The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-15
Voice of the Press.

Voice of the Press.
When will the people of The country
learn that it requires some money as
some come confidence to maintain n
good financial footing g?-Inlepcndent
American.
Let the voice Of the people proclaim,
with one accord. through the land, that
we must and will have an increase in
the volume of our currency =
cate. Ripley, Ala.
The man who has surrendered his
own opinions and independence to q
party is merely political slave. He
may consider himself free, but he is
hooloocd and has lizards in him
Peoples Advocate.
1t is the misforu unc of this S ate that
both parties have fallen under the con-
troll of selfish and unscrupulous rings
which are equally .unsusceptible to
motives of public honor and true
craftsmanship. New York World.
The greatest difficulty that confronts
the Democratic and Republican roll-
tlcians is how to perpctrate the igncr-
ance, and fan the rrcjudices of the
masses. ANY man who could produce
6 plan that would accomplish this,
could become fifty times millionaire
in one day. Southern Mercury.
1t now seems :hat the silver question
will cut prominent figure in the Ger
man elections in June. The Con
servatives declare in favor of bi-mctal.
ism and protection. The question ol
finance cannot he ignorad. 1t is IL,
for settlement and the agitation will
continue until money monopoly shall
be abolished the world over. er.-Alma
News.
We spend vast sums OF money +.
educate the Young: We build prisons
! asylums and reforma:ories TO refrain
shelter and reform the criminal, tn
imbecile and the vicious, but We do al
most nothing i'll the way of removing
| the bad conditions that prevent "ru.
| ing nature" from doing her work Sc
we'll that expensive education, prisons
| and asylums, wars and scaifolds, will
not he needed.
The sum total of the forces tha
affect life in our cities today is over
whelmingly against the t;evei&pmcn'
Of righteous character. The pr, SUR
of work is insane. Men arc in fever
They do not stop to think. Thing,
high and holy and noble are brushed
aside in the wild, mad scramble of th'
hard. modern business world. Mel
are driven to such an intense spec,
that the moral roint of view is lost
| The reaction from this results in dis
siration rather than amusement.-R
L. Dixon.
\ many poor blinded Democra
and Republican marched to the poll
and voted for Cleveland and Harrisol
under protest, and lived without mea
all winter and have no lard to greas'
| the skillet. Yes, lots of them yelle,
and iumed for the old party who hav'
had to sell the last hog III order t.
raise money 20 pay taxes and intcres
and has had to DO with scant clothing
for themselves and families. Whool
'em mp votc'er straight, pauperiz
yourselves and your neighbors, bu
don't go back on the dear old party
| Weslcan Critic.
! Just keep it in mind that behind tn,
conspiracy of Wall Street to force til
issue of bonds is the real purpose, t.
prolong the lives Of the nationa
bank. 1t may he suggested that 800,
DOC, 600 would he sufficient as basis
or that they would not be issued for
longer period than ten years. TIL
history of the past, along this line
! nf ftn nf thn ,,ofrnnn
banks. They had no law to exten'
them heretofore but they dill it. The
had no authority to change the con
tract, making the bonds payable il
gold, bnt they did it. They have n
law making silver certificates pavabl
in gold exclusively but they are doin,
it, Kansas Commoner.
The plutocracy are making bi
hurrah over the fact that they bav
trlumphed in many of the municipu
elections i'll Kansas. We see in the rt
suits, take them al ogcthcr, evidcnc
of the continued advance in Kansas {
the reform principles of the populist.
No expression was had of the sent
ment in the rural lis.ricts-the votin
was confined to the towns and cite
in which the plutocrats have thei
stongholds. 1t was simply review {
the plutocratic forces, and the pluto
cratic telegraph was ordered to sen
forth the report that the review Wa
satisfactory. This is all there is of til
latest Kansas ncws.-People's ADV,
cate.
THE first run on banking institution
was in London during 1867. Man
Lombard Street goldsmiths and banl
ers had loaned out the money en-. rus
ed to them for sasekeeping and coul
not at once repay. A mob of creditor
got the idea that they had been swim.
led, 1iot ensued, aud four banker
were hung at their own doors befo1
the arrival of the soldiers sent to +,
store order.
EyEnv Inv born into .Aho wnr1d