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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

crease in the price of labor and all the
products of labor.
"A single gold standard means it
will take more of the product of labor
to pay your debts and taxes than it
ever has before.
The eighty-six democrats (?) in con-
gress who voted against free coinage
Of silver seem to have been deceived
by their own vain opinions" indeed,
"an evil suspicion hath overthrown
their Judgment. The people WI
speak in November, and overthrow
them.-Southern Mercury.
When the farmer learns that the
city laborer makes but q poor demand
for farm products, and the city laborer
learns that the farmer selling his prod
ucts for less than the price of produc-
ton, makes but poor demand for the
products of the shop and factory, they
will come. together for mxtual benefit
Southern Alliance Farmer.
1t is just little disgusting to find
50 many reform papers advertising plu-
tocratic organs for the sake of paltry
exchange, or offering to club with such
organs so as to catch few subscribers
in that way. There are plenty Of re-
form papers and magazines to club with.
Don't aid the plutes in scattering men
tai poison. National Advance.
The alliance presidents and execu-
tive boards of the F. A. and I. T. of all
the southern states and Oklahoma met
at Birmingham lately in secret confer
ence and unanimously decided to hold
the organization solid for the peoples
party. The democratic vote on the sill
yer bill has done its work. Now for a
united country.-National Advance.
The members of the Farmers ALI
ance are not troubling themselves
whether the democratic nominee shall
be Cleveland or Hill, nor whether the
republican nominee shall be Harrison
or Blaine. Those two parties are max
ing record in their nominations, and
when completed it will be inspected by
the people who, at the same time, rest
easy in the knowledge that they have a
home to go to if they do not like either
one.-National Economist.
Remember, before you denounce
tlc SuUIICsSuiy PAoA, 0A1o az PNO0OA0
every fall there is terrible depression
in all other business, because money is
taken away from them to move the
farmers crop. Then stop to think that
with currency increased proportion
ately with the size of the crop, that the
present volume of money could stay in
the channel of ''other business" de-
preston be avoided; business increased,
and good times prevail Think of it
Alliance Waterman.
The Acorn, of Marshall, Ill, makes
the good suggestion, and we heartily
second the motion: ''Let the peoples
party celebrate the Fourth of July all
over the country and at every point
where they can obtain kilograms from
Omaha on that day it should be ar
ranged for them to do so. If the old
rutters want to kick because we favor
mixing politics with our Fourth Of
July celebrations, why, let them kick.
We are going to make just that sort OF
mixture, jeremiah, and you fellows
can'tstir it with ten foot pole, either.
St. Louis New Forum.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

wheat, is lowered in price BY Gle de.
| monetlzation of silver, the legal tender
basis OF his principal wheat growing
| competitor. So completely is he the
victim OF adverse circumstances that all
business rules and laws of commerce are
reversed to aid in his robbery and spolia-
ton. The dealers from whom he buys his
machinery and implements, and grocer
les and clothing, and his fuel, all add
the cost of transportation to the first cost
OF the commodities they sell him. But
when he sells his wheat he must deduct
from the price of it the cost Of transpor-
tation over 1900 miles of rail and across
5000 miles of water, although if his
merchant were to buy his bread in
Liverpool the cost of transportation
would come out Of his pocket. Thus
the tariff upon wheat, held up to the
farmer as blessed protection, is, in
fact, a curse, as without tariff New
York would be his market, instead of
Liverpool, and he would escape the cost
of ocean transportation. In immense
blocks Of granite and brick are legal
lied gambling halls, called boards of
trade, wherein the products of the
farmers are made the playthings of
commercial gamblers, who buy and
sell enormous quantities Of mythical
products and bet on prices going up or
down.
What, then, would the annual balance
sheet of a western or northwestern
grain and stock farmer look like? /
shall endeavor to answer this question
by tabulating the result of the crop of
1891 for the whole state of Kansas, thus
presenting an annual balance sheet for
the farmers of Kansas as a whole class.
Kansas in the year 1891 raised won
derful crop-an exceptionally good one
and the result of such crop will
pat the best possible coloring and
present the most favorable aspect
of the business Of farming in Kan
sas as a profitable or income pro-
ducing business. The official figures
given by Mr.: Martin Mohler, secretary
ofthe state board of agriculture, will be
used as far as practicable.
AS nearly as can figure out, there
are 200, 900 families, Of five members to
the family, engaged in the occupation
Of farming in Kansas, and they are cul-
tivating 100000 farms, of 125 acres to
the farm, or %, 600, 900 acres of land, in
Guiding pasture and hay lands. These >
are, however, only approximate figures,
in the absence of the exact facts, as as
certained by the census.
Mr.. Mohler gives the total product of
the state, with approximate quantities
of each product available for market
and sale:
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Net loss to farmer annually ....... 8 4S4.

Net loss to farmer annually ....... 48AO)
Igather from the above that the cotton
farmer owning 800 acres of land got
for his years labor experimenting the
production of crop of cotton, bare,
very ''bare subsistence" including
coarse, common clothing, and literally
came out in debt for his taxes and $500
besides So far as his economic rent
was concerned, he got nothing, abso-
lutely nothing for the use of his land or
capital invested in improvements, work
stock, implements, etc. If the annual
balance sheet had been for the crop
year of 1912 with cotton selling for
cents or less, our farmer must have bor-
rowed as much as $1,000 to tide him
over for another crop. This throws
some light upon the causes which con-
spire to put the southern farmer in
debt.
Now in the case of this farmer it is
shown that he expended only the sum
of s725 for provisions, provendar, cloth
ing, doctor bills and taxes, and had to
borrow Ss4 of that AS there is no
tariff upon provisions or provender, or
doctor bills, the only reduction in his
expenditure the single tax system would
have effected is-say S25 tariff on his
clothing and s25 tax included in the
price of his clothing, provision and
provender, and also the SIS he paid in
direct taxes, leaving his expenditure at
s60O-with an addition of the single tax
economic rent" of $500, or 5 oer cent.
upon $4,000, the value of the ''bare
land" allowing $4,000 for improve
ments. Thus we easily prove that the
single tax would worst our cotton
planter just s175 for the year. It will
be readily understood that if the price
of cotton Is so low that the cotton
grower is unable to ''shift" his economic
rent, i. e., include in the price of his
cotton the interest upon the value of
his bare land, the single tax would
have to come out of his principal-that
is to say, he must mortgage his land for
money to pay it.
How is it with the grain grower Of
the west and northwest?
Equally with the cotton growers Of
the south the victim of a damnable con-
spiracy between the. plutocrats of
America and England, his great staple.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

60 to work.
Don't be drone.
Labor creates all weal&h.
Wealth belongs to him who creates
it
eff any will not work neither shall
he eat"
BY what right should one man eat
that which another produces?
The nation is trembling on the
verge of great Industrial revolution.
The man that opposes free silver is
in favor Of high price money and low
price labor.
The single gold standard means an
increased value to every dollar of debt
In the country.
"A single gold standard means de-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
LAND MONOPOLY.
Untaxed Occupancy and Use Should Be the
Only Title to Land.

Untaxed Occupancy and Use Should Be the
Only Title to Land.
The natural resources of the United
States are simply gifts of the Creator to
all the people. The object of govern
ment should be to secure to all, from
the highest to the lowest their inalien-
able right to share in these bounties of
God The poorest man who drags his
weary limbs through city streets or
along the country roads looking for
work is the equal of any other man so
far as his natural right to develop
wealth and share in its productions is
concerned. This is what jefferson
meant when he said chat all men
are created equal" and this is what
the peoples party mean when
they declare that the Gland, in
Guiding all natural resources of wealth,
is the heritage of the people, and should
not be monopolized for speculative pur-
poses" The resources of this country,
which do not owe their existence to
either the hand, or the brain of man,
are capable OF supplying labor with
work and wealth-there are not men
enough in the state of Missouri to de-
velop her resources-and yet the state
contains thousands of men who cannot
find work for their hands to do.
The land and that contained
within it was created for use
not for speculation. But the laws
permit some men to take possession of
these natural opportunities Of labor and
hold them out of use, while the nation
swarms with idle men. It is this that
in thousands of instances drives the
farmers sturdy boys into the cities to
compete with their fellows for jobs in
the factories; or forces them to beg of a
landlord the privilege of tilling his fields,
as the despised peasants of France did
before the revolution.
Landlordism is not only unAmerican,
it is unnatural It sent Rome into he-
grave-her statesmen, her philosophers,
her poets, her learning and her wealth,
concentrated in the hands of few,
could not save her, after her farmers
had become tenants-'sgreat estates
ruined Italy"
Land monopoly, and land monopoly
alone, drives the poor of Europe across
the sea in the hope Of finding in free
America, easy access to land" And the
aristocrat of Europe has come to our
shores as we'll as the honest poor, and
has laid his fatal hand upon American
soil to the extent of millions of acres,
and is prepared, whenever the emer.
gency comes, to introduce the scenes OF
Ireland. Landlordism, whether of for
eign or domestic origin, ''must CO."
The producing class of this great
country, rural and urban, must dwell
in homes of their own, and the strong
arm of this government must be made
powerful enough and long enough tc
reach forth and collar every sccundrel
who attempts to evict from that sacred
place the humblest family that lives
between the two oceans.-The Peoples
| Voice.
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Net to each family. ............... $4,000
It will be noticed that in the forego-
ing estimate every available item for
market is accounted for, the quantities
given as sold of each item, being the Of
fetal figures as given by the secretary
of the state board of agriculture in his
official report for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1891. The total estimate of
gross amount of products sold varies
from Mr.. Mohler's estimate as given to
the press and to Bradstreet's Con1ner-
cial agency in July, 1891, in the sum of
only $500, 543, his estimate having been
800, 600, $50.
This includes butter, eggs and poul-
try, garden sass," wood, and every
thing that could possibly be thought of
as a possibly available asset in the
hands of the farmers of Kansas. The
prices given for the leading staples are
also very liberal, and it is very doubt
full if such prices were realized, taking
the average of the whole state. And
yet when it is all counted, we have
for each agricultural family the
paltry sum of $500, or 1888 per
month for each member; or s26.65
per month for each family. Out of this
insignificant remuneration there is yet
to be deducted sinking fund for the
repair of and final replacement of the
buildings, fencing, work animals, ma
chinery, tools and implements, which
cannot by any means be estimated at
less than 10 per cent. of the first cost,
upon everything but buildings, and
even upon buildings we find that insur-
ance companies, in settling losses, figure
1Oper cent. depreciation per annum upon
frames Horses. available for use at the
age of 4.years, at the age of IA would
be superannuated and useless. Farm
machinery, if well housed, may posi-
bly, last ten (10) years, but even then
10 per cent. sinking fund will not
more than keep up repairs and buy new
machinery as the old becomes useless.
From the Indiana Farmer clip as fol-
lows:
s'Mr. Meader's estimate of ten years
for housed binder is all right, but he
has certainly overestimated it in MAX
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

"A day of disaster for any nation
will surely dawn whenever its society
is divided into two classes-the unem
ployed rich ands the unemployed poor.
the former handful, the latter host
Daniel Webster.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17

There have been organized s72
Farmers Alliances within 100 days in
Iowa. They all will be found with the
peoples party in November. New Ma
ton.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
Stage Whispers.
HEPBURN JOHNS,

JAMES o'NEIL in his new play, "Fonte-
nelle," win be at the Grand soon.
HARRY LA ROME will startle the thousands
this week by his graceful contrtion acts at
the Eden Musee.
THE last accounts of Edwin Booth, who is
still at Lakewood, are to the effect that he is
m uch improved in health.
THE audience can remain at Harris
Theater long as they desire Tuesday
night to hear the election returns read.
In a court trial in London the other day ft
came out incidentally that the Prince of
Wales owed the Lyceum Tneater f46s for
box tickets.
TIE tour Of Minnie Seligman Cutting, in
''My Official Wife, under the direction OF
Frank W. Sanger, will begin in Utica, n. Y,
next Monday.
SoUBRETTEs! take notice! Mme Carnot. wife
of the French Presi dent, smokes cigarettes
after her meals, but only mild and sweet
scented variety.
WILLARD MCKAY, the famous boy mesmer-
ist is at Harry Davis Eden Musee this week.
He is only IL years old, but can do the most
extraordinary things in hypnotism.
If 1t be true that the best sealskin has
advanced at an extraordinary rate, S. an
inch being asked" the soubretues this
Christmas will have to be content with mere
diamonds.
JAMES II. H.WALLfoK in two of his best plays
"The Bandit King" and "The Cattle king"
introducing his great acting horses, lstn be
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
The Press Club Entertainment,

The biggest programme. undoubtedly,
that Pittsburg has ever seen will be offered
at the Press Club benefit to be given at the
Duquesne, by all the theaters' aid, on Fri
DAY afternoon, November is The ex-
change of tickets for reserved seats
will be lin on Tuesday next at the
Duquesne full list of the good things
will be found in another column, but
there may lie mentioned the "Gloriana,"
Company, 1.-The Lions Paw Company,
'The German Soldier Company and E. 5.
willard with his company as among the
chief artists Every theater in town, Will
lams Academy, the Worlds and Davis
Museums, Mr.. Wallick IN "The Cattle King"
from Harris will also contribute. Miss Alice
Raymond, the lamcus cornetist, j. X. Muir
ray, the celebra ted baritone, and Miss Clara
Lane Will also take part in the performance.
1t Is sa !e to say that nothing like the enter
tainnent in size and quality has ever been
arranL ed before The audience promises 10
be as big a the bill
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
The Gossoon's Irish Humor.

play of pleasant flavor and tinged with
wholesome Irish raciness is "The Gossoon,' u
which comes to the Duquesne this week. 1t
I was played here last season. and for that
reason there is no need to describe the play
in detail My impression is that of the
recent Irish plays The Gossoon" il about
as 9 cd as any. Nearly all types OF Irish
character have been depicted upon the
stage. The Irish landlord, good and bad;
the peasant, the soldier, the rogue, the fool,
and so on lad libitum." 1t remained for
Carroll johnson, the star of the play to in
troduce a new character, a GoSSoon. What
IS ''gossoon?" is the rrst question that
arises. The name is well known in ireland.
To use the stars own words in answering
the questions: sure. a gossOon' is boy
without much Of a head on his shoulders; a
simple true-hcarted sort OF being between
d man and a boy; a sort of a youth, as it
were. Not naturally wicked, but full OF
mischief and a devil.r~ay-care kind of a
Fellow" This character is familiar in Ire
land. in assuming the character Mr. John
son fairly outdoes anything he has at
tempted in the past. An Irish play without
son-s and dances would be singular and
there are plenty in "The 6ossoon.' The
scenery is pretty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06

the tableaux in which they figure in
Avenged" are said to he very interesting.
sumo the chief roles in the play, and are
supported, it is said, by an unusually clever
company. In the Curio Hall the dogs
are still triumphant, for there the
al bino setter Lille" will perform all
sorts OF clever tricks. Size spells
solves arithmetical problems and plays
cards like pretty smart man. Her owner
bets 500 that Lille oan tell good 81 bill
from counterfeit. Among the other at
fractions will be the noted American Samson,
Lynn Dodretti, who will catch IS pound
weight with his teeth besides doing ouher
feats of sIreng til, Turtle George, the human
ink bottle, and Rattlesnake Tom, the Ser
pent King, with his monster den of veno-
nous snakes, representing all snakedom.
The variety and lar-e proportions of this
programme speak well for the liberality of
this houses management
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
Mr.. Mansfield Is Here.

Richard Ma nsfleld possesses a striking in
uividuality. There is no one among the
scores of notable actors who visit Pittsburg
I'm the year who appeals in quite such di-
rect way to the intelligence of our theater-
goers. Mr.. Mansfield's following in Pitts
burg is large and loyal, as the critic who
ventures to find fault with him speedily
discovers. 1t is only just to say
that when an actor makes SO many
women as well as men his admirers
must be a peculiar and positive merit.
ASIDE from popularity, 1t Is pleasant
70 be able to credit Mr.. MANSFIELD
with sincere endeavor to go forward.
60 make new excursions from the beaten
track always with a tolerably ap-
parent fidelity to high standards of art.
When SO many actors of ability are quite
willing to plod along in any old rut, if it be
but fruitful to their pockets, Mr.. Mansfield,s
upward look is as crate ul as it is unusual.
With his ideas it is hardly possible that
any sincere man can always agree,
but that does not make his audacity
in originating any the less admirable. MIR.
Mansfleld's disregard for the views of 9TH
ers not lnfreQuently is q positive virtue.
Anyhow his visit to this city has become
one OF the theatrical events of surprising
interest IN the season, and have no doubt
that personal welcome of the warmest
kind Will be extended to him as usual next
week.
Mr. Mansfield's repertoire this time in
cludes THE Scarlet Letter." Beau Brum-
mel" " "a Partisan Romance" Nero and
'Df- Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" There are two
novelties here, as will be observed. "The
Scarlet Letter" is a dramatization of Haw-
Thorne's story, and it affords Mr.. Mansfield
an opportunity for a new departure in char
acter creation. From what the Chicago pa
pers have said of this play and Mr.. Mans
neld's performance in it, 1 should say that
they will be extremely interesting. 1t is a
great pity that Mr.. Mansfield mas chosen to
give this play on Tuesday night, for the
election excitement and obligations will
prevent many from seeing it. If il is not too
late l would seriously urge Mr.. Mansfield to
repeat THE Scarlet Letter" on THURSDAY or
saturday evenings in place of Nero" an
other novelty, or "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
HYDE"
The company supporting Mr.. Mansfield
mas undergone some changes since last sea-
son. Miss Beatrice Cameron is the leading
lady stlll, and Pitts5urg has the honor Of
communicating her upon her marriage to
Mr. Mansfield since their last meeting. The
company also includes ID. Il. Harkins, T.
Elnch-Smiles,A A q. Andrews, Arthur Forrest
W. j. Fere uson, Charles j. Barbridge C. F.
Butler, w. W. Griffith, Miss Eleanor
Markllhe, Mrs. Julia Brutone, Miss
Rolinda cambridge, Miss Helen Gliddon
ana Miss Kate Lester. The repertoire is
Hpportioned as follows: Monday and Friday
evenings and Saturday matinee, Beau
Brummell;n Tuesday, 1.-The Scarlet letter.
wednesday, S, "a Partisan Romance" Thurs
Gay, "Nero;'' Saturday. 'Dr. Jekyn and Mr..
HYde.n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
Davis Eden NIusee,

In accordance with his established Gus
tom Manager Harry Davis announces to.
day a strong bill of amusement for election
week. Nothing in its way could exceed the
novelty OF such boy wonder as little Will
lard Mckay, the l2-year-old mesmerist.
Wonderful is said to be the performances
given by this student OF the hypnotic art.
his lecture on the science, together with his
ability to meSmerize any living per-
son, has earned Tor him an uncom-
mon reputation. Miss Amelia Hill and
Miss Fannie Burdette are also attractive
features inasmuch as the one is a giantess
weighing over 700 pounds, while the other is
q midget of only ~ pounds. They are a very
handsome pair. In the the6ter, Cummings
and Lords Imperial Comedy Company will
tender a vaudeville performance of merit
The company includes Miss Nellie st, John
tne Operatic prima donna, Charles T. All.
1Tich, the eminent comedian and facial
mimic, and Harry La Rome, the most grace
NJ and agile little contortionist known to
.xlst. A very clever show indeed for the
tQen Musee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
Harris' Theater.

Lovers Of q cleverly constructed sensa-
tional drama, with some comedy scenes, will
be pleased that THE Waits OF New ork" will
be presented at Harris Theater this week.
The company is said to be the best that has
ever been seen here in the play, and as he
scenery was all painted new for this season 8
production a satisfactory presenta tion
should be the result The specialties of Liz
Zie Mulvey, who appear as Willie Rufus, and
the acting OF Imogene WashbIffn in child 8
part have been warmly praised elsewhere
On Tuesday night the election returns viii
be read from tne stage, being received oy
special wire and operator.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06
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