The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-02-18
OUR ALLIANCE COLUMN.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS.
WHAT Is BEING DONE IN THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF THE GREAT ORGANIZATION.

SECTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF THE GREAT ORGANIZATION.
The abolition Of the national banking
system and the substitution OF an inn
proved system of finances has become an
absolute necessity. - Groveton (Texas)
Vigilant.
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It is predicted that 80 per cent. of the
Alliance will abide by the action OF the
st. Louis convention, whatever that may
be. Let us stand solid until that confer
ence acts.
In California, as we'll as in Kansas and
the East, the question confronts our
people: Shall we own the railroads, or
are the railroads to own usl-Boston
New Nation.
The Farmers Alliance has never re-
ceded from any proposition. 1t is not
built that way. 1t never has been nor
never will be political party.
vile Texas) Signal.
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The people need relief and we should
not care from what source 1t comes, just
80 we get it. Don't let us fight over
which road, but let the Alliance keep in
the middle of the road and stand solid
until the victory is won .-Ex.
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The Alliance has not come to destroy
the primitive principles of the govern
| ment, but to correct abuses, purify the
government, and re establish justice; and
| this, too, without becoming partisan
organization or political parry. South
ern Mercury.
| If the alliance would scrutinize those
who apply for membership, and renovate
or reegate those disturbing elements
within the order that will sooner or later
bring disgrace and disaster to the order,
they will have both the sympathy and
aid of all good men.
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The alliance senators and representa-
tives in congress have been introducing
bills which differ very materially from
the usual character that have filled the
calendar of late. The greater portion of
these bills strike square at the root of the
difficulty, discussion of which will open
the eyes of the people.
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The Alliance Herald (Montgomery,
Ala.) says: The progress made by the
Alliance in forcing its demands upon the
country, has been most gratifying, and
the success so far achieved is as great as
could have been reasonably expected.
The work goes bravely on, well systema-
tized and ably pressed, with the opposi-
ton weakening in every quarter.
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There are thirty mine Alliance mem
| bers in Congress, of these four are Sena-
tors. The only Republican Allianceman
in the House is Pickler, of Dakota.
There are thirty or forty Democrats in
the House, who, though not actual Alli-
ancemen, are in sympathy with the Alli-
ance ana can be counted on by this or
| ganizatiOn.
The Southern Alliance (Tailadega, Ala)
| says: The Alliance is gaining ground
in every State in the Union. As the peo-
| pie read and become acqu4inted with the
plutocratic methods which are in vogue
for the purpose of roh0iug labor OF that
which il produces, tl,ey denouncc the cor.
ruptiou and Join with The Alliance in the
great work Of reform.
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The Rector Star (Rector, Ark says:
The advice to raise less corn, cotton,
wheat, etc. would not relieve the coun-
try if followed. There are not any more
victuals clothes aud shelter in the world
than the people of the world actually
need to keep them comfortably. There
are more products than there is money to
handle, but the remedy is not in produc-
ING the bulk of the products, but in
Increasing the bulk of the money to
handle them
The greatest political revolution and
public uphoaval ever known to this ma
ion vii be witnessed during he year
1892 Whae .ts sesuts Will be, this de-
n9neut sayeth not, but we do say the very
existence of our government and the
freedom of our people from degraded
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 response
blity. The Toiler.
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Tom Watson's bill to investigate the
power OF the Pinkertons is meeting a re-
sponslvo feeling from one end of the
country 10 the other. A private concern
with standing army equal to Uncle
Sans is a menace to the liberties of the
working people of America. This tre-
mendous power is used every day by COM
bincd capital to oppress the people and
carry out the bidding of the money
power 1t is high time some step was
taken to cut off the power of such an in.
stituton as the Pinkertons in free re-
public. En-.
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The following resolutions were passed
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