The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10


4 Flow and Hammer: Problem for
patriotic men. Statistics show tina,
che people are paying an average in
2erest of per cent on their indebted
ness and that the average increase OF
wealth is per cent If this is true
how long will it be before those who
bold this debt will own all the wealth
Of the nation?
Peoples Party Paper: All readers
OF history have read of the great
storm that took place In New Eng
land on September %. 1915, and
which has passed into history as the
Great September Gale" But that
gale was but an autumn breeze COM
pared with the political cyclone that
>ts about to sweep over this country.
1.-THE independents: There are prob
ably more people idle now in the
United States than ever before. and
this too, on the heels of the largest
crops ever harvested in our history.
The old party papers and politicians
promised you good times last summer
after the crops were harvested, but
have their promises been fulfilled or
have they lied?
Industrial World: Principles with
out practice are as barren as a mule.
and almost as bad as practice without
principles. When you see man ad-
vocat1ng the Alliance as an educa-
Eional organization and allying him.
self with the enemies Of the Alliance
in the political field there is some
thing wrong with him. Principles
and practice must go hand in hand to
get good results.
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Farmers and Laborers' Journal:
Reader. are you aware Of the fact that
In free America millions of our peo-
pie are living in misery and want be-
oaue of the present financial condition
of the country? Oh! if love for home
and family and friends means any
thing. will you not help to redeem
this country by the ballot before nec-
essity forces you to the last desperate
-resort-to display your valor on the
battlefield!
The Arkansas Farm: The first
question discussed by the American
congress was the tariff This was 1902
years ago. and it has been fiercely
fought ever since and yet our wise"
statesmen tell us that the tariff must be
settled first. before anything else can
be taken up. In the light of history
the thought suggests itself to us that
men as stupid as these supposed"
statesmen are not fit to be trusted
with the reins of government
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Progressive Farmer: The plutocrats
are determined to poison the minds Of
the people if they can. Leading par
atisan papers are being sent free as
sample copies regularly to the farm
ers- The papers are being paid for
by the plutocrats A number of large
papers are offering their papers
dubbed with other papers free of
charge. For instance the price of a
local paper is 81. so per annum. The
big paper will be dubbed with that
one at the same price-$l. SO for both.
In that way you get one paper free.
Don't be caught by any such bait.
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Pioneer Exponent: In the discus
sion of the silver bill one of the con-
gressmen boosted that he never
scratched ticket, and that it was the
''first duty of Democrat to stand by
the decisions of the caucus and it's
conventions. Such man gIories In
his ignorance and in being a truculent
hide bound political slave. In all
history. either in religious or political
matters it is the Independent citizen
who has opposed corrupt ring rule
and stood for principle, who has been
the greatest blessing to his country.
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National Advance: Webster defines
the word 'plutocracy" as follows: "A
form of government in which the su-
preme power is lodged in the hands
OF the wealthy classes alone; govern
ment by the rich; also controlling or
influential classes of rich men, How
Is it that Webster and every body else
seem to be mixed on the spelling of
+@Ao WOIu. 11uGO LII OlU mVCQOlOSV
was the god of the neither regions and
Plutus was the god of wealth. Hence
the word should be called plutucracy.
But then there is no denying that the
plutocrats cause hell enough on earth.
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The Advocate: The Capital has
discovered another mares nest. It
has learned through the Southern
Democratic branch of the Demo. Re-
publican SANDER bureau that there
was a secret understanding at St.
Louis that in consideration of the
adoption of the soldier resolution. the
slaves liberated by the war shall be
paid for. And this is the kind of rot
that the Capital relies upon and will
continue to intlict upon long suffer-
ing people during another campaign.
1t is absolutely incapable of either
fairness. honesty. OR Intelligent dis
cussion of public issues Its mission
is to strive to deceive and by decep-
ton to work upon the prejudices of
the ignorant classes