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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. LINQOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, M AH. 7, 1891. FARMER'S OPINIONS. The Situation Ably Discussed by a Hall County Man. DoxiriiAJi, Neb , Feb. 2?, 1801. Editor Farmers Alliance: It seems as time drags along that the cor poration capiers on every hand con tiuue to add their advice as to what the mtmbers of the present legislature must do in regard to giving tho ship per and producers of this state relief in the way of cheaper transportation The independent party of this state , alt through tho campaign of 11)0 and up to the present timu have demanded ' nothing, aud are not at this tiruo anting for toy legislation that will In any - manner c:1pp!o tho state. The three leading corporation paper of this state, namely, Omaha Bee, World-Herald and Lincoln Journal, are willing at all times to applaud the action of any independ cot member of cither house whenever he proves himself a traitor to the com mou eople by casting his vote us de mandod by the corporation power of this state. Tho entire moneyed power has combined to thwart the will of the people, and any sane person who has kept himself posted as to tho working of the machinery since the, beginning of the contest can plainly sue that the principal and only object was to defeat the people's choice for governor, ex peeling thereby to defeat any legislation which Is calculated to benefit the manses. It U not the tnemtiers of tho Alliance 1one that are interested. The mer chants of our citie'. towns and villages, many at least, are demanding cheaper rales, aim are waicmng wnn roucn in terest the workings of the legislature In this restieet. As a rule the people of this seuiioii take but little stock in Mr. Boyd's message, and still less in bis an swer to John hi, Thayer in the quo war ranto proceedings. Will the Alien Governor sign the bill and make the measures which has passed both houses a law repealing the one cent bounty ou sugar, or will he in tervene with his veto and set aside the will of the people through their ropro- nan! ullvuu A majority of the people will always contend that their candidate John II. Towers was legally elected to the ofllco of governor of this state, and lllegaly pre . veuted from acting as suctt through the combination of tho powers above men tioned, The supreme court is guilty of enter ing Into one of the most damnable schemes that has ever come to the sur face in the politics of this Mate, and whyT Not so much to defeat fiov. Towers, but to defeat tho people and to wsne their masters, corporations and moneyed power, which can be done with Boyd or any other person they are permitted to name. 1 he question now Is aro we to have an alien governor or will it Im a bastard, or one that was never voted for by the people. Let me say right here that when the people speak again at the polls it will be with no uncertain sound, as regards the supreme Judge who Is to be elected. As Rnsewater would say, the venal vampiro camp needs cleansing. The ' Alliance is here to stay, as Is being evi denced by its conlinuat growth, as at nearly every meeting of the Hubordi- muIa A I ll d unai et I Mu itrktlnl v tintv fttifim. tiers are Itelng enrolled. Notwith standing the fact that Senators Collins, Taylor and Turner, and Representative dale have proven themselves traitors to the people who honored ilium, all still have faith that by the perseverance of the members who aro more honor able, that we will get some good legis lation. Soldier's Fkiend. The Tendencies and the Nee is of the Hour. Polities. The leadingdomand upon the farmers Is in a political directiou. This is a republic. That means it is a govern ment of law derived from public opin ion. The convlctiens of tho people to day becomo law to-morrow. The stream Ls never purer than Us source the laws are never wiser than the average hon esty, and no more intelligent than those who make them. Political aeutimeut divides Into parties; and party actions, party honesty (or dishonesty) becomes government action. A party is simply a mass of men. The law that brings them together Is a chain of many links. With one portion It is agreement upon questions of public policy, with another it Is a question of leadership, with an other it is educational prejudices, nud another mere blind following, and of late the cementing power of ignorance, vice, theft, robbery and boodle. Of late a dangerous and growing prepon derance ol the latter clans. The voting intelligence of the nation is rapidly be coming diluted by ignorance, and eon sequent ly vile and vicious actions. It looks as though the struggle was prnctie.1 y upou u as to which should hold supremacy In directing the destiny of the nation, victorious thievery . rob bery aud corruption, or Intelligent vir tue. Hight here the farmer occupies n val uable position for public good. He be longs t that dans which is neither dangerously rich or viciously poor whUh U neither crafty pleaders for power oa one side, nor ignorant rabble ou the other. Of late there has Imhu projected Into our politic a large and unreasoning element, which U not em trolled by Judgment but by leadership. To such iHiwvr hit this rlas rWeu that the subihty of the government is seri ously threatened. The history of the lal thiny year U pregnant with ma tctlal for litis eoticliniou. ll would treiu a If it was atout lime for the great vol Idle cU. i'.w farmer, to pniuc In some lutflUiretit staod.ird of political Judgment. 'Ihero Is great u-d of a powtf ful UJrt'lloa of oiig'ual AHirtesv honesty lata pilule l it Hot about tlirn to pir our plitlcl choice ad ocU,kiM by th siaudstd of lMirUtUiu. hoae.ty a fed lulelhgebeet Take th m three tdmnt and apply latin as a iraojht tdgw to every patty tUst tvuirs to ju fur suppott- We have rr rra tt la heitovt thvl the future contains riit ad wlou co(tktl tr the Id A our aoble re public. It is the fanners", and laliorers, and their wives and daughters, that we must look to for staunch, intelligent support which must be accorded to the principles of eivii and religious liberty. Here then is a wide and responsible po sition which we must till, andthequick crthe better, if tilled honestly and wisely. We will iiod that, here, as in our own business, there needs to be a fertilizing of the intellect. We must study th situation, for to us will con stantly 1ms referred thejsolution of its dif ficulties. We must train our minds to a more thorough discriMiinai ion of duty, and to that end we must study politics. not for the sake of party so much as i o the sake of country, and the supremacy f order and eood wholesome lawsi eoual to all. We see how essential U the preservation of American , liberty i the essetice?of true patriotism; and tin estimate we place upon patriotism wil mark the measure of our power an force as a citizen. Today the pjwer of cubital ha reached an insane height. All power are beut to the protection ami emolu: ment of capital. The individual, th citizen, the claims of country are sul ordiuated to It. This tendency threatening the very existence of th republic. Hut your true patriot wii say. if you have no country what M vour capital T if you have do civ liberty how can you enjoy your capital Extract From a Piivate Letter. We have been requested to publi- the following extract from a private Ie ter not intended for publication. T writer was long a staunch rcpublica. wheel-horse of thisstite. LaMAHTINB, Feb. 0, 1891 I have beel watching closely your contest ou tin tfovernorshlD and other ollices; and i sometimes makes me so d to mad U see the course old Honey and that Lis coin Journal is taking mat I can no read or do anything else. Ihey an: trying to drive that man iturrows crazy aud unless he has more than commoil good sense they will do it. lie stands up to them bravely. He is as ll were- one man strainst tho world; and he will have to have a Jim Fisk head on him to hold his own with them. I have never seen the man but once, I think; but my opinion of him .then was that ho was a good one that he would never say any thins but what he could stay by, and that he had the sand to maud by his opinion when he knew be was right; aud have never uaa reason to ciiauge my ODiolou of him. 1 can sco by those other papers how hard they are strug gling to drive the people against him, They dread this man jmrrowr iwwer among the people worse man an eise; and could they but get up a feeling among the iieople against him, let it be ever so small, ft would be more satisfac tion to them than anything that could happen, and will surely be one of the first moves toward the down fall of the ndooendent nartv. Ibit so far all seem to stand solid. Those letters published weekly from tho Alliances showing their unity, and assuring Iturrows of their sympathy, and how well they ar satis fied with his work aro a great strength to him. They cannot give him too much praise for the manly fight he has made for them, and if they will stand solid together and work in all the states us you have in Nebraska and Kansas, Wl will see the people in control oi mo and. Jlcaven grant tt may oe so. Hut did you ever see what a dastardly fight those eastern gold bugs are mak ing on the free coinage of silver, They have unquestionably got it downed un til next December, aud this gives your eastern money lenders almost another year to force collections on mortgages . - .1... I.L. .. 1 auu ioreciosures on me uign urioeu money gold basis. And how well tliey know that indebtedness cannot bo paid n that kind of money. It ls a gratifica tion to them to be able to hold the peo ple down In slavery to them, if only for one vear more. And to think that d d old ligiire-head, Harrison, has lent him self with all his powers to that crew against tho people, it is loo much for people to stand. He had better beware or (iod will reach down and crush him as he did that minion ot his i'n New York tho other day at tho Delmonlco, where he had went to get iu his work agniust the people, and (iod smote him as he did Vaudcrhilt with tie words of his own condemnation right on his t outrun. I mhv lion Hm-rUon itistlv de serves a like fate; aud he had better be ware, ihls wretch was called there to make further pledges to these demons arrayed in purple mid lino linen, over a feiml of wines and all the fat and good things of the earth, whilst the poor wretches they were plotting against were down In the mine with their Dick ering candle, and a not over loaded stomach, seeking lor the metal this crew was endeavoring to debase for their own hellish ends and purposes. Hut the miners had a friend who was watching over their rights, whilst they were in utter oblivion of this conclave of tho villlaus who had met ns they supposed unknown to him to rob him of his hard and dangerous earnings. Hut that one "who notes even tho fall of a q:ir row" cut tho thread, nud he fell In the initUt o( all their grand aud gorgeous splendor. I ween it brought the ne farious job to a sudden close. You may think It hard for me to write of one dead In this way, but I cannot help It. Ilis own word,' given to the world JuM More l was felled to earth condemn htm. He knew he was lumping the rights of the woile; but he ouly asked to do it for a little while. The con u try was not ready for it, it would be H go nl thing but the people must wait until the gold bugs could draw In their net and make one more catch, but be w not permitted to see the net drawn and I am glad of it -am I not right? I Itc'idthe article in The Al l lAM k of 1W 7th, writttut under the title of the WnterleAn HMle," and you will see how these titlntos like tumid and all these usurpers of the people's right hsve leu preparing for the coining of these times, ihey hsve Iteeit buiUtlng up the court a bidwsik sitalnH the people whtn the hour ohould com m heu they should need then, a need them they must. This i but the hUtory of all counlrbs and powers th it ht gone down umb r the liwi heel of ty ranhf The uf jt c fortmh bate even Urn the ptUm tools id the Mttrpcr and t) rut, 'I hey aro !Uv rtUlout to se thai 'M uliipuutt of ihe.e ateUvorahtc to them, ll wai i la CbrUr time, and ll It nwUdler now lut t mut rc for tbU ti ne as 1 hate tu write to Willie )vl, and I htv.t Ie ft to work at ft !it. oe ulht shift M tevk, Lot to all ami writ ofiou. Vv. Mil". Pom Kock County. Dl-it, Rock, Co , Nob., Feb. 20, 18U. Editor Alijanck: I thought per haps you would print a few words from this section. Wo do not take your splendid paper, but thanks Iju to Cod and yourself we get a sample copy once in a while. We are amongst the north westerp Nebraska drouth s .iTurerx, consequently when the male member keep up their Alliance dues and bread to eat they have not much money left to spend for papers, but my word for it, Just lot us out of this ditch and we will be a weekly reader of tbo paper that stands up for tho farmers, The blizzard of the 8th of Feb. did not lend to lessen the farmers' troubles any as there was a great deal of stock lost. Kock countys' orgauizer, Mr. Har vard, organized au Alliance here about four mouths ago, with leu charter mem hers. During the first two months there were over 20 members added to the list, and I understand there are fourteen others to come in next meet ing. Heretofore we have met every two weeks, but as soon as spring opens up we will meet every week I saw in the Alliance an article headed "Where will tho republicans go?" I think, like the owl aud- the bat, they will crawl off in some dark spot, where they will sit aud wink ami blink at the Independents for the dazzling light ot the glorious day that is dat ing will be too much for their unaccus tomed eyesight. And friends, I think tho sun will rise about the fall of 1802. Let li-isewater's ltee buzz If it wants to. It takes back talk to bring oul the good points of the Independents. Josie Lilly, Lecturer. A Oood Letter Prom Bro. Preston, of Richardson County. IUzile Mills, Neb., Feb. 2U, 181)1. LniTOB Alliance: Of courso it need not be expected that tho Independents, state or uational, will accomplish every thing they desire nor tbat they will make no mistakes, and some will desire inino things uot wiso. Hut the uprising of tho farmers of this country is one of tho most titling things in the political and moral world, and is no wild im pulse. , Will the movmcnt as some predict, die out? If the farmers are a set of dun derheads it will. Hut they aro not, aud they beglu to realize their power. Yet they need a stiil more profound sense of this power. Give u this sen.se and union and there Is uo knowing w here unto this thing will grow. Down with any fool that jields to any disintegra ting in tine nee. 1 havo no bitter thing to e.ay of the old parlies but it U evideut that they have failed to lntcre.-t them selves ai they should la the wellato of the toiling claws. As to the "hogt in the parlor" it may bo suid that the toilers might be more familiar than they are with parlors had uot some of tho monopolistic hogs and law makers crowded Ilium Into kticheus and one room shanties. There are two dilutes of pauper in the world, the tntor pauper ami the rich piiiH!i. The ftv poor oues are thoe that are siippotted by otlicn and can't help themselves. The th-h pau per has the power to compel others to support him. ll U time some thiugs were evened up a little aud we come to under laud what that phrase mean. "The grrstriii good to tt greatest nuiuhri." 1 "hU Is a pre cept that, as a uatlou, we have always tstiht but neter practiced. When we uuderNnd HepuhUeanUtit i we will l td thitt tt U a mighty head! thing l.et tu cousidur its de ivUtlou, re AVd, sudrued ! republic, literally, "the tsing et (ho pwbU Hut our f-tft(tUtor have been cotiidtrtng r .ihtt the thliiiiD id the int !, tit- flat, UtOIHtatllK UUI UlUK'lV.. There are hoaet men in all th par lies, but '!y au iifuu hampered aud tdun weak. Then lhrw r some i shmelcn tonndft. Whf hit aol Mr. Uo.vd repelled the assertion that he Is kit alien? Why hat he wot uuil the moid thing cnadimtnatioit agtinsl I..Imun aud tultdiulim at the poll? Why tu not the Ubi g Journals vt the old parties thundered out again t the same? Multitudes among the leaders have come to the condouinz of any "cussed- ness.' that Dromotes party interest, and journals of which we might hopo better things. This is one of tho dark signs of the times. This is proof that many of them who have led are not fit to lead. 1'bey are debauchers of public seiiti- puent. Among them is the present luayor of Omaha, who declared that my tning was lair in a wanare to ueieat li certain measure. In view of many such sins against the public conscience and the spirit of greed and oppression, it is a very lining thing indeed that there should he an overturning and an uprising all along utin line. . . . - Alnv there lie no false guiding nor truckling. Men, "stand to your guns." lours lor equny. J. 1. 1'kestok. r1b Consolation for the Tiaitor Collins, OrKLL, Neb., Feb. 10, 1801. Editob Farmeks' Alliance: Do you ) relieve now that what I wrote last week n regard to Mr. Co'lins was true? I f think it is right to call things by their fright names. We werewell informed I here of his treachery, arid his vote was no surprise to our Alliance. Neither are we divided as to what should be the remedy. Glcnwood and Paddock gave lilma vote of 310 out of a total of 450, Kind he was pledged to give bis influence for maximum freight rates equal to It hone of Iowa, against usury, to lower It he Icnral rate of interest to six per cent (''1-1. A. ..K.. I. ..II... -.... ..!......... and a fair count. What is the result? So far as he has voted he has been a J u das in every act. We onlyhope that ere he reaches home he will nave lollowed out the action of his predecessor. That he ever can live in pance ia Gage coun ty is an irridescent d.-eam. Traitor to Ihis party, to his country, to his family Vtiid to Ills (sod, ins name win be a Vitench in the nostrils of all honest men Irrespective of party, I sincerely hope lie will lire tq be a hundred ye;trsold; for every day will be filled with the cry from the people, Traitor! Print it, Mr. Kditor, iu bold tjpd Collins the traitor! Have it clectrotyped, keep it always in your paper. Let not the people lorget Collins the traitor, who sells (lis pledge for a mess of pottsge. He deserves not to be a citizen of Nebraska a lit associ ate of his employer Hoyd. Henceforth he is to the Independents what Arnold whs to otir Continentals, and ;his name will go down in hist ory branded traitor. Respectfully. J, M. MlLLIIOLLAND. An Alliance Library. llnlus and regulations of the economic library, of tho Oak Valley Alliance, No. 1354: The librarian; under control of the Alliance, shall have charge of the books and shall be responsible for the pre servation of the same. Members of the Alliance are entitled to the privileges of the library, and will have access to the books in tho follow ing manner; Members are entitled to draw books from the library by applying to the li brarian, who shall keep a record of name of member and book and date book is drawn. Each, memlier is entitled to draw one volume and retain it from one regular meeting to another of the Alliance, and it may be reserved for another at the same time, provided application bo made at next meeting after book was drawn, A fine of 2 cents per day shall be paid on eoch volume, which is not re turned according to tho provisions of tho preceding rules, and uo bjok will be delivered to the party incurring the fine, until said line is paid. Any book retained two weeks beyond tho time it was taken, or removed, shall be considered as lost; and the person who took it shall be liable for the full value of the book, or if one of a set, to the full value of the set, and in default of payment shall be temporarily sus pended from tho privileges of tho li brary, at the discretion of the Alliance. All money obtained by Hues and losses shall bo used to purchase addi tional works for the library. Writing in books is prohibited, and all injuries to books beyond reasonable wear, must be promptly paid for to the satisfaction of tho librarian. Tho library shall be known a"s the economic library, composed only of tho latest works on political economy, finance nud economic subjects. Donations from memliers of the Alli ance or from any other source, under these rules will bo gratefully accepted. All communications should ho ad dressed to W. It. Parks, librarian, Woodluwn, Lancaster county Neb. W. It. Paiikh, Librarian. What He Would Do. In World-H-rshl. McCook Ji sctiom, Nob,. Feb. Ifi J. Uur rown, Lincoln, Neb; (Dear Hir: Muxes thou, sain! men ret rcn ponded to jouresll for 'a tboimund uieu who are not nfrslU to tile?" I can remhly wt a iimj of men at my com mand, who not sCmld to die In defonm of ot their country. Inn willin to outrun at tho lutt rtilluall, but my Ides ol ixiiioneiiciiiM Hit) kteiru lor HiHiity lor MUloli I ho UiHirinu vtauMta nr now eiinntrvd, would lie to linn s lew ot Ih unrohUl Slid esotikliesi noiiuull lie likii )ouioll. Iu our nwu l'n, Uolore eooiuu ikmiik on r-iiitiiiein una Ueinoentt. Ubeuit'liliy )our. . J. K, Al SlN, Kditor of Kevord (Independent.! (iood seuse, if It" had possessed it, would have I ml need the aUive Idiot to Inform himself whether Mr, Hurrows had ever made the call alluded to More he indulged iu such a foot tirade. If be had done to, he ould have learned that the vbatgrt was without fouudatlou. lif.te.td of au Independent, the fellow prints rcpuh-ocrat hel devoted to the Interests tt banks aud railroad. However, he his acomplUhed hh object, will' h wts to get hl name In the paper IndignatkMt Mtttmg in CUf Co. A pubiie ludlgnailot) uieting of the IndeMitdent it ltj)n conniT wtH U held In lb!ik, M,rvh Itsh, Id Au luvlltlu U tvtsudetl Iu all who th to i rc their comlt'teitalUin of the com wi id O P. t eUiiit lu Ihe st uate the preeui svuloa. 11 all turn out with Uuurrs and niottoet suiUble for the etHNMioii. ty order of e.uiuilt Ptegtiius later, J, M. MlLlllMlltvil'. F1CTS I5EAKIM. OX THE fiSEAT IONSP Kill. RAILROAD BOSSES INSTRUCTED TO VOTE FOR BOYD. A Good Letter from Bra Palmer. Lditok ALLIASCE: As I have seen nothing in your valuable paper from this vicinity lately. I thoucht I would write, to let you know how the Inde pendents and all law-abiding citizens feel over recent developments at the seat of war. In the language of the good Itook, I must exclaim, verily thou art a true prophet, for so far every one of your prophecies have leen fulfilled. You said before tho election that "the Lri ail road corporations were in tho com bine to elect Boyd." I have positive evidence that the section foremen on the K. & M. and the K. C. Ac O. here were instructed to vote for Uoyd. One of the foremen told me that bo would uot go to the pells to vote because it was inti mated to him tbat if he did not vote for Boyd he might lose nis situation. If any further evidence was needed to convince the most skeptical, surely the actions of their representatives at Lincoln who sail under the demo repub licat tlag, have furnished such evidence. It fully demonstrates that the leaders who have control of Iwth old political parlies will resort to any means, how ever contemptible, to sain their ends. which is to keep the feet of ihe -corpo-. rations on tne uecks oi me producers. In regard to the last crowning act in the contest drama taken oy the senate, I thiuk that every member who voted against the concurrent resolution is guilty of perjury, and should be delt with according to law. lor did they not take their oath to support tne con stilutiou? And does t not say plainly that contested elections shall be deter mined by joint vote of both branches of Ihe legislature? How ay one can vote with either of the old parties Jailer what has tran spired in tills state, is a mystery to me. Rum and ruin have triumphed this time; but let us hope that it will only act as a propelling power to help push the ball that was started by the Nation al Alliance at Omaha,, which is bound to roll on and on until in 181)3, like an avalanche gathering strength as it goes, it will sweep on to Ihe White House, and victory will be ours. Hoping that you may be spared to light the battle of the just in the future ss you havn most nobly done ia the past, I am fraternally yours, H 'C. Palmeu. The Spirit of '76. Editor Alliance: The old party papers seem to be vieiug with each other in trying to impress upon the minds of the western producer their dependence upon eastern capital. They may suc ceed and at the same time convince them that the wealth their own hands have produced has been given power to enslave tbcm; that a system of govern ment tbat compels a man to abandon tho fields of industry that produces all the wealth and become a prey on them is built on quick Band. There may be a lingering hopo in the breasts of the old parly bosses that the poverty of the western farmers will f irce them back into the old parties. We think we can safely assure them that there is no danger of them return ing to their vomit or falling again be fore their golden calves. I ho western producer knows that the class that holds the gold has the power to bankrupt every debtor, but they also know that should they attempt to en force their power that American inde pendence would soon render them powerless. , rroiessional tricksters anu trained politicians may sneer at honest hut in experienced hayseeds; bu' the fact re malus that whenever American liberty has been menaced the field and forest has furnished her defenders, ragged aud inexperienced though they may have been. Wat-hingtons' army at Val ley Forge, Verry on lako Erie, Sumpter and Marion In the forests, and Jackson at New Orleans, are examples that will incito American patriotism as long as governments shall last; and we might add for tho benetit of American nobility, that British sympathisers calling them selves American always received the reughost handling by theso defenders. J. U. USLKH. Resolutions of Red Willow Co. Alliance. Wuf.kkas. Tho supremo court of Nebraska hps lately rendered an opin ion that tho concurrent resolution con cerning the joint convention to hear and decide the contest eases for Klato otllcers must be signed by the presiding olliccr of each house aud the governor, or car ried by a three fifths majority to be con stitutional or law fill; therefore be it Kesolird. By this Bed UIow county Farmers' Alliance duly convened and asMMiibled this 7th day of Feb., lS'.U, 1. That the opinion or decision of the supreme court l outrageous and a re vei al of former opinions of said court, contrary to all known authority, com mon law or common sense. J. That we do not believe tbat See- lion 15 of Article ft, ot the constitution of Nebraska, ever w as intended to be construed In such a way that a chief executive should have to sign a concur rent iVMilut'.ou to try a run lest for Ids election or for any other olTeuse of his ofllce More It shall bo legal to try said content or olfenso as au ollicer. 8. That said supreme court of Ne brka, by rendering such ntt outrage out t'plniou has di ended lo and lent itelf to a most tligracrfut pailUau rliiiit lo cheat this great common wealth out of a jot and fair flection, and set a precedent for unfair and tin sci uputou eh t tiont, w hich otUUh till us with disrespect and cotiltinpt fur said com t. 4. That w Mh'te thstt our legUU lure Is the Pvpr and supreme u Ihorlty In seitle all legal authority I j alUhli'f ceeitue title tt our ite, and we dem not that they hil pioitipt' y d so according la the ev Meiiee In the f, no wtihtedtiig tie opUtou of Ihe so pit me court t Ihe contrary, Ihstwe heartily approve of and appreciate Ihe gaPwiil Ptfbt msde for Jutlc and the riitht by Brother Jy lltirrtma and aMoclatea through 'I ur I srtviiM All I4X k of Lincoln, and we earnestly solicit all to sobscribo for said paper and lend a helping hand t- thoe who are getting so much vile abuse for working for our rights. . Tbat wo denounce the followivg papers as tools of corporations, parti san cliques and monopolies, unreliable and unworthy of fiuport: viz. Omaha Bihi, State Journal, World Herald Fairfield News, Clay Center Sun, Sut ton Advertiser, and many other paper that have worked against the interebt of the farmers and laboring people of Nebraska. ? Tbat copies of these resolution be sent to each Subordinate Alliance in this county for their concurrence, and also a copy be sent to Tn Faumer' Alliance at Lincoln Nebraska, for publication, and also one each to our representatives and state senators in the legislature. I hereby certify that the above is a. true copy of resolutions adopted Feb. 1, 1891, by the Bod Willow county Alli ance. A. C. Black, Sec. Resolutions Relating to Relief in Kearney County. The following resolutions were unini mously adopted by Progressive Alliance No 1)80, Feb. 21 1891. Whekkas, Information has come to ns from we lielieve trustwor hy source, that W. A. Downing, a member of the county board for the city of Kearney and chairman of the poor committee, did unscrupulously withhold informa tion concerning the necessity for assist ing the destitute people of Koarney, and heartlessly denied the existence of destitution, thereby preventing tho board from taking action for relief of the destitute. And believing such heartlessness deserves public rebuke, in order that a repetition of like conduct may Dot occur again, and that the un fortunate poor may be saved from such brutal tyranny; therefore be it Revolted, That we denounce such con duct as unworthy any honorable man, showing as it does a depravity only found iu the petty, time-serving llun kics of autocrat; and Resohtd, That we withhold our pat ronage from Downing and others con cerned in this inhuman selfishness; and further Resohtd, Tbat copies of these resolu tions be gent to Tub Fabmrks' Alli ance, Kearney Courier and Gibbon Ue porter for publication. It. J. Wallace, Sec. Resolutions of Alliance No. 1534. The following resolutions were drafted by a committee of lodge No. 1.V14 of the Farmers Alliance, appointed at Its regular session Feb. 20, 18U1. Whereas, The Independent mem bers of tho present legislature have been placed in a critical position by tbe action of the demo-republican combina tion and its political papers; therefore be it - Resolved, That wc, tho memliers of lodge No. V)M of the Farmers Alliance heartily endorse the action of the Inde pendent members in exposing the cor rupt and fraudulent acts of the demo crat and republican parties; be it further Resotced, That wo encourage them to carry out tho Independent movement, aud that we pledge ourselves to stand side by side with them in all just move ments; be it also Resolred, That we express our bitter indignation and contempt toward the three Independent members for their action on the resolution for joint con vention; no it hiso , Resolred, That wo fully appreciate the invaluable aid reut'ered by Brother J. Burrows, through his valuable pa per, by encouraging the Independ ent members, and by his manly attack on the combined opposition in defence of the people's rights; be it also Resolred, That copies of these resolu tions be published in Tub Fakmeks' Alliance at Lincoln, and the Otoe County Alliance at Dunbar. W. r. MOKtN, F. S. Hail, F. L. Williams, Committee. Honest Tolls Demanded. Resolution D!lSfied at thn tneetinrr r.f Maple (irovo Farmers' Alliauce Satur day evening Feb.,14, 1891. Whereas, The laws of Illinois nnd other eastern states require the miller 10 give seven-eigntns of our grist iu re turn ground, and the State of KVIimu. ka five-sixths, and Whereas, Ihe millers of Nebraska ignore nil law. anil in renlitv rrt..i,.. give us from oue half to two-thirds in leuuu, ini.'ieioie Restilrfit. That w dpmnrwl nf nm-1. latqrs, that they enaot a law, compelling tho millers of Nebraska to give us the same ia return for our grain (hat the millers of Illinois and other eastern stitles aro renniri il In rlvi nn.i oiu. t . , r ..ml make its violation a criminal offense. J- M. Ckaub, Pres. John Haiex. Sec'y. Buffalo Creek Alliance No. 880. At its reflll.ir lili'elinir Pol. 00 : f v... o, unani mously adopted tho following resolu tions: That we hlirhlv commend ing county papers for their defence of tho people against the oppression of the corooratioii.4. 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