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ALLIANCE TALKS.
HEWS 0? THE ORDER FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
Items of Interest to Alliance
men Everywhere.
An exchange says: We are waiting for
an over production of money to move the
over production production of of debts, crops to pay off the
over and to feed
and clothe the over production of people.
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The Bov>er (Mo.) Appeal says: ‘‘Farm¬
ers and laboring men > a general go to
work and elect the idlers and enemies of
labor into power, who, in turn, go to
work and enact laws to rob and fleece
the very ones who gave them power to
do so, and for years the farmer wage
workers have mee’kly and uncomplain¬
ingly submitted to them.”
The Arkansas (Searcy) Economist saw:
“Why there should not be perfect una¬
nimity of suntimeut between the mer¬
chant and farmer with regard tofinan&ial
reform we fail to see. What benefits the
latter must benefit the former. Tho
prejudice which has arisen should be put
aside, and they should stand together in
the great battle for an increase of the
currency.”
The Alliance Echo (Kansas City, Mo.)
says: “The farmer pays the taxes. If he
lies his neighbors will tell the assessor,
and he is caught up with, but his brother and
in the city is sent a blank to fill out,
he writes as much or as little as he
pleases and swears to it and returns it.
If he has a palace home with costly
furniture and rooms elegantly furnished
from cellar to garret, worth $25,000, he
gives it in at from $3,000 to $3,000. If
he has cash and bonds to the amount of
$10,000 he will not return a cent. Should
he have a large sum of money deposited
in the banks he draws it out, takes a
certificate check and has the cashier hide
it away in his vaults till the assessment
is taken. Hence the burden of taxation
falls upon the farmer who can’t well
evade the law, if he is so disposed, or
upon the poorer classes in the city who
have houses and lots that can’t be cov¬
ered up.”
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The Alliance Sentinel (Rogers, Ark.)
says. There is one glaring, monstrous fully
fact, that the people will not fail to
realize, and that is, that in all the
a*saults that the opposition make against
the sub-treasuiy pian, scheme or proposi¬
tion, it has not presented one single line
for the relief of the people. They con¬
demn the sub-treasury but offer nothing
in its stead. The Alliance asks for the
adoption of the sub treasury pian or some
other proposilion that is as good, for the
people must have relief, and realized that speedily;
this is a fact that will be by all
the people. The power of contraction
has done its terrible work, and the people
are groaning under its oppression, aod
they must have relief. Therefore, if the
eubtr-ea8ury plan will not meet the
emergency, gentlemen of the opposition, will
present some other plan that be
equally as good in meeting the necessities
of the people. Be assured the Alliance
will hold on to the sub-treasury plan
until some other plan as good or better
is presen tod.”
FROM LOUISIANA.
A New Orleans dispatch says: The
call of the dissatisfied members of the
Farmers’ Alliance for a third party con
ventioB, to meet at Alexandria, October
2nd, has proved a political alliance surprise to
all. A large element in the were
dissatisfied with the LaFayette combina¬
tion made by the state alliance with the
anti-lottery democrats some weeks ago.
They appealed to President Polk, who
sided with them, and, backed by this
decision, they have determined to hold
a convention next month and place an
entire independent state ticket in the
field. This will complicate matters blow a
great deal, and will prove a severe
to the anti-lottery cause. It will place
three tickets in the field—democratic,
alliance and republican, and possibly
four. It will probably hurt the anti
lottery people, since it will lose them a
great many farmers, who will go off in
this third party movement.
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A NOVEL 8UBTITUTE.
The Laurens Advertiser, which ha*
been fighting the sub-treasruv bill, has
been asked to suggest a subtitute, and
the following is given us its plan which
is claimed to be at least “better than the
sub-treasury:” “Following out the de¬
mand of the Ocala platform, let the .gov¬
ernment issue bonds at a reasonable rate
of interest to the extent of $900,000,000,
and buy the railroad and telegraph lines.
Then let the government issue a paper
currency redeemable in railroad pas¬
sage or freight, or telegraph toll
limited to the estimated amount ot
travel, hauling and message-sending population.
likely to accommodate the
To illustrate, a bill ot a certain denomi¬
nation presented to a government train
conductor would call for passage ten,
thirty or 100 miles, or for carrying a bale
of cotton a specified distance, say from
Laurens to Richmond. The government
tbould, of course, mako such bills legal
tender, and receive them in pavment of
all taxes and import duties. Gold, sil •
ver and greenbacks might be kept in cir¬
culation ju-t as they are now, a fixed
standard of value of each to each other
and to the new currency having been
ascertained.”
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$ Springs, 8.
Dakota Sein (Wessington deposits barrel
D.)says: “A distiller a
of whisky in .a government warehouse,
and receives a certificate which is nego
tiable at a bank as a government bond.
The distiller borrows what money he
needs upon it at a low rat: oi interest,
and the government takes cure of the
whisky for three years, during which
time it substantially increases in value.
Meanwhile the government the at public
expense looks out 'harply for suppo
sitipn of illegal distilleries, so that the
tax when paid is a burden which falls
solely on the consumer, Is this class
legislation, or not? Now is it not better
that the farmer’s wheat is in a govern
me ut warehouse awaiting a rise in the
mancet, where in case of forfeiture it
goes to the government, which is the
people, than that it lies in the elevator at
Huluth or Chicago, awaiting a ‘corner’
iu the market to be the prey of the spec
ulators? You must expect these people
: howl like the 'drinkers of crime’
mentioned by the Prophet Joel, or like
Demetrious at Ephesus and the ‘work
men of like occupation,’ mentioned in
tho XIX chapter of Acts. All the misery
of the world has been caused by disobe¬
dience of the divine injunction ‘in bread.’ the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
The robber, the usurer, the slave holder,
the gambler and the speculator huvo
striven to eat their bread in the sweat of
other men’s faces. At every movement
in favor of th* toUincr masses they cry
‘paternalism.’ The nrst and best gov¬
ernment the world ever saw was the most
paternal. It was the patriarchial states
of Abraham and Job.”
OFFICIAL RULING,
Washington, D. C., Sept. 12, 1891.
To whem it may concern:
Owing to the fact that there has been
and is yet a misunderstanding among a
great many of our State officers in regard
to the payment of “per capita dues” by
the State Alliances to the national, I have
requested ruling the the national president to make
a on subject in-auswerto ques¬
tions asked him, covering the whole mat¬
ter, which ruling you will find below. I
take this method of giving each State
timely notice that the delegates from no
State Alliance will be seated at the next
meeting of the Supreme Council of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, unless the State secretary makes
bis annual report and pays the per capita
dues according to the following ruling.
J. H. Turner,
Secretary National Farmer* Alliance and
Industrial Union.
Mr. Dear Sir and Brother: Replying to
your letter of September 1, requesting
rulings on two questions concerning the
finances of the Alliance, I make the de¬
cisions which follow:
Your first question is: “Will the per
capita dues of the several state alliances
for the year 1892 be due and payable on
the first day of November, 1891? On
this question I rule yes. My ruling is
bused on section two of article seven of
the national constitutional constitution,
which reads as follows: A per capita tax
of five cents shall be national pda for each male by
member into the treasury
each state organization on or before the
first day of each year.” The dues are
payable in advance under the provisions
of section twenty-eight of the ‘The statutory
laws, which reads as follows: per
capita dues shall be five cents, due an¬
nually In advance on the first day of
November with the last day of grace,
February 1 following.”
Your second question is : “If you rule
in the affirmative, will the delegates to
the next meeting of the Supreme Council
be seated, if the State secretaries do not
make their reports and pay said per cap¬
ita dues for the year 1892?” I decide
they can not. I base this decision on sec¬
tion 2 of the statutory laws, which reads
as follows: * ‘Delegates to the Supreme
Council will not be entitled to seats, in
the body unless settlement of the national
per capita dues of 5 cents for each male
member has been made by the State sec¬
retary, accompanied the by national the proper
amount of money to secre¬
tary and State secretaries shall make such
remittance and report promptly on or be¬
fore the 1st day of November.”
Yours truly and fraternally,
L. L. Polk,
President N. F. A. and I. U.
Attest: J. H, Turner, Secretary.
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DELAWARE STATE ALLIANCE,
The Delaware State Alliance was or¬
ganized last week. Officers were elected
and the Ocala platform was indorsed
in the following resolution, which was
unanimously adoDted:
“Resolved, by the Alliance of the State
of Delaware, in convention assembled,
that they accept and indorse the demands
made by the National Alliance in session
at Ocala, Fla., iu December, 1890.”
The following resolutions were passed
amid much enthusiasm:
1. The principles of our Order are
founded in the divine wisdom and justice
of God as set forth and exemplified in
His word, which we acknowledge as the
only infallible rule of faith and practice.
2. In this word we are taught to love
our neighbors as ourselves, to do justice
and love mercy. We therefore ask noth¬
ing fro many man or class that we would
not willingly grant. We seek no selfish
advantage and ask no special fair favor.
3. But we do demand play and
equal rights for ourselves, as farmers,
and, while we are willing public and ready %
bear our full share of the burden,
we are not willing and will no longer sub¬
mit to pay nine-tenths of all the taxes
levied for county and municipal purposes;
demand that invested capital, such as
bonds,mortgages and. stocks,which yield
a larger and more certain return, with
less labor and care than our farms, be
taxed exactly ns they are,at its real value.
4. We further demand that the latter,
when collected, shall be wisely and eco¬
nomically spent for the benefit of the citi¬
zens at large and not to reward favorites
or professional imaginary. politicians for political
service, real or
5. We are neither a party or partisans,
but are political to this extent: That we
demand the selection of good, honest and
true men for office, and we will support
no others; and especially and do wo demand
the selection of honest courageous
menfor senate rs and representatives in
our State legislature, principles an:? men who are
imbued with the we advocate
and who will unhesitatingly pledge them¬
selves to carry them out if elowed.
0. We further declare that, while w
have our party preferences and icspecti vely,
we are yet freemen, not the siav s |
of any party or factions, and wo will '
therefore lieve in support principles only and such men willing as be- to j
our are ,
support them, no matter to what parry j
they may be allied.
7. That under the head of fanners wo
include aud recognize all who draw their
support directly fvom the land.
8. We also declare our deep and sin
dasses^and'we'wi11 aYllheTTn °L“v '
proper occasion to secure their rights and
the just reward of their labor; aud we
ask of them to unite with us in the sup- 1
port of these principles and the attain- ,
ment of these ends. i
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A GREAT MISTAKE.
Following is the comment of the Pro- j ■
gressive Fanner , (President Polk’s paper - )
With cotton selling at 7 and 8 j
cents there is absolutely no profit in it. _ ;
So even 50 cents per aundred is a big
cotton. An Additional so'^cent s pel
nunurea means $i.oo aa ted to the cost
of raising the cotton after it is ginned.
it lint cotton was selling at 10 cents oui
farmers would just be where they now
are alter adding the extra $l 00 to the
farmeYonhe SoutharcThe bcYVYYds
the colored people have. Some of them
have not treated them as they should,
but generally speaking he negroes have
on tt„ iecent threatened strike by the
colored cotton pickers of the south. The
article is headed “A Great Mistake” aud
5«£Jf?L7 , rJSK? , iSSS
Alliance ot tho United Unit It. X.
Humphries, General Superintendent, has
perfected arrangements for a general
strike of the colored cotton-pickers
throughout the South, to go into effect j
on the 12th of this month, which was last ,
Saturday ? He advises d ta them firm to Til go about j
y A / 1 :
demand is granted. mn They want $1 per;
hundred for all cotton they pick. We j
thi^k this a great mistake on the part i
di our colored friends at this time.
prospered where the whites have pros
pered. The negro farmer and the white j
farmer are both on the same platform j
today. They are suffering from the :
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evils. It is the duty of our white Alii- '
ance people to see that our in colored Butin! farm
ers have an equal chance life.
taking this step the colored Alliancemen j
attempt to better their condition!
at tue expen-e of their white brethren, i
Reforms should not be in the interest of ;
one portion of our farmers white at and the expense oolored I
of another. If both
farmers can better their condition at the
same time, then the coumry will be bet¬
ter for all classes. But for either color
to benefit themselves at the expense of
the other, is simply a family throat-cut¬
ting business. If our white and colored
farmers can, by a united effort, remedy
our financial system, get better prices for
the products we raise, raise the price of
farm labor, then all will have an equal
chance to succeed. But as we see this
cotton pickers’ strike, it is a direct blow
at farm owners which will cost a great
deal and mount to nothing in the enu.
One thing is certain. Our farmers can¬
not afford to pay $1 per hundred for
cotton picking. Another thing is
certain: Unless both white and black
work together to secure general and
equal renei, notmng good will come out
of it. We think that after proper con¬
sideration the colored alliancemen will
suicidal see that they are demanding taking an improper thing and im¬
step in a
the possible, and that they strike. will reconsider We
plan for a general pro¬
fess to know as much about the situation
and about cotton as Superintendent
Humphries, and we do not hesitate to
advise our farmers to leave their cotton
in the fields rather than pay more than
50 cents per hundred to have it picked.
The speculators are mainly responsible
for the low price of cotton and so is our
financial system. Strike at the root of
the disease rather than at the top, for
this movement is simply a blow at the
too.
A CRAZY MOTHER
Hurls Hep Children and Then
Herself Into the River.
A Sioux Falls, South Dakota, railroad dispatch
says: Workingmen on the saw a
woman walk to the Great Northern
bridge, throw an eight-year-old boy into
the river, burl an eighteen months old
baby after him and plunge into the water
herself, Sunday, Boats reached the
scene and dragged the three bodies
ashore, but too late to save the mother
and babe. The woman is the wife of a
contractor named Neprosich, her and had
become crazed on account of hus¬
band’s business reverses.
LILLIAN AS A LUNATIC.
The Gay Adventuress Landed
in the Asylum.
A Knoxville, dispatch says that Mrs.
L. M. Gould, of Murphy, N. O., noted
for killing her husband, was on Monday
night, sent to the insane asylum at that
place. She has been in Knoxville for
some days and created quite a sensation
by her uttempts to kiss several men the
first day she was there. The woman has
been eating opium, and a reputable phy- j
sician made affidavitt that she was insane. [
Pending an inquisition of lunacy she was
committed to the lunatic asylum.
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