Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-07-20
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Justice is the corner stone of the
alliance.
Cleveland and Harrison-the public
be ID.
-"If any man will not work neither
shall he eat"
Labor asks only free opportunities,
not special privileges
The people who ask for justice are
called calamity howlers. st Louis
Monitor.
The "hayseeds" will use the handles
of their pitchforks to knock the polit-
ical persimmon this year.-San Antonio
Truth.
The laborer who can vote for Reid
and then grumble about low wages de-
serves to be condemned to bread and
water for rlife.-Exchange.
The solution of the financial ques-
tion is through government banks
charging no higher rate of interest than
would meet the expense of the business
Henry Clay said: "Anthing that
the government will receive in payment
of public dues is money, and good
money-no matter what its form may
be-"
Several townships in Fannin coun-
ty, Tex, have practically been aban-
doned by the democrats The peoples
movement there is going like prairie
fire
Papers that have not been educated
fha loAo rf ca har
one grew before" stage are Of very little
use to the farmer in the coming strug-
educational Economist
Texas casts about $4,000 votes.
Since 1890 the peoples party has al
ready enrolled 109,0 900 voters on their
lists. Draw your own conclusions, gen.
tlemen.-Denver Col Road.
The time draws near when the peo-
pie are going to free themselves from
live. Listen to the tread of the cow
hide boots. s.-San Antonio Truth.
In Choctaw county, Miss, the whole
county organization of the democratic
party joined the peoples party. 1t is
predicted that nine-tenths of the total
vote will be cast for the reform ticket
Seven of the nine southern states
are in open rebellion against the demo
cratic party and the greatest difficulty
was experienced this spring in getting
enough committeeman together to eff
feet state organizations. Deserted.
The peoples party caught them.-Den-
yer Road.
If there is an uncompromising
enemy to organized labor upon Amer
| lean soil that man is Whitelaw Reid,
and the republican party, in giving him
the second place upon its ticket, throws
off all the disguises it has worn for
many years, and openly and deiantly
declares itself the servant of the aris-
tocracy and the enemy of labor.-To-
peka (Kan.) Advocate.
Now has the winter of our discon-
| tent been made glorious summer by this
son of New York. The democrats
have been kind to the cause Of reform
| just like their republican competitors
when they nominated Harrison-they
have nominated Cleveland Now LEI
the work go bravely ont is triangu
lar fight now, with the odds in favor OF
the party of the people.-National Ad
| vance.
-Murat Halstead, in the North
American Review, insists that the ratio
of silver to gold should be changed tc
IS to l. Why should this be done wher
it is fact that the silver in dollar
actually costs &c cents, while the golc
in dollar costs only SO cents? Prob
ably some of the Hutchinson econo
mists would like to answer this ques
ton. If so we will donate column t.
him next week for that purpose.
ren Foster.
There are 800, ooO, 900 Of gold locket
up in the vaults of the United State
treasury and held for the redemption
of greenbacks, and at the same tim
there is a law upon our statute book
prohibiting their redemption. Interes
bearing government bonds were sold +
obtain that gold, and the people ar
paying interest on those bonds to-day
This is republican fnanciering. D
the people desire to continue this kin
of business? If so, keep right on votin
the republican ticket.-Advocate.
In 1865 there was $50 per capita GU,
rency among the people-before cor
traction had got in its deadly work
and before the ''credit strengthening
days. Secretary McCulloch said: 9TH
business is nearly all done on a cas-
basis. and the people are generally ou
of debt All who want work can get
at good wages; all branches of bushes
are hourishing, and the people are pro-
porous and happy" Friends, we're q
ing to have those good old times agai
if we have to hang every thievin
money monopolist as high as Hamal
1t is business, now-musty old sent
ment isn't in it-Exchanpe