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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

farmers 10 be patted on the back and
congratulated because their fellow men
across seas are battling with famine, and
must part with everything they have in
order to obtain bread? And if they are.
must these same American farmers be
encouraged to think that there will be
another crop famine in Europe next
year, and such famine win help put up
the prices of American grain products?
Flattery and taffy are accorded to
the banks galore. These institutions
which borrow money at per cent. from
the government and lend it to citizens
of the government at from to 20 per
cent, interest payable in advance, are
actually congratulated on the smallness
of their failures. If a man who pays
the interest charged by the banks fails.
he is regarded as a cheat and knave.
Now and then some old party organ
gets rash enough to admit something,
and in this connection the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, Republican paper,
says: National bank failures have be-
come so frequent of late that rigid in
quiry into the causes and prompt and
adequate punishment of the culprits, no
matter how high the latter may stand
politically or socially, are needed to
keep the banking system from falling
into discredit."
The Texas Alliance organ picks up
this paragraph and says: "Such an adj
mission from such source is remark
able. The Republican party is the au-
thor of the national banking system,
and the CD. is the ablest advocate
that party has. Yes, it makes the adj
mission. The national banking sys-
tenn is against the interest of the
people, and while no one expects
the Republican party to ever change
the law to better the system, if that
were possible, or abolish it altogether,
as should be done, and while nine men
out of ten, as individuals, are opposed to
the system, yet they will vote as the
bosses tell them; hence this common
curse is perpetuated. No sane man will
deny that under Cleveland's admiris
tration more national banks were char
tered and rechartered than under any
one of his predecessors. A good feature
Of a banking law would be to hang the
banker who breaks"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

ganixing" process. That is process bye
which the people may elect theA presi-
Dental electors by districts This plan
does not please the powers that be!
These powers are afraid the plan will
enable the people to have their say in q
practical manner.
In the matter of introducing bills the
senate made pretty good record. Six
hundred and twelve bills and ten joint
resolutions were introduced the first
day. A large number, however. were
old bills reintroduced.
Among them Senator Paddock pre-
sented his pure food bill of last session.
Mr.. Stewart introduced free coinage
bill, and also new Chinese restriction
bill.
Mr.. Cullom, bill to suspend the in
coming of Chinese laborers; also bill
to reduce letter postage to one cent for
half an ounce.
Mr.. Gibson proposed a constitutional
amendment making the president in
eligible for a second term.
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill to ex-
tend the free delivery postal system.
Mr.. PETER submitted resolution in
structing the committee on finance to
inquire and to report upon the actual
expenses Of the business of money lend
ing as conducted in the United States
by bankers and loan agents. Referred
to the committee on finance.
X +
A large number of financial measures
were introduced, and nearly every mem
Der of the house has bill of this charac-
ter to present. These indicate that there
will be an effort to push the financial
question forward. At the same time
there is every reason to believe that no
silver legislation will be enacted during
this session.
Senator Henderson introduced bill
to establish postal savings banks and to
encourage small savings. The bill au-
thorizes the postmaster general to desig-
nate as repositories such postoffces as
he may think proper, which shall keep
for sale stamps of the denomination of
ten cents and one dollar, to be known as
postal savings stamps; also postal saw
ings cards, upon which such stamps are
to be affixed when sold, the amount of
the stamp purchased to be deposited in
such banks to the credit of the purchaser
as the secretary Of the treasury may di-
rect. The bill provides that a small
amount of interest shall be paid depos-
itors on their amounts
II. w. AVER.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01
MI. Dixon on the Alliance.

The Rev. Thomas Dixon had some,
thing to say for the Farmers Alliances
yesterday in his remarks preceding his
sermon in Association hall He said
that it was by no means sure that the
recent election had proved deathblow
to the Alliance, this nameless hobgob-
lin with hayseed in it's hair"
1.-The simple truth is" he said, that
all this talk about the death of the Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial union ia
cheap partisan twaddle. Z
Its life was not involved in the fight.
It was not seriously affected by these
elections because it is primarily mora.
not a political. movement. The move
ment is in its last analysis a religi oua,
movement and finds its basis on the re-
igious nature of the millions of under.
masses who compose its rank and file.
"Not a single one of the problems that
gave birth to this movement has been
met as yet. They have not even BEEN
given hearing. They have been hooted
out of court by the hired assassins Of
thought in the older parties, who fight
not for principle, but for Office.
"In spite of good crops, gambling in
the bread Of starving world still holds
its carnival of hell on the floor of your
exchanges.
conservatives may boot and poohB
and bah! but the movement is one Of the
restless power. You had us well try to
sweep back the sea with a goose's tail
feather as to try to stop it with tas pen
of ridicule. You had as well try {" dam
Niagara with an anathema. New York
Herald
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01
A Noted Divine Speaks Plainly.

In recent sermon on democracy"
Rev. r. Heber Newton said:
There must be government of the
people, by the people, for the people.
The incoming century would essay the
task of perfecting republican institu-
lions, which in no republic in the world.
Switzerland excepted, has advanced be-
yond rude form. We are behind other
countries in the characterization of gov
eminent. We have no city as we'll gov
erned in the interest of the mass of citi-
zens as are score Of cities in Europe
Glasgow, Berlin and Paris do far more
to make life worth the living for the
poor than does New York. Switzerland
is applying legislation heroically to the
end of equalzing the conditions of life.
Australia has an eight hour labor law,
owns its railroads and generally is gov
erning as though the end of government
was in reality the good of the whole peo-
pie. This is the other task before our
country in the coming century. Less
must be spent in the peoples schools on
the accomplishment of tho few and more
on the necessities of the many. The
kindergarten must underlie our system.
Industrial education must at least be as
well developed as it now is in the mo
narchial lands of Europe.
Our system of land tenures must be
revised in the interests of the disfran-
chised people. Idle land in the suburbs
of our cities must be taxed so heavily as
to place it out of the realm of speculative
idleness and thus open the way for homes.
Mineral lands yet to be opened must be
made the property of the people and
their royalties turned into an educational
or other public fund. Our great railroads
must be controlled by the state for the
benefit of the commonwealth. Public
functions, in SO far as they can be better
discharged by the city than by private
corporations, must be assumed by that
government of the people which is really
for the people.
And because it will be government by
the people, the associate action of all of
us, we need not fear the cry of paternal-
ism or socialism. An equal access to
the opportunities of wealth must be
opened by republic. The way to sue
cess must be broadened for the average
man. As far as is consistent with the
maintenance of individuality and sturdy
self helpfulness, the conditions of life
must be eased for all men.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01
The Prophecy Is Verified.

This is the system which Lord Pitt re-
ferred to in the British parliament when
he said, IF the Americans do adopt the
banking and funding system, their
boasted independence will prove mere
phantom" He knew that such system
was incompatible with the perpetuity Of
Republican institutions. The institu-
tions vouchsafed to us by our patriot
forefathers are in dire peril at this time
from the causes which Pitt foresaw
would necessarily develop. under such q
system. Can we trust our old politi-
clans who. as a body, stand on the Ham
iltonian side of this issue to extricate
our country from it's present perilous
situation? No! A thousand times no!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01
What We Owe.

In 1868 the amount of our national
debt was $2.6lO,O00. 600 Wheat was
worth $3.50 per bushel: cotton. 10 cents
a pound; pork, $57a barrel. We could
have paid the national debt then with
1.4O0. 10000 bushels of wheat, 100, 0OO,-
600 barrels of pork, or 100000 bales
of cotton. Since 1868 we have paid in
dollars 81 $50. 600. 600 of the public debt,
and there is now left in dollars to pay
81 ,130, 100000. But wheat. cotton and
pork have gone down in price. 1t would
take as many bushels of wheat, as many
bales of cotton, rs many barrels OF
pork. as many days labor to pay the
balance now due Of $1,l30, 100000 as
would have snfiiced in 1868 to pay the
debt of $500, OO0,0 900.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

The farmers are spoken Of in con-
tempt and with ridicule by city people,
outside of the laboring classes, almost
without exception. Why is this? Sim
ply because the farmers allow them
selves to be imposed upon. They allow
themselves to be duped by the party
leaders and plucked of their produce as
a goose is plucked of its feathers. What
will cure this feeling upon the part of
our high toned city people? What
will make them respect the farmers?
Nothing on earth but sound political
drubbing. When the farmers show that
they are organized for this work, a large
per cent. of the workingmen in the cities
will help them out. Do not delay this
organization. Find out the boundaries
of your voting precinct, get the name Of
every voter and then keep to work till
you have safe majority.-St. Louis
Monitor
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Last year the Alliance membership in
Arkansas was 10000. Now it is between
1000 and 10000.
Every county Alliance in North Caro-
lima has adopted the Ocala platform
without nay. That's the way they
ssplit,on the subtreasury."
The e. O. P. papers are now busily
engaged on the problem of how to swal-
low, without choking, their lying exam
sas Redeemed" headlines of the past
three weeks.
The old party papers say that there is
room for but two parties in the United
States. The election in Kansas shows
that the Peoples party is one of them
and that the Republico-Democrat is the
other.-People's Paper.
What will the Democratic party do
next year? If it demands free coinage
Wall street will go back on it, and if it
does not demand free coinage the south
and west will go back on the party, and
yet the national convention must do one
or the other.
Failures, defalcations, Suicides and
trust combinations multiply. We are
the richest nation in the world and yet
we are not happy. That we are wan
dering along the brink of deep gulf
goes without saying. The sun Of pros
perity shines only upon the few. The
principle upon which business is pros
ecuted is immoral, unchristian and un-
just. and it cannot endure.-New Ma
ton.
If the Topeka Capital is to be believed
at all, Kansas presents some very curious
figures. It starts out in the first place to
prove that Kansas farmers are made up
of dead beats and regulators, and then
follows it with long rows of figures to
prove that the farmers are paying off
more mortgages than at any time in the
history of the tate.-Hutchinso Kan. J
Alliance Gazette.
Benjamin Franklin said, when you
are in debt you give another power over
your liberty" The Republican league
manifesto says: Our debts stand for
our investments and not for our losses.
They represent our enterprise and not
our misfortunes. our property and not
onr poverty" We don't know how you
feel about this, but with Franklin's rep
utation for honesty and integrity, and
the Republican party's record of dis
honesty and infamy, we prefer to think
Franklin is right--Plow and Hammer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

Last fall the Democrats voted with
the Alliance for the sole purpose of de-
feating the Republicans. The Alliance
demands have not changed one particle
since that date, yet this fall they unite
with their old time enemy, the Repub-
icans. to defeat the Alliance, The first
act is in line with political tactics, but
the last is a stencil u the nostrils of all
self respecting Democrats. It is ap-
proved by the Republicans as an act of
weakness to be laughed at. but by the
mNey power it is in line of duty to
mairtain a ruinous financial policy
Colnsisus Modern Light.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

"Wall street has dictated every ma
tional Democratic platform since 1856
and every Republican platform since
1856. and as a matter of course will do
it again in 1892" And the people must
see to it that Wall street and all parties
are beaten in 1892 who for Office submit
to its dictati0n.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

The moment that loans from the gov
eminent shall be granted upon the i'm
proved lands of the country, that mo-
ment the lands will be in demand.
Everybody will find it desirable to have
property that is good security for gov
eminent loan. The land loan scheme is
the sheet anchor Of all our hopes. Every
intelligent farmer will stand by it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

All the difference in the so called Dem
ocratic and Republican party is 8 per
cent. on the tariff, difference that il
hardly perceptible. They are together
on contraction of the currency. demone-
tizing of silver, monopoly. trusts, COM
bines. etc. How much longer can the
people be fooled by this bogus tariff
question?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

When the average congressman learns
that it is the duty Of congress to protect
the 'aaople against the spoliations OF
usurers and selfish. soulless corporations
by armed invasions. they will have
earned little more than they seem to
know at present. The people need pro-
lection from internal more than outside
enemies at this juncture of our history.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-01

The poor man has two articles that
the capital is want, and they are the
profits of his labor and his vote Ii You
give him your vote he will get the othae.j
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
FEW woRDs-MUcH MEANING.

In a remarkable letter, a remarkable
official career was closed yesterday by the
most remarkable public officer of his day.
The letter contained eighty words, in
cluding date, heading, address and sigma
ture, and in it the Premier of the Cabinet
Of the President laid his resignation on
the desk of the Chief Executive.
In reply, which contains sixty-seven
words, including all formalities, the Presi-
dent acknowledges the receipt of the
eighty words from the Secretary of State
and relieves him from all cares of Office.
In the history of American politics and
public men there is no parallel for this
event 1t is divorce without alimonv on
the ground of incompatibilty of merits.
Without regard to the desires of Mr..
Blaine as to Presidential nomination or
his future purpose in that direction, it has
seemed to the people for some time as
though separation between these two
notable men was probable for personal
reasons and the seal of accomplishment
has now been placed upon this opinion.
Whatever may happen as an outgrowth
of these stirring occurrences, the fact is
most apparent that firm hand, clear
foresight and mastery combination of
sagacity and wisdom is taken from the
management of the foreign affairs of the
United States
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
LONG DISTANCE TBLEPHoNING.
An understanding Between the Bell Com
pany and Western Union

pany and Western Union.
NEW YORK, June 4-The American Bell
Telephone Company. by an arrangements
with the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, made in November, 1879, was not to be
tance and other telephones, and in return
was to pay over to the Western Union Tele-
graph Company a certain proportion of the
enormous profit secured by the exorbitant
telephone rentals charged the public. The
telephone people districted out their right
to many local companies, taking big blocks
of stock in these subsidiary concerns. The
telegraph company asked for a share of
these stocks as profits, but the telephone
CONF pa9y classed them as Investments and
refused to pay over the ss,0O9oOO to 80, 900
worth of stock demanded ana a lawsuit was
therefore opened in the United States Court.
Yestesday came the surprising bit of news
that the Western Union had asked and OBJ
tanned ruling from United States Judge
prejudice on payment of costs. Attorney
Fearons, of the Western Onion, said yester-
day that this step did not change the status.
He declined to say why the step was taken,
except that 1t was not because the Western
Union didn't think It was entitled to the
money. Whether there would be n renewal
OF the suit in some other form rested with
the board OF directors ofthe Western Union.
If the Boil Telephone Company should ap-
peal from Judge Colts ruling. the Western
Union Company might be compelled to go
on and take the decision on the present
that the Western Union and the Boil Tele-
phone people have got together In some
plan for continuing tholr monopoly Of wire
Communication in'this country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05

suffering without any gain. Every dollar
of taxation in Europe represents q
days labor for the average toiler,
and the hundreds of millions in
taxation spent by the European
powers for the purposes of war represents
the labor Of tens of thousands of lives,
wholly apart from the lives devoted to
actual service in the armies. Labor which
improves the condition Of the workman is
a gain, but labor which is swallowed up
by public burdens is loss Of life, much
slower but just as sure as the loss OF
life in battle Considering that the ex-
penditure for the purposes of war goes on
in Europe whether there is war or not, it
is a matter of demonstration that the waste
of human life in the labor necessary to
sustain the burden of war is even greater
than the actual destruction of life and
limb in battle.
The cruel part of all this is that the wars
of the century have been in great measure
unnecessary. The loss Of blood and treas
ure in war to maintain great principle,
or to defend the people against the in
.chrsions of savage foes, earns its own just
iuCdOlOus DuU WuCA WO oAO SOAAAOhoSN
with the fact that nineteen-twentieths OF
the loss in war and the burden of warlike
expenditures are in wars caused by ambi-
tion or monarchical policy, the conclusion
places the age but q step or two above
feudal barbarism.
1t would be natural to suppose that the
nineteenth century could before its close
have perceived the great boon to the
masses of removing this terrible burden
by establishing pacific and reasonable
means of settling international disputes.
But as that step toward true civilization
would do away with the pretext on which
the military establishments of Europe are
maintained, we shall have to look to the
next century for the emancipation of the
people from the grinding load of war and
warlike policy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
ACTUAL ARTISTIC VALUE.

"A striking example of the Fictitious
value attached to name is presented by
picture in the possession of Prof. We'll,
of Newark He bought an old painting
for 500, which is presumably what it was
worth on its merits But he finds on the
canvas some traces which permit him to
think that possibly the painting may be
by Rubens. If experts find this to be SO,
the painting is worth S100, 900; if not, its
full value remains at the original figure of
S1O0.
Yet moments reflection will convince
anyone that it is exactly the same work of
art whether it bears Rubens' signature or
not Exactly the same skill in dellnea-
ton; exactly the same art in coloring; ex-
actly the same evidences of having come
down from another age exist irrespective
of the signature. The fact that the sigma
ture alone multiplies the value thousand
fold indicates that neither art in execution,
nor any of the qualities which 90 to make
up the picture itself avail so very much.
There is a good deal of the same quality
in all the extravagant prices paid for
uniques, whether tulips, peachblow vases
or old books. The demand which fixes
value not on the merit of the work itself,
but on an entirely extrinsic evidence of its
origin, irrespective of its merits, can hard
ly be said to have much appreciation or
any Independent judgment of the real
beauties of any art.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
PERSONAL NOTES.

/ SECRETARY TRACY left Washington yes
terday for New York to be gone few days.
COLONEL JOHN R. TAeGART, proprietor
Of Taoonrs's Times, Philadelphia, is danger
ously i'll at his home at Grubb's Landing,
Del.
MRS HARRISON continues to improve in
health. DR.. Gardner, her physician, said
yesterday that Friday was the best day she
had spent in three weeks.
COLONEL W. B. REMEY, Judge Advo-
cate General Of the Navy, was placed on the
retired list yesterday with the rank of
Colonel in the Marine Corps
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, of st. Paul, is
facetiously referred to as the "consecrated
blizzard" This is because of his faculty of
getting there ana freezing to the point.
PROF. JOHN B. McMAsTER will retain
the Chair of American History at the Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania, having declined
the offer of the Presidency of the Uniyersi-
ty of Illinois.
Mrs. JAMES BROWN POTTER and Kyrle
Bellew, who opened at the Shaftesbury
Theater in London, Wednesday night, in
"Hero and Leander," have met with un-
favorable criticism.
AT meeting of the trustees of the Uni.
Ncioisy VI uciQ AZ uAduol-
phia yesterday, it was decided to remove
Prof. Robert Ellis Thompson from the John
Welsh Chair OF History.
HERMANN RoEDER, who died q few days
ago in Lisbon, was formerly the tutor of
Queen Maria II. Roeder was born in Saxony,
but went to Portugal in 1850 as professor Of
German in one of the colleges.
Hon. GEORGE F. HoAR, Mrs Hoar and
W. W. Rice. of Massa achusetts; ex-Congress-
man Patrick Collins and Leopold Morse, of
Boston; John M. Francis, Of Troy, N Y, and
Colonel Dumont, Of Washington, ARE now
in London.
SECRETARY BLAINE, prior to resigning
his office, was at the State Department sew
eral hours yesterday in conference with the
Canadian Commission on the subject of the
trade relations between the United States
and Canada.
The Empress of Japan only appears in
public, clothed in the garments of her native
country, about onoe year. On other occa-
sions she wears the sweetest things that
Partisan artists can build for her, and looks
we'll in them.