The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-17
THE ALLIANCE.

THE ALLIANCE.
Plow and Hammer: Problem for
patriotic men. Statistics show that
the people are paying an average in
terest of Z per cent on their indebted
mesa and that the average increase OF
wealth Is per cent II this is true
how long will it be before those who
hold this debt will own all the wealth
of the nation2
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Peoples Party Paper: All readers
Of history have read OF the great
storm that took place In New Eng
land on September %, 1915, and
which has passed into history as the
"Great September Gale" But that
gale was but an autumn breeze COM
pared with the political cyclone that
is about to sweep over this country.
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The Independent: There are prob
ably more people idle now in the
United States than ever before, and
this too, on the heels OF the largest
crops ever harvested in our history.
The old party papers and politicians
promised you good times last summer
after the crops were harvested, but
have their promises been fulfilled or
have they liedP
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TX Industrial World; Principles with
out practice are as barren rs a mule,
and almost as bad as practice without
principles. When you see a man ad-
vocatlng the Alliance as an educa-
tional organization and allying him
self with the enemies of the Alliance
in the political field, there is some
thing wrong with him. Principles
and practice must go hand in hand to
get good results
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farmers and Laborers' journal:
Reader are you aware of the fact that
in free America millions OF our peo-
pie are living In misery and want be-
caue OF the present financial condition
of the countryP Oh! if love for home
and family and friends means any
thing will you not help to redeem
this country by the ballot before nee
essity forces you to the last, desperate
resort-to display your valor on the
battlefield!
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The Arkansas Farm: The first
question discussed by the American
congress was the tariff This was 1902
years ago and it has been tiercely
fought ever since and yet our wise"
statesmen tell us that the tariff must be
settled first, before anything else can
be taken up. In the light of history
the thought suggests itself TO us that
men as stupid as these supposed"
statesmen are not fit to be trusted
with the reins OF government
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Progressive Farmer: The plutocrats
are determined to poison the minds OF
the people If they can. Leading par
tisan papers are being sent free es
sample copies regularly to the farm
ers. The papers are being paid for
by the plutocrats. A number of large
papers are Offering their papers
dubbed with other papers free OF
charge For instance. the price OF
local paper is 81. so per annum. The
big paper will be dubbed with that
one at the same price 81. 80 for both
In that way you get one paper free.
Don't be caught by any such bait
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Pioneer Exponent; In the discus
sion OF the silver bill one of the con.
gressmen boosted that he never
scratched ticket and that it was the
first duty of Democrat to stand by
the decisions OF the caucus and its
conventions. Such man glories IN
his ignorance and in being a truculent
hide bound political slave. In all
history, either in religious or political
matters it is the independent citizen
who has opposed corrupt ring rule
and stood for principle, who has been
the greatest blessing TO his country.
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National Advance: Webster defines
the word 'plutocracy" as follows: "A
form of government in which the SUI
preme power is lodged in the hands
OF the wealthy classes alone; govern
ment by the rich; also controlling or
influential classes of rich men" How
is it that Webster and every body else
seem to be mixed on the spelling OF
the wordP Pluto in old mythology
was the god OF the neither regions and
Plutus was the god OF wealth. Hence
the word should be called plutucracy.
But then there is no denying that the
plutOcrats cause hell enough on earth.
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The Advocate: The Capital has
discovered another mares nest 1t
has learned through the Southern
branch of the Demo. Re-
publican Islander bureau that there
was secret understanding at St.
Louis that in consideration OF the
adoption OF the soldier resolution. the
slaves liberated by the war shall be
paid for. And this Is the kind OF rot
that the Capital relies upon and will
continue to inhict upon long suffer-
Ing people during another campaign.
1t is absolutely incapable OF either
fairness, honesty or intelligent dis.
cussion of public issues Its mission