Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-09-28
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

-North CdrOIlna mas more than 100,-
GOO voting members of the peoples
party
The peoples party state convention
at jackson, Mich, unanimously adopted
equal suffrage.
There is 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 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 its
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 delegate from Kansas and
Mrs. Mary H. 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 Law old
dry bones aside and discuss the oues-
tions of living mportance-finance
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 democratic 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
demonetized in 1878 was there a dav
when the bullion in it was not worth
as much or more than its face value in
gold. Mr.. Sherman says the silver dol
lar had gone out of circulation in 1873
because 1T 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: "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" e"
See Luke 6:24. And while you are about
it look up the fifth chapter of James.
where you will discover the new testa-
ment definition of a 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
Wlsest statesman in the country could
not Interpret its meaning for himself |
The balance of the platform is made up
of glittering generalities. No really |
great national issue is submitted to the |
people by the grand old party
Minneapolis Progressive Age.
Says the st. Louis Republic: 'sMr. |
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 a practical recognition" In !
other words Mr.. q. 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 at
the special election held lately co dill
the vacancy caused by Mills resigna-
tion in the Ninth district, was reno1ni-
mated by the new peoples party At
the special election he carried Mills
own county as well as the county in
which Antony, his opponent, resided.
He reduced the majority of II, 500 re,
ceived by Mills to 5000 besides offset
ting the republican votes cast for his
opponent