THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY JUNE 18, 1891.
rc:tr' Alliance,
Published Imr Saturday by
TC3 AlXXAXCI PrSUiSHIXO Co.
Car.llth and X -. Lincoln, Neb.
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Editor
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U.OartON.
la the beauty of the lilliea
Christ wu bora across the sea,
Tith ft glory in his bosom
That transfigures you and me.
At he atrove to tai Jte men holy
. Let os atriTe to make them free,
Eiace God if marching on."
Julia Ward Emm.
"Laurel crowns cleave to deserts,
Aad power to him who power exerts.'
A rwddy drop of manly blood
The surging sea outweighs." '
Xinerim
0 who cannot reason is fool,
Ee who will not reason is a coward,
Be who dare not reason is a slave."
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tyGen. Victor Vifqu&in will deliver
an address before H ghland Alliance in
the edge of Saline county, next Satur
day evening. The general is a very ef
fective speaker.
A STEAL AT KEARNEY.
The Bee of the 10th shows up frauds
by J. W. Liveringhouse, Steward of the
hospital for the incurable insane at
Kearnev. This is no surprise to The
AixiANCB. The surprising thing is that
J. W. L. should ever have been appoint
ed steward, when the most casual in
quiry would have shown hU unfitness.
The steal discovered amounts to 1001,
but this Is probably only a hint.
CREDIT TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE
The song, "Good-bye, my party,
good-bye," which is now going the
rounds of the press, credited to the
"Alliance Songster," was written by
Mrs. Kelly, of Mmdeo. Neb., and was
Bret published In this paper. This song
was given at the Cincinnati convention
by the Kansas Glee Club, with great ef
fect. Mrs. Kelly's part in the last cam
palgn In this state, by her many telling
and popular songs, war very great. It
promises to fcc grtster in the coming
national campaign.
T3S silver (insnox.
We Invite attention to a very able and
e&hauttire article on the silver question
M the laslde ut this paper, by Senator
W.M. Stewart. There Is no subjvet of
greater Importaace to the people of this
country to-day than this one of free sil
ver. Te miration of silver to its old
pohkn lu our currency will be the
ant step toward the return of
proapwilty to our people the frit stp.
L'atU U dune the downward lead
eacy ol values w I'd at t arretted.
UatU there Is a ris la values buinM
wUt reatala stagnated, the country be
hi the verge it a piaie, aud lalutr'.i
eu'erpriee at a t'-aed
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THE riREBOlSE BILL.
The Omaha Set has for a long time
been making a great hullabaloo about
the new warehouse bill; the great ad
vantages which it will give Nebraska
farmers, and the grain center it will
create at Omaha. The Bee also takes
the responsibility of advising the Alli
ance to build warehouses in which to
store their grain nnder the rgis of this
beneficent law. Now this talk is largely
factitious The advantages this new
law will give the farmers, compared
with the hardens it will impose are, to
say the least, very doubtful indeed.
That it will create any new grain cen
ter, or divert the trade in grain from its
natural channel is an absurd proposi
tion. The law enacts tbat all elevators and
storehouses where grain or other prop
erty is stored for a compensation shall
be publio warehouses. It makes the
board of transportation ex officii a board
of warehouse commissioners, and gives
it execution of the law. It provides for
the appointment of grain Inspectors in
every city and county where two or
more warehousemen may petition for
the same, and for tbeir payment by a
system of fees to be fixed by the com
missioners, and for the storage of grain
at rates also to be so fixed. It provides
for a system of receipts for grain in
store, which receipts are made nego
tiable. These are the leading features
of the bill. Its details are many, and
if the safeguards thrown around stored
grain are adhered j to, there will be do
more than the average loss in that di
rection.
If the law is generally adopted
throughout the state its expense will be
enormous. There will be avast army
of inipectors which will have to be
paid by the producers of the grain
stored, added to the storage charges.
The one sole advantage to compensate
for this enormous expense will be the
fact that the farmers can secure ware
house receipts for grain stored, which
will be better sesurity for loans than
the grain would be to the hand of the
farmer. These receipts will state the
quality, condition and amount of the
grain stored, and can be assigned as
collateral without the intervention of
any mortgage. That this will be an un
doubted, advantage to the banks and
money-lenders there is no doubt. But
its advantage to the farmers Is doubtful.
It will induce many to borrow money
who might not otherwise do so, aid to
that extent will be a positive injury.
It is true that bankers can lend on ware
house receipts at a less rate than on a
chattel mortgage But when Inspection
fees and storage are added there will
not be much margin for gain.
The pregnant fact In connection with
this business, and which teems to have
Escaped the Beit notice, is, that ex
porting grain, or any other raw product,
does not pay, and that the man who
makes It his principal business is on
the way to the poor house. If our law
makers had devised some way to relieve
our farmers of the need of such export,
Instead of somo way to make the Incur
ring of debt easier, they would have
shown more wisdom.
When the new warehouse bill makes
Omaha a great grain center we trust
the Bee will advise us.
SHALL n'E AXXEX CAXADA1
The above query would be deemed the
height of impudence by a patriotic Ca
nadian; but the recent death of Sir John
McDonald has brought the subject again
before the people It is probably true
that the destinies of the people of Can
ada and this country are to be united in
the future. With their geographical
position, their identical origin, their
sympathies and aspirations in behalf of
freedom, their similarity of commercial
interests, with their moral and intellect
ual development on the same lines aris
ing from these united interests, it can
hardly be possible that their futures
shall not in some way be united, and
the two nations grow togother as one.
Yet the patriotism of the Canadian and
his devotion to tho traditions of the
mother country are intense and un
bounded. We passed through Canada
a short time ago on the Queen's birth
day. Ihere was a jubilee going on
throughout tho country which we have
never seen excelled on our Fourth of
July.
It will never bo possible to absorb or
annex Canada In the same way that we
have secured any othor acctusion of ter
ritory. And yet we believe it might be
absolutely annexed, captured, so to
speak. It is purely a commercial ques
tion, and the capture must be accom
plished by commercial method. Sup-
pim tlrt, that absolute reciprocity was
established u tweeu this country and
Caaada la their trade rviation. This
would be the Crt great step, Hu the
taking of this step would necessitate
closer government relaiUsns, would
raUe queatloas tor adjudication la our
Coagrrs or the Cauada's parliament,
iiupptue, to aid In the solution of the
qutti ss Canada should be lavlscd lo
send to our Con fret some counuiMtan
ers, who could take part la dht sa t
vole only ea n tkm of iiiteraatUnaa!
leirt, aud we thould tend some c u
iti'iMtoaers to the Canadian paritauieat
with the ) prltUogva, tipp ta
dV Sed J' fxvoennuml ut eh
(Muatry satrnkt rvuiata a It i-ea h
supreme la tkelrewakH'al stairs How
luftj, under et-a twad.tlea, wnuld It
I W before tHe ejtris wvrw prartkaily
oas4 l!or tuora lalkaste gut ere
tt relations would b etat.Whd'
lim ie. Wider sue p.-l tloft. would
the Uat dispute rsmiU (a )t Ut
had ptt M l them?
t'. trt th'.t i tiv4 uu with tv
Wuia efAJ.'.uat. A line vl imiomi
boum tUt it burdr tially iMf
UlW v4 rasMUS.' baa! Jf
r treiirt trt n road totae
iter-- f f I to pitWttt fnut
lag 4:iuJ"!a aud t ka wksa
e!i tt ' i.l Mi tMito lv tie-
a tstte U t -.Ut'wtj II; U.d
both sides which almost exceeds the
value of the trade. So small and con
temptible is this trade supervision be
tween two countries which are natural
ly neighbors and allies that it is a won
der the government doesnt declare war
upon the squirrels, minks, beavers and
muskrats who cross the line, upon the
charge of smuggling furs.
There is no doubt tbat Canada could
easily he annexed were it not for the
Chinese wall of McKinleyism that would
put artificial legal barriers between na
tions. Bridging rivers, tunneling moun
tains, lessening the time of ocean navi
gation, are considered the' greatest
achievements of science, because they
remove the natural obstructions to trade
and Intercourse between nations; but
artificial barriers equally as formidable
are substituted, and applauded by great
masses of people.
SUDDEN DEATH OF H0X. . B. ARCH
IBALD. The Lincoln public was shocked Sat
urday to hear of the sudden death of
Hon, J. Burrows Archibald, a leading
attorney and member of the council of
this city.
Mr. Archibald bad the misfortune
some time since to rupture a blood-ves
sel in one of bis legs which caused blm
so much inconvenience that he submit
ted to a surgical operation. Blood
poisoning ensued and caused his death
at a time when bis friends were expect
ing him to be out In a few days.
Mr, Archibald was born at Troy, N
Y., in im. His maternal grandfather
whs Hon. J. Burrows, a Westchester,
N. Y., farmer, who emigrated to what
was then the west, viz: Chautauqua
county, N. Y., about sixty-five years
ago. His. mother, who, though at a very
advanced age, is still living, with her
intellect as bright and her heart as
young as ever, was and Is one of the
noblest of women. She was the mother
of ten children, of whom eight are living
and occupying useful and respected
positions in society. On the paternal
side Mr. Archibald was of Scotch de
scent.
Mr. Archibald bejan the stndy of law
at an early age, and achieved an
enviable position at the bar and on the
bench at his borne in New York. Four
years ago he came to Lincoln, and by
his industry and upright character
bad gained the same kind of a place In
the community here which he relinquish
ed in New York. He was a respected
member of the bar, a member of the
Lincoln city council, and also of several
societies. Ho leaves a wife and two
children to mourn his sudden death.
His remains were taken to New York
to be laid in the family burial ground.
QQQDXEXIQ THE FR0.VT.
There i: to-day more Intellectual ac
tivity manifested on the question of in
dependent political action, and means
to arrest the centralization of political
power and wealth, than at any former
tlse In the history of the country. Em
inent divines and statesmen are dis
cussing these questions in every maga
zine and quarterly. All over the land
men who have heretofore held aloof
from such discussions, are studying and
writing ob these subjects. The result
is that new light Is breaking, and the
hop9 that history may not continue to
repeat ltsolf, and that new systems may
be adopted that will avert from modern
natious the fate of Greece and Home, is
fully justified.
We could name many distinguished
accessions to the study of political
science. Father Wm. Murphy, of this
county, is one. We shall publish an
able article from his pen next week.
C0LL1XS THE TRAITOR.
We are informed that this old villain
is striving for an appointment as one
of the world's fair commissioners, aud
that he has received the endorsement of
Senators Mandersou aud Paddock. We
are not surprised at this. While this
man Collins proved himself to be one
of the vilest of traitors.and has violated
every obligauuu that could be supposed
to affect a Christian man's conscience
or honor, we do not know tbat he has
doue anything to forfeit the contidenco
of republicans or democrats. Ills
treachery to bis own political associates,
and the violation of his pledge to his
Alliance and his own political sup-
potters, was caused by hi subservience
to the money power of this state, and
the corrupt repub-demo combine which
handled the money that bought and de
bauched him and hi associate, Taylor.
It is quite likely that that combination
had the sauction of Senator Paddock
and Minderscn. But (Jov, Thayer I
too ahrvwd a polllicUu to svt the iral ol
hi approval upou one of those villains
by aiiKtintluii hlui to any place of
honor. We have uo doubt the pb1io
tiary ring, headed by Charley Mihr,
have also endorsed ColHus, But tiov.
Tharer cannot afford to itfulfv his
Mniency lo that (log by acvedinf to
its U
tw,t,
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FtX TUX SCPX.MS'uft or to mUSa point ronurvted
VvCXt
IhrreU to doubt about the rhsm-
aalloaot Jd- Cobb tir the tupreuie
Uecb. tt wculd be bt Ingratitude
( . hl
M h mhwI ik
honor. Wb1s party cap(urd the
duMeat'tf coatldgeBl M did hi be
fiukl to eHtat Ike union. In f.M t, fee
iiV, ta bar ike datMrUt aoui;-
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''KEEP GIF THE GRASS."
By whose authority and nnder what
law, are those contemptible little signs.
"Keep Off the Grass," posted about the
capital grounds Who owns the capital
grounds, anyway? Isn't it the people
of Nebraska? Is there any law to com
pel the nursemaids and the babies who
need the pnre fresh air to "keep off the
grass" to keep on the hot flag stones
which in their roughness and ill
trimmed edge end cavernous washouts
speak so eloquently of the "get there"
qualities of ex-Boss Stout? Do not
those callow agriculturists who trim
the state lawns know that there hi noth
ing so good for blue-grass turf as well
as all aches and ills of earth as the
gentle pressure of ladies' feet? Don't
they know that blue-grass turf only
reaches its perfection where the most
beautiful women alio reach theirs? It
pulsates to their graceful tread as
every beauteous living thing In nature
responds to the loving touch and enno
bling influence of more beauteous
woman. If "the beauty of a lovely
woman is like music," as George Sand
says, then the glorious sunshine , on a
soft, velvety turf, with the woman mov
ing gracefully over It, makes the finest
harmony in the world.
What did the Almighty make the
grass for anyway, if not to walk upon,
and roll upon, and play upon, and de
light children and nurse maids, and
graceful women? Next to the azure
sky, gemmed with God's stars, to soothe
the tired eyes of the weary worker,
there is nothing equal to God's green
grass to rest the pavement-heated feet
of the city's denizens.
Think of the great state of Nebraska
the great prairie state whose grass is
her glory saying to the little toddlers
and nursemaids and mother ef the
city of Lincoln, "Keep Off the Grass."
Away v'fc fbe contemptible little sign!
Use them for kindlings. And in the
grove on tho south side of the capitol
grounds let the state put up a nice
swing for the children, where they can
all come freely and frolic and luxuriate
in the shade, and "keep ob the grass."
The writer of this has got a five dollar
bill toward the expense, if the state
can't afford it,
A short time since we had a leisure
day In St. Louis, and we Improved it
by a visit to Shaw's Botanical Garden.
This is not only a botanical garden, with
beautiful borders of all known flowers,
native and exotic, with glass houses for
tropical trees, with lovely lawn and
turfed walks, partitions where the
weary may rest and at the same time
feast their senses upon the thousand
glories of the spot but there Is as well
a finely kept park of many hundred
acre, with lakei,and statucs.and drives,
and drinking fountains, and rustic bow
ers and restful seats in many and many
a shady nook. And la all this beautiful
garden and broad park not one sign,
keep off the grass" was to be seen. In
the garden was the most delightful vel
vety turf we ever saw. We asked an
attendant If people were allowed upon
the lawns. "O, yes," he replied, "it is
good for the blue-grass turf to walk
upon It." And in all that beautiful gar
den and vast park, open freely to the
public, where the masses the proletaire
may come and go without let or hin
drance, we saw no sign of vandalism-
no tree marred, no rosebush torn, no
grass even soiled.
"Keep off tho grass," indeed! Fu, up
your signs on every corner, "Keep out
of the saloon," "keep out of the
brothel," "keep out of jail," but tile
away the other signs among the back
numbers, and put in their stead this ene :
"The grass is free to all especially
children and ladies but don't carry
away the state house."
VI 1.& JOURNALISM.
Lying by inuendo, or allowing a reg
ular correspondent to publish lies, is
quite as vile as though the lying was
openly done on the editorial page. The
Lincoln correspondent of Bee, in com
menting upon the appointment of a la
bor commissioner says:
"It is reported by thi same gentleman
that the conference of Powers and Bur
rows with Thayer, availed nothing, and
that neither of them nor any ruau of
their selection is to gut the job."
The inference from the above Is that
the gentlemen named sought Governor
Thayer to solicit tho appointment,
which the correspondent undoubtedly
knew wa false. Governor Thayer vol
untarily tendered the appointment to
Mr. Powers, who respectfully declined
it. Neither he uor Mr. Burrow have
ever sought any appointment from Gov.
Thayer.
CORRESPOND WITH YOfX FRIENDS.
A a means of extending reform Ideas
and counteracting the vile work of the
monopoly pr. members of the Al
liance and ether rtdonu orfioUatkms
ran da a great work at a very trilling
expcitt of time and IroubU, This may
tw dot by tending clipping iron r
; form pspvri tu then Ihrongi the wail.
er by writing tavtu mrt utters tavit-
hug their atteutUui to the new tune-
wish It, or ty tending U.tu mrkd
' rtkrw papns. There are
thousand upon thousands of me aid
! vmta ba M the gld.i.jj 1 l if
. wumoiH:r, atid how thai tay are
gradually stukln uder lartiwace
uy da at usurtaa.w a r
rad a Mm f a rfru mw'. d ho
tmk It would b Mcttktfe to Mit
ihvtr tvi'xti..'44 r dw?ru M!.
IVit-ie wt real iking tut Ik !d
tk Uk I -Stiff ti'ta'lteVi
i Belaud pm d.pWhe, Hh iWr
. da'ly rhUit uf Mpes mMdei,
fit i .w w - ay -m s) .
! tf ad whiw rap tMdr- d mAk
uW tatwktttlt tad tieaclaiUe of all :oty, Ntk, a ailutdjy, Jute ft
ai prtp- to cM( "e viUiUtf r-. ll. uttot J K "teseh aad Bp
d, W4-oa. Hr bibs f !.. Bad r.Ut'. CkaiVs ISmtmU wHU pie
tuua.a.id, a-l !t 'at a rvadsiu. tat a I eddre lha y-sople.
JeUf Iwdwe-'is't :v.fttUliiUy atd itarft.tUtt wkKhl
it tt tkUvi,'Ki-U MBlitu'eiUlM lH
ii,t t.',I htad tfuBepnlult U
readers of The Aluaxce can do an im
mense and glorious work in changing
all this. Everyone of yon have friends
in some other state. Work upon, them
through the agencies we have named.
Think for a moment what an immense
influence the 15,000 subscribers of this
paper can exert in this way and do not
fail to btgin it at once. We will help
you. Send ns the names of your east
ern friends and we will send them sam
ple copies as long as our money holds
out. "Correspond with your friends."
HISTORY A.VD THE THIRD PARTY.
The State Democrat of ft couple of
weeks ago contained an excellently
abridged history of the different politi
cal parties that , have appeared in the
arena of American politics from the
revolution to the present time. Are.
sume of the causes which gave occasion
to the rise of each party and the ends
proposed to be accomplished was given
with remarkable ability and with a fi
delity to history not too often manifest
ed by partisan writers.
For these reasons this able writer,
whoever be may be, will please to ac
cept onr compliments, but we beg of
him no to be displeased if we point out
to blm at least one fatal defect In his
logic. From the history he has written
be concludes that in American politics
a third party has not been anything
more than a disturbing element, has
not attained to power In the general
government, and soon disappeared.
Therefore there can be only two great
parties. Therefore the present inde
pendent movement in politics will accom
plish nothing, and will soon disappear.
Now we will for the present admit that
by the logic of political questions there
can be only two parties, t'.e party hold
ing the affirmative atd the party hold
ing the negative of the question. But
as in many questions the sulitors may
see tbat one or both of the disputants
omit to grasp some notes essential to
the thing in question, and collecting
these essential notes seize the truth with
such firmness and lucidity as to force
either or both tno disputants to their
conclusion, and thus not become athird
party, but absorb or take the place of
one of them, or draw from both in such
numbers as to become dominant. Is
not such the history of the republican
party, composed of whigs, abolitionists,
free-soiler and independent democrats?
Did not those elements crystalize Into a
political theory tbat eventually leftosly
two great parties, the democratic, and
itself, now dominant for more than a
quarter of a century? It seems to us
tbat this is the conclusion contained in
the premises of the history referred to,
instead of the conclusion drawn from
them by the able writer.
THE NEBRASKA PLATFORM AT CM-
CI.VXATI.
The following platform and plan of
campaign was unanimously adopted by
the one hundred delegates from Nebras
ka at the Cincinnati conference. It was
also agreed by the delegates that, in
case there was any division in the com-1
mittee on resolutions, the Nebraskf
plan should be presented and urgecLsfp-
on the convention. No such division
occurring it was not presented. But all
the same, it is good enough and broad
enough to make a fight on in the state
of Nebraska.
Acknowledging our dependence upon
the Great Creator of the Universe, and
Invoking His aid in our jurt enterprises,
and believing in and asserting the prin
ciple of Untversr Brotherhood of Man
kind, we, the iv slersigned do hereby
declare our alleLHnce to the following
fundamental political principles, viz :
1st. The tree ana unlimited coinage
of silver.
2d. The abolition of National banks
and the substitution for their notes of
legal tender treasury notes; and the in
crease of money to $59 per capita.
3rd. tiovcrnnient ownership ol all
railroads and telegraphs.
It i. I he prohibition ol alien owner
ship of land; and of gambling in stocks,
options anil uturt-s.
dtn. ine auopnon oi a consiuuuonai
ameudment requiring the election of
president, vice-presideut and United
States senators by a direct vole of the
people.
th. The producer, cither from the
soil, the loom, the anvil or tho brain, is
entitled to the full amount of his pro
duction, and we demand legislation
umb Bliail scv;nio tliUI kilo anuio.
And we hereby express our wish for
a National Independent Convention to
nominate candidates for President aud
Vice-President on the above platform;
and ve hereby agree that if pure, able
and honorable uien are so nominated
we wilt support them and vote fort hem
in preference to any other candidate.
H AS A NEW PARTY FORMED.
Some smart alecks are claimiug that
no new party wa formed at Cincinnati
Weil, ft name was adopted, a national
committee appointed, and ft plan of
eauipalm mapped out. What I re
quired to organize a new party, any
way?
i i
SO tyI ON THE BU FFS.
The pie prepotes that Council Bluff
aud Omaha shall appoint a "Twla l.ij'
committee to secure the N uioual wa
t utU a Will Council IHuiTs submit to
itch lustilt
t:ie STATS AA jsiocumx
I'aft the railroad corporation t the
state cv.trtd lb al!t Ur Awiatkm,
and tU pw to I'tt'i th erporallott
eketaul out of the nr W titan w.
ifr Mom. Alien Uo-t will d'.hr
eia'.Wft at Baivhard, P( w , .'uJy
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Hat et Sally tl W ,
L.awlt Ctunty,
Tkrrv vi;i be ft graad ui itUUm
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((I kBBBt Att4h
GOV. THAYER AXD THE OMAHA PQ
LICE COMMISSION. J
Governor Thayer ha refuted to ap
point an independent open the board
of fire and police commissioners in Om
aha, and by so doing he haa tacitly re.
fused to recognize the existence of an
Independent party In the state. The
recent legislature desiring to pass a law
that would prevent a repetition of the
outrages which occurred at the last gen
eral election, amended Omaha's charier
by inserting a clause requiring the gov
ernor to appoint one member of the
fire and police commiisionersfrom each
of the three political parties casting the
highest number of votes at the last city
election, which was held on the second
day of December of but year. This
amendment was bitterly opposed by the
entire Omaha delegation, as well as by
the leaders of both the old parties.
They well knew that if an independent
were appointed upon the board It would
not be possible to manipulate the fire
and police departments in the interest
of any candidate, or party and that no
more secret instructions could be given
to the patrolmen directing them to be
blind even to the throwing of eggs
around the polls when done by their
partisans. They left no stone unturned
to defeat the measure, but in spite of
all their efforts it became a law, and is
now upon the statute book. Under it
the duty of Gov. Thayer was plain.
He was furnished with an abstract of
the vote certified to by the city clerk
together with the affidavits of various
persoes showing that the independent
party bad a ticket in the field, and that
the vote received waa sufficient to en
title the party to recognition. He also
had legal advice from hi private attor
ney that it wa his duty under the law to
appoint an independent upon the board.
Yet in the face of all these facts he re.
fused to do so. His action corresponds
very poorly with bis utterances made
while the legislature waa In session .
He then promised that every measure
advocated by the people would meet his
appreval. So earnest did he become in
his love for the people tbat we are told
ho even nurtured the belief that two
years from now the independents would
make him their candidate for governor,
and elect him by an overwhelming ma
jority. Pope says:
"Old politicians chew on wisdom past,
And totter on In bui'neu to the last." '
Such vagaries as these are excusable
because tbey are harmless, but when it
comes to his deliberately violating the
law for partisan purposes, and refusing
to recognize a party that embrace a
plurality if not a majority of Nebraska's
citizenship, we will never tolerate it,
and we serve notice on blm and his
party bosses, at whose beck be has to
bow, that we will force the fight until
we see every political trickster and
corporation tool driven from office, and
their places filled by men who respect
the law.
"O, tfeat estates, degrees, and offices,
were not deriv'd corruptly! and that
clean honor were purchased by the
mr-lt ol tne wearer."
THE CITIZENS' ALLIAXCE.
We Invito attention to a communica
tion on the Inside of this issue on the
Citizens' Alliance. There appears to
be two rival organizations of this name,
one of which seems to be the annex of a
newspaper, and the other well, we
don't know that it is the annex of any
thing. We are informed that J. II.
Craddock.who was lately expelled from
the K. of L , has been commissioned as
state organizer for one of these institu
tions. Tbat would certainly settle the
fate of that one in this state.
The views of our conespondent seem
to be unanswerable. There seems to
be no necessity for the formation of
these societies. They seem to be purely
political societies, and the persons join
ing them must renounce their allegiance
to any old political party. In this re
spect they would be simply independent
clubs. If such clubs would till tbeir place
they would bo much preferable, inas
much as they would impose no burden
on their members for the support of offi
cers and an organization outside of the
state. 1 hat their objects are good there
t a i i i tL i(
Is no doubt, they being tho same astho.
K. of L. and Farmers' Alliance. For
( For
this reason, u lor no other it seems
folly for Alliance men and Knights to
join them unless they intend to desert
their old societies. To incur the ex
pense of maintaining two or more so
cieties having the same object would
seem to be au unnecessary burden.
Aside from the expense, men will not
maintain Interest In two societies hav
ing identical object. For these reasons
a well as same cogent one named by
our correspondent, w ak Knights and
Alliance men to pause More weaken
Ing their organizations and dividing
their strength by joining new society
with the same object as the old one.
Views at variance with the above
may have appeared editorially la
Toft Auumb during the aUehee
of the rpoaib! editor. If so, we
lt? our reader to consider them
withdrawn.
!0. P.
Mason Dtnutut4 f Ik Ptist
Ceunty Attune.
JV,W, That the nitniUr Df
the PUrce County AUUace, at ft rg
uUr metllng Juue f. sul, krv
ty i-reUtt hal.i tU l..U.:rUi l&tr-
ii of Nebraska telsg rprut;d by
tmk fttuaattO. P. Mtttiu, or aey id
kit rla, l the World ludustrial Fair
t Chkag In lu, or y pl
Should IN Lall cld.t4 l UrU
lUat under Cote a; a tik tt ttpie
tMktt, II. P. MatB u be jwtt
U txaa J. Lift sift,
tU) i'Mittsty AHiaatw.
knt r W. A 'et.r l b4 roalef
l&.e,l 4 a'ii !! Wamvdtl to it..,
'iit..h pr ( I tti bast diMd
atiii d.4rvl teMthot
hate ut'-y uelf lUt UtiiitM:1. a4 I
tfc't-k II Is UHdertUad ) !. wl f
tu khettvt-i to !.' to Amk It
It It ft iUUtM ikal tai.tl ut let fvrt
HhtliUK M il MlU f4.U
The General Situation Among the
Alliances.
Br HOS. J. H. POWESS.
Editor Farmers' Allukck My
Dear Friend: Having just returned from
an extended trip through some of the
great central states, it might be inter
esting to your reader to hear some ac
count of it.
As yon know, I was the Nebraska
member of the committee on platform
and resolutions In the Cincinnati con
ference, and although the results of the
labors of that committee are before the .
public, there are many false impres
sions circulated in regard to what tran
spired in our meeting. In the first
place there was the most kindly feeling
existing and manifested among mem
bers of the committee throughout all
the extended and tedious sessions. The
only essential difference being in the
best modes of expression of the princi
ples which we held In common, and the
advisability of adopting as ft part of the
platform of some principles which were
held by only a part of our number. It'
is true tbat the sub-treasury scheme was
not held to by representatives of north
ern farmers, but a it wu coupled with
the land security bill It give scope tbat
adapts it to all the different localities
of our country.
The only acrimonious feelings that
were manifested were by outsiders, or
between them and some members of the
committee. And another fact which
is greatly misapprehended is that not
one of either of the outsider expressed
himself as in favor of remaining with
either of the old parties if they contin
ued to oppose the principle of reform
a held in'common by industrial organ
izations and expressed in our report.
The feeling in the Farmers' Alliances
in Ohio is encouraging, and although
the state I not as thoroughly organ
ized as Nebraska and Kansa,and some
confusion has arisen by the persistent
efforts of southern organizers to estab
lish the F. A. & I. U. in the state, yet I
think all the Industrial organizations in
Ohio will be prepared to unite for poli
tical action in wi h not im year, ana
I believe that emancipation from politi
cal slavery is soon to be an accom
plished fact in that grand old state
From Ohio I went to Detroit, and al
though I had other business that re
quired my chief attention, I took occa
sion to ascertain so far as possible the
feeling of the great religious assembly
in regark to the questtons of political
reform as advocated by the Alliance. I
was very much gratified to find that
these questions were not only engaging
the attention, but receiving the cordial
support of both the lay and clerical
commissioners from all parts of the
country.
Michigan is largely organized by the
Patrons of Industry, which is a society
intended to include the laborers of botn
the city and country, and although ad
vocating essentially the same principle
as the tamers' Alliance, has as yet, as
I am informed, failed to adopt the edu
cational features which constitute the
foundation for the great reformatory
influence of tbat society.
The Alliances in Michigan, as I was
informed by National Lecturer Law
rence, who has recently visited tbat
date, are principally located in the
western part along the shore of Lake
Michigan. They are reported as being
In good working order, and with fair
prospects for expansion and growth.
On the 8d of June, I visited Colum
bia City, Indiana, and met with the
officers of the State Alliance. Arrange
ments were made for a systematic or
ganization of the state on the plan
which has proved so successful in Ne
braska. On the next day I addressed a meet
ing of the Alliance at the opera house
composed principally of delegates from
the Alliances in the district. After the
public address 1 initiated the represen
tatives of the several Alliances into the
mys'.eiies of the secret work which is
being adopted as rapidly as possible in
the state.
From Columbia City I went to La
grange in tho northern part of the state,
the borne ot btate rresment Mougn, ad
dressed a large and enthusiastic meet
ing ol the citizens and farmers of that
vicinity on the 5th.
tireat preparations had been made for
a grove meeting near Naponee on the
Gtn of June, but the day was ushered
m with a drizzling rain which contin
ued all day. But in spite of the rain a
nail was secured and a good meeting
was held. After the address, to whica
earnest and appreciative attention dur
ing one and three-fourths hours was
given, the secret worK was presented to
the members of the Alliance present
and they voted unanimously to receive
ik ousiuerable time was tal
TucliDg th(im , their dutie
dav was near its close befor
taken in in-
aud the
day was near its close before we had
concluded. I he fanners of Indiana are
ripe for organization, aud I believe that
the work has received an impulse which
will result in complete aud permanent
success.
Met Brother Bronson, president of Il
linois State Farmers' Alliance, at Chi
cago, on J uue Oth, and Brother Ihld
wui, state lecturer at t'tica.on the loth.
They seem to be the right men for their
respective placet, aud although an un
reasonable feeling of discouragement
seem to have followed the results of
the senatorial contest in that state, a
healthy ruastlon seems to have set in,
and. If I mistake not, Illinois will Im
ready la bear as noble a part In the
ttrtik'gl for political emancipation a
she did lu the war for the maintenance
of the uulon aud the iablihwal of
lilrtv by law.
The greatest hindrance to the cause
of reform at present lu ike four state I
have just visited, and esprt-Ully la Illi
nois, it Urn u u m tier i f reform urtjauisa
llott having the tame objcl in view,
the same principle and occupying the
tame lot n.liii . (a that state there ate
tU Isrmcrs' Allmuc, th itrmers'
Alliance and Industrial t'uiun, the
litner' Mutual IWneiu Aukk-UUoo,
lha l.rkn and the Ku gnu of Latwr;
and Row au eudeavor Is being madii to
further d.lrl the atUulioa o( the
people by U:uidiHiig iwu thai Cut
ens Alliance.
Now, Mr I kior, It aiiut to ine thu
Utnir own N-itka, w uoghl to I t
cartful that (! weans whieh have be a
m pvleu. to lliiu.s to preteat th (nil
ltd ert't r peialiwu id the i.pl
for puiukal aciioit. should hoi l pr
titled to itulrtU the su.'tee id the
ttform li.s' wmeut lu this tlal.
J It P.t, W,N.r,A.
UttttluuwM) tf i;ilNMa,
li i.a. a. NtH , Jttutlt, iu.
WliaKHt. It ha I'lcktml AlmlfMy
Gh to tsiwose lriM tirvtbtf k.M.i.a
kit blv coitptuloa, ud
VtusHtsa tr A. utu k-t t a
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