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The advocate., 1894-12-05

need Of more than Q stamp Is the Mexi.
can dollar which contains more silver
than that Of the Uaited States. Yet in
Mexico you may get o dinner, give in
payment therefor an American dollar
and got for change o Mexican dollar. "
The great philosopher, John Locke, was
quoted as saying that money would cir.
culate at it's coin value Locke may be
all right on the conduct Of the Under
standing" but mis- views on money are
on apsr with his schemes FOR government
in the southern colonies outlined in his
grand model. This provided for q sys-
tenn Of lords, underlings, thames, churlS,
villains, serfs and slaves. That clipped
coin passed by weight instead Of by the
piece In the middle ages was given in
further evidence. The experience OF
Texas with paper "money" was related.
It was added that old Texans to this day
are fearful OF paper money and want
coin.
The Judge no doubt believes ini"reRl"
money and perhaps in gold monometal-
lism. But If that view is to be incul-
Gated into the young lawyers who are
soon to be the public man, the speakers,
leaders and statesmen Of the state, 120,-
600 Populists and many thousands OF
Rair-mindsd, honsst republicans, will pro.
test, and will ask that the other side, in
simple justice, bS presented also by q
master Of the.EubjsCt.
LEX L. LRGIBUs.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
The State Alliance.

The Kansas State Alliance meets De-
csmber 5 and 6, at Trades Assembly
hall, No. lis East Seventh street, To-
pObs, and the State Alliance Office ID
now on the second floor Of No. 7O1 West
Seventh street, two squares north OF
state capitol.
The most important period in the his
tory Of our order has arrived % to our
present and future work, and demands
q conference Of our wisest and most
earnest members, and necessitatss the
attendance Of representatives from every
county in the state, therefore We be-
soeOh the officers and wids.RwRks mem.
bers in each county to call q special
meeting and see TO 1t that Rt least one
delegate, and oil advisory brothers and
sisters that can attend the state meet.
ing come, and let us ell counsel together
GO to our future course Of action. It ID
OF the highest Importance to the future
welfare Of the farmers and laborers Of
this state that this order, with it's pro-
tOotlve educational work, be continued
and beO0ms still more extended and sg-
gressivs till finsl relief is secured. To
that end let us have q grand meeting Of
all who are interested in the welfare Of
humanity and are willing to help in the
emancipation Of labor, and we will do
the best we can TO Tighten your expenses
and have an Old.time Alliance love feast
Be sure and take your railroad agents,
receipts for full fare paid.
w. s. HANNA, President.
j. B. FRENCH, Secretary.
The advocate., 1894-12-05

thought there was not enough Of IL to
make decent corpse. Bat the rank and
file Of the democracy are doing 9 little
Cussing now, and soon will begin TO kick
themselves FOR being such ConsummStO
asses as to be a party to that uRholy
alliance whereby a few stslwRFt leaders
HeatheEsd their nests we'll with Wall
street money through Cy LELAND, and
thereby placed their ancient enemy in
power once more, to lord it over them
again. Now that the g, o. p. is in the
saddle, what will the harvest bsP An
additional crop OF mortgages, q few hun.
dred millions in bonds to provide Q safe
investment FOR the millionaires. Per-
haps, wild cat issue OF currency con-
trolled by the national bankers and
wholly in their interest. When will the
people awake to their own interest?
What chance will our grandchil.
dren have in the struggle for an
existence, il this thing continues
o few more yesrsP Absolutely none.
There is this comfort: we have truth
and justice on our side, and truth
crushed to the earth will rise again.
AL honor to the editor Of the ADVOCATE
for his manly fight and undaunted cour.
age. May his right arm never be pal.
sled nor his brain cloudsd 30 long 90
this uueqsl fight ls maintained, is the
fervent wish Of your humble servant,
Solomon, Kss. VIM RAMSEY.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
THE GREAT WEST.
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territories in which they lie; provide for
the appointment OF a committee Of five
TO attend q conference Of the Patrons Of
Industry, for the purpose Of considering
the tariff and monetary questions the
admission to statehood Of Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Ariz ons; the creation
Of international commissions to promote
the construction of waterways, and an
international court to determine ques-
tions arising between the United States,
Great Britain, Mexico and Canada.
These and numerous other questions Of
national import occupied the time Of the
Trsnsmississippi Commercial congress.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
What a16 WIZ Do.

Ibwill pay your passage from Chicago 10
Nsw York over the Erie lines, in as COM
Portable q car as anyone could ask for, and
on q train that runs through solid without
change. II you are thinking Of going Eash
or bringing friends from there, or from the
old country West, IL will pay you 10 wEihs
TO, or call on E. W. Buskirk, the assistant
general passenger agent Of the Erie, whose
OhlOs is eos Western Union building, Chi
cago. u 10 q sure thing that he can ave
you money.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
Financial Fnslavement.

The bankers through congress en-
hsncs the value Of the dollar and thus
increase national, corporate, municipal
and individual Indebtedness, millions
upon millions Of dollars. The govern
ment sold bonds and accepted dopreci.
Rted money for them, and then volun-
tRrily agreed to pay them in gold, add
ing many millions more to the debt than
the people ever received when It was
contracted. Taxes are high and gensr-
ally are increasing. Government ID
needlessly expensive and our politicians
are extrRvsgant in the expenditure Of
the peoples money, and the result 10
that the nation and our industries are
groaning under a mountain Of debt.
Who is to pay it? The most of 1t never
will be paid. 1t is not intended to have
it paid. Well, who is to pay the inter-
est, the blood sucking life exhRusting
INTEREST," Labor. The farmer, the me-
chanic, the workingman. There is no.
body else to pay it. As men wore ont
their lives in building the Egyptian
pyramids and their places were filled by
other men, the present generation must
exhaust their lives in paying interest
and debt and then let posterity come on
to pay interest and debt and follow their
fathers to the churchysrd while the debt
remains unpaid. We have not only per-
mitted ourselves to be chained by the
financial jugglers OF the age, but we
have allowed them to enslsve postsrity,
and yet the best that we have been able
to do 80 far in the way Of rewonStranc0
If it has been a. remOnStrance to
shut both eyes and rush like landslide
in the Cascade mountains, from one
party to the other. 1t begins to look
very much as il the American people
needed conservstor. As this seems to
be an sgs of ipjunctions, perhaps some
body had better ask the court to eDjoin
US from making fools Of ourselves upon
the slightest provocstion. - Farmers
Voice, November "a.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
Further observations On the Recent Elec.
kiOn

Further observations On the Recent Elec-
tlOn.
EDITOR ADVOCATE: great polit-
ical contest Of 1894 is ended and we are
defeated, and what q glorious defeat In
an experience Of forty years / have
never seen such q campaign. On our
part, our speakers and press made q
manly, dignifed and truthful campaign.
Facts and figures were presented that
could not be controverted. So far Rs I
heard, not one OF our speakers used per-
sonsl abuse. 1t was always an appeal
to reason, to conscience and humanity.
On the part Of others, it was the worst
kind Of q stink pot campaign. What
little platform they had was utterly ig.
nored; no two were agreed upon the
silver question; national bonds were
avoided; national banks were up
held; trusts were commended. But the
principal harsngues were the abuse Of
the Populists and their principles. We
went down under the united attacks OF
Wall street and demo-republicanism.
Mr.. Claws in his circular Of September
Is said in substance that Wall street
would take an active part in the fall
election. It was necessary that there be
500 millions Of bonds issued before
spring as q basis for banking, and to
forever set at rest the silver and fat
craze. Cy Leland had Wall street at
his back and the railways, also; In short,
every money corporation is their friend
and ally. So We can now see clearly the
foes we have to contend with. The
Peoples party in Kansas and Colorado
must be put down. We were put down
as G sneral Custer and his brave men
were, simply by overwhelming numbers.
Every leader, every speaker and every
private, stood in the middle Of the road
-1l8,0O0 grand, noble men who stood
brAvsly for principle. It was a noble
struggle and it is bstter for us. We
made no trade Of principles for votes.
Oar campaign was an educational one,
and there was but one thing to regret
that is, we did not succeed. But the
campaign Is not ended By any means,
and the funeral obsequies performed at
Topeka over the supposed corpse were a
little premature. There will be little
reaction in the near future. II they
were 20 anxious to have q funeral why
not bury the democraCyI PSghsps, they
The advocate., 1894-12-05

Senator HAnsbrough Of North Dakota
says the Cleveland bond policy sis pol
10y Of dry rot" It was rotten when the
senator's party adopted 1t. 1t may have
dried some since.
The advocate., 1894-12-05

Kansas is an object lesson to ell Popu-
lists everywhere. No fusion element
should be admitted into their ranks to
desert them in the hour OF tFisl.-Tu-
lare Valley (Cal) Citizen, November %.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
Is It Ignorance Or PreiudIce? ?

Is 1t Ignorance Or Prejudice?
EDITOR ADvoCATE:-It must be evi.
dent to the most casual observer that
the plutocrsts intend to leave unused no
means whereby they may bring Rbso-
lutely within their control every power
Of government aud every individual Of
prominence or influence.
It is the sincere desire Of the noblest
minds OF to day to free our schools from
everything that ssvors Of seCtariRnism
or psrtissaship. But how is it with the
money power and the minions that
fRWn at the feet of wealth.
In some counties, at least, strong ef.
forts have been made TO measure all
men by political standards alone. This
sort Of fight the republicans have
Wsgsd in many places. True, not sll Of
them have been so base, but many have
who assume to be leaders. The minis
tor in the pulpit, the physician, the bus
mess man, the teacher seeking q school,
have been obi bj4cted to solely because OF
adherence to POpulism. Nay, within
the secret halls of the lodge room oppo-
sition came from the same source and
for the same reason.
Newspapers have openly advised
school boards to hire no teacher who
sfilistss with the Peoples party. Seem
iugly Wall street has sent out the order
that the Populists are to be Iostrscizsd
wherever republicans have position or
power.
Is this infamous work to enter our
state institutions Of higher lesrningP
The charge has been made during the
campaign that at the state agricultural
college the department Of chemistry was
abolished and that Of political economy
substituted. The latter Office, they fur.
ther asserted. was presided over by Q
Populist politician. Perhaps these
charges were made to prepare the pub.
lie for the conversion of our state schools
into hot-bsds for the propagation Of
gold bug, monopolistic republicans.
Who knowsP
In the law department OF the state
university, one OF the lecturers is Hon.
James H Humphrey, judge of the
eighth judicial district. As q professo:
and as a lawyer and jurist doubtless he
is an excellent man. Hs presents the
subisct OF United States constitutional
law to the junior class this term. A
few days ago he lectured upon powers Of
congress. Reaching the clause, ITO coin
money" etc, instead OF devoting .him-
self to the legal side of the subj ,ct, be
digressed to talk upon the intrinsic
value Of money. Hs spoke pssroniziuRly
OF those who think that congress can
"creste money" A long history Of
failures of "6st" money followed. The
attempt Of R ,bert Loundsg, in England,
to make shillings containing nine pence
OF silver was detailed. 1t was said that
in California pieces OF gold of the weight
and 6ueness prescribed by the United
States for coin, circulated on q parity
with mintsd money, because there vas
real value 10 them. Another proof Of the
The advocate., 1894-12-05

Don't fail to look over our book List
under the head Of premiumG Our
books arc few but they are the best
going, Coz educational purposes.
The advocate., 1894-12-05
Farmers, Account Book.

What every farmer needs is q book
that will enable him to keep his aC-
counts In q simple and systematic man
nSr, 30 that he can tell at any time just
what each department Of his business
Is paying or costing him, what he owes
and what is due him. The ordinary Bys-
tenn OF bookkeeping is too elaborate and
complicated.
The ADVOCATE has o book that fills
the bill. With 1t anybody who can
write can keep his accounts 30 that they
can be understood by everybody.
The book has been sold at 81, but WS
can send it prepaid to any address Ia
the United States for go cents. WITH
TIE ADVoCATE ONE YEAR FOR $l50, or
the book will be sent FREE TO anyone
who will send tha names Of three yearly
subscribers aud e3. The book contains
200 psRes, 8K12 inches in sizs, subatsn.
TALLY bound in cloth covered boards.
The following 10 the table Of contents:
Directions and explanations. .............. 4
Introductory. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Diagram or iarm. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Inventory OF live stock ock......................
Inventory OF farm implements. s........... 10
Inventory OF produce on hand. %
Cash received from all sources. 80
Cash paid out. out.......................... 80
Field account. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Live stock account. Observation-Disclosures. 70
Produce account. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Hired help per month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 108
Hired help per day. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 119
Household expense e.........................1 181
Accounts with nelghbors. 1R
Dairy and fowls. Observation-Disclosures. 1856
Fruit account ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1877
Notes and obligations owing. ng................ l76
Notes and obligations due you. l70
Interest, taxes and insurance. ............... 188
Physicians and druggists account......... 1877
Miscellaneous accounts. 1o1
Improvements and repairs. g.................. 100
Weather report. .......................... 208
Recapltulated annual statement. .......... al
Useful information, etc. 21o
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

The action of the house in voting to re-
move the beet sugar bounty is already hav-
ing some effect, although the Wilson bill
has not yet come before the senate for
consideration. Insurance companies, an
ticipating the complete ruin of the beet
sugar industry, have begun to call in their
policies on the factories located in Ne
braska, declining to take the risks involved.
Such action on the part of an insurance
company is scarcely justified by the circum-
stances as they exist today and only piles up
the burdens upon the beet sugar manufac-
turers, who are thus deprived Of protection
against fire losses for which they are
anxious to pay. The Wilson bill strikes
down the beet sugar industry without even
the slightest encouragement to its c%ontinu-
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

The more the Capital National bank
swindle at Lincoln is probed the more rot
ten 1t becomes. 1t seems almost incredible
that one man could perpetrate so many ex-
tensive pieces of rascality without exciting
the slightest suspicion in the minds of the
men who were closely associated with him
in the management of the bank. None of
the directors seem to have been aware of
the bank's condition and they cheerfully at
tached their names to the cooked up reports
sent out quarterly by the man who was de-
liberately taking everything in sight. The
g~uileless simplicity of the directors of the
Capital National bank at Lincoln Is one
of the worst features OF the collapse of that
institution. Had the directors performed
their duty to themselves the bank could
never have been farmed so ndustriously for
the sole benefit OF It's president. The utter
collapse Of this institution serves to empha-
size the responsibility OF bank dictatorship.
Every mana.who serves as a director ac-
cepts a trust His good name stands as a
guarantee to the banks solvency, sound con-
dition and proper management. If the d.
rector falls to assure himself that the banks
condition is not as 1t is reported he falls
far short of his duty to the business inter-
ests of his community.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

Nebraska has every reason for self-con-
graduation over the admirable manner In
which her state and private banks wealth
cred last years financial storm. During
the year ten banks succumbed to the general
depression which swept over the entire
country. OF these ten banks but two col
lapsed completely, and these two, as may be
imagined. were doing business contrary to
the banking laws of the state. However
careless the state officials who compose the
several boards may have been in respect to
other matters, it is but fair to say that the
affairs of the State Banking department
have been managed with circumspection and
safety. Under its management no banking
scandals have been unearthed and the fail
ures. with the two exceptions. seem to have
been the result of natural causes.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

1t is quite natural that the park commits
sioners should object to any measure that
would tend to diminish the amount of land
at their disposal for park purposes. We
must remember, however, that all property
owned by the public is intended for public
uses. The question really resolves itself into
this, whether the public will derive greater
benefits from a certain piece of land if used
as a building site than, il used solely as a
public square. The mere fact that the land
in question has beer, used as a park should
not in itself prevent the people from devot-
ing it to more advantageous purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05
A ~Jughandle Policy.
"pnlIndcLnnLn Lrdncr.

We have no great faith in the doctrine
of reciprocity as between the United States,
with so much that it has to give, and Can
ada, with so little to give In return, but the
freest reciprocity would evidently be a great
deal more advantageous to this country
than the policy of tile Wilson bill, which
proposes to confer material benefits upon
the Dominion without providing or asking
for anything in the form of an equivalent.
The gain would all be ,!Canada's, the loss
ours. So far as the Dominion Is concerned,
the United States could establish, without
serious detriment to tits trade. a thorough
embargo, but such an embargo would be
ruinous TO the trade OF our n%eighbor. This
is not desirable. yet neither is II desirable
tina we should confer commercial adyan-
tages upon the Canadians at the sacrifice
of the interests of iuur own countrymen.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

The people of Nebraska are just begin
ing to understand the real extent Of the
delay that will be necessary before the
maximum rate cases. are taken up by the
federal courts. Unless the court takes up
the cases at Lincoln they will not be
reached until the next regular term in
Omaha. And the March term at Hastings
must intervene before the Omaha term is
called. Nearly a year will have elapsed
before the cases are taken up at all and
it is fair to presume that several more
years can be consumed before the matter
reaches a final determination.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05
Starving tho Kickers.
Chicago Record.

as president congressman awe besieged
him with demands for appointments In
their districts. The president, however,
they. desired would at once make them in
dependent of him. and that thereafter they
OF legislatlon. The postoiices were used by
the president to keep congress In line upon
the silver question, and 1.-THE repeal of the
hope of some congressman that as soon as
the matter was settled in accordance with
ton OF places among the faithful would
begin.
But no sooner had the silver question
questions hove in sight. Therefore the
postofice appointments were again with
held pending the good behavior OF the con-
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

becility." His concluding comment is even
more caustic and &nunciatory. 1.-THE sem
ate says the mdsw,imp oracle, us the
living exponent OF the vices Of the demo-
ocratic party. Its democratic majority stands
in the way Of itaiown professed political
principles and is hostile TO the welfare OF
the country. So long as the democratic
party remains under the control OF the dem
ocratic senators from the south and the New
York machine. so long will II fail to accom-
plish any good In the country" Horace
Greeley never saldTonythlng more caustic
about the democratiei party during the fierce
strife that preceded the secession era and the
opening of the bloody chasm between the
north and the south. The only Inference
that can be drawn from this is that the
mugwumps and democrats have parted COM
pany now and forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

We do not believe that the market house
project will have to be abandoned because
we cannot issue the $500, 900 bonds this
spring. We contracted for the city hall
building, although we had no right to issue
all the bonds in one year. We can GER
tainly issue $4,000 or $50, 900 in market
house bonds this spring without Gripping
or abandoning any other public improve
ment. The basis for Mr.. Connells rul-
ing on the bonded debt is the assessment for
last year. A new assessment will be begun
in April and must be completed in June.
If that assessment is half way equitable It
will increase the valuation at least 80, 900, :
600. That assures us the right to issue
5000 900 more bonds this year. But we do
not have to issue all the market house bonds
this year. The contractors will gladly I'M
dertake to wait for part of their pay a few
months. At the very worst they would
have to hold their claims until the
charter can be amended next winter.
or course the chairman of the Judiciary
committee will say that nothing can be done
this year. But the mayor and council are
expected to do something this year, even
If they do nothing more than procure plans
and have the foundations laid. The time for
doing nothing has gone by.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

An Omaha correspondent gifted with a
prolific Imagination has made the discovery
that the great struggle of the campaign of
1894 will center around the candidacy of
John C. Allen, secretary of state,
Attorney General George II. Hast
ings and A.. r. Humphrey, COM
missioner of public lands and buildings.
These men were impeached by the legisla-
ture last year and will this year ask for a
vindication at the hands Of the people as
third term candidates for the offices they
now hold. This is very interesting, but not
at all probable. Republicans of Nebraska
will have enough to do this fall to fight the
combined forces of p%optllsts and democrats
under the leadership of Bryan without load
ing up with candidates who want to be vim
dicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-05

London papers don't like to be beat by any
imported American journalism" and so
have been quite prompt to deny that there
is any foundation of truth to the report that
Gladstone intended to retire from official life
in the very near future. But the publisher
of the story insists that his source of in
formation is reliable. II It turns out to be
true that the plans for Mr.. Gladstone's re-
tirement have already been laid the stock
of imported American journalism ought to
mount several notches in the London quo
tations. There are still a few things which
London newspapers might learn In America.