The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05


There are many earnest souls now
wrestling with the great economic
problems. The great question is:
How can we best present the truth to
the masses; how reach the tired, over
worked millions who study little, think
little are prone to trust to the leader
ship of the wealthy and prosperous,
spending their leisure, when they have
any, in light amusements or dissipa-
ton, while their trusted counsellors
and leaders lead them to ruinP
The Arkansas Farmer: The anti
sub-treasury committee turned up at
Indianapolis as expected. A COM
mittee was appointed by President
Polk from the national council to
meet them. Livingston, of Georgia,
was the chairman, and respectful at
tention was given to DR., Yeamans in
his presentation of objections to the
Ocala demands. When he was through
Livingston informed him that the
committee was ready to listen to u
better proposition if they had one to
offer. " This seemed to puncture the
anti-sub-treasury bubble, and the doc
tor said The had none to offer" This
is about the result OF all such contro-
versies. They can object and con-
denim, but do not suggest or propose
something better.
the Plow and Hammer: We rocog-
nize this fact that the Farmers AL
lance is not political party. We
recognize another fact, that the de-
mands made in the Ocala and Omaha
platforms are political. and demand
legislation. We are cognizant of still
another fact that the old parties re-
fuse to embody the demands of the
Alliance in their platform. We know
that the demands of the Peoples
party is in line with the demands of
the Alliance and kindred organiza-
tions. Now the question naturally
arises, if the members of the Alliance
are in full sympathy with their plat
form and hope and expect to see their
demands enacted into law, how do
they propose to do it? Through party
organizations, that refuse to embody
these reforms in their platformsP
The Home Sentinel: How much
more of our products will the dollar
of to-day buy than the dollar of TWEEN
ty years ago? How much more OF
your debts, your taxes, your officers
salaries, your interests. your mort
cages, or your doctor or lawyer fees
will it payP That is the way to look
at the financial question. Look at the
relation that you have to sell, as pro
ducers, sustains to what you have tc
pay for the items which enter into
your daily and yearly expense &C
count Have salaries decreased:
Has interest been reduced? Are taxes
lowerp Have mortgages been cur
tailed. How does the price of land
of wheat and corn. of cotton, o
everything you raise, compare with
the value of the purchasing agent
money! Interest, taxes mortgages
salaries and professional fees are al
high as ever; while wheat, corn, cot.
ton and all other agricultural pro
ducts are from 100 to 200 per cen
lower.
The Alliance Dispatch: The cleo
tions this year have given us one use
full lesson. They have clearly demon
strated one truth that it was we'll fol-
us to know. They have demonstrated
beyond the possibility of doubt tina
whatever the leaders and press of thu
old parties may say in regard to the
farmers and laborers' movements
however they may try to Halter us by
the assertion that our demands arr
mostly just; that they are our friends
and il we will just be patient and wait
they will bring us the relief we ask
they are and will be our persistent and
implacable enemies, and will do all in
their power to defeat us and to pre-
vent the enactment of our demands in
to law. By what logic can you be led
to depend upon the fav0rs of either
the Republican or Democratic parties
after it is known they joined them
selves together bodily in tw,
great states for the express and avowet
purpose of defeating the farmers
movement Away with such foolish
ness! If we mean to be free, if VI
mean to unlock the shackles that tn,
despotism OF moneyed aristocracy
has fastened upon us, we must rel,
upon our own unaided efforts, oppose,
by all the cunning and ingenuity OF tn,
money kings acting through both o
the old parties
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The Advocate: We have been toll,
by every plutocratic paper in this fai
land that the national bank was tn
safest banking system that the countr!
could devise. In view Of the numer
Gus national bank failures within tn
past few months have these state
ments been substantiated? We sa
not. After national banker ha
failed why are his outstanding ban
notes good? because of the guarante
OF the government that they will b
accepted as money. That is no NOR
than the greenback possesses to in
spire the confidence OF the people
and vet the financial bosses tell U