Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-03
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.
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What is an alliancemau fit for any
how that won't vote to sustain alliance
principies?-Aliiance Echo.
The west, northwest and south
must ponl their issues against the domi-
nation of New Eng and plutocrats and
English robbers.-Southern Mercury.
"A party in power that will not give
us plenty of good money is our enemy.
If it cannot give us plenty Of good
money let it step down and out and
give the legislative power to some one
who can.-Industria Union.
Hill, of New York, has gone back
on free coinage of silver in his last
speech. On, how the Wall street gold
bugs do whip the politicians into line
when they get out. Whom shall we
trust these times?-the people.-Week-
ly Toi er.
The canal company's application
for hundred million-d5 loan has
been presented to congress marked 20.
K.-B Harrison" We wonder whether
he will -. K" the application of the
citizens of Indiana for loan of like
amount?-M Missouri World.
The alliance has not come to de-
stroy the primitive princip es of the
government, but to correct abuses,
purify the government, and re-establish
justice, and this. too, without becom-
ing partisan Organization or political
party.-Southern Mercury.
The most patriotic man is not the
one that makes the most noise. Neither
iS he crra faet rafnrrnaT ha nna vUbn
thinks the ref.rrm movement stands
with both feet upon his own shoulders
and that should he fall the whole thing
would tumble to the ground. Alliance
Echo
The reform within -the-party'' ad-
vocates got another black eye in the
Ohio senatorial election. A majority of
the republican representatives elected
pledged themselves TO vote against
Sherman, this was as strong dose of
reform as the republican alliance
man"(?) of Ohio could swallow yet the
caucus gave him a majority of fifteen.
Exchange.
The greatest political revolution and
public upheaval ever known in this ma
ton will be witnessed during the year
1892 What it's result will be this de-
ponent saith not, but we do say the
very existence of our government and
the freed m of or people from de-
graded servitude depends upon the
patriotic action of the honest masses at
the ballot box. Reader, You are one of
the people and must bear your part of
the responsibility Weekly Toiler.
There is no doubt about the wis
dow of the graded inc ome tax demand
of the alliance. 1t is becoming almost
abso utely necessary. Two hundred
and fifty thousand people own $IS, 600,
100000 worth of property. or sixty
times as much as the two hundred and
fifty thousand wealthiest people owned
twenty years ago. Hence the best
remedy known now is heavy graded
income tax that will tend toward stop
ping this rapid accumulate IN of wealth
by com bines or acknowledgements
Farmer.
Isn't it about time for the 1.29 outcry
to dry up? 1t has been repeated again
and again that under free coinage the
government would have to pay this
sum for bullion to coin silver. B It
there is no truth in it, for the very
reason that no silver at all will be
bought for this p.rpose. That is "all
in your eye," as the saying goes, and
has no foundation in fact: for then gold
and silver will stand together, and
both be subject TO the same law, under
the same regulations. What farce to
keep up this cry.-National View.
In 1866, when wheat sold for So per
busheI. it took 2, 500 bushels to pay
congressman his yearly salary. And
now, in the year of our Lord 1892. in
the face of our rapidly advancing
civilization and marvellous progress"
to pay the same salary. it requires over
5, coo bushels. 1t is true that with i'm
proved machinery it req rires less labor
to produce a blshel O. wheat now than
it did in 1866, but should the producer
not have the benefit of the improve
ments? Why is it that the above is a
fact that stares the men in the face
who, by hard liclks, raise the grains
Missouri World.
just now seems an appropriate
opportunity and time for all true alli-
ancemen to ask one question. It is
suggested by the appearance of long
and labored article in the Southern Al
lance Farmer from the pen of promi-
nent member of our order, showing
that the election of Mr.. Crisp to the
speakership was the best thing for the
alliance. And again it is suggested by
leading editorial in our national
organ of the same tenor and claiming
his election as "a great victory for the
alliance. Here is the question: Could
Mr.. Crisp have been elected speaker of
the house if it hal been known that he
was in favor of alliance principles?
Will somebody answer? If not. who
gained the victory? Will somebody
| answer? Not all at once. One at a
time. Do we hear you?-Raleigh IN.
| c. Progressive Farmer
Honest money, good money, clean
money. Yes, gentlemen, that is Just
what we want and plenty of it. Now
stand Up to the rack. No equivocation
No evasion, pretense or deception. And
| in your effort to get it, don't go back
on your government your own legisla-
! ton, and, in fact, your own 'shonest
money" Just as the government and
| the law declares it. The oldest money
we have, indorsed by jefferson, Madi-
son, Calhoun. Webster and the rest.
Plain. clear, unequivocal silver money,
and tested by eighty years of free coin
age and use by the people. Never a
word did you hear then about cheap
money, dishonest money or anything
of the kind But Notwithstanding all
this, you don't want it, because it is
against your present interests. and So
you go back on it and depreciate its
value by all sorts of pretenses and sub
terfuge. But you can't do it The
people won't believe you. TIE deeep-