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ALLIANCE TALKS.
NEWS OF THE ORDER FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
items of Interest to Alliance
men Everywhere.
The Oregon (Pendleton) Alliance Her
old says: “If the Farmers’ Alliance had
collapsed half as often as the newspaper
opponents have given out news to that
effect, it would long ago have been for¬
gotten, but instead of being forgotten
it is being remembered in a very lively
way, and the remembrance promises to
become even livelier as the presidential
contest approaches.”
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Says the National Economist: “That
stale charge is being repeated, that the
demands of the Alliance have a prece¬
dent in the cedula system that was so
disastrous in Argentina. The truth is
that the money system of that country is
modeled almost exactly after the national
banking system of the United States, the
only paper bonds. money being issued on depos¬
ited The cedulas are simply
mortgages, usually owned by foreigners,
interested which was guaranteed by the
government, and are not the basis for a
circulating medium such as the Alliance
demands. On the other hand, they are a
refinement of alien landlordism, an
abuse, the removal of which is impera¬
tively demanded by the order.”
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AND TIIEY ARE ALARMED.
The New York Times says business
men have been interviewed in that city
and they all fear that the Democratic
party '"'ill make the mistake of favoring
free coinage of silver. On which the
Progressive Farmer comments as follows:
“All we have to say is that no matter
what their fears nor what action the par¬
ties take in regard to free silver, ‘It is
going to be done.’ If the New York
‘business men’ can’t stand the law, they
can go where the law will not reach them.
The people are playing the game now and
they will continue with more or less suc¬
cess until the “fears” of the ‘business
men’ of New- York are fully realized. So,
gentlemen, prepare to move your washing
if you can’t stand the pressure.”
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KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
Every effort is being made to keep the
farmers out of politics. It is a criminal
offense punishable by slander and bill¬
ingsgate. The farmers, however, have
-staid out of politics too long; that is
what’s the matter. They have learned
that many of the leaks in their pockets
are of a legislative character; that hard
times are not so much attributable to a
lack of industry and good management
on their part as to the fact that class leg¬
islation has systematically drawn their
surplus into the coffers of the non-pro¬
ducing class. The farmers have their done
their worst managing by trusting
legislative interests to the care of those
not in sympathy with them.— Progressive
Farmer.
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The New York Herald says: It will
be interesting to observe the efforts of
the Farmers’ Alliance to control its
members in their actions. The Alliance
began yesterday to send out a million
letters asking farmers to hold back their
wheat for a great rise, which was confi¬
dently predicted. Whether the fulfilled promise
of improvement in prices will be
remains to be seen, but close observers of
the Alliance will be most curious to learn
how far the farmers will respect the judg¬
ment and authority of the officials whom
they have elected. Should the Western
aales of wheat suddenly stop, in com¬
pliance with the request made, the Al¬
liance may safely be credited with a tre¬
mendous grip, for the American farmer
is not given to holding back his farm
products, no matter how low prices may
be.
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THE ALLIANCE AND ITS PLATFORM.
It is ridiculous to say that you are a
friend to the alliance, but will not en¬
dorse its platform. You cannot divide
the two, and must accept both together
-or neither. What would the alliance
hue without a platform aud declaration of
principles? It would be but a rope of
mod, lhat must soon fall to pieces. aims
There is nothing in a name, but the
which an organization is striving cannot repre¬
sents a great deal. If you, en¬
dorse the Ocala platform and you it is are hypocrisj not. a
friend to the alliance,
to poise as such. That instrument is the
tie that binds our members together, and
its demands the goal for which they are
striving. Yon had as well profess to be
a friend to the Christian church aud deny
the divinity of our Savior. If you
love the alliance, you must also love our
platform. They are one and inseparable.
Southern Alliance Farmer.
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HEAVY LYING FOR A MALICIOUS PURPOSE.
It is evident that in the present strug¬
gle for political supremacy iu this coun¬
try the partisan papers are determined to
stop at no amount of misrepresentation
an a downright lying that seems necessary
to help their side in the controversy. It is
one of the purposes of the Alliance move¬
ment and of the People’s party to bury
all traces of the animosity existing be¬
tween the North and South on account
of past differences. And much is being
already accomplished in this way by the
fraternal coming together of the men of
these sections. But the old party papers
and politicians are determined to keep
alive this prejudice and animosity if it
can be done. And they are again fanning
the embers most vigorously. It is thought
to be the ouly means of preventing the
farther growth of this fraternal feeling
now promising the speedy heart union of
the sections. The Northern papers are
representing intolerant the men of the South as the
bulldozers they ever were, or
were represented to be, and nothing but
tho strong arm ot the law can be de¬
pended on to cope with their lawless,
malicious inclinations.— Hartford, Conn.,
Examiner.
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A GREAT UPHEAVAL COMING.
A writer in the Boston Qlobe says:
“This is a very peculiar country, and it
is a very suggestive fact that the rich are
getting either richer very fast, and the poor
to lower keep along as they are or descend
erty. a Now, dejith it of discomfort and pov¬
stands to reason that a
condition of affairs so inequitable, mak¬
ing princes of ono and slaves of another
class cannot lust. There will come as
certain as fate, some great upheaval, and
it is the very dread of that upheaval which
keeps men, thoughtful men, from dis¬
cussing silence, the condition. They hope by
by ignoring facts, to persuade
themselves that they don’t exist. They
appear to be quite content with things as
they are, and, although they are confi¬
dent that sooner or later the deluge may
come, so long as they are not overwhemed
by it they don’t care. How idiotic it
would be for the family physician to
cover with a sheltering plaster an angry
and a threatening carbuncle. lie can By
his plaster conceal it from view. He
can say in smooth and oily tongue,
“there is no danger.” Meanwhile
the carbuncle is at work drawl¬
ing to itself from every
section of the system,the virus which ul¬
timately will flame lourth, with core in
flamation, causing intensest paiu and
fraught with danger. A more sensible
physician would treat the carbuncle from
the first, and by judicious means bring it
along to the point where expert incision
would afford permanent relief. It is a very
easy thing for us to shut our eyes to the
condition of affairs, but why? Surely it
isn’t wisdom to do so. Common sense
says all men are brothers, and when the
prosperous class recognize the fraternity,
the comradeship, the brotherhood of the
unfortunate class, all danger will pass
away, the heavens will be clear, and the
sun whose beams are for the healing of
Ihe nations, will shine upon one as upon
the other, and for the best good of both.
That time must come. It may not be in
my days or in yours, but as certain as the
revolutions, as certain as fate, as certain
as God himself, there must come a change
whereby men will stand more nearly on
a level, and when this monstrous differ¬
ence of millions on the one hand, nothing
on the other, will be done away with.”
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THE OUTLOOK.
Never before in the history of the Uni¬
ted States has there been such an on¬
slaught on an organization as is now the be¬
ing made on the Alliance. Almost
entire press outside of the reform press
are making a relentless fight against it,
both Democratic and Republican. Nearly
all the leading politicians on both sides
are fighting us. organized, The fight, too, seems is being to
be thoroughly as it
made about on the same line in every
State. The general policy seems to be
to secure the services of a few Alliance
leaders. Have them to deal out slush,
slander, falsehoods and misrepresenta¬
tions, and then the press passes it
around with favorable comments.
The question arises, why this onslaught?
Why such unanimity in the opposition, being
and re-orted" why such desperate means order? are Tne
to overthrow the
answer is clear aud plain, It is the first
formidable organization that has dared
attack directly the Wall street and
Lombard money power and endeavor to
throttle their relentless grasp on the
throat of the toiling masses. This is the
issue and no dodging it: The people
in open rebellion against the money
power and oppression is of powerfully Wall street.
That the opposition its millions there en¬ is
trenched behind
no doubt. But, yet, there is hope.
So far no particular inroad has been
made into our ranks, but we are steaidly
gaining ground every day. The press to
a great extent has lost its influence ovei
the people, and turncoat politicians have
completely played out, and if w-e can
only succeed iu getting every farmer and
laborer, and every friend of pure and
honest Democratic government to look
this question squarely in the face, victory
will perch upon our banner and our
money kings be dethroned of political question
power. Brethren study this
well and meet it like true and brave sol¬
diers. Every man must be to his post
and every sentiuel on the watch-tower.—
Alliance Echo, (Mexia, Tex.)
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A NEW PLAN.
The Alliance Farmer and Bural Mes
ttnger, official organ of Virginia Statt tho
Alliance, gives a full description of
recent change of plan in the business ef¬
fort of that State. The funds to conduct
the business effort hare heretofore been
raised by a quarterly assessment of ten
cents each upon the membership. It will
hereafter be run on the “Rochdale” sys¬
tem. The capital is to be furnished by
subscription, in shares of $10 each, to be
taken by sub-Alliances, and the certifi¬
cates held for their perpetual it use
In describing the detail says.
The goods are to be sold “at a reason:
able profit for cash only,” there should be
a considerable net profit “after paying
running expenses and the interest on
capital.” In the constitution there is a
distinction made between these two
Items, although in truth the “interest on
capital” is fairly a part of the “running
expenses.” Now, what is to be done
with the “net profit” expected? esnt—$2,- Suppose
a pemi-annual capital profit of of 5 $42,000. per This
100 on the
would be divided among those dealing
with the exchange rateably upon the
amount of their business—-one-half in
money and the other half placed he to has the
customer’s accouut as stock until
$80 invested, when he may draw
his full rebato, as well as inter¬
est on his stock, (the constitution
says “not to exceed G per cent”) but
whatever the rate may be, all sharehold¬
ers will receive the same per centagc. So
of the 5 per cent divided, the manor wo¬
man who had dealt with the exchange or
one of its branches, to the amount of
$200 in groceries, dry goods, fertilizers,
or other commodities, would be entitled
to a rebate of $10, of which $5 to be paid
in cash, and $5 to his or her credit as
stock bearing interest. The object of
this latter provision is to give each one a
permanent interest througn joint owner¬ design
ship in the system. And the
throughout is to furnish goods at actual
cost, deducting necessary expenses, such
as salaries of agents, clerks, porters, and
store rents, as well as interest on working
capital, properly a part of the necessary
expenses, as said before.
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THE ALLIANCE GREATER TUAN ITS
LEADERS.
The Farmers’ Advocate, Charleston,
Va., says: “The Farmers’ Alliance, as
the great farmers’ organization lhat is
awakening so much alarm in political
circles, is infinitely greater than uny one
or a dozen men in it. There is not an in¬
dividual member enrolled on its list of
memoersTUp, rrom the president understand down,
that would not be unmistak giveu to that his
by evidence most ble his
service is only necessary in so far as
utterances and influence harmonizes with
the demands of the united organization.
No man, we care not. who he is, or what
has been his past services, cm deviate a
hair’s breadth from the course mapped
out, but what he is checked by a re¬
minder that the path iu which he is to
walk is as straight and narrow as the way
to glory, and the admonition, “walk
thou in it,” accompanies the re¬
minder. There is no instauce now re¬
corded where auy one man or set of men
who attempted to run the machine to
suit his or their own personal ambition,
but what he or they have come to grief.
If this is so of those within the rank3, it
is also eminently true of those without,
and has been already forcibly illustrated.
This ia one of the most significent facts
which goes to make up the grand aggre¬ is
gates of testimony that the Alliance
most thoroughly organized, and is against a unit
in its conception of the evils
which it is contending, and thoroughly
in harmony as to the remedies neces¬
sary to correct existing abuses. No
outside issues seem to disturb or
distract. They have their eyes and
minds steadfastly fixed upon the goal
they have set out to reach. Ridicule,
sophistry, abuse or appeal are equally
vain. They are moving as an avalanche,
and gathering in volume of members as
teey move, and defeat and disaster awaits
every issue or policy which impedes their
advance. One year ago politicians
scorned and ridiculed it; one year hence
they will tremble and quake as they are
scattered like chaff in the current which
accompanies it. The cloud is gathering;
the storm is approaching. Its bursting
will not have been without warning,
We are an army of men every one of
which is a leader, and the singleness and
oneness of purpose quiets discord and
smothers jealousies.
THE GOVERNOR SUSTAINED.
Supreme Court Decides the
Kolb-Lane Contest.
The supreme court of Alabama ren
dered an opinion, Saturday, reversing
the decision of the lower court aud sus¬
taining Governor Jones’ appointment of agri¬ of
Hector D. Lane as commissioner
culture. Tnis puts out R. F. Kolb, who
has held the office for the past five years,
and who claimed that the act of the last
legislature providing for the office to be
filled by the election in August, 1892,
took away the governor’s right to fill the
term from September 1st, when the two
years’ term expires, until the regular
election. Three of the judges were for
the right to appointment, and the other
two held that there was an absolute va¬
cancy until 1892. None were for Kolb’s
right to hold over.
IT IS A GIRL.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Re¬
ceiving Congratulations.
A New York dispatch says: Saturday
morn ing ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland
were blessed with an addition to their
household, The news was at once com
mueicated to the press, and within ten
minutes the telegrams began to “rush”
in. They came from the city, from the
Pacific slope—one even from Windsor
castle, the queen asking most graciously
about the health of the nation’s baby.
Too happy almost to read, stealing over
every few minutes and taking a peep at
baby’s face, Grover Cleveland is a hap¬
pier man than on the day when New
York’s 1,100 majority, him giveu the presidency. by Tam
manv hall secured to
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RAGING FLAMES
Play Fearful Havoc in a Halifax
Town.
The most disastrous fire ,that has visit¬
ed Halifax, N. S., for years broke out
before 11 o’clock Thursday night, in the
Merlin planing mill on Taylor’s wharf,
near the Cunard wharves. In a few min¬
utes the place was all ablaze, and the fire
spread rapidly. A bieeze from the north
carried showers of live sparks to build¬
ings, vessels and wharves south of the
fire. By 2 o’clock the whole block almost
adjoining the Cunard wharves had been
destroyed. A score of schooners at Bun
ning wharves and those to the north were
safely moved out into the harbor.
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tendency to squint, thus showing that
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for a given time, but if spec¬
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cannot be too careful about this matter,
as many a child 1ms lost the sight of one
eye on account of the ignorance and
negligence of the parents. its
When a child first enters school
eyes should be thoroughly tested by
means of certain simple tests in the hands
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whether the sight is defective or not and
able to bear the necessary strain arising
from close application to study. Noth¬
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its eyesight. Little or no progress can
be made at school unless the eyes are in a
normal condition.— Philadelphia Star.
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