The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-25
THE ALLIANCE. !

AAe dimoutn dulQe: Iho Farmers
Alliance has no quarrel to pick wit
our merchants and other business mel
who are striving to earn an homes
penny. Indeed, they are in the sam,
ditch along with the farmer. Let tn,
farmer meet with reverses or becom,
unnecessarily burdened and the mer
chant suffers too. Their interests are
in common. This relationship i.
mentioned to disabuse the minds Of
those who Judge the Farmers Alliance
wrongly.
The Industrial World: The strug-
gle is not between American labor
and foreign labor, but between capital
IN American industries and capital in
foreign industries, Wages are low.
but the great difference is in the
wages of capital rather than in the
wages of labor. No less man than
the Hon. James Gillespie Blaine said
that for the product turned out Amer
lean labor was the poorest paid in the
world. The difference is entirely in
the wages of capital. The Republicans
are safe in running the bluff protec-
ton in American labor. The Demo-
Gratis would never dare to expose the
real weakness of the Republican argu-
ment
The Alliance Herald: Have YOU
considered the fact that when there was
Tour times as much money as now,
and prices were relatively four times
rs high the country had about the
same tariff as now; and for this reason
the oppressive influence of the tariff
is four times as heavy now. But
the tariff cannot be reduced to one
fourth the amount now levied, because
IL would not then contribute that nec-
essary proportion it now pays in de-
1raylng the expenses Of the govern
ment The volume of currency can
be increased and prices made higher
so that the tariff will not be so HIGH
relatlvely-and the people can liquid
ate their debts with less produce. This
is practical and feasible and ought to
be done.
The True Citizen: Neither Repub-
leans nor Democrats like Mr. Blaine's
shorts at reciprocity with France,
which would admit wine and silk into
'ur ports free Of duty. The Republi.
'ans don't like it because it would
make California Democratic. The
democrats don't like it because it ad-
nits luxuries free and leaves the tariff
IN necessities. 1t would take the
arm of those who are able to pay it
md leave it on those who are not
Or. Blaine will have some trouble in
'rovlng the justice of allowing those
VnO are able to wear silks and drink
me wines to receive such things free;
'hile the man who is thankful to get
arm clothes and brogan shoes has to
ay a tax on them. But that is in
eeping with former Republican rule.
The Republican New: We demand
Governmental control of transporta.
on; we demand the retention of our
ublic domain for the use of our own
eople; we demand the prohibition of
in futures of agricultural
nd mechanical products; We demand {
le free coinage of silver; we demand {
lat no class or interest shall be taxed
} build up any other class or interest: {
9 demand the election of United
'ates senators by the direct vote of
le people; we. demand a graduated
x on income; but more important S
an all these. and first of all these, is S
q transcendantly paramount demand @
at our national bank system be abol- G
he'd. and that the peoples money E
all be issued to the people direct by t
e government at low rate of inter- t
t, and in sufficient volume to meet n
e requirements of our growing pop. G
alton and trade q
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The Faulkner County Wheel: The b
riff has been a bone of contention s.
tween the Democratic and Republi- c
n parties during the life time of the n
esent genel alton. The Alliance tt
guests that the bone be removed Ct
income tax be levied on million a
e fortunes. and tax of per cent =
charged by the government on it's e.
lie OF money to the people. These p
o resources would raise four hum m
ed and fifty million dollars; abund- m
thy sufficient to run the government. b,
JUS the tariff bone would be re- lii
wed and these two great parties pr
uld have nothing to contend over h,
nee they would die. Their leaders W
Identity see the point On each side tie
" are saying the Alliance was got tn
up to destroy the party, Well, if
} bone they both have gnawed and W
ed on for thirty years was taken tn
ay. they would likely die. They sa
tainly see the point W,
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The Waycross Herald: The oreat ex
'duclng classes are STRUGGLING tic
iinst their fate. A fate worse than M
lth if the present system of monop- sa
site greed is not supplanted by one in
which the rights of the people will CIR
e precedence of greed for gain. It TIL
well known fact that 3. 100 mil m;
lalres have so monopolized the ln'
ney OF the country that at will thew VIC
crush the life out of all our in. pie
tries; they can at their own sweet pc
close up ninety nine business go
ses out OF every hundred in the Tn