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THE FAKMEKS' f ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THUKSDAY APR, 30, 1891.
TlJFAHW ALLIANCE
rCBLUHKS WI1SXT AT
lUlJt 11TH AND M mREKTS,
LUCCCLH, REBRASIA.
cr.iAn:iD akd isprsyed.
. J. tC20ra Editor.
XJ. U. THOMPSON. Burinwi Ma'gr,
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Auiabcb Pv Co UbcoIb Neb.
pahiiebb' OPINIONS.
Oars Reviewed.
ParTaa rsaaaM' Aixiascs.
It will be remembered that the World
mU sent out aa invitation to the
lsaf Men of lbs democratic, republl
aa aad. independent fartles something
Ilka Uds:
"Wewould like to have you contribute
as article assooa as possible on tba po
littoai future of Nebraska. From your
kaowlcdge of the situation what do you
tklak. and what are your reasons for
lsiaking so?"
Oaly two of the republicans ventured
to predict. If tn. Bosewater and
tUn. We will ps over Mr. Bose
water's it marks but will attempt to re
Tiaw Mr. Ores.
He commences, "My view of thepo-
IHical future, generally stated, is that
It will not materially differ from the
paUtteal past."
Sow as tbis is a matter of prophecy
rather than of history we cannot say
but that It Bisy he true, but would re-
apcetfully refer our readers to hie pre
dictions'previous to the lata election,
when he predicted " that with the aid
of rcspectallo democrats Ihey would
bury the Independent hogs so deep that
they would sever rise strain." Would
you bow say that he was a prophet?
Further oa he says, " It may have
struck your readers that though there
has been aparently uisny violent up-
beavels since the beginning of party or
tufaatloas ia this country, there has
iwesi little change. Whea the United
States was a little strip of Atlantic sea
Ward demagogues roee and flourished
for b time and were snuffed out. There
was tba Sfasy's rebellion when the com
bub people were Incited , to take up
arms against the bloody capitalists that
bad captured the government." How
then was Shay's rebellion an uprising
el the common people! Let us see.
Shay v rebellien occurred in 1780. three
years before the first presidential elec
tion. Three years before the present
United States constitution went into ef
fect. Was it a political party? Cer
tainly not. Were the common people
incited to take up srms against the
bloody capitalists? No. The historical
facta are as follows: During the revo
lutionary war the Continental congress
issued paper money to the extent of
1241,000.000 or over tl.SO per capita, for
the population at that time was only
3,000,000. The government was not yet
fully established. No provisions had
been aiade to redeem the paper. No
system of revenue bad been established,
it was uncertain at this tima what pro
visions the new couftitulion would
wake for tbe redemption of this paper.
The luk of MnxHachuxetta bad been
ateblinbed In 1781, also one in New
York at the same time. Continental
sueacy went out of circulation and val
ue ware measured by gold. To most
people this brought loss, to many
ruiaaad to many mora great hard
ships. A atav law bad ben passed in
Haaaachusetts to postpone payment of
ebte. UanielShay, who bad bee a
aapUiB la the revolutionary war.
beaded as open rebellion against the
authority ot the courts, hhay'e rebnl
Uia was put down by an army of 4.0U0
ate. What was Khsy'a rebellion
a-aiast? Tbe autbotity o th courts.
Vbat bad the courts done? Sua
talaed tba stay law. tor whose lue
ftt was the stay law made? Ilia com
asBB people? KdenUy hhay. like Na
Braka eapitalUta, sit oppu4 to stay
aswa aad desired to eiiforva the imma
Ca eolleciitia ef debit.
Aa asual Mr. tiers got the thing rw
varard. Tba hs as), "folloard a
taw yaara of hlaky r!li." This
ba aa)s as aa apr Uisf i4 laa korav
badvd farirs aad whiskey tuea
aeaiaattha ) eprbK of I ha ti
mm law," l iku forrvri? It a n,
latrB fti.6.iUai.'.a a ditii
bwsnwaa was carrtvd aa In t;i. A
hay tat had Ua WWd on di.ti
rta Kr rau pwraotM. l ha dt
tuwra rsUlled s4 dra taa raieaua
sCiwta aututtna aeigitttrtuwt. A a
artsy waa sat da asd uwilad the
r.UB. aa kaadi farawr
krtaartaWg u dawxhlt, aad it was
r" aai la a taw eoueiwt ia faaasvi.
v iBthiN, aiata(tky tasaMr.
( aiUfs to utMiosd k Hr, I
i : "tor- "iMsti-e a, u
r ''Li- f arsawat ks awaiUiw!
t t as pr4Bly as nMv
! , i f -Jttl tva lire t t.sMa's
f t t -'-44 t.a rutsra
' " If" 1 la tklaa B reaw
I i ;aa4 vt siat
! l)C - ar-wury. ttw
i I.' M. 'J re.tn tat !
II,
V..l;;t st-'tfrrra Uw la
nMt tx" i ft Ufa t tii
' ... 'ft' I rkiss s l Hew
t . sli. ' I4a4
t?i l...2tt aad
threatened with the outbreak ot know-
Mothingism." Ia Una correct? Let us
sne. 2o elates wera ever swept oy
Y'oti -renters nor anti-masons of New
nnrW. . The anti-renters were never or-
a .J - I .i.r,l..
Ute asiMt to defend themselves against
t.-B Just and nnrenaoaabla rent that
UijijWera paying for the land tbey.
tiAn.i but they were put down by na
anl t roopa. The anti-miaous did or
R. ,i!e at oue time a a political party
IO ID . Vow Vnrl- Thulr liuilea
7l?t iBauflicient and tliey were short
. Of tne knownothing party we
JlJpeak hereafter. The Dorrites be
?V"fwas an insurrection beaded
"J n a llnrr of Hhoda Inland. TheT
Jrfede d iu securing an amendment
w e constitution of that stato which
wajthe only thing that they wera con-
,ouuins! f r. The crantrers were uever
oHPnized as a political party. It would
have been better if tbey had been. Hut
they succeeded through the old parties
u reducinar tne raiiroau ratea wnicn
baa saved millions to the farmers of
that state.
Again be ssys, "There are but two
great political parties In any .ngiisn
speaking country. The conservatives
and the progressives, and all other or
ganizations that have attempted to
break tneir ranks so far have soon sub
sided, leaving hardly a ripple behind."
Iet us see, tne urst great parties was
the federal and republican. I don't
know which of these he would call con
servative and wbieh progressiva. The
federal psrty was an aristocratic party,
and waa in favor of a strong central
government. Their policy was that
tne government snouia iook auer toe
rich and tbe rich take care of tbe poor.
The republican party of that time was
the party of the great common people.
Their battle cry was "equal and ex
act jurttce to all men and special privl
tares to none." Kxactly what ours is
to-day. John Adams was the flint and
only president eiecioa oy toe leuersi
party. There were many men of great
ability in the party, but it was not the
party of tne great common people ana
It went down. It was not Immortal as
Mr. tiere thinks his party is.
After tbe demise of tbe federal party
a sew party sprung up called the whig
party. They favored Internal improve
ments, a high protective taiiff aud a
United States bank system. Some of
the greatest men in tbe country were
whigs (Clay. Webster, Calhoun, A. II.
Stephens and Abe Lincoln) in the days
of wbigery. Hut it was not the pitrty
of the great common people, and ft
went down. It was not Immortal
though progressive. When the whig
party was in its decline some new par
ty sprung into existence. They were
ail sectional in character and the Issues
were insullicient to make great parties.
Tbe time Kerned to demand tne for
mation of a new part v. and tbe repub
lican party sprang Into existence. Ibis
party was composed of wblgs, demo
crats and abolitionists or meu who had
acted with those parties. Was it pro
gressive? Ietussee. The Urst campaign
of the republican party was iu 1511. A
part of the platform was this:
"knolKd, That we are unalterably
opposed to the exUtem-e of slavery."
Another very good plank was this:
"Ktsolvtd, That the public lands of the
United States belong to the people and
should not be sold to individuals nor
granted to corporations, but should be
nem as a sacreu trust ior tne people,
and should be granted iu limited quan
tities to landless tteltlers." Well, that
was a good sound plank and made to us
of thousands of votes for tbe party.
Have they progreiMcd? Let us see. The
Mew York Hints, a leading republican
organ, said editorlaly a few yearn alnce,
speaking of the times and complaints
of the people: " There seems to be but
one remedy. To reach it both farm
ers and capitalists need to be educated
to it. It seems to be inevitable and it
mud come about in the conrxe of time.
It is the change of the ownership of the
soil on one baud and the creation of a
class of tenant farmers on tbe other
hand, something slmlliar in both cases
to what now exists in tba older coun
tries of Kurope," How's that, for pro
gression? Progression It certainly is,
out in what direction? nut did tne re
publicans carry out their promise of
185tt They didn't come into power in
'50 but thev did in li0. They had full
control of the government for many
years; let us see what tbey have doue
with the land. There were about too,
000,000 acres of government land in
INK); not quite one third has come into
the hands c! the landless. What has
become of the rest? (17,000,000 have
been appropriated for bounties, water
ways aud high-ways without the con
sent or authority pf the people. The
republican government has voted awav
2'JO,000,000 acres to KatWy the greed of
speculators. Tbey have voted away
I'l.OOO.OOO acres to absentees aud for
eigner. Is not this progression with
a vengeance, and if allowed to progress
a few more years In this direcliou what
will bo the result? It has progressed
till it has made t.OOO.Ooo tramps.
It has progressed until ti0,00 laborers
are out of employment in this laud of
plenty and are suffering for tbe neces
saries of life, while tbe men who have
had the benefits of their toil are rolling
in wealth and luxury. It has pro
gressed until a wail of want aud an
guish cnu be heard from one end of
I he country to the other snd all iu con
sequence ot clan legislation and on
rqal laws by the g. o. p .. and still Mr.
Gere thinks it is immortal.
We have seen that the federal party
was not lmmottnl but paared awav.
We have seen that the whig party al
though progressive was not immortal
but had lis uuy aud iaei awav. What
evidence have we that the republican
party, which has been guilty of more
crimes than Ixith of lit predveewors, is
immortal. lid the result of the No
vember eWftiou prove it to be In a
ht-aitby condition, or did it how lito
le In the agoities of death?
Mr. tier reminds m of an old sea
captain. The captain bad a grsaiater
Urn to the truth. Sah(iur. W hen
theeaptala was oa hU death bed a
Irwmt standing by remarket!, "The
rsptala is dvisg." IU opem-d bis eye
sad slow ty artaulaud. " Not as you
know id. lot inula Ik my thioat
Unt a sign tt diata. I our knrw
a iun l live twenty years with
lha drat a raitls in ai throat "
teey wie k'u lal word. The muu-
liraa party U dying bid they woa t ad
nut it. Ibtf tti rsuls ws hsatd la. I
NomwWr tiom taa gtaailw hU! el
Nsw IUmihii to the wH uM
ruHita t arolias, frum the plains t eUa
sas to Ike fiakoiss. It as Ug
outlived it UvlulnrM aad U pawing
awttf i aad tba dviuuviatia patty is abu
wearing iu aad- I' apparsat t'Mvties
last lH wrd.lutva, J watbksll.s
sm .kt Ut mwmMUii ronws ImI
lvfra dvMh. ' fcttuMi iliul.l f
tiisolt vaaavi tmuA' are Ik wMt I tHa
Utj win, the tWKWitf pArtyat
ts smith aad wt are ia !. t t
fte t4aa t iUt d aifta WHiatiy
wti k dvitHwrat lha at are it
Pm4u U, It eaat tsag t h h i
prvwat ea4,ti
ItttW Is It Wild lha lkv'illl.lilt
1kj aaathef l tty t iat iu
I au4 t, ststtk Ui aHM, a
year t4d and tra iara.Mag i.j hua.lri
irj day. laf hie ew ar 4
uM.tt )ikig ad kdiovaiikg
thf viwa, IWy ksie aim tt Ike
U( pa4rsai srts ta tkr, ,4kUj
and they are at work. It is a fact that
they hare more books ia circulation
advocating their cause than say po
litical party ever had before them.
Their platform is national in its charac
ter north, south, east and west. Farm
ers, mechanics and workingmen ot all
occupations are clasping hands in one
great sacred cause of brotherhood. It
will beat old sectional sores and forever
settle tbe race question. It will march
on to victory in ttt aud restore tbe
country to prosperity and happiness.
The Sound Views of a Polk County Al
liance Man.
Shelby, Neb., April 10, 1891.
. Editor ALU axck: It ia astonishing
how slow tbe managers and manipula
tors of the old suffrage machines are to
realize tbe real slgniticance of the popu
lar revolt against their corrupt and
treacherous methods. With an over
weening arrogance, tbe result of a quar
ter of a century of almost absolute au
thority on their part, and blind acquies
cence on tbe part of their followers,
they have come to regard themselves as
the indispensable and almighty dispo
sers of political events, aad to reject as
an exploded fallacy the old fashioned
doctrine of popular sovereignty. In
fatuated by a long course of successful
villainy, and encouraged by tbe appar
ent apathy of the people, they have as
sumed the powers and functions of an
oligarchy, and now with amazing blind
ness and fatuity they fall to recognize
in the growing distrust and alarm of
the masses the evidence of their discov
ery and the prophecy of their doom.
Tbey are but shallow students of his
tory, and superficial observers of cur
rent events, who see nothing In the
present agitation among the tollers and
producers ot our land but a temporary
dissatisfaction, the result of crop fail
ures and consequent hard times. They
who have been close enough to hear the
heart beat and feel the stirring impulse
of tbe movement, know that it u the
re-awakening of the long dormant spirit
of independence the first faint mutter
ings of a thunderous protest against the
unrestrained tvranny of capital the be
ginnings of a mighty revolution which
will eventually wrest the reins of gov
ernment from the bands of tbe daring
usurpers of the powers and prerogatives
of the people; redeem the country from
the damning infamy which clings to ber
political system, restore the alienated
rights of labor, and re-establish the gov
ernment on those pure democratic prin
ciples upon which it was originally
founded.
Whether tbis revolution shall be
peaceful or otherwise depends entirely
upon the temper and action of its op
posers. Conscious of the righteousness
and justice of their cause, the laboring
classes are assuming a firm, determined
and uncompromising attitude, which, if
maintained, will result ia final victory.
Mouthing demagogues and blatant an
archists nave no place in their camps or
councils. They are no maddened, howl
ing, law-defying mob, clamorous for the
blood of their oppressors. Theirs is no
dark rebellion, hatched in the cellars
and garrets of midnight conspirators.
It is a united brotherhood of earnest,
honest, industrious and patriotic citl
ens,who, in return for their labor, love
and loyalty, demand a fair share in tbe
prosperity of their country. This is
their moderate ultimatum, and if it Is
received in a fair, conciliatory spirit,
our country will be saved from the pos
sibility ef a bitter internecine struggle;
but if it is continued to be met in that
arrogant, contemptuous and mocking
tone of hostility assumed at prosent, we
cannot even hope for a peaceful solu
tion of tbe matter. Do the plutocrats
and their hired mercenaries think that
the spirit of the common people, which
was once equal to the emergencies of
revolution, and again to tbe test of an
unparalleled rebellion, has become so
degenerate under theii long, oppressive
domination, that in these times they
will shrink and cower bee-oath the puny
and pitiful weapons of ridicule ana
abuse?
"Shall tbey who struck the lion down
pay the wolf bonuige? God forbid!
That spirit of independence which
burned in the breasts of the heroen of
the revolution, and later, in the patriots
of the rebellion,, though it has slum
bered under a treacherous feeling of se
curity, and been slow to apprehend the
daugers which threatened, has never
been dead, but is reawakening in the
hearts of the people to-day, and will
prove fully equal to the new emergency.
God grant that this country, which
has been highly favored by Mini, shall
see and consider the things which le
long unto her peace before we are pre
cipitated into another civil horror. A
little wise and honest statesmanship
can prevent now what may take years
of bitter national sulTeiing and sacrilice
to cure. In thin fast-travelling, go
ahead country of our, we are too apt
to neglect the lessons of tho past uutil
we are called upon to pay the penalty
of our heedlessness.
Allianck Iskf.i kndk.nt.
The Ballot And Not The Bullet.
t)m, Neb., April Kth. 1C01.
Kmtou Alliance: There are sever
al writing about the bullet, aud etllcieu
cy of the bullet to right the wrongs of
the people. And tlmro are a great
many talking ot war. This has earned
a number to withhold themselves from
the ranks ei tbe Independent party, as
they wanted uothing to do with a revo
lution or a revolutionist. Now, 1 would
like to eMr my opinion on the sub
ject. Iveras been said that revolution
cams from aggressions than those
whlihtxUl today. Allow this to be
the can, who brought It about? h wa
iut IrgUtator elected by the plt.
Iu fact I Utliut that we are. to a gtvat
extent, rpaibla for our press m tun- j
dUhiti, W e have stayed at hume and
not isiteri auy purl in the selmiUio of
, raulultes. Mil humbsIJ vta tor who-
tream out iaoitrpvt party, and Omnm ;
nu ll hate twee tmU of tarfou meop
;ulc. and iheMtue nis. Is Of l:tw
j whlih brought about our pre. , Un j
Hon Its a "Hr rUe lht fowl wik
jtia ways " In rdsr la trtug about
j ike dird rvtults we M lrv men
t mat wui siaioi oy as. nr., u m
aud want gttnl has It f.
I.. riuuttr lha
lrt4Kl etnle id a(f ku .u Wb
j Ir,.! mhib U vr e mis.
I ltiu Ur Mttj half a rwury,
.isut i rwmratva in oa .
I . Isuwv "be stu4 at
IB kMh( Ilk ..I a; u.k. ..a
I me wiswtfcat tlt stabd y unt trUt
! I Wa UH we ' lkt M cm! I km
t. u? it tUa t t etvn iu ),
I V r fur Ike ptvuwWwa eJ aad
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J. W lUfciitr,
A'UM Kie Aft
Ought Interest to be Paid for the use I
Money? If so How High a rate.
Money looked upon as a medium of
of exchange ought not to draw interest.
Because it is one of tbe duties of gov
ernment to facilitate the. exchange of
property. All Interest charged for
money, in excess of the nominal rate
which would be necessary to cover the
cost of Issue and distribution, directly
tends to discourage exchanges of prop
erty and to .paralyze the Industries of
the people. For Instance A has more
grain produced on bis farm than he needs
for feeding his stock and for food for bis
family. B has more lumber, the pro
duct of his saw mills, than he needs for
his own use. They live so far apart
that tbey cannot conveniently make tbe
exchange if they wished to. But they
do not exactly wish that. But C a
neighbor of A's needs lumber and so do
others of his neighbors, and be needs a
little himself. B needs some grain but
not near as much as A has to sell. Now
if money did not cost Interest there
would be no trouble in the transaction.
Circumstances might make it undesira
ble for A to sell bis wheat for six or
eight months, but he needs a little lum
ber for a bin or crib. He would borrow
money enough to purchase a car load
of lumber, build his bin or crib and sell
the rest to his neighbors, provided they
could get money to pay for it without
sacrificing thelt grain. B also must
have some grain. His lumber is not
salable until it is somewhat Reasoned.
This takes considerable time, and in the
meantime his teams must be fed and
his bands must have bread and meat.
If money did not draw interest he would
not hesitate to buy a car load of grain
and sell the tiii ).in tn his ueighbors.
but money is teu per cni and the risk
would be to great to borrow it because
A would sooner try to do without his
granary another year than to borrow at
such a price. And if he would conclude
he would run the risk of pay ibg the in
terest, probably bis neighbors would
not, una he would fail to sell rest of car
load. And so with all parties concern
ed. Now it is the duty of the govern
ment to facilitate such exchanges as
that, and until furnished direct to tbe
people at cost of Issue by the govern
ment such exchanges are not practi
cable, unless individuals are forced to
loan it the same way.
- But money considered as a represent
ative of property stands in another re
lation to business.
If a man usesa team belonging to his
neighbor It is but right that he should
pay for the use of it, and we claim it is
nothing more than right that he should
nav as much as the usual net profit of
the use of such a team, or at least a fair
share of it. Now suppose the owner
concludes to sell the team and tiien loans
the money which It brings, why should
not a corresponding prioe be paid for
tne use oi tne money? What is true in
regard te a team would apply to a
farm or any other property. I do not
claim that even in that view the whole
average profit arising from the use of
property, or the whole value of the
property In money ought to be paid for
the use oi it, as that would on an aver
age make It entirely unprofitable to bor
row money, as the profit would all be
with the lender. Say let the profit be
equally divided between them, which I
think would be nothing more than fair.
Then if we could arrive at the average
pront oi the capital invested in tne in
dustries of the country we could estab
lish an equitable rate of interest. I be
lieve the best authorities place such av
ersge urolit at less than three per sent
If that is correct, then ithe fair rate of
Interest would be one 4d one half per
cent. But I know it will be objected
that money invested sometimes brings
twenty per cent pront and so tno inter
est ought to be ten per cent. Very well,
let the rule be established then that the
interest shall be half the actual profit of
the use ot money, and It the lender is
satisfied 1 think the borrower will be
But money loaners would not be satis
tied with that. So it seems that logical
ly one and one half per cent ought te be
the limit oi the legal rate oi interest.
Money loaned direct by the govern
ment In amounts of $2500 or less to those
who could give a certain adequate and
permanent security at one percent, and
money loaned by individuals on such
security as is mutually satisfactory to
both parties at one and one half per
cent, it seems to me would be about the
rate of interest that would be reason
able and should satisfy all parties con
cerned. II.
An Interesting and Incisive Letter from
Ohio.
Mipdletown, Ohio. March 1, 1801.
J. E. Evans, Sargeant, Neb.: Penr
Sir I drop you a few lines just to let
you know that there are a few people
right here in Ohio who fully agree with
you on the 1,000 men business. Your
article in Tiik Fa km k us' Almakck is
the klud of talk we want.. I came here
from Omaha shortly after the election
aud I was especially Interested In see
ing honest John 11. l'owert seated in
the ofllce to which he was honestly
elected. This I am certain of as I paid
pretty close attention to the workings
of the rep dem. gang lu Omaha, There
was no difference of opinion Itctween
them at all; there waa a conspiracy to
di feat the indepeudent parly aud divide
the spoils. 1 w as to have testified at
the content and could have added a gtMHl
deal of information to swell the damn
ing t Ulence agsial the money power. ,'
I put Independent ticket at about I wen-;
ty polling place and mw bunches of
them torn up by the corporation bite
Unit and men almost drltta from the
iKtit tor attempting to tote our tkkel. j
Imd you this ws not done by the'
wurkiug men who would ail hate la I
with u if they fcd thought lhal rowers
stood a g hei td a show. Hal they did
not know the tore of our moviunt,
wttU bwM ti'rvtd to be uotblng i
but a few rraukt who would to !
iUH' bsfor eleolloe d-y. IUI Ui t'J
Julia H. powers wiil t re !tvt t.y
W ,. aad wilt IHa be tssln! awd t
W oitolvd fr a HittUh sul.)e-.
wa 10 tkd rwuuli CiouHiis.umsrs and
akrd fiif p'dgee add CSftk uf skxlloa,
Tlwy said ' we will ge you aut king,
j,ttt - i pr.i., tay win,
life It l w B-t liaw. 1 -i ' rwuat ;
IIHiw fwtivt tu kt lv. kur. audi
wt be we w til sIm eur sMrwf wM J
f!i f atuit ! U i .g lk
wild.'uestew ta Nw itsUitvt awd it
prwtu e wtll swry bail vt Ike saie
U nj. t i alii W .lui'Kd ba-l
la ike u!l partis, but I MuMitV be
I we will bxt our al prtWii
fee tktory III NUk, Wkvhs Mia-
im. IHiauU oia l'roati, Notts
1'm.Ubs. Ii(l. breaking a tl
Ike h tMaal and blovd si in tMa. I
ginifs er parti a aal-il f-if. I
whH Ik tplU.i aad dMiU4:j
l4it ka wvl had siave tU war, d i
we are in it for money reform, trans
portation reform, land reform, tann
reform, labor reform, baUot reform and
lots of other reforms too numerous to
mention, and will certainly get the labor
vote of the nation, ao I say stand firm,
and in D3 we will eee the country de
livered from the money power, which is
crushing it down. I have been all over
Ohio the past month, and everywhere
I nave spread our platform, and will say
that I have met but very few who are
opposed to us, in fact all we need is the
party men to go to the polls to vote, and
there is only two tickets then. So the
fact that they vote one or the other,
doesn't necessarily mean that they
wouldn't vote any other.by a good deal.
Tbe harvest of votes only awaits our
gathering. We have got the people
thinking as they never thought before,
and the day of deliverance is at hand.
Poor, tired factory girls are watching
us, the unemployed army of working
men are watching us and we must de
liver them. No one must be idle. Let
us spread our doctrine to every hamlet
in tho land, until they will be unable to
stem tne tiue. we have live united
States senators and sixty -six congress
men, and we can truthfully say w e be
long to a great party.
We are going to form a club here for
tne purpose oi getting in line for 1)2
and a few of us here might wish to ex
tend our hand to you and say that if it
is necessary you can count us in on the
i.uuu men business, l ours very truly,
E. F. Leavenworth.
Mortgages on Unpatented Land.
Alexandria, Neb,, April 20, 1801.
KtiiTOB alliance: Can you tell me
If our supreme court have ever decided
that b mortgage taken npon land prior
to tne date and issue oi the Government
Patent Isaid loan beinir made utiun the
original receipt) were null and void, or
any decision upon said point. Many
Alliance men are interested in knowing.
Yours most respectfully,
KlCHAUIJ WlLLARD.
We submitted the foregoing inquiry
to (Jen. Leese, and he said: "A mort
gage executed by a settler upon public
land under the homestead act after mak
Ing his proof in compliance with all re
quirements of the law so as to entitle
him to a patent, is valid, notwithstand
ing the patent has not been issued.
Jones tt- Yoakam, 5 Neb. R, p. 203.
Also Blanchard rs. Jamison, 14 Neb.
240. .
The act of congress relating to home
steads does not prohibit tbe owner of a
homestead from pledging it voluntarily
to secure a debt. It is designed to pro
tect the debtor against a compulsory
payment of a pre-existing debt out of
the land, Yours etc.,
Wm. Leesk
For Powderly And Polk.
Editor Alliance: A vote was taken
at a regular meeting of Shiloh Alliance
No. .181, for President and Vice-Presi
dent on the People's Independent ticket
in 1802. The result was three fourths
in favor of Powderly and Polk, and on
motion it was voted to bo published in
! HK ALLIANCE.
H. Goble. S. M. Da via,
President. Secretary.
(Mr. Powderly being foriegn-born is
noi eugiuie iu iiib uuice ui rresiueni.
Better make it Weaver and Polk. Ei.
Alliance
Good News From Cumming County.
Wisnek. Neb., April 21, 1801.
Editor. Alliance: I will write a
few words from this corner for tbe sake
of encouragement to the Alliance broth
erhood and let them know that Cum
miug county, one of the very last to or
ganize, is fast becoming an Alliance
stronghold. Our lost county meeting
was held on the 18th inst. was well at
tended and the iuterest manifested in
dicates that something is going to be
done. We also had the pleasure of hear
ing Mr. Allen Root who gave us a short
address on corporations. We have de
cided to meet every month in future and
the next county meeting will be held in
Beemer on the 23rd of May when a good
attendance is desired and expected.
P. B. Titi'h,
Secretary.
The Alien Governor.
Editor Alliance: At the regular
meeting of Cottonwood Alliance 1614,
Cass county, Nebraska, April 11th, tho
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolmi, That we in unmeasured terms
denounce the veto of the Newberry bill
by our alien Governor, as unjust to the
laboring people and in the interest of
railroad corporations.
Jtrsolred, that we condemn the action
of Senator Thomas in voting against
tho Newberry bill, and sustaining Boyd's
veto of the same. Aud we further con
demn and brand him a traitor to the
Alliance and the principles he pledged
himself to support.
J. M. KisKii, Secretary.
Condemning Senstor Schram,
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by a unanimous vote of Surprno
Subordinate Alliauce. No. 1.124. ut its
regular meeting bojd April 17ih, 1MU:
Wiikukas, Senator Sidney Schram
ha seen lit to vote against the maxi
mum freight rate bill, w hich bill we be
lieve to be in the interest of the produ
cers of the state of Nebraska and Mr.
Schratu's constituents generally; there
fore Ketv!ed, That we, the members of
Alliance No. I-VM. in legutsr semlon.
reustire and contleiiiu Siduey Svhrain in
his action and no longer deem him
a fellow worker In the interest of the
farmer aud producers, but a tool In the
Interest ot capital ana corporations,
And be It further
AVioW. Thai we, the ruemUr of
Surprise AUUutv, Na I.YJ4, do by unan
imous vote Ml skid Sidney Sehraia
from our Aliianw. I I. M l sm iu,
l W, Mfkait L. Seo. I'm.
Jimi Sumi
t:nwsat lliwiatiY, j
PkNMWt II. lit. !
Cummittee on ltoUiWii
OAOK CO r-AMMKMs' ALL1ANCK
Celbwa ttssneved "
Psuhii a. Nb. April 14
) im ) Afcwste Al t.u a Iu a
ifidauve wit. tuMiwn of Gt o
tarruvrs' )lue, I "b. you a UI
kit tug lesolulioB tM was umiid
toly a-t lM that at IHir
Mooting k.d April It, lt
,-? 'ItiV . r-V.tiUaUM m,
ad krvhf W, tvtutM II. tn Ik nI
u ei h(ii.in d the wt (Hiiw
twin i lit A. I. and (tat sowx
h"t..ft W intuit r be Wud lithe o-
turn, ouis lrteii
U W. ilM-i
s. rury ( I V I iufAbtti t .
1 II. MvMertry, rel tuie aa4
UasA kbra4 as.4 fcolary. h Muruj
b.' k. adk'Ut'tfl Albs Boadufcrwis
vrkf I ietself aed M ilmts.
Ciiert CorooitG.
Sand Creek Alliance No. 1486 sends
resolutions condemning Boyd's vet as
tbe weakest public document ever writ
ten, and Boyd himself as a tool of mo-
nopiy. 1 hey also request that his name
be added to tbe black list of traitors.
and that the list be hereafter known
as Nebraska's quartette of traitors for
uwi.
Tbe resolutions are signed by J. Old
ley, President; J. H. Farris. Secretary;
Michael Delany, Wm. Ballard, J. G id
ley, committee.
J. A. Wild, of Wansa, Knox county,
complains of tbe inequality of taxation
between holders of school land and
farmers who own their land. He in
stances a case where a man having 200
acres of school land, lbO improved, two
sets of farm buildings, and some stock
and machinery, and whose tax for 1800
was only forty-seven cents, compared
with a man who owned eighty acres on
which he owed tttOO, and who bad no
more stock and machinery than the
other, but whose tax was sixteen or
eighteen dollars. Mr. Wild thinks
school land should be assessed same as
other land.
Mount Hope Alliance No. 1480, of
Dawson county sends resolutions de
nouncing the consolidation of the re
publican and democratic parties; in
favor of voting and legislating for the
best interest of the farmers and laboring
men ; and advising that we guard against
prejudice as well as throw off tbe old
party yoke which has imposed upon us
burdens too heavy to bear,
. Signed by J. W . Webster, J. B. Har
ris, Win. tlorner, committee.
Star Alliance No. 1802 sends resolu
tions endorsing the appointment of
General Victor Vifquain aa Adjutant
General, and declaring Its unbounded
confidence in the honor, ability and in
tegrity of tho General.
Wm. Silvers, of Akron, Boone county,
writes that tbe Alliance is "just sweep
ing everything clean," and that the ras
cally union of the two old parties at
Lincoln in favor of the corporations
and to crush the laboring classes has
intensified the feeling that a new party
is necessary.
Prospect for crops good.
A letter from D. II. Brown, of Genoa,
dated Dec. 8tb, giving an account of a
very pleasant meeting at that place
which was addressed by U. M. Jvern
and others, has just come to our notice
It is now out of date.
Brother Feter Maddox, writes us from
Center Point, i rontier county.of a meet
ing at the house ef Hon. Samuel God
dard, representative from that county.
Also, that the Alliance has made ar
rangements for a series of Saturday af
ternoon union meetings for the spring.
summer and fall; and that they propose
to niane tne Alliance a success.
Bro. D. W. McMillin, of Crelgbton.
writes us about matters in his section.
He thinks the late marriage of the two
old parties to make head against the
independents will result In bringing
great strength to the latter. 1 bey com
pllment Hon. J, II. Powers for demand
ing justice oi the legislature.
Victor Alliance, No. 1)10, of Lawrence,
Auckolls county, sends resolutions de
nouncing the ike. U'-H, and Slate Jour
nal as inimical to the interests of the
people, and asking members of the
Alliance to withhold their patronage
from those papers. They also endorse
their representatives and senator, and
denounce tbe traitors wno sold them
selves to the corporations. Signed by
uomer ruruy, prest., t nas. x. iturtz,
sec, Thomas McCusker, Enoch Owen,
and Lyman II. Welscb, committee.
Marble Alliance, No 011, sends resolu
tions endorsing tbe course of Messrs.
Olson and GallTn, of Saunders county,
for so manfully standing up for the
rights of their constituents. They also
condemn in the strongest terms the
traitors tiollins, Turner and Taylor,
who denied the right of contest to citi
zens and betrayed their constituents to
the corporations.
Caldwell Alliance 2097, approve the
maximum rate bin and the Australian
ballot law, and denounce Taylor in
unmeasured terms.
Olney Alliance No. 422, of Adams,
Gage county, send resolutions protest
ing against the support of such papers
as the Omaha Bee and B. f M. Journal
and endorsing tbe course of I hk abm
ers' Alliance, of Lincoln,' and tbe
Arbor State, of Beatrice. They also en
dorse the course of the faithful members
of the Twenty-second legislature, espe
cially of Hon. Ed. Arnold, of Gage
county. Signed by J. S. Reynolds and
B. Frank Moore, committee, and C. A.
Price, secretary, and H.W. Smith, pres.
Swan Valley Alliance No. 1813, of
North Fork, Saline county, send resolu
tions denouncing the Ike, H'orld-lerald,
and Lincoln Journal as enemies of the
Alliance Signed hy T. A. Sawyer, sec
retary, and D. A. Stetson, president.
Resolutions of Condolence.
1'fLLKKTON, Neb., Feb. 4. 1SU1.
Whereas. It has pleased God to take
from our midst our brother ia the Al
liance, Ira Heamau, therefore lie it
Resolrtd, That we, the niemliers of
Loup Ferry Alliance, No. 431, do ex
tend our heartfelt sympathy to his fa
ther aad family. J W . Beams,
G. II. I'attkksoh,
Ch as, Law hknci:, .
Committee,
Sai SDf.RnCo., Neb. Jan. 20. IS01.
Itesolutions adopted by Bruno Alli
auce, No. UM:
Whereas, It ha pleased Divine Pro
vidence Ui remove Iroui our mid it the
wile of our brother Frank I'rlbll, w ho
wm k.tnitred and resoet-ted bv a Isrire
Circle of friciiiU and acquaintance.
l;tiutnJ, Thai this AlHanew deply
sympathises with hi a Muted family
and relative la tht tiimrsaa bereave
ment. I'llllll' Kav,
V. KiHl T,
JotlX K AV AS,
Committee,
IttftOldtiona ef Condolence,
t'tiHHt 1 1, Neb, April U'th. ll.
1 k t,,tl.ln rnuilllll ,11 nl Iumvl
were pawed by Ai'i i'i' AUIani, No.
m, at their tVgoUr mettiug, April a,
lvi,
U utklu It kkt litrxa.l a I lit ins
I'rov I4a-e to rtmoie from our tuliu
by a try sioblen and uasw tl death
our uiosl highly etrmed and beluved
brthr. U way, be II
Wm. Ihsl la the daih of lrolkr
Baeraey. Ikrr h bwB lemotnl from
awoug us one of our Ul and Mul
tiuatlwra, aa .voutaijdleg Bslgh ar,
aad true fed
g4it 1HU while we uour a his
lun i nut oN.r, we al eiteed mir
hmrifeii fWp(lliy i le bsieand
ioi.
WW. Thai a im. f lh ivwU
l'i4 u w-Ioi-mI hi family. p N
l4vtl oa our rrrd, sut be
iiraUhet I iik I siK- All Ilk and
iiPil lUrald lor pubitratioik
J. C. fcri tie. tMo rsUry.
I iu i T'tt a.
A )( MiUsisutK
J C BtlAta.
rvskitle t lilntUaa
Obituary.
Died in Lincoln, 1891, an Alien-What-
is-it, posing as governor of Nebraska,
suddenly after his illegitimate birth, of
an overdose of veto.
The deceased was an Imported child
ot Great Britain, reared in monopoly's
cradle; therefor upon his deathbed he
bequeathed to tbe railways a urge por
tion of tbe products of Nebraska.
His pe itical death is a sad blow to
his brother subject in Kilkenny, and
plutocratic relatives in America.
. It is hoped (for our financial and
moral health) that the supreme court
will order the funeral immediately as
tbe remains are already in a very putrid
"State." 18H3 Independent.
Resolutions of Polk County Alliance.
Osceola, Neb., April 4. Neb.
Whereas, Both branches of the Ne
braska legislature have passed a bill in
tbe interest of the farmers of the state,
commonly known aa the "Newberry
Maximum Freight Rate Bill," and that
said bill was vetoed by the Gov. Jas. E.
Boyd, therefore be it
Retolted, That l'olk County Alliance
In convention assembled, do hereby de
nounce said J. E. Boyd in the strongest
terms for vetoing said bill, for by so do
ing he violated all the pledges be ami
his party made to tbe people on railroad
legislation during the campaign of 1800.
We hereby pledge ourselves never to
support aiiy candidate who will sanc
tion said act. Be it further
Knotted, That we believe the said J.
E. Boyd to be a tool used in the interest
of railroad corporations and against the
wishes of the toiling masses.
Resolttd, That a copy of the above
resolution be forwarded to pur senator
and representatives, also the county pa
pers for publication.
C. D. Stoner,
J. C. Vanwev,
Tmos. Klasskv,
T. C. Thomas,
Geo. Hohst,
, Committee.
A Smart Man.
Who wants to get good goods at rea
sonable figures goes to the Sewing Ma
chine Emporium, Sewing machines,
pianos and organs sold on monthly pay
ments or long time. Rented and re
paired. Genuine needles, parts and at
tachments for all kinds of machines.
Don't waste time in looking around we
can suit you. Delivered freo from one
needle tip. Thone'No. W. 4.18m
122 North 14th St. Lincoln, Neb.
Beeosj Cure Willi Here.
A new use is reported to have been
discovered for hops namely, the
curing of bacon. It is found that a
sprinkling of hops In the brine when
,bacon and hams are put in pickle adds
greatly to the flavor of both and en
ables them to be kept to an indefinite
period.
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