The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-21
Among Our Excb anCes.

STRAIGHT Republican vote in 1883,
1872 900; straight Republican vote in
1890. 1l5,O 900: straight Republican vote
in 1891, 9O,00O.-Mills World.
l. THE poor man has two articles that
the capitalists want, and they are the
profits of his labor and his vote. If you
give him your vote he will get the other
st. Louis Monitor.
PETER sits with the Republicans and
Kyle with the Democrats. There is
nothing like having a friend in the enc
my's camps, you know.-Home Advo-
cate.
FREE trade on the half shell" is Kate
Fields definition of reciprocity. Yes;
and it $ the oyster for the politicians and
monopolists: and the shell for the peo-
ple.-Milwaukee Advance.
The naturalization of coal mines,
and of the business throughout-from
mining to selling-would give the miners
better wages. the people cheaper fuel,
and do away with fuel famines.-Chi-
cago Free Trader.
one principal issue, closely touching the
welfare of all legitimate interests, will,
if ably defended, attract far more voting
strength than a lengthy platform poorly
/. defended News.
NATIONAL banks have cost the people
of this country five and a half billion
dollars in the past twenty-five years in
interest, and the foolish people stand it
! rather than compel the Government to
issue them money direct, which they
/ have perfect right to do.-Wheel, Con-
| way, Ark.
SENATOR PEFFER rose to the occasion
in his remarks in the Senate upon the
| death of Senator Plumb. What he said
was well said. 1t was graceful tribute
/ to the dead from a new Senator, and one
| opposed to Senator Plumb in politics.
His address has been commented upon
very favOrably in Washington.-Leaven
worth Times.
IT remains to be seen whether Con-
gress will dare follow up Harrison 8
recommendations for a steal of $780,
| 600 900 under the guise of guaranteeing
| the Nicarauga Canal Company bonds
| There are plenty of Democrats and Re-
| publicans who would like to 60 into that
! steal up to their elbows, but the coun-
| try has it's eyes on those gentlemen and
| that scheme, too.-Topeka Alliance
| Tribune.
! If We have a correct diagnosis of the
/ case, the present system has established
| a great toll gate between the producer
| and the consumer They collect the toll
from both sides Of the gate. II these
| two great bodies of men could meet upon
common ground and solve this problem
| for their mutual benefit, this great gate
would be torn down and the beneficcnt
results would be felt by all.-Scott, in
! Suh- -Troocurv Plan
THE anti-free silver men are attempt
| ing to extract consolation from the fact
that Mckinley on an anti-silver platform
defeated Campbell, who declared in favor
of free silver. When they remember
! that the Peoples party vote, which was
| solidly free silver, added to; the Demo-
/ cratic free silver men, make a clear free
| silver ma ajority even in the home of John
Sherman, it probably makes them feel
| rather doubtful of the Significance Of
| their victory.-knights Of Labor Jour-
| nal.
FREE coinage of silver, while it is one
of our demands, is of minor Importance
The increase of the currency to $50 per
capita or upwards is not the essential
feature in our demands. These meas
ures would fail to bring relief to the
country If one other should be neglected:
The power to issue money and control
| its volume must be taken from cor
/ porations and restored to the people,
where it constitutionally belongs, or all
| ostensible monetary reforms are fail
Me and farce.-TOpeka Advocate.