The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-16
THE ALLIANCE.

men Is being widely discussed. II 10
q practical function Of government
II will be an issue In a United States
campaign before the close OF the
present century. Ia.
Journal OF tho knights OF Labor.
There is disease known az opistho-
poria those afflicted with 1t being
unable to walk forward. When the
patient is told 10 advance he makes
every effort to do so but only sue.
oeeds in going backward. Those
who have studied the history OF the
Democratic party upon the issues OF,
banking and currency now know the
nAme Of the disease it Is suffering
from.
Alliance Herald; Six months ago
the threat to kick the Alliance out OF
the Democratic party could be- heard
on the streets OF Montgomery nearly
every day. Now aimee the wrongs
and injustice practiced have virtually
had that effect these same klckers
are crying out: Come back and let's
be friends" 1t is not usual when q
man is kicked out of the front door to
crawl around to the back gate and
beg for admission.
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The Tennessee Toiler: Statistics
show that forty years ago capitalists
owned over one-third OF the nations
wealth, Twenty years later they
owned three-Hiths. In 1880 about
80 900 people owned three llfths OF
the entire wealth. At the present
rate Of increase twenty years hence
comparatively few men will own the
bulk OF the wealth. When Babylon
and Egypt fell 1t is said about 2 per
cent OF the population owned all the
wealth.
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The Chicago Sentinel: You talk
calamity" 1854 days In the year and
then on the 36jth day you vote for
the party which has done SO much for
those who Toll not neither do they
spin, and yet wear fine raiment, have
$50, 900 doors $50 hymn books and
whose living expenses run up into the
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
every year; and which party does far
worse than nothing for those who toll
but cannot have some OF the good
things OF this world"
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Hon. Grover Cleveland. OF New
York; The 1ammany society. with
its traditions OF 100 years, with Its
memories OF distinguished and illus.
trious membership with Its time
honored and benefcent principles,
will be powerful fundamentally to
shield the people from error and mis-.
representation, to champion the cause
OF the weak who are right against the
strong who IRE wrong and to strongly
aid in maintaining the true spirit OF
American institutions ..5t
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The Topeka Advocate and Tribune
1t matters not TO the farmer what
prices may be- whether high or low
when he has any thing to sell he is
forced to sell 1t to pay taxes and In
terest and to supply the family with
the absolute necessities OF life. The
wife and children have 10 be clothed
and prepared for winter and II the
taxes and interest are not paid, the
homo must be given up. These are
the reasons why as the dispatch says.
the farmers OF America have. before
four months are ended, sold fully half
OF their surplus wheat and they have
sold 1t at almost the lowest prices on
record.
The Chicago Sentinel: The Home.
stead strikers made a great mistake.
They were all right ION principle,
but they erred In judgment OF facta
Such Is the pith OF Judge Paxson's
judicial opinion" I'VE can have
some sympathy THAT is we can say
poor devils" for u mob working.
men on the verge OF starvation
driven TO desperation by starvation. I"
But they should wait till they are
driven to desperation by starvation.
In this respect the Homestead strikers
made q mis-cue." IL was q fatal
mistakel At loast here Is what Chief
Justice Paxson OF the supreme court
Of Carnegie Prick s. Co. BthinkS OF
the matter a1e
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Progressive Ago: Ia gold brick
money! Most certainly not What
10 the difference between tho gold
brick and the pieces OF coin the mint
turns out from this brick OF goldP
One Is q gold brick. a metal the
other L. money. The same gold Is In
tho coin that was In the brick. yet
one Is denominated money and the
other bullion. or metal The differ.
ence Is this: The government BY
Its authority acknowledged by Its
own citizens and by the nations OF
the world has declared that certain
portion or weight Of that metal shall
possess . certain name aud value and
forthwith II becomes money a simple
medium Of exchange The aat or
command OF the government goes
forth. that the gold brick shall be
made into five ten or twenty .dOllaY
gold pieces and 1t 10 done.
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The Arena: Another recent exhi.
bition Of the arrogance OF plut0cracy
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