The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-12-30
THE ALLIANCE.

1.-THE Living Issues: Monopoly means
the destruction OF private interests
and the enslavement Of the masses to
the power of capitalistic greed.
Trusts and combines are antagonistic
to republican institutions Destroy
our monopoly breeding system Of
finances together with. the Ubiquitous
tariff system and long stride will
have been taken toward a solution OF
the economic problem that confronts
as to-day.
The Vanguard: The national cleo
ton of 1892 gives statistical data
which proves conclusively that in the
American republic there are /. 900. 600
propagandists of a new dispensation
of Righteousness progress and peace
for all the people of our democratic
Western world. The presence of
this mighty body of enlightened and
self sacrificing workers for God and
humanity shows that there is life and
nope in the old land yet No country
ever went down to ruin and death
while it had within it such large
measure of that human leaven which
makes the vital principle of national
growth and permanence.
The Living Issues: If the people
would stick together the rule of mon
opolists would be short. None realize
this better than the monopolists them
selves but they have ever condoled
themselves with the thought
that the people would not stick.
And to keep them from stick
ing the Republicans of the North
have waved the bloody shirt and the
Democrats of the South have howled
niger supremacy" And both par
ties have made hundreds of promises
of reform but as Tom Watson says
they have not reformed Monopoly
rules both the old partles-there is
not & live issue between them.
Chicago Express: A magnificent
vote has been polled. Still the VIC
tory is not won. Still only here and
there an outpost carried. The bat.
tie has yet to be fought. The oppo-
sition is powerful in numbers in mon
ey' in influence in position. in
leaders. in newspapers. in ability. in
experience and in organization. In
deed the clouds are heavy and black.
The winds are tossing the little bark
wildly to and fro. 1t may seem as
though the sun would never shine
again And yet we know that to-
morrow. or next week. or sometime
sooner or later the clouds will break
away and the sunlight will burst
through!
- Chicago Free Trader: Our indus.
trial system of slavery beats chattel
slavery all hollow. The capitalists
get their labor performed even cheaper
than under the old system. The sys-
tenn does not carry with it the care of
the wage slave as chattel slavery car
ried with it the care of the black man.
He had a home food clothing. and
medical attendance when sick. His
owner was solicitous about his health.
A dead niger meant an out and
out loss of l. 500 TO 81 600. A dead
wage slave is no loss; there are plenty
more ready TO take the dead mans
place, and to get their labor costs the
capitalists no more than what will
keep the bones and muscles of the
wage slave in working order.
Farmers Voice: We all have
definite ideas as to what cover nment
ought to do. We know very we'll that
the first duty Of government is to
protect the people all the people in
the enjoyment of their rights. to
guarantee to all equal privileges and
to impose upon all equal burdens
We are fully convinced that legislators
and the president should put stop
to the reckless expenditure of the
public money; to the plunderlng of
the many by the favored few who
have secured advantage through vir-
tual monOpolies; TO system Of taxa
ton that levies the greater part of
the taxes upon agriculture and other
enriching industries and to all the or
gained conspiracies against the peo.
pie.
Journal Of the knights of Lab or:
Militarism is the evil genius of Eu
rope. Out of their earnings the
workers there must support an idle
soldiery. maintained mainly to pre-
vent any possibility of the common
people being able to achieve their
liberties and assert their rights VIII
any thoughtful man who is observ-
ant withal venture to say that
America is not fast drifting to mill
tarism? In Europe the military is
differed by the scions of the nobility
and privileged classes Do not plu-
tocrats and the sons OF plutocrats Off
Ger the militia OF the United States.
and. in the light of recent events
who will venture to deny that the
military can be used to repress and
keep in subsection the common people
here
M
Topeka Advocate and Tribune: In
the Omaha convention which nomi-
mated Weaver and Field. was a dele
gate from Pennsylvania who had
been a preacher and wholwas boiling
over with genuine enthusiasm. When
ever anything that occurred in the
proceedings met his hearty approval
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