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icapie Iarnt JnaE II Ieaves upon All wnu
have served within its walls.
When they found themselves fairly
within the busy crowd, they two alone
in it, though hundreds of their fellow
beings were about them, Lima began to
question him again impatiently.
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What shall | tell you first?"

Snow, tell me-" she said, "tell me
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29
They Can All Unite on Weaver.

Gen. Weaver has almost sacrificed
his life service to the cause of freedom
from Shylock's oppression and in him
the inhabitants of the Pacific Coast,
the dwellers of the turbulent shores Of
the Atlantic, the cotton growers of the
South, and the farmers and laborers of
the North and West. can all unite, and
no cry of having nominated Repub-
lican or Democrat can be charged up
TO the Omaha convention. Gen.
Weaver has been 50 long separated
from partisan politics as to leave the
whole political field for the discussion
of the principles of the platforms. and
while the old party press will hurl at
him the shafts of riiicule, they will
fall harmless to the ground.
BY his nomination. the issues fer
| which the three candidates will stand
will be the ISSUES of the campaign. No
cry of bloody shirt will deter the North
from voting for Weaver, no cry of force
bill will scare the Southern men into
submission n to the Democratic bosses of
the South. Wallace Herald.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

ter General Wanamaker. There were
also Gen. Schoiield. the head of the
army. and a numerous assemblage of
distinguished men. 1t was n grand
sight when, following the civic escort
and the old guard OF Washingto on, came
the Sixth Massachusetts, given place
of honor because of its part in defending
the National Capital in the memorable
days of l>G1. Its remnant of a flag bore
the Inscription which told of the bloody
riot in Baltimore where the disunionists
disputed its course t. the National Cap
ital. Closely following came n detach-
ment of the Pennsylvania first dcfcnd-
ers, who also claimed the honor of be-
ing the earliest protectors of Washing
ton.
Illinois, as the home and the birth
place of the Grand Army. by right of
seniority headed the departments As
department after departing mt marched
by the recognition of heroic figure
would evoke tremendous outnurstS OF
enthusiasm. All in all. the parade was
an event which fully justified the emo
tionS of the veterans who had bent
every energy to have it take place in the
midst of historic associations of the
National Capital.
Monuments Unveiled.
Two events of more than ordinary in
tercst mark the encampment of 1892 as
of great importance. These were the
unveiling of the Lafayette and the An
tictam Monuments. The former is a
gift of Lafayette Post Of New York, and
Commander Mills. Chauncey NJ. Dcpew
and Joel Erhart, all members of this
post, were the principal speakers. Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for the dedi-
cation ceremonies.
Gn the third day of the encampment,
the survivors of the Fourth New York,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD.
THE PEOPLES PARTY MEETING
WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
II Has Received AN Impetus Witch Is
Indeed W.,n,Icrtul-feck's Report Not
Had For the Country-A Round From
BcaumOnt's Battery.
llattcrilIE Outlook.

The cause of the Peoples party is
meeting with unprecedented success
throughout the length and breadth Of
the country. 1t has received an impe-
tus since the Omaha convention which
is wonderful and which is past the ex-
pectations of the most sanguine.
Throughout the mountain states and
along the coast where Gen. Weaver
has been Speaking he has met with
marvellous crowds and has made count
less numbers of converts In Colorado,
where he opened lis campaign, forty
prominent newspapers of the state.
twentv-three Democratic and seventeen
Republican,, have east off their old
party garments and raise the populist
colors. Eight Republican papers in
Idaho, including one daily. have taken
the same course. The St. Louis
Chronicle, the Cincinnati Post and
the Detroit Ereni,tJ Nc~$, having u
combined circula ion of lGo 900. have
joined the movement. In Texas the
Democratic parry is hopeiesslv divided
with two tickets in the field, and the
conservative Democrats do not hesi-
tate to admit that the Peoples party
will carry that state. Alabama's re-
cent election by which the Democratic
ticket was saved only through the
most glaring frauds in the negro belt,
and this in Il state which has usually
been good for forty thousand Demo
cratic majority. has demonstrated that
the straight Democrats will not be
equal to the task of holding the state
in line for the party at the coming
election. The Democrats of Tennessee
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

sit down and watch the. railroad bows
do the work. Now, how shall we raise
the wages of the railroad boys? Why
if these fellows don't do any work,
what is the matter of dispensing with
them? Amt that what the employer
does? When he has no more work.
when he finds a fellow sitting around
drawing pay when he don't earn it, he
simply discharges Now, suppose that
We discharge this class of workmcn on
the ground that they are not needed.
Now, we think that We hear some fell
lows say. how are You going to do that ?
Well, we Will take as Il case of illustra-
ton the United States Post Office. The
Postmaster General says in his last an
nual report that he did over Sc. ,0oo,-
600 of business last year: that he en-
ployed over 10000 people; that his
establishment has been running over
one hundred years, and that he has
never had strike in the establish
ment. He also informs us that there
are no drones drawing 6 per cent. in
terest upon the bonds or stocks repre-
senting the plant. If the railroads
were run by the same source the 500.
00O, 900 would be divided between the
people who patronize the road and
those who do the work
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

reform majority" failed to attempt the
repeal of the Mckinley William, so We
propose to express an opinion. In the
first place, 5000 letters from 5000
New York manufacturers, saying they
have increased wages, does not make
it so. New York manufacturers would
rather tell falsehool about it than
the truth. If they didn't say they had
increased wages it would be power
full argument against the protection
policy. Again. they may have increased
the wages for the effect it will have on
this election, but the increase may not
be very large. The Republicans have
lost several states in the West and
since the Weaver cyclone went through
there they are out of about ten or
twelve. They are making every effort
to carry New York. Doubtless the
good showing was made hy manufac-
turers for nothing else than political
effect. Democratic papers are strangely
quiet on this subject. Better all join
the Peoples party, which denounces
the present system of so-called protec-
ton fraud Progressive Farmer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29
About Money,

Money is an ever present necessity
incident to our civilization and meth
DDS of trade and exchange What is
sentative of value. As "a measure for
value Aristotle said, many years ago,
Money makes all things commensura-
bic, for all things are measured by
money" SO far. there is nothing more
correct. This is the starting point
upon which every true system Of
finance must be based. How essential,
then, that it should be an honest meas
ure, the same as a yard stick, gallon,
or pound; no double or triple stand
ard Of length, weight, or absolute
value Add to this the conception of
Aristotle wherein he says: Thou
shalt not have in thine house divers
measures-a great and a small
thou shalt have a perfect and just
weight: 4 perfect and jnst measure
thou shalt have A writer in some
place and somewhere defines money as
anything which is agreed upon among
a people as an exchangeable measure
of value" This is in the line of Aris-
totle's conception, and i'll harmony
with the first doctrine of the greenback
theories. The Inconsistency and I'M
propriety of different standards of
value for money. made of different met
ais, or from paper fabrics, is apparent.
Simmered down and applied to our
system of finance. we do not want two
measures" of value penetrating there
to. One standard and one alone, the
same as to the yard-stick and the other
measures We have named. There is no
double meaning about this, no mixed
system whereby deception or fraud
may be practiced BY it the value of
the dollar is fixed by law, and it is not
thus stamped until it has had an equal
status which makes it "a legal tender"
| without respect to the fabric or metal
from which it is made. For all this
the law provides in detail and in full.
Talk about dishonest money! the
"ahominable" pretensions of the silver
craze" and the number of grains that
| should be put in the silver dollar. is all
nonsense. How do We know whether
the number OF grains we put in the
gold dollar is just right or not? There
may be too much or too little, and if
SO, who shall correct the mistake? OF
course, it must be the law of the land
nothing less, nothing more. Well,
then, the same law can fix the number
of grains in the silver dollar and there
| by make it of the same intrinsic value
| as money-dollar for dollar. Really.
! it seems waste of time to elaborate
these conclusions. We rest National
View
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29
HOW THE CROPS ARE.
Slight Damage Results from storms and
Occasional ProSts.

Slight Damage Results from storms and
Occasional Yrosts.
Following is the weather crop bulle-
tin issued by the Weather Bureau:
Temperature-The week was warmer
than usual in New England, over the
eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains,
the plateau regions, and on the North
Pacific coast. The excess of tempera-
ture amounted to from = to degrees in
New Englsnd and from 3 to 3 degrees
in the Rocky Mountain regions, where
the week was exceptionally warm. In
the upper Mississippi Valley, lake re-
gion. and along the immediate Atlantic
coast nearly normal temperature pre-
vailed, while over the region from the
Central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
southwark to the Gulf the week was
decidedly cooler than usual, the def
cicn les in temperature amounting to
from ; to 6degrces.
The seasonal temperature from March
l is normal, or slightly above, along the
northern border from the Red River
Valley eastw ard to the Atlantic coast and
thence southwark to North Carolina.
1t was also normal or above in the
vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Santa
Fe. \. ", and Olympia, Wash. Else
where over the country the seasonable
temperatures are below the normal, the
most marked deficiencies occurring in
the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys.
Frosts have occurred throughout the
upper Missis sippi and Missouri Valleys,
and in New England have caused some
slight in Jury to corn, which is now being
general cut. Ii favorable conditions
continue corn will be safe in from ten
days to two weeks.
Cotton picking continues general. ex-
ccpt in Tennessee, where it has not yet
begun, and the picking OF the early crop
has been completed in Georgia.
The week has been generally favor
abl,, for farm work and much plowing
and seeding has been done.
Precipitation-With the exception OF
a slight fall of rain along the North
Ca!iforn a and South Oregon coasts and
4 light sprinkle in Northeast Oregon.
no rain fell during the week over the
region from the Mississippi River 10 the
Pacific coast. Over the greater part of
the country east Of the Mississippi there
was more than the usual amount OF
rain. and from the lower lake region
southwark to the east Gulf coast the
excess amounted TO from one to three
inches, being greatest in Southeast
tennessee ana AiaDama ana on inc
East Florida coast. In Southern Vir-
ginia the weekly rainfall was slightly
below the average.
The seasonal rainfall from March 1
is in excess of the average in the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys, in the
lower lake region, portions of New En-
gland and the Middle Atlantic States,
and in Central and Eastern Texa :, the
greatest excess occurring in the upper
MisSiSSippi valley
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

We wish to ask all these rumbustious
old fossils who pull the wool of seven
centuries over their think tanks. n
series Of questions. If we could get
them to assume for seven seconds that
they didn't know everything. and play
at the game of decency for term of
minutes, they could, perhaps, get a
pistol bullet through their skulls.
Here goes. anyway, and our gnn is
pointed directly at the editor of Il west
ern sheet noted for the layer of mould
which covers his brain:
Does not the value of purchasing
power of gold dollar fuctuate with
the increased or decreased demand for
the use of that product?
And does it not follow that if given
amount of money were issued cn land.
limited rs was the issue of the National
Banks in amount, that dollar would
remain absolutely changeless IN value,
except as to increased or decreased de-
mand-and would not greater demand
create more money and per contra.
Now, if flexible currency were
added, which automatically increased
or decreased on annual changes of de-
hand, by being based on the articles
causing the demand, would not the
dollar" remain practically of the
same value?
1t takes 500, 200, 900 a year to move
the crops of the United States in the
autumn. The total gold production OF
the entire globe is 800. 900 a year
only. Every other dollar in existence,
except the remnant OF greenbacks, is a
debt-dollar. 1t is borrowed into ex-
is.ence, and reads debt on its face.
The Peoples party demands a dol
lar which does nos fuctuate. Great
West.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

are hopelesslv divided and in Georgia
another Kansas political cyclone is pre-
dicted on all sides. Virginia and West
Virginia, Mississippi. Louisiana. North
and South Carolina and Florida are
all affected with the new party craze
and the Democratic organs are filled
daily with forebodings which clearly
settles in the minds of keen political
Observers the wonderful power which
has been achieved 10y the new party.
Nebraska and Kansas are conceded to
the Populists by all parties. In Min
neapolis the st. Paul and Minneapolis
papers are pounding Donnelly every
day, but the most authentic reports
from the country indicate that the
people are going to vote for him. He
is gaining ground every day. Nelson
who was nominated to whip into line
the Scandinavians who deserted the
Republican party two years ago, finds
himself unable to do what is expected
of him. His bitterest opponents are
among the Norwegians and they are
sticking to Donnelly almost to a man.
The public need not be surprised to
see Donnelly triumphantlv elected.
Two years ago the Alliance east $4,000
votes in the state. At that time there
We're five hundred Alliance organiza-
tions in Minnesota; today there are
fifteen hundred Alliances which will
roll up mighty vote for the Peoples
party. In South Dakota the Republi-
cans had a plurality of but 5000 at the
last election. The new party has
grown astonishingly during the past
year in that state and it is safe to say
now has a nice plurality of the votes.
The Republicans nominated a vain,
windy fellow for governor who distin
guished himself at the Republican
convention in that state in 1890 by the
assertion that foreigners We're NUS
ance and ought to he abated. In
North Dakota the work is progressing
as nicely as could be desired. We
shall carry more than half of the coun-
ties of the state by large plurality in
case the Democrats nominate ticket.
and by overwhelming majorites if they
endorse the Independent nominees.
A poll of the state which is row being
made discloses fearful inroais upon
the ranks of the Republicans. The list
of certain Independent woes is more
than twice as large as was expected
and the list of solid Republicans and
Democrats is appaningly small. There
is also very large list of doubtful
votes which BODIES no good to the Re
publicans. On the whole the cause of
the Populists is going forward much
better than might have been anticipat-
ell and there is every reason to take
courage at the tiattering prospects be-
fore us everywhere.--North Dakota
Independent.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29
lse ..OrIn Thought.

Democracy has sinned away its day
of grace. Ioilcr.
Brand the old parties with their an
archy and let the people know the
work Great West.
Democrats are Democrats and that is
all they know about it they cant tell
the reason why.-Battle Flag.
Who has the Oldest claim on vou,
your party, or your wife and children
-Olden Reformer
It is relief from taxation and an
equal chance with the manufacturer
that the farmer wants. ytheville
News.
Keep in the middle of the road, and
YOU will be right in the end.-Atlanta
Farmer.
The Peoples party will stop this
bloodshed and rioting by putting an
end to conditions that have made labor
unions a necessity--St. Louis Monitor.
We increase in population at the
rate of n million year, but the volume
of currency steadily contracts.-San
Antonio Truth.
More strikes, property destroyed, and
bloodshed every day, and still the only
burning issue is the tariff. Bosh =
Winnemucca Silver State.
The bill against gambling in grain
failed to pass the Senate, but small
boys are still thrown in Jail for Shoot
ing craps for pennies.-Chillicoths
World.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29

At the hour for the start the CapitA
was the central point Of a friendly army
mnssed for n half nile or more square
on most OF the streets radiating from it
On all sides the eye gaZed on nothing
but aged men plainly attired in blue
clothes with gilt buttons and slouct
hats, save an occasional post with white
helmets, and except where showed the
bright uniforms OF hands, Of which
there seemed enough to sound trum.
pet call that would shake the
nation. From the botanical gar.
dens at the foot of the west front OF
the Capitol down Diagonal avenue as
far as the rennsylv. MIA Hallway sta.
ton and the railway TIA ks stretched
the ranks uf the Illinois and Wisconsin
Departments. TO the nth and east
covering the entire available space
from the flank Of the Sucker and Badger
State Divisions 10 and along where the
Pennsylvania RAILROAD tracks enter the
navy yard tunnel, covering a space thai
would hold several ordinary pro .es'
sions, We're the pennsylvantans and
Ohioans. South of the Capitol the
New Workers spread out in n long,
irregular, brok,n formation that
made their rear column complete
~ hank the men from NOn-
necticut and Massachusetts, whose
right of column faced the parking OF the
east front of the Capitol, on whose
green lawn, many O. the Eastern troops
Ioiled, traternized, and told wartime
reminiscen es as they waited for the
signal to fall in lin. and begin tho
march, The other New England troops
and commands from New Jersey and
far off California occupied, for blocks,
the streets directly east of the Capitol.
North and east of them, stretching out
for three quarters Of mile and over
looking the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road tracks. We're the stations of veter-
ans from the States of Michigan, Nc
braska, Iowa, Maryland and Virginia.
Reviewed at the 4 rand siant.
AS the parade moved around the
Treasury Building to the north front,
where the reviewing stand was erected,
near the corner of The White House
grounds, III double column would close
up and form single ,ne. The effect
was magnificent. Vice President Nor
| ton was there to represent the govern
mcnt, the President being absent on
account of Mrs. Harrison's illness. With
the Vice President We're Secretaries
Tracy, Noble, and Rusk, all comrades OF
the Grand Army. and Secretary Foster,
Attorney General Miller, and postmas
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-29


magnificent avenue on which they
stt pred with erect figures and martial
bearing in 1863 at the end of the war.
Al last this longing has 'een Grati'ied
10y holding the National Encami ment
here.
4 Macn. fircnt Gathering.
For days the comrades gathered from
every part of the Union. Great cities,
small towns, little hamlets and solitary
farmhOuscS sent their quotas, greater
or smaller and the result was an at
tendance that no man could closely es-
innate. and one certainly SURPRISING
any ever before seen in Washington.
The trains arrived il SO many sections
as to constitute an intricate problem i'll
rairoa! management, and every ira II
was laden with comrades and their
wives and sons and daughters. Be-
sides, there We're very many sighfsccis,
not connected with the Grand Army
of the Republic, attracted by the spec
tacular displays expected to be seen
during the week. All of these people
were taken care of, as they arrived. 10y
the members Of the Reception Commit
tee or the numerous corps of bright
high school boys who We're detailed for
the service Those who had secured
accommodations at hotels or boarding.
houses were directed to their destina-
ton; those who had heedlessly and
without regard to warning circulars
sent out by the Citizens Committee,
neglected to engage lodgings. were fur
nished with addresses where bed and
board might be had, and the great army
of veterans who have availed themselves
of the free quarters rendered by the cit
iZens of Washington were escorted to
their temporary quarters. In some way
everybody was cared for.
Grand Army Place.
The feature of the first day, full of
events as it was and one of historic in
tercst, was the Inauguration and dcdica-
tion of Grand Army place, as it is called.
which is known as the White Lot, and
lies just south of the grounds of the.
executive mansion. 1t is one magnifi
cent lawn comprising many acres Of
ground, covered with well-kept green
sod and unlruken by a single tree or
bush. On this vast field has been laid
out n reproduction of the closing cam
paign of the war of the rebellion. But
| instead of serried ranks and rows of
death dealing artillery, the positions of
the Federal armies have been indicated
by the arrangement of tents and stands.
The Great Parade.
On the second day the Grand Army
of the Republic made its triumphal
march along Pennsylvania avenue.
Times ravageS in its ranks made it pos
sib.e to attempt in one day what it re-
quired two long days to accomplish in
1865. To the survivors of the 10000
men of the armies of the Potomac and
the West, who on the memorable go
and oath of May. 1865. passed in review
before the President and his Cabinet,
including Secretary Seward, just recov-
ering from the assassin's knife, the for
eign ministers. the military attaches OF
the great powers of Europe, and their own
beloved and illustrious generals, Grant.
Sherman and Sheridan, the contrasts
aud "reminiscences called out were
necessarily striking. 1t took seven
hours-from to leach day for
the armies Of 1865 to pass the reviewing
stand, and the estimated length of the
two days procession was thirty miles.