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State Alliance, to say to those of our
order who are in favor of such action,
that the alliance as an organization
cannot, under our laws indorse any
political party. Its members, as free
citizens of the country, can and should
exercise the most perfect and untram-
meled freedom in their political action
and affiliations They should consult
their own judgment and consciences in
selecting or indorsing such party as
they honestly believe will best carry
out their principles. If they want to
hold meetings and indorse any party
they should do it in the capacity of
citizens and not as an alliance. We
should preserve our organization as a
great educational force, and to do this
it should not be converted into politi-
cal party. We admonish the alliance
men of our state to keep cool-be eau
tious, watchful and deliberate-be firm
and true as steel to your principles.
Vote for no man or men or party who
oppose your principles Extend the
cordial hand of friendship to all men
or to any party who stand faithfully
by your principles This is the only
way by which you can hope to secure
their recognition and enforcement.
Form no entangling alliances with
your enemies. Demonstrate to the
world that you value principles and
the we'll being of your country as the
most solemn and responsible charge
that can be committed to your care as
a citizen. Stand by and for these and
all will be well.-President Folks
Progressive Farmer.
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From Secretary Moodv.
VIRoQUA, WIS.,, Feb'y 18, '92.

GREAT WEST
Since the Wisconsin have united with the
Recently has and subsequently separate organ
The has frequently to asking why
made and why the separate organizations have al
ways said in answer that knew not
and the light turned the real object
the that the chief aim OF the
Madison Wis., Feb 2 49, for the
pose dividing people the leading issues OF the day. namely FL
Transportation These up
mothered must settled This we'll
power capital They that the people
accomplishing aceran
pies power to reach that desired goal Will oe oS ny " ~
B reading the resolutions passed
adopted at La Crosse But
ing money the F. A. Wisconsin the land
the F. branch off, voring the postal savings bank system Now
make that there radl
cal doing s @ san he
U.s.-I refer to the F. A. and I U order = -,
THE postal savings bank the DOCTRINES aso IN connec
ton with the land loan principle -.
think there good the farmers
membership 100000 whites and 5000 cood embracing "a
The admit o Not bn 1sas s 2 9 f
standing well defined principle and sustaining those
a substantially reiterated at the Council
dorsed by the late Indianapolis Council Our are before the
Republican these principles standard
the with which affiliate receives them as he thea
by these principles though the party may go down NO other order mas
taken this stand and for we know wha we
long North and South The bloody shirt has
the attention of the people We know north
Dixon ne no black white With gratitude
the bloody cham and Let us the hate
unite for cause against @ Me rne A.
ca not lives and billions dollars that freely
Can there be any given should not line with the
while the time at hand and unite with
organization that powerfully and bravy sustaining the great principles
which prosperity rests ~ f. MOODY
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ense. because All. OF them alike will

enee, beeane al. Of them alike win
wish the same consideration.
E is both important and eminently
proper that this should be done and
done fully and with unstinted liberal
ity, because it Is highly fitting that the
whole body OF the. American people,
should be informed as to the nature,
scope, quality and full dimensions Of
this mighty reform movement of the
producers, which is certain to have a
potent influence in determining the
future destiny Of the republic.
It will be well for this GREAT confer
ence to place before the millions Of
well-to-do and sadly uniformed citi-
zens of the country an authoritive pro-
nunciamento, which shall clearly and
specifically set forth, all general com.
plants, grievances and demands Of the
working wealth creators Of the entire
nation, whether they toll on farm OF
railway, in mine or shop.
If this republic.issto progress and be
safe for a hundred years to come all
the people thereof must know the gen,
eral character of the constructive work,
which their hand must do, in order to
make the future of the nation peaceful,
prosperous and blessed.
Suggestions in this momentous mat
ter must come, and in fact can only
fttingly come from the foundation
class of society, whose labor makes the
country strong and rich.
After the rights and interests of the
toilers of the republic are carefully Sc
cured by efficient legislation, the task
of conservation and protection is done,
and the nation is both happy and Sc
cure.
Hence, we say, let this grand confer
ence of producers at St Louis by its
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26
THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE
Its Platform Should Embody the Console
dated Demands and Be Made the Test of

Its Platform Should Embody the Console
dated Demands and BE Made the Test of
Fealty.
Delegates from the various farmer
and workingmen's societies of the
nation will meet in St Louis on the
22d of February. The primary task of
this body is to see if a majority of the
members thereof can come to har.
monious understanding as to essential
measures of relief that are demanded
for the general good of the country as
well as for the special interest of the
working wealth creators of the nation.
AS the demands, declaration of prin-
ciples and fundamental beliefs of these
different societies lie in the same
politico-economic domain, the confer
ence will doubtless arrive at practical
unanimity of opinion as to the reform S
which it will officially champion
This win probably be done on a
basis of mutual concession. Each
powerful society will bring forward
the remedial measures in which it is
most deeply interested, and all the
others will agree to their being en-
bodied in the demands and declaration
Of principles put forth by the confer
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will be made, probabilities are that
none will be officially issued until after
the 2d.-Nonconformist.
The best bill for the promotion
and protection of interstate commerce
would provide for the acquisition by
the government of the trunk lines OF
railroads. Think what fix we would
be in if the postal service was in the
hands of numerous warning, competing
and demoralizing corporations. st.
Louis Chronicle.
The banner of organized labor
shall never be lowered to plutocracy
by misleaders of the toiling masses.
Unite and remain united, in defeat as
in victory, ever fighting for the cause
to the day Of it's complete triumph,
never turning your backs to friends,
enemy or principle! = Journal OF
Knights Of Labor.
Its queer world when few men
will set up in business on the claim of
the divine right to take all the traffic
will bear, and the masses will set de-
murely down and allow their mouths
to be gagged with a plug labelled
''vested rights" It's time for another
inspection of the temples of the money
changers. Iowa Farmers Tribune.
When the farmers learn that the
poorly-paid city laborer makes but a
poor demand for farm products, and
the city laborer learns that the farmer
selling his products for less than the
cost of production, makes but poor
demand for the products of shop and
factory then they will come together
for mutual benefit. Herald.
One thing the United States ought
to do, as it does the postal business,
and that is own telegraph and tele-
phone lines. The United States pos
sesses one half the mileage of tele-
graph wires on the globe, but the tolls
are so high that we use only one fourth
as much as England, France, Germany
and Austria under government con.
troL-Topeka Capital (Rep.).
The opposition press everywhere,
as well as the partisan howlers, never
allow an opportunity to escape to refer
to the labor conference, which con-
venes in St Louis, on February %, as
the peoples party convention. They,
as well as every well-informed man,
know that there is no more connection
between this convention and the peo-
pies party than there is between it and
the democratic or republican party.
This St Louis labor conference is in
no way partisan. 1t will be composed
only of delegates from every labor or
ganization in the United States. They
meet to better the conditions of labor,
and to devise the best plan for immedi-
ate and permanent relief. The results
of their deliberations will be awaited
with interest by all, especially the
partisans. Dallas TEX Southern Mer-
curry.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26

VIRoQUA, Wis, 1892.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
l have recently returned from q
ten days trip in the alliance field OF
Wisconsin.
/ will not attempt at this time to
narrate the events of this brief Jour-
ney, but will say that each and every
meeting was an entire success. A
part of the work in hand was to visit
some of the alliances that were fallen
between two opinions in reference to
uniting with the F. A. & |. q. The
question OF union was submitted to
each alliance soon after the Lacrosse
Alliance Convention last June. No
sooner was this proposition out than
printed matter was freely distributed
in this state using unfair and in some
cases I am informed untruthful state
ments against said union. Hence it
is necessary in many cases to present
the true intent of said union; when
this is fully explained we have no
further trouble to unite them with
our present order. While out visited
by invitation one order of the P. OF /.
and two orders Of the F. M. B. A., all
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

The hosts are marshalling for the
fray. Who shall rule-the man or the
dollar?- Nonconformist
Every reformer in this nation is
anxiously awaiting for the 22d day of
February to come. The conference
will be either glorious or ignominous
Southern Mercury.
The great conference of organized
labor bodies, which will meet in St
Louis February %, will be the largest
and most important gathering of the
kind ever known in the worlds history.
kansas City Midland Mechanic.
What is congress doing? Nothing.
No, we are mistaken-the twins are
grinding out capital to use in the
coming presidential election, lodging
silver legislation and whacking each
other. That's all.-Weekly Union.
The demands agreed upon by the
conference February % will probably
stand about as much show of being
adopted by either the republican or
democratic national conventions as
will the decalogue or golden rule-St.
Louis Monitor.
The sub-treasury plan knocks the
speculator out, abolishes gambling in
futures, allows the usurer to keep his
money, equalizes prices, secures to the
producer his earnings, brings business
to cash basis and establishes Justice.
Southern Mercury.
Inquiries are coming in for club
blanks to organize the peoples party
clubs over the country. Owing to time
being SO short before the new platform
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26

declaration of principles cut out good
work enough to last the patriotic citi-
zens of the republic for fifty years to
come:
Be it remembered, it is not within
the scope of the authority of this great
conference to declare that the several
organizations which compose that
body, shall join the peoples party, the
democratic party or the republican
party. This action would be anoma-
lous, and without'valid justification. It
can no more do this than it can vote its
millions of mem bers into the Baptist
church, the Catholic or Presbyterian
church.
The political question is one which
every individual American citizen must
decide for himself, and no society or
organization can or should have any
right or authority to usurp the function
that is sacred to his own private judy
ment.
The uttermost the delegates to this
conference can do in their united ca
pacity would be to say unofficially,
that they believed it would be a good
plan for all mem bers of producers So
cieties to vote with the peoples party,
because that political organization gave
promise Of doing more for justice and
the producing masses than the pluto
cratic old parties, which are owned
body and gizzard by the millionaires
and corporations. "-Nonconformist.
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of Dane county. When our principles
were presented to these orders they
unanimously favored uniting with
the great leading order. Two of
these have made application for a
charter and no doubt the third will
follow at their next regular meeting.
More anon. N. E. MOODY.
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS CoUNTY-sS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm
of F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing bust
ness in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
ls0 Sold by druggists, 75c.
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NORTH CAROLINA.

Tho state II In . Torment Of Excitement
and Rife For Independent Political Ac-
ton.
That there Is q tremendous under
current in public sentiment in North
Carolina and throughout the south in
favor of independent political action,
as the only hope for that relief which
the people feel they must have, no in,
telligent or observant man can deny.
No one will now deny that it is strong
~ probable that national independ-
emit ticket will be put in the field this
year and that it's presidential electors
will be voted for in all the states. Any
one at all conversant with public
sentiment in North Carolina knows
that there is q strong feeling among
her people in favor of the peoples
party: 1t is not our purpose to dis
cuss now the wisdom or Justice of this
sentiment nor the various reasons as
signed for its existence; but we realize
the fact and the significance of its ex-
istence. 1t is here, and in stronger
volume and force than its opponents
will admit, or even than its friends are
aware of. It only needs an occasion
for its manifestation. Politicians had
just as well admit and recognize the
fact. And we had as we'll say that
those who regard independent political
action as an absolute necessity are
FESTIVE and impatient for opportunity
to declare their convictions Evidences
to us are not wanting, of the truthful
ness of this assertion; and we should
go further, to be candid, and say that
this feeling is growing and strengthen
ing every day.
1t is the duty of the Progressive
Farmer, as the Off cial organ of the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26

The Ladies' Relief society OF Crook
ston, this state, has been busy the
past week or so collecting donations
OF clothing, groceries and other neces-
saries of life for the destitute farmers
and their families in parts of the
state where the crops were stricken
by hail. One load has already been
sent them and another will soon
follow.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26
An Elastic Mon tn.

The month which closes next week
we may call elastic, because every
fourth year it is stretched to accom-
modate an extra day. A good many
hundred years ago it was found that
the solar year was about 365A days
inlength and that occasionly it would
be necessary to AIDA day in order to
keep up the average. Forty-nine
years before the birth of Christ, this
extra day was assigned to February
as being the shortest month,-2S-
days. In the original arrangement
of the calendar by julius Caesar,
January, March, May, July, Sep
TENDER and November consisted Of
thirty one days each, while Febru-
airy had twenty-nine and April, Jnne,
August and December were thirty
day months. Inleap years February
had thirty days. When Augustus
Caesar came to the throne, he felt
affronted that the month of August
named, for him, had not SO many
days as July. called after Julius
Caesar. Accordingly he issued de-
cree that August should have thirty
one days, and consequently Februar
was shortened to twenty-eight in
ordinary years. This is leap year,
and hence the above may be interest
ing, but we wish further to say that
be the months long or short the
elegant fast trains of the Burlington
leave most Of the principal cities Of
the West every day in the year. For
tickets, rates, maps, etc., ask any
railroad ticket agent, or apply to
". ]. c: Kenyon, Pass. Agent, st.
Paul, MINI.
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PLATFORM OF WISCONSIN, STATE ALLIANCE


another.
"Resolyed, That favor the free coinage of silver.
Roed the adjustment of national banks and
the business of the and that the
citizens with prudent restrictions
security at interest exceed
other wealth their fair share the
this the greatest agricultural
organizations carrying of their
announced in the st Louis platform.
Roved believe gambling boards
the country and demand it's prohibition
That the committee authorized
provide the thereof
Reso ved That the should telegraph lines
operate them as part OF the postal system.
esoved That the OF the United States
several states should control railways.
Roved That the president and United States
should be elected by direct of the people.
Resolved That ownership land by nonresident aliens should be
prohibited
Resolved That the establishment postal banks
Roved That the issuing railroads be prohibited
Roved, That all the public
shall returned the which
the loaned.
Resoved against
silver misepersened the sentiment OF their constituents
Resoved president
it's by members the Wisconsin
alliance
esoved daughters of alliance members be
med members without and rights and privileges said
members.
Resoved giving franchise females
Intoxicating liquors compelled pay all expense
which allowed
which shall be the of
committed while the influence intoxicating liquor
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26

Senator Stanford, Of California, has
ordered 10, 600 extra copies Of Senator
PETERS great speech on government
control of money.
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March 29th, 1892.

At 10 a. m, for the election of off,
GERS for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other business
as shall come before the Alliance.
Each Subordinate Alliance is entitled
to one delegate, and an additional
delegate for each 25 members or ma
jority fraction thereof, when the
membership is more than 20. AS
matters of much Importance will
come before the Alliance it is hoped
that there will be a full attendance of
delegates. An effort will be made to
have a speaker abroad to address
the Alliance in open meeting in the
evening, at which all are invited to be
present.
Done by order of the Executive
Committee. c.. NJ. BUTT.
President Wis. F, A. &I.U.
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WISCONSIN,
NOTICE.

All Wisconsin the Producer the G. W.
til that subscriptions n Moody
State Sec'y, Virogua, Wis.
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Wisconsin Farmer Alliance and
Industrial Union.
VIROOUA. Wis.

VIRoQUA, Wis, Jan. 81, '92.
10 ALL WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: :.
Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting Of the Wisconsin Farm
ers' Alliance & Industrial Union will
be held at the City of Eau Claire,
Wis.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-02-26
The 5000 ..d.

We have concluded to change our
method OF publishing the Lecture
Fund receipts SO as to keep a stand
ing list OF receipts, and totalize the
expense items each week:
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WHEAT FOR SEED, "s sGsa

WHEAT" new variety, yet tested for three
cropped sixteen years without dressing, yields
2. lis bushels. rank and rapid grower. Yields
thirty bushels on same land that "Blue Stem
gave out twenty A bald wheat and very
earley. Just the wheat for old land This
wheat originated from one pint received from
Washington in 1888. / now have 1000 bushels
ETC.. address. l. PADDOCK, Wadena MINI.
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''' PRoDUcER."

Official organ of the Wisconsin Farmers Alliance
to be published the present year or q shorter
time at st. Paul, but to be removed to some CEN
trail Wisconsin city as soon as possible. Same
size as the GREAT WEST. 81 year.
Everett w. Fish,
Editor and Proprietor.
Editorial matter of a national character in the
Producer" and the Great West" will appear
in both journals. The Producer VIII begin publ
cation as soon as the subscriptions warrant.
Send subscriptions to
N E. MOODY,
Sec. State Alliance, Viroqua, Wis
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-01-16

To Reduce Customs Csmnissies Districts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA hill intro
duced in the house today by Represent
alive Harter of Ohio. for the consolida.:
ton of customs commission districts.
authorizes the secretary of the treasury
to consolidate these districts 60 that the
number be reduced: The Northwest lie
provided for as follows: Montana and
idaho one district; North and South
Dakota one district; Minnesota one dis
triot; Wisconsin one district; Michigan
three districts; Illinois, Missouri,
lowe. Kansas and Nebraske four
districts each; Indiana. n district;
Ohio; three districts; Kentucky, one dis.
trict; Colorado and Wyoming and Ter.
ritory Of Utah. one district. The bill
abolishes all commissions. emoluments,
etc. and provides for annual salaries to
customs collectors and naval officers and
surveyors at some of the larger ports.
The smaller collection districts are to
be divided into five GLASSES. according
to the amount of business transacted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-01-16
WALSH COUNTY.

Mimic: The jury in the case of the
State We. Ladd returned q verdict Of as
sault to do bodily harm.
Grafton: at the regular meeting of
the g. A. R; the following officers were
elected and were duly installed last
Saturday night: Com, r. Weagant;
Sen. v. Com. Wright Parkins: Jun. v.
Com, Knox Tuft; Chap, D.. Hoople;
officer of the Guard. Nels Oliffgard;
Officer of the Day, A. P. Quist;. Quarter
Master. E. Southland. ... The following
bought tickets for Canada Y Q the
Northern Pacific last week: Mr..
and Mrs. Geo Sampson. MI. and Mrs.
NJ. Goulet. Raymond Goulet, w. A.
Bateman and wife, @. F. Wagner. r. A.
Gagnon of Oashel. Hiram Giles, Nelson
Lalonde. 49, Postmaster Browns term Of
four years has expired. but he still dis
tributes the mail, as his successor has
not yet been appointed. Mr.. Brown
expects to go into business in the city
as soon as he is relieved from the Office.
Rev. O. F. Greene was pounded"
by his Grafton friends in q very sub.
stantial manner last week. Among the
pounds were four pounds of silver dol.
lars.