Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-08
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

hCISht EXCUSE lot hanging the TOOL VINO
commits the crime.-Road
The landing of Judge Gresham in
Cleveland's cabinet will afford great
amount of relief to those who wondered
what the Judge has been trying to do
for the past three or four years Glad
to know that he is settled; they will
still wonder why he took such a round
about way to get to Washington -Ad-
vocate.
Gen. Warner, president of the Amer
lean bimetallic league, is preparing an
address in which he shows conclusively
that the general range of prices have
declined fifteen per cent during the
year 1892 owing to the rise in the value
of gold during tnat period. How long
will the people stand such villainous
robbery?
The official vote for the governor of
Texas has just been announced. Hogg,
regular democrat, 100, ,4S6; Clark, bolt
ing democrat, 133, 395; Nugent, peoples
party, los, 4S3. The prohibition vote
did not reach 1000. The populists car
ried thirty-nine counties. es.-New Nation
n. B.-The republicans with 100, 600
votes had no state ticket in the field.
The peoples party has maintained
from the outset that it was reform of
these glaring abuses they were after
Mr.. Harrison promised them bread and
gave them stone. Nothing better was
expected of Mr. Cleveland, but his Sc
lection for head counsellor of one whose
iron will is rigid as his own foreshad-
ows a mighty interesting administra-
tion. on.-Nonconformist
j. A. Wayland, of Pueblo, Col,
early in April will begin the publica-
ton of paper at Greensburg designed
TO be the national organ of the social
lists In his prospectus he says: 81 de-
sire to teach the new philosophy of
! political economy-nationalis or So
! cialism. 1t will be for the producer
! against the capitalist and the competi-
tion of wage-slavery Its name, the
Coming Nation, will indicate its mis-
sion-the establishment of better social
relations between men"
ALI the indications point to break
ing up of parties and the union of the
republicans and democrats, on the
financial system which the republicans
have been supporting for the past
y
shows a strong disposition to continue
rs the policy of the democratic party.
There is practically no difference be-
tween the parties on that, the most i'm
portant of all questions to the prosper
ity of the producers and laborers -
Montgomery (Ala.) Alliance Herald
If it is impolitic and unconstitution-
al for this government to issue and lend
! its legal tender money to it's own citi-
zens on non-perishable produce and on
land stored and held in this country,
how can it be polite or constitutional
to issue bonds to citizens or subjects of
a foreign government las stockholders
OF foreign canal company are) to aid
them in the construction of the foreign
canal? But there is probably no use to
present arguments against the canal
swindle. for the platforms of both the
old parties pledge them to perpetrate
the swindle; and, though many of the
platform pledges will not be carried
out, this one will be strictly observed
and we believe the time will come when
the people will repudiate the bonds -
Nashville iTenn.) Southern Toiler.
Most people will admit the neces-
sity for an increase in the volume of
money. All admit the necessity for
better roads, but very many are opposed
to voting bonds for road improvements.
In order to prove that the corporation
papers are not sincere in their demands
we suggest that the popuists favor an
issue of full legal tender paper money
by the government, to be loaned to the
states at a low rate of interest and ap-
piled to the improvement of roads and
the states to use their criminal labor
for the same purpose. This money
would be cheaper than bonds, is greatly
needed in circulation and would pay
debts more readily than any kind of
bonds could. If it is good roads they
want the corporation press will fall in
with this proposition, but if it is bonds
for speculation purposes they are after
they will oppose it-St Joseph (Mo
Wasp.
We are advocating measures and
not men. There is a future--a grand
one-for the populist party. 1t is to be
expected that few small men will
crowd in under the tent unnoticed. The
duty of the populists is to keep then
eyes fixed on the consummation of theil
principles. During the time, however
it is their duty to kill off the selfish
pfice-hunting populist, who is popu'
list for jnst what there is in it. This
can be done safely and with profit As
the general public begins to realize, WG
are in earnest and mean reform anC
Will not hesitate to cruelty one Of oul
own members when his treacherou:
| Iar dc ah1Hly lyn nT
not until then, can we hope for large
recruits to our ranks, The main thing
to do is to impress the public that w,
are thoroughly in earnest and honestly
seek better government conditions. -
Road.
There seems to be a we'll organized
scheme to corner gold and force thi
country into panic. The exports o
gold continue large aud are utterly un
accountable on any ordinary business
theory. Gold has been sent abroaC
frequently of late when there was al
apparent loss on the transaction. Th,
government at Washington is driver
into corner and there has been grea
deal of talk that the secretary of tht
t.-easury would issue fifty millions o
bonds, - keep his gold balance good, 1
being perilous,." low according to ordi
nary commercial standards The ISSUE
of bonds is permitted by law uissds
grave emergencies, but the stress o
necessity will be very great * II !
done just at the close of the repu blical
rule and we are inclined to doubt tn,
reports The senate has refused to re
peal the Sherman act and it is yer.
doubtful If any anti-silver Legislation
: ca oe forced through the present con