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THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE; LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY 3IAR. 2R, 1891-
The Farmers' Alliance
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Address.
Alliance 1'i b. Co Lincoln Neb.
FABMEH'8 OPINIONS.
Nuckolls County All Right.
Riskin, Neb., March 10, 1801.
, Editob Allukcb: As county lecturer
f this county, I have just finished a
" visit to each of the twenty-five Sub
Alliances of this county, and also to sev
eral of those in Thayer county, as I
lire near t ho county line. I took
them in rotation, visiting one each
aight. And being convinced that such
work is beneficial to the order. I would
recommend it to other County Alliances
and lecturers. In making these visits
I find much among the Alliances to
commend, as well as much to suggest
to them, but I must here confine myself
, to one or two points.
First, I will say that our county may
be depended on for a full share of al
liance work in future, as in the past,
when, we made a clean sweep. Next,
1 would say the greatest need of the al-
' liance is to work, to Interest and to bold
together all their memben. To do this
we must run, it into the lines of the per
petual Interest of the people, and study
and discuss subjects that we underatand,
and upon which our. prosperity de
pends. I have found a general desire
for a wider raBge of topics for discus
sion, and have recommended the follow
ing list, which may easily be doubled
by tubdivisons. extensions and addi
tions. I find it eagerly sought after,
and as I promised to publish it in our
county paper, and feel sure it would be
beneliclal in other counties also, I send
ii to lor publication. Ju Tub Al-
lukce. You Can see that it is all con
templated in our Declaration of Princi
ples. I have recommended discussion
not In the form of debate, but rather on
the plan of a convention, one leading
utand others following; taking sides
according to sentiment. I think it
would be well for each member to take
ne subject permanently, that he might
study it thoroughly and be prepared to
lead out on it any time the committee
aw tit to select that subject for discus
sion. And besides the general discus
sion I think it would be well to have a
few speeches and essays and eeloct
readings ou other subjects by the mem
bers who have those subjects in charge.
1 think such a course, rightly followed,
would always insure an interesting and
profitable Alliance meeting, and also
. guarantee its perpetuity.
LIST Of SCBJF.CT9 FOB DISCUSSION IN
Sl'B-ALUANCES.
Land I, homes, currency, capital, la
bor, transportation, elections, legisla
tion, civil government, civil service, the
military, tariff and taxes, bounties and
subsidies, general and special pensions.
representative and public men, records
oi county and state, interest and usury,
bank and banking, option dealing, ag
riculture, horticulture. tloriculture. gar
dening, irrigation, lish culture, poultry.
fete keeping, dairying, live stock, silage
and the mo, forestry, roads, humane
society mtensts, business principles,
arbitration, ways aud means, co-operation,
immigration, social improvement,
home attractions, sanitary measures,
temperance, education, woman's rights.
miuiio, literature, parliamentary rules,
the alliance, purchasing and . wiling
agencies.
The above is all respwt fully submitted
in the- hoix-a you will give It mitdicatiiui
and that it w'iil be some help to many
of our Alliances. And I would rwom-
auend to your reader to preserve the U-t
for reference.
G.
, Mum,
Huttlln, Neb.
Ril tf to? Maiktts,
Farmer aud stockmen, rejjle lie
lief 1 at hand! The problem U solved
Dr. Sauford. who 1 connected with the
agricultural bureau at Washington, has
U'PI) to the frout to relieve th pub
lie miud. Fill up your feed yards and
pasture, for price aro g'risg up.
And what, do jtnt auppoae, U to U
the ruM of the rotting prosper,?
Wniply this,' w art -ulug to rle luora
kabls ifeaa calves, and Jerry Htk ha
ao444 his approval. ThM pomkrou
Intailavta hf im 1 hiring for th
$m two yean to maa'ar th altual'on
ll la twtlbfttt Now farmers rttura to
)onr plows and jour p?i but for God's
a'ae jake far) vf ibe tabic, a they ire
r naly hope, ;Uul la taoee tools out
f the fence corner, w hit a feat Ui us
great cause of your poverty. Make a
good dry shed for them. Yes, take the
roof from the sod houso (never mind
the family except the babies) and shed
your plows.
'Xk. Monopoly" also approves of thia
course, and is overjoyed to think that
scarcity of money and consequent high
rates of interest, has nothing to do with
the case. He is bapwr. liut toe I arm
er only smiles as these owlish officials
grind out their machine-made opinions,
and would have those truckling knaves
understand that their subserv ience to
Wall street while filling high official
positions earns for them trie contempt.
not only of those they betray, but also
oi those they serve. ixo amount oi oiu
cial assurance from the present sources,
can upreot the well-founded opinion of
the farmers, that contraction oi uie
volume of currency has compelled them
to go to the money lender for means to
carry on their business, until the lend
er's usury has consumed the producer's
margtus, ana made money so scarce anu
high that it takes three times as much
of his meat and trrain products to get a
dollar as It did before tne contraction
began. The Doctor and Uncle Jerry
had better resign. The people know
the cause and will never stop until it is
removed. '
Erin go unum! E plunbus braugb
From a Teacher.
Talkaoe, Nob., March 16, 1801. '
Editor Fa emeus' Alliance: In the
article headed, "A Plea for the Schools,"
in your issue of March 14th, there were
some statements, which, if true, are suf
ficient to condemn our entire school
system.
A teacher who governs by "brute
force" is in no sense a teacher simply
a despot whose realm is the school
room. No more is he a teacher who
"nags children to desperation, aud then
whips them like slaves." If teachers
are guilty of these tbings,there certainly
s great need of school reform. If.how-
ever, these accusations are not true, a
great injustice is done to the teachers
and also to the schools, by their circula
tion. Besides, people not living in Ne
braska, reading such statements will be
ed to believe that our state Is tilled
with a lawless class of people whose
children are taught by half civlli.ed
teachers.
Alt hough I nave not the data to con
tradict the accusations, I know that there
is none to prove them. Yet they nmy
be true In a few exceptional cases.
In four years of school work I have
n Dieted corporal punishment on but
one pupil; and I believe the majority of
teachers can sav as much or more. As
to whether or not we have a right to pun
ish, God's example is sufficient. While
He rules the world by love as far as it
will be ruled. He reserves punishment
for the disobedient. Yours for school
work, C. J. Elmore.
Timely Suggestions.
The outlook for the year '61 1 consider
as being very bright for those that are
engaged in farming, and if such proves
true, business throughout the United
States will show this fall a remarkable
activity, that we have not enjoyed for
the past eight years. At this time of
writing the indications are that the soil
will be full of moisture when spring
opens, to start the seed put into the
ground, into activity. It has never
failed in my remembrance.when as largo
a body of snow covered the ground as
lata as this time In spring, but what It
had an effect on the rainfall of the com-
ng summer.
One thing is certain that the cry of
over-production will not have a very
serious effect on the prices of the crop
produce, if it should be most favora
ble. The markets of the world will be
deplete by the time a new crop is pro
duced. Statistics prove this assertion.
We, as farmers.should make special en
deavors to get tbo largest crop possible
lor labor expended, we, farmers of
the west, when we meet, one of tho first
questions asked is: "How many acres
have you under cultivation?" I con
sider that of small importance com
pared, with: "Mow much do tou raise
to tho acre! ' How often it is the case of
the farmer In the spring, commencing
to turn over a large area of ground,
counting the days as placed in the al
manac as being able to put in full hours,
allowing for no intermission on account
of rain or accidents, when all of a sud
den he begins to realize that he is be
hind with his work, and the weeds are
sucking the life out of the crops. I atk,
does that pay? Better take less number
of acres aud produce from them as much
crop, and allow his team the advantage;
anu ii, percnance, ne is ahead of his
work he can devote more lime to ear
den or tending to his stock. 1 have
while living in Nebraska (ilnee 1S00)
made most money in commencing
to breed and take good care of hogs
wnen tney were ruling low price,
and corn high. 1 make this pre
diction: Whoever chas hogs for sale
one year Irora now, will realize a good
price.
There Is another point in nuking a
good crop oi corn, is the seed planted.
Too much pains cannot be taken How
often It Is the case that you have a great.
i ....i. ... ' i. ...... t .
miijo viHiimi mi uttptit oi Kernel, ana
getierally that elans of earn Is tho tliutv
variety, and no mock will eat It a read
ily as the sorter kind. It pays to plant
tne nest at an times, wimt is worth
doing lo worth doing well, and if we
would bear that in mind and practice
mere wouut not be so much couiplatut
a at present, and while we have not as
farmer been a careful In selection of
our seed, and watching tho growth of
ffteu at notne a we ought, m hate
alto neglected till lmt full to make fod
choice in telt-cUnv good uieit to rn-re.
out u and our luiereslt In national
and state affair. The novlou veed
In our body politic hate been of the
raket kind. It t hyh lime that we
clei iU Held of them. I .el u sttnd
together and jut and all proolaitu tht
nr Party abnea no Umgeri that U
over. free. diMUla'alled, w Uiu
tuaa one mow, F, W. !UnHu,
A bright boy waaM la every schoo
dUtrWiaad UwaU Nebnuka, to i.
np signs, dUtnbut circulars, te. A
permanent pueitUm aud gvod ware
wi! b gtf to h bey that send UM
refer ate with stamp,
I'htox I'lurtusimy Amur v.
imuumi. linoola, NU
Beware of the Droas.
The universal prosperity sought after
by the various labor organizations has
no deadlier foe than that class of men
and journal, who have hovered on the
borders of tho reform movement, and
at the same time have gathered spoils
from the spoilage system w hich we com
bat.
The impossibility of the old parties
absorbing and holding the Independents
in this state, has become a settled case
This fact drives the political guerrillas
to the necessity of getting a permanent
footing itf the reform lines, or securing
a berth in the bosom oi monopoly.
But, it is only natural, that as the
line Is drawn we should discover that
some are claimed by the people who
cannot stand the furnace neat of this
contest. Those men in the legislature.
who. claimed bvtbelndependonts.have
proved unfaithful to the principle of
independence, are the results of too
much weak-kneed conservatism at
home. A disposition to nominate men
that all parties loved a little; their elec
tion was easier but a damage to the
cause. This class of men are not all in
the Nebraska legislature.
The farmers ot the state at their recent
State Alliance meeting, plainly showed
"Col." Van Wyck that his position as
guerrilla had lost bim the confidence of
the farmers' Alliance, ana that nis pe
culiar maneuvers showed plainly that,
he bad safely climbed into the monop
olistic fold. But bis position there is
not secure unless he can hoia his in
fluence in- tho people's camp.
From now until the old parties open
up their next political farce.the "Coi.'s"
guerrilla warfare will continue. His
Des Moines speech shows the desperate
efforts he is making to show the corpor
ations bis value, ana prevent as far as
possible the solidifying of labor organ
izations for universal emancipation
through combined political action. We
are groaning under the results of capi
tal combined for political action. And
only through political vigilance on the
the part of the lalorer can he preserve
to himself bis divine rights, "the fruits
of his labor." S.
Usury Laws.
Editor Alliance: The proposed leg
islation affecting usury seems to be
arousing the little class of leeches that
thrive on the misfortunesof their neigh
bors. The writet a few days since was
n the office of a "chattel man," when a
sleek fellow dropped in and inquired for
a "chattel man." He was himself a chat
tel man from Omaha, and was confer
ring with hi Lincoln cousins as it
were, I suppose, in regard to doing
something to check unfavorable action
by the legislature. In the course of his
remarks be said that the Omaha
"Brotherhood" would cheerfully raise a
little'or if it can be used, considerable
$tuf to produce certain results.
This provokes two thoughts conspic
uously more than others: sirst, if usury
is tn "best thing for the most
people," a majority a, least of the
members of the legislature ought to
know it, for they are an Intelligent class
of people; and no money ought to be
necessary to mouia their opinions or ac
tions to the right. -
Secend, It is only one of many in
stances that show how prevalent is the
sentiment that legislators are purchas
able. "Man moulds money," is quite a
catching saw. It is sadly true that in
many instances, "money moulds man."
So long as this shameless sale of things
called men is toleroted by the people
who have sent them to represent their
interests, so long will laws to protect
the rich against tbo poor, bills to drain
Hathaway 's land ana that of a few other
big fellows at the expense of the state
and numberless other unjust and iniqui
tous measures, increase the burdens of
tho already over-burdened toilers and
tax-payers of the land. Burn's remark,
That the jinirllntr of the vulnca
Helps tho hurt tout honor leeis,
might be us truthful as poetic were it
not for the fact that tho taking of the
guinea clearly demonstrates the absence
of all honor, i
Let the proper punishment due trai
tors be visited upon such as dare betray
their constituents and reform papers
will no longer need to advertise in capi
tals lists of traitors. Uranokii.
School and Teachen.
Clay Cektkr, Neb., March 14 1891.
Editor Alliance: In your issue of
March 14th, appears an article condemn
ing the teachers of the public schools
written by some one who signs himself
as progress. In the first place he ac
cuses us of timing the rising genera
tion to desperation bybrutal force. He
shows about as much knowledge- of the
methods employed by the teachers as
the majority of kickers. From his
article l presume that he has not visited
the school and that he has gleaned bis
information from pawuiug rumors HO
percent of which can be regarded as ab
solutely false. In tho second place he
charges us with working solely for the
money there is in It. I wish to say that
I aud my brother teachers are working
for the same thing that he and brother
kickers are working for, an hone.it liv
ing. Does ho expect us to work for
notmng ami ooaru ourselves? v e aro
Interested In reforms as well a he (lie
cause letter times for uim means letter
times for us. And now Progress In-fore
yon criticise tho use of tlio birch too
much inquire Into some of tho rumors,
go talk with the teacher ask him if be
employes the birch because ha loves to
hurt bis scholars, or whether the schol
ar or the parent thmtelve have not
driven him to k Be coiulderate with
your teacher anil you will find all that
can leipwtd from one In hi position.
Hoping tbl will twelve du considera
tion and attention. I reuuin dear sir.
Yours for reform,
A Tkaciun.
AffumM for Kttorm,
IV wt need a reform la !h I'niied
States, seems to be the question of the
i'ay. Let us te;
A feHhlhan government Utpierd
to W a government of Ike woi), by
tb ir.pl, and for tb people. If this
gorsrvuitat (f hi thai it 1 not a r-pub-tUan
government,
lath lat few years the men '4 life
whom the proipeilty oi thl AtstetWan
people has Un a t-atnuted, "the great
eat and moat s rod trust known to ths
dnlUed titld,"has jjlvea la railroad
corporations one hundred and ninety-
seven million (197,000.000) acres of land
which God previously had given to the
people.
That amount of lana would furnish
four million nine hundred and twenty-
five thousand families a home of forty
acres each.
Or. if all the people in the United
States lived on railroad land it would
-'-w - , I V tv tuau UIO
state of New York. That amount of
land, if sold at government price would
amount to me vast sum of M3,2.W,U00
When tha mpn with vhnm ws in
trusted the prosperity and development
oi toe natioa maue tne law known as
the "credit strengening act," making
ooDiis payauie in goiu tney addeU to the
value of those bond $000, 000, 000, which
tne peopie naa to pay.
Then they made it possible for a few
linnkirn tn lnn tn iha ru..,J.. .. l.
uv KJ I Hlf7
United 1750,000,000, that has caused the
people to pay in interest since the war
Sl.;il2.500.00U. Thia viixt anm . n..t,l
to bankers for the use of money, the
memum oi exenange, or the tool with
tvhff-h Ammt.rA la nnn-Ul .. n -I't.
peoole have naid xi ar luin nnn fn ik
use of the tool with which they exchange
.,. f . . 7. v
inn products oi another.
In the above calculation we have fig
ured simple interest at seven per cent.
What a differenco thprn In I
in figuring 7 uer cent almnln imon.ut
and 30 per cent compounded monthly,
ns i ui mi westi-m xteorasaa bankers
loan monev to the drmith.afrielr.n
farmers.
In land grants and the other two acts
mentioned above the United States gov
ernment has given to a few lndlvl((ii(
IM.853,750,000.
Let us see what that amount of money
would do toward pHucbiIpit ilm .hu.f.
i ...V ...
dren of the United States.
According to the census of IBOO.there
are 02,000,000 people in the United
States, and Wfi will minnnu nnn (nnrih
of the population to be children of
school age. The result .will be 15,500,.
000.
A school house canahln nf unenrnmn.
dating 1,200 scholars will cost 125,000.
To provide school houses for 15,500,000
scholars wlllreouire 12 1K -lmrlhniiiua
which, at t-i5,000 each, will cost ;)22,
1)00,000, which deducted from 12,855,-
7.r0.000. Wv A lifllunnn nf )()!(.
850,000. Allowing one teacher to teach
.LI..-..L.I I a. , I .
win ly Bunoian it wouiu require dlQ,IHm
teacher, which, at f 50 a month would
teouira t232.4U0.700 far lnr-liora'
nine months, or one school year.
Now, ordinarily intelligent youths af
ter going to district schools until they
are sixteen years of age, can, by attend
ing high school four years, acquire a
good, practical business education.
And if civil ffovernmant ami nnllilnal
economy were two of the principal
oiuuicB, wo wuuvk wuutu turn out a
much better class of American citizens.
Which would be the greatest good to the
greatest number of American citizens,
to have all the young folks educated or
have a few pet millionaires?
Why was not that money spent for
educational purposes? The answer is
a simple one. The money powers knew
that If tllfl mninritV nf thn twnnla haI
political and practical education; if the
uauot count ne piacea in the hands of
Intnlllannt n.o.a Ik.l .l.l I -
iMHiuifjvu. win nf ma, wo ituuiu flaw a
just government, and their stock gam
bling, loaning money at usurious rates
of interest, and all other means of le
galized mlllicrv would 1 ,mnaht tn an
n.. v WM
abrupt close.
When the men upon whom rests the
desti n ies of t he greatest com mon wealth
in tho world will make laws directly
against the best interest of the greater
number of the people, it is very neces
sary that we have a reform.
i
Mutual Insurance,
Editor Farmers' Alliance: It now
looks as if we would get a law passed
(II. It. No. 02), that would allow us to
organize and incorporate county or
state mutual companies, and save from
80 to 00 per ceut of the amount now
paid to stock companies. Wo think it
would be best to organize in the coun
tries (or district of several counties) to
insure against tire and lightning.and all
join in and help to build up a Targe cy
clone and tornado company.
I will try to answer all inquiries per
taining to organizing and incorporat
ing. Mutually yours,
J. Y. M. Swigakt.
Senate Chamber, Lincoln, Neb.
House Roll No. 52 passed the senate
and is ready for the governor's signa
ture. Ed. ' -
Grateful Acknowledgment.
Banner Alliance No. 440, of Banner
count)', adopted the following resolu
tions expressing their thanks for sup
plies donuted by Kosedale and South
Platte Subordinate Alliances of Hall
county. The kindness of the brothers
Is moro appreciated on account of the
fact that Holt county had a very short
crop the past year. South Platte is one
of tho pioneer Alliances aud the former
Alliance home of the state president
aud secretary. They are enthusiastic
workers In the Alliance cause. Kd. ,
tieselctd, That we, the members f
ltannor Alliance, No. 440, at our regu
lar meeting March 7th, Ihwi, do hereby
extend our hea.tfolt thanks to our
brother in Kosedale and South Platte
Alliances, and all who donated to the
relief fund sent us through tho hand of
liro. Wm. Uruce, of our Alliance. Our
most hearty thanks are cjnllally ex
tended and long may they prosper Is
the wish of all.
A'nolrtd, That these resolutions be
spread on our record, aud a copy be
aent to TllK Fammkus AlXMXiK for
publlcallou, also to the abovo AUUuce,
F. M. White,
, Wm, Um cn,
J.A.Htni'N.
Committee,
Approv the Repeal of llsunty,
('ANHMllMiK, Neb , March 14. Wl.
Whmima. the sugar ludnstry ot the
title ha not iveulltnl In any benelit In
the farmer, or to the people iu redueiug
the pi too ol sugar, then fur U It
ht WiW, That we, member ot Sunny
Iiiuiti4 aiiisuc. .to, approve ih
aototlhe b-gialaturs ttt repealing the
auirtr bounty, and t It farther
Rtnxn4, I hat a ropy ot tn ru!a
tlone b sent ty the Beaver Oty flat
and lus FahwnV An unt a Ux pit bit
taiUia, and to our ri :rMtauv Hon,
J, tt"nt.
' K.H. lUtti.i.i,
J. M. Taaoa,
Jom llultlSOII,
i'wtufeluw.
Knox County Heard From.
Bloom held, Neb., March 7, 1891.
Resolutions of Knox County Alliance:
Eesolred, That we do justly take pride
in the achievements of the Independent
party, and especially in the reform work
done by our legislature. ,
Retolted, That we approve the course
of our able representative Hon. J. G.
Kruse and we are gratified at the legis
lative prominence which he has attained
and the notice he has secured for this
county.
Ktsolvtd. That we condemn the maior
ity of our state senate for its refusal to
permit the eoutest of our state officers.
and we denounce as traitors and per-
jurers ana as wormy oi everlasting con
i . .. .
tempt tne tureo inuepenuenu who.witn
no attempt at excuse, deserted their
party, betrayed their constituents, and
votea to stilie an honest Investigation.
Kesohtd, That our noble standard
bearer. President J. II. Powers, la An.
serving of and is heVeby tendered our
sincere sympathy, and that we consider
the reasonable expense of the contest of
the contest should be borne by the state.
Resolved. That the supremo court of
this state which assumes to teach the
legislature and enforce upon it its duty.
should compel the senate by mandamus
to proceed with the contest.
aetolred. I hat the supreme court
needs renovating, and that wo will do
our best next fall to retire one of their
members, and put a non partisan judge
in his seat.
Ktsohed. That the Independent prin
ciples will live in the breasts of the peo
ple until they are enacted into law, and
justice is uoue to me wnoio people.
msonta, inat we Heartily commend
the effort to form an Independent na
tional party, and hope a presidential
ticket will be put in the field, and we
pieuge ourselves to labor for its success.
Rexolrtd. That having heard read Mr.
E. A. Frye's circular letter to our coun
ty president we have no use for the
Aiolrara 1'ioneer nor for its long time
editor, and further
JUiolied. 1 bat copies of these resolu
tions be sent to Hon. J. G. Kruse.
Bloomfleld Monitor, Crelghton Xem,
The Fakmeks' Alliance, an to E. A.
me. J. l, Ci'LUKiiTsON. Sec.
II, L. McCoy, Pres.
Omaha Declarations Indorsed.
' Nelson, Neb , March 10, 1801.
Editob Fabmeus' Alliance: Owing
to the weather and the condition of the
roads but half of tho lodges were rep
resented at our regular meeting.
Among other proceedings the following
resolutions were presented by the, com
mittee and unanimously adopted by the
county alliance:
Resolved. That we ratify the actions of
the National Convention held at Omaha
in January, and heartily endorse their
plan oi action.
Whehkas, A free ballot and an hon
est count is the foundation of free gov
ernment and should 1ms the sacred priv
ilege of every citizen, and
Whebeas, It is one of the avowed
purposes of the N. F. A. to secure pur-
ty oi tne elective irancnise, ana
Whereas, In the late election for
executive officers in this state the re
turns showed that the Independent can
didates were defeated by a very small
plurality oi eleven or twelve hundred
votes, ana
Wijekeas. There is unimpeachable
evidence that violence and fraud were
used at the said election in the city of
j l a
umana, ana
Whebeas. Said Independent candi
dates instituted a contest according to
strict forms of law, and
Whereas, The Statutes, Chapter 26.
Sec. 67, of the State of Nebraska, pro
vides that the legislature in joint ses
sion shall hear and determine cases of
contest for all officers of the executive
department, and,
Whereas, 'Ibe state senato on the
11th of i'ebruary last defeated the con
current resolution passed by the house,
fixing a time for hearing said contest,
and
Whereas. Said resolution was de
feated by the demo-republican combine
aided by three senators elected on the
Independent ticket, therefore, be it
Resolved. 1 hat we look with contempt
anddisguHt upon the action of the sen
ate, and we look upon all members
who voted against the resolution as
pliant tools of designing aud tyrannical
corporations, and we regard their con
duct altogether unworthy of American
citizonship, and having tew parallels in
the history of legislative infamy; and
Resolved, That we denounce as traitors
the three following members to-wlt:
Collins, of Gage; Taylor, of Loup; and
Turner, of Saline; and lie it further
Resolved. I hat these three men return
to their old parties where they belong
and save the Independent cause further
trouble. J. M. Bird.
Secretary Nuckolls County Alliance.
Resolutions of Respect.
Saltillo, Neb., March 13, 1801.
Whereas, An all-wlso Providence
hits seen tit to remove from our midst
by a very sudden and unexpected death
of our most highly esteemed and be-
loveu protner, i. iot-K.
Resolced, I hat in the death of Brother
Lock, that there hits been removed from
among us rnc zi Dtir best, most worthy
and true members. That as a neighbor
he was an accommodating and true
friend.
A'o.W, That while wo mourn bis
lost to our order we also extend tho
heartfelt sympathies of this Allianee to
his good hI fe aud family,
AvWm, That a copy of these resolu
tion be tendered hi family, a copy I
placed on our record, and a copy m fur
nished The Fa km m' Aiiuxik lur
publication. Wm, Fstk,
Dan Hot,
Committee,
Resolutions Lsks Alliance, No, Ij7j,
Chanu ILANti,Nib , March ltMJ.
F.lHTuH Al-LUKi Ki At regular meet
ing tf Lake Alliance. No. lUt. hld
March t IN' I. the following renolutiou
tttre unanitiittiial admit.!
Witk-nsAs, Dr. II. J, King, tn an open
lttr l Mr. Fred tledde, wlltwr of tha
Grand Island WrSrft jm faithfully
and honorably ditfondinl our patty and
p-in?lpUi thvfvfor tt It
AWmf, that we.ih tuetlret abl
Aliiatto do hiby Under Mm tur
heart thank for doing Aid ta tt
farther
t i'sW, That a ropy of tae renota
tknta ba ernt to the Grand Ilnd Jf
4nd Inn rAhMkM' Au.iacm lor
publU atkm. T. A. W areuM, beo,
J. al. .Nana, pres.
Spread the Light.
Caeleton. Neb., March 19. 1891.
Editob Alliance: I send you reso
lutions adopted by our Alliance:
Resolved, That we, the members of
Cat leton Alliance' No. 1232, do believe
that the Independent platform is the
most vital point of discussion iu the fu
ture, and that we further believe that
there should be the most effective argu
ment from the leaders of the party col
lected; and we further believe that they
should be printed showing each plank
in the platform separate, and that they
should be sent to each member of the
Alliance and to all other farmers, and
laboren.
Thinking that a few word from eur
Alliance might be of interest I will say
that we re in good working order at
present and are looking for the great
battle of 1918 when we will be able to
settle with the ballot some of this
trouble we have been led into by the
political leader. Hoping you may have
room in your paper for same of this I
will elose. John Tvleb,
Sec. No. 1232.
The U. P. Railroad Again.
Lou an Crnteb Alliance, )
March 13, ltm, . r
Whereas. Tha ra.il rnud rviriumiion. ,
havo a most cnrmutinir inHmmoa in
i i . . u
llticul matter a ornvMri lv tha lata .
called "Land Grant Forfeiture Bill,"
wuicn robbed thousands of honest set
tlers of their homes, and the nation of
millions of acres of land, and
whereas, The Union Pacific Kail
road has uttei-IV fulllnd ti fulfill it ,-,'
tract with the govurnttiant. thAn-fara
be It
Resolved. That
closure of tho mortgage held against
said road bv the tiatliin&l trnvernmunt
aud iu operation by the government in
iuc luierest oi tne people, and
Whereas, Brother Burrows has ably
and nobly defended our cause, thereby
becoming the turcmt fnr ih
- - IS 'w mvm aav UUIfVU
forces of unscrupulous journalists and
corrupt partisan leaders, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members ot
Logan Center Alliance No. 2142, of
Dodge COtlntV. Neh.. ahnur
elation of bis earnest efforts in our be
half by onr hearty endorsement and
support of hia imiwr Tiik Vnu.
Alliance.
1 he above resolutions carried unan
imously. F:ioMobell,
. Sec, pro tem,
Abolish the Lobbyist.
Why are some of the old party mas.
ters so strenously in favor of an im
proved suffrage system? It is htwAu
they desire honest government? No.
ey raise the cry of honest elections
simply because they wish to make the
people believe their party idol is the
only true and living god of politics.
Were these masters really in . favor of
accomplishing the object of better gov
ernment, they would advocate the adop
tion of an improved legislative system.
There is no difference between brilwry
ai uiu uituui mtx anu loouying in the
legislature. Piracy at the polls and cor
ruption in congress have the same ef
fect. What good then can come from
regulating tha elpnfnr If hi tVtnrAannt-a.
live be left irregular? If the majority
oi voters in this country are so corrupt
that they have to bo minrriod iwu fivwn
the root of all evil on the day of election.
urtiBiuiy iiie-oian wnom sucn a debased
constituency mlirhi: aeWf with ika ...
slstance of Jprimary-prigs 'and caucus-
tuuiiiunio, nuuiuu nee io ucsurround-
eu witn conditions consistent with the
Pl'lnciolfl ilf tho AliHlrali
voting, when he is preparing to legislate
iKiivt iiuu iue cuumry. certainly one
man can be bought t hPfttwr than ,nA
thousand, and with a less effort. Abol-
inn me lobbyist: he is the briber's big
hrnl liAr jtA,.
Our National Extravagance.
Tho funds raised to run our national
government are indirect and c.nnm
quently people pay it so gradually aud
so quietly as to not notice it. In a way
It is a bad method, for tho payers do
not give it due coiLslderatiou. nor do
they watch tho expenditure as
closely as though they paid it direct
ly. While the high tariff was a few
years ago a method only of protection
(7) it nas become cy extravagance a
necessity in order to raise funds for the
running of our government. This looks
like a scheme of the protectionists. The
high tariff was fast becoming unpopular
with tho people, especially if it raised
so great a surplus as to cause to be a
question what to do with it. Now,- by
extravagance the high tariff has become
almost a necessity and the war cry of
'a tariff for revenue and incidental pro
tection only" really mean "high tar-
The last congress was tho most ex
travagant we ever had. Duriug its first
session it expended $404,442,510 and at
the last $54 1,827,051, making over a bil
lion dollars in two years. The appro
priation bill is classified as follows and
oue can see just how our money goes
and where the great leaks aro:
Agricultural,.., a 4.827,258 -
Army 49.82O.00U
Diplomatic and consular, . , 3.3(57,740
District of Columbia,: 11,373.04)1)
l-ortilicatlons. . , , , 8, 00?. 734
ndian 23.880.010
.egislativo, executive, and .
judicial ,43.084.274
M Hilary academy 837.8I0
Navy, 55.tt77.tt8U
Pensions, 2H3.B73.2ltf
Postollleo, , 15t, 133,020
Hlver and harbor. 25. 130.245
Sundry en 11 5s.483,iH5
hlictinieie, , , , , , M,tlt?,4 IH
Miscellaneous, 2i,7J7,t05
Permanent auuual appro
priation. Sil.llMkH
By a little figuring one h that it
costs the government I.ShM.w7J every
day and that 1 alout Ii pr capita, for
titan, woman, and child. Thn eni of
government under republican rule baa
Ixten extravagant and thn people rait
well heave a aigh of relief thai the re
publican cortgife l uo mute. Now,
with an overwhelming democrat lo ou
shall '( hii) fur improvement? tlr,
mit our pwpUi'kntoteinenl m auv-.
lul More the t hangti will come? W
tan exi't !u!e t:syrovetueut front ttc
nciiuM-rala,
Thu;ieop!s 111 4 Uog stand to have
rver) thing they consume dod in
prU In order to lad-recly rU th
government tax and hate ihat tntntfv
irekb-etty wanted. If the Ai"rl-aa
ixMtple tn thn pt would rMUt an unjust
lax wm tea, they rertaJalv vtilt not
UKm to a tgik Uckx by a politl
ral party, .(uao b-r million. U
Huia thai the epl called a ilt,
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