The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-01-15
THE ALLIANCE.

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The Alliance AdyoCSte. Every bxsi-
ness man must acknowledge that bus
iness is ct low ebb at this time. All
the smaller firms are struggling for
bare living, while the volume OF bust
ness is constantly drifting to larger
hrms This is simply because the vol
ume of currency Is not sufficient to
transact the business Of the country.
Alliance Herald: Will some of the
howlers against the b-treasury, who
characterize it as socialistic meas
ure have the temerlty to undertake to
show wherein it ia soclalistlce Bla-
tant statements that are meaningless
or untrue Is about all the condemna.
ton these tools of monopoly and COR
porate power can muster. Defiance is
thrown in the teeth ofthe whole gang
to make good this statement about
'sociallstic measure" as they term it
Each and all are defed and dared to
show that there is any socialism
meant by its use In that connection.
The Toiler: In a New England
town the other day newsboy hardly
higher than the platform, was run
over by horse car and fatally hurt
What did the self-supporting baby of
six years do when writhing in the last
agonies of a terrible deathP He
called piteously for his mother. Whyp
To shrek piteously for her breastP
That she might clasp him while the
surgeon workedp All, no; it was to
give her his days earnings. live
saved 'em, mother" he cried; "I've
saved 'em all. Hero they are"
When his little, clinched, dirty hand
fell rigid it was found to contain four
cents
The Arkansas Economist: Let our
watchword be America for the Ameri-
cans and those who are willing to be-
come such. Let us see to 1t that the
American eagle screams from the top
OF the flag -staif, instead OF the British
lion roaring at the bottom. Then we
can have prosperity and honor; then
we indeed can say with truth that
every man can sit under his vine and
fig tree. Better that no man should
have more than forty acres of land
than that one should have million.
Better for the country If every man
had to make his living on the farm
than that one should be supported by
tenants. Better that every man
should be equal than that one should
be able to grind his fellows
The Home Sentinel: II you never
studied the science OF government
how do you know which political
party is advocating principles of good
government We venture the opinion
that il one will inquire what are you
reading, the answer will be- the
county paper OF my political belief.
The readers generally accept its teach
ings without stopping to inquire what
the editor knows about government or
what he cares about it. Such editors
generally pipe what the city editors
publish, and the city papers pipe
what the income class dictates; and
the income class dictates what its In
terests are, regardless OF tho voters
interests and this is the reason why
the many are duped into voting for
politics advocated by their local
papers.
The Alliance Advocate, Wash.
The government ownership and con-
troll of railroads is one Of the growing
issues and ideas OF the country.
Capitalization in the hands of all the
people (the government) does not
seem to be rs bad as Capitalization in
the hands of few individuals, with q
power greater almost than the govern
ment itself. In Australia the govern
ment owns the railroads. II only
costs a person $3.50 to ride LOCO
miles. Communication rates for local
service are still lower. A workman
can ride to and from his work q dis
lance of miles for 2 cents a trip, Il
miles for 4 cents, IS miles for cents,
"a miles for cents. 80 miles for 10
cents. Yearly tickets good for 30
mile trips are sold for $17.40. This
is the kind OF Capitalization we need
in this country. 1t centrali2es bread
and meat into the mouths OF the work
ingman' children and clothes on their
backs And yet low as the rates
seem to be, we are fully assured that
there is fair profit In the business.
Statistics prove this beyond dispute.
The Alliance Advocate, Tenn: The
Alliance leaders should learn from the
results OF the late election that the two
old parties are q unit in refusing TO
recognize the demands Of the farmers
as long as the old leaders control them.
The Alliance has no war with either
the Republican or Democratic parties
as organizations. but our fight is and
must be against the men and methods
that control them The Alliance can
expect no recognition Of the justice Of
their demands by the present leaders
OF either OF the old parties, though the
rank and file OF both are with us and
hence the attacks OF these old subsidized
fossils must be met and they must be
shown up in their true colOrs. We