The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-03-11
THE ALLIANCE.

THE ALLIANCE.
The Alliance Advocate: The papers
say the Alliance has been losing
ground. That is true. and the reason
it hurts is, that so much of the
ground is the old homestead acres
gone into the mortgage pot.
The Advance journal Some of the
papers continue to refer to the 'Alli-
ance split" These papers had better
look for leaks and splits in other
directions. The Alliance split is not
their property, even if there had been
a split
The Farmers and Laborers' Jour-
nal KY: The financial policy of this
country is all wrong and must be
Temedied. Unless there is relief soon
there will be many homeless children,
and distress and want will stalk
abroad in this free (?) land of plenty.
The Journal of the Knights OF La
Dor, Pa: 1t was an English tory
paper that prescribed machine guns
rs remedy for Irish discomfort. An
American capitalistic paper prescribed
..Gatling guns, with brave men be-
hind them" as cure for labor
troubles. There is consistency here
Mt any rate. The scoundrels offer the
same remedy for the same disease.
Il E.,
own 20 per cent. Of our national
wealth and pay 80 per cent. of the
taxes. Two-thirds of our aggregate
wealth is not assessed for taxation and
is practically an incumbrance on the
taxable property of tho country. Its
value consists in its legal power to
absorb the wealth OF the country in
the shape of interest dividends. and
SO forth. The property that pays
taxes and supports the government
must also pay tribute to the wealth
that escapes taxation altogether This
is the logical sequence OF false condi-
tons established by law for which the
old parties are responsible.
ingalls, in his pyrotechnic displays be-
fore tho country with himself always.
AS tho great central figure. was not
more prominent before the country,
and the subject of more criticism than
Senator PETER has been since he has
been in the senate. In the short time
that Mr.. PETER has been in the sem
of hn h0c ipfr
economic measures for the benefit OF
the producing classes than can now be
placed to Mr.. Ingalls, credit in all Of
his eighteen years service in the SEN
ate. We stand ready to be corrected
if we are mistaken in this assertion.
Tho Alliance Herald: The care
full observer cannot fail to
observe gradual change taking place
among clergymen and leading educa-
and professors of col
leges favorable to the labor and re-
form movement The crust of
prejudice is breaking here and there
rs mon in those professions get tho
courage to give utterance to their
convictions. 1t is encouraging to
know that a number of prominent
clergymen have awakened to tho dam
gers that are confronting the church
rs well AS the state. and are speaking
out plainly. 1t has always seemed
strange that the ministers OF this
country could remain in ignorance
as the great body of them are to-day.
of the demoralizing influences upon
the church, state and society. OF our
present systems Of government and
give. seemingly, no thought whatever
to the matter.
Southern Alliance Farmer Austria
liza pays no taxes. The government
owns the railroad. telegraph and tele-
phone lines. and the profits realized
by their operation pays all the ex-
penses. This country loves q senti-
ment Its people prefer to pay about
$50 per capita so that the railroad
can live In luxury. while they struggle
in poverty, and pay so per cent of all
the taxes. Besides it would be pa
ternalism for the government to pay
its own expenses by operating the
facilities for transportation and intel
ligence. Who would not prefer to pay
$50 every year of his natural life than
to be the beneficiary of a sensible and
just system? That is the question.
What, gentle reader could induce
you to yield up your prejudice against
paternalism, and the dear and delight
full privilege of paying $50 per year?
1t is such luxury for a debt ridden
and depressed citizen to consider that
the subject is dismissed!
Principles Are Involved.
1t is fact worthy of remark that
the great effort of the Republican
press is to divert the attention of the
people from the principles and argu-
ments of our representatives in con-
gress, by constant ridicule of personal
peculiarities or style of dress which
may be either real or they may be
mendacious Republican inventions at
which these constant efforts at ridi-
cule are directed. These things NAV
be fully up to the Intellectual stand
ard of the readers of Republican
papers. but the masses of the people
have Outgrown them. and are no