1t is probable that the resistance of
the Homestead employees of Mr.. Carne-
gle to his reduction of their means OF
existence will fail. Justice is with
them and the law is with him. They
can remedy their WRONGS when they
choose by striking at the polls.
The force bill is a species of politi-
cal slight of hand or legerdemain pro-
posed by eastern democrats l?) through
eastern republicans in the interest of
the money power. 1t won't work. The
people of the west and northwest
pledged the south at Omaha that it
shall never become a 1aw.-Southern
Mercury. 80.
The question is, shall we keep, a
standing army to compel labor to obey
the commands of corporate capital or
starve, and force the farmer to foot the
bill? Carnegie and the old parties, by
their acts, say yes. The peoples party,
no never. Every man must answer for
himself. What say you?-Brool1feld
(Mo.) Union.
II hOr hr1f1 dc hxyne ~,
novels. Labor builds palace cars and
rides in the smoker. Labor weaves
Administer and Moquette carpets, and
! lives on bare floors. Labor makes silks
and satins and wears cottonades and
calico. Labor raises sirloin steaks and
mutton chops and eats liver and SOW
belly.-Arkansas Farmer.
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison,
| Washington letters tell us, uniteI3. tt:oir
! influence to defeat the free coinage bill
in the house; and the democratic ma
jority accepted the leadership Of ex-
/ Speaker Reed on that question. ''Stick
to party" if you want to, and vote as
you please, but don't be gol-darned
/ i-.-Progressive Farmer.
These protectionists who are al
ways talking about property rights, and
against paternalism, are always calling
on the government to help them accu-
mulate property, and then when they
get more than they can handle, they
want the state and national govern
ments to help them take care of it.
That is paternalism with vengeance.
i Exchange.
Gen. Weaver seems likely to utterly
side-track Harrison and throw the cleo
ton of president into the house where
it is supposed Cleveland would be
elected, but it is possible some of the
democrats in the house may be switched
over into the nearer through train.
Everything political as well as atmos.
pherical has a chaotic outlook Iowa
State Reflector.
Nearly every convention that as
sembles adopts the leading features Of
the peoples party platform. They have
done so thus far without giving credit.
1t must be conceded that our platform
is very nearly right, or it would not
meet with such universal approval.
Such being the case, what is the use OF
the other parties, anyhow? Why not
make it nanimous?-Advocate.
We will wager years subscription
to the Truth against the watered stock
of all the railroads in the country, and
=, a years subscription represents far
more real value than does the aforesaid
stock, that Weaver and Field will be
the next president and vice president OF
i these United States, unless, ,plutocracy
attempts to count them out and the
devil help them if they attempt to do it.
-Sedalia (Mo.) Truth.
If the peoples party can poll a
plurality of votes in any state, they cap
ture the electoral vote of such state.
This will occur in California, Oregon
Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska, Iowa,
Washington, Texas, Michigan, Kansas,
Minnesota, Georgia, North Dakota,
North Carolina, South Dakota, Idaho
West Virginia and Virginia.; and with
another Pinkerton war in Pennsyl
vania, that state also.-Southern Mert
curry.
u. S. Hall still. says he. is an. ALI
ance democrat. Ha, hal. The. idea
Might as well speak of a Christian in
fdel. The two are opposite The time
has passed when any allianceman- car
conscientiously belong to either of tht
old political parties. There is nothing
in the alliance constitution to preven
it, but there is something in the educa
( ton he has received in the allianc'
: which drives him far away from either
of them.-Torch of Liberty.
The military forces sent to aid Mr.
e Frick in displacing the .'protectedn =. la
borers at the Homestead works, cos
the state. of Pennsylvania &22, 600 pc
= day. In addition to this, under tn
D laws of Pennsylvania, the county. il
= which the works are located is iiabl,
) for all damages the company may sus
tain in consequence of the strike Mr.
Carnegie can, therefore, rest with per
feet equanimity in his castle in Scot
: land, knowing that whatever occur
the people foot the bill Advocate.
E 1t might, however, be prudent. 70
: this same banking power TO reflect upo
= the fact that no matter what -politica
influence may be brought into play
President Harrison may be expected t
!, veto any and every form of free eoinap
: which is not international. in its scopf
= and that the next president, be he M,
Harrison or Mr.. Cleveland, will eauau
. protect the country against any merel
! national free coinage For FIVE year.
therefore, the country is safe agains
this danger; and, at the expiration {
that time, the heresy will have foun
: its destiny in the tomb of exploded DO,
ular fallacies Henry Clews, Wa
i Street Review.
{ LABOR TROUBLES,
:, Such Things as Labor Troubles Were u,