People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-13
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.


four congressman pledged to the Ocala
platform.
The populists ran away ahead OF
the Clark democracy of Texas. Nugent
received over 1O5, 900 votes.
Indiana, Alabama and Missouri cast
as many third party votes this year as
the whole country did four years ago
The populists had nine members OF
the Fifty-second congress, and their
forces will be increased to twenty -one
in the Fifty third
in California, at the last election,
the proposition to elect United States
senators by a direct vote of the people
was carried by good majority.
There is great demand for daily
paper, of the populists persuasion, in
this country, and the indications are in
the east that it will be born before
many months
The New Nation is energetically
pushing the circulation of petitions in
the state of Massachusetts, for the ma
tionalization of the telegraph and tele-
phone systems.
The point of Postmaster-General
Wanamaker's report is that everything
the government owns or operates de-
creases in expense and increases in eff
ciency.-Arkansas Farmer.
Daniel Webster received IA elector-
al votes in 1896, having only carried one
state. The first time Thomas jefferson
ran for president he only got four
electoral votes. Gen. Weaver has "a.
Friends of reform can see the neces-
sity of putting the local alliance and
labor organization in the best possible
conditions. This winter must be one
of incessant work. Arkansas Farmer.
1t is stated on democratic authority
that Mr.. Cleveland will call an extra
session of congress provided the men,
bers thereof will give him satisfactory
assurances that they will hold but one
month and do nothing Arkansas
Farmer.
Government ownership of railroads,
telegraph and express business is not
an experiment, but has been an estab-
lished success in many other countries
For every argument against it there
are thousand for it. Get ready for it;
it is coming.-Tipton (O) Dispatch.
The great movement for the free
coinage of silver, started in the west,
and is moving east with an irresistible
force Even the English farmers are
leading a revolt against the gold-bugs
of Lombard and Threadneedle streets,
and are demanding the full use of silver
as money.
The dirtiest election trick took place
in Nebraska where the railroad COM
panies issued lying circular the day
before election to prevent the farmers
''tumbling" to their game, in which all
railroad men were urged to vote the re-
publican or democratic, but under no
consideration the peoples party ticket.
National Advance.
The alliancemen all over the south
are getting to work Meetings are be-
ing held, lectures delivered and new
members are being received by the hun
dred. Go to work in every civil district
andreOrganize your union. Get the old
members to rally at once and put the
union in good working shape and send
in your reports to this office. -Toiler.
The Voice, prohibition organ, scolds
at great length because the peoples
party is not eager to go over, horse,
foot and dragons, into the prohibition
camp. 1t is thousand pities these
parties cannot find common meeting
ground, for the peoples party, not.
withstanding the Voice declares the
contrary, is hostile to the liquor traffic.
Vanguard.
AT the recent meeting of the fedora.
ton of labor, held in old independence
hall, Philadelphia, President Gompers
declared in strongest terms in favor Of
the confedation taking political action
in the future. With all the labor or.
carnations coming into line and unit
ing with the farmer organizations, we
surely have reason to take courage and
press on to certain victory.
Senator Washburn is the author Of
the anti-option bill which Senator Vest
is opposing so strenuously. In the sen
ate recently Washburn tried to secure
date for vote on the bill, before ad.
journment but failed. In the course
of his speech he said; 81 desire to cal
the attention of the senate to the fac
that this bill was passed through thu
other house in June by an overwhelm
ing majority. 1t is very evident thai
there is pronounced majority in thi.
body in favor of it In my opinion
nine-tenths of the people in the coun
try are looking anxiously for the pas
sage OF this bill and ninety-nine on,
hundredth of the farmers of the coun
try are praying for it" All Of which
makes an excellent argument for tn,
establishment of the initiative ant
referendum.