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The advocate., 1895-07-17
To Divert Attention.

II is the settled policy Of the two po-
litiCRl parties that have produced the
conditions which sfflict this country TO-.
day, to divert the attention Of voters
from the real issue; and they will sue
Csed unless our producers keep wide
awake. Every intelligent person will
see, if they only look, that no perms.
nent prosperity can come TO US until we
restore our currency to the basis it oO-
cupled prior to 1873. 1t requires but
little reflection to see that the lsgisls-
tive crime OF that year doubled every
dollar Of indebtedness in this country.
The immediate result was not apparent
to the popular mind, but "a soon as
these doublsd debts became due, or the
interest on them had to be paid, the
burden became palpRbls reality. Every
farmer sees the circle Of his profits mar
rowing. One man tells him it Is high
tariff that has closed his markets abroad,
while another tells him it is free trade
that has placed him on q level with the
psupsr labor Of Europe. This forms a
basis for contention that iS calculated
to hide the real issue. It is the duty OF
the Alllancemsn to not only understand
the true issue themselves, but they
should prompt others to see il. There
is NO excuse for indiffarsnos. We com.
NIT crime Bgsinst our children by re-
fusing to see the true issue, or to re.
flaln from enlightening others when we
do see it.-PsnnsYlVsnis Farmer.
The advocate., 1895-07-17
Topics for July.

Can farmers lessen their hours Of la
bor without detriment to their farming
interosEs?
What occupation affords'the best op-
portunitisB Eor the epjoyments of lifeS
Should the state pay for Csttle or
degSd killed because Bffl lioted with con-
tsgeous disease? And il so, what pro.
portion Of real vslusH
Would Chautauqus farmers read
iDR course be Of value TO the members
OF the Allianoe2
Origin and history OF some Of our
garden vegetables; also, origin and his
tory Of corn, wheat, oats and other
small grains.
ShSll women be granted equal sui.
Rrags rights with menP
To what extent should farmers sub.
scribe for and read agricultural papersH
OF what value are the state expert.
msnt station bulletins to the members
OF this Alliancep How many receive
thsmS
Csn ON unmarried man manage q
farm "a successfully ss q married man
other things being equals
What branches Of agriculture are best
adapted to this sectionH
Should farmers wives and daughters
have o general knowledge Of the affairs
Otths fArmS
no what extent should shade trees
bs planted on the fermP
To what extent 10 the average farmer
justified in ornamenting his farm. house
groundsl
Can farmer afford to keep his Wsg.
Onn and farm machinery under the
"L1d's shed" even if the rent Is cheapP
viii It pay to send our boys and girls
30 the State Agricultural OOlleReP
What are the best soilinR oropsS
The advocate., 1895-07-17
HELP FOR FARMERS.

Il Lies in Themselves and In Organizing Che
Alliance.
It is needless TO say that the Rgricul.
tural interests of this country have not
In the yssrS that are passed, received
that recognition which their importance
to the prosperity OF the nation would
justify and demand, and the momSntOus
question which now confronts the farm
sRs iS, how to remedy the great evil Of
pEBOticSlly ignoring the great producing
clsas Of people, and discriminating
against their interest by legislative
snactments. It is an old and true say
ing that ths "LoPd helps those who
help thomesIVes,' and il the farmers
would receive help, it must be self help.
The hIutOEy of this country for the
past tms1ty five YoaEa Shove that nearly
The advocate., 1895-07-17

SIT is easier for camel to 90 through
the eye Of q needle than it is for a rich
m an to enter the Kingdom Of Heaven" ."
We do not understand this passage
Of Scripture to apply to Boston, Ger
tainly not to some people we know in
Boston, but the secretary OF q large
charitable society In New York city
writes us that he took the New York
Tribune's list Of rich men and sent to
1000 Of them q request for aid, the re-
suit being that one responded with q
contribution Of 81, and the experiment
cost the society nearly $500. In view Of
this result we think he ought to be glad
that be got his hat bRck from that CON.
gregstion.-Oar Dumb Animals, July,
1895.
The advocate., 1895-07-17
county Alliance Meeting.

An important meeting Of the Shawnee
county Alliance will be held on Satur.
day, June 20, 1895, at 10 o'clock q. M,
in K. Of P. hall, corner OF Sixth and
Quincy. Committee on industrial CO.
operation will make full report, and all
interested in co operotion should be
present. BY Order Of Committee.
The advocate., 1895-07-17
The National Reform Conference and Its
Basis of Union.

representatives OF various reform move
ments TO see how they could get to-
gether. Once again, after an open, hon
est, face-to. face interchange OF views,
difficulties have disappeared and an
agreement has been reached. The first
effort was that made in the Sherman
house conference in Chicago, in 1892.
The latest attempt was that made last
week in Prohibition park. Prohibition
lists, POpulists, socialists, single takers,
were all represented, and the result OF
five days discussion was a surprising
harmony.
Elsewhere we publish the proposed
basis Of union. It 10 needless to say that
we do not agree with all Of it. We did
not expect to. We never saw political
platform yet with which we sgreed in
every point. We never expect to Ses
such q platform. We have acted with
the prohibition party when it's platform
gave more offsnBe TO our views than this
proposed basis Of union gives. Ia the
same way, we would be willing to act
with union Of reform forces brought
about upon this proposed basis.
In fact, there is in this proposed basis
of union a feature which makes it far
more easy for one to give assent to 1t sa
a whole while dissgEeeing with Certaim
portions OF It,. than has ever bsen the
case with any platform ever yet drafted
by any party. That feature is found in.
the first plank prsssntsd-DireCt Lsgis-
lstion. For instance, we do not believe
in the free coinage Of silver. II, on this
proposed basis Of union, victory was
achieved at the ballot box, we could Rt
once demand that the victorious party
submit the question Of free silver to the
vote Of the people and abide by the re-
suit. III our demand were sustained by
a sufficient number, the party, though
it were pledged to the support Of freS
silver, would be obliged to take q refer
endum on the SUBJECT and submit to the
decree Of the people 30 obtained. The
same is true with regard to al other
measures Of the platform. While the
party would be pledged to defend those
measures before the people, yet il it
failed to convince q majority Of the peo-
pie that any particular measure was de-
sirRble, 1t could not enact that measure
into law until the majority OF the peo-
pie had been 80 convinced. The
man who Is opposed TO woman
suffrage, for instance, could act
with party resting on such q platform
far more easily than with prohibition
party on its present platform, because
the prohibition party is pledged to enact
woman suffrage Gs soon as it comes into
power, whether msjorlty Of the people
are in favor Of il or not, while party
resting upon this proposed basis Of un-
ion is pledged to support woman suf-
frsgs, but not to enact it il a majority
Of the people are not vet convinced that
it should be enacted. This is just as it
should be. We do not, for our part,
want to see even prohibition enacted
into law when a majority Of the people
are opposed to it.
This basis Of union, therefore, while
it may seem to some to be
very radical, is, in fact, very con.
ssrvstivs. 1t is radical in its state
- "A L,.A ..nnonnnt;r.. L.
The advocate., 1895-07-17
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.

political power and scCumulatons Of
great wealth, have bsen accomplished
By means Of organizations, great or
small. Consequently the lesson Of the
hour ig that farmers must help them
sslvss by organization and cooperation,
and thus make Avsilable a mighty
power which heretofore has been but
partially utilized.
Many Of the evils Of which we COM
PLAIN, il not sslf'inflioted, certainly exist
by our SuffsranOe; because by reason of
numbers we have ample power TO rem
edy them, or to 90 modify them that no
cause for complaint will remain. We
complain Of the neglect Of the agricul-
tural interests by public officials, OF
rights disrsgarded, Of discriminating
legislation, Of laws not enforced, OF un-
equal taxation, Of extrsysgsnce and COR
ruption lin the administration OF public
affairs, and that the few are monopo-
lizing the profit Of the labor
Of the many. Surely there is NO
dsRrth Of complaints. But OF what
avail are complaints il we will not help
ourselves when the means are plainly in
our reach?
Many farmers in different parts OF
the country, In q measure, at least, seem
to comprehend the situation and are
nobly striving TO help themselves and
their class by organization, others seem
disheartened or indifferent, and still
others are expecting help by the Rdop-
ton Ct certain financial measures which
are advocated by many sincere and hon
est men, Bs we'll az by those in the em-
ploy Of private interests who "slWsys
talk for the pay there is in il" But the
great mSj lrity of farmers are simply
drifting, or psssivsly waiting for some
thing to turn up. There is no help in
insotion, and no hope in the attempt to
get something for nothing" There
will be no neglect Of agriculture or dis.
criminstion against its interests when
the farmers use their toRer as other
classes and interests use theirs.
The public official who negleSts or
ignores the interests Of other classes,
which are inBignifcsnt when compared
with that Of agriculture, soon realizes
that his political race is run, and he is
forced to retire to private life; but on
the other hand, the public official who
ignores agriculture and betrsys the
farmers interests is often given a higher
position, sometimes being helped thereto
by the miadirsctsd action Of farmers.
The farmers will not be helped unless
they learn to know and use their power
for their own interest," There is no hu-
man power which can successfully cope
with that Of the mighty agricultural
hosts In this country, when 1t can be
concentrated and intelligently and fear
lsssly applied. "FSrmers, the power is
with you," and can be used for your
own and your country's good when you
will it But it will require patient, per.
ssvSrinR effort to utilizs this power and
secure the needed help. It will require
careful consideration and thorough, un-
biased discussion, with we'll digested
plans Of action, and then enthusiastic
CO. operation. This ia the way, and the
only way, TO obtain help.
Brother farmers, We want to help you,
The advocate., 1895-07-17
Alliance Literature.

The following books are recommended
to assist in carrying on the department.
work Of the Alliance:
The advocate., 1895-07-17
BOOKS.

PAPERS.
American Gardening twice Q monthl. ...8 .I6
American Hort1culturalist (monthly)..... IS
Send all orders to ]. B. FOnoh, ssO-
yetaEy State AlliauCa TOpskl, Kansas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18
Defence THAT is CONFESSION.

Strange and impudcnt pleas for the dismissal
Of indictments are not rare IN our courts. The
common method employed by lawyers for the
freeing OF their clients accused Of crime Is not
to prove them innocent. but to interposc tech
ncal objections TO the validity Of every act Of
the State in bringing them 10 trial Yet seldom
has more cynical disregard OF the fact that the
object Of the law is to attain justice been shown
than by the counsel Of the men under indictment
in New-Jerscy as a result Of the Voorhees, in
vestigation on the charge Of plundering the State
in connection with printing contracts. The
Court was asked to quash the indictments be-
cause at the time the alleged offences were com
Ing Of State reports in the German language,
and consequently, the Controller had no right
TO ask for bids, the defendants committed no
crime against the State, whatever may have been
their conduct with regard TO the printing
This contention amounts to nothing more than
saying that corrupt combination has a per-
feet right to cheat and defraud the State pro-
vdcd 1t does II In the carrying out Of schemes
which are themselves illegal 1t Is a rule OF
grammar that two negatives may make posi-
tive, but there is no legal maxim that two wrongs
make right. The Controller, 1t would appear
In the generous desire 10 assist his friends by
giving them more public printing than the law
allowed advertised for bids. To secure the work
at an exorbiiant price. II Is alleged. the defend
ants bought off lower bidders and defrauded tho
State Of large sum Of money. When their acts
are discovered and they are called to answer for
them the plea is made that II they had done the
work honestly the whole transaction would have
been illegal, but doing 1t dishonesty freed the
participants from being held accountable for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18

duccd ma jorities. When Sir William HarcOurt
is beaten at Derby. and Mr.. I.aboucherc has his
ma iority M Northampton much cut down. what
encouragement is there for the smaller fry!
Few expressions Of opinion are yet reported
ne 10 the cause Of the revolution, nor do the re-
suits in the constituencies throw much light
upon H. The probability Is that there Is no one
dominant cause but several Of about equal hi
portancc. The agitation against the House or
Lords may well BE- reckoned as one; slow-goihg
John Bull prcferrlng 10 have his Constitution
revised by Conservatives rather than by itadl-
Gals The Irish question Is another English
men thinking it time the rest Of the Kingdom
and the Empire received some OF the attention
that island has wcnlgh monopolized. especially
since the Irish fail to agree among themselves
as 10 what they want. The liquor question Is
third and the new scheme of taxation a fourth.
A leading place must be given TO the lack OF
definite programme presented by the Opposition.
Lord Rosel,ery put reform Of the House Of Lords
foremost. Sir William Harcourt identified him
sc,f with Local Option, and Mr. Morley chung
monfully TO Home Rule. I'm striving to please
everybody they have, as Is usual pleased no
body.
What the tnonists will do with the victory
thov are winning cannot yet be foreseen. They
have announced no programme, made no prom
scs II will be time enough to do so, they say,
when they have got back to Westminster with
= substantial majority. They have not hest
tatcd. however, 10 speak pretty plainly in their
election addresses Of the urgent need Of social
reform That Is principle for which Mr.. Cham
bcrlain stands. and he Is certainly not to be
rcckoncd mere cipher in the new Government.
II Is a principle moreover which the lameh'ed
Lord Randolph Churchill succeeded In Impress
ing upon not few Of the Conservative leaders,
including his faithful comrldc Of the Fourth
Party" Mr. Arthur Bllfour. Moreover. Sir John
Gorsi. another Fourth Party" man, by the way,
and conspicuous member Of the new Admins
tration. made public only few weeks ago an
elaborate scheme Of social reform. which. he de-
clarcd. would have to be the policy OF the CON
scrvaiivcs when they returned to power mat
was inst before the Liberals were turned OUT.
He preparcd the scheme in full expectation or
almost exactly what has happened II is scarce
" 10 be supposed that be did so without consult
ing his prospective colleagues, or at least Know
ing pretty we'll what their opinions were on the
subject We shall not be surprised. therefore,
If social reform prove 10 be a leading NUMBER
on the forthcoming Unionist programme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18
PERSONAL.

The Rev Dr. George William Douglas. who
has just been elected rector OF Trinity Episcopal
Church. New-H Haven. Conn. TO succeed DR. Har-
wood, retired Is well known in this city. having
been for some time associate minister In Trinity
Parish He was born In this city. about forty-three
years ago. and his parents who are stu living.
now reside In Rochester He graduated from
Trinity College. Hartford. Conn. In 1871. After
leaving this city he became rector OF ST. Johns.
Washington. He resigned this Office about three
years ago and has since been actively interested
in the project OF erecting an Episcopal cathedral In
Washington.
Nine CasImr- Perier has followed the example
OF her husband. the ex-Presdent OF France. and
learned to ride the bicycle. She practises daily
with Mime. de Hourqueney. wife OF the former IN
PRODUCER OF ambassadors.
Writing In THE Commercial Travellers Home
Magazine about od-time Fourth OF July celebra
TONS ex -Governor Flower says: From the time
was eighteen years old until ! was twenty-five.
was usually paced on the committee OF the town
In which | lived that had charge Of the arrange
ments for the Fourth OF July celebration. re-
member one Fourth Of July In Watertown. when
we had decided to have the militia out In the pro-
cesson; were also DESTROYS OF getting some SOL
dler or soldiers who had fought In the battle Of
sacketts Harbor. In the war Of 1928. They were
We rode him around In the procession; we dined
wined and toasted him. But the next day We
learned that he fought on the other side"'
NJ. George Hugo has been made sub-director OF
la Nouvee Revue" OF which Nine. Adam Is In
charge.
d. Cady Eaton pays a glowing tribute In THE
New Haven Journal to his cousin. the late Daniel
c. Eaton. OF that city. I'm some respects" he
SAYS. "he was old-fashioned He thought as was
thought u generation or two ago. that every sclen-
tiGc man should be Latin scholar and that
scientific correspondence should be conducted In
Latin lie was always pleased to receive a Latin
~ hia ai0n capfa Ia, a
took the pleasure OF a jolly schoolboy In answer
ing in Ciceronian sentences, He enjoyed delight
fully turning on a phrase that had the true ring
French he would return French; and to German
German. deporng all the while s, the use Of the
the procession Of anisntlan sdvaneai hut ha Was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18
THE TNTONIST GAINS.

Enough progress has now been made in the
British elections to afford some ground for reck-
oning the ultimate result Down TO yesterday
morning returns had been received from 203 con-
stitucncics. or considerably more than onc-thrd
Of the whole In those 81 Unloniss had been
chosen, against 81 Of all other parties. The net
Unionist gain had been 81 seats. As hitherto
stated, a gain Of only Is seats would be sufii-
cent 10 give the Unionsts clear majority Of
the new House. II. therefore. the rest Of the
polling goes Just as ii did in 1892 the CniOnsts
will have u fair working majority over all others.
But there is no reason to suppose their gains are
AT an end Yesterdays polling resulted in n con-
tinuance Of them. and it seems probable that
today's and .o-morrow's and every days to the
end Of the contest will do the same. AT that
rate the Unionist majority in the new House
may reach 60 or 10
Nearly all the boroughs, including those Of the
metropolis, have now voted The few remain
ing ones will be disposed Of this week. a few
county divisions voted on Tuesday and more
yesterday, and to-day and hcnccforth to the end
they will be- the chief scene OF interest. Years
ago the boronghs were generally Liberal and the
counties Conservative but In recent elections
the Liberals have swept many counties by virtue
Of the agricultural aborcrs' votes. The last for
lorn hope OF the Liberal remnant this year Is
that Hodge will again stand firmly for It, But
there is no indication that he will The counties
which have already voted show the same Union
Isl gains that the borou.hs showed There
seems TO be no checking the tide which Is flow
Ing all one way. II Is not mere defeat Of the
Rndcal-L ibcral-Ilomc Rule forces 1t Is utter
rou And II is emphasized by the disasters that
are overtakng the leaders Of the party. Down
TO yesterday no less than four Of the ex-AIns,ers
had been defeated. while numerous other prom
inent Radicals aud Liberals had got In By re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18

their course That Is the defence of the New
Jersey "booders" II s a defence when Is IL
self a confession.
II is also a failure. Judge Conovcr brushes
aside all such pettifogging. and squarcy holds
that the indictments clearly show corrupt COM
bination to dcfraud the State and puts the de-
PENDANTS under the necessity OF standing trial
ON the merits of their cases. This Is the last
thing that they want to do. From the beginning
the policy of the NcwJcr>cy ring has been the
same. The gamblers and the election thieves
followed this course. Nobody had the audacity
seriously to proclaim their innocence. Point ny
point they fought for immunity by the fabrica-
ton Of all sorts Of bubbles, and when all else
failed n Governor and Board Of Parlons dehant
Of all honest sentiment and the Judgment OF all
the courts. granted as political favor the free
dom which could not be claimed on any grounds
Of Justice. The same thing may be expected In
case of the Trenton "boodlcrs." Efforts TO free
them have begun not in the proclamation OF
their honesty but In the assumption That their
dishonesty cannot be punished If the voorhees,
Committee hitherto needed justification or CON
firmation, il has il in the character Of the an
swcrs for the crimes which il unearihtd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-18

1t is to be feared that Mayor Caldwell OF Gin
cinnati is inclined to take a liberal. not to say
elastic. view OF the meaning Of the word en-
forcement as applied TO Sunday Excise laws.
He SAYS that the law which Cincinnati has Is n
rigid one. and Is enforced "as strictly as pos
sible" which means, to judge from what he says
further. that great many liquor-dealers are
arrested for violating the law every sunday ana
discharged the next day. The reason which he
gives for this farcical proceeding is that the ar
rested liquor-dealers have the right OF Trial by
Jury. and that such trials are not only COSTLY
but frequently idle, because Of the unWillingneSs
Of iuries to convict. If 50. it would seem tla'
there is need Of q moral awakening in the queen
CITY of the West 1t ought to be possible to get
twelve men to sit on an Excise case OCCASION
ally who would scrnple TO violate their oa'lis.
1t cannot be that the conscience OF the whole
community in so fair city is hopelessly AFRO
phicd. If it is it would be worth generous
expenditure OF money to have the fact estap
lished as a unique phase Of modern social de-
pcupracV