St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-15
MRS. MARY LEASE,
The Lady From Kansas. Makes
Things Interesting

Mrs. Lease spoke in substance as follows
Mr.. President. Dear Friends and Brothers:
like Minnesota; like its free. open prairies,
and like its people. Also l like TO speak to
che members of the Farmers Alliance I, a
woman, fettered by a false theology by
false customs, by hundred traditional ties
claim 1or myself the right OF an acknowl-
edged individuality, the right to be myself
And L shall never wear a coat that was cut
FOR another person. / am glad to see that
the farmers are working in the same direc-
ton.
This nation is peculiarly indebted to the
farmers. The men who gave us our consti-
luton and the priceless tenets of our political
talth: and the men who drew sword at Lex
tngton and other places famous in the his
tory of this country those men did not come
from palaces, or from counting rooms, or
rom tt, a places where the eyes were dazzled by
the display of gold bags. They were farmers.
Ninety per cent of the armies that fought
Tor the freedom of this country in The wears
between lI76 and 1871 were farmers; so were
~ per cent or the armies that carried the
struggle between the differing elements of
stars and Stripes TO victory and glory in
the battles OF the Mexican war: 50 were 80
per cent Of the armies that gave their blood
applyfor liberty and justice in the last ter
LOT liberty and justice in the last ter
OF this nation. No wonder that the farmers are
again taking the lead in the battles that are
wrong.
The Farmers Alliance movement has
reached gigantic proportions. never dreamt oil
ID
geographical limits: now it has spread over
the world. All over the world a great bat
t .ie Is waging. 1t is the people that want tc
take peaceful possession OF their own The
present time is filled with prophecies with
ip pen disasters, but also with bright prom
Ises; II is time when the whole race is
PROFOUNDLY discontinued. Preparations are 60
ing on that are to change the map Of Europe
as well as the form of European government
armies are raised and battleships built bu,
not because the governments are afraid OF
each other NO, because they are afraid OF
the people. This country is now strengthen.
ing ing us navy Six battleships have been or
NOT yet learned the great lesson that how
ever It's army and navy are increased, unless
tne people are in possession of their own
MONIES, the ironclads and the armies are In
vain The nation has not vet learned the
lesson that it cannot commit a greater mis-.
take TAKE Ihan to ignore the existence of injus-
lice. you may put individuals In prison or "a
oeath, but you cannot crush truth in the
same way. The ideas of freedom and iustice
winch once conquered the great Napoleon are
now klndling fires from one end of the earth
10 the other. We may hope that the last act
sai night for human freedom has been
s so;ught out human greed is still living Con
sciously or unconsciously, we are now takine
part in the old struggle between human oraaS
ana human emanciDation
ms nation has been sick for years II
tried Republican doctor for twenty vaars
But the patient grew worse Then II turned
round and tried a Democratic doctor. Tins
II placed itself in the same position as the
-ltSio,h nv swallowed TWO doses of Paris
green to kill a potato bug which he bad
previously swallowed. But never again shall
t thls nation try Democratic physician.
t IIlk 200 mat Grover Cleveland has placed
hIHseii ana mis- party in the same position
as the believers in the idea of fore ordination.
II they do, they are damned and If thew
don't they are also damned
Mr.. Chairman, do I talk noliticso NJ
course not! But as a woman, | am some
times liable to speak about politics without
knowing it, "i'iiou'
ho me trouble with the Populst physicians
has so far been that they have conferred tno
much with the Democratic Doctors