Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-08-03
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

ALLIANCE NOTES.
The problem Of Just compensation
Tor labor performed must be solved
Civilized and enlightened society can
not afford repetition of the late
Homestead war.
II wish that Mr.. Carnegie had not
sent that dispatch from his Scotch cas-
tie congratulating me upon my nomi-
nation. He is my friend, but lacks dis
cretion. b Harrison.
The calamity howlers" have been
telling You right along that things
were out OF joint Their declarations
have been most decidedly emphasized
by the tragic events 1t Homestead.
A Carnegie becomes a multi-mil-
honaire. All his wealth was produced
by labor. Those who produced it are
but one degree removed from pauper-
ism. Away with such system of rob
berry.
Judging from the editorial denun-
citation of the Pinkertons, which is now
common among the plutocratic dailies,
one would conclude that the chief
grievance of the worlxingmen in the
Homestead murder cases was that they
were not permitted 70 choose their
Blayers-
This Homestead fight is but Q rum
bling of the coming revolution; that is
to say, whether Wall street shall or
shall not control the country. If it Is
to be a protracted struggle, the farmers
of this country will furnish provisions
enough to keep these men ten years II
necessary.-T. v. Powderly.
Lord Carnegie's asts In fortifying
his Homestead steel works and build
Ing barricades around them 20 that he
may displace American laborers with
paupers from Europe, is not a strong
argument for protection, but it Is ter
r1bly strong argument for Weaver and
the peoples platform. Advo-
cate.
Organized labor defends its rights
bravely. well and prudently, without
useless destruction to property. Unor-
ganized labor fights and destroys blind
ly and foolishS. The safety and Iiber-
ties Of this country depend on organ
lied and educated labor. Hence the
enmity of tyrants to labor organiza-
Unconstitutional Watchman.
Wealth belongs to him who Gre
ates it." The locked-out hands at
Homestead created all of Carnegie's
wealth. If, them, their labor has made
him multi-milli onaire, why would not
their labor have been good security for
the repayment of a loan of the peoples
credit, or money? Carnegie could thus
have been dispensed with--Phalanx.
No republican workingman has ;
right to find fault with the stand Car
negie has taken. The British gentle
man is expected to be soon called Upon
to contribute to the Har rison prote lion
campaign fund, and he iA' simply ts ling
steps to make his workiL,gmen pay the
contribution for him. The beauties Of
protection again exemplifed -Ex-
change.
The civil war now raging near
Pittsburgh bears out the claim of our
party that the rights of citizens are al
ready endangered and that there is q
hireling army, unrecognized by our
laws, organized to shoot down the
workingmen, maintained by monopoly.
The events of the past few days will
enroll the electoral vote of Pennsylva-
mia for the peoples party candidates.-
1gnatius Donnelly.
1t must be mortifying In the ex-
trems to Benny and Grover TO have the
labor troubles coming in tho form they
are as demonstrated 1T Homestead
They and their followers know full
well that tho ugly front presented at
Homestead and the hearty sympathy
attended with the proffer of financial
and physical assistance if necessary
from all parts Of the oountry-bodes no
good to the old parties. It il, perhaps
to them, the first positive evidence that
the laboring people cannot be fooled
any longer by the sophistries and de-
lusive promises Of the politicians.-New
Forum.
The republican and democratic par
ties are quarreling over which il re-
sponsible for the bloodshsd at Home
stead. Both agree that 1t was on &C.
count of the tariff. But the democrats
claim that It was the republican pro-
tective tariff, while the republicans say
it was the democratic tariff for reve-
nue.. AS the republican protective tariff
does not supply revenue enough to de-
fray the expenses of the government,
while the democrats insist that the
tariff is the time honored and only way
to raise revenue, we cannot see the
point of difference in their tariff policy;
so if it was the tariff policy, democrats
are equally to blame. And If any kind
of tariff, protective or revenue, (Which
are only different names for the same
thing) is productive of such scenes as
were enacted at Homestead last week,
1t is the best evidence that the whole
thing should be removed at once
Omaha Tocsin.