THE FAKIRS' ALLIANCE: LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, MAR. 1, 1890, ALLIANCE DIRECTORY. NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLIANCE. President, H. L. Loucks, Dakota. Vice-President. John II. Powers. Nebraska. Secretary, August Post, Moulton, Iowa. Treasurer, J. .. Furlong, Minnesota, lecturer, N. li. Asuby, Des Moines, Iowa. NEBRASKA STATE ALLIANCE. President, John H. Powers, Cornell. Vice President, Valentine Horn, Aurora. Secretary-Treasurer, J. M. Thompson, Lincoln. Lecturer, W. F. Wright. Johnson county. Asst. lecturer, Logan McReynolds, Fairfield. Chaplain. Kev. J. S. Edwards, Wahoo. Door keeper, D. W. Barr, Clay county. Asst. door keeper, James Underbill, Syracuse. Seargeant-at-arins, J. Dillingsly, Shelton. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. J, Burrows, chairman; B. F. Allen. Wabash; -J. W. Williams, Filley; Albert Dickerson, LiU;afleld; Frank II. Young, Custer. Post Office at Lincoln, Neb., June 18, 1889. I hereby certify that The Alliance, a week ly newspaper published at this place, has been determined by the Third Assistant Post Mas ter General to be a publication entitled to admission in the mails at the pound rate of postage, and entry of it as such is accordingly made upon the books of this office. Valid while the character of the publication re mains unchanged. Albert Watkins, Postmaster. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Figures For Thayer. Editors of the Alliance: The rate on corn from Shelton to Chicago is 26 cts. per hundred. From Shelton to Omaha 107 miles over the U. 1 K. K. it is 10 cts. per hundred. It is 500 miles from Omaha to Chicago. If the Trunk lines running from Omaha to Chicago charged as high rates for the .500 miles as the U. P, does for the 107 miles the rate from Omaha to Chicago instead. of 26cts. per hundred would, be 89cts. per hundred, and corn would be worth less than nothing for shipping purposes here at Shelton. If the U. T. 11. II. and Gov. Thayer's control of its rates extended to Chicago, corn would not be worth anything here. In this case, we suppose the Governor would rise up in his might, get down on his knees, go to New "iork rand ask the railroads running east from Chicago to donate the farmers of Nebraska their old clothing. The rate on corn from Shelton to Den ver 408 miles is 80c per hundred. The rate from Shelton to the Wyoming line (Pine Bluff) 21)6 miles is 28cts. per hundred. Here again as soon as corn leaves Ne braska at Julesburg and gets into Colo rado the rate is less. If the rate was the same in botli in stances, the rate from Shelton to Den ver instead of being 30 cts as it is now being would be 38cts. The Governor places himself in a pe culiar position when he asks the Trunk lines, over which he has no control, to reduce through rates, when at the same time he does hot use his authority to re tluce rates in his own state. The Governor seems to be trying to serve two masters. lie seems to serve the people when asks the roads to re duce through rates on corn. He serves the railroads "when he does not reduce local rates in his own state, where he has the authority. My dear Governor you cannot serve both "God and Mam mon." The people of Nebraska want and mean to have a reduction in express, passenger and freight rates in this state. J. Stebbins, Shelton. Wealth as a Political Power. Editor Alliance: The writer be lieves that one great obstacle in the way of successful organized effort among the farmers in the past has been a want of unity of purpose among them. ne belieyes that the difficulty is one transportation alone, another that it is one of tariff, another that it is one of national finance. It was my fortune to be a member of the organized farmers, association of Illinois for ten years, and of the Alliance of this state for the past eight years. Jay experience and exam ination of the problem has led to the conclusion that the agricultural classes are suffering from a variety of evils, the m i m 11 . leading cause oi wnicn is " wealth as a Political Power." The present system of transportation, tariff and finance are all the creations of this power. I have no space to dis cuss these systems in detail. Believing as I clo that when any system usurps the place of man in government it be comes man's oppresser, 1 am opposed to a socialistic system wherein the powers of government are im'oked for the sole benefit of the few. 1 am also opposed to a system of individualism that leaves tne individual at the mercy of corporate creatures that the power of . government can alone either create or control. We hear much about individ ualism and national independence. The idea of individualism can never prevail where men are brought in com muniaL relations. Each must surrender some rights for the benefit of all. We owe duties to our fellow men; these duties are reciprocal. Nations are not independent but dependent. The inde pendent theorists regard nations not as merely giants in the great body of man kind, having common interests, but as distinct and separate bodies, having hostile interests and ruled in their rela tions to one another by jealousy, sus picion and a desire for plunder.' This notion prevails in our present interna tional trade relations, and Mr. Mckinley calls it the "dictates of enlightened pa triotism." The relief we seek can never be ob tained until corporations are brought under the control of the people from whom they hold their charters, and we abandon a tariff policy based on the idea that taxing all for the benefit of the few will in some way (which has never been explained) make all prosper. It can never be obtained until bankers, bondholders and money-loaners are re tired from the control of the national financial policy. Relief will come when the farmers take a proper interest in the affairs of government and their united efforts are directed to the election of men that they have reason to believe are in sympathy with them. When we vote for our own interest with the same fidelity ard care that is exercised by the representatives of organized wealth and Avithout regard to the party to which our choice belongs, we may have less cause to petition and beg for relief from evils that are within our own power to correct. If the farmers can't or won't apply the remedy, they ought to contin ue mendicants on bended Knees before wealth as a political power, and like our governor humbly beg for a restora tion of a small pittance (just to encour age them to raise more) of that which has been unjustly wrested from them. The late performance on the part of our governor and the board of transporta tion ot this state was an attempt, not to got cheap transportation, but to pour oil on the troubled waters, in order that their own political crafts might not be wrecked in the storm that is gathering in tnis state. Kehef is coming if the farmers will vote as they talk and not (like Joe Med ill) preach reform until election time and then support party and party can didates whose: records and platforms are directly opposed to their interests v eaun as a political power is never guilty of this kind of foolishness. Why buoum me xarmers practice it? W. A. McKeighan. When answeeing advertisements ways mention The Alliance. al Government Control of Railroads. Editor Farmers' Alliance: With ten billions of dollars of debt resting on two billionsworth of property one would naturally suppose that our great nation al private property public highways were doing about ten dollars worth of hauling for about ten cents in cash; and if so a grateful public ought to know it, and generously reward the managers. Let's see about it. The average distance that Nebraska produce must travel to reach Chicago is about 600 miles. The average train will take at least 400 tons of freight, say 20 cars of 40,000 lbs.each, with its quota of empties. The cost for each division of 100 miles or more will not exceed . Vt tons of coal at $2 per ton $15 00 Engineer 4 00 Fireman .... .... .... .... 3 00 Conductor .... .... 3 00 Two brakemen at 52.50 .... 5 00 .Total .. 00 For the 600 miles .... $180 00 Allow for oil and accidents $20, and we have $200. But the cost of station help, keening up repairs of track and rolling stock, filling water tanks, oiling and examining cars etc. is nearly as much its the cost of train service, so we have the actual or necessary cost of hauling 400 tons, or 14,285 bushels of corn, the average distance all Nebraska freight must go to net to Chicago, $400 or 2 8-10 cents per bushel. Uut grain should go at the very lowest rate, and as the actual cost of the traffic is all the government has to pay, it fol lows that without interest, dividends, corruption funds, lawing, railroads fighting each other, advertising, (why not adrertise post offices and public school buildings) junketing tours and big salaries, grain should go from Ne braska to Chicago for just about two cents a bushel. At the lately reduced rate to 20 and 25 cts. per hundred pounds, average 22Jc. a bushel or corn would be 12 u-o cts, say 12 J for convenience, and our 400 tons or 14,2; bushel3 are taken to Chicaaro for $1,785.02, Deducing the honest cost $400, we have $1,385.62 paid to these bastard kings in return for their great generosity in being willing to rule over us. But the average cost of hauling one ton one mile as shown by Poor's Man ual is . 907 or a very small fraction more than nine-tenths of one cent, which for convenience I will use, and at which rate our freight bill would have been 2,160. And had the train been loaded with highest rate goods I suppose it would have cost three or four thousand dollars to haul it to Chicago, or eight or nine dollars for the private property in terest, to every one dollar for the bene fit of the public. And this is a Government "of the peo ple and for the people." And antirno noplists are "fools and cranks" and great and grand and glorious is the de votion, the wisdom, and- patriotism of the republican and democratic govern ors, railroad commissioners, politicians, statesmen and editors, and let all the people say amen. Since the U. P. Co. has sold hundreds of thousands of tons of coal at their mines for just about one dollar per ton, the average cost to railroads should not exceed two dollars. Conductors and brakemen work by the month instead of by the hundred miles, or "run" but the amounts' allowed are more than their wages, and 1 think: that no railroader who is posted will say any of the figures are unreasonable. U. M Clark. " A Letter From Greeley County. Scotia, Neb., Feb. 16, 1890. Editor Farmers' ' Alliance: We are making a move at the eleventh hour. Perhaps it's 11:30, but the move seems quite strong. The few of us who are contending against considerable odds are feeling quite encouraged. Held an institute at Scotia on the 15th, which was well attended and by some of our best farmers. Essays and dis cussions followed each other in a lively manner. Essays upon farm topics were quite numerous, and each expressed opinions that farmers are too generally adopting the eight-hour system, eight in the forenoon and eight in the afternoon, at hard labor, while they did too little thinking, reading, talking and acting upon questions that concern them poli tically. That we understand better now to raise good corn than we do legisla tures, hence the difference in the price of the two articles. Our Alliance suspended meetings during the busy season. But we are to again take up the work" and help our friends as they now are striving to help us. jfcvery copy ot IDE alliance sent to us has been put into good hands and we have distributed Ailiance literature throughout the county at every oppor tunity during the past year, and we be- ieve it has resulted in some good. Our county is greatly behind some of the other counties of the state organiza tion, but if we are not very much mis taken, what little we haveclone is per fectly healthy, and if we come late per haps we will stay longer and be stronger. farmers here are pretty hard up, or The Alliance would have received a club of subscribers longbefore this date. Ten-cent corn, three-cent hogs, two cent cattle is a cooler on our ambition, where cash is required. We hope Ne braska is about to follow Iowa s exam ple in a railroad war. Are we not ready for it? Long live The Alliance! -h. A. Hadley, Organizer Greeley Co. From Otoe County. We have received a letter and resolu tions from Bro. H. P. Fornsworth, which wre are compelled "to condense: Tb.3 first Alliance was organized in Otoe Dec. 16. Since that, date 13 have been formed, with 464 members; and several more waiting to be organized. Mr. F. assures us of increased support for our paper. The resolutions state the great neces sity for action in regard to freight rates; denounce the 2ct reduction as "a bait to catch farmers' votes" and "mere politi cal clap trap," and decline to accept the same as final; demand a reduction of not less than ten cents per 100 on all grain and live stock; heartily endorse the actions of Atty. Gen. Leese, and pledge him support and co-operation; endorse the resolutions of the Butler Co. farmers, published last week; pro test against the extension of the IT. P. debt, and ask that the farmers of the north-west make themselves heard in denunciation of this scheme. We regret we cannot publish these and many others we have recieved in full. Meeting of Adams Co. Alliance. Adams County Farmers' Alliance will meet in the Court House in Hastings on Saturday March 8, 1890, at 10 o'clock a. m. All members in good standing will be entitled to seats. It is earnestly desired that at least two delegates from each subordinate Alliance will be present, as 'important matters will be considered at this meet ing. A.C.Tompkins, II. B. M'Gaw, Pres't Sec'y-Treas'. Meeting of Hall County Alliance. Hall County Alliance will hold its next meeting at Wood River, March 8, 1890, at 10 o'clock a. m. We want to have all Alliances present. J . H. Porter, Shelton, Pres. B. S. Bruce, Underwood, Sec'y. Interest the Great Taxer. Tariff is a tax. Transportation is a tax, and interest is the father of taxes. The tariff is a tax to allow a particular class to make several princely salaried positions and a five to twenty per cent rental for the money invested. Kail roads are built for the same purpose. Now the building or railroads, ot fac tories, and steamships, ..of telephone, telegraph and tank lines, are laudable and are positive necessities in a civil ized nation. But there is a particular point where their benefit ceases and their destructiveness begins. A good battery during the Avar in a good posi tion could do good service; but when that battery fell into the enemies' hands and was trained in the opposite direc tion we could have wished that that battery had never existed. Now the rental that is expected out of these va ried enterprises is always measured by what money .would return if placed at interest on safe securities. More risk and worriment being encountered when placed in productive undertakings the rental is always expected to be propor tionately higher, but interest is the ba sis of all the other investments. Thus when our general government makes a basis of from 6 to 16 'per cent of inter est in the bond and national banking system, other corporations aim to make the same returns, and thus leyy a tax sufficient to bring the required result. And as the agriculturists under .the most prosperous auspices make only about 2 to 2i per cent, and in times like the present no dividends are declared, they become kickers, and they kick at anything and everything excepting themselves. This, by the way, I would suggest they should no longer neglect. Go every morning before ' breakfast be hind your corn crib filled with 12 and 15 cent corn or the cob pile remaining therefrom, and kick yourself manfully until election, so that you may remem ber that lawyers and bankers, who are also the railroad men, make your laws whereby with your two per cent and no per cent earnings you are compelled to pay a tax to swell their earnings from m. i n . 1 a . -a 1 a to 4U per cent wnicn tnev are pleased to show you is a posisive indication of prosperity. Don't go picking off the leaves and twigs to kill the tree. Lay the ax right at the upas whose other name is our present financial system. . W. II. Dech. From Polk County, Endorsing Leese. Osceola, Neb., Feb. 17, 1890. Editor Alliance: Sixty days ago Mr. James Miller organized the first Alliance in Polk county, and on last Saturday we organized a County Alli ance with thirty-two delegates, repre senting sixteen subordinate Alliances in Polk county, with a membership pf over 300 members, and still the good work goes on at the rate of three 'or four or ganizations, each week. We have to contend here with an opposing element known as the armers' cc People s Union, a political "trap" to ensnare the farmers and keep them divided, but in spite of all this we have entered their ranks and captured their meetings, and planted an Alliance, before retiring to bed. It was a total surrender, organizer and all, but we didn't want him. We elected the following officers: President, N. Macken; Vice-President, T. L. Burlingame; Secretary. C. D. Stoner; Treasurer, Win. Welch; Chap lin, Wm. McBeth; Lecturer, J. A. Van hoosen; Door-keeper, Geo. Carnine; Assistant door-keeper, John Holt; Ser-geant-at-Arms, Chas. Getts. - The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted by the con vention: Resolved, That the Polk County Alli ance, in convention assembled, tender Attorney-General Leese a vote of thanks for his energetic and fearless advocacy of the people's cause on the transporta tion question. There are sixfy-eight school districts in the county, and we propose to organ ize in at least every other one before the next meeting of the State Alliance. Fraternally yours, C. D. Stoner, Setfy. Resolutions of Butler Co. Alliance. At a meeting held at this place on this date for. the purpose of organizing a County Farmers' Alliance in and for Butler Co., the following resolutions were passed. : Resolved: That we as an Alliance are in favor of electing for Legislators and Public Officers men from our various Alliances in the state who will pledge themselves to carry out pur principles. Resolved; That we as an Alliance re fuse to support newspapers which do not support our interests. Resolved; That we as an Alliance, are in favor of and demand rates of trans portation as low as rates in our eastern states. Resolved; That we demand a reduc tion of the tariff on the necessaries of life, and that we denounce the present Banking system, and ask that the Gov ernment furnish money at actual cost to the people sufficient to do the business of the country on a cash basis. Resolved; That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the Farmers' Alliance for publication. Committeeon,jwCHA, S. M.Daniell, W. II. Terwilligfr, President, Sec. Pro Tern. Nebraska. IIushville, Neb., Feb. 3d, 1890. MR. Ji-DiTOR: My opinion of a farmer or other laboring man who will ?ay wnen asxed to subscribe tor a paper which is a fearless, steadfast and outspoken advocate of the farmers' and laboring men's rights and interests under the Government Avho will say, while at the same time he is taking and paying lor two or three, more or less. republican or democratic papers that he a v i j.ji vr -w- can t anord to taKe a union L.abor or Alliance paper my opinion of such a man ( ?) would not look well in print. I am unable in such cases to determine which to blame most, his ignorance, or nis prejudice. It might be, and probably is correct to assume that both are very, very great, and each one a good deal more so than the other - - L. P. Cummins. Balance of Industries. Editor Farmers' Alliance: If a country is confined within its own limits that is, has no communica tion with outsiders it must seek to bal- lance its own industries. Many thinj may be surplus without being waste but the one thing that must be absolutely valuless is a surplus of food, for of this the consumption is limited by nature To balance the industries of this country is hopeless for centuries to come. There will be too much food. But if we take the whole world into consideration we find there is no surplus of food. What is needed is freedom of exchange. If there were a square mile of land set apart in some central situation, where Xarmers could take their produce and freely swap it with all the world, they would get more for a bushel of wheat than they ever got in their lives before But if, after loading up with their re turn cargo, they were not allowed to leave the square mile without passing a costume nouse, tney would una them 1 .-.11 1 1ajf seives roDDeu oi nan tneir goods, ana would go home poor and sorrowful. lj Once a Farmer. Death of Miss Anna Hill." Says the Call: The many friends of Capt. J. E. Hill and wife will be pained to learn of the death of their daughter Anna in this city yesterday. At the age of eighteen, standing on the thresh old of the realties of life, it is hard to die and hard to relinquish the hopes and posibilities of living. But the mes senger comes alike to all, comes relent less and.unforbidden, and as the mes senger has come to their home, and as they stand by their loved dead, they can feel and know that the most sin cere sympathy of a host of friends is with them. Disappointment in Madison. We regret to learn that our friends in Madison county were greatly disap pointed by the failure of Hon. Richard Trevellick to reach them. Mr. Trevel lick was caught in the storm last Mon day night in York county, got lost on the prairie and was unable to reach the train at Bradshaw, so was unable to reach Clarion. Mr. T. assures" us that he was glad to reach the shelter of a friendly home, and that he greatly suffered from exposure. He spoke seven times between Friday night and Monday night. From Hamilton County. Phillips, Neb., Feb. 17th, 1890. Editor Alliance: For the encour agement of others in the work, I will say that our Alliance is increasing in numbers and also in interest, lhe armers in this part are fast getting their eyes open, and we hope by co-operation and hard work to benefit ourselves in the future. Our Stock Company at Phil ips, composed of three Alliances (organ ized under the laws of the state for ship ping grain and handling all farniers'sup- plies) is prospering hnely. Although we iiave only a shovel house at present, we are shipping the larger part of the grain, loading as high as six carsin a day, and saving to the farmers we think at least Sets, per bushel. We think this the best way to break the "Elevator Trust." Or ganize and ship your own grain. We applied for a site for an elevator but lave not yet got it. Our case is "pend ing," the 11. li. Co. say. The decision of the "Elm wood" case we presume. We are working together and mean business. Success to our paper, it has the right ing. Some of us at least, realize that it is absolutely necessary to the success of our cause in this state, and we hope to stand by it as long as it stands by us. x ours fraternally, Vice-Pres't. 580. E. C. Pdrdy. Resolutions of Alliance No. 88g, Relating: to the Oxford Standard. Whereas, The Oxford Standard, con- rary to the usual course of the public press in regard to matters or puhiic na ture, has heretofore and still continues to ignore the highest and best interests of the agriculturists of this region; and Whereas, The Oxford Standard, in its last issue, copied from an exchange an article giving ideas false in expres sion and sentiment; therefore be it Resolved, jL hat 1 armers' Alliance No, 889 refuse longer to support the Oxford Standard; be it further Resolved. That we send a copvof these resolutions to the organizers of Furnas and Harlan counties, requesting them to inform each subordinate Alliance of said counties, requesting them to act in ike manner, and that we send a copy Hto The Farmers' Alliance for publi cation. Samuel Johnston, Pres. W. W. Bailey, Sec'y. Meeting of Saunders Co. Alliance., Saunders Co. Alliance will convene at Opera House in Wahoo, Saturday, March 15th., at 10 a. m. Hon. K. J. Trevel- lck will give lectures at 6 and 7 p. m. S 11. MOSS, W . O. HAND, President. Secretary. IN HARD STRAIGHTS. C. H. King, of Divide, Sherman Co., writes us as follows in1 a private letter: "We have done all we could to extend your circulation in the past month, and intend to do so in the future. There are some clubs partially raised that are waiting for a member or two to raise their portion. No man unless an actual observer, could believe the straights our farmers are in. Debts falling due, chil dren half clothed, and not an available penny to meet the situation. Our hope in God and the Alliance. We know He will not fail us. Man's extremity is His opportunity." The Long and Short Haul. ... . Chicago Tribune. lhe law as it stands now does not, as has been falsely alleged, oblige the car rying companies to charge the same rate per mile tor a long haul as lor a short one. but simnlv that thev shall not exact more tor the shorter distance than a. for the longer one which includes it. How any right-minded man can deem such a provision unfair is a mystery, and it is difficult to perceive how he could expect the country as a whole, or him self as an individual to be benefitted by having it abolished, lo change the law in that respect would be simply to open wide again the floodgates of corruption which used to give an opportunity to the railroad officials to discriminate in favor of their friends as against the gen eral public. A Protected Industry. Judging by the successful year's busi ness ot tne Jfittsburg nate Cjriass Uom pany, tne glass industry wm probably be able to pull through lor a while with out an increase oi tarm. Jine company . rTr rni held, its annual meeting a lew days ago, and its affairs were reported to be in most excellent shape. The net earnings amounted to nearly per cent on the capital $2,750,000. Regular dividends amounting to 23 per cent had been paid during the year, and at tne meetintr special dividend of llf per cent, equal to $952,500, was declared. -.Where do the enormous profits of the protected manulactories come from if protection makes low prices, and is a gobd thing xor tne consumers. vmcago Herald. Good for Bro. Orcutt. ' - ' Editor Alliance: Enclosed find order for sixteen new subscribers, which makes thirty-four I have sent you in two weeks, and I am not done yet. I want to see our paper take the lead of any paper m the state and if every Al liance man would do all he could it would get there in a short time. Let every farmer join the Alliance and eet ms ueiguuor to ao tne same, and see - a 1 we cannoi get organized sd we can get men in our state Ieeislature this fall who will represent the farmers and laboring class of our state instead of railroads and monopolists. .Respectfully, ' - ' L. S. Orcutt, i . . . Hansen, Neb. W. C. T. U.' COLUMN. Edited by Mrs. S. C. O. Upton, of Lincoln, Neb., of the Nebraska Woman s Christian Temperance Union. The editor of The Aixxance places the re sponsibility of this column in the care of the above editor. THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION. The state conve -tion of prohibition ists, which convened here on the 19th, was large and enthusiastic. We give below report of the closing meeting: St. John's Address. Bohanan's hall was crowded almost to suffocation last night by the people who crowded in to Hsten to ex-Governor John P. St. John. Over 1,500 people were present, and this number was probably a low estimate. After a num ber of songs were sung by Professor Huckins and his choir, the work of rais ing money for the campaign was con tinued by Professor Dickie, and for al most an hour subscriptions varying in amount from $5 to $100 were received: The amount raised during the evening was about $1,400. The total amount pledged yesterday was near $2,000. It was almost 9 o'clock before Governor St. John was introduced to the audience. The scene that occurred when he step ped to the front of the platform cannot be described. Half of . the audience arose to their feet and the cheers that greeted him were tremendous. St. John as changed somewhat since he last ap- E eared before a Lincoln audience. His air and mustache are whiter than they were, but his eye is still as piercing as it ever was. He spoke with- a great deal of power and vigor. In beginning Goyernor St. John de clared that ignorance and prejudice were the worst enemies to fight in a battle for moral reform. It was ignorance and prejudice that sustained the rum power in this nation. He drew a comparison between slavery and the liquor traffic, declaring that the latter was ten-fold worse than the former. He declared that the existing condition of affairs was owing to the attitude of the public press to a great extent. - Due respects were then paid to the newspapers of Nebras ka ' that opposed prohibition. The speaker characterized high license as a trap to catch timid and half-reformed temperance men. The trap was set by the politicians of Nebraska and baited by the rum traffic. o-The man who in this contest failed to do his duty would find the blood of the victims of the saloon upon his skirts when he appeared before the judgment seat. He said there was not a common drunkard or pauper in Johnson county, Kansas, where prohib ition had been in effect twelve years. In proportion with her population he believed Kansas had more churches and schools than any other state in the union. He predicted that within five years there would not be an anti-prohibition, paper in Nebraska. He declared that the governors of Kansas were all in favor of prohibition and the newspapers that once opposed it, except one. He made another prediction, that in a jfew years a stone lence mounted by barb wire would not keep Governor 1 hayer out of a prohibition meeting. The op ponents of the amendment did not dare go belore the people with their argu ments, lo attempt to give a tair syn opsis of the adress is impossible. It abounded with incidents that moved his audience to tears. Pathos, wit and elo quence were blended into an address that had a marvellous effect upon the audience. The speaker closed with an eloquent appeal for all men irrespective of party to unite their efforts and vote for the prohibitory amendment, He declared that the measure had been submitted by a republican legislature, and if republi cans should throttle it, woe to them. He pledged 20,000 third party votes for the amendment, and everyone of thqm would be willing to work shoulder to shoulder with prohibition democrats and republicans. He predicted 25,000 majority for prohibition in Nebraska next November. Among other resolutions which were passed expressing the well-known prin ciples of the party was the following, offered by Dr. Creighton of Wesleyan university. It was adopted with en thusiasm: Resolved, That we will extend the right hand of fellowship to all organiza tions lavonng the passage ot the prohib itory amendment and that we will co-op erate with every friend of prohibition of whatever name for the extermination of the liquor traffic. . Says a prominent South Dakota pa per: "foouth uakota needs irrigation ior ber prairies and prohibition for her citizens." Ditto in Nebraska. Now that Kansas, Iowa and the Da- kotas have declared against the drink traffic, the state of Nebraska is sur rounded and must surrender and lay down her high license arms., lhe five will then form an impregnable phalanx under the white banner, a cold water empire which shall extend its benefi cient conquests on every side until the rum curse shall be trampled to death. Wake Up! Paul Station, Jan. 28,. '90. The Second Judicial District Convention of the W. C. T. U., comprising Lancaster, Otoe and Cass counties, will convene at Roca, March 12 and 13. We hope to have the full number of , delegates from each union present, also the superinten dents of the different departments. We want to plan for work for the amend ment. Let every sister who is interested in the home consider it her duty before God to be present. MRS. M. J. WARNER, Rec. Sec'y of Secn'd Dis. Resolutions of Glendale Alliance. Resolved, That we, the members of the Glendale Alliance No. 843, view with contempt the so-called reduction on corn rates and consider the same as being worse than no - concession at all, and being intended to mislead and gull the farmers into the Deiier tnat tney nave received some recognition, when they only have been insulted instead of being relieved from the burden they have long endured. ' Resolved, further, That we demand in stead . of supplicate (notwithstanding John M. Thurston to the contrary) that the railroads make a 14 cent rate from Missouri river points to Chicago. We also suggest our railroad commissioners test their authority by demanding an unconditional surrender, and if they have no power we better try something else. Resolved, further, That a copy of these resolutions be sent each, to Governor Thayer and The Fakmeks' Alliance at Lincoln. Signed, Glendale Alliance No. 843. Business at the American Well Works factory, Aurora, 111., has opened up earlier than usual with fair prospects for the most prosperous year's business on record, not only in deep well making machinery, but in heavy pumping out fits both for deep artesian work and corporative water plants. Correspon dence solicited from tho nterested. SILVER FRUIT FARM AND JOHNSON, NEMAHA CO., NEB. - - - W. F. WKIOIIT. Proprietor. I keep on hand a full supply of all kinds of Fruit Trees and Small Fruits. Thirty years experience in arrowing' Fruits in Nebraska enables me to make selections adapted to Ne braska climate and soils. Dispensing with agents entirely I deal directly with the people, thereby saving: my patrons all agents commission. Send for Price Lists for Spring of 18!K). Correspondence solicited. BEST BUTTER CATTLE. FOR SAIjE. JS'SW.? JERSEY. CATTLE head of registered A- cows, heifers and calves, to suit purchasers. A J. C. C. Bulls at a bargain. A good working herd. solicited Ferrary 15, ism Q B BACHEIiDER, CamDridgG, NGt. T. R. k A.'s SEEDS! A CURE forh InflOUW I' niiv"Si2?s,S-rW. 'lowiuc oLuiouaud iubl wedi the put mmou, d1 In order to lolrodu ly Vi" ' , Kf( ?Csi:ifesGs; them, with our wonderful new Potato, inu IiiO.OOO bonien, mk lb (n. fAn &&ii0&es2i$gr' Mmpt or money, wa will Mad box pout-paid, etmiaiuing on packrt rata n S&SSSf-tmmtmm1?- m the Mowing HEW AUlt uriwiiii' ri.M'n, pnu inn nrann, rZP iUPSInllX - "ucd tuber of BOLE Y'8 OKEAT NOKTIIKKN M'Y IO-V- Mft Om Iff 13 m LN!S1 X ATO, in. rreatost di-ooj-rr .inc. W. tdront ftteKAKLT '. W HOMES W MADEHAPPy r..'. m - m . - m - m m a t v -& JMIIL. UllL. UUUI iVIUUVifIVigi ill- iRiliail liPoHuHDRliiuWiil WMryrJliliC mi UtU m j ii m n or a iw; an a 4v bwjw SALVTL WILSON, EUlechanicGville. ' Pa.,f. TM FAfflK Published Weekly by the ALLIANCE PUB. CO. BURROWS, Chairman State Alliance Ex. Cora., Editor. J. J. II. THOLIPSOII, Sec'y State SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 BLY IN ADVANCE. Or, five subscriptions, in one order, one year for $4.00. The Alliance is the official organ of the Nebraska State Alliance. It is conducted solely in the interest of State. It is absolutely fearless and questions. IT ACCEPTS NO CORPORATION PATRONAGE, AND ITS EDITORS HAVE NO FREE PASSES. AND ITS OPINIONS ARE NOT FOR SALE AT ANY PRICE. In the above particulars it is a new de parture in Nebraska journalism. We conhdently appeal for support to all who can appreciate the value of such a paper. PREMIUMS. THE ALLIANCE one year and Edward Bellamy's great book, Looking backward, $,30. THE ALLIANCE one year, and Labor and Capital, by Edward Kel logg, $1,00. Those books may be ordered from this office Looking backward, 50 cents; Labor and Capital 20 cents. BOy Money sent by bank draft, Express or Post Office order, or Registered Letters at our risk. Stamps and Postal Notes at risk of sender. All officers of Alliances are requested to act as agents. Address. Alliance Publishing Co., Lincoln, Neb. TO PREPARE FOR A CHANGE IN MY BUSINESS, I will offer :rv Glevelani Bay 3 and 5 years old, and 50 pure bred mares, sound, vigorous and fully acclimated AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 150 DEEP MILKING . holstein F-nFiiiEsnsrs MUST BE SOLD DURING THE NEXT THltEE WEEKS. An opportunity rarely offered to secure such high class stock ut tho prices and terms I am prepared to offer. Send for pamphlet glvingrfnll particulars. GEO. E. BROWN, Aurora, Kane Co., 111. OBTAIN CHICAGO The way to do this is to ship your Butter. Eros, Poultry. Veal. Means, Breom Corn, Green and Dried Fruits, ract that you may nave Deen selling tbese articles at borne for years is no reason should continue to do so if you can find a better market. We make a specialty of 4hipments direct from FARMERS AND PKODUCEuS, and probably have the largest trade ta :his way of any house in this market. Whilst you are looking around for tho cheapest mar ket in which to buy your goods and thus economizing in that way, it will certainly pay you to give some attention to the best and most profitable wc of disponing of your produce. W invite correspondence from INDIVIDUALS. ALLIANCES, CLUUS, and all organizations who desire to ship their produce to this market. If requested, we will send you free of charge our daily market report, shipping directions and such information as M ill be of ser vice to you if you contemplate shipping. Let us hear from you. SUMMERS, MORRISON & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, REFERENCE; Metropolitan Nation Bank, FARII AltD GARDEN SEEDS CROP OF 1890. SPECIAL J ARRANGEMENTS FOR ' Buying Farm & Garden Seeds AT WHOLESALE RATES Can be made by Alliances by addressing DELANO BROS. LEE PARK, CUSTER CO., NEB. Write at once. 3m3U & J. THORP & Co., Manufacturers of Rubber Stamps, Seals, , Stencils, Badges and Baggage Checks X Every Description. . EatabUstod KSX 32 8. Ilth St., . LIHCOLU, If 3. 35t8 W. F. WHIGIIT. J. II. H. few young bulls nt for service, and three IA. f irst cnecK gets mem. Correspondence Send lor lull Descriptive Catalogue for 1890. Trnmbull, Reynolds & Allen, 1426-1428 St Louis Avenue, 3m33 KANSAS CITY", MO. ARD TIMES AT YOl'It JlOOIt AT HHUlilkSAUB llaon'a l-.arly Ulooa umip mriim ifa. tlun a llall.Lrfina; w inter iori, u TnrV. iimhii of All I'ule Iteuna, Rood for .uap-.borU in winter. VIIoa' Heat of All Hunch Heanis rum, teuuer. and Duiterr. t.mrly Advance Cabnuir, beat and earnest. v llaon'a I'rrml.ia J-'lut Dutch I'nbbsce, bent lata Tarietjr. Knrly Urrem Hunter Cucumber, belt Tor Ubia um. tllaon a lNijjr (reeu Cucumber, beat for pol- New ory ugur Corn, tba earliest la tha world. W IIkohV I-arije r.rr irreen Sugar Corn, .woct and dvlictoua. Calllwrola or Uolden l'op Corn, beat Tariatjr. JN'cw rtrlf-Ulanehlnir a. eierjr. extra quulitT, need, no uauaiaft up. n iimm' KxtraKarl.r Lettuce,' headloi aort. Jordan's Urmy Monarch Watermelon, cr laraa, .waet, and ogarr. MUlcr'a Cream Autmrf Melon, beat Barer to oal tiratlon. Improved Kouuil Yellow llanvera Onloav KEW SPAMS1I K1NU ONION, . pound onion, tram Kt flrrt rear. Abbot' Improved hour l'amala. ltubr Kin a Pepper, twt, lnr-t, iwoeteat pepper arer teen. J I MHO, of CALIFORNIA, the Urrt pumpata In the world; baa weighed 400 Iba. F.arly Koav limn Haillh, bent and earliest. New Ch artier ItadUh, beat eumnicr variety. White Pineapple fcquaah, food forplM, keepa all winter. Early Hummer Hotter Kouaah. 1 nr n ' Ilrhrl.l TnnatA. Krat nt flneat ever Introduced. "NEW ZEALAND Fit TOMATO, wrllenl far praaerr Inn: enred and dried, equal to tho beit U(r. Munich Mrnn LearTumlo. tender, imt. OoMon :!be Itata Haa betfor table tie. VKIJETABLK PEACH, eaiil roi frwrn aeed flrot rear: make niea or Dreaerve. eoual to tba bett peaches. ABE TI BEST! Sample packet of W llaon'a Trne Learning Corn, th. earliest and beat Bold com In cultivation. New Mammot h Zinnia, doublet a Dahlia, brlsht a a roae. Waahlaeton Aatera. er lares, alt bright, heantirnl oolora. lnnt Oerman Panalea, hi at lulled, luaU efc O r"UI.L-RlZKO PaCKKTH. with HIKKXTIONS KOK f-d ff aJaScULTIVATINf). and ONE whole POTATO t.rtBlaUW rfYK bxe$4.0, TEN hoe$7." "aid. Jld-e-. r.lall (Jatainrtia .ota en to all. Alliance, Business Manager. PER TEAR, INVARIA the farmers and laboring men of the ur trammeled in the discussion of all entire stock of ani Shire StallJons, PRICES FOR YOUR Hay, Grain, Wool, iu have, to im Hides, Tb Vegetables, or anything you that you receiving 1 74 S. WATER, ST., CHICAGO. Chicago. Mention The Alliauo HOME! GROWN APPLE, PEAR, CHERRY, PLUM, G RAPE VINES, AND ALL SMALL FRUITS. As I am a member of tho Farmers' Alliance I will make a discc'tnt of 20 per cent from list prices on all orders sent through Secretary or Business Agent. Address 4 MR A