Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-04-06
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES

At Toledo, O., a few months ago.
-Gold-baseites tell us that green
back money is irredeemable. Preach
ers tell us that the righteous need no
redemption, only the sinner. The
greenback is the savior Of the bank
note. Who prefers the sinner to the
savior?-Iowa Tribune.
The democrats of Georgia are now
about in the same fix the republicans
of Kansas were two years ago. When
they make cal, for n county central
com mittee to meet they find that near
ly all the committee has joined the peo-
pies party. (Kan.) Herald
Intrinsic value is no more an es-
sential to make money good than
corpulency is to make a healthy man.
1t is not the bulk nor the value of the
bulk that makes money, but the pledge
on 1t of the government which makes it
pay public and private dues.-Alliance
Herald
The worst kind Of partisan is the
one who under the right of non-parti-
san organization shows on every oppor-
tunity the most intense old-party bigot-
~. The true non-partisan throws all
parties to the dogs and says: Here are
my demands. The party that supports
me will get my support -Noncomform-
LIST.
Tom Watson, and other alliance
men, refused to go into the speaker
ship democratic caucus, for which they
were denounced as rascals, traitors, and
Judases. Now the eastern anti-silver
democrats declare they will not enter
q democratic silver caucus and not q
word of criticism is heard. BahI-
Weekly Toiler.
Under free coinage, gold and silver
dollars could not get much apart in
bullion value, and never did, because
the legal tender power of each dollar
kept their bullion values near each
other. But demonetize either dollar
and it's bullion value can and does fall
considerably below that of the other
Emporia Gazette.
-Napoleon's theory was to divide an
army and whip each part separately.
The money power undertook to follow
the same tactics and keep the laborers
of the city and the country fighting
each other, but the scheme fell
through, as all the laboring classes
nave ACdEhCO bhdO bLGL AnSSTC5JS arc
the same.-Exchange.
The silver men are having a lively
time in Washington. New England
members of the house are fighting free
silver with a vim. They say it will
''cause business men to lose confidence"
The farmers have already lost conf
dence The question is: Can a few
Doodle business men boss the country,
or shall the great masses?-Progressive
Farmer.
If the tariff is to be the issue will
some advocate of properly regulated
tariff state how many mortgages it
will lift, how much it will stop the rob-
berry of trusts, syndicates and COM
bines and how many people it will re-
deem from debt who shall sell their
products at cost of production on &C
count of the scarcity OF moneyP-Alli-
ance Herald.
Recently the anthracite coal owners
met in New York and agreed to adj
vance the price of anthracite coal
twenty-five cents per ton. They also
decided that if the cold weather con-
tinued the price would be still further
advanced. What was that cranky idea
they had some hundred years ago about
taxation without representation being
robbery? Journal OF Knights of
Labor.
Some earnest advocates of free
coinage are becoming considerably an
Rered at the conduct of Mr.. M D.
Harter This is all wrong Mr..
Harter is doing better service for the
success of the Bland bill than any FIVE
men who are advocating its passage.
His opposition is so venomous and his
methods so unfair as to rouse q spirit
of distrust of his motives. National
Economist
Addressing an appeal for justice to
q man who is the direct beneficiary Of
the oppression that Is destroying you,
Is nonsense and folly. Work with those
who are similarly situated and whose
interests are identical with yours
Every producer and laborer in this
country has the same interest and the
Name hope for relief, and they must pull
together if they would succeed -Alli-
ance Herald.
Chicago papers say there are 80, 900
idle laborers In that city. A non-union
man told us that 90, 900 would be nearer
right and that all were willing to work
at anything to keep from starving.
The authorities are at loss to know
what to do about it Unless there is a
change in the monetary system the
army of tramps and paupers will quad
ruule itself before another year.-Pitts-
field Qll.) Advocate.
will some gold, bug be kind enough
to explain just how the silver miner can
reap profit of twenty-five per cent
bv the coinage of his silver bullion into
dollars, and the people lose twenty-five
per cent. in receiving those same dol
lars for their labor or products? This
is a dark subject upon which many
Y,eople would like TO see a little light
reflected from some of our brilliant
financial luminaries- Advocate.
The men who have tried and are
irving to build up a labor press are en-
titled to the fullest support of organ
lied labor 1t has been proven that
they are willing to serve the cause for
a bare living. They know full we'll
the power of the press and will mako
their now struggling papers great daily
defenders Of the cause OF organized
labor as soon as the members Oh our
unions give them their sympathy and
support. Instead of carping criticism
and disposition to tear down, the
same zeal should be shown in trying 70
build up The true test of mans
sincerity and worth in the labor move
ment is his desire and ability to build
It up. A fool can tear down Midland
Mechanic