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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 1891. Tbe Fanners' Alliance, rTBLISHED WEEKLY AT CORNER 11TH AND M STREETS, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. J. BURROWS. Editor. J. M. THOMPSON. Business Ma'gr. YV1 tract our reader ttail k with Ihi ' Au.ua C enlarg-ed to Beany doubl its foraaer alt. W intend to add to It valu ' editorially m much M w bar to lutiza. W bom to b abta further to enlarf it to eevee column quarto, and will do to u mod M our patronif Justifies IU PREMIUM. Th Alliance one year and LooklngBackward post paid... .11 SO Ditto and Labor and Capital by Kellogg , 1 40 Ditto and Cesar's Column........ 1 W " " ' Our Republican Mon archy by Venler Voldo. . , ....... 1 40 The above book (or aale at this office Ditto and Cushlng's Manuel pa per coven. ." 1 30 X'ioth covers 00 or sent post paid as follows; looking Backward ,. 50ets. Cessans Column .50ct. Labor and Capital......... .....20cts. Our Republican Monarchy 25cts. ' Cushing's Manuel, paper cover. ,25cts. cbth , " ...Wcts. 1 Address. . Alliance I'vn. Co Lincoln Neb. Uncle Jake's Question. No. II. Vkrdlbette, Neb , March 1, 1891. My former article showed I hope, that were to barbarize a percentage of civil . l,ed countries. I propose to notice the difficulties and remedies in this article. But let no one think lightly or tbe bar barians growing up in our cities. We increase their number every year by immigration and growth in our midst. The births and Importations are thou sands of thousands. Tbe danger is no longer a small thing. Rome found the barbarians In the .T L f J fir. .U-11 11 4 ..... t MUIW lyBUU. II O BliaiJ UUU VUil 1U every back street in tbe large cities and towns. Many of the nations of Europe ' would now be confronted with immi nent danger, but for colonization! Of course, there Is yet room for expansion, but tbe limits narrow every year. As It now stands these nations have a giant n their bands, and every year tbe giant grows. We shall be farther removed, perhaps, from the final shock, but can not avoid it if we sin on. the uimcmizs. They are not small nor yet few. The foundation was never sound. The fa thers came to America for religious lib erty. Tbey found that, but brought their ideas of government and usage largely from European molds.' No man had then moved the world with a , master pen on economics. It was not so very strango that the pilgrims failed to see the danger In land monopoly. Ti- tins to land were given in fee as others had done before them. God's order was ot seen, for these were men to oley God when tbey saw the law. So the usage of buying land for several hun tired rears back of us must be met. Mere then centers a long line of error, and a strong barrier to be broken. It will be hard to break it. There is no tertainty that it can ever be done. Stat tea, court decisions without end, image old and venerable, prejudice without reason, bigotry, ignorance and bound less are all in the way. Ambition laughs at conscience, patriotism, virtues and .intelligence. Hercules, Samson or Daniel might tremble to undertake the work. Lin coln had a light task to perform com pared to this. Next count in your want of men. No nation ever was or ever can be better than the men who compose it. If our . sixty million were all real men and women of the Spartan, early Roman or Moses and Joshua type we could under . take anything, but alas, my country, your men are not a majority i tear Would to (iod they were. Hut men must lie had lirst. Without the in auo cess is ImiMHoiible. , Next comes in religion. This is the last 1 shall name, but it is far from , completing the whole list. Men are never better than their religion. No in , stauces are recorded where they ever nave ten. twine one says, "let me make the song of a natlou and I care not who makes their laws. 1 auswer backlot me make the religion of a na lion and I will make both the song am! the laws, The rellglnu force has ever shown Uel a controlling force. Yvlt pvm all deep-seated, earnest, lunet tie rot to u to the heathen gods. Apollo or nuunua, mi auu tun i. an or any, so .ng film eorshlp was uotient and In ten the nations were gi aud. luda Win, I'hrUtlanity, MahoutedanUm am aioruMiiim an snow the to ma result so . !f as the lmwer la .kai msn are eon , wilted, but not otherwte- The rn ' fc . - - I I .1. ttl..ll ... k: . iMir m t it mention inner Widely, But ill lead in j to great hUtoi ie .result an riut, iuetr religion ha always ta tan world, and w ll do it til Ui end. Ihff It not htout Iu ih . lill U ! la fatty ti,t ihe cmo, but w be rtlvt attention to It Thru what twn we to hinm wxt hal is i(niitottMn tnuiti mi m awtnwy t; tnb aiw worn:, fur Ut HirMfce tt dt tatogt.Srtr h, hi tti llu-i aud ttla,, lan'.tv, tUU and Hr fir ti.s tyovfl uii u ft Uk!t-,t,; t. tMu tut A lertuts on printing, art, rheinUtry, sttrohHiay. &lory or huiko II tug of tuitt htitr, it tin U vU huottt tt M tit sbfttract, 1'biirMih r NsU't;hidsifr gt tbttr duvt c sionally. But who expects to hear the covetousness, the pride, the treachery, the oppression of these present times getjumicet True we have Talmage and Moody. ; Some others are equally brave and honest; but the aggregate.ah, the aggregate. THE REMEDY. Is there any? If so will it avail? Who can tell? wnere is we wi iuau, where is the scribe, who shall lead us to victory? I think I see the cure. Anyone can see tbe disease. But the remedy. If. ah. that is it if. Well, if we can be brouffht to believe lne is your Father even God, and all ye are brethren" and act it as well as believe it we can be saved, and we will be saved. What would be the result if we did that? Mm- ply secure to every man all bis uod given rights. And what are they? Just an equalshare in all of God's gifts to men. And what are God's gifts to men? Life, and tie meant la support life. Has (iod done that and are we sure of it? Let us see. There is light, air. water, land. mal. lead. tin. iron, ffold, silver and so on to the end of the long chap ter. The first four are Indispensible to life all life. Cut off any one of these four we die anything dies, be it lish. bird, or quadruped. Now.I bnd myseii fcere. It matters not bow 1 got uere. creation, development, or "sped J growed," as Topsy did, it is all one fact to me. You are nere, all men are here on exactly tbe same terms, by the, same cause and means. . ' When we get here, all inese good li!nir are here. Kav we all come here from some other planet and all arrived at the same hour and everyone of us without our consent or even knowing bow we got here. What then? There Is earth with all her blessings. She says help yourselves, children. What shall we say and what icould we say? One man take all the air, and another all the light, another ail the water, another all tbe land, and s on to the end of the shunter Not a bit of it would we say. But we would say let each man have ail of each he needs to use, and we should say well. That is the true doetrlnc.too. God has never sold out. No govern ment ever crot a bill of sale or deed in fee simple to any one of these blessings. No government on eann owns mem or ever owned tnem, or ever win own them. They belong to (iod and be gives them to bis children. Not sells them, but airei them. When government has secured to each citizen the use of bis share and defends that citizen in the use of it, then the province of government ends on that question. If hundreds of millions of acres are left after all pres ent are supplied, just let it lay there. The next brother that comes will want his share, and the next until It Is all gone. The subdivision may be neces sary. JJut occupancy ana use is me onlv true title, ibis win First. Abolish all land monopoly and every other monopoly, be it coal, iron, ead, gold, silver or anytning eise. Second. Will secure all God-given rights to nature's blessings. Third. Abolish poverty. Fourth, Make overgrown fortunes mpossible. fifth. Aboiisn sales oi iana. Sixth. Abolish debt by abolishing all forcible collections of debts except for taxes and labor. Seventh. Abolish mortgages and limit, perhaps destroy, interest. rviorhtn. Mane siaverv impossiuie. Ninth. Reduce exchange to cost of carriage. Tenth. Make credit unpossiuie to any but men of honor, thereby greatly ele vfttinff the tvne of manhood. Eleventh. Secure the homes of all in perpetuity. iweiltn. Aiane a patriot oi every man, invincible armies, because tight iriff for home. Thirteenth, urcatly elevate morals, nurifv society and four fold, perhaps ten-fold the cood of our schools. , Here 1 cense this tune, but 1 am not done by a great deal. tor (iod and humanity. J.M. Ssvueu. Alliance Revival Meetings. Whittikh, Neb., March 8, 18111. .Editor Almakck: One great bene fit has been evolved from the agitation in politics during the present winter, one that the Indepcudentsoughttokeep steadily in view themselves, and take every opportunity of calling attention of opponents to, and that is in the coming campaign we will hae butane political party to tight. By somo pro. cess of amalgamation or miscegelnation or some other way the republicans aud democratic parties now sail under the title of Dcmo-blican. It seems as thougl it must have lteen a terrible dirty kind of process that did it, but then their past record nhows them catyiible of doing dirt v things in order to keep fat hold of the government teat. The Alliance people uereauouu are fnaklug arrangmeuts by which they will become shippers oi their own pro duce aud will alko buy their supplies in the east. The scheme contemplates a combination of measures to enable us to store in our own house, and provides also to hold lu storage for it cotisidurblo time in the event oi tow markets. There are so many underhanded pro jecls amongst buyers, to hold pi ires down and at a time, too, when outMaud Ing paper compel one to sell, that no doubt many schemes will ho tried to counteract these diliicullie. The Alliances ate doing some retlva work this winter. It would do you some good to near some oi the stirring evhortlon, and see the penitents lloek ing to Ihe anv ion Mat. The proceed lugs at Lincoln have done more toward recruiting the Independent tnk tmu anv other inlluetice. The utter roUene of the old parties is uk. glaring not bo seen. Vt hilo th feat le attitude the Independents their itoiuilllUtlon will either intrtv add their hrm at ami for principle ij admirvit men by their euetuit s. An tild tune reituhllcv wa heard td lay a Ut d.tys since thstt the tht mmim,i who tnruodurltur, otiht to hung, however, lam not inMtoroi that, my inttUn I trott they ongl't h ue lu me aiyiid vki y?ar Our famiiitg laud are going to bo ptetty rwwl cobiiUlob for it a st ring crp. I m w ioir hs .writ long and lone ... with tto'hiiig taditw luts no feel Jr.. but I s tp;vo w will gel on mi mil WJ WtituHtl, . U.C. lUt.i, You will hedtWHt.CUi.rle an I otliff leading sarirtw oi corn al taiiLU HtnHt, u N. ilia M , Llbiota. The Land Question. North Platte, Neb., March 2, 1891. Editob Fabmibs' Alliance: This young anti-monopolist thinks that the fanners and laboring men have waked np from their twenty-live years of sleep, and that they have their eyes upon the things that have been taking their sub stance and paying the demo-republicans for singing the lullaby songs to keep them in their doze. The farmers know well that it they had got the benefit of everything they have produced since they have been farming, there would be no need for them to be in debt now. The laborer know that if he bad been paid the value of his services be could now have a home of bis own. These farmers and laborers have, working in unison with nature, produced all wealth and surely they rightfully ought jo be living in comfort, if not in luxury. The man hunting work knows there is plenty of work to do. lie sees there U no "over-production" to cause men to be idle. For if be sees the elevators and cribs full of corn in Illinois, at the same time he knows of tbe hungry stock and hungry people in the west. And before when he saw tbe west overloaded with corn, which the people had to burn be cause they could get no coal, at the same time he knew of the thousands of tons of coal banked in Illinois;' of the 30,000 hungry and idle miners. Tbe la borer says there is no over-production to keep men idle as long as people are starving and poorly clad. So it 7s in every occupation and trade every year while in one section it looks as though there is an overproduction in some certain thing, in another part of the country the people are iu need of that same article. We do not take our enemy's explana tion any more. We look away from home. We see the farmers and laborers. the wealth producers of every section of our country, getting poorer eacH year, and the monopolists and money chang ers waxing richer and richer. Ihen we think that the manipulation of money and monopoly are the causes which bring about this state or auairs. Who says we are not right? As a result we have legislatures de manding that congress take these mon- olles out ot the hands of grasping indi viduals and let tbe government own and operate them at cost. As soon as our demands are generally made and in such a manner that we can be heard at Washington, then these monops will ask for governmental control. What a spectacle! How ridiculous! ihe cor porations owning and operating the government and the government to con trol the corporations, It is my greatest desire that these de mands will never stop until tbe govern ment does both own and control. Not till then can we have confidence and satisfaction. ' Our light against monopoly can only be won by seeing that the next congress is full of rank anti-monopolists and by electing a sturdy old farmer for presi dent. ; Our platform is broad enough for every farmer, mechanic and laborer; for every Union Labor, United Labor, Knight of Labor and Alliance man in tbe country to stand on and to fight for. n 'vi let us go together, shoulder to shoulder, and work and vote for our mutual good, for "the good of one is the good of all." United we can do as we like; divided we can do nothing. While we are battling against existing monopolists, is it not right that we should work and legislate to keep other monopolies from coming into existence? Notice our fourth demand: "That we demand the passage of laws prohibiting the alien ownership ot land, etc." .noth ing whatever is said about limiting the hndholdingof any American Individual. I should like to ask what uitrercnce be tween an alien landlord anil a reni- lent landlord. If it is right ut all for any man or set of men to own tho earth and rent it out to their fcllowmen, and extort from them the greater share of their earnings, then why is a citizen aud brother to be preferred to a for signer. I claim that neither have a right to hold the earth and demand tribute from men for the privilege of working it. Free-born Americans ought to hate the very name of landlord, aud accept the statement Just made without reasoning or argument. buppose we get what w-e want the government to take the railroads. The stockholders shall get pay for their property and then there would be noth ing that would offer a more substantial investment than land. Let the Goulds change their stocks for the states of Kansas and eurasWa. the Kockafellcrs their for Iowa, the Vanderbilta theirs for Illinois, etc., until lifty of our lords own every foetof farming land within the United States, and thea what have we accomplished? e have the railroads and have lot our homes; we cannot boast that this country allows each man a home because we are tcuanls and can hardly make enough to pay rent: we can no longer send help to the tenants oi Ireland because we are in the same conditions; we shall have liecn reduced from freeholders to a class of cringing renters. The lands must lie ued aud our landlords can exact whatever they ak. Now, some perfumed geutleman will jump up and say "we can control the rents by legislation. " Let me say w e cannot "regulate" the railroads and usurers lieeau.sa we cau not gut out of their power. Already this monstrous landlord and tenant system is getting to wntuine threatening altitude aud it is not uaresouaM to supinem thnt our land shall be taken even Wforo we get the other luonopa under control. Already the people are familiar with the fail that great hodlr ol laud are held by individuals aud that the tuoit- f;ages are the prvper means to take the amis and home out ot the bauds of the bread winners and gsther it into the uamU ot ttidiYldu!. It is well to examine our reiit con ditlou and see it there is ar y dauuer of their liomtui! tntut. I copy from a M U.d IhioL Ot tacts, putiUheil . luitou, I), C,t "Uwently a writer In the North AiiHiican He lew made Ihe uriltns? Utcuioid that the l'ultt hialr Is tho lagvt b'ttaat forming nation in Ihe wwild. U( ho t.Stsi.om) adults ebsaged In agriculture !" than mo third own Ihesr Urn, an I tsv.t td teat third are a heavily mortgagod that I ho loisryH they nmi my b mold om-Uur initial to the g'alltug rut 'I ho tuiutofs vi tsasbi lrar tat isrlvus Halts tr gitu-t 15,411 4.-1,174 58,862 11,491 57.2t5 22,951 66.463 26,180 41,558 44,027 S. Carolina, 47,219 Kansas, Georgia, 62,175 Texas, W. Virginia, 12,000 Arkansas. Ohio, 48,283 Mississippi, Iodiana, 40,050 Kentucky, Illinois, 80,244 Here are twenty-one of our leading states with more tenant farmers than England, Ireland.Scotland and Wales." Every mortgage foreclosure helps to swell the number of tenant farmers and puts tbe land into the hands of a land lord. Let our present conditions exist a few years yet and we will not need to read the foreign news to read of the evictions of tenants. Misery will be at our doors and children, hungry and ragged, will cry for bread, paupers will till our almshouses, and crime will be committed from sheer force of poverty. If I am correctly informed Mr. bhra- der baa introduced a. messure in our legislature limiting the land holdings of corporations, aliens, and foreign syndi cates but that is not enough to prevent individual monopoly of land by resi dent Americans. - If we work in the interests of tbe pro ducers from the soil let us preserve to them the soil. Let them have their homes and pay tribute to no individual but to Uncle Sam for tbe privilege of using it. ' J. M. C. Open Letter to the Senate of Nebraska. Mcllen, Neb , March. 8, 1891. Gentlemen of the Senate of the State of Xebraska : I see by the associated press that you are discussing tbe question of relief for the drouth stricken portion of our state, and that some member of that body bas introduced the following amendment to House Roll 81: 1st. That no person shall be given re lief unless such person shall show by the affidavit of himself or the affidavit of two freeholders, residents of the county, who nave personally known the applicant for relief nine months imme diately proceeding the passage of the act. 2d. That the applicant has a family dependant on him for support. ra. inatne is pnysicauy mcapaci- ated for tho performance of manuel la bor. 4th. That if seed is furnished appli cant he will stay in the county, sow the seed and use every endeavor to raise a crop. What I want to know Is, did tbe hon orable senator! ever farm, or did tbey ever see a man farm without using manuel labor. It looks like you wanted a man first to swear or prove he is not able to work, and then while his band is still lifted towards high heaven, swear he will work. "O, consistency thou art a jewel." I personally know men that have families that came to this country years ago in good faith, and last year planted 23 or ;su acres oi corn that did not raise a bushel. It is said that " rains on the just and the unjust," but in this case it has not rained on either. These people come here to build up a home because tbey were crowded out in the east. They had but littlo money; freight rates were high, lumber high, provisions high, and they were soon left without money. Then the Great Master above saw lit to with hold the rain and dew, something be yond tbe control of mortal man. The amn ( iod that led the neonle to this land, has put in the hearts of the Christ ians, in the more favored localities, to send supplies to the stricken land, (God bless the donors is heard from hundreds of lips) w hile vou. the servants of the people ' are playing the monkey, and women and children are at starvations door. Now I want each one of you when vou go to your rooms, to bow down votir heads in supplication to that same Merciful Being, to put it into your hearts and direct you thoughts to lorm ulnte some plan whereby this people may le fed, and not play with the pass problems or the death of some man that gets 9't.om a year donated to ins widow. that are of uuia concern to us. I would menioralize each one of you to do that which will be of real benetit to tois part of the country, and when you go home your constituents will take you by the hand and call you noble and true hearted brother, ana your family greet you with their smiles and bid you welcome when you cross the threshold. and heaven will smile on you as never before. Do something in the name of home and country, in the name of hu manity and heaven is the prayer of the writer. A. Kvans. A Cry for Help from Omaha and a First-class Suggestion. Omaha, Neb., March. 3, 1891. Editor Alliance: I wish to uso the columns of your valuable paper to help ui out iu Omaha. My brothers there are not many of you but that have some relative or friend in Omaha or if uot that the most ot you know some man here. Now what I want to ask you to do is to try to help us (the independents of Omaha) to convert some of them. rlrst, think who you know in Omaha. Then write them a letter telling them you wish to debate some ouestlon con- en urn K hihih , vui uui ifimii nrre from the reform papers aud send to them. lo not I dUeouragud but keep right on sending elippiugs frou reiurui papers aua you wiutimtiiy get them lu thinking about some of the real Utnes f the timet, and when yon can once get a mau to thinking about money reform uud he seea how the ioilo have beeu rebliwl by the tdrater ilwukersl you have then added anothes iuileiN'iideut to our ranks. Brother farmers t( you wilt help us we can hate ihuunand of Independents here in M'J. I aworo you wo tmo a turd time here (or nearly all the men read our daily paper that mUrtpie8iit everything so had ihat they sometime nuke niou ih llevs the truth tt tlo. If a man U very tutcken hero the banker ttjtrt a mill hum for him and tiv to wrakrn h; In itueuee. Vmt can hardly litiau'ut th ivnimiuMt ww nvo to louiean whb j lmH gWo your nKtBce la lh way I hat ked ati'ltih'hk tt a III help u. Ali4 Uf o, II you cm out K' t a matt In ihlRklng he I avi m xv oi a k U kHt for iWo 1 oa'.f iiw Uh t the tiuoiiUiS fr a host iitaa w hen ho iindervtamts it. Wo at gain ing iu ntuuUrt hero lt now, but ! utw ad lvl of (W m in Omaha. KmpwtiidlT. I , Cum DiAVaN. New York. 39,873 Michigan, Pen'sylv'nia, 45,825 Iowa, Maryland, 13,531 Missouri, Virginia, 34,888 Nebraska, N. Carolina, 52,728 Tennessee, What Do Tbe Women Say? Senate Files Nos. 34 and 33 are, the legitimate result of tbe disfranchisement of one-half of the citizens of the state. It is those in power oppressing those without the means of defense. Does anyone suppose that. if those men had been elected by the votes of women, and women were sitting in t he senate cham ber their peers, that such a bill would have found a place there? Ever since the women of this country organized for the recognition of their rights there has been a constant change for the better in class legislation where their interests were concerned, but the senate of Nebraska, in 1891, gets out its broom to sweep back the rising tide in favor of the mothers of the race in order to satisfy the greed of the harm Mort gage Loan and Trust Companies. Maria C. Abtes. Rick wood. Rock Co., Neb. Kind Worda From Iowa. Greenfield, la., March 11, 1801. iKiEXD bt'KKOWS: 1 take this op portunity of commending your action in regard to standing up lor the people's rights in Nebraskaud to thank you for publishing and keeping neiore tne peo ple the names of the traitors, also in publishing the actions of their constitu ents. Your paper grows better all the time. Cius. A. Ward. Notice to the Sub-Alliances of Perkins County. The next regular meeting of the Per kins County Alliance will be held in Madrid on Saturday March, 28th 1891, at 10 a. in., sun time .A full attendance is desired. Secretaries are request edlto forward reports and dues promptly. I would like to meet presidents of as many Alliances as possible. T. A Cllgston, Sec'y, Co. Alliance. Resolutions of Condolence. Clay Cexteb, Neb., March 7, 1801, At a meeting of Harmony Alliance. No. 1044 on March 7, 1891, tbe following resolutions were auopteu: Whebeai, It(has pleased Divine Provi de nee to remove from our midst Myr tha Cummings beloved wife of our Brother J. Cummings therefore be it Resolved, That we the members of Harmony Alliance No. 1044, extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and friends in this their sad bereavement and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resoluv tions be sent to the bereaved family, the t airneidiieraid, tne tiazette, JJemo cratandTiiK Iabmeks' Alliance fori publication. r , K. T. Mask, Petek Boyd, Loji Wilson, Committee. Their Action Approved. Waho'o. Neb.. March 7tn 1891. Editor Alliance: Tbe following resolutions were passed at our County Alliance ten., sttitn, iw, Resolved. That we. the'Saunders Co Alliance do indorse the action of ouA senators and representatives. The way tbey have worked lor the interest of the people. Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to our senators and repre sentatives, also a copy to our state and county paper. II. A. Winslow, Pres. W. O. Rand, Sec. - Condemnation . and Approval. Fairview Alliance No. 1253, of Fron tier county Neb., resolutions adopted at a regular meeting held on the 7th of March 1891. Resolved, That we as members of Fairview Alliance do condemn Messrs. Collins, Turner and Taylor, as traitors to their fellow fanners and the Inde pendent party as they have shown by their deeds and actions, and that we do approve of the way that Mr. Saml. Goduard the representative of Frontier and Gosper counties bus shown his principles and power in the house ef repre.sentatives, ;thcrefore be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to Mr. Saml. Goddard and to the county papers, the Sentinal and the Faber and also the Alliance pa per in Lincoln,! Nebraska. Wm. Bltkh k, Pres. C. S. Tlsis, Sec. The Bee Again. Mkad, Neb ., March 6tU, 1801. Resolutions adopted by Marietta Alli ance No. 692. Whereas, The seed firm of Bouk & Hupert of Greenwood, Neb., are'olfering the umaua w eeKiy nee wim every two dollars worth of seeds purchased from them, and Whereas, we are convinced that the position taken in the past by the Omaha Ike has beeu antagonistic to tne tci Interests of the farmer, and VYitKREAs.we believe the Jiee to bo a tool in the hands of the corporation that comes down with the mont money and Whereas, from these causes the Ike has become as a stench in our nostrils Therefore be it Resolved, That we will patronize no firm that will attempt to allure our pa tronsire bv such rotten bait. That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the records of this lodge. Tout a copy be sent to the state paper and also a copy lie sent to the linn of Bouk A; Hupert. S. J. Masom, Sr P. Kouinmin, D. 11. Thomhkin Committee. From Senator Taylor's Alliance, ALuautA. Neb.. March v. lm ItriKiluiioiis adopted by the Dry Val ley Alliance of which Senator Taylor is a tiiemticr, at their meeting ou March 0th. IHUt. Wiuhkas, Tho trantaction of tho Ul senate show that senator Win. latlor ol MMtp eounty did not c;t a vote ou the contest resolutions a called hii dodging tho Uu and I. km, Charge oi' cot ruptlou have ! as m:ulo l y tho luieenlenl pap! o.' the t,ti and suehc hrgerem to l Hell MtiUiued, and Wii,iu , Sid reiolutlon eoent ned a ttt'ut t vital lmpjiuit' to the uden Ot the state, vu A ftvo boUn and a fair rottnt aud sImi tho r'ttv ol a vii!ea to an hojMrt!! be at lug and t)r Hid and WlUKCAt, The tendenev of tho time 4 lottard uku4pt!n aud. idLu'rhaie. lion by all our muru le tt iatret of Ihe tn oryvd cU theHMti U ll .t.-e.'.4, That we do severely, roo sum serator W. Taylor lor fei lion la regard to the cos'rtt rvUtiitt Resohed, That we depreciate any at tempt at punishment other than to withdraw from Wm. Taylor all confi dence and to treat him as a man un worthy of respect- Resolxtd, That a copy of the above be sent to the Loup Valley Alliance and to The Farmers' Alliance for publica tion. II. A. Phillips. Andrew Bcrk field Committee. Endorse their Representatives. Clay Ckster, Neb., March 0, 1891. Editor Alliance: Dear Sir. Tbe Clay County Alliance convened Satur day March 7, at Clay Center, and not withstanding the bad roads and bitter cold there were about ninety delegates present from twenty-four Alliances. The following resolutions were unani mously adopted: s Whereas, We believe our represen tatives frem this county have stood by us in the right, and have done a noble work for their constituents standing for the right of the people, notwithstanding they have had traitors and foul politi cians to contend with. Resohed, That we do heartily endorse and tender them our sincere thanks for their noble work in doing their duty for their constituents, and that we be lieve they are laboring harder and do ing more good work for the common people of this state than other repre sentatives heretofore have done. Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to each of our represen tatives, and also to the Alliance papers of the county and state for publication. A. 11. McReymolds, 1. Naole, Walter North hct, 11. J. Mitchell, D. A, N orris, Committee. Resolutions from Rook County. Bassett, Rock Co., Neb., ) March 10, 1801. EpiToa Farmers' Alliance: Please find below copy of resolutions in regard to A. li. Oaky as adopted by Rock County Farmers Alliance, March 1, 1891, sent you for publication: Wiiebeas, In pursuance to the action of Representative A. H. Gale, from the Fifty-tint district, in voting with the demo-republicans against nearly every thing that we, the farmers and laborers of Rock couuty and also the state of Nebraska aro interested in, and has voted against nearly everything the In dependents have asked for. Resolved, That we, the delegates to the Farmers' Alliance of Rock county, Nebraska, consider the said A. II. Gale unworthy of the confidence of all Al liance men for his action in asking that the legislature recognize J. E. Boyd as governor, and also in Voting with tho demo-republicans In favor of same. Resolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to The Farmers' Al- il LIANCE Paper. A. II. Gale, the Newport Advocate, and to the Bassett papers, and also spread upon the minutes of we Rock County Alliance. A. J. Taylor, J. A. Maiieu, A. M. i,ane, Committee on Resolutions. This is to certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of said resolutions. W. Al. HARVARD, Sec. Pro. Tern. Favors the Newberry Bill. Litchfield, March 7th, 1891, At a special meeting of tho subordi nate lodges as follows: Union Bridge. No. 653;, Valley Center, No. 969; Beaver 584; Good Hope. 009; Litchfield 549; Grachus, 009; Lone Glen, 548;Mt.,01ive, 572.n Whereas, The railroads are charg ing an exorbitant freight rates in the state of Nebraska to the detriment of producers and laboring classes. Resolved 1 bat tho above named Alli ances assembled together request tho senate Of Nebraska to p.ts.-t the maxi mum rate bill known as the Newberry bill as passed by the lower bouse of tiiu legislature, be it further Resolved, That we send a copy of tlieNe resolutions toState Senator (i.N.,Sniltb, one to The Farmers Alliance at Lin coln, also to the Litchfield Monitor for pudlication. Howard Long, Pres. James Long, Sec. r Training for Idle'a Battle. Mr. Carroll D. Wright, United States Commisnioncr of labor, contributes nn article to the New York Tribune on tho chanco to earn a living. Mr. Wright estimates that in this country there .were in June hist '22,000,000 persons, of nil ngos and conditions, engaged in gainful occupations; and that there are 46,000 persons added oach yeor to the numbor engaged In all occupations, for which vacant plitcoa thwe will next yenrle S.OOO.OOO candidate men, women, and children. il the conclusions bo correct it nec essarily follows that thosij persons who dodro to compote successfully for the vacant plw-es should Iw thoroughly equipped mentally and physically, The uocetrtdty for this equipment becomes more apparent every dny. Even If Mr. Wright should be mUtaken in hi annuinption that the time hus already cumo when - tho . uutubor of busituwa opportunities Ut smaller than the mini Iter of (HMnons dotdron of obtaining em ployment. It tnut ho admitted that the com pet H inn of tho present ttme 1 a competition, of skill with skill, or o skill again! tho ItM-k of it. ncrea of Industries ha InereaM-d ihe wants ol th -o U; luxu i !e have Ununm no eesttle, and wwh front Invention ha curtied with ll an liwrettd number t tKHuipHtUm. many tf which Wero pot Wfo known. But tbU lner.t in produeliou ha aUi tumlo it notvmMry that there sho.dd W iu.m iu noiw ia and fttrwgth bnmU Uw nj, u4 thai even tho farm bund inut h le. formation tf a lli;hir gnulo then lh merely neco)- looublehimtowb.if to n t tho r In handl Ihe hoe. (a every tHmttrnerd of !eJ4-y mm anj wotted iuulu ho it t.oly t hnl. 4 eonlpm tit, but bring la their vutploi limit t hre tir and id.tlty. M'v lk4 -'My J!5 iiule tioy, ff ou wmit to iei4 m Itta, alwita lvk (stlit vttth 4vct thin )'i dV Jl -- !. ittrfiit. 1 tHk MVt IUU ! wot ting itta this Ima-iilnjuU"