The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-26
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THE ALLIANCE.


blame yourself for allowing such laws
to exist Any OF US would. were we
able. be banker. but as the few men
can and the many can not let US I'd
ourselves of the system which favors
the few at the expense of the many
and inaugurate a reverse system. The
same may be said Of the railroads.
= The Southern Alliance Farmer:
-. daily papers continue to make
the most malicious and false reports
concerning the reform movement. 1t
is unworthy Of such papers to SO de-
.ceive their own friends. Such sheets
are unworthy of public patronage
from any class OF people who are
seeking the truth. 1t should be the
desire Of every one to obtain the facts
but you cannot get them from our
newspapers. There is only one
way to bring these lying sheets TO
their senses and that is to drop them
until they can publish the truth If
our people will do this you will soon
see their tone change.
The Chicago Sentinel: A poor
creature named Edward S. Lacey.
whom mysterious providence has
caused to be comptroller of the cur
rency of the United States met "a
few bankers and some of the financial
and commercial writers of the daily
press at the Chicago Press club
rooms lately. and told them that
too great a proportion Of our cur
rency is legal tender" Our Farm
-ers Alliance friends have the idea
that we want more legal tender and
that every kind of currency should
be made legal tender but they un-
doubtedly make mistake in that
proposition. Pass him around!
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The Sentinel: The late Senator
Plumb OF Kansas sometimes made a
good point He said concerning the
howl about the widows and orphans
OF New England who have invested in
Western farm mortgages: when
ever the question Of more money
comes up and any move is made that
looks toward relief for the people who
are struggling under their load of
debt in consequence Of the contrac-
ton OF the currency and a shrinking
in the value Of their property, this
New England widow is promptly
brought out and made to do duty over
and over again but behind her am
pie skirts you can always find Wall
street gold bug concealed"
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The Chicago Exnress: L. G. JET
fera a wealthy man. who thoroughly
appreciates the silver situation gives
this clear statement that should dis
abuse the minds of those who think
= free coinage is mostly in the interest
of silver miners: while the in.
creased price of silver by free coin
age. would amount to less than twenty
million dollars year to our miners.
the increase in price of cotton would
be from one hundred million to four
hcNdred million dollars each year.
The increase in the price of farm pro-
ducts would amount to nearly five
hundred m lion dollars each year and
would prove equally beneficial to all
industrial enterprises.
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The National Economist quotes the
following from a speech by Mrs. Ma.
-rion Todd: And Chauncey Depew.
who is he? Well he was convicted of
murder few months ago. What de
he do? The state of New York had
said to him in its laws. you must not
put stoves into your railroad cars you
must heat them by some other means.
as stoves are dangerous They are
liable. in case of accident to burn
people up. Well Mr. Chauncey De-
pew cared nothing for the laws OF
New York. He put stoves into his
railroad cars and when the fearful ac-
cident occurred at a certain tunnel in
New York. the stoves did burn the
people to death and Mr.. Depew was
arrested for murder.
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Southern Alliance Farmer: The
workingmen who shout and work
for Republican and Democratic can
didates whose success will not better
their condition in the remotest degree
are Ou pfoCISely lu0 SAME 1ntSlloCCudl
level as the, serfs and vassals of the
middle ages. who poured out their
blood like water at the command of
warning kings and barons. The sue
cess of Cleveland or Harrison matters
as little 10 the American wage Garner
as did the result of the struggle be-
tween the houses of York and Lancas-
ter to the British peasantry. who cut
each others throats in the quarrel.
The poor fellows had excuses. though.
which our party slaves have not
they had no. chance of learning their
own interest and had they refused to
fight would have been killed without
fighting. The serfs of capitalism are
more degraded because they have the
Means of freedom within reach. but
prefer their slavery.
The Noncon 'orimst: England Is at
the bottom of this gold conspiracy
BY asst Of parliament the bank of
England is compelled to purchase all
the gold bullion offered OF pounds
II shillings I'd. per ounce standard.
Not that the owner of gold bullion
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