The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-05-06
THE ALLIANCE.


ness. Hundreds vote solely for prin-
ciple-they seek justice.
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National Reformer: And now comes
the gold-bug who opposes the free
coinage of silver. on the plea that it is
class legislation. Was ever cheek so
sublime? If free coinage of silver is
class legislation. why not apply the
same logic to gold? Will some gold
bugite answer this question and mail
us marked copyP"
The Sentinel: An English writer di-
vides all men into three classes: Work
ers beggars and thieves. To which class
do the farmers belong? They are not
workers. for they spend all their time
at Alliance meetings dabbling in pol
itics. They are not beggars. for they
are rapidly paying off all their mort
cages. They must be thieves, for
they hope to rob the millionaire of
his honest earnings by means of an
income tax. and Shylock of his r.
penny interest by means of cheap and
nasty dollars of silver and paper. Oh,
the rascals!
Journal of the knights of Labor:
The opponents of social reform fire.
quently ask what would become of la
Dor if it were not for the employment
furnished by capital? Labor would
undoubtedly be in a very bad way
without capital-that is to say. with
out tools. But it has no more use for
the capitalist than for a man who
should demand rent for every hammer,
spade or plough and be able to en-
force his demand by reason of having
a monopoly OF those instruments.
Capital is necessary--the capitalist is
a burden and a superhuity. Always
bear in mind the distinction.
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Western Economist: Let each of
the friends Of the peoples political
movement Keep a copy of the ST.
Louis platform already for ref
erence and make it his business to try
to influence one or more of his neigh
bors who are not always ready in the
movement to join him in the good
work of trying to secure the success
of the principles advocated in this
platform. Urge them to study it. and
if they can be induced to do that but
few. we think. among the farmers in
this country will be found who will |
consider it to their interest to vote
either of the old party tickets.
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Southern Alliance Farmer: If
every man in the United States own
his own home free from mortgage,
free from execution it would be a
nation of patriots. nation of workers
"a country full Of men who would lay
down their lives for the government.
But instead of this happy state of af-
fairs. it is a nation of mortgage
homes and poverty; nation of rem
ters nation of discontinued patriots.
who have been driven to the very
verge of starvation by unjust and dis
eliminating laws, gigantic monopolies
and mammoth combines. Is it not
lime for our people to declare their
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The Southern Star: How can a
merchant be favorably affected by the
present financial systemo The con-
traction of the currency reduces the
prices of all the wealth created by
lis customers so that they only get
cost of production and no profit;
therefore. all have less to spend aud
lis trade is consequently reduced. In
he same ratio that his trade is re.
luced, his profits are curtailed ard
lis prosperity reduced. How is he
benefited by a high rate of INTEREST,"
Most of them have to borrow money
n order to conduct their business, and
While they pay relatively less interest
han their customers their rate is too
ugh. in fact so high that they have
heir nose continually at the grind
tone.
Topeka Tribune: One of our ideas
II politics is that the politics from
which the people derive the most
'enefit is the most practical And the
'ollcy that keeps its adherents so far
head OF the political procession that
hey lose sight of the people is likely !
o be abandoned by the masses. 1t is ]
more practical for man to take his I
rother by the hand and say come, {
o with me-" than to run away from
i'm and say follow me-" He is much ,
nore likely to be obeyed in the first
han in the latter case. 1t was the ,
go with me- spirit that elected five :
and senator from the !
eform ranks in Kansas and it would +
o just as we'll for some of our middle +
t the road brethren to bear that fact +
D mind. Vinegar don't catch flies or
uman beings. We are all human :
nd we know how to resent insults ,
nd appreciate friendliness. +
The Leader: What have you to saw G
bout how prosperity shall be restored r
the people? If you remove the t
ause OF the distress, will you not al b
avs accomplish the purpose? Itnow
squires about 100, 900 bales of cotton f
nnually to pay the interest on the v
lortgage debt of the farmers on their a
ONES each year. Ii the government t
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