Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-02-22
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES


abolition of franchises is now the
watchword Of all progressive thinkers.
The aim of the peoples party is
very grand and the obstacles they en-
counter both within and without
stimulates with energy to realize it.
The populist movement is an evolu-
ton from the intolerable tyranny Of
capitalism, and those who seek to re-
strain it should bear in mind that
checked evolution calls forth revolH-
ton. Kansan.
1t is said that ninety-eight per cent
OF the business is done on credit, by
checks and drafts Why not the state
OF Kansas issue checks and drafts. re-
ceivable for taxes, and loan them
directly to the people?-Oberlin (Kan.)
Herald
The governor of Indiana, Claude
Mathews, is a member of the Farmers
Alliance and an adherent to its princi-
pies, and he don't give u darn who
knows it 1t would seem that the fire.
quency Of this sort of thing would make
the back number politicians tired -
Deadwood Is. d. Independent
Whenever congress repeals the
Sherman bullion law and makes no
provision for free silver or enlargement
OF the currency, the people will begin
to demand the suspension of specie pay
ments and an issue of money based on
the nations wealth to meet the nations
needs Fayetteville (Ark.) Liberator.
IF have seen any perish for want
OF clothing, or any poor without cover
Anrr l.. Id -
and il he were not warmed with the
fleece of my sheep; If have lifted up
my hands against the fatherless, then
let mine arm fall from my shoulder
blade, and mine arm be broken from
the bone."-Joh
In Switzerland the government OBJ
crates the telephone system, and the
rates of $24 for the first, $50 for the sec
| ond and SO year thereafter, provides
surplus large enough to materially
reduce taxation. One cent call is the
charge for those using public instru-
ment. AS many of the telegraph and
telephone offices are combined, the adj
vantages and the economy are very
great Advance.
The Carthage Blade is wringing its
little hands and begging all the demo
Gratis to quit the alliance and form a
non-partisan alliance of their own
Now, please, tell us how an organiza-
ton would be non-partisan with only
members of one political party in it.
The democratic members of the alliance
are not fools The fellows who are
giving them so much advice are sus-
pected, however. IN. C) Pro
gressive Farmer.
The casting of 1OO,0OO votes for
Weaver in Texas in a three-cornered
fight means that democrats Of Texas
will not stand Wall street rule. When
the old party has a chance, which it
will soon have, and then lets Wall
street run it, democrats of Texas will
tumble over each other in their haste to
get out of the party they have SO long
given their support Put the Lone Star
state down in the anti-Wal street COL
umn for '96.-Missouri World.
Roger Q. Mills. the sgold-bug sena-
tor from Texas, not content with MAX
ing slaves of his people for the benefit
| of the millionaires, wants the option
gamblers to have free open chance to
fleece their last cent from them. Last
week in the senate he made such a
| speech against the anti-option bill as
only friend who exults in the suffer
ings of humanity could utter; Judas
Iscariot was an angel of light compared
70 Roger Q. MillS-Lamar (Mo Indus
trial Union.
| Living issues are forcing their way
to the front and political parties will
| INa oll 10 cfo nd In ho -
their settlement The Fifty-second
congress was elected on the agitation
of the Ocala demands, which majority
ignored. The Fifty-third congress was
elected on the same issues and If they
are ignored by congress or vetoed by
the president, nothing can prevent a
new political alignment that will
leave one of the old parties entirely out
in the cold Alma (Kan.) News.
Union men, do you not see that pol
itics, parties, politicians and office
holders exert great influence for good
or bad, and can, by legislation, have
powerful effect on the prosperity or the
hard times of our country? Look well
to your interests Election is now over
and the electors, state and national, are
beyond your control, but you can watch
affairs, and you yet have an inalienable
right of petition left you. If you in
dorse or condemn a pending measure
let your legislators know your position
on it, and then hold them personally
responsible for their actions.
(Tenn.) Union.
Mr.. Cleveland owes his election tC
the popular demand for free trade, the
clanor for free silver coinage, and the
rehabilitation of the state banks. Un
less he facilitates the means to insure
legislation on these, he will find the
fclle populace clamoring for his fall
unless he yields to the popular will
the democratic party is doomed to dis
aster in the next appeal to the people
in 1896. There is going to be a strug
gle between Cleveland and his party
In that struggle he may come out or
top But there can be no struggle be
tween one man and the American peo
pie. Cromwell is dead. PixleY'.
Argonaut
We have examined critically the
constitution of the Industrial legioI
and with the changes made under thu
advice of Gen. Paul Vandervoort we in
dorse the legion and advise every true
reformer to enter It's ranks 1t is not
secret organization any more than ;
democratic club is secret Its object il
TO caEry ont the principles embodied il
our platform and to secure free speech
free ballot and a fair count. All mel
or women over the age OF Il years ar,
] eligible to membership if they indors'
our principles. Organizers will be com
miSsioned within ten days to commence
the work ip Tennessee - Nashvill,
Weekly TOiler.
MONETARY SCIENCE.
The Nature of Money and the Methods o
Issue-An ideal System Proposed