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    THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY JUNE 18, 1891.
H Want in it.
The hullt a Dm church t his very door-
Hv wasn't ia It:
TVey htwwght Ui ec for relieving the
He want la tt.
Xatthca work for tbeasefrr a he had dona.
They wouldn't k ktip of oy one
If they ku4n'i wseted each foiden minute
Be wug't in It.
to ht paae4 th powwith hearhty tread
p He wasn't In tt:
Aai ht eeoraed he rood with averted head
He vub'i la IU
VWhea sea la the hallt of virtue met
eaww thsrtr goodness without regret; '
To high the nark for him to win it
n - Bewatntlatt. '
A oarrla crept down the atreet one day
He was la It. .
3tefasral trappings made a display
He was ia It.
i. Peter received him with book and bell:
Hj fnead you have purchased a tlcktit to
well.
Tow elevator foea down la a minute,"
Hewaalnlt.
Mr. X. U. Bayae In Detroit Free Prei
TTXet Eaterial Besides (iold Shall Be
. Rtaasped at Meney ef Redeaiptloa.
There Never was Enough of Either Gold
or Silver, and Never too Much of
Both Combined.
srwm far June.
Slore money Is a necessity. If any one
doubte this, let him read an article on
the money market In any leading jour
ami In Europe or America, or apply f jr
loan at any bank on either side of the
Atlantic. The constant and Increasing
stringency in the money market is the
text of financial literature, the banker's
reason for refusing accommodation on
good security, and the miser's excuse
for sacrificing his debtor's property at
forced sale. The limit of the supply of
gold for use aa nilcey has been reached.
The question under consideration on
both aides of the Atlantic is: What
other material besides gold shall be
stamped as money of redemption?
From time immemorial, previous to
187 J, silver was used as money equally
with gold, silver was excluded from
the mint by legislation. Shall it be
restored to Its place as money by legl
elation? If not, the alternative Is pre
sented of the gold standard and per
petual contraction, or fiat pa jer money.
The gold monometalilsts assert that
the subject cannot be controlled by legis
latiou. Their spokesman Mr. Edward
Atkinson, in the May number of the
Forum, boldly asserts that "the value of
gnld and of silver in the markets of the
world is a matter that it Is wholly with
out the power of the government to con
trot or regulate." . ;
Mr. Atkinson's assertion will hardly
convince the people that universal peace
and abundant harvests produce scarcity
of money, depression and want; but it
ought to satisfy them that It Is Idle to
expect relief from the gold monometal
lata. If it be true, ' as contended by Mr,
Atkinson, that the repeal of all laws pro
viding for the coinage of the precious
natels and the enactment of statutes
depriving coin of its legal tender func
tion would not affect the value of either
7ld or sliver, what becomes of the eco-
-uic axiom that value depends upon
law of supply and demand? The de
fer gold and silver for use as mon
ey m note man nine-ten tot of the entire
demand for those metals. Why should
not the cutting off, by legislation, of
sine-tenths of the demand for the pre
cious metals depreciate their value?
lias either gold or silver intrinsic value
independent of supply and demand? II
all the rocks were gold, would an ounce
of that metal buy the same amount of
food and clothing that it now does?
Those who attribute Intrinsic value to
gold mistake quality for value. Quality
is inherent and Intrinsic; value exists in
the mind of man and Is extrinsic, and,
in a great degree, Independent of quali
ty. The heat of the sun, the light of
day. and the air we breathe possess
qualities essential to animal life, but In
their natural condition they have no
commercial value. , A traveler at a
mountain stream satisfies his thirst
without cost, but in a desert he would
willingly exchange his last dollar for a
yim si mr previous num. i oe only
wbwui oi vaiue are me aesire to pos
sess and the limitation of quantity; in
other words, supply and demand. The
value of sold and silver, when used as
maney, is their purchasing power, or
uetr power in exchange. If the quali
ty were increased, the demand remain
ing the same, the value of each dollar,
pound, frano, or other unit of money,
would be correspondingly decreased.
Why did silver decline lu value as com
pared with gold, when Its coinage was
prohibited bv law? When the gold
mines of California and Australia were
moat productive, (Jermanv. Austria
and Holland demonetized gold. Cheva
lier, Mac.'aren and others advocated an
international agreement to reject gold
end to adopt the silver standard, it
they had succeeded, would not the val
ve of silver have advanced as countered
with gold?
1 he principal use, aside from habit,
ettstoat or prejudice, for either gold or
silver as money, la to limit the quantity
of the circulating tuedlnin. Without
limitation la quantity, as we have el
reedy awn, moaey would have no value,
bo long aa Ha ether limitation can be
agreed upon, a metallic U.i for mon
ey of ultimate redemption la a net!
y. Thequeaiiwa is hfiall such basis
be gold alune. or both gold and titter?
M there were b..i gtid, there would
be ee necessity lor edsg 'r, but
there never wa eeoottti of either g14
W silver. Therw aever was toe twurh
N but a (WBUmnI,
The Most twitou objection In luatalild
way hi the want tf a suiWleai sup
plf le the f sit, as. Was h.e pr spar
ed waste the mint of gM and stiver
were prwdartivw, sad languished a ad
ayd txa M twine Uiled. M ni
ece eitillsai.e rotkvd with the
r--'y ml fcidd a a4 stiver fmt the new
J - I. pr a.- abs.e tHvaaurwi
I Y I yield vl the ui. It baa
I J Chen they bate he puoditoUva,
a- teae retarded by ever .Uinta la
tjeirnt ef gold and 'ilr. Ike
w ..: jl re'-it at t (wmweive a ad
V f eebtved willa the r4 I f't-
r 1 1 .J. -ea aa4 A
(r: A.a, Uui.tiu the iwamit ef
- U t in4Ht ai t i wuMt,
a lit uut but (if .,..f i..
11D OF MORE MONEY
np -a tj.e t tVwt.k 'l-.(
Kila-I ,,r m. ig, i .a,- ht h (tutw j
the combined product of gold and silver
has not been more than sufficient to
keep pace with the increase of popula
tion and business.
If silver had not been demonetized.
the use of both metals would have fur
nished a reasonable supply of money
and disarmed the advocates of paper
hat money, the demonetisation oi sil
ver cut off half the supply, violated ex
isting contracts, reuueeu veuuee uu
paralvzed Industry. Prosperity eaur i
be restored without an increased sup
ply of money. Silver must be used as
money equally with sold, or the metal
le basis must be abandoned. II silver
ia rekited. some form of fiat money
must be invented, or history will repeat
. . 1.1 . 1 T f ' -i 1 !
lueu uy a return to uaru&ruui. civili
zation cannot exist without money. The
demonetization of silver was the crime
of the nineteenth century. The use of
both told and silver was a part of every
contract. The people of the civilized
world had agreed to pay in either eold
or silver, not less than 1 100. 000, 000, 000
when silver was demonetized by strate
gy or fraud. By such demonetization
every contract was made payable in
iro Id alone. The debtor was dented the
option of paying in either gold or silver
as stipulated In the contract. The
United States Immediately thereafter
resumed specie payment, and compelled
the people to sell their products at a
discount of from 80 to 50 per cent to
buy gold with which to pay obligations
contracted to be paid In either gold,
silver or paper. Other nations followed
our example. The injustice and wrong
of this act did not stop with the robbery
of the debtor. Its baneful effects will
not cease until silver is rnmonetled, or
until the use of both gold and silver Is
abandoned.
The amount of gold coin in the com
mercial world has not materially in
creased since 183. when silver was de
monetized. Many statisticans contend
that the entire output since that time
haslesn employed for non-monetary
purposes. However that may be, pop
ulation, business and credit have in
creased out of all proportion to the sup
ply of gold. The general range of price
of commodities has declined about 40
percent, business is languishing and
prudent men are In constant dread of
an Impending crisis. Every movement
of gold Is viewed with alarm. The
scanty reserve of gold coin In the money
centers oi curope and America are a
constant menace to financial credit and
business. .The monometalilsts cannot
deny that the money of redemption is
inadequate to sustain the existing fab
ric of credit. They suggest no remedy
to supply the deficiency, except Jiore
contraction ana less enterprise; more
poverty and less prosperity. The peo
ple will apply a remedy. They have
not abandoned hope. They have no
fetish worship in gold, but they are con
servatlve. They will adhere to the me
tallic basis so long as the mines furnish
a sufficient supply of the precious metals
and so long as both metals are used.
Previous to the conspiracy bv which
the gold trusts of the United States and
Kuropewas formed, each nation fur
nished its people with the kind and
quantity of money which was deemed
best suited to their wants. Some used
gold, others silver, and others both gold
and silver. England uses gold alone as
money; Germany, Austra, Holland and
India and other Asiatic countries ad
here to silver; while the Latin Union
and the United States used both gold
and silver. So long as this freedom of
action in furnishing the people with
money was enjoyed by the nations of
the earth, a parity existed between gold
and silver at the ratio of about 15, of
suver to one oi gold, no one in any
part of the world would sell either gold
or silver for a less price than could be
obtained in the countries using both
metals. So long as a given quantity of
suver couid do exchanged for the same
amount of money as another given
quantity oi goto, sucn given quantities
were always equal in value. Monev
was tne standard, and it made no dif
. . ... . . . K
ference of what metal It was com Dosed.
The parity of valua hetweon tha two
metals was not affected bv the demone
tization of silver in England in 1810, nor
by the demonetization of gold In Ger
many and Austria In 1857. It required
a combination of all the leading com
mercial nations to oreak the metallic
tie and to advance the value of gold.
The United States took the lead la the
gold combination without the consent
oi tne people, mat combination or
trust has intlicted pecuniary loss uDon
the country beyond computation, and
has substituted poverty and want f3r
abundance and prosperity.
When the Barings, by speculation in
South America, incurred gold obliga
tions heavier than thev could bear, and
thereby failod, the financial credit of
tne commercial world was shaken to its
foundation. The people of the United
States were not parties to the South
American speculation which caused the
laiiure, nut they were partners with
their English cousiuj in maintaining the
gold trust, and suffered for the extrava
gance of their gold associates. What
advantage has been gained by this gold
combination? Why should it be con
tinued? And above all why should
another combination be formed tor the
pretended purpose of unifying the cur
rency of the commercial world? Why
should the United States uxe the same
kind of monevasother countries? What
possible good can result from such an
arrangement? The pretense that gold
coin is required to settle foreign bal
ances Is absurd. Such balances are ad
justed by a well established system of
exchange. Bankers who deal In ex
change furnUli all the necessary facili
ties for conducting foreign commerce.
The value of money iu any country Is
determined by Its purchasing power in
that country. Its power in exchange at
home is all the value it possesaoa. When
transported, whether It be gold, silver or
Paper, It becomes a commodity. The
banker, knowlug the purchasing power
of the money of t-vory country, readily
reduces the money of ou country to
that of another, and furnishes business
men with the money they require in
any foreign country, A currmicy that
would circulate throughout the world
mut be made a legal tender by every
nation. No tndetwndeui legislation, by
iliHeretit nations, on the money qm.
tion eould be tolerated. hut-It an ar
raegtiiieul would be impossible and
unUttsirabie. A strluneocy la one
Muntry would atfrvtett ry otW. Thoe
wha advot-ete ll eeetu la si(km that
the tKbange of the tuonvy tl one coun
try fir thai t, another Uvumutvrve
1 By du Bot seeiM Is realise tlU com
mere runUe in the tairt a,t of
eu in model tea. and that uutney It ued aa
a iMaitrw or counter for that urt'e.
M uey should ut be exported, the
county wah exports Da otooy m'U
Uuknii'l U tt4 tulrnl e.,m.
tuetca and bilae depend h)h the
f(ae of Htm at hurt T lo of
fir.aMug tutd.utit bf export t fuia
a laWiaaluiaiU :uivrn ent irt
vtd.eg fur a venitua euirary tttf
t.!t a4 l .1 wuou.
1 he e.uitrv be m nt is ut i., h
materiel aa vaaiiot l tteeited tutu
f""J "l eaj utter .imry U rl.!ed
hum iM bwe id its lrrmtiea medium
mr ii wi ei swum et h cove
try'I iMhpote,ii.af vtvatd
at.rt!-y t.iy oi ewiiJff
worth tttora laaa thoe vf it wn rr
duvtlise thai It sit i"ie U etvhauf
It It t-ettvf u ( tot ji lei)turt !t
r re we trvd.t tk te pu-dute ev
traction at home by exporting money.
Exchange accomodates foreign com
merce, but domestic commerce is de
pendent upon the supply of money at
home.
The people of the United States must
have more money. More gold cannot
be obtained. Why not use silver as
weil as gold? Silver and gold are limi
ted in production. Silver will not fur
nish too much, i tat paper, me alterna
tive of silver, might do so. The esti
mated annual product of the silver of
the world is about 130,000,000 ounces.
Some deduction ought to be made from
this estimate on account of the exaggera
tion of speculators in mines. But what
ever the yield may be, It was all ab
sorbed prior to IBM, when the price of
silver advanced by reason of discussion
and legislation in congress. The sud
den rise In price checked exports from
Asia. Three bushels of wheat were ex
changed in India for the same amount
of silver that two bushels would procure
previous to the advance. All other ex
ports were similarly affected. The
Asiatics ceased purchasing silver. The
increased purchases in the United States
under act of July 14, lB'.M), did not
equal the amount formerly exported
to Asia. For the first time In history
there was. in the United States, a small
accumulation of silver bullion for which
there was no buyers. This surplus bul
lion has depressed the price of silver
from II 21 to about 6 cents per ounce.
The power of (ireat Britain over the
Asiatic market was exerted to prevent
the purchase of silver. The India pa
per was substituted for coin by English
monometalilsts. It was necessary to
depreciate and degrade silver that free
coinage legislation in the United States
might be obstructed. If congress had
adopted free coinage instead of requir
ing the purchese of 4,000,000 ounces per
montn, more suver would nave been
absorbed by Asia, because the motive
for depreciating silver to affect our legi
slation would not have existed. Cer
tainly free coinage would not have
more effectually cut off the Asiatic
market for silver than did the act of
The addition to our circulating medl
um up to the present time which free
coinage would have caused could not
have exceeded 115,000,000. Such an
addition would have been a great boon
in the present stringency of the money
market. The prediction that European
coin would be sent here if our mints
were opened to free coinage of silver is
idle. Europe needs all of her silver
coin. It Is all held In reserve for re
demption of her paper or is in circula
tion among the people. It is the peo
ple's money, which cannot be withdrawn
without great inconvenience. It Is cir
culating on a par with gold at a ratio
of 15 to one. This Is a valuation high
er by more than 3 per cent than that
placed on the silver in the standard dol
lar. There is no silver coin in the
world that is not valued higher than
our own, except the Mexican dollar,
which contains a little more sliver than
the standard dollar of the United States.
The only cheap silver in the world is
the small accumulation of silver bullion
now on the market. That accumula
tion not only depresses the price of sil
ver, but weighs down the price of all
commodities.
Since silver was demonetized the
price of wheat and the price of all other
farm products wnicn we export have
been governed by the price of silver.
The reason for this is that India and
all our competitors for the supply of
the European markets adhere to the
silver standard. The purchasing power
a i 1 . . T .
oi silver in muse countries remains sta
tionary. There is no discount at home
on the silver that they receive in return
for their wheat and cotton; while the
farmers and planters of the United
States, who sell in the market and for
the same price are compelled to suffer
a loss of more than 80 per cent. The ad
vantage that England secures by the use
of cheap silver to exenange for wheat
and cotton in India was urged before
the English royal commission against
the remonetization of silver. The ar
gument was that this advantage releas
es England from paying tribute to the
United states lor farm products, while
it develops the resources of India. It is
a curious fact that the average price of
wneat tor tne last twenty-nve years has
been equal to tne value of 371 i grains of
pure silver, the amount contained in
the standard dollar, x his was the case
when silver fell to 80 cents an ounce,
and also when it rose last year to $1.21.
rree coinage would make the silver
bullion In the standard doller worth
$1.29 an ounce, and would enhance the
value of farm products in an equal pro
portion. It would also et 1 trge the me
tallic basis and place the fabric of credit,
which is now tottering, on a solid foun
dation. It would stop contraction,
furnish more money, revive business
and secure prosperity. The only per
sons in the world Interested in prevent
ing free coinage are the owners of gold
and of gold obligations, a class of per
sons who are willing to sacrifice the
happiness of mankind to increase their
own accumulations. They are governed
by the instinct of the imser, and have
the self-righteousnes of the Pharisee
of old in the temple at Jerusalem. Their
power of deception seems inexhaustible
and it has been used with marvelous
effect. By their arts thousand of mil
lions of wealth, produced by honest toil,
have been transferred from the masses
to the designing few. They have in
terested the people in side issues and
excited them over sentimental ques
tions; and, like the cuttle iish. have
darkened the waters in order to conceal
tholr schemes of robbery.
At last the people are investigating
the subject. Contraction and hard
times have aroused them. They de
maud more money. They demaud that
the gold trust or partnership, which
was formed without theirconent, shall
be ilUsolved, and that silt er shall bo re
stored to Its place as money, 'they re
pudiate the act of lTJ, which deprived
them of the um of silver, doubled the
burden of thsir debts, retimed the prire
ol their property, ami subjected them
to privation and want. Ttirv have re
solved not to be driven from their
homes and made dependent upon the
tender mercies of money kinit. At alt
stents they will teat ttte iuetUn wheth
er this country shall be goterned by a
moneyed arutm-tacv or by a free ami j
In-ludriou ople, devoted Ut Urty (
and lo.lrpea.Uuee. they witl know
whether laws etn bw made for the bene
fit tf the prodtn-et . wealth a evil a
for the parae.ies tf cktiUoation. l.-t
l be pi...r of aceumuUted capit.U
take warning. Juntlcw and nioderailoe
arw heeewary for the weifvre ef all.
the radit-al ratref loaUu eiil pro-du-xe
radical lartatouiits 1 ne latter
wlil lir. &il it tha I .rn.r lu.Lt
feast ttttoe lie eotutuuit irutid et
alelf and fair d. alitig ts to return M i
Xhm tvoiiry id the eoattitutixe-foUl I
aad i!i cola at Ike bt.s of a euiuJj
t tttitey.
Wtttue M uaif,
It Is i curious etiMuf thtl ee the
dy INI tbi liaatice "Mst5M
reported saiathi.al.r Mae ford sUttd j
loan b!ll, haur livtt of New m j
airMlMd a hatloael haak b-ee bill an-!
Iharulnf gaivruiueai Uaa to aatioae!
at two yt vm er aaauoi uw
rl Ue r-rtga - rui'atertl e
tat tut a d.drvrt 4ssileis.
SBw!
FABMEKS' OPINIONS.
Where Goes the Road ui Which we
Have to pay to the County Treas
ury. Woodlawv, June 10th, 1891.
Of our nad tax we can work out on
ly a part; the rest we have to pay cash
into the county treasury; and I wish to
know, where all this money goes. I
have lived ten years near Woodlawn,
and in this time we fixed , the roads in
our district so that we can haul a load
over them to West Lincoln; but from
West Lincoln to Lincoln there is no
road at all, so that every one has to risk
being stack in the mud or upset.
Therefore I believe our county commis
sioners should see that a passable road
is built; as this is, or should be, the
main road and connection between
Lincoln and the towns of West Lincoln,
Woodlawn, Malcolm and Raymond, and
the counties of Seward, Saunders and
Butler. In the reports of the county
commissioners I see every year that a
certain amount is paid out to the com
missioners for road inspection. It is
striking that these gentlemen never
find out that something should be done
on this place. I heard a fellow say, and
I believe it is true, that the county com
missioners take a good cock tail before
they start on such an inspection, and
this makes them so happy that every
thing looks glossy and rose colored to
them; therefore the only hope we have
is that they will break down, so that
their noses get in direct feeling with
this mud, when they will find out that
this stuff at least does not smell lue
roses. If this will not soon happen the
people in this corner should keep their
pocket books closed and refuse to pay
either road tax or the county commis
sioners. Every county commissioner
gets now 11800 a year, and the people
have right a to demand that they shall do
something for this money. But I be
lieve they would do a good deal more
work with less pay, because this big
pay makes them too fishy,and too flashy
makes lazy, you know. The county
commissioner of this district is now six
years in the office, and in this time he
had to travel through this mud nearly
evety day, so it seems that he is always
In a rosy humor. X. Sen wei.eh.
Compliments to Benny,
Editor Alliance: Robert Burns
once said, "O, would some power the
giftle gi' us, to see ourselves as others
see us." It Benjamin Harrison had on
ly thought of this he must have realized
how absurd and Idiotic his grand, elo
quent speeches at Omaha and other
points in Nebraska must have appeared
to the great plain people when he spoke
of the great prosperity of the people and
me nappy nomes. it was like ero iid
dling while Rome was burning, for an
old corporation attorney like him must
have known how false it was; but per
haps be waa only referring to the cor
poration attorneys and money sharks,
who surrounded him. However the
tocsin has sounded and the People's
party have started from Cincinnati to
the White House, and in 'Vi we propose
to give Benny bis walking ticket with
this inscription on it;
Farewell Benny and G rover too,
You may call us Ignorant HodVe's;
But we care no more (or your Tung Reform
Than your Reciprocity dodges.
Yours for freedom,
C.E.Bullock.
The Mortgage Debt.
Editok Alliance: An ex-soldier of
Cuming county, Nebraska, recently sent
the following reply to Robert P. Porter,
Supt. U. S. Census, in answer to ques
tion 17, concerning the mortgage on his
miuj. AUQuesiiuiiieEiua; tr lease ex
plain why the indebtedness was incurr
ed?" The above indebtedness was incurred
ti,- ..,..jr , ",,in
because of the ruinous financial policy
inaugurated by the republican party,
during and at the close of the war, and
maintained by said party (Cleveland's
administration included) to the present
time a policy which constantly tends
to make the rich richer, and the poor
poorer, l nave worked like a d3g on
this farm for the past twenty-four
years, i nave been sober, Industrious,
and severely economical, and yet have
not been able to make necessary im
provements on the place without incur
ring the above indebtedness. I served
four years and one month in the late
war the four best years of my life and
this is the way "Uncle Sam," through
recreaut party administration nas re
warded me. Yours for justice,
J. E. S.
Does he Know all?
Editor Alliance: Over the nam de
plumeot "One Who Knows," one of your
correspondents painted in a late issue
of The Alliance what appeared to him
as a danger to Independents, in the or
ganization of the so-called Citizens Al
liance, in the stead of the Citizens In
dustrial Alliance. The whole article
reminded one of a baking powder cau
tion, remodelled to read, "None genuine
unless bearing the fac-timilt of the sig
nature of Wm. F. Rightmire, Topeka,
Kansas," I can hardly see why such a
caution Is necessary. Independents who
are well Informed. If looking for a brand,
would, I think, jolu an order which was
the creature of such a well known vet
eran in the labor reform movement as
Ralph Beaumont In preference to a
mushroom aff air presided over by law
yer Gilruth of Kansas City, as President,
and Lawyer Righliuire of Topeka, as
Secretary; two perhaps very estimable
men, but as Jet uew and untried In the
movement, and of whom very little Is
known.
the writer, however, is eortvet when
be aru that "anything from a rail-
roavi prettdeat to a tint-KeM thief may
become a niemWr," but he forgot to add
that the tame holds food as to the tr
gatiUatiou he so gtttouly champions.
Allow me to make toy fcomMe protest
against the euco-irt-un-nt of tilUf j
VI the or si'ed t'ttlatm Alliances, Will
some one kladiy volunteer a rvaa for
their etUtreo, er ervd of such orgvd
sailnasfor the fttrtheraaif of the re
turn movement! thus far, with but
two or three eu-etdioae. the rwaoa fr
t rgvnUiait the locals la Nebraska has
Uea to turaUh a mean by w kit h t lieiu
lag ptditietaee and lawyer mv oMia
ataudtat (he eowr popular ' IWple
party, epperxutly to lb people
' fwSdiBj the bag a few jtats Wgr.
True, aiawier wiu has the ruuike of
tt!evvktit-s aad wtil viand not tab
t t!y m a t'hampiog of the avand prm-
tip Nti me rsopiea ra.iy siuHMd be;
-tttt. but sifo h ae eau .e not
eed, ar does he k sa ertaaiiattoa
tnuitcr w hu h to v ! b; I tie (. and i
tJ.r..(g!t which ttt atvttinpitth fiia obj
pet lU,t ihe "metvtMal and prola
e uaal u!d fit tatx lite t it.hi
i II aai-e wbt iity wvhid Hot g I a to a
le'wf t-rgaaKaiioe It tio, lh wtj
!ijI. In wie i artful St.il A hf
chant or a professional man who is too
high toned to mingle with the men who
toil, when they are struggling for the
same principles, is generally too high
toned to be in the proper sympathy with
those laboring men to make those princi
ples have any true meaning. I believe
I can see an element of danger of vast
magnitude in these organizations, which
are so eagerly jumped at by certain el
ements in our towns. We have beaten
the eneiiiy on the open field, but we
cannot tell the result when we encoun
ter them in our owa camps, wearing our
own colors; and whether or not they
will be successful, yet they are undoubt
edly making an attempt to organize
themselves inside our lines. Let us lend
oar energies to building up our Alliances
Granges, Knights of Labor, and the va
ious labor organizations, and; let these
different Citizens Alliances fight it out
to a finish.
One who Believes what He Says.
Something About Editors.
Editor Alliance: There are some
editors in this country who are ill fitted
to assume a position of such great aad
varied responsibilities. There was a
time in the history of our country when
the public regarded a journalist with
the greatest respect and looked upon him
as a leader among men, as a literary
oracle. Is those days it required un
usual intellectual attainments to be a
successful editor. But now the tide
has taken a turn, anybody can run a
newspaper. Most of the great dailies
are limply mercenary sheets. They
have set prices for general advertise
ments, while the editorial columns are
held for prices to suit the circumstances.
These latter prices may be direct or in
direct. They may be paid for in cash,
subscriptions or in patronage. The
trouble Ujhat most editors are in the
business for the sole purpose of making
monev. Truth and principle don't go
very Jar with them. Still, if the great
body of readers would worship at the
shrine of honor, morality, and princi
ple, instead of condemning everything
that does not humble itself to the read
er's opinion or caprice, we would soon
have an improved press. -
So long aa the people crv for taffy and
flattery, they wiil get hypocrisy and be
trayal. Mmply because, in that way,
tney put a premium on the role of a
pliant tool; and, when the premium is
ia reach, it is generally accepted by that
class oi editors. I hen the people howl.
instead of kicking themselves for the
cussedness of their own vain-glory. If
we want an improved press, let us re
frain from discounting the efforts of
conscientious truth-seekers. Or, has it
come to such a pass that we can no
longer bear criticism? The admirer of
true greatness is held in awe by the
very critic who is exposing the fallacy of
ms ionuest noooy. t aise greatness may
be attractive but it is contemptible.
1 rue greatness Is earned; false great
ness is borrowed. True greatness Is
sharp and liable to cut; false greatness
is flexible and blunt. But the editor of
today is not after greatness, be is sim
ply a kind of absorber and radiator of
public opinion and prejudice. The lo
cal editors even more so than those of
the great dailies. The editor virtually
says to tne subscribers and to the public
what do you want, and what do you
think? Just let us know and we will
print it for you. That is very kind and
condescending, put pray let us have a
utile stamina, and, If we can spare it.
a small reverence at least for honest
manhood. The most pitiable of all edi
tors is he who runs a local independent
paper. The same fellow who tells us
about Mrs. Smith's new hat, and about
Mr. Jones' pumpkin dinner, who is
afraid to "talk polltiks," who don't
know anything about economic princi
ples; or, who does not wish to, which
amounts to the same thing; who does
not criticise any one or any thing for
fear it may offend, and offending, thus
reduce the subscription list, in this
connection I would be willing to grant
the unscrupulous editors my all and ut
ter contempt, if so many of their sub
scribers were not entitled to a fair per
centage. Old Kroxik.
The Budded Tree Humbug.
The Nebraska Horticultural Society
has done what it could by resolution to
save the people from this swindle, but
the gamey budded tree agents succeed in
making many believe that the only rea
son why the nurseryman of the state
passed the resolution referred to is be
cause they have no budded stock for sale,
and thus continue to sell budded stock at
two or three prices but generally deliver
root graited stock. I fie delivery of the
root grafted trees for buded trees is all
right and Is no swindle for they are the
best trees on the market. The swindle
is in selling them under false statements
at extravagant prices. The budded tree
theories look quite plausible, but are
built on a false assumption. It is as
sumed that the seedling tree in which
the bud is inserted is a hardier stock
than our average grafted apples. This
is a serious mistake which is known to
be such by our leading western nur
seryman. Extra hardy stocks on which
to bud can only be secured by the root
grafting process. Not more than one
or two seedlings in a hundred will prove
as hardy as a Ben Davis or Maiden
Blush.
Again the budded tree swindlers asiert
that "black-heart" Is caued by root
grafting while budded trees are safe from
it. They argua that the root graft splice
which is four or live inches under ground
is the defective point from which "black
heart" develop. Nothing can be fur
ther from the truth. The tree will
never be found "black hearted'' under
ground until this ailment has worked
down Into the root from aa unhealthy
top. Test it! Pull up your half dead
tree and cut down through the little
knot on the main root where spliced
and see it you do not usually tind It
sound when top Is used up. this false
astnmption is bated ou the theory that
cutting roots and scions in piece aad
lapping and letting Iheut grow together
create a defect, tl e chief truoble Wing
the cutting .Vow every agent that
know anv:hing ataut the budding pro-
cet know that 1'. I done ak.te the
grouud and that every tree ts cut off
luimedlwviy above the bud and inuil
heal over. Now I auert ibis, Inat a a
ru' a larirvr Jefei-t will show In the
budded tree at Ihi poiul lhao In the root !
graited I rea at the spue. jpe oaty
ral hardy Uly that can be prodmed
I by rvMd grafting uttug hardy tarietie.
the budded tree ttaviug nothing aNmi
eUtatsjvut piUi I the noil bare
liable tree that can be planted except a
tji graft beaue the Part ol the body
ain ve ihe rit and tU w tM bud t
liable to be very tender. I wrile Ibis
'a the later! ef piaster and from a
thutv0j(h now !!,? i4 M outlet.
II lit mm..
tiawJe, NuU
A writer ia h kl.t v-mtt tSl i',V-
tn0 kit the ial i.,ur uptia Ihe bead
we he veaet the following ".Ne
lio la tke AUtaote ritual cae 1-td t ,
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mi up as e iitiue ei xiji.u t
r.atfurm .V.i!n."e tl,iHri. ikou'd
svtt'ed lat.Je the vHr vsgl Al
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EXTRACT
From Address of T. W. Hawses, Prest.
Cherry County Alliance.
Officers and members of Cherry coun
ty Alliance: In accordance with the
rules of our order we are once more in
session for the purpose of transacting
business as well as to devise ways and
means for the further dissemination of
our principles, and the establishment of
our noble order in the land.
You are all well aware of the objec
tions which our opponents vainly urge
whenever an effort is made to educate
the people in regard to the demands
of our order and ' the need of
the laboring people of the land
I need not detain you to review
those objections, but only ask your at
tention as we notice briefly two of them
in passing. First, Cannot you inde
pendents work with our party and ob
tain the desired end through it? To
this we answer most emphatically, No.
Have we not, or at least many of us, en
deavored for years to hare some of the
great wrongs of which we complain to
aay, ngutedT .Most certainly we
have. And what has been the result?
This and this only: We have seen great
platforms reared by the existing parties
ana almost invariably there has been
used in their construction a nlank verv
finely veneered with great promises of a
urignt iiuure lur me poor laoorer; and
as often has it accomplished its treach
erous purpose. The down trodden and
oppressed laborer, anxious for relief,
grasps at almost anything in hope of
bettering his condition, and at once
bends all his energies towards support
ing what he thinks an omen of a better
dav. But soon after a general election
that same story of sad disappointment
is beard from those who were caught by
that gilded plank. Surely it bad the
appearance of strength and honesty.but
aiter au it proved to De tne same old
rotten plank that bad been used for
years, only redressed to suit the emer
gencies of the case. Again.we have for
years been denied or deprived of any
thing like a fair representation in any of
tee legislative ooaies oi mis nation.
The difference between capital and
labor has been growing so rapidly, and
is now of such a character that we think
it a delusion to longer wait or expect
anytning irom tne oiu parties.
But we pass to the next objection,
wnicn is mis:
Is there any demand for an indeoen
dent movement as long as our party is
working tor ine oe interests oi the la
boring classes?
We answer, Yes. The corruption
among parties, lack of confidence
among the leaders, disquiet among the
masses, strikes, ano tne banding to
gether ef all classes o( laborers through
out the whole country are unmis
takable omens that a change in the
whole political economy of states and
nations is demanded. And now, right
at tnis juncture tnere arises a very cm
leal point for our whole order to take
under consideration. It is this: Will
we at once set ourselves td work edu
cating the masses up to the fact, that
this great chabge can be brought about
peaceably by the ballot; or will we wait
until those who are so enraged by con
tinual depressieu plunge this whole
country Into a bloody mau to man con
flict? One of these means will soon, and
we think very soon, be employed to
oring aoout a great cnange.
We need not look for, neither should
we expect, any more mingling of the
laoorer and capitalist in pontics, it
has been tried and as many times failed.
Tkere's no more affinity between them
than there is between water and oil.
The line has been drawn, the separa
tion has taken place, and we think now
that a little way off the great wave is
visible, yea, more, the roar of it is heard
as it goes dashing against railroad mo
nopolies, trusts, combinations, per
cent sharks, and all the great enemies
of the poor laborer. In view of a bright
outcome only a little in the future, let
us get right down to bard work. Let
the exemplification of the principles of
our order be one of the tint and fore
most duties before us. Thanking you
for the honors conferred upon me in
the past and your kind attention at this
hour.I now await your further pleasure.
Logan County Earmers' Alliance.
The above Alliance met in regular
session June 6th, President W. Guin in
the ehair.
Resolutions were adopted renewing
tne anegiance oi tne memoers to tne
principles of the Alliance and independ
ent party endorsing platform of the
Cincinnati convention conimendingthe
public course of representatives Shrader
and Lomax and Senator J. K. Stevens,
aad congratulating them upon their
success as true representatives of the
great plain people.
The editorial management of the
Gandy Pioneer under S. E. Keene, and
the action of Judge Hamer in refusing
to confirm sales of mortgaged homes,
were also heartily endorsed.
Meeting of Adams County Farmers'
Alliance.
Adams County Farmers' Alliance will
meet in regular quarterly session in Ayr,
ou Saturday, June 'JO, 1SU1, at 10 a. m.
for the purpose of the election of the
County Alliance olUcers, and an execu
tive board, and to transact any other
business that may come up befoie the
meeting.
C It will be a delegate meeting, but all
members iu good standing are reuuest-
ed to be present. Let there be a good
atteudanes as business of an important
nature will come up for consideration.
My order of J. W, Isaac, Prest.
. 11. fl. McGaw. Seo'y.
Resolutions of Condolence.
Local Assembly. No. 2Ml. K. of L..
adopted the following resoluttrns on
the duatn of .V l Hubbard, Ita fouudvr
and state venerable sage of the order:
Will tt, ll has pteaed Ihe Hupreuie
Matter Workman of the I' n I rente to
to call to. eternal rt. our esteemed
brother. .V 1). Ilntilaird, and whik bow
log to hi supreme will we deem it tit -
Una that some recognition should be
made of Ihe memory of our departed
iroihr. (kii.t
iithss. He waa a man of superior
ability aud highly esteemed by the or
drroi t!e Kniffhtt tl Lattor through
out the ttata, and oue who founded uur
I., A. some htne jeare ago, and
one who iu hit fraternal e and rem
( anloethir has eu.Uid himself lo ut,
therefore t lt
AWiW. That L. A. Kaight of
Labor, intend to h wtdow aad
laotily of our hetotet brother, its
iaee t mpaihy ia their h.tr of trial,
trusting 2ut lie, who rem ut and we
ws'isi ! (bey, will give item triv't
tu bear wak rtUa.iiw kit sad i-t-wm
meat sa l thai lie uuj oit(oit
tem ta lhir great aorrow,
j.'rMHi-vd, 1 we inouaji ttut loss of
uur bouued ' ereule (,
aad a a mat ef rpwt, lot aad
lwi fur snr ileveatv-ibrotar r.w 4rp
our tiiafwr . mumming fr thiity
dtr.
jtisttfvev Ti c-py ff t&ee rl-
t! . be e iva t pi Rdhwtee tf
our L. A. and a copy sent to the w
of our Drotner and a copy be sent
Journal of the knights of Labor for
cation. u. w, Blake. M.
11. llOLTZMAS, R. S.
J. M. Thostpso,
t
S E Thorton
n. llOLTZMABf,
committee on lie so
Resolutions of Condolence.
Plcsi Creek. Neb.. May 27, 189
The following resolutions of re
were passed by Plum. Creek Alii
No. 646, at their regular meeting
June 3rd, 1891:
Wbereaj, It has pleased a Di
f rovidence to remove from our
by a very sudden and unexpected di
uur (uom uikuiv esieemeu ana Del
brother O. C. McGarvev. be it
Remlitd, That in the death of Bra
McGarvey there has been removed
us one of our best and truest menu
an accomodating neighbor and
friend; and
Resolved, That while we mourn his
to our Order, we also extend eur
felt sympathy to the bereaved fami
Resored, I hat a copy of these re
tions be tendered bis family, a cep
piacea on our record, ana a copy
nishedTBE Farmers' Alliance.
pie's Banner and Ulmitt bitnatch
publication. H. A. Beach
J. l. Kern,
D.M. Frv.
Committee on resolutiqj
The Farmers' School. I
Gilead, Neb., June 6th, If
Editor Alliance: If we are tf
it . . a sJ
tne reins oi government ana recei
full share of Us patronage we mut
ucate ourselves ou the political sit
of the times; and I believe there
school in which we can learn mor
in the regular meetings of a live
dinate Alliance. The Alliance is
farmer what the recitation is to th
dent. We must read the proper
and paper, or in other words stud
lesson; but it is ia the Alliance
we can compare views, detect a
and discipline ourselves to publics
ing. When we look back to the on
zation of our societies we look
pride at the grand work we are
4
At first probably not more than o
two members could properly ail
the chair: but if your Alliance has
alive to its interests the members
learned discipline, become acqual
with parliamentary rules, thrown
their embarassment and realized
own ability to talk intelligently oJ
subjects before the meeting, thd
giving the members confidence in tl
selves.
Out Alliance has taken for its
gram fer a series of meetings the
form of the Cincinnati conference.
mean to get the full meaning of e
resolution so we win De atiie to vote
telligently in the future, and give
reasons for so doing. We will disc
the financial plank in open session
our next meeting. L. E. Deaveh
Resolutions From Phelps County AlliJ
at a Special Meeting Held June
6th, i8gi.
Whereas. Believing that the stab
Nebraska badly needs laws to regul
freight rates on a fair equitable i'
that the producer may realize so
the profits of this production, a
lieving that the Newberry bill,
was passed by our legislature and
by tne Aiien-uovernor James a,
would afford the needed relief.
fore be it
Revolted. That we earnestly t
Governor Thayer to reconvene thj
ate and the House of Representat
a special session at tne earnest pi
moment to reoass the said Ned
bill, or a bill similar that will b1
the people of Nebraska the need
lief in frieght rates, and that it
into effect before the shipment'
present growing crop. Be it fu
Jiesolrea, l nat this resolution
warded to the Alliance papers
state for publication and for co
tion of the county Alliances in th
at their regular meeting in Jul
also a copy be forwarded to Go
1 haver.
vv hekkas, ii nas pieaseo tne w,
. w. , , , , ,
Being to take to their rewanLwifi
and child of Bro. R. R. OwenlTao.
and sister Mr. and Mrs. C. I F.
Therefore be it 1 1
Jlesolwd. That we, the Phelis
Alliance, in a special session
express our heartfelt sympatl
bereaved in their sad hour of
Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these
tions be published in the Frogre.
Farmers' Alliance.
E. P. Montgomery. Cha'm o
J. d. Anderson, Secretary.
The Case of Rosie Doube,
A little child named Rosie 11
aged 13, and small for her age, haln
working for a year past as a hel Ja
Naumkeag cotton mill, No. 1, at S i,
Massachusetts. Wednesday nigl
the operatives were leaving the 1,
little Rosie lagged behind, and sot e
of the watchmen iound her w ith a t-
ed match In her baud attempting it
fire to some cotton waste in a coir.
When caught and charged withW
crime, she confessed that she was tag
to set the mill on tire, because her tit
was very hard and she thought ifke
mill were burned down sao would i e
vacation. 1
Ouo of the paper, giving an accut
of the case, seriously adds: "She rs
not appear to have any rvalllng Me
oi tne enormity ol her crime, and Up
pareutly a little out."
Have the peopleof Maia?hu.tts nv
realising sen of the enormity of ir
crime, in permitting the existence abe
system of child labor to w hich till in
cident rail attention? It seem t u
that It I not so much Rosie iKmU at
the so-called Chritlan t-lvl!Uil of
MauaehiiMttt w hii-h Is 'n li.'lln 1111"
j One of the diret tors of the Naumr
; mill it reported lo hate expressed 1 ictt .
horror at ihe discovery thai little .'hit
drva worked la ihe mill. He taliMut
he had no Idea that sueh thing ha'lev
ed, and tht ha wanted no dhbuudt
earurd by child labor. III ntf nt
da him credit, but hi ignorem a bi
the nmnnrr le wbleh hU ow a bftu
I conducted I truly aurprUin; Not
onl r are the mi!! i f M-i-hu,t and
of New fcas'iand full of ehltdttrt of Ho
i IKiube ge. aud a year or ; t-UUr,
lii Ibtif w oil Is toa.4rvd witaluaM
thai only Ul I ebruary Ihe sm bo
ti LsMisUiure, on dtmaad ef ! uv
111 Uiau'ita Surer f the !ai lefoati'd
a tit) ledw et their fcwu jf Wl it"
t ll Ja jiey xtk
On hundred thoHsaat w
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ett u! tte.e'otW Have the pw
srl rudy ibu. Iwy t-ae le H a!v
through a hew pan., tih Ihe aid
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