The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-24
THE ALLIANCE.

Tennessee Teller: The man who
allows q partisan political caucus to
pind his conscience on legislation for
sne whole people. after taking an oath
70 vote without fear or favor, is not
~ 60 be trusted as a public servant
oy the people. Be free man and
vote as your conscience dictates, I'M
xrammeled by the dictation of any
boss or bosses.
Topeka Advocate and Tribune: The
simple truth of the matter is, the
courts do not determine the law APP
plicable to the cases presented as it
Is found in the statutes or in the
presidents. They decide the question
Judgment or the bias of education,
social position, or partisanship; and
- Judge Caldwell says, The decis-
ION makes the law, and mot the law
ane decision. When the decision is
made, that is made law, which was
uot law before.
Journal of Agriculture: A big
kouthern city daily in referring to
Ihe anti-option bill says it's s.avowed
him is to benefit one class in the COM
nunity at the expense of another. )"
les, it is designed to benefit the
masses at the ssexpense" of class of
10 not own. 1t is class legislation on
(he same principle that laws against
highway robbery is-that it discrim-
mates in favor of the people by pro-
Iecting them, and against the robbers
by seeking to prevent their depreda-
Sions.
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Executive committee of the Nation
IL Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union: Brethren, be not deceived;
ltand firm; the great heart of the AL
lance is still true, beating a respon-
live throb to every cry of distress.
Be not discouraged If brother does
occasionally fall by the way. If by
In error forgive him. If by intent,
no matter how high his position, turn
The traitor out. We must teach plu-
locracy that when they buy an al
legged leader they buy but one indi-
tidual in the organization. The ALI
tnce must remain the great bulwark
Of reform.
The vanguard: it is manifest to
Ill honest thinkers who forecast the
luture from the vantage ground of a
'ull knowledge of the present, that
the day of supreme trial for our
present atheistic social order is nigh
IT hand The moral sensibilities of
bhe better and wiser classes of men
pre- to-day in high revolt against the
Inevitable cruelties which are
wrought by the mechanism of soci-
ety as at present gagged and run.
The evil is done by blind insensate
|orce. that moves according to plan,
howard a predestined end. It brushes
human hope and joy and life under
Its remorseless wheels, and no man is
responsible for the murder done.
Journal of the Knights of Labor:
English business men and English
statesmen are excessively conserva-
tive. That which served the pur-
pose Of their fathers and grand
fathers they are 10th to abandon.
Among the national superstitions
which have become part of their
economic religion, if we may use the
expression, is the belief in gold as
the only money, and really they are
hardly to be blamed for their venera-
lion for the golden calf, for it, more
than anything else, has enabled them
10 keep the rest of the world in q
sort of commercial vassalage. There
IRE not wanting signs, however,
that the religion of gold basis is
losing it's hold even in England
National Waterman: Labor should
be in condition to say to capital, 81
will not accept your offer. because
pan employ myself more profitably' 81
National laws and conditions must be
more untrammeled and one class not
be dependent upon the whim of 9th
prs for the necessaries OF life, es-
pec1ally when the one gains it's ad-
vantages by laws securing to il
especial privileges and immunities.
Labor should be secured in it's right
to employment at all times on terms
that will secure sufficiency for its
needs, and no field of labor be con-
trolled at the pleasure of or for the
profit OF any class or individual.
Mans right to provide for his neces.
cary wants by his labor is innate and
lhalienable. When q man must live
sceording to the command and decree
Of another it is slavery.
Farmers Voice: Laws have been
enacted for the protection of our PEG.
pie and our protective industries
against the greed of the railway, but
The attempt to enforce such laws
Nhen an honest attempt has beer
made-has been a .ceaseless battle
against the anarchistic rascality Of
tsilroad capital. The people are
weary and disguised with she whole
thing, and while they have been and
are contributing from their hard.
earned means to make millionaires o.
Eailroad owners. thousands of then
Ore thinking, and thinking deeply,
upon the subject, and many of them
are reaching the conclusion that
government ownership is the only
remedy. Desperate, absurd notion
does some one say? We do not care